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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
WILEY ASSOCIATIONS OUTING
College Point Will Be the Scene OF
the Picnic.

The William Wiley Association will
hold its annual outing on August 10 to
Zehden's Grove. College Point, L. I. 1t is
expected that fully five hundred men will
be in line. The outing will be headed by
County Superintendent Christopher z.
Smith. Every year the association holds
an outing, and whatever money is left
over after all expenses are paid is used
to give an entertainment and stag to the
members of the association and their
friends. Last year over 600 people We're
entertained by the best talent obtainable.
On the morning out the outing the
members will form in line in front Of their
Headquarters. Monmouth and Sixta
streets. and headed by a band will march
down Monmouth street to Fifth street, t.
Grove street, TO Newark avenue, TO Mont
gomery street, to Hudson, to Morris
street. and then to the dock, where 4
commodious steamer will convey them to
the grove At tho grove athletic games
will be a feature, and the winner of each
event will be presented with silver
medal.
The officers of the association are:-
Robert Thomas. President: ]. T. Colli-
gan, Vice President William Erickson,
Second Vice-President; George Wiley,
Financial Secretary; William Wiley.
Treasurer; William West, Recording Sec
retary; George Woolsey, Corresponding
Secretary; Edward Kenny, Sergeant-at-
Arms; j, Kirk, Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
LOST FINGERS AS WITNESSES

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.')
ELIZABETH, July 20, 1901.-Beeause of
the loss of one finger John Lyman, for
mer brakeman for the Central Railroad,
is in Jail charged with the robbery or
completely in the theft of hundreds of
brass journals from the cars of the COM
pany along the main line and many of
its branches. The loss to the company has
been heavy and the best detective of the
company was placed on the case.
He learned that the print of hand
with only three fingers smeared with
grease was found on the sides of the
cars This led to suspicion against Ly-
man. On Friday night he was seen walk
ing along the tracks near Great Island,
in the Newark Meadows.
He was followed and found hiding in a
haunt, a rendezvous of thieves Several
brass journals were found in his possess
sion He was committed. This makes
eight men and boys now in Jail charged
with the robbery of these brasses and
it is believed the gang has been broken
up. Lyman is non-committal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
THIS MAN WAS SLICK
His House Burned Before He Paid
His Insurance.

Especial to f'The Jersey City News."1
FREEHOLD, July 20, 1901-Frank S.
Sickles, of Dey Grove, near Freehold, is
genius. Over a week ago he had visited
Allen & Stults's office at Hightstown and
had expressed a wish to have an insur-
ance policy placed on his property. Mr.
Allen offered to accommodate him for a
few weeks and hold the policy in his safe
A night or two ago Sickles's house was
struck by lightning and burned. Early
next morning he was at the insurance
agents office with the money to pay for
the policy, much to the qualification Of
Mr. Allen, who admired his businesslike
promptness. After paying for the policy
and placing it in his pocket, Siclzles start
ed for the door as if to leave. Turning
suddenly, as if struck by new thought
he remarked casually:-"Oh, had an ac-
cident last night
''Why, what was that?" asked the sym
pathetic agent.
Lightning struck my house"
"Hope it didn't do you any damage, ;"
said the sympathizer.
sBurnt my house, said the insured
man, coolly, as he felt deep down in
his pocket fer the policy. Sickles was
today paid the money on his policy, as it
was dated over a week before the fire
occurred. His check was for $1,000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
GIFT FOR ORANGE LIBRARY
Children of Daniel A. Heald Pre-
sent Pictures and Books.

Especial to ''The Jersey City News.''1
ORANGE, July %, 1901.-The three chill
dren of Daniel Addison Head of Llewel-
lyn Park, now dead, have given to the
Orange Free Library the magnificent
library of their father as we'll as three
handsome pictures The library COM
prises 1,150 volumes and is valued at $1,000.
The books are mainly in sets and most
of them are in calf and gold. 1t was
Mr. Healds claim that he had the finest
set of bindings in New Jersey.
One of the most costly sets is an edi-
ton of Morris's British Birds, Butter
flies, Crosses and Plants" illustrated
with water colors. There are also many
handsomely bound sets of standard
works, valuable histories, as well as old
volumes, some of them printed in 1900.
The pictures are an original engraving
of Rembrandt's "Christ Before Pilate,'
wood cut by Albrecht Drurer and a
steel engraving, 1.-THE Aurora. The
donors of this collection are Mrs. Areu-
nah M. Burtis, Mrs. George L. Manning
and John o. Heald
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
BOUGHT A TOWN.
Vice. Chancellor Confirms the Sale
of Lincoln for SLOTS.

