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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
state Board of Adjustment.

1t was rumored about the State
House last week that the bill for a
State Board of Adjustment would be
introduced in the Assembly, probably
by the leader Of the Republican major
ity, Assemblyman Dufiield Of Essex.
The Governor and some Others of the
State leaders have had conference
on the measure, which the Attorney
General has prepared, and it is said to
meet with their approval. The bill
provides for board of three members
which shall perform all the duties now
performed by the State Board Of Tax.
alton, which is abolished by the bill
tt is limited that Ex-Goy. Werts may
be named as one of the commissioners,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Otto II. Kahn having decided to i'm
mediately rebuild the burned fouse at
Cedar Court, large force Of men was
put to work on Friday last cleaning
up the debris tearing down the walls
and cleaning the brick ready to be
used again. The work win be pushed
with all possible speed. Carrerre &
Hastings, who designed all the build
ings at Cedar Court, are of course in
charge of the work of rebuilding The
S. w. Bishop Co, of Providence, r. L.,
has the contract.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Mora sun snots Found.

pittsburg. Feb. 2s. Professor Iohn
g. Brashear, the Allegheny astrono
mer. makes the announcement that
within the last thirty-six hours bunch
of spots of alarming magnitude have
appeared on the eastern meridian OF
the sun and that atmospheric disturb
ances will most likely follow Mr.
Brashear said; "The sun spots cover
an area of possibly 3,000,000,000 square
miles ana are much more active than
the spots which occurred last month
Last year 127 different groups of spots
appeared on the sun, but none so large
or ominous as those just appearing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
poane successor.

1t has been informally announced
from the episcopal residence of Bishop
O'Connor, Of the Roman Catholic
diocese Of Newark, that the Rev.
Isaac P, Whelan, pastor of st. Mary's
Star Of the Sea Church, Bayonne, will
succeed the late Monsignor George III.
Doane as rector Of st. Patrick's Ca
thedral, Newark He will probably
take charge before Lent begins.
Father Whelan was the assistant in
Morristown at one time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Edward Cooper, former Mayor of
New York city, died on Sunday. Mr..
Cooper had been i'll for some time and
had long retired from any part in pub
lie life, devoting himself to his busi-
ness interests and the charities which
his father founded and he had aided.
The death of his brother-in-law, Abb
ram S. Hewitt, was severe blow to
him. Mr.. Cooper was the son of Peter
Cooper, the philanthropist, and had
many of his fathers amiable charac-
teristics. AS member of the Cooper
Hewitt firm he was formerly inter-
ested in the iron business in New Jer-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
McAlI Auxiliary Meering.

The annual meeting of the Morris
town McAll Auxiliary will be held on
Tuesday, March 7th, at half past
three o'clock, in the parlor of the
South St. Presbyterian Church. The
annual report of the work at Nantes
and letters from the field will be read
and at four O'Clock tea will be served.
1t is hoped all subscribers and Others
who are interested in the work will
meet with the auxiliary at that time,
that all may come into closer touch
with each other and with the CO.
workers at Nantes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Visitors from Jersey city.

Twenty-Five members of st. Mark S
Club of Jersey City, were entertained
by the Young Mems Catholic Associa-
tion. The visitors were defeated on
the bowling alleys by the "young men,"
but the edge was taken off their dis
appointment by the dance and supper
which followed the bowling. A num-
ber of fine singers were present and
their fine music contributed not lit
tie to the evenings entertainment.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Harry w. Runyon OF So Summit ave
nue., Jersey City, nephew and law part
ner of ex-Gov. George T. Werts, and
Miss Edna H. Rowe of Yonkers, for
merly of Jersey City, were married by
the Rev. DR.. Macarthur at the Calvary
Baptist Church, Fifty-seyenth street,
Manhattan, at o'clock last Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Runyon
have gone South on a wedding trip.
They will visit Baltimore, Washing
ton, Old Point Comfort and other
places, and will return in about two
weeks. They will reside in Jersey
Civ.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
cold Too Much for came.

Farmers all through the county re-
port the freezing and starving to death
of much game, especially quail and
rabbits The continued deep SHOWS
have covered up the winter food Of
most game. Rabbits have been found
by farmers starved to death in various
localities and numerous coyeys Of quail
have been discovered frozen at the cor
ners Of fence posts, under brushes, etc.
The contentionis made by hunters that
the denuding OF the mountains Of the
forests for timber has brought this
about by taking away the natural
shield against the rigors of cold
weather.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
To Hold Union service.

The Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist Churches Of the town, will
hold Union service on Tuesday even
ing, March 7th, at 7.45 p. m. in the
South Street Presbyterian Church.
Rev, Ralph B. Urmy, will deliver the
address. If the attendance and inter
est at this service is such as to warrant
a continuance Of similargatherings ,un-
ion meetings will be held on successive
Tuesdays in the several churches.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
LEGISLATION AND BIRDS.
Many Reasons why insect Eating
Birds should be Protected.

Many Reasons why Insect Eating
Birds should be Protected.
Constantly in the legislature bills
are being introduced to legalize the
killing of birds, robins, doves, flicker,
meadow lark and Others. Some fruit
growers really believe that they would
be better off if rid of these inseetiver-
Gus birds which sometimes feast on
cherries, not realizing that these same
birds do a thousand times more good
than harm, as has been proved by
scientific Investigations. All tillers
of the soil must know that nearly
everything which grows is afflicted by
some one of the many pests that sap
the life Of the plant or tree, and this
is of course due TO the fact that there
are not enough insectivorous birds to
keep us rid of the insects that are a
blight to vegetation. Weshould make
strenuous objection to all attempts to
legalize the destruction of any crea-
ture as useful as our insect-eating bird.
They are as follows: the robin, mead
ow lark, dove, flicker, blue birds,
thrasher, thrush, cardinal, cedar and
COW birds, chat, chewink, cuckoo,
brown creeper, finch, fly catcher, gros-
beak, yellow birds, gull, night hawk,
humming bird, kinglet, martin, in
digo. king bird, oriole, oven bird,
pewee, phoebe, swallow, redstart,
shrike, yireo, snow bird, swifts, tapa-
ger, teru, warbler, titlark, woodpeck-
ers, wren, whip-poor-will, and spar
rows. (English sparrows excepted)
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
subway Eor QUAKER CIV.

Philadelphia, Feb. 49, The PhlladeI-
phia Rapid Transit company has vir-
tually completed plans and specimen
tlOns for the extension of the Market
street subway around the city hall, and
bids for the work win be asked soon
Heretofore the belief has prevailed
that only a single track would encircle
the city haIl, but in the application tc
list its stock on the New York Stock
Exchange it is said that 1t win be a
two track subway, covering about one
half mile. The cost is estimated at
100000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Hanover township Report.

The annual report OF the Hanover
township committee has been pub
lished in pamphlet form from the
press of THE JERsEYMAN. The re-
port shows very satisfactory condi-
tion of affairs with an actual balance
in the treasury Of S3,O13.25. Six years
ago the township was doing business
on borrowed money, but thanks to
good management the debts have been
wiped out and the balance is ready to
pay the current bills as they come in.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Niedrinnhaus offers ReIease

Kansas City, Feb 2S. a special to
the Times from Jefferson City, Mo-,
says: "At a caucus attended by sixty
members Of the legislature who have
been voting for Thomas X. Niedring
baus for United States senator Mr.. Me
dringhaus said he would release his
supporters from the Republican caucus
obligation to vote for him provided
they would agree on a candidate other
than II. G. Kerens."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Japs Hold pa pass.

Mukden, Feb. 2S The Russians re-
port that the Japanese are in possess
sion Of Da pass and also the pass be-
tween Da pass and Katou pass. The
possession of Da pass threatens Fu-
sharn, Tie pass and Hiegessway. Da
pass is regarded as Of the same conse-
quence to the Japanese in their opera
tions against Mulxden as was Molten
pass in relation TO Liaoyang.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Chicago, Feb. %. John w Gates and
his associates, having abandoned the
deal in May wheat, as reported, mil
lions of bushels of the cereal were
thrown on the local market by the
clique houses, causing prices to fall
with a crash. The slump made a
panic among smaller holders, who had
been following the bun leaders. The
price OF May wheat fell to $11412.
Less than two weeks ago it sold at
$121l5 The closing price on Saturday
was $1.1S1s
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 2S. Senators
f.. ]. Emmons, Harry Bunkers, Eli
Wright and Frank French have been
expelled from the California senate for
the alleged receiving of bribes to aid
building and loan associations. The
report Of the investigating committee
recommending expulsion was read in
fun and was adopted by thirty-fve af-
firmative votes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Good Showing For PennsyIvania Line

Good Showing For Pennsylvania Line.
Philadelphia. Feb. 2S. The annual re-
port of the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany was made public last night. II
shows the gross earnings Of all lines
directly operated TO be Sis, 49, ,270 and
the net earnings. after deducting oper.
ating expenses, $36,342, ,2S1. From this
amount is deducted $6T3S,60 rentals
paid roads operated on the basis Of
net earnings. leaving $29,60S,672 as the
net operating earnings of the company.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
senator childa, pnrchase.

