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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-06-16
Fry Drug Company, Camden, Tenn.

Letme thank you again for your liber-
ality, but the house is badly in need of
painting and | am ont of job. Ii that
same number of good women will give the
product OF one egg "a frying size chick
EN- the house will soon be painted. All
| ask of you is if you will give this chick
en- to send me word and | will call at your
house for it. If your chickens are not
ready now you can wait till they are lar
ger. Thanking you for past and also fu
ture help, am your pastor,
E. NJ. MATHIS.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-06-16

If a paint manufacturer does not pub.
lish the analysis of his paint, the reason
81 very plain. He's not very proud of it.
The analysis of Mastc Mixed Paint,
"The Kind That Lasts is pnblished
Get it, read it, and you will use only
Mastic Sold by the Fry Drug Co.. Cam
den, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-06-16

The CHRONICLE and the Nash
willie Banner one year foE $3.50.
The Banner is one of the best dali
lies, in the South
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-06-16
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CHURGR NOTICE.

l will not fill my appointment Mt Sui
phur Greek on the second Sunday in
June, but will preach there at $50 p. m.
the third Sunday. G. ID. EVANS.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
THE SENATE
CAUCUS HELD
Senator-elect Colby Announces
HIS Position Regarding
Caucus DoingS.
LIST OF OFFICERS SELECTED

The Senators and Senators-elect met
at the Republican Club, Trenton, at
about noon on Wednesday. Senator
Bradley, of Camden, as the temporary
chairman, called the meeting toOrder
Senator Wakelee then nominated SEN
ator Hillery. Of Morris, for leader, and
the latter took the chair.
At this point MI Colby arose and
stated that be did not see his way
clear to vote for any officer if the ac-
tion Of the meeting was to be consid-
cred binding 1t was contrary to the
principles he had been advocating. If
the Senators desired him to withdraw,
ia view Of his attitude, he would de-
part He would be glad to attend the
meetings whenever party measures
we're to be discussed, provided it was
understood that he was not bound in
any way. Senator Wakelee remarked,
- Colby, | have a resolution which may
interest you. Mr.. Colby took his seat
and Senator Wakelee then read reso-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
LENIz WINS HIS FIGHT.
Re-Elected County Chairman by For
ty-two Majority.

Re-Elected County Chairman by For-
ty-two Majority.
Major Carl Lentz In Newark Friday
night was reelected chairman of the
Republican County Committee of rs
sex. This is the fifteenth time the
major has been SO chosen. He was
never so determinedly opposed as this
year. His election was. however, de-
cisive. He received 118 votes as
against rs cast for Lathrop Anderson,
the Colby candidate, and one for Will
Liam Mungie.
Out of the 203 members of the COM
mittee 1876 were present. The nomi-
mating speeches were rather tart, and
for a time after the vote had been
taken it was believed there might be
a split in the committee, but Jhis was
settled by William Lord, City Counsel
Of Orange, who had supported Major
Lentz, asking the opposition what
they intended to do.
Mr.. Martin, who had led the Colby
forces, replied that where everything
was fair and aboye-board and for the
best interests Of the people the minor
ity would abide by the vote.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26


luton which provided that Mr.. Colby
need not vote for any officer at any
of the conferences or be bound as to
any measures on which action might
be taken. This resolution was adopt
ed unanimously, and Mr.. Colby bowed
his acknowledgment Of the compli-
ment.
Then the regular business proceed
ed. Colby voted for Hillery for leader,
but after Senator Horner, Of Burling-
ton, named Bradley for president, and
the-vote was taken, the Senator-elect
from Essex did not vote. The nomin-
ations for the rest of the officers to be
chosen by the Senate were left to a
steering committee. While the COM
mittee was making up its report, the
Senators sat down to dinner fur
nished by the Club.
Later on the following officers were
named and confirmed Secretary, How
ard L. Tyler, Of Cumberland assistant
secretary, Lewis II. Stevens, of Cape
May journal clerk. S. Merchant Meek
er. Of Union; assistant supervisor of
bills, E. A .Sexsmlth, of Monmouth; cali
endar clerk, William e. Staban, of Pas
sale assistant sergeant-at-arms, Rich
ard Rowe, Of Burlington, The bill
clerk is to be named by Colby; the as
sistant journal clerk BY Shinn, of
Ocean; the supervisor of bills by Hill
lery, Of Morris; the assistant bill clerk
by Frelinghuysen, Of omerset, and the
sergeant-at-arms by Hutchinson, Of
Mercer
The conference adopted a resolution
directing the custodian of the State
House to see that no flowers were
placed on the Senator'S desks on the
opening day Of the session. There
were two absentees, Avis. of Glouces-
ter, and Ackermann, Of Union. Avis
had to go to Washington on business,
and the death of Mr.. Ackermann' 5
mother detained him.
Attorney General McCarter notified
Governor Stokes on Wednesday that he
ought to appoint a successor to the
late Edward J Anderson as Supervisor
OF the State House at once. The Su-
pervisor is the financial officer Of the
institution, and any extended inter-
regnum would be apt to make trouble
II is believed that ex-Assemblyman
Peter " D. Van Boren, Of Somerset,
will be appointed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