Vice Chancellor Stevenson this morning
confirmed the sale of the town of Lincoln
for $1,075 to William NJ. Smalley. The
application for the confirmation was
made by Lawyer James P. Northrup. An
attempt was made to run this town on
the new woman plan a la Tennyson's s
Princess That dreadful creature, man,
was excluded from all the offices and
only tolerated as rent paying thing.
The ladies began to quarrel with each
other, and when one lady told another
lady at the head of the 'teown" govern
ment that she was no better than she
ought to be- there was an open row.
Then the funds began to run out and
some lady suggested a mortgage. With
that promptness and thoroughness which
characterized the town tactics, they pro-
ceeded to mortgage everything in sight.
Town hall. church and school house were
all so treated, and when the interest got
into arrears, foreclosure proceedings were
begun and, much to the disgust of the
women, q man was called in to straighten
things out Mr. Northrup took up the
tangled skein, unwound it, and wound it
up by selling it at public auction. Mr..
Smalley bought it, excepting the equity
in two plots of land, which sold at s.
each.
One building lot, unencumbered, he
bought for s25 and two others at s15 each.
The majority of the property of the New
Jersey Mutual Realty Company was
knocked down to Mr.. Smalley for LOCO.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
THEIR NARROW ESCAPE
Jersey City Men in Peril
in a Launch.

Robert Pullman and Henry Behrens, OF
this city, and their two sons, owe ther
lives to Captain Dan Gully, of the sea-
going tug Mutual. He found them IN
small electric launch ten miles southeast
of the Scotland Lightship. The battery
that furnished power had given out ana
the boat was drifting helplessly to sea-
threatening to be swamped every minute
by the high waves which were caused py
a gale from the southeast.
Capt Gully had towed big clipper
ship to sea and was looking around
with his glasses for possible tow back
to the city when he saw tiny speck
on the horizon He went out to investl-
gate and found the launch. The men
had rugged piece of canvas about three
feet square on boat hook and an oar
and with this were keeping the boat
headed toward the wind so that the waves
would not strike them broadside, which
would have swamped the little craft IN
a minute.
After the men had been towed lf-to port
they said that they had gone out f1shlng
for sea bass, their battery had quit work
and they had been carried miles to sea
bv wind and tide.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
ELECTRICAL WORKERS DELEGATE.

For the first time since the electrical
workers of this county have been organ
lied they will have representation, this
year, at the national convention of their
industry This was decided upon at a
special meeting of Electrical Workers
Union No. 15 held at Fehren's Germania
Hall, No. 1853 Beacon avenue, DIN Satur-
day night. 1t was determined to send a
delegate to the national convention to
be held at St Louis in October. 1t is
expected that many matters affecting the
industry in this county will be acted upon
and that much good to the organization
here will result from the move
1t was decided not to bold a picnic this
year The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term :--P. Sorenson, presi-
dent; A. Kenna, vice president; A. Will
son, recording secretary; j. Barley, fl
nancial secretary; E. Hilton, press secre-
tary and delegate to the Building Trades
Council.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
ILL FROM SPIDERS BITE
Col. Oleott Brought Home From Sea
Gtrt

Especial to 'eThs Jersey City News.'l
EAST ORANGE, July %, 1901.-Colonel
G. P. Olcott, superintendent of the Or
ange Water Company, is gravely i'll at
his home, No "a Carleton street, this city,
suffering with what his physician thinks
is spiders bite on his right arm The
arm is badly swollen and an operation
may be necessary to relieve him.
Colonel Olcott had been at the State
encampment at Sea Girt for about two
weeks and ON Tuesday last began to COM
plain of pain in his forearm He paid
little attention to it, however, thinking
it merely the result of a severe mosquito
bite. The pain, however. increased, and
by Thursday his arm had swollen to
great size. The treatment of the regi-
mental surgeon failed to relieve the
suffering and he was removed to his
home on Thursday night.
Dr. William B. Graves, of this city,
who is treating the Colonel, believes the
swelling to have been caused by spid-
er's bite.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
SYMPATHY FOR MRS. EATON
First Ward Republicans Pass Reso-
Iutions.