The homestead Of J. Frank Lindsey
on the Whippany road was on Monday
sold BY former Sheriff Baker to w. W..
Cutler, representing Senator Samuel
s. childs, theprice being a little under
$4,000. AT the same time Sheriff
Ryerson sold the lot adjoining the
homestead 70 the same purchaser for
about 81, ,9oO.l
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Forward Movement Checked.

Headquarters Of General Kuroki,
Feb %. The Japanese army now
holds a front extending from the Hun
river to several miles east of Taitse.
The weather has taken sudden
change, becoming favorable for fur
ther operafions
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

A successful assembly, followed by a
cotillion, was held at the Essex Fells
clubhouse last Tuesday evening. The
numerous house parties increased the
attendance, The cotillion was led by
y. Cressop Sprigg. The assembly was
not a club event, but social function.
Similar entertainments will be given
from time to time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
supreme Council Ist Max.

Supreme Regent Robinson, OF the
Royal Arcanum. has notified Councils
OF the grand council dates. The SUI
preme council will meet at Atlantic
City on May II. The New Jersey
Grand Council win meet at Lakewood,
May 1st.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
A DELIGHTFUL CONCERT
The Audience Well Pleased with
second OF baldwin series.

The Audience Well Pleased with
second OF Baldwin series.
The second Of the Baldwin series Of
entertainments was given ia the Ly-
ceum on Friday evening with some
what larger attendance than at the
first number. Stin the attendance
was not what it should have been for
the quality Of the concert and the low
admission price.
The artists were Edward Barrow,
the English tenor, Anton Casper, vio-
lin, and Hans Kronold, cello. The
first two named were new to a Morris
town audience, but delighted the
hearers with the numbers rendered.
Hans Kronold is a favorite in Morris
town and maintained his established
reputation. Mf. Baldwin was at the
piano. The program follows
Trio ia # Major Saint-Saens
Messrs. Baldwin, Kasper and Kronold
Meme Liebe ist grun Brahms
Ais die alte Mutter Dvorak
I'm wunderschonen Monat Mai
Hammond
Mr. Barrow
Air Bach
The Swan Saint-Saen
The Spinner Dunkler
Mr.. Kronold
Air yarie yiextemps
Mr.. Kaspar
Aria "Walthers Preislied'' Wagner
Mr.. Barrow
Dedreatror Pepper
Vito Pepper
Mr.. Kronold
Canzonetta A. d'Ambrosia
Elfentanz Popper-Sanset
Mr.. Kaspar
If Thou vert blind Johnson
Border Ballad tScotch) Cowen
Mr.. Barorw
Trio Serenade Liebe
Messrs. Baldwin, Kaspar and Kronold
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
RAILROAD NEWS.
Lackawanna's New Freight
House Opened on
Sunday.
IMPROVEMENTS AT NEWTON


The new brick freight house of the
Lackawanna on Morris street was used
for the first on Monday. Itis handler
for expressmen, being located SO close
to Morris street and because of the
absence Of tracks on the wagon side,
but the facilities for loading wagons
are limited to five doors and short
platform at the rear. From a railroad
operating standpoint it is far from an
improvement. Five cars can be un-
loaded at one time and by using the
first row of cars for bridge a second
tier of five can be reached. The great
bulk Of the freight comes from the
east. The cars from Whippany must
be drilled out, then the local cars
taken to the tower crossed over, and
pushed up asteep grade, then the emp
ties taken back. East bound freight
trains have little room to run into the
yard and the transfer of way freight
will be a puzzle. The moving was
done with a box car which was loaded
at the old house and drilled over to
the new.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Manv Princeton Men proUped.

Princeton, N. j., Feb. 2S. The Prince
ton faculty announce that sixty nine
men have been dropped on account Of
deficient work in the recent midyear
examinations
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Washington. Feb. 28. Mrs, Eliza B.
Anderson, widow Of General Robert
Anderson. who commanded Fort Sum-
ter, in Charleston harbor, at the open
ing of the civil war. is dead at her
home here.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
oil sArnok n Alabama.

Mobile, Ala, Feb 2S. Authentic I'M
formation reached the city last night
that oil has been found in the lower
end Of Baldwin county. A well has
been sunk 500 feet, and on Saturday
oil was pumped out.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Canal Abandonment Bill on tor Next
Week.

The long expected Morris Canal
abandonment bill will, it is said, be in
troduced in the Legislature this week.
A bill prepared by the interests repre-
senting the Lehigh Valley Railroad
has been made public. tt is based
upon the bill drawn up by George Il.
Werts, John w. Griggs and Foster M.
Voorhees,, the commission represent
ing the State, which reported to the
Governor last spring.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

General Counsel W. w, Ross and
Engineer Lincoln Bush, Of the Lacka-
wanna Railroad, were before the rail-
road committee of the Orange Com
mon Council last Friday night to ex-
plain and discuss the plans the railroad
have prepared for the proposed eleva-
tion of its tracks through that city,
the committee gave the railroad repre-
sentatives to understand that the
committee did not favor the city pay
ing any part Of the cost for the
track elevation, nor would they ad-
wise the giving the right to close any
streets.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
MORRISTOWN ATHLETICS.

