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The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Jersey City District Woman's
Society Meets In Emory
Church.

The Jersey City District of the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society held its
annuai meeting this morning in the
Emory Methodist Church, at Belmont
and Bergen avenues. The meeting
opened with devotional services. This
was followed by reports from the record
ing secretary, Mrs. ]. Hill: the treasurer,
Mrs. Z. G. ConkIin; and the district sec
retary, Miss Z. M. Strow.
Mrs. J, Hill read the report lof the
meeting, which was held last year III the
West Side Avenue M. u. Church.
The treasurer read her report as fol-
lows:
Thank offering received s67.26. Branch
contingent, S27 80 Other donations make
the total $6S7 40, balance Of S2,1I7 re-
mains in the treasury. The donations
from the New York Branch of which
the Jersey City District is a part, for
the next year, are SB5, 900 for regular
work, and S5.170 for thank oSering.
The district secretary called the roll Of
all the societies in the district. Almost
all responded. About fifty ladies were
present.
Miss Temple read a report of the meet
ing Of the New York branch, which was
held at Peckskill recently. She gave a
full account, which was very interesting.
Miss Temple is member Of the
Jersey City District and her application
for the position Of missionary was nc
cepted and she VII 10 soon to some for
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
Board of Appeals Hard at
Work Undoing the Work
Of the Board Of
Fiddlers.
ASSESSMENTS CHOPPED
Numerous Cases Of Small
Property Owners Decided
and Reductions Made.

The Board of Appeals today an
nounced the following reductions in as
sessments levied by the Tax Board on
real estate:-
H. Romaine, 5 lots, Ocean avenue. ass
sessed s., 100; reduced $3.50.
Same, lots, Neptune avenue, assessed
$S75; reduced $125.
Martin Schukraft, No. so Wright ave-
nue., 81 900; reduced $500
Il. Herterick, No. 161 Mallory avenue.
assessed $500; reduced $400.
Patrick Mannion. No. % Crawford
street, assessed $500; reduced $500.
Chris. Wells, No. 1853 Third street, as-
sessed $1,000; reduced $780,
HI. H. BowIey, No. 124 Highland ave-
nue., assessed 81, 700; reduced $500.
J. William Staples, Nos. 197-199 Cam
bridge avenue, assessed $500; reduced
$500,
John NJ. Fowler, No. 234 Baldwin ases
nue., assessed 1880; reduced 500.
James F. O,Neill, No. 1T5 Third street,
assessed $4,000; reduced $500.
William Colligan, No. 554 Grove
street, assessed $500; reduced $780,
Frank E. Wiklander, No. 130 Clifton
place, assessed $3,400; reduced $500.
James Finley, No. 527 Communipaw
avenue, assessed $1,000; reduced $500.
John J. Gates, No. SO Atlantic street,
assessed $1,000; reduced 5000.
Henry Rogers, No. 249 Ogden avenue,
assessed $4,000; reduced $500.
John E. Fetter, No. 145 Halliday
street; assessed $1,000; reduced S400
John Fl. Erickson, No. 437 Pacific
avenue. assessed 1880; reduced 500.
The REDUCTIONS aggregate s6.475.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
TAX RECEIPTS.
Collections Are Far Behind
Figures for Correspond
ing Time Last Year.


The tax receipts at City Collector
Robert Davis's office yesterday amounted
to $54, 1916.
The collections so far this year have
aggregated s619.279S2, against s726,-
665.96 for the corresponding number of
days last year. The collections are $107,-
3s6.14 behind the figures for 1901.
The Erie Railroad Company yesterday
paid 81, lit AZ, the taxes due on its real
estate holdings, buildings, etc, in the
city.
The New York and New Jersey Tele-
phone Company sent a check for $S92.63
taxes on their estate.
The Tartar Chemical Company paid
in $3,07449, and the McKinzie estate,
81, Al. .39.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
PRETTY GIRL IN DISTRESS


Lulu Snyder, pretty blonde, nineteen
years old. was arrested MT II o'clock
last night by Acting Patrolman Lomas-
sey as vagrant She said she had no
home and had come on to this city from
Hillsdale. N. ]. Her clothes were Of
good material. well made, but well
worn.
In the Second Criminal Court this
morning she was somewhat reticent
about her past life. She said she left a
good home with parents in Scranton, Pa.
The impression is that she ran away
from home with some young man who
deserted her in Hilsldale.
Police Justice Murphy sent her to the
County JaH for thirty days. as there
was nothing tlse at present to be done
that if she would communicate with her
reIatiyes or get some one to vouch for
her he would revoke the sentence.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
DIED