The funeral services of William II. Ed
ton of this city, which was held at tne
Catholic Church in Astoria, was attended
by Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson, John ].
Erwin, John Gray, James Andrews, John
Murray and Thomas Burke of this city.
The interment took place in Calvary
Cemetery.
At a meeting of the First Ward Repub-
lican Club last Saturday evening the fol-
lowing resolutions were passed -
Whereas, God in His providence has
removed from our ranksNour associate,
William H. Eaton; and
Whereas. By his death this club has
lost one of it's most enthusiastic mem
bers and workers; and
Whereas, His service amongst us
has been given unintentionally and
actuated by. unselfish motive; be it
Resolved That we hereby extend to
the sorrowIng relatives of our deceased
companion our fullest sympathies in
this the dark hour of their atfliction;
and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolu-
tion be sent to Mrs. William FL. Eaton
and a page set aside in the minutes as
memorial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
RISKED LIFE TO SAVE BOY

Special to 'Tne Jersey City News.'O
ATLANTIC CITY, July 2s, 19O1-Franl1
Henry, clerk in the employ of the Penn
syivania Railroad at Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia, nearly lost his life this af-
ternoon while rescuing ten year old Earl
Wallace from drowning. The LAD and his
father were guests of Mr.. Henry in his
small sail boat and were scudding before
stiff breeze across the inlet when the
boys hat was whisked Off The lad made
a grab for the hat and lost his balance.
failing into the water. Mr.. Henry plunged
in after him.
Mr.. Wallace was unable to handle the
boat, as he knew nothing about sailing,
and drifted away from the struggling
pair Captain Doughty, in his yacht Blue
bird, quickly ran out from the Inlet
wharf, and picked up man and boy. Mr..
Henry was exhausted from his struggles
to keep himself and the lad afioat in the
swift tide which was running.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
WOULDN'T BELIEVE FATHER DEAD.
Boy Implored Dead Body to Speak
to Him,

Especial to "The Jersey City News.'D
RUTHERFORD, July 20, 1901-For an
hour and fifteen minutes Saturay night
QuInto Giabacci sat beside the body OF
his dead father. James, and refused to
move. The father who was silk weaver
of Hackensack, was killed by falling from
a trolley car of the White line, between
Berry's Creek and Carlstadt.
Glabucci and his son spent the evening
with friends in West Hoboken. The boy s
story of what happened is that as pay
point was neared his father stood up to
get money out of his pocket. AS ne did so
his hat blew off. He signaled to the con :
ductor to stop and stepped down to tho
running board The car jolted and he
pitched headforemost into the road His
neck was broken.
The body was picked up, placed on a
seat in the car and brought to East Ruth
erford. Duding the trip and for an hour
afterward the boy refused to be separat-
ed from his parents body, and chung to
it, inploring it to speak to him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
MR. STACKS LITTLE GIRL ILL.
Scarlet Fever Contracted at Summer
Hotel.

The sudden and unfortunate interrupt
ton of the vacation of County Clerk
Maurice ]. Stack and his family is maxi
ing that popular official the recipient Of
the sincere sympathy of his many friends
at the Court House today.
AS a result of a brief summer sojourn
Mr. Stacks little daughter is today lying
at his home in Hoboken the victim of
a severe attack of scarlet fever contract
ed at the Bluff House Milford, Pike
County, Pa, where the family was stop
ping, but which has now been depopu-
lated of its two hundred and fifty guests.
Two families from New York recently
arrived there and it was soon discovered
that several of their children were afflict-
ed with the dread disease. All the guests
hastily left the house, Mr.. Stack and his
family arriving home On Thursday last,
but the following day the little one was
taken down with the disease. Her recov-
cry is hoped for.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
TOOK HIS WIFE'S SIS,

Late Saturday afternoon woman called
at Police Headquarters and told Chief
Murphy that her husband, Robert {.
Giles. had deserted her and taken with
Sc, 600 which she gave him shortly after
their wedding on July 2 last. She said
that she was formerly Miss Catherine
Hearn mlliiner of Hudson, N. Y. They
left Hudson late in June and went to Buff
falo, where she was married. Last week
she and her husband started for Hud-
son from the Pan-American, stopping on
their way at Pittsburg and Harrisburg.
They arrived here Friday afternoon and
put up at the Pennsylvania House. ureene
and Montgomery streets. Saturday
morning Mrs. Giles missed her husband,
and as he did not return late in the after
noon she informed the police
Detective Larkins was assigned to the
case, He learned that Giles had sent his
baggage to New York City Saturday
M Mrs. Sc Giles is now at the home of her
cousin. Mrs. Lehan No. 405 Amsterdam
avenue, Manhattan, New York City,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
STILL LEAKING
Water Main May Be Mend
ed Tomorrow, Posi-
bly, Today.

