The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-03-11

first steps in Masonry, and would
have been raised two weeks ago only
for the Bereavement caused by the
death of his daughter Ruth. 1t is
announced in dispatch from Tren.
ton that Grand Master w. Holt Apgal
had arranged to convene the Crane
Lodge in Princeton and give Mr.
Cleveland three degrees at one time
This prerogative is seldom employed
by the Grand Master, and is done
only in emergency cases.
Justice Van SicEel, of the Supreme
Court. resigned early this week.
Legislative and judicial circles were
much surprise by Justice Van Syckel's
resignation. The venerable jurist,
who has been on the Supreme bench
thirty-five years, was reapponted by
the Governor to another term OF seven
years about two weeks ago. The
explanation of Justice Van Syckels
retirement is failing health. He
seyenty-four years old. He was
first appointed to the Supreme Conrt
bench in 1863 w, Holt Apgar, Wor-
shipful grand master of the grand
lodge of New Jersey, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, is a candidate for the
Justices place. Mr.. Apgar is noted
Trenton lawyer, was admitted to the
bar in 1884, is a Democrat, 43 years
old. and will have much support from
high places
Andrew Carnegie, at the request of
the Rev James Levine. rector has
given $4,000 toward new $4,000
organ for the Sacred Heart Roman
Catholic Church, at New Brunswick
Announcement was made by Presi-
dent Thomas w. Crooks, of the
Essex County National Bank, Of
Newark. that the plan for the con-
solidation with his bank, Of the Ma
tional Newark Banking Company had
been abandoned because of the i'm
possibility of getting suitable quarters
for the united banks within reason
able time.
Mrs. James Hansen, of Jersey City,
who had been absent from home for
three days visiting relatives, re-
ceiyed a severe shock on her return to
fine Grape dangling from the door
bell. She had not heard from her
husband while away, and concluded
that he must be dead. She was
afraid to enter, and staggered into the
house of a neighbor in a fainting
condition When she revived the
neighbor accompanied her. When
they reached the stoop they found
Mrs. Hansen's daughter removing the
Grape. The children had been play
ing with their dolls and decided that
one of the dolls had died and they
would have a funeral. The Grape was
taken from one of mammals old
bonnets.
j. V. Hutchinson, a we'll to do
farmer, living at Hamilton Square,
near Trenton, met death in peculiar
manner Wednesday night. Hutchin-
son and his wife were driving home
from a neighbours when the wagon
toppled over, and the two were thrown
into creek. Hutchinson was render
ed insensible either from striking the
carriage or being kicked by the horse
and was drowned. Mrs. Hutchinson
was rescued by another farmer, who
was driving by and heard her cries.
With the object of organizing to
push the latest equal tax movement
Mayors of the State of New Jersey
met in Mayor Fagan's office, Jersey
City, Wednesday afternoon. The
plan is an organization to support the
passage of the new bill now pending
before the Legislature to compel the
railroad corporations to pay then
share of the public burdens. The
Mayors who attended the meeting
Wednesday were Platt of Englewood
Murphy, of West New York, Brady
of Bayonne, Kenny, of East Newark
Ryan, of Elizabeth, Terrill, Of Rah
way, Lankering, of Hoboken, Baylis
OF Arlington, and Pagan, of jersey
City.
End of lifelong devotion came
Wednesday when the Rev. John w
X. Cline and his sister, Miss Ruth
Cline. died from pneumonia at Bel
yidere within an hour. They were
stricken with the disease ten day,
before. The couple had lived to
gether many years. Mr.. Cline wa
a Methodist preacher but resigned {
few years ago to practice as al
eclectic physician. Miss Cline was
constant in helping the poor, ant
many families here will miss thu
assistance of sister and brother.
Detectives are trying to find ;
gang Of counterfeiters, the head
quarters of which is believed to b.
in the Italian district in Riverside
near Paterson. Conductors on trollel