The mail carriers were unusually
loaded with parcels even for a Christ
mas yesterday. Each carrier had a
horse and wagon to facilitate delivery.
They started out after ten o'clock and
were out most Of the day on the one
holiday trip.
The report for the week ending
Christmas night shows that there
were received in the office 22s pouches
and 1856 sacks of mail and sent out PIP
pouches and 337 sacks. This record is
far ahead Of any precious record the
five days before Christmas beating last
year by 1876 sacks. The heaviest day
for outgoing mail was Saturday when
95 sacks and 33 pouches were sent out
and the heaviest incoming was Christ
mas day with record of SO sacks and
35 pouches Postmaster Clarke says
that the business for December is
a third larger than during any other
corresponding period.
The receipts from the sale Of stamps
for the weeks amounted to about
81, 900 the best day being Friday when
$470 was taken in through the stamp
window.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
GOVERNMENT
PAYS HEAVIL Y
For Transportation Of Mails
to and from Different
Points in the State.
JERSEY ROADS GET S538,I72


New Jersey railroads got more than
half a million dollars last year for
transportation of the United States
mails to and from different points in
the State. The actual amount paid
by the Government for this service
was 1888, 1925. This included the
carrying Of mails between New York
and Philadelphia. In addition to this
the railroads were paid SOS, ,07S AZ for
the use of railway mail cars running
between different points in the State.
The New Jersey railroads among
which this money was divided, and the
amounts received by each, were as fol
lows:
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
s416, ,295.13.
Central Railroad Company of New
Jersey s32, ,24l7s.
West Jersey and Seashure Railroad
Company, s31, ,294.27.
Erie Railroad Company, 81 $40. 46.
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad Company, $40, 0,T2I2O.
New Jersey and New York Railroad
Company, 81, ,145.7S.
New York, Susquehanna 81 Western
Railroad Company, s9,s7LSO.
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company,
$3.50.
Mt Hope Mineral Railroad Compa-
ny, $151 92.
New Orange -Four Junction Railroad
Company, sll542.
Morristown and Erie Railroad Com
pany, sls4.25.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, 81, ,1s2.OS.
or the amount paid to Jersey roads
for rental Of postal cars, the Pennsyl-
vania road received $92, 1910 the
Central Railroad Company of New
Jersey, 81, 2,477.47, and the Erie Railroad
$441.90.
The Government also paid during
the year slOO to the Hopatcong Steam
boat Company for carrying mail
from Lake Hopatcong to the p, II. 81
w, Railroad station at Hopatcong
(Landing1.
A total Of s203, 1916 was also paid
during the year for the carrying Of
closed mail pouches on the various
electric and cable lines OF New Jersey.
OF this total Sl08, IA. II was paid to the
Public Service Corporation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
THE LACKAWANNA COMPANY
Meets with Another Heavy Loss BY
Ferry House Fire.