The work of repairing the broken water
main under the. Hackensack River is not
yet completed. Again. it is given out that
the work may be completed tomorrow,
with the variation this time, possibly
today
One is reminded of the old axiom that
tomorrow never comes" The Chief En-
gineer cannot tell. The divers themselves
say they cannot tell. No one but those
actually at work under the water knows
exactly what has yet been done. They re-
port that the sleeve which is to join the
broken ends has been adjusted and the
leading or caulking almost finished and
that the fitting of the sleeve was a good
job.
Everything possible is being done to
hurry the completion of the work and
the turning on of the water. One of the
divers employed has an international
reputation as an expert and he was en-
ployed in connection with the investiga-
tion of the condition of the battleship
Maine at the bottom of Havana Harbor.
The divers at work on the repairing of
the main under the Hackensack devote
eighteen of the twenty-four hours of each
day to the prosecution of their work.
They have to do most of their work in
the slack water between the four tides
Chief Engineer Van Keuren has daily
visited the scene and directed operations.
Assistant Engineer La Teurette has been
on special duty night and day.
Those in charge Of the supply of water
have determined to take no chances on a
possible water famine. Water is being
sent to every portion of the city under
low pressure. A water famine is not an
ticipated so long as people are extremely
cautious and economical in the use of the
water thus turned on. A big confiagra-
tion is what is most feared.
If water should be turned on through
the repaired main tomorrow the main
must be tested. If a leak is found any
where the water must be turned off again
and the leak stopped.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
NEW DRAW DIDN'T WORK

An accident to the new Lackawanna
drawbridge across the Passaic River de-
fayed trains for two hours last night
Half dozen trains were stalled on both
sides fthe bridge.
The railroad men are reticent regarding
the nature of the accident, but it is said
a dynamo which furnished power for the
machinery of the draw burned out just
as the bridge was closing. The draw
swung to, but not into the proper posi-
ton, and the rails on the ends, which
fit into sockets on the eastern and west
ern parts of the bridge. could not be
placed where they belonged.
A special force of men was sent to the
bridge as soon as possible, and now the
draw is working as well as ever
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
DEAD IN A FURNISHED ROOM.

John Mathison, seventy-four years old.
who had been living for the past two
weeks in furnished room at the resi-
dence Of owen Farley, of No. 20U Fifth
street, was found dead in his room Sat
urday afternoon at five o'clock Death is
supposed to have been caused by heart
disease. Little is known of the mar.
When he came to Farley's house and Sc
cured room he was well dressed. He
seemed in good spirits all the time THAI
ne was stopping at the house. The body
was removed to the undertaking estab-
llshment Of Thomas F. Carey, of No. I5i
Grove street
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
WHAT DID He MEAN !?

Part I. of Chancery Chambers was
crowded with lawyers this morning as
Vice Chancellor Stevenson was quickly
and rapidly disposing of motions. An
Asbury Park lawyer strolled in and be-
ing accustomed to practice before one of
the Equity Judges, where usually the
proceedings are of a breezy character,
looked amazed. Turning to brother-in-
law, he asked
rs the court in session YETI"
A hearty laugh greeted the question,
and the joke travelled quickly around the
court room and tickled all who heard it..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
FOURTH IS BACK
The Regiment Returns After
a Week Of Camp
Life.
ONLY ONE ACCIDENT
George Howe Breaks His
Knee Cap Just Before
Train Time.

