The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-04-18
ABOUT
THE COUNTY.

Nearly 800 citizens of East Orange
have signitied their intention TO af-
filiate with the Citizens Union Of that
city for the present year.
The First Presbyterian Church of
Princeton, has extended call 10 Rev.
Stanley White. pastor of the Hillside
Presbyterian Church., Orange, and
well-known in Morristown.
Post & Reese have rented near
Chester for the Pullman estate to
Mrs. Talman, the furnished house and
other buildings, a part OF the large es-
tate on the road leading from Chester
to Bernardsville.
1t was found on Wednesday that the
house on Gold street. Dover, occupied
by the late Miss Maria Dalrymple had
been entered by burglars some time
during the winter tt is not known
whether anything was stolen.
william Davies. of 65 Evergreen
place, East Orange, has recently pur-
chased from S. @. Hoagland, the sum-
mer cottage and stable situated at Mt.
Tabor, which he expects to occupy
with his family this summer.
East Orange succeeded in raising it's
liquor license fee to four hundred dol
lars. A jump of one hundred dollars
was made at the last meeting of its
Board of Excise, and never a murmur
comes from the victims of the rule.
Sunbonnets," comedy in two
acts will be given under the auspices
of the Cozy Club, for the benefit of the
Y. p. S. @, E. of the Whippany Pres
byterian Church, on Tuesday evening.
April Is, in Whiponong Hall, Whip
pany.
Preparations for the horse show to
be given by the Orange Riding and
Driving Club at it's headquarters, Hal
sted street, East Orange. May Is, l6
and II, are going ahead rapidly. The
list is now in course OF preparation.
There will be forty-one classes in the
show.
On April 10, the anniversary Of the
Battle of Lexington, there will be
opened at the Madison Public Library
an exhibition Of pictures illustrating
New Jersey iu the Revolutionary War.
The pictures will be on exhibition for
two or three weeks, and the public is
cordially invited to come and them.
The large chorus choir under the di-
rection of Harvey J. Genung. of Nor
ristown, assisted by Martin Erisman,
tenor, of New York, and Harris G.
Crawford. of East Orange, organist Of
the Second PRESBYTERIAN Church Of
NH Inn l.oft h xrsIA mill VNroCfHn al thn
organ, will give Stainer's Crucifix-
ion, III in the Congregational Church, of
on Thursday evening, April
20th.
The Sussex Herald says: I'VE have
to relate positively the first snake
story of the season. During one of the
warm days of couple of weeks ago
thirty-two sleek and nicely kept black
snakes, measuring in length from five
to eight feet, emerged from the crew
ices in boulder of rocks inthe vicinity
Of BaleYille and every mothers son OF
them was killed This was told us as
a positively true story. Certainly it
was a great day for snakes
In attempting to board a moving
train at the Erie depot in Caldwell. on
afternoon, William Il. Cogh-
Ian, was severely hurt on the head.
COghlan entered the station as the 5. "a
train for Essex FellS was drawing out.
Thinking that it was the 6.02 for Nor
he ran for the train, and
grasping the railing, tried to jump
aboard In doing so he Slipped and
struck his head against the car and
fell backward off the coach. He was
carried into the depot in dazed state.
When the MOrriStOwn train entered
5he depot he was carried aboard.
Former Sheriff Peter S. Decker, one
Of the best known residents Of Sussex
county, died at his home at Newton
night, after an Illness of a
few weeks, resulting from Injuries re-
3eived in arecent fall. He was eighty
Two years old, and was born in Sussex
He was elected sheriff of
Sussex county in 1858, serving until
1861, when he went to MorristOWn,
where he was commissioner of enroll
nent for a time during the Civil War.
He soon returned to Newton and en-
gagged in business continuously until
MS retirement in 1891. He was for
seven years secretary and treasurer Of
lhe Sussex County Mutual Insurance
Company, and until his death was a
director and member OF the executive
committee Of the company. From
1861 Mr. Decker was a prominently mem
Der Of the Republican party III Sussex
sountY. He was for a time a member
lf the Town Committee Of Newton.