The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-04-03
THE POMPTON
SCHOOL BOARD
Miss Sallie Hewitt Secure;
Unanimous Election for
Her Candidate
MADE PERSONAL CANVASS

This is the way the Butler Argus
tells an interesting story about Miss
Sallie Hewitt, who is very well known
in Morristown.
From far and wide the farmers, iron
workers, dairymen and woodcutters,
who claim Pompton township as thelr
home, trooped into the town OF MID
vale Tuesday to play their little part
in the annual spring election which, by
the township law of New Jersey, FOL
lows by week the outbreak necessary
to choose township officials.
Pompton, whateveritS shortcomings
may be in other respects, is justly
proud of it's schools. The late Abram
S. Hewitt was largely responslbly for
this. During his lifetime his daughter,
Miss Sallie, was elected on the school
board of the township, and the old
gentleman was so delighted over the
matter that he erected at Midvale a
$3.50. 600 schoolhouse. Mr.. Hewitt also
made possible the hiring OF a more
advanced type of teachers than had
heretofore taught the young idea to
shoot in Pompton and the farmers
driving for miles around were so struck
with the spirit of emulation that they
have opened their purse strings since
more freely and there has always been
sufficient money to keep the school IN
good shape.
This year there were four candidates
three of which were to hold office. AT
the head of the ticket was the name
of J. b. Prince. Mr.. Prince several
years ago married the daughter OF DR..
LOOMS. who maintained a magni-
ficent sanitarium in the heart OF the
Ramapo mountains. Mr.. Prince
resides at "Sky Farm" and in the
capacity of gentleman farmer keeps a
stud of blooded horses, a kennel OF
hounds and entertains largely during
the summer months. Mr. Prince is
several times d millionaire and this
year signitied his intention OF dong
something for the town OF Pompton
provided he was elected on the school
board. The village OF Erskine is
situated eight miles from Midvale and
is nearer Mr.. Princes estate. Several
days ago he told his friends in the
township that if elected he would see
that Erskine had a schoolhouse that
the people of that section could be
proud of.
Miss Sallie Hewitt entered into the
plan with enthusiasm, as her spirit or
philanthropy is as fully developed as
was her fathers. Tuesday she had a
special train made up and sent to
Ringwood, the Hewitt estate, under
her order, and two coaches made slow
trips along the line between Ringwood
and Midvale picking up the rural
voters. The day was declared holi-
day at the iron mines and diaries in
the neighborhood. Miss Hewitt's car
riages secured the countryside, picking
up heads of families who live remote
from civilization, and cheers greeted
the victorias and broughams OF the
Hewitt family as they rolled into
Midyale loaded with farmers with
mud-stained boots, meditatively chew
ing straws and reclining on the
cushions with an effort to appear
blaSe
The election was held at NJ B..
Roome's hotel, and generous collation.
was served to all voters in the dining
room at Miss Hewitt's expense. Mr.
Prince made himself solid with the
voters, and when the returns were
totaled at the close of the day it was
ascertained that he had received all
the votes. There wasn't even a
scratched ballot. S. r. Donald, of
Bloomingdale, and William Crawford,
of Wanaque, will serve with Mr..
Prince.
The summer jewellers of Pompton
gave their feudal retainers holiday
and the employees of j. Francis
Stetson, Edward p. Wheeler, the
Ringwood company, the Miller dairy
and the miners helped make the day a
merry holiday. 1t was voted to raise
$1,000 for school expenses during the
current year. Five years ago the
proposition to raise $500 was voted
down.