About six hundred members of the
Fourth Regiment got back in town Sat
urday afternoon fresh from the Sea Girt
Camp. None were lost, strayed or stolen
and all seemed rather sorry that the
week at camp had not been heightened.
Some said that they were just becoming
accustomed to the camp life and all that
goes with it, when the order came to
break camp and get back to the city
again.
The boys arrived in this city about four
o'clock, after two hours trip from
,amp. The journey was not noisy or
poisterous one. Several times soldiers
have been known to create trouble on
these trips, but as far as can be learned
the men behaved like true soldiers ana
lpheld the standard set by the regiment.
The men were the recipients OF mucn
favorable mention by the citizens who
saw them at camp and their marching
through the streets to the Armory elicit
ed hearty applause. Jersey City is proud
of ner regiment This was evidenced by
the large turnout to welcome the MEM
bers home after a hard week OF camp
life
The Armory was reached about five
O'Clock. Not a man said he felt tired or
glad that it was over. All admitted that
it was good training and that their treat
ment was of the best Colonel Smith was
naturally proud of the men under him.
He commended them for their fine show
ing both here and in camp. All of the
officers had nothing but words of praise
for the soldiers of their respective conl-
panes.
At six o'clock the Arnory was almost
deserted again. The men had left to dis
card the soldier rig for civilians costume
and to get thorough washing.
Dozens of stories were told of camp life
in which members of the various COM
panies figured prominently. One standing
joke on the guards was the guard-run-
ming at night by men desirous of see
ing the sights
There was only one accident during the
entire week and that occurred at the last
moment when the train was about to
leave camp. Private George Howe, of
No. 364 Grove street, fell off car and
broke his right knee cap. Surgeon Parker
of the regiment attended Howe. He was
taken to his home in the patrol wagon
when the train reached Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
DIVORCE FOR BERTRAM THOMAS.

A decree of absolute divorce was grant
ed recently in the Kings County Supreme
Court, Brooklyn, by Justice Wilmot M.
Smith. to Bertram V. Thomas, a former
resident of the Greenville section of this
city, from his wife. Lillian May Thomas
nee Odell, a resident of Bayonne. The CO.
respondent in the divorce proceedings
named by Mr.. Thomas was George Cas-
well, also a resident of Bayonne. Both
parties are well known people in the
Greenvflle and Bayonne sections Mr..
Thomas is now resident OF Brooklyn.
Mrs Thomas still resides in Bayonne.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
BOWLING ON THE GREEN.

Several games took place on the green
of the New Jersey Bowling Green Club
on Saturday. the principal of which was
the two teams which will play for the
enn in Boston, AS will be seen from the
scores, every game was cioseiy coh'ese-
II. The local club will play Tor tne cup
n Boston on Labor Day. Tne Ioiio"ihs
the results of Saturdays games, Vlz'
u H Rainsford, A. w. Kinnear' SKIP
J. S. Hamilton, J. D. Anderson, SKIP
Macfarlan, r. Macdonald, skip, l5;
Waldle, H Tindale, skip, q.
he result of the teams for Boston end
"a in victory for sfppletons team over
Paterson's team by two points
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
LITTLE GIRLS ARRESTED
Three Children Took What They
Wanted at Eurst's.

Mary Solomine, twelve years old. and
Rosa and Mary Bennett, ten and twelve
years old, respectively, were arrested Sat
urday night in the department store of
Furst Brothers. at No. 131 Newark ave-
nue., for shopiifting. The three children
had taken a doll. ten yards of silk rib
bon, a chatelaine and a toy nursery bot
tie, valued in all at about $5. The girls
were noticed taking the ribbon by a sales
woman who informed Detective Larkins.
The tots were taken before Chief Murphy
crying.
They were paroled this morning by Po-
lice Justice Hoos in the First Criminal
Court. They went home with their
mothers, who promised the Court that
the youngsters would be well spanked
when they reached home.
The goods were returned to the store
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
RECEIVER BEDLE DISCHARGED.

Vice Chancellor Stevenson relieved
Counsellor Thomas H. Bedle today of the
arduous duty of being a receiver where
there was nothing to receive. A man
named w. Campbell had claim against
the Church of ST. Anthony of Padua. on
Monmouth and Sixth streets, this city.
Mr.. Bedle was appointed receiver Of the
rents of the National Hall property be-
longing to the church, but since his ap-
pointment ten months ago he has not re-
ceived cent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
School Gardens in Sweden.

In nearly every rural school district in
Sweden there is a school garden, where
young people receive practical instruction
in the cultivation of plants flowers, herbs,
berries and fruits and in the management
OF hctbeds and greenhouses. Each parish
is required to furnish the ground for the
garden. and trees and shrubs are gwen to
the children to be planted at their homes.
Similar instruction is given In all the SEM
inaries for the training of teachers.