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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

A well dressed young man, who
gave his name as Eugene Lang and
said he was student in a Virginia
college and that his father was a
wholesale liquor dealer living in
Manchester, near Richmond, con-
: fessed to the Paterson police that he
had swindled many merchants in
New York, Newark, Jersey City and
Elizabeth by passing worthless
checks. He attempted, after making
a purchase of cheap chain, to pass
a check on Paterson jeweler. The
check was for $35 and was made
payable on the Elizabeth National
Bank. The jeweler refused to ac.
cept the check, followed the man
from the store and caused his arrest.
At Police Headquarters he at first
gave fictitious name and said he
lived at No. 912 Elizabeth avenue,
elizabeth. Chief Bimson communi-
Gated with the Elizabeth police and
he was told that the address given
by the prisoner was a vacant lot.
The prisoner then confessed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
CHAPTER v.
Continued,

well, then" he urged, wait;
wait and watch him. We may even
get to know him. They are differ
ent from us, these Englishmen, for
they can throw aside their work en-
tirely for time, and take it up again
where lacy dropped it when the mo-
ment comes. He will probably be
doing nothing now for some time,
and then who knows what his next
mission may be? They are uni
versal people, these, and try many
things; they have no discrimination
in their judgment of men. Do they
not make statesmen of their generals,
and naval lords of their men of let
ters? Mistley may go into Parlia-
ment, and do nothing more in the
world"
"If he went to Parliament" said
the girl, forebodingly, "he would be
more dangerous still"
"Well,' urged the young man, with
pleading eyes; but at all events give
him week or fortnight.
"Then / must leave this forsaken
place and live in London" said the
girl, with determination.
Eyes; 1 will take lodgings in Bed
ford Place, and you will join me
there. You will be my sister again,
Marie"
Eyes, Ivan" she said, with little
weary ring in her voice, as she laid
her hand on his; 81 will be your sis
ter again"
He raised the cool, lifeless fingers
to his lips, and left her alone in the
darkened room.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Father Mad, Children Starving.

Neighhors who had seen no sign
of life in the home of Frederick
Roehr on Pleasant avenue at Pleas
antville, investigated and found
Roehr's five little children nearly
frozen and starved, huddled in one
corner of the room where their
mother sat stiffened in death. The
father, crazed by his misery, was
pacing the floor, muttering inco-
herently. The family had been shut
,p three days with the dead, cold
nd hungry The mother fell i'll and
Roehr had tried to care for her. He
had no money, was without fuel and
his little food soon went. A doctor,
who was called, said the woman had
died from starvation and cold. The
neighbors cared for the children and
father.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Unoov.rsd ,.r~.A s,r.as.

The excavations set On foot at Sparta
by the English school at Athens have
begun under happy anGptces. In ex-
ploring the walls carved stones have
been found bearing Creek inscriptions
of the time OF the Romans.
At depth Of thirteen feet remains
Of Greek street were discovered, Civ
ing rise To the hope that vestiges of the
buildings of the ancient town may be
brought 10 light
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

Miss Bessie Hill, aged about thir-
ty-three, organist of the Reavillc
Presbyterian Church, committed sui
eide in a sensational manner by
drowning in a cistern at her home
after cutting her throat. Miss Hill
had been suffering from nervous
trouble for brief period. She had
been rehearsing for cantata, which
was presented in the church. No
reason can be assigned for the sui
eide except i'll health, Miss Hill was
very popular and well-to-do tinan-
cially, Her part in the entertain
ment was filled by another, but her
apparent inability to assist in the
production is not thought to have
weighed upon her mind.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Take Vows hY SIGNS.

Mutes married by mute preacher
was a novel wedding which occurred
at Atlantic City, when Miss Ida
Zimmerman. of No. 2915 Atlantic
avenue, and David Wilson, of Phila,
delphia, took the vows which made
them one. Both bride and bride.
groom are deaf mutes, and the cere.
mony, which occurred at the home
IF the brides mother, was performed
by Rev. Dantzer, OF the All Saints
P. e. Church, Of Philadelphia, also
mute.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
The Boston Herald observes: An

The Boston Herald observes: And
so the Kaiser insists on calling the
automobile driver a wagenfuehrer, in
stead of chauffeur. This looks as
If the United States might be the
only country in which the latter
designation would survive. They
don't call him chauffeur in France.
Then generally prefer mecanicien.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
CHAPTER VII.
Vineyard Arrives.