Ferry 1ouSe fire.
Because the citys faulty alarm SER
vice broke down at critical point
the two large ferryhouses Of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road and the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey, at 23rd street, and the North
River, New York. were destroyed by
flames last Wednesday.
The ferryhouses were Of modern
steel and wood construction, not fire.
proof, but intended to resist rapid
spread Of fire, and were completed
only a few days ago. The loss BY their
destruction IS more than s50o,O0O
Fireboats, aided by favorable slant
of the wind, saved from destruction
the Erie and Pennsylvania ferryhouse }
close BY, and also saved the slips Of
the burned ferryhouses.
The 23rd street fire started at 1890
a. M, in the basement Of the Lacka-
wanna ferryhouse, where workmen
were putting finishing touches to a
costly heating and lighting plant. 1t
was believed to have been caused By
the ignition OF oakum used in the
packing around pipes. This plant was
intended to supply light and heat for
a new ferryhouse to be built BY the
Erie, as we'll as for the Lackawanna
and Central ferryhouses.
AS soon as the flames were discov-
cred the workmen in the building,
aided by Lackawanna employees there,
manned the fire hose and tried to
keep the fire in check until the fire.
men could be called. but they were
soon obliged to drop the hose and run
for their lives, SO rapidly did the
flames spread.
While the fire was in progress, there
were fears that several persons had
lost their lives in the burning build
ines. but these fears proved to be un-
founded. Several hundred trunks and
many express packages, mostly filed
with Christmas things, could not be
saved from the flames.
A fire Of mysterious origin broke out
in a store-room Of the Lackawanna
ferryhouse in Hoboken at 8 o'clock
Wednesday night, creating a scare.
AS the engines arrived the flames
burst from the storeroom, where
paints and oils had been kept. The
frennen kept the flames out of the
ferryhouses and extinguished them SO
quickly that the loss was tritiing.
The fire showed itself just as the
ferryboat Montclair was entering her
slip, and the captain backed out again
and waited in the river until all dam
ger was over.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
Third Of the star Course.

The third number of the x. NJ. G.
A. course of entertainments was given
in the Lyceum on Wednesday even
ing, by the Bostonia Ladies' Orches-
ira, Of Boston. They played in Brat
tleboro, Vt, the night before and
were late in arriving in Morristown,
not comingin until the SIS train, a
railroad accident delaying them. In
addition the conductor, Mrs. Belle
Yeaton Renfrew, fell during the day
and sprained her ankle. She came on
with the orchestra however and con-
Quoted from a chair. The orchestral
numbers were well rendered and en-
core was demanded for each. The or
eheStra was accompanied by Mart
King, welEknown in MOrristown, who
recited selections and told stories.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
MORRIS COUNTY COURTS.

Judge Mills has been occupied for
parts Of two days and will again sit
tomorrow in listening to argument Of
counsel in a cayaet filed by the Nation
al Iron Bank against permitting Mrs.
Malley to become administrative OF
the estate OF her husband, the late
Thomas Malley. The cayaetors claim
that they have found liabilities against
the estate amounting to S22, III SO,
while the assets amountst to only about
$13,50O, Of which only S2,70O book ac-
counts is available for immediate use.
Counsel for Mrs. Malley denies this
condition. The cavaetors further
claim that as the estate is practically
insolvent and much involved that
some business man should be appoint
ed administrator to finish the con-
tracts and close up the estate.
la court this morning the Malley
case was adjoured until January 4
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
SOCIETY EVENTS.

Mrs. Fl. Ward Ford with her son
Henry will be in MOrristown for a
week, during the holidays.
Miss Hopkins, at last advices, was
delightfully."- established in Paris and
enjoying herself accordingly.
Mrs, Charlton T, Lewis viii be with
Mrs. Samuel Freeman during the hol-
idays.
Miss Mary r.. Conger is home from
Vassar College for her Christmas va
cation.
Mrs. A. w. Cutler and Rev. Fred
eric w. Cutler will be with Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard w Cutler over tine holi-
day season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster C. Estes will
go South, Immediately after Christ
mas. for ten days trip.
Miss Marion Walker has returned
to Staten Island after staying with
Mrs. James r. Maury for week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Babcock we're
expected back in Morristown on We'd
nesday.
On January 2nd, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Jenkins and family will go
to New York for the remainder Of the
winter.
Mrs. George Edings Chisolm will
have her mother and sister, Mrs.
Lawrence and Miss Lawrence, with
her over Christmas.
The Misses Talcott, sisters of the
late Mrs. Henry W. Buxton, who came
| TO MorriStOwn at the time their
brother-in law died, were at Mrs.
Tunis's for week.
Miss Marjorie Ryerson is home from
Vassar for the holidays.
Mrs. James Emott is rather serious
| " II at the home Of. her son, Charles
O. Emott.
Mrs Cauldwell has house full of
young people oyer the holidays.
Mrs. Kellogg gives a luncheon follow
ed by cards this week in honor of Miss
Florence Waterbury
The children's dance will be given in
Washington Hall this Wednesday
evening, the patronesses being Mes
damesRobert Dumont Foote, Henry
Forester Taylor, Mahlon Pitney, Sam
uel S. Dennis, sAbram @. GarretSon,
| william ,. LeUcnIOru, InOmaS w :,
Caldwell. Charles Henry Mellon, Geo
@. Palmer, Benjamin Ogden Chisolm,
Henry e. Fanshawe, Herman Behr.
| The Junior dance will be held at the
Whippany River Club on the night
| following, with the following patron
esses Mesdames Edward Fl Clarke,
Thomas W Cauldwell, Robert Dumont
EOote, j Murray Forbes. Abram @.
Garretson, Frederick H. Humphreys,
/ Rudolph II Kissel, Gustav E. KisSel,
William S. Letchford. Robert Corea
Walsh, Benjamin Nicoll, John /. Wa
| terbIry, Elliott Smith, Granville NJ
White.
Mrs. Henry H. Taylor, OF Madison
avenue, entertained the Tuesday Aft
ernoon Bridge Clu0 at her home this
week. Among those present were Mes
danes Henry Il. Eanshawe, Ledyard
Thompson, George Z. Dadmun, 4. Q.
Garretson, @. II. Mellon, and Miss
Swords.
DR.. and Mrs. Granville M. White
entertained at dinner Tuesday even
ing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
The Kindergarten CHRISTMAS.

