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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
BOARD OF
FREEHOLDERS
The June Meeting Of the Board
Taken Up with Routine
Business Mainly.
ROAD CONTRACTS AWARDED.

The meeting Of the board Of free
holders on wednesday was very quiet,
little but routine business being trans
acted. The board adjourned to meet
this Tuesday when the bids for new
road construction, which will be open
ed by the road committee on Monday
will be acted on.
A letter from Prosecutor Rathbun
advised the board to offer a further
reward for the capture of Albert Jones
and Thomas Buckley, who recently es-
capped from the county Jail. The let
ter was referred to the court house
and jail committee.
Resolutions pledging the ten per
cent. for new road construction were
received from the committees Of Han
over and Pequannoc and ordered filed.
The court house and Jail committee
presented the following statistics in
Jail at last report, thirty-seven; ad-
mitted, thirty-four; discharged, forty
one remaining, thirty.
The jail physician, DR.. Griswold,
thanked the committee for reappoint-
ment in his report and stated that he
had commenced the book of records of
diseases.
The aims house committee reported
sixty-nine in the poor house and sixty
four in the children's nome on June
first, an increase of one at the former
institution and decrease of five at the
latter.
The damages committee presented
voucher for payment Of SO, ,O66.4O, the
judgement secured by Patrick Pillion
against the county for damages and a
note for that amount was ordered dis
counted.
The bonds of the Canton Bridge Co.
on the bridges at Rockaway and Lin
coin Park were ordered released, the
work having been completed.
The court house committee reported
that James H. Couch was the lowest
bidder for the repairing OF the court
house roof, his figure being s655.25
and the work was awarded him.
A contract was ordered made with
the West Virginia Bridge Go. for an
iron bridge near the freight house in
Boonton to cost 81, 1O9.Se, also con-
tract with Mott Cook, for the masonry
for bridge over Heckout Brook, near
Butler, at $3.50 per yard.
Freeholder Youngs reported that all
bids for the iron work Of the bridge
at Nesbitt's mill had been thrown
out. but the mason contract was
awarded Leek & Schuyler at $4.es per
yard.
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Resolution of Thanks.

At meeting Of the Board Of Direc-
tors of All Souls Hospital, held at
the Rectory, on the evening of June
thirteenth, nineteen hundred and
five, it was regularly moved and
seconded, and carried unanimously
that the said Board OF Directors give
grateful expression to their high APP
probation of the unselfish labors OF
Mrs. Louis A. Thebaud, Mrs. Robert
Dumont Foote, and also Of the ladies
associated with them, in securing the
success of the Vaudeville Entertain
ment held in behalf of All Souls Hos
pital on the evening Of February
tenth, last. In passing this resolu-
tion the members Of the Board are
desirous Of placing on record their
sincere conviction that it was owing
entirely to the noble efforts of these
ladies that the entertainment met
with that financial response on the
part of the public which contributed
so materially to its happy results.
Joseph M. Flynn, Chairman Of the
Board of Directors.
Morristown, N. T., June Is, 1905.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
MORRIS ACADEMY CLOSES.
A Very Successful Year-All the In
structors to Return Next Fall.

A Very Successful Year-All the In
structors to Return Next Fall.
On Wednesday, Morris Academy
closed for the summer vacation after
another very successful years work.
The attendance of the school has been
the largest on record since the new
building was occupied.
The relations between pupils and
teachers have been harmonious and
the work conducted with much eff
cheney.
The base ball team has also had a
very successful season, winning eight
out Of the twelve games played. The
boys for the most part have played
first-class ball, defeating several very
strong teams. On Friday evening the
base ball team, managers and teachers
were banQueted at Days by Albert G.
Ropes. The boys were full of speech
making and youthful exuberance, all
leaving with the feeling that they
had one of the very best times of their
lives.
The following pupils will take col
lege examinations Ropes, Thorburn,
Muir, Coils for Princeton; Southgate
Freeman, Pierre Smith, Montague
Smith for Yale; Raymond Mutchler,
New York University.
All the instructors are to return in
the fall Mr.. Brearley will continue
to teach Higher Mathematics Mr..
Peck, English and the Sciences; Mr..
Welsh, Modern Languages and Greek
Mr.. Tallmadge, Greek and Latin; and
the Principal, Latin and Mathema-
Tics.
Arrangements have also been made
with Mademoiselle Lefebure and Frau
Minna Freyganz, to give instruction
in French and German respectively,
Miss VanPelt and Mrs. Hall will con-
tinue their work in Drawing and
Music.
The school will open for the fall
term Monday, September 18th.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20