1t happened that VINEYARD Mistley
heard Lena sing before he spoke with
her; and in after years that first inn
preston remained uppermost in his
mind. He never afterward doubted
the presence of deep, true woman's
heart beneath the gay and almost
frivolous manner she chose to assume
before the world. Perhaps he was
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
IIichcst priosei Rooster

The Missouri hog which sold for
$4,000 has rival now in Missouri
rooster which sold for $500. This is
the highest price every paid Cor a
rooster in the history of the State As
high MS $500 has been paid on occasion,
but it remained Cor William Miller. of
Crescent, 10 pay $500, the top price.
The rooster is of tho white Plymouth
Rock variety, and in various State
shows has d!stanceG all its competi-
tors.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Casualties on the Railroads.

The total number of persons killed
in train accidents during the three
months ended June 80, 1906, was
1914, and of injured 3031, according
to reports received by the Interstate
Commerce Commission Accidents Of
other kinds, including those sus-
tanned by employees while at work
and by passengers in getting on and
off cars, ETC., bring the total number
OF casualties up to 1921, consisting
Of 9SS killed end 16,004 injured.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
ox.sSlo
WONT YOv buy ny sLoonlua LAvrNDss
E8 7sa=asEs&
FOvR oooo sRAMcAes EoRA eENNv

Then the singer goes on to say that
she picked it fresh this very morn,
ing" and something about it's being
what you want to scent your pocket
'ankerchief," which you always try to
catch but can't exactly. But the plain.
tive cry, sung as the lavender woman
makes her way through a London
back street, is one of the most genu
ipely striking sounds to be heard in
the metropolis.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

In the opinion of Henry James,
says the Louisville Courier-Journal,
literature makes the world go round.
aUnquestionably the James brand
does compel the common people to
proceed spira1ly toward the high
perched gem of thought, rather than
to lunge straight at it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Wed Fifty Years Ago Christmas Day.

Mr.. and Mrs. George It. Dukes, of
Tuckahoe, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on Christmas
Day. They were married before day.
light on Christmas morning, 1856,
and left Immediately after the we'd
ding breakfast by stage-coach for
Philadelphia, where they spent their
honeymoon. A feature of the golden
wedding was a repetition of the old
fashioned marriage ceremony.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

Comptroller Ridgely computes the
banking power Of the United States
at about s16.50O,OOo,ooo, while that
of all the rest of che world he gem
erously estimates at little under
$4,000, 600, 900.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

From seven to eight thousand
coach and draft horses are imported
from Europe annually. These ami
mails are purchased by breeders seek
ing to improve native stock by an
infusion of pedigreed blood.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

''Education comes to our children
as freely as water in this favored
new land said j. Horace McFar-
land, President Of the Civic Fedora
tion of America, recently; "but there
exist yet older countries where it
must be bought at retail. and at a
high price"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

The Transvaal has been given a
constitutional government. To the
New York American it seems "odd
that one people will fight another to
take away its government merely for
the satisfaction of giving it back an.
other"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

Puck says: Realizing that their
magazine is hard reading under the
most favorable circumstances, the
editors of the Congressional Record
have decided not to apply the simpli-
lied spelling rules.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Better Telegraph Service For India.

The telegraphic system of India is
to be oyerhauled and improved. A
committee is now holding its pre-
liminary sittings at Simla, and is to
make tour of inspection through
out the country. There are over 200,-
600 miles of telegraphs in India and
about 1000 telegraph offices, but COM
plants have been made of the in
efficiency OF the service. The Deputy
Controller of the Central Telegraph
Office, London, has been sent out to
India to give assistance in reorganiz-
ing the service.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
THE SWEET LAVENDER WOMAN.
Quaint Ditty the Most Musical Heard
in London Streets.