The Christmas exercises of the Free
kindergarten were held in the Kind
ergarten rooms on Wednesday after
noon. They consisted Of songs, games,
etc, by the children, after whichthere
was distribution Of presents. Each
girl received a doll and eacf, boy a sled.
All received pictures, oranges and
candy There were tWo trees to de-
light the children. one trimmed with
their own work, the other with the
conventional Christmas ornaments.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

Continuation of Weather Predictions.
James Hoyt, eighty years old, Con-
necticut nurseryman, who has studied
the weather nearly all his life for busi-
ness purposes, declares that the pre-
yailing mild weather will continue
through the winter. He assigns many
reasons for his predictions. saying that
the fur on the wild animals his men
have killed is thin and inclined to be
hairy, that his chickens have not as
many feathers as usual, that winter
wheat has not the tough covering it
always puts on when the winter is to
be a severe one. Robins are singing
and blue binds are about. Dandelions
blossom, wood violets have been in
bloom and lilac bushes have budded.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
r. f. BALLANTINE'S WILL.
Disposition Of His Real and Personal
Property-His Executors Named.

Disposition of His Real and Personal
Property His Executors Named.
No public bequests are made Ia the
will Of the late Park Commissioner,
Robert Fulton Ballantine, which was
admitted to probate in the Surrogate's
Office, at Newark on Friday.
After making the usual provisions
for the payment Of debts and funeral
expenses, Mr.. Ballantine leaves to his
widow, Mrs. Annie q. Ballantine, the
use for life of his late residence, 81
Washington street, all his household
furniture and effects. his horses and
carriages and his oil portrait by Con-
stant. His other pictures and paint
ings he gives to his widow for life. and,
after her death, directs that they be
divided between his children, TO the
widow is also devised the tract Of six
acres adjoining her summer residence
at Linden Neuk, Madison, and she also
receives two-tifths Of the remainder Of
his personal estate after certain spe-
cific bequests are disposed Of
! These bequests are as follows: To
each Of the two sons-in-law, Charles
Bradley and John @. Fl. Pitney, s20,-
600; to his grandson and namesake,
Robert Ballantine Bradley, 10000; to
each OF the other grandchildren,
whose names are not given, $4,000; to
Dir. Charles E. Hart, of Rutgers Col
lege, ST, 600; to Julia B. Littell, a sis
| ter-in-iaw, ia trust, $1,000; TO John
Edward johnson, his butler, $500, and
to each household or stable servant,
who has been in his empty for five
years, 800.
| Itisfurther provided that the three
tifths of the remaining personal es-
tate, after the widow has received the
! two-fifths named, are to be divided
between the testators, two daughters,
Mrs. Julia g., wife of Charles Bradley,
and Mrs. Robert A., wife of John O.
FL. Pitney. One-fifth of the share of
each is to be paid to them outright,
and the balance is to be held In trust
for each of them during her life, and
after her death to her child OF child
rem.
In dlsposing of his large real estate
holdings. Mr.. Ballantine provided
that the property is to be held by the
executors ID trust, they to pay two
fifths Of the income therefrom to the
widow during her lifetime, and to di-
vide the remainder between his two
daughters. On the death of the Wild
ow all the income is to be equally di-
vided between his two daughters dur
ing their respective lives, with re-
mainder to their children.
The widow and the sons-fn-law
named are appointed executors, with
full power to sell all the real estate,
and the final provisions is that the
gifts to her are to be in lieu of dover.
The document, considering the great
value Of the estate disposed Of, is a
short one, bears date Of November Is,
1899, and has Vice-C Chancellor John r.
Emery and Harry f. Barrell as its
| witnesses.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