The coach Magnet" made its last
trip for the season on Saturday, when
it was booked by @. F. Cutler and ran
to the Somerset Hills Club. The
horses were all brought in to Norris
town and on Monday shipped by ex-
press to New York, were they will be
sold on Thursday at the American
Horse Exchange.
The season has been very successful,
the coach being booked for almost
every day and earning an average OF
over $50 per day. Although no def
mite plans have been made as yet it is
probable that coaching will be feat
nre Of the Club season in the autumn,
a coach running daily over the same
route,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20

The Morristown-Ch Chatham aggrega-
tion have evidently struck their gait
when they easily outclassed the strong
Orange A. q. at the Oval last Satur-
day afternoon before large crowd.
The locals landed on Westervelt's
curves for Is hits, while Speer kept the
Orange boys doing all kinds Of stunts
to land on the ball, allowing them
only three safe drives. The feature OF
the game was home run drive in
deep centre by Davis.
The score:
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Normal sehool eraduates.

The following-named girls from this
county who have been attending Nor.
mai School at Trenton for the past
three years, will graduate from that
institution on Wednesday Ella Eliza
beth Talmadge, Morristown; Ellen
Marie Connolly Madison Alice Gene.
We've Delaney, Rockaway Ethel
Nancy Kelley, Chatham Harriet Ste
vens Kitchel, Boonton; Eta Thomp-
son, kindergarten, Hilda Roberta
Hosking, Dover; Florence Mabel Will
let's, Ledgewood; Mary Franklin
Wolfe. Succasunna. Miss Delaney is
on the commencement program for a
musical number.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
over 10, 900 AUTOMOBILES mere.

Within the past week 500 applica-
tions have been made to the Secretary
Of State for licenses for automobiles
and all of them have been granted.
This means an average Of sixty a day,
the largest In the history Of the Office.
Every one Of them was for touring
cars, too, and 90 per cent were from
New Workers and PhiladeIphians.
New jersey has now licensed 70,S76
machines to the close OF business Fri
day night At the present rate the
number win be over 1900 BY the
middle Of next week,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20

Rev. Howard B. Grose, Of New
York, has been engaged as acting
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
and has entered upon his duties. Mr..
Grose is the editor Of the Home Mis-.
sion Monthly, and is considered one
of the best preachers in the Baptist
denomination He intends TO take up
his residence In Morristown about
July first and win devote his evenings
as we'll as Sundays to the work Of the
church.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
A Natlve or MorrIstown Dead.

John D. Stevens, who was born in
Morristown tifty-six years ago, died In
Newark last week. When child his
parents moved to Newark, and resided
there continuously up to his death.
In 1869 he joined No. 2 Truck and was
"tillermann for many years, and has
served In the fire department. of that
city ever since.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
To-Day's session.

The board Of offreeholders held short
meeting on Wednesday and awarded
road contracts as follows Morris
Plains to Shelley's Corner, to Dicker-
son & Gill for S13, ,044.92, Green Village
road to the same firm for SO, 497. "a (;
M0ntville and Mountain View to J.
B. Salmon for s14 ,346.S5; a total Of
$50, ,689.51.
Freeholder Burchell asked how they
could build all the roads with the
money In hand. Freeholder Schone-
berger replied that the Mountain
View road would not be finished this
year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
BASE BALL
GAMES.
MOrriStown-C Chatham Defeated
Orange Team Last Sat
urday HandiIy.
PASTIMES LOSE THEIR GAME.

Only one game was played in the
Lackawanna League Saturday, a post
poned match that resulted in the Nor
ristown-C Chatham nine beating Orange
10 runs to 2. AS result Summit and
Orange are tied for first place and the
Morris County nine moves up a peg
Results Of Saturdays Games:
Morrist'n-Chatham 10, Orange 2.
Standing Of the clubs is as follows
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
PARKER-pAY.