One of the most picturesque of
London types" is the Sweet Laven.
der woman, and by far the most mu
steal of the London street cries is
the quaint ditty with which she
describes her wares. Lavender is, OF
course, the uncommonly fragrant plant
which grows so abundantly in Eng.
land, and it is used mostly by those
who buy it to put in clothes presses
and drawers where linen is kept, to
perfume them. The lavender. which
costs penny for four branches, is
generally sold by women, and all of
them utter the same cry, which has
been in use for centuries. There is
complete song of it which begins as
follows:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Married SIxtv-three Years.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Tillotson of
Orange, VT, are declared the Oldest
married couple in New England. Mr..
and Mrs. Tillotson have been married
sixty-three years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Old Man Killed hx Fall.

Charles Cutler, eighty-four years
old, of Morrisville, Pa, died in Nc
Kinley Hospital, Trenton, from the
effects of fall week ago, when his
hin was broken.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08
Mail Carriers in Automobiles.

The volume of mail that is arriv-
ing at the postoffice is greater than
ever before and additional carriers
with automobiles are pressed into
service at Bridgeton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

Any man kNsws what net to ssy,
but the trouble il he doesn't always re-
member not to say 1t.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-08

carriage is constructed of Philippine
mahogany, which was taken from al
door panel in one of the houses &C.
cupied by the Washington troops in
Manila. 1t was brought across the
Pacific by H. L. Collier, who was g
corporal in the regiment-Seattie
Post Jntelligencer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-23
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL.
In Houor OF Miss King,

The week which has been filled with
$50 many pleasant happenings for the
debutante set Of Richmond closed brill
Iliantly last evening with the reception
and ball given by Mrs. Junius A. Nor
h is at the jefferson Hotel, in honor Of
her debutante niece, Miss Elizabeth
Kent King. and of Miss Kings friend.
Miss Harrie Smith, of Columbus, O.
Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Charles Edward
Dickinson, Jr.. of Albemarle county;
Miss King and Miss Smith formed the
receiving line. Mrs. Morris wore black
chanttlly lace and diamonds. Mrs.
Dickinson was in green and white. and
carried American Beauties. Miss King
was attired in white chiffon, and had
big bunch Of Killarney roses. Miss
Smith had on pink crepe de chine, and
| held a loosely gathered cluster of white
buds.
The ballroom and dining groom OF the
Jefferson Hotel We're decorated with
palms, smilax and yellow and white
ichrysanthemums.
AT the debutantes' table in the din
Iing-room the centrepiece was of white
lchrysanthemums and maidenhair ferns.
At the other tables yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS We're used, and the color scheme
&
dies. bonbons and ices.
Tho smart world of Richmond gave
Miss King and Miss Smith a cordial
welcome into their midst. the attend
lance at reception and ball being as
| large as 1t was fashionable. Seated at
1.-The debutantes' table for supper were
Miss Elizabeth Wheat, Mr. Hugh Rose.
Miss Maria Mines. Mr., Watson James,
Miss Virginia Whiteley. Mr.. John Cosby.
IMtSS Sa ra h 'Ch3mherlaVn N1INla la M
den Chamberlayne, Miss Ellen Witt,
Mr.. John Cutchins. Miss Daisy Boykin.
(, Mr.. Pickett Lathrop. Miss Rachel Ur-
quhart. Mr.. William Lawton, Miss Eliz-
abeth Johnston, Mr.. Roy Jones, Miss
Mary H. Crenshaw. Mr.. Hodgson, Miss
Lucy Parke Taylor, Mr.. Fontaine Jones.
Miss Frances Myers. Mr.. St. George
Cooke. Miss Julia Moore, Mr.. John
rutherford, Miss Myra Chambers. Mr..
Lewis Bosher. Miss Warheld Crenshaw,
Mr.. Fitzgerald Miss Louise Clark, Mr..
Julian Gum. Miss Harrle NJ Smith. Mr..
Gessner Harrison. Miss Elizabeth Kent
King. Mr.. Ernest B. Allen.
| Miss Blair to Lecture.
The whittle Memorial Circle OF
1 Kings Daughters has secured the ser :
vices of Miss Maria Blair to deliver a
lecture on Tuesday. December Sd, at
1880 p. NJ, In the auditorium OF the
Woman's Christian Association on
"scenas from the Orient. Including
Jerusal
| This delightful and sacred field OF
travel must attract an audience
worthy OF SO gifted a speaker. as the
lecture will be In large case the per-
sonal experience of Miss Blair while
touring through a region so little
known to the general traveller. 6g
The proceeds Of the lecture will he
devoted partly to the Ragged Noun
tain Mission, but chiefly to the Day
1 Nursery of this city
/ Mallora--Rurt0n. H5
The wedding Of Miss Mary Blanche
Burton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
i Thomas G., Burton, to Mr., Woody v.
Mallory, OF Richmond. Va, WAS cele-
brated Thursday evening at $3.50
O'Clock, In the home of the brides
parents.
The house WAS beautifully decorated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-23
HARNETT'S SHERIFF
SETTLES UP FIRST
In Order to Make Record for His
County He Pays in Enough to
Have Rebate.
NO LIQUOR IN DINING CARS