BECKER.-At No. 343 New York ave-
nue., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1902
Maria Becker, beloved daughter of
Reithneir and Maria Becker, aged
26 years months and days.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from No.
13 Manhattan avenue, on Thursday
Dec. IL, 1902.
CONNOLLY.-On Monday, Dec. s.
1902, Michael Connolly.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral from his late resi-
dence, No. 594 Ocean avenue, on Thurs
day, Dec. II, at 8 A. NJ; thence to St.
Patrick's Church, where solemn mass
of requiem will be celebrated.
CONNORS.-On Monday, Dec. s, 1902.
at his late residence, No. 164 Nor
gan street, Simon, beloved son Of
John and Ann Connors, aged 81
years.
Funeral from his late residence on
Thursday, Dec. II, at 8 A. NJ; thence
to st. Mary's r. G. Church, where q
solemn high mass of requiem win be
offered for the happy repose of his soul.
CURRY.-On Wednesday, Dec, 10,
1902, Mrs. Mary Curry, at her late
residence, No 1888 Bay street.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
DONNOLLY.-On Tuesday, Dec. 8,
1902, Michael, beloved son of Daniel
and Hannah Donnolly at his late
residence, No. 206 Seventh street.
Notiee~of funeral hereafter.
LOVEY.-On Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1902,
Frederick Lovey, aged 30 years and
4 months.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from his
late residence. No. "a Grace street, on
Thursday Dee IL 1902
Interment at Macphelah Cemetery
McCAFFERY.-Suddenly on Dec. s,
1902. at Algiers, La, John Nc
Caffery, .Jr., eldest son of John Me-
Caffery, of No. 416 Grove street.
Jersey City.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
SCHULTZ Wednesday, Dec. 10,
1902. Frank o. Schultz, at his lats
residence. No. 500 Germania ave-
nue., aged 26 years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
THOMPSON.-In this city. on Dec. 10.
1902, William Thompson, aged ~
years.
Relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend his funeral on
Friday afternoon, Dec u. at half-past
one O'clock, from lis late residence. No.
PAS York street.
RIKER. Tuesday, Dee. 8, 1902
David Riker, aged 81 years =
months 20 days.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services
from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr.
b. #. Skinner, No. 81 Clinton avenue
on Thursday, Dec. II, at $50 A. NJ.
WLALSH.-In this city, at her late resi-
dence, on Tuesday, Dec 9, 1902.
Johannah Walsh
Funeral from her home on Thurs
day. Dec II, 1902. thence to st.
Miehael's Church, where a high mass
of requiem win be offered for the happy
repose of her soul.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
HORSE TRIES SUICIDE.
Plunges Into Canal But Is .Res-
cued With Difficulty.

A large bay horse. the property of G..
Maston, Of Communipaw avenue hade a
deliberate attempt to kill itself last eve
ming by jumping into the canal at the
foot of Claremont avenue and fighting
its rescuers when they came with ropes
to pull it out
John Moore, driver for Maston. was
leading three horses along Garfield ave-
nue. when one of them became unman-
agablel Moore did his best to control the
beast lbut it finally broke away and rae
ed off dewn the Claremont avenue hill.
Mooreltied his other horses to tree and
gave chase.
The unmanagable beast had reached
the bank of the canal and before the
driver could reach him had jumped in.
The weight OF the horse broke the ice,
and the animal was soon founslering
around in the water
1t was then getting dark, and Moore
hustled around for assistance. He found
several men, who procured ropes and Ian
terms to rescue the horse. The lee uas
not strong, and the men had risky time
in making theil. way to the animal A
rope was put around the horses neck,
while the men broke the ice to allow i
clear passage to the bank. In this man
laer. the horse was dragged ashore. The
cold bath did not seem to- affect the
beast fol: It was still unmanagable when
rescued
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
CARPENTERS AND J0lNERs.

Local No. 391, of Hoboken, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
met last night and followed the example
of No. 4S2 of Jersey City by failing to
nominate officers in the regular course Of
business. The officers, however, will be
nominated and elected at their next reg
ular meeting, December %, as the by
laws of the Brotherhood make it imper-
ative to nominate and elect officers dur
ing the month of December. The local
meets but twice each month.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
0UARANTINED ON CHANCES
Doctors Say Jaeger's Child Has
chickenpox But Take
Precautions.

The store and apartments of Baker
Frank jaeger. on Gyove street, near
Newark avenue, is under quarantine.
Yesterday DIR. Finke reported to the
Health Board that Mr.. Jaeger's three
year-old son Edwin had smallpox.
Health Doctors Hart md Stout made
an investigation. They concluded it was
only chicken pox, but decided to take
every precaution. Mrs. Jaeger refused
to have the child sent to Snake Hill
to be treated. ss.~~ q
Fearing that smallpox mny develop the
place was put under auarantine.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
MRS. M'KEENE's MIsHAP.