Miss Mabel Baker Day was married
to John VanCleve Parker at the home
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen S. Day on Olyphant place on
Friday evening in the presence of a
large number of friends and relatives.
The house was prettily decorated with
plants and flowers and the ceremony
was performed under an arch of flowers.
The bride was attended by Miss
Alice J. Dunning, OF Bedford, Iowa,
president Of the Glass of 1908 Of the
Women's College Baltimore of which
class the bride was also member, as
maid of honor and Miss Caroline f..
Wilson, of Easton, Pa, and Miss
Mildred Ennis cousin of the bride, as
bridesmaids The best man was Carl
Vernon VOgt and the uShers Louis ID.
and Clarence Day brothers of the
bride.
The bride wore white satin NOUS
selaine with a veil and carried shower
boquet of roses and lilies of the valley.
The grO0mS gift was a SunburSt of
diamonds. The maid of honor wore a
white net dress and sweet peas, while
the bridesmaids wore white batiSte
dresses and carried boquets of maiden
hair ferns. eTwo flower girls Miss
Madeline Day sister of the bride and
Miss Florence Mowery were also in at
tendance.
The ofiiciating clergymen were Rev.
r. B. Urmy and Rev. j. e. Adams.
After the ceremony collation. was
served. Music was furnished by Issler
of Newark.
Gifts were numerous including sew
eral checks and many handsome arti-
cles. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker are at
present away on a wedding tour.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20

The Bernards Township Committee
has purchased a new hose carriage for
the fire department.. II. p. Olcott has
presented chemical engine, which is
expected in few days.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20
PAsT1ME B. B. G.

Pastime B. B. C.!...0OO01OOO OIL
Chatham f. C......l000O30 Ox--4
First base on errors -Pastimes 2,
Chatham 8. Left on bases Pastimes
3, Chatham Z. Stolen bases Chat
ham 7. First base on balls OF Stroud
2. Struck out--by Stroud IL; by
Beams 10. Passed balls Dempsey,
(2). Three base hit Carroll. Umpire,
Mr.. Meeker. Time Of game, l hour
and 40 minutes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-06-20

The Pastimes were defeated last
Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park
by the Chatham f. q. mainly because
they were unable to hit Beams, the
pitcher OF the visiting club. Carrell
and Armstrong were the only mem-
bers Of the home team to whom hits
were credited, the former making
three bagger and the latter single.
Studley, their regular first baseman
was unable to play and Maloney took
his place, but proved anything but
success and was relieved by Brown in
the seventh. Stroud pitched an ex-
cellent game throughout and received
splendid support from the rest Of the
team.
The score:
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MoRRIsTowN-c CHATHAM A. A,

Earned runs Orange A. g. ], Nor
riStown-C Chatham s. Two-base hit
Schooner ThTee-base hit-Curley.
Home run Davis, Stolen bases
Westlake, Adams, Speer, Beck. Sacri-
flee hits Westlake 2, Pollard. Bases
on balls s-Off Westervelt 8, off Speer
5. Struck out-By Westervelt 2, by
Speer 8. Batter hit Brown. First
bases on errors Orange A. @. j, Nor
ristown-C Chatham s.. Left on bases
Orange A. G. 5, Morristown- Chatham
6. Double plays Courtney to Adams
Schooner to Ritter; Curley to Adams.
Time OF game One hour and forty-fye
minutes. Umpire Mr.. Cullom. At
tendance 4, 200.
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P1ERsoN-PIERsoN.

Observation-Disclosures.
A very pretty wedding was celebrate
ed at the residence of A. E. Pierson,
Western avenue, on Wednesday even
ing. when his daughter Grace was
married to Alanson Vance PierSon.
The house was beautifully decorated
with ferns, daisies and palms.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Samuel Zane Batten, of Lincoln,
Neb. The bridal party consisted of
little Edith Pierson, neice Of the
bride, as flower girl; maid of honor,
Miss Eva Pierson, sister of the bride,
gowned in pink silk null, lace trim
med and carrying pink carnations; two
bridesmaids, Miss Ruth Hall and Miss
Mabel Sturges, of the brides Sunday
school class, gowned in white and
carrying pink carnations. The bride
with her father, in crepe de chene,
veil and orange blossoms, carried white
roses, her only ornament handsome
pin with diamond centre, gift of the
groom. The best man was N. Oliver
Pierson, of RoseVille, cousin Of the
groom.
The ceremony was performed in the
bay window under an arch of green
and white with white wedding bell.
There were several selection, Of
piano and violin music rendered while
the guests were assembling, and a we'd
ding march by Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Young.
The presents were as usual, silver,
cut glass, china, pictures, etc.
ap0vr-p1orfrsr
A large number Of relatives and
friends witnessed the marriage Of
Miss Harriet B. Price to Harry A.
Grove at the residence of the brides
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Price
on King place on Wednesday evening.
The officiating clergyman was Rev.
j. H. Gilbert, Of Phelps, N. z. asSis-
ted by DR.. Erdman, the bride being
given away by her father.
The ceremony was performed under
an arch of ferns and roses, the bride
and groom being attended by Miss
Pearl Price as maid of honor, the
Misses Olive Struble and Anna Price,
OF Branchville, cousins of the bride as
bridesmaids while Miss Gertrude Mott,
OF Branchville, and Miss Ruth Hipson
held ribbons. Fred Shelley was the
best man and Harold Pavie and Harry
&. Baker, the latter of Madison were
the uSherS.
The bride wore white crepe de chine
over taffeta and carried a b0Quet of
sweet peas. The maid Of honor wore
blue silk null and carried white roses
and maiden hair ferns. The brides
maids wore white
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-24
SPIDERS TRAINED TO CHEAT
Taught to Weave Webs Among Bot
ties and Sold to Corrupt Wine
Dealers.

