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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Monday.

Hulse's flag bill was recommitted
and Roberts anti-cigarette bill was
withdrawn.
The following resolution by Mr..
Glennon was referred to the committee
on judiciary:
Resolved, That this house directs.
that the clerk of each city, town.
township or borough furnish this
house with a tabulated statement Of
all the real estate, taken out of the
ratables of such city, town, township
or borough by railroad corporations
since the year 1893, giving the amount
for each year separately and at it's
full market value, with the view Of
proper legislation on the question and
the better protection of municipali-
ties from the further encroachments
of railroad corporations upon the
cities, towns, townships or boroughs
of this state.
Three bills were passed and forty
one introduced, among them a bill
requiring every corporation doing
business in any county to file with
the county clerk certificate giving
the name of a person residing in
that county with his residence upon
whom summons may be served.
Creating the office of state in
spector of waterways, to be appointed
by the Governor and confirmed by the
senate for term of three years at a
salary of $4,000 per annum and $1,000
for clerical help. He shall inspect
all dams, sluiceways, breakwaters,
ETC., and require any dangerous ones
to be made safe.
Making it misdemeanor to unlaw-
fully use or wear any insignia or
button of any association, society or
trades-union, unlawfully.
Appropriating 100000 for a Nor
NAL School to be erected in Passaic
county.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
SENArE-Tuesdny.

The following bills have passed
second reading: Appropriating 81 200
for the General Enoch Poor monu-
ment at Hackensack. Authorizing
boards Of freeholders to borrow money
in anticipation of taxes, and several
others.
Twenty new bills were introduced,
among them to incorporate the
borough of Andover, Sussex county.
Amending the crimes revision act
of 1898, authorizing juries upon finding
a conviction for murder in the first
degree to qualify said verdict by the
addition of the words without
capital punishment" Also another
amendment to the game laws,
Adjourned to Monday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Police Doings.

James Varilla, an italian, was
arrested by Patrolman Holly last
Monday afternoon for assault and
battery, The Italian was sent to the
county Jail.
Policeman Naughton, arrested John
Conley, of Mendham, last Monday
night for larceny, and Justice Stilwell
committed the man to jail to await
the action of the grand jury. Conley
was caught in the act of stealing a
strap of sleigh bells, from the horse of
Fred Baldwin. Baldwin saw Conley
unstrap the bells and called police
man Naughton.
Clarence Walker, (colored), has been
arrested again for assault and battery.
He is held for the grand jury.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
DID THE GROUNDING
SEE HIS SHADOW :
Betokening six More Weeks Of
stiff, Cold Weather.

Betokening six More Weeks Of
Stiff, Cold Weather.
Tuesday was Candlemas day but
better known as grounding day.
The action of the grounding is sup
posed to prognosticate the weather
for the next six weeks. If the animal
sees his shadow, i. e., if the sun shines
from clear sky, he gets back into his
hole, pulls the hole in after him and
takes another six weeks snooze, as he
is confident that winter will not come
to an end before that time. But if
the sky be cloudy, so that like his
Satanic majestic he casts no shadow on
the ground, he washes his face and
starts off for ''green fields and pastures
new" On Tuesday the sun shone
nearly all day, but it is doubtful if the
woodchuck saw his shadow. There
was probably foot of snow resting on
his warm bed deep down in Mother
Earth, and it would be heap fool
woodchuck that would stick his nose
in snowbank to see if the sun was
shining. He could do far better on a
diet of animal instinct than by MUNICH
ing snowballs.
Still if the old saying holds good
and no better time to establish it's
truth or falsity than the present could
be had-we may expect anything but
a visit from balmy spring before the
middle of March.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
ASSOCIATION Notes.

A crowd greeted the juniors of the
Y. M. G. A. as they came out on the
floor of the gymnasium last Saturday
to give an exhibition. Physical Di-
rector Gourlie had them in charge and
put each through the various exer-
cises. 1t consisted of horse vaulting,
jumping, tumbling and bar work. Aft
er this basketball game between the
lnvincibles and the Junior Five was
played. 1t resulted in victory for the
lnvincibles by score of 13 to II.
The Rev. George S. Avery, of Mt.
Vernon, will speak at the Mems meet
ing on Sunday.
|. r. Mount, of New York, will give
practical talk on photography"
Saturday night, and Sunday afternoon
an Illustrated lecture on "Steps to
Success will be given.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
FILLING BOONTON DAM
ALTHOUGH NOT FINISHED
ImpoundiDe of the Water was Com
menced on Tuesday. Takes Two
Weeks to Fill 1t.