Elizabeth McKeener, twenty-three
years old, of No. 156 Pine street, while
crossing vacant lots in the vicinity of
Mcpherson place and Court House place
afternoon, slipped on a piece
if ice and fell heavily on number of
jagged edged trap rock, breaking her
left leg. She was taken to the City Hos
pital in an ambulance.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10

Mrs. Catherine Brennan, mother of
State President James f. Brennan, of
the Ancient Order Of Hibernians, died on
Monday at her home, No. 40 Grove
street, from general debility. She was
sixty-fve years old, and was born in Ire
land. She resided in this city about for
ty years. She is survived by husband
and family.
Her funeral will take place tomorrow
morning in st. Mary's R. G. Church.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
III YES WANTS
REFORM
Hoboken's New Police Chief
Tells the Commissioners
the Force Needs
Shaking Up.
KIPP IS SERGEANT
independent oitIzsns Object
to Policemen Taking Part
in Politics.
KIPP rs SERGEANT


- The Hnhokcns pnlica Cara,,;sn;,,,,..r,
met yesferdav aftarnoo, ana farn,a,,,,
announced ,ls anno;n+mant af patra,,,,a. 49,, .
John Kim as s.rcaant q 81, tba va..,,av
creafefl ~ TIA nromotiop 81 serna,n.
Robert RelI 10 cantain The anno;rt,n an
Vas effeeted at star chamber session
held by the Commissioners Mondav but
Was not made n,ihl;c unt;l vastar,5av
kim Was ,naae ! natrolr,an Z Mar
1891, with Chief HAYES ana CAPTAIN
BELL
His strongest opponent for the ser
reantcy was Pafrolman Jul;us Kruse,
who Is connected viii, many German
organizations In Hoboken thai are SIM
posed to WELD considerable political III
tluance. Kruse was formerly connected
mith newspaper in Hoboken. and be-
came member az the Police Department
with the idea Of securing speedy promo
ton.
KRESE'S ACTIVITY.
Considerable surprise was occasioned
ct the meeting yesterday by the receipt
Of communication from the German
American independent Eitizens' Verein,
which said - Believing It TO be against
me ruies o. the poiice department for q
pasroi1nan g ao any autles outside of
pe'aee a,aties, We peg % klso# ny Wnas
filsaat : talus -. 1Ar'lse axes saeh ae1iFe
I'ss x 8, sssts' sesn ~ sIssss'iT
.s .a''. s p0.'s,s - '''s's''ll anu aon's
kSpQ1tt45 Wofk Avft y I40U8ktAs l1t8Spd-
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
BUSY MONTH FOR BUILDERS.

During the month of November Build
ing Inspector Kelly issued permits for
buildings, repairs. alterations. etc, the
cost Of which aggregated $357,S1S
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
DENIED he WAS CRAZY.
But He Thought the Rest Of the
Family Was,

Thomas j. Feltz. of No. 81 Monitor
street. was committed to the county jail
this morning by Police Justice Murphy
to be examined as to his sanity. He
was arraigned in the Second Criminal
Court this morning on charge of being
dangerous lunatics.
Il am not crazy, Judge he said
s'The only trouble Is that they tother
members of the family insist ON forcing
food that / don't want down my throat
and putting the machines ON me-
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
COUNTY PAYS UP.

City Clerk O'DonnelI has received
check for s10,Gs5.50 from the County
Collector, representing the county's
share Of the city's expenses incurred at
the late election.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
FAGAN SIGNS CONTRACT.

Mayor Pagan today signed Henry
Byrne's contract for street cleaning and
removing ashes and garbage.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

Nnw YORK, Dee. 10, 1e02.-Fore-
cast for the thirty-six hours ending at s
p NJ. Thursday III Probable snow to-
night; cloudy and colder tomorrow; east
to south winds.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10

TO CURE A c0LD TN ONE DAY
Take laxative Dromo- ouInine Tablets ThA
.,saass.s SMxsvvs on every ss.. .,s
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10

Loss o. appetite Is an &i.nasns that indfeases
cures them all.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10

THOMAS HUGHES, Undertaken,
101 Montgomery street. N. 7. & N. J.
Telephone 1856.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10

Choice selection of Cut Flowers anss
Funeral Designs,
At COLES, the Floris1,
No. 146 Newark Avenne.
BONNOT, THE FLORIST, has a
large variety of flowers always on hand.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10

