The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-15
PUZZLED TIE JEWELER.
He Wanted Second Hand Watch
and Finally Got 1t.


and Finally Got 1t.
He was evidently foreigner, and he
walked into one of the big jewelry
houses on II street and asked for a
watch. He would be pleased to exam
inc some second hand Watches" he
said to the clerk who advanced to meet
him.
"This isn't a pawnshop," observed
the clerk haughtily.
"No?' observed the man inquiringly.
But you have watches?" And he point
ed to the great showcase full of hand
some watches.
Certainly" replied the clerk. Fin
est stock of watches in the city. How
much do you want to pay for watch?'
How moochY asked the stranger.
"Mooch as he is worth, so that he suits
me. have said that desire a second
hand watcha good one that shall keep
the time"
"See here, sir; you are off your base.
We don't keep secondhand goods. You
will have to hunt elsewh here for second
hand Watches"
.
But you have him there, and there
and there he said as he began to GEES
ticulate. 81 have said second hand
Watches" spelling it as though to make
it palmer, "and they are here, every
where, yet you say you have them not.
| do not comprehend YOU
well, do you" replied the clerk
rI,n ichl h,1 .lxyr Al
counter. Just little mix up. No
harm done, hope Certainly we have
watches with second hands. All our
watches have second hands. We han
die ne Others" And the stranger got
his second hand watch, for which he
laid down $50 BILL Washington Star
High price records for seat ON the
New York Stock Exchange were broken
again when Charles /. Gates, a son of
John w. Gates of American steel wire
fame, paid. sol 900 for a membership.
To this price must be added the initia-
ton fee of $1,000, making the total cost
of the seat $j2 900. The old high rec
ord was sol, 800. The seat bought by G.
/. Gates was sold by l., W. Buckley of
the firm Of Buckley q Hopkins.
One of the principal business blocks in
bennington, n. j. has been partly de-
stroyed by fire The fire started in The
Richards building, soon spread to the
bennington National bank building ad-
joining and was beyond control before
the firemen arrived Franklin c. Burk's
drug store, Ratti's fruit store and James
IL. Farmers shoe store were destroyed
All Of the burned buildings We're insured
The loss is estimated at 100000.
Miss Ellen L. Pendleton has been APP
pointed dean of Wellesley college, with
the additional title Of associate professor
of mathematics. She Is at present the
secretary of the institution. Her new APP
pointment is to take effect in June. Miss
Pendeton was graduated from Wellesley
in 1886, became an instructor in mathe-
MATES in 1888, received her degree us
master of arts in 1891 and was appoint
ed secretary of the college in 1897
L. w. Cutler in point Of years the old
est living graduate of Yale since the
death of Benjamin ID. Silliman and a
member of the university corporation, is
dead of illness attendant to old age. Mr..
Cutler was 93 years old He was born in
WATERFOWL, Conn, in 1907 and entered
Yale with the class of 1920. Mr. Cut
Ter had served several terms in congress
and in the state senate and had been
comptroller Of the state and judge Of the
probate court.