Emigration Of an Old-Tlme Church.
The little frame building, with its
quaint gable ends. slanting roof and
stained glass windows, at No. 80
West 54th street, New York, which
for thirty-eight years has been known
as the Amity Baptist Church, will
soon be supplemented by fine new
edifice. which the Amity Church Off
GERS are to erect on the south end Of
the lots they have acquired The old
church, which is being carefully torn
down, and its frames and plankinR
kept intact as much as possible, will
be put on a scow and towed sixty eight
miles up the Hudson River to MARI
borough, N. r., where the church has
a Settlement House. There the old
church will be rebuilt and used as
long as it will last, for the conference
of The Brothers Of the Kingdom. :"
The pastor Of the church, Rev.
Leighton Williams, is well-lnown III
Morristown, and Rev. S. z. Batten
was associate pastor for several years
before coming to Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
aSsh annual january Bargain Sale

s5th Annual January Bargain Sale
The splendid economies that L. S.
Plaut g Co., Newark, offer in their
January bargain sale, which opens
next Tuesday, are the thermometers
by which households and individuals
will regulate midwinter want, This
event, the twenty-fifth Of its kind, is
remarkable demonstration of great
stores ability to sell reliable staple
and seasonable merchandise in great
quantitie away below market value.
Such enterprise for enterprise it is--
finds its source in aggressive business
methods. The past months more
prosperous than ever before in the
firms history have not only placed
it's stocks in a condition to yield many
clearance lots, but also allow the pur-
chase OF surplus merchandise from
Makers wholesalers and importers.
The result is that the Bee Hive !"
offers also the plumS Of such pur-
chases. The store remains closed on
Monday. The sale opens Tuesday next
at $50.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

w. II. Baker has started new opera
house in Dover, to be called the Dover
Theatre. The building will be 75xll2
feet In size and three stories high.
The theatre will seat 1900 persons
and twelve dressing rooms will be pro-
vided for the actors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
Morrlsrown,s Disgraeerul streets.

Morrisrown's Disgraceful Streets
Some of the streets of Morristown
during the warm days Of the past week
have been disgrace to civilization.
Morris street, South, and some por-
tions of other streets were great
pudding over the entire surface,
through which vehicles plowed their
way and left the roadway full of ruts
as the mud thickened with the frost
of evening.
Freeholder Burchell, of the First
Ward, says that it costs 81 900 year
to keep Morris street in any kind of
repair. He is satisfied that the pres
ent macadm must give place to Belgi-
an blocks between the depot and the
Park before there Is any relief from
present conditions.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26

At Il meeting Of Orange chapter,
Sons Of the American Revolution, an
annual pilgrimage Of the members to
first visit viii be to Washington 5
Headquarters in Morristown, AMI a
committee named to make a report.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
PRESENTED WITH A WATCH.

Miss Mary r. Reagan the Recipient OF
Valuable Token of Esteem.
Miss Mary B. Reagan, Supervisor at
the State Hospital for the Insane at
Morris Plains, was agreeably surprised
on Christmas morning by being pre-
sented with handsome gold watch
by the nurses and attendants in her
department at the State Hospital.
1t was presented to Miss Reagan by
one of the nurses in a modest and tit-
ting address, in which was set forth
the respect and esteem IN which the
supervisor is held by those associated
with her. Accompanying the gift was
letter reading E Dear Miss Kea-
gan, we, the nurses at the State Hos
pital at Morris Plains, New Jersey,
desire your acceptance Of the accom-
panying Christmas present in testi-
mony OF our appreciation and respect
for your sterling qualities and as a
faint expression of your kindly efforts
to render our connection with the hos
pital not only pleasant and agreeable
to ourselves, but profitable to the in
stitution at large"
Miss Reagan has filed the position
of supervisor for fifteen years, during
which time she has discharged the
duties of the position in such man
ner as to endear her both to the nurses
and patients. This speaks much for
her good Judgment and fairness life.
as she has protected the interests Of
the patients and at the same time
pleased the nurses, thus showing her
eminent fitness for the position she
holds.