JAMES ]. MERRITY, Undertalkrs,
No. 460 Grove street. Hudson Tel. 2S9.
The Jersey City news., 1902-12-10

WILLIAM ]. MORAN. Undertakxr,
147 Montgomery street. Tel 347.
GEORGE STEVENS. Undertakes.
No. sos Jersey avenue. Tel. 124.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
Miss Lizzie Danforth

Miss LIZZIE DaBforth's death at the
Central Maine General Hospital, Lewis
ton, early Tuesday afternoon. comes as a
severe shock to her many friends. The
young lady underwent an operation las,
Saturday and up to Sunday night d
speedy recovery was confidently expect
ed Then unfavorabe symptoms de-
veloped and neither skill nor love were
able to save.
Miss Danforth, it will be remembered,
was obliged to give up her millinery
business in Lewiston three years ago OF
account OF i'll health. Since then she
has suffered constantly and those who
have stood beside her know how patient
ly. A cheerful endurance has character.
lied her through weeks and months Of
pain and her anxiety for those about her
has been marked.
During the last two years her home
has been with her sister. Mrs. Jennie
Dabforth Judkins Of Skowhegan. This
devoted sister is nearly Frustrated by
the blow which follows so closely the
recent death of their mother, Mrs.
Eunice H. Dsnforth.
Miss Danforth was the possessor of 3
singularly beautiful, sunshiny nature
which won for her hosts Of friends. and
held them without effort. She was =
member of the Main street F. B. church
and nowhere will the loss Of her helpful,
loving interest be more deeply felt.
Funeral services are to be held thi,
afternoon at l. - p. M, at the residence
OF Benjamin Chandler, $50 Main street,
Lewiston. -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
A Jnpnne.e superNtItion.

Writing extensively of dragon flies
Lafcadio Hearn says In his book, "A
Japanese Miscellany" of the dragon
fly of the dead"
Unlike the equally weird name
yureitombo, or ghost dragon fly the
term shroai-tombo does not refer to
the appearance of the insect, but to
the strange belief that certain dragon
flies are ridden by the dead, used as
winged steeds.
Prom the morning of the thirteenth
to the midnight of the fifteenth day Of
the old seventh month--the time Of the
festival OF the Bon-the dragon flies
are said to carry the hotoke sauna, the
august spirits of the ancestors, who
then revisit their former homes. There
fore. during the Buddhist All Souls
children are forbidden to modest any
dragon flies. especially dragon flies
that may happen to enter the family
dwelling.
This supposed relation Of dragon
flies TO the supernatural world helps to
explain an old folk saying, still current
In some provinces, to the effect that the
child who catches dragon flies will
never obtain knowledge"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
Destructive Explosion.

A terrible dynamite explosion occurred
in New York City in the Park Avenue
shaft of the Rapid Transit Tunrel, Nor
day, shortly after noon, causing III,
death of six persons, il uring a hundred
others and. serious damage to much prop
erty.
The irregular square formed by the
Murray Hill Hotel, on the west, the Nan
hatten Eye and Ear Hospital and the
Grand Union Hotel on the east, and the
Grand Central Station on the north Wa;
the scene OF the explosion. The build
ings named sustained the greatest dam
age, but the area affected extended for
several blocks in the four directions
from the center.
The explosion appears to have beer
caused by gross carelessness in the
string of high explosions used upon ex-
cavations in process in the tunnel The
property damage is placed at $1,000 600.
The Murray Hill Hotel was shattered So
that 1t was condemned as unsafe. The
The matter is under investigation by a
coroner.
Mayor Lowe sent a letter to Alexander
f. Orr, president Of the Rapid Transit
Commission, Tuesday, requesting inform
alton regarding the storing Of explosives
in the Rapid Transit tunnel, what ar
engagements are made for the handling
of explosives on other parts of the line
and what precautions are taken TO avoid
similar catastrophe elsewhere.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
Miss Cora McDermid.