Weeks to Fill It.
The gates of the new dam which
the Jersey City Water Supply Com
pany has been rearing for Jersey City
as part of the new 1886 900 water
works at B0ont0n, were shut down
Tuesday morning, and the impound-
ing of the waters of the Rockaway
River began. One Of the gates was
closed Monday afternoon. and the
second gate was shut down this noon.
The mechanism worked we'll.
The reservoir will not be filled to
the limit. This would be impossible
because the dam has not been com
pleted, and the water will only be
able to rise to the highest part of the
unfinished dam.
The present intention is to let the
water gather until it is about 72 feet
deep at the deepest part. 1t is esti-
mated that it will take a couple of
weeks to do this, and that the storage
basin will then have a capacity of
supplying Jersey City 81, 600, 900 gallons
a day. When completed the capacity
of the reservoir will be $4,000, 600
gallons daily. The dam is to be
finished next July.
After the reservoir has been filed
to the present limits the water will be
let through the conduits for cleansing
purposes. The conduits, tunnel and
pipe line will be thoroughly flushed in
order that any impurities in the pipes
may be washed away. The water
used for flushing purposes will not be
permitted to run into the city's dis
tributing reservoir at High Service,
this city, but will be let out through
gates at various points along the new
aqueduct. Before the water is de-
livered to Jersey City the supply will
also be tested as to purity, and none
of the water will be supplied to
Jersey City until it meets with the
approval of the city's supervising
engineer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05

The Legislature enjoyed its usual
Monday evening session. Neither
branch was in serious working mood
as the sessions lasted no more than an
hour and no business of importance
was transacted.
The Governor submitted to both
houses the report of the tenement
house commission, with message
commencing the work and urging the
passage of a law to remedy the exist
ing exils.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05

BARRIERS, stationary engineers, ac-
countants, COW doctors, corn doctors,
bunco steerers, poolroom bookies,
policy-in-the-hat dealers and light
ming rod vendors are all anxious to
have State Boards of Examiners
created, in order to protect the public
from incompetent limitations. These
boards are not to cost the State any
thing. They are to be run on the
established plan, like some OF the
other State boards. Each member Of
each profession is to pay so much for
examination and regular annual
license fee. Won't there be a lot Of
snaps for the '.profesh Jersey City
Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
AN APPEAL CASE NoNsUIrED.
Mr.. Parker Got Cold Comfort from
His Appeal for Redress.

Appeal cases are now being tried by
Judge Alfred Elmer Mills. On Mon
day the cause of Frederick A. Parker
against Lyman ]. Fish was called.
After hearing the evidence, the jury
returned verdict of no cause of ac-
tion.
In the fall of 1901 Parker rented a
house of Fish in Chatham, with a
covenant that several improvements
were to be made. The agreement was
not complied with, causing the Parker
family much distress in the way of
sickness and compelled, them tomove
out. The board of health was sum-
moned and condemned the house.
Parker refused to pay the rent and
Fish brought suit and secured a iudg-
ment. The case was appealed and the
plaintiff put in counter-claim for
damages. In this the court instructed
the jury there was no cause of action
as a plea of recoupment should have
been filed at the time the suit was
commenced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
HENRY w. DALRYMPLE
PASSES, TO HIS LAST REST
He was Identified with the Business
Interests of Morristown and Nor
rls County for Many Years.