Chatham, Tapkaow, Morristown Y.
NJ. G. a., South Orange Field Club,
Summit and Madison, Hollywood Re-
publican Club and Orange Valley, are
the clubs mentioned in the proposed
reorganization of the Morris and I'm
ion League under the name of the
Lackawanna Bowling League.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Cowboys For Inaugural Parade.

Deadwood, S. D., Feb. 2S Captain
Seth Bullock's cowboys have left Dead
wood by the Burlington railroad for
washington to take part in the In
auguraI parade. There were sixty IN
the party.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Herbert X. Salmon has been APP
pointed fourth-class postmaster at
N. ].
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

The new equipment ordered some
time since by the Lackawanna, por-
tion Of which has beeL delivered, in
cludes 30 new locomotives, II for fast
service, u for fast freight,
and 8 for switching purposes. The car
order was for 1000 box cars, 1000 new
steel hoppers. and 200 refrigerator
cars. The total cost of this equipment
is in aggregate S1,sOO,O00. With the
addition Of this purchase the Lacka-
wanna, already well off for power and
rolling stock, will be in the lead Of any
railroad in the country.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

The Beechwood Hotel at Snmmit
reopens to-day with 4, X. Armstrong;
as manager. 1t has been closed for
four months.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
Another burglary.

The store Of F. Rosen on Speedwe1l
avenue was entered during Sunday
night and change stolen from the cash
drawer and goods from the shelves.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Officials of the Lackawanna Rail-
road recently made thorough inspec-
zion Of the railroad yards and freight
station in Newton, and it is under
stood that extensive Improvements
will be started as soon as the weather
permits. The present freight station,
which has been in use ever since the
Sussex Railroad was built, fifty years
ago, will be replaced by a modern
building, the entire yard system
changed and additional sidings laid
for the accommodation Of one hundred
more cars. A round house to hold six
locomotives is also in the plans. No
change will be made in the passenger
station, unless covered platform be
extended from the present one.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

The annual meetingof the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company was held Tuesday morning
at the offices of the company on Ex-
change place. The retiring managers
and officers were reelected. President
w. H .Truesdale's annualreport to the
stockholders showed that the earnings
for the year ended Dec. 81 were S2S,
701, ,991, a decrease of SITS, ,972; the ex-
penses of operation Sl5,75S, 1892, an in
crease OF 1888, ,351, making the net earn
ingsSl2, ,O49, ,217, a decrease of 81, ,O8S, ,342.
In President Truesdale's remarks con-
cerning plans for the coming year he
states that it is expected that the
work Of completing the Improvements
In Newark and vicinity will be COM
pleted this year, and that the work at
Summit, n. j., will be finished in
August.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

DR.. Eliot GortQn, OF Fair Oaks San,
ataSinm, Summit, has been obliged by
iil-health to go South for a trip ol
several weeks.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
omcers Elected.

The following officers have been cleo
ted in the Madison M. E. Sunday
Sunday School: Superintendent, Her
bert X. SAKE; first assistant superin-
tendent, Stark B. Ferris second assis-
tant superintendent, Emory N. Faulks;
secretary, Arthur J Jones; treasurer,
Walter =. Fowler; librarian, Charles
W. O. Jones pianist, Miss Louise NJ.
Neill.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

The excavation at Summit to the
width of one track is now about COM
pleted from Maple street to High
street, and the contractors have en-
ployed an increased force Of men in
lowering the embankment on the
north side, preparatory to laying the
permanent track. AS soon as trains
can be run on this lower grade, it is
expected that a temporary foot bridge
will be erected over Springfield ave-
nue..
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

Conductor Ira Meslar OF the Morris
town & Erie has been away for a few
days on a vacation Conductor Batson
OF the freight crew has been running
the passenger train during the absence
of the regular conductor,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

The Erie Railroad has just issued
the first number of little magazine
known as the Erie Employee The
magazine is nicely printed and con
tains items of information about the
Erie system and personal notes. The
current number has an illustrated
article on the new all steel baggage
cars, also an article on the new loco
motive equipment with illustration.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

The ferryboat Elmira, built at the
shipyards at Newport News, for the
Hoboken ferry service of the Lacka-
wanna Railroad, sailed on Friday for
New York In command Of Captain
Melvin and crew Of shipyard me-
chanics.