Tuesday of last week the body of Cora
B McDermid arrived here from the Au-
gusta Asylum for the Insane, on the
evening train. She had been an inmate
of that institution for nearly six years
and her death occurred sunday, Jan. 10.
She was born at Livermore Falls, April
9, 1861, and moved to Skowhegan with
her parents when a small child. Many
Der Cora as a child, as a bright young
graduate of Skowhegan High school, as
making "A short but successful attempt
as a teacher, as leaving this vocation to
fit herself for a dressmaker and, lastly,
as a devoted aud untring nurse for her
invalid mother
She acted in the latter capacity for
many years, being unable to go about
much or to mingie in society until. hav-
ing given up, one by one, the pleasures
which give the variety and zest to life
which all need, her every act and thought
were centered on the giving of greater
comfort to her mother.
The mother died Feb. II, 1896, and
Cora, bereft of an occupation which
had employed all her time and attention,
her mind and body weakened by fatigue
aud possessing temperament with ten.
denotes to melancholy, soon succumbed
to disease of the mind from which she
never rallied.
Much praise is due her former guar
dian, Mr. A. II. Lang, for the prompt
ness and kindness with which he acted
at the time OF her death. He attended
to every detail of the arrangements and
the funeral services were held at Mr..
Lang's residence on Middle street, We'd
nesday, at 80 p. m, Rev. MIR. Onstott
OF the Methodist Church conducting the
service
The inclement weather of Wednesday
prevented the relatives living at dis
lance from attending the services, but
many of her former neighbors and
friends were present and manifested
their sincere esteem by their beautiful
floral offerings. 49,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30
or The Olden Time.

MI j. +. OAK has recently received
two rare relics Of the past from the
OK family homestead ia Garland.
One is email skin covered trunk
made in cylinder form. used IN the long
ago, 10 be strapped under the axle Of
one horse chaise. 1his trunk wa
originally owned by Nathaniel OAK.
great grandfather of j. p, who Wa
born in the year 1851. Il il probably
l25 years old.
Another article Mr.. Oak has lie rare
one, and its use has to be explained to
most people if not all II ia in the form
OF pot. A clay moulded article
with sides 2 inches thick, the upper
part or receptacle, Of which will hold
almost TWO quarts. The bottom l.
pierced by sundry half inch holes aud
underneath is shallow compartment
with an opening therefrom through
one side, evidently for draft. The
pot Is enclosed with narrow straps #
hoop iron Joined together with riYets
and bail is attached wherewith 70
carry it. Mr.. Oak. informed US that
this article was used by his grandfather,
who was born July I, l776. and by the
other members of bis family to carry
Goals of fire from one house to another
or from one room to another. This
seems probable but it occurred to u
afterward that it might have been one
Of those foot stoves that were used il
country churches before it was fashion
able to use stoves to make them com
fsrtable ia winter weather. Whatever
used for, it is quite in the line Of
curiosities, and Mr.. Oak takes satjsfac.
ton in showing it to callers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-01-30

1t will be remembered that dozen
years or SO age, plan to transfer logs
from a certain point on Penobscot waters
to kennebee waters was projected by
Bradstreet of Gardiner and other la d
owners and lumber operators, by the
use of steam engines, an endless chain
and sluceway. This was constructed at
large cost and put in operation, but for
some reason it was not used to any great
extent and was finally abandoned.
Now information from Bangor is to
the effect that work has been commenced
on an overland log-carrying system by
which at least 10, 0O0O of logs are to
be annually conveyed from Eagle Lake
to Chamberlain Lake, aid thus diverted
from the ST. John to Penobscot Writer'S.
and brought to Bangor Mills instead of
being sent to New Brunswick to be man
ufactured. Eagle Lake, which drains
into the ST. John River, and Chamber.
lain Lake, which has its outlet into the
east branch of the Penobseot, are sepa-
rated only by strip of land about three
quarters of mile wide, and the country
around Eagle Lake is covered with heavy
spruce and pine timber, owned by Mainr
men, and it is desirable to get this tim
Der to Bangor, where it will sell for
higher prices than on the ST. John.
Twenty five years ago canal WAS built
across the narrow neck of land separat-
ing the two lakes, but as means Of
transporting logs the canal was never n
success, and for some years very little
logging has been done in that region.
Some months ago plan was devised
for the transportation of logs across the
neck of land by means of sluce amt
endless wire cable, and a prominent
Bangor lumberman having furnished the
money for carrying out the project, the
sluce is now being built and the cable
and the engines which are to furnish
power for its operation are being hauled
to the head of Chamberlain Lake. Tn,
transportation of the boilers, weighing
eight tons each, the engines, cable
| weighing thirteen tons and lot of other
| machinery is a difficult undertaking, as
from Northeast Carry, at the head OF
Moosehead Lake, to the neck of land be-
tween Eagle and Chamberlain lakes, a
distance Of forty-two miles, the only
means Of conveyance is by teams, through
dense forests and across rivers and lakes.
| At last accounts one of the boilers and
| the cable, which is a mile aud a half
| long, had been hauled to within ten
miles of Chesuncook Lake, and it is ex.
peeted that the entire outfit will have
| been laI ded at the scene of operations
before the snow has disappeared. This
is the most important undertaking OF
the kind ever attempted in Maine, and
its success, which seems to be assured
will mean an addition of at least 10000.
900 feet year, for an indefinite period,
| to Bangor's lumber business.