He was Identified with the Business
Interests of Morristown and Nor
ris County for Many Years.
Major Henry Melbourne Dalrymple
was born in Randolph township, Nor
riS county, N. j., on the 10th of April /,
1882.
Funeral services were held in the
First Presbyterian Church on We'd
nesday morning, the Rev. William
Russell Bennett afficiating. The
Board of Freeholders and A. L. A.
Torbert Post, Of which Major Dal-
rymple was member, attended the
services in a body. fnterment was in
Evergreen Cemetery.
In 1853 Mr., Dalrymple went to
Hackettstown, Warren county. In
1854 he went to Illinois, and re-
turned to New Jersey and married,
on May 6, 1856, Miss Frances Jane,
daughter of Joseph b. Wheeler. Aft
erward Mr.. Dalrymple accepted a
position with the Morris and Essex
Company first as surveyor, then in the
freight department in Jersey City, and
subsequently as station agent in 1858,
at Morristown,
On the 18th of August, 1861, he en-
tered as a volunteer in the First Regi-
ment New York Engineers and was
soon after commissioned second lieu
tenant of Company X, Mr..
Dalrymple was promoted to the
rank of first lieutenant, adjutant and,
upon the death of Captain Southland,
to the captaincy of his company, hold
ing that position to the end of his
term of service. In May, 1864, the
regiment Joined the army under Grant
in the advance upon Richmond and
did some hard service at Bermuda
Hundreds and directly in front OF
Petersburg. Upon being mustered
out of service in December, 1854, Cap
tain Dalrymple was brevetted major.
After leaving the army hereturned
to his old position as station
agent on the Morris and Essex Rail
road at Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
RevivaI of Archel.v

Many inquiries have been made at
the markets of Boniface and Kronen-
berg about the large wild white swans
which they have hanging in front
of their stores. There is a legend that
the birds were killed by Winfield
West and Ferd Titus at Cranberry
Lake. But like all legends there are
not facts to verify the story. The
weapon used to assassinate the feath-
cred strangers was little bow and
arrow
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Small Fire ON Norris street.

The entire fire department was
called out last Tuesday night at 1915,
to the tailor shop of d, Nickola, on
Morris street where an overheated
stove had set fire to the building.
The alarm was turned in from the box
at Smiths drug store. The Chemical
was first to reach the building and ex-
tinguished the fire before much
damage was done.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
HoUsE-Tuesday.

The House concurred in the Senate
concurrent resolution providing for
joint session on Tuesday, February II,
for the election of commissioners of
deeds and state director of railroads
and canals.
The business transacted was not Of
general Importance.
Adjourned to Monday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Get After the Game wardens.

1t is just as much the business of
the New Jersey Legislature to inquire
into the department of the deputy
game wardens as it is to amend the
inconsistent game law. Reports are
rife in many sections of the State that
reflect upon the wardens. They are
collectively accused Of stretching the
law to the limit in protecting friends
or in furnishing nonresident gunners,
in exacting tribute from luckless
sportsmen who either could not
understand the legal tumble or were
in ignorance of its provisions. The
law should be wiped out, and new
one, based on sound, common-sense
reasoning, should take it's place. -
New York Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Expressmen Must Learn to shoot.

1t is stated an order has been
issued by Senator Thomas c. Platt,
of New York, president of the
United States Express Company that
all employees of that company, in
Guiding clerks, must accustom them
selves to the use Of firearms, and, in
particular, must learn to shoot
straight with pistols.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Has Joined a Jersey city Firm.

Richard Boardman, formerly of this
city, states that he has become a mem
ber of the firm of Condict, Condict g.
& Boardman, Jersey City. Mr. Board
man is son of the Rev. Joseph Board
man, and graduated from Dartsmouth
College in 1897. While teaching in the
Morris Academy in this city he took
up the study of law in the law offices
II. G. Pitney. He was admitted to the
bar as an attorney in 1900 and as coun-
sellor three years later. He went to
Jersey City year ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
postponement Notice.

The opening sale of tickets for the
Association Minstrel Entertainment
will be on Friday, February twelfth,
at Smiths drug store, instead of to-
morrow.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
NEW JERSEY
LEGISLATURE
Legislative Chorus: ''The Same
Old Story in the Same
Old Way
ANOTHER FIvE-DAY VACATION

Both Houses Flooded with Bills Which
Occupy the Attention of the Law
makers During the Few Hours i hey
are in Session. The Nomination Of
Supreme Court Justice Bennett Van
Syckei Confirmed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
surprised the DOMINIC.