This is my spiders school," said
the young woman, and with a little
stick she brushed a few webs from the
wall, says the Philadelphia Bulletin.
mot much to look at, is it? Only a
dozen row of wine bottles, g great
many spiders and a great many webs.
l make, nevertheless, a little money
u of the school.
Spiders webs are in demand among
surgeons and among the makers OF
certain astronomical instruments, the
surgeons using them to stop hemor-
rhages with, and the instrument max
ers using them on certain very delicate
instruments - instruments wherein,
strange to say a human hair would
not take their place, because a hair
is neither fine enough nor durable
enough to serve the required purpose.
Besides selling the webs, also sell
the spiders. A corrupt class Of wine
dealers buy the spiders. These men
put them among bottles of new wine.
/ train the spiders to weave on bottles
only tear down webs woven any
where else-and it is amazing how
quickly these well schooled pupils OF
mine will cover a case of port or claret
with cobwebs, giving to the wine an
appearance of great age.
six spiders in a week will d w
years to the aspect CT a dozen bottles
of wine. Hence you will readily see
how valuable the ugly little creatures
are to wine merchants Of a certain
type"
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fossils, as your imperial highness called
them, won't. either"
Meanwhile, the fossils held an i'm
promptu meeting in the library, from
where Boris lady friends had been
gently removed.
His imperial highness nodded to me-
in quite charming fashion, said the
master of police. "as he passed out"
And our good grand duke had the
supreme kindness to press my hand
gently as | helped him into the royal
coach" cried the fnancior.
q am sure he forgave u.s." said the
two ministers of state. He laughed
sat on the music stand, with one foot
in the bass drum"
Gentlemen announced the presi-
dent of the Nobility club, Il secured the
drum as a memento of this unhappy
happy evening. The spot where the i'm
perial leg and foot rested shall be
framed in silver"
Bravo" cried the polizeimaster, the
two ministers of state, the admiral and
the %firancier. And the latter added: Il
secured the names of the ladies who &C.
companied his imperial highness to the
club, and have ordered two immense
flower pieces for them, to be presented
early tomorrow morning"
Not early" decided the polizeimas-
ter. wait at least until one in the aft
ernoon Their ladyships might not
wish to be disturbed before that hour"
AXIM GORKL
The Tupelo journal., 1905-03-24
The Population OF
the Earth is
One Million
Die Annually OF
Cafarrh.

A Ill over the world Peruna is
IA known and used for catarrhal =
diseases. The Peruna Girl has
travelled round the globe.
Her face is familiar everywhere that
civilization reaches.
Universally Praised.
From Africa 10 Greenland, from Man
churia to Patagonia. the face of the
Peruna girl is familiar and the praises
of Peruna as a catarrh remedy are
heard.
Successful Ia Mort, and South.
Peruna crossed the Equator several
years ago. to find in the Southern
Hemisphere the same triumphant. sue.
cess that has marked its career in the
Northern Hemisphere.
A Standard.
Peruna is a standard Catarrh remedy
the world over.
1t cures catarrh By e~radicating it
from the system.
Permanent Care.
1t obviates the necessity Of all local
treatment and its relief is of permanent
character.
Without a Peer.
No other remedy has so completely
dominated the whole earth as Peruna.
In Every Tongue.
In all languages its glowing test;-
moniQls are written.
In all climes the demands for Perrna
increase.
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ing chairs" Then, turning to the old
gentlemen: "And you, there, move up
a bit. This is no time for reading, any
how" With that he grabbed several
files of papers and threw them under
the table.
One of the ministers of state rose and
said in dignifed ones: Sir, you seem to
forget Yourself. Let me inform you that
this is the library of the club, not the
wineroom. And be good enough to with
draw at once.'
The intruder burst out laughing, while
the en- giggled. Library he cried,
.fddlesticks for your library. would
turn the library of the winter palace n
a wineroom if | were a Don'tlook SO
grumpy" he added. Rather have a
drink with us, and then kiss yourselves
good-by, grandpas."
Suiting the action to the word, the dom
inc knocked down the financier's paper
with a far one of his women companions
handed him. The banker grew red in the
face. and, being a small man, sickly and
in his dotage, looked helplessly at his
friends.
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BRUTALITY OF THE
RUSSIAN A DUKES
MAXIM GORkI. THE NOVELIST. FLAYS
RELATIVES OF TIE CAR.
Draws a Scathing Pen Picture of the Grand Duke
Boris and the Sycophancy of Russian Off
cialdom--The Author Now Languish-
ing in q Dungeon Awaiting
an Unknown Fate.

