The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-01
All Sorts Of Incidents Gath.
cred From ali Parts Of
New Jersey.
MAYOR FAGAN'S BIG TAX FIGHT

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alarm. The robberies ceased sud-
denly, and ID further attempt was
made until Monday morning shortly
after 2 o'clock, when Mr.. zanzibar
com was awakened by the ringing Of
of the alarm over his bed. He awak-
ened his two sons, Gilbert and John,
and going to a window they saw
man entering the coop. Gilbert took
shotgun and the three men started
after the intruder. They had hardly
left the door when the man reappear-
ed from the coop carrying large bag
filled with chickens, which he had
killed. He would not halt and was
shot. He was seen to stop and put
his hands to his face, but he climbed
the fence and disappeared. The Inn
print Of his hands n blood was found
on the fence.
A horse belonging to George Eccle-
ston, Of Lower Montville, broke
through board covering Of six
foot cistern, Saturday. The horse had
Just been clipped, and Eccleston turn
ed it loose for d few minutes. In fall
ing, the entire fore quarters Of the
animal passed through the opening,
and it had the appearance Of standing
on its head in a depth of three feet OF
water, block and fall was rugged
and the horse removed from It's peril
GUS position. Strange as it may seem
the horse was not hurt Ia the least.
Wallace Smith, seventeen years old.
d son Of Stephen 4. Smith Of Alpha,
was killed while at work at the Alpha
Portland cement mill at Alpha Sun
day. The young man was in charge Of
the conveying machine, and for some
unknown cause left one end of the con-
veyor cones open, and accidently step
ped into the hole on the conveyor
with his right leg. The flesh was torn
off his leg and back and death resulted
while the victim was being taken to
the hospital
Mayor Pagan, Of Jersey City, In his
fight for equal taxation, has determine
ed to present a strong case for the city
before the commission appointed BY
Governor Murphy to consider the sub
ject andreport at the next session Of
the legislature, and has urged the
finance board to engage as an expert
to assist the city's lawyers in prepar-
ing their plea 4 Fl Ehrhardt, secre-
tary Of the New York Tax Commits
sion.
Plans are being made for the observ-
ance Of the fifteenth anniversary Of
Grace Episcopal Church, Orange,
which will occur on Adril is. Special
service will be held on the following
day, which is Sunday, when the Rev.
Or. Alexander Mann, rector Of the
church, will deliver a historical ser.
mon. On the following day recep-
tion will be held in the parish house,
and addresses will be made BY Bishop
Edwin S. Lines and others.
The North Jersey Street Railway
Company, part Of the Public Service
Corporation, has applied to the East
Orange City Council for franchise to
construct trolley lire to connect the
present terminus of the Orange road
line III Montclair and the Orange and
Passaic Valley Railway. This would
make the first railway connection be.
tween Montclair and the Oranges.
The annual cane spree between
Princeton sophomores and the fresh.
men was held on Bfokaw Field Tues
day night. Nearly Thousand wit.
nesses stood around the banks. The
sophomores were victorious, winning
two out Of the three events, and
chased the freshmen home with
paddles after It was over.
From swallowing two morphine and
belladonna pills, which the child mis-
took for candy. Jacob G.. Fisher, four
teen months old, son Of Simon Fisher,
Of Port Jeryis, n II, died Monday at
the residence OF Robert Taylor, s5
Crane street, Elizabeth, where the
victims parents were % visit.
Edward Santi, indicted for the mur-
der Of Patrick D0nnelly on New Years