Dir. and Mrs Jesse l.. Hurlbut were
agreeably surprised at meeting of
Mrs. William L. Pruden's class in the
Methodist Sunday school last Monday
night, by receiving presents as a token
OF esteem and regard DR.. Hurlbut
was presented with a silk umbrella
and Mira Hurlbut with box con-
tanning adozen solid silver teaspoons.
The event was also the twenty-eighth
anniversary of Mrs. Prudens class
leadership.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Haa Repea,ea the plsappearIng Ae

General Emil Schaefer, of New
York, whose wife, Amelia Elsa
Schaefer, was arrested in this city
because other alleged relations with
German A. North, has been granted
IA divorce by Justice Barrett. Mrs.
Schaefer filed an answer but made no
defense. She has disappeared with
her two children.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Presidents and Their successors.

AECStUSAto outCOSSOIPs
Presidents are not in the habit of
debating their successors in this
country. Jefferson named Madison,
Madison put Monroe forward, and
Jackson selected Van Buren. The
list of Presidents, however, who had
influence in the choice of the men
who followed them ended right there.
Washington had a good deal of in
tiuence over his countrymen, but if
his wish had been consulted some
body other than John Adams would
probably have been the second
President. John Quincy Adams was
at the head of Monroe's Cabinet for
eight years. Theoretically he belong
ed to Monroe's party, but Monroe had
a different choice for President to
succeed himself Pierce and Buchan-
an look as nearly alike as two peas
when viewed in the retrospect, but
Buchanan was very far from being
Pierce's choice as a successor. .--Leslie's
Weekly.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
Furnishes Morris County Agri-
cultural Society with a Sub
ject for Consideration.
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
History of this Minute Insect that
Is Able to Sap the Life of Large
Trees. and Advises as to the Mode
of its determination. A Spraying
Solution the Best Preventive.

At the opening of the convention
State Entomologist Smith delivered
an address on the San Jose scale
which is yearly destroying millions of
trees in the United States.
The San Jose scale, Prof. Smith
said, was native of China and Japan,
but was kept from being a plague
there by the ladybird. Flocks of
these birds had been sent to this
country and were being experimental
with. In several instance they did
good work in infected orchards. The
rapid spread of the scale is due to it's
great productive powers. The only
time the insect is capable of spreading
to adjoining trees is during the first
forty-eight hours of its existence.
The insect is no larger than the head
of a pin, and has long bill that
penetrates to the heart of the tree
and saps it. One insect is capable of
spreading 100000 of it's kind in a
season.
AS a remedy, Prof. Smith recon-
mends the use of wash of lime, sui
phur and salt, sprayed on the infected
trees. The formula being 50-5O-50,
toa hundred gallons of water.
Prof. Smith was asked what could
be done if man whose orchard was
infected refused to spray it, while his
neighbors were diligently trying to
exterminate the pest. He replied by
saying the law gave him authority to
compel the man to spray his trees or
fine him for his neglect.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-02-05
High school Notes.


Edward Whitehead has been elected
secretary of the Athletic Association
of the High School, in the place Of
r. p. Bliss. resigned.
The February number OF the ''Maple
Leaf" issued by the students of the
Morristown High School, is an excep-
tionally bright and newsy school paper.
r. p. Bliss, who has resigned as in
structor in mathematics in the High
School, was given farewell reception
by the senior class Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. Bliss was presented with
several copies of "Temple Shake
speare" by the class of '04.
A glee club has been organized under
the instruction of Il NJ. Young. The
members are Robert Sturgis, Edward
Whitehead and Ebert Egbert, first
tenOrs; Morris Rosevear and Arthur
Kinney, second tenOrs; Joseph Priem
and Ellis Bower, first basses, and
Charles Vernon, Raymond Coghlan
and Paul Piper, second basses.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-25
SOUTH AMBOY
UNION SERVICES.

The union meeting at the Baptist
chulch Thanksgiving Eve was well at
tended. All of the Protestant minister s
were there and took part in the service.
There was singing by the congregation
Praise God From Whom All Blessings
Flow" after which Rev. H. H. Hamp-
ton, pastor Of the N. P. church, read the
Presidents proclamation. The responsive
reading by all followed. Then a selec-
ton was sung by the choir. Rev. H. M.
p. Pearse, rector of Christ church, read
the lesson for the day. Rev. Warren
Nevins, pastor of Presbyterian church,
made a player, which was followed by
a selection by the choir, after which Rev.
Burr Ogden, pastor of the M. E. church,
preached an excellent sermon.
The offering was then taken up during
which the choir and Rev. ]. Y. Irwin
and wife rendered beautiful selection,
Rev. Mr. Irwin then read the notices
after wehich all sang america" Rev.
Mr.. Hampton pronounced the benediction
a I'd the very interesting and enjoyable
s .rvices ended.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-25
To BEAUTlEY S. /.
Art Commission Members Study the
Street Development.