"Sir," he suffered at last. "you dHk't
seem to know with whom your are deal
ing. | am councillor of state, Baron
Schestjakoff."
"Oh. you are, are you? A pawnbroker
of the highest order, | believe. Well, since
you introduced yourself, have a drink
andthenonce more good-by-good-by to
all of you. You are in my way. Myself
and friends desire to be alone. Do you
hear?"
By this time the insulted gentlemen
had risen, and all spoke at once. The
masked man seemed to know them, for
he addressed them by name and heaped
insults upon each. The admiral was
saying: Il never encountered such i'm
pudence. We must make an example
of this loafer."
"Loafer?" shouted the man in the
mask. Take a care that | do not pull
verize you, admiral, and now, out with
you, or | will have you fired head fore
most
Meanwhile one of the ministers had
sent for the president of the club, who
entered. still red with the excitement
of the dance. Leave the room at once
he demanded. and when sober prepare
to pay for your intrusion with expul-
sion. Waiter. remove the glasses and
bottles and report to the board of gov
errors for INSTRUMENTATION"
"Now. what are you up to?" laughed
the man in the mask. Il didn't send for
you. | am quite sure | didn't"
Leave the room at once" shouted the
president. Eve will attend to your in
suits later"
The masked man leaned back in his
chair, crossed his legs and quizzed the
president leeringly.
See here, fellow" he said, slowly, in
an ironical voice. Come to think of
it. you are not as useless as | first mag
ined. Being the president of the club,
you have full power to remove these
fossils from my sight. Do so quick
ly, and III promise to forget the
incident. But don't be all day about it,
Ivan. The ladies and myself are eager
for a tete-a-tete, and your ~antiquated
friends are in the way"
The master of police happens to be
in the ballroom cried one of the min
listers. Send for his excellency." The
president himself went to look for the
official gentlemen. who appeared al
most Immediately, having been attracted
by the rumpus
He walked up to the masked man,
and, assuming an authoritative tone,
said, CURLY: Leave the room this in
slant, sir. and take the women with
you"
''Polizeimaster," cried the domino.
don't you know that l am suffering
from heart affections? l shall kill my
self laughing at you if you go on in that
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president. polizeimaster. the ministers OF
state, the admiral and banker. Boreis en-
joyed their confusion, looking for q min
ute or two from one to the other and
grimacing. Then he threw himself into
a big arm chair and held his sides while
INDUCING in another fit of laughing.
We'll, are you going or not?' he de-
manded. after awhile. How often shall
| tell you that myself and friends decided
to dispense with your precious COM
pany?"
The chief of police, the two ministers
of state, the admiral, marshal. ~financier
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way, and particularly if you insist upon
using green hair dye, Is you did this
evening. Your beard looks like the
back hair of a mermaid"
The master of police grew very red
in the face, stamped his feet and trem-
bled with rage. Send for the secret
service men," he whispered to the presi-
dent. This is going too far"
Several officials responded. Some
body brought foolscap paper, ink and
pens, and the polizeimaster was about to
take down an account of the incident.
when the masked man interrupted the
proceedings by shouting:
What are you doing, polizeimaster?
1t cannot be your intention to make me
unhappy for the rest of my life? Send me
to Siberia or cut off my ears? Don't Go
it. say. You won't listen to my prayers?
Well, take my commands, then, slaye."
Saying this, the speaker drew himself
up to his full height and threw on his
mask.
"Grand Duke Boris!" Ills imperial
highness!' "We are rost!' whispered