Calvin Tcmkins, president of the
Municipal Art Society Charles r. Lamb,
J.. G. Phelps Stokes, and DR.. M. R.
Maltbie, secretary of the Art Commission,
toured Staten Island in an automobile
Tuesday to study the opportunity there
for park development .and a street de.
velopment It is intended to form a
subcommittee on municipal art in Stat.
en- Island, the local committee to lay out
a plan for streets and other development
In that borough.
Mr.. Tomkins said: There is a wider
opportunity for a comprehensive plan fol
the borough Of Richmond than for any oil
the other ~boroughs. We do not wish this
section of the city to spring up without
forethought as to It's streets, location,
and park system. The Municipal Art
Society of New York, through Local
committee to be formed, will report OIL
a plan to be presented TO the city authori
ties"
In the evening Mr.. Tomkins delivered
an address on Municipal Art'' to thu
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce ant
the Women's Club at the First National
Bank Building: st. George. The address
was illustrated by interesting Lantern
pictures of the street plans of the princi
pal cities of Europe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-25
CHICKEN THIEVES.

Harry Soden, who resides on Main
street, caught four men breaking into
his hen house Tusday night. They had
broken off several Stats, but being caught
they ran away and MI. Soden has his
chickens yet. Not SC with several other
parties on.that side of the town for it is
said that a number of the residents lost
their chickens. Among them was Joseph
Kugler, who lost thirty, according to
the number of chicken heads which had
been cut off and thrown on a shed in Cap
tain Bottoms yard which adjoins their
back yard.s Not a sound wa heard by
the family, it is said. Blood was traced
across Stockton street. They suspect GER
tain parties of doing the stealing and it
is to be hoped that they will be able to
trace them up and punish them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-25
NEWS ITEMS.

MI. and Mrs. James Riley, of Broad.
ner yesterday, in honor of their daughter,
Miss Anna Riley.
Chief of the Tottenville Fire Depart.
nent John Kali, is getting along nicely.
Alexander Cole, who as told in the
News, broke one of his legs by Jumping
out of a stage, is getting along nicely.
Norman Cram, has been promoted to
che position OF Superintendent of the At
lantic Terra Gotta Works.
A cement walk is being placed In front
of the house of Mrs. M. Van Name, Main
street.
James Riley of Broadway, is Oh the
lex list.
Eegle A. C. of Kreischerville are on the
b istle for the dance they expect TO hold
naxt week.
Mr.. Krep, Of Brooklyn, spent yesterday
with relatives in Tottenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Sure, and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. v. w. Sure, of Manhattan, were
the guests over Thanksgiving OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hoehn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Donaldson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. g. Delaport, of Broadway,
were in New York Thanksgiving Day.
Police Sergeant Joseph Pearce has re-
turned to duty. after a vacation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-11-25
Woodbridge
AH4A4A44AANHAAH4

Miss .Ceda Valentine is home frcm
OssiniDg, for the Thanksgiving vacation.
Miss Mary A. Seamans, is spending
Thanksgiving with friends in Brooklyn
Miss Susie Dixon will begin teaching
music again next week.
Miss Verna Hoagland entertained about
six of her little friends at games Oh
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield 8. MCGOWAN had
a family party on Thanksgiving. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. King and
two children, of Staten Island; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Nichols and three children,
of Railway, and the Misses Gertrude and
Edith McCoRan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Brown are
spending their honeymoon at Bermuda.
Mrs. Frank Valentine is slowly improv-
ing from her attack of typhoid fever.
Miss Lucy Kennedy, of Pittsburg, is
the guest of Miss Gertrude Edgar, of
Avenel.
Miss Grace Voorhees,, of Somerville,
spent Thanksgiving with her parents,
M r. and Mrs d. S. voorhees,, Of Edgars
Hill.