RALEIGH. N. c.. November 22.-
Sheriff J. B. Lanier. the new sheriff
of Harnett county, wins the distinction
this year Of being the first sheriff in
all the State to settle with the State
treasurer for all taxes due by Harnett
county to the State. Heretofore John
ston has won this distinction nearly
every year. The exact amount of taxes
due the State by any county has not
been ascertained yet. but Sheriff La
nier. In his zeal to win this honor for
first settlement, made a liberal esti-
mate and paid In an ample amount.
allowing. In fact sufficient sum for
1t to be necessary for him to have a
refund a little later. The amount he
paid was ss.4oo.
In connection with the order pro-
mulgated yesterday by the authorities
OF tho Seaboard Air Line for discon-
tinuing the service of liquors In din
ing cars Of the line in North Carolina
IL Is being claimed by temperance i'd
vocates hereabouts that the reason Is
that many men addicted to drink and
residing In dry towns had come to
make a practice Of boarding a train
and riding to some neighboring sta
tion solely for the purpose Of getting
into the dining car to drink, to the dis
gust and discomfort of regular pass
engers.
Harvard Alumni to Organize.
Professor Collier Cobb. of-the Univer-
eity OF North Carolina; w. "A. Blair. OF
Winston-Salen N; George Rountree, OF
Wilmington, aud a. number of other
prominent citizens are here for the pur-
pose OF organizing a North Carolina
Harvard University Alumni Association.
There are about sixty-fve Harvard
alumni in this State. Not all OF them,
by any means. ara native North Caro-
linians. Professor Cobb says much In
terest Is being manifested In the move
nent by Harvard men. Professor Cobb
says that when he and Congressman
I j. Fl. Small called yesterday on Presi-
dent Roosevelt, In Washington. rela-
tive to the Importance Of the inland
waterway inside Hatteras. the President
in greeting said to Professor Cobb:
"Carollna's Victories In football ought
to console you for Harvard's defeats
Caroline. certainly has a crack elaven.
New Local Tax Districts.
Elght new local tax districts for the
Improvement of public schools are re-
cation. indicating the steady progress
In school Improvement the State over
They are; Ashe, q; Columbus, u; c,leye.
land, IL Wake, q; Robson. l; Durham. !
Wilkes, !. The department authorizes
and sets aside the State superintendent
\ for fva new rural school libraries: Har-
nett, two, and one eachBin Eds econlb
Caswell, Haywood and Ashe. s
The United Sons and paughters Of
Charity, Of Federal Point. New Hanover
county, is chartered for mutual benefit
x purposes. Enoch EIansley and others bs,
ing the tors.
THE Ina n ada nv the State for the
I kioldshoyo High School yesterday Was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-23
MUST KEEP THE LAW.
Citizens OF Rowan County to be Prose-
cuted-Other News.

cuted-Other News.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.o
SALISBURY, N. c.. November "a
Five well known Rowan citizens are
under indictment here for violating the
game laws of the State this season. the
action having been taken at the IN
stance Of State Game Warden j. F,
Upchurch, of Raleigh. who spent sew
eral here this week. Mr.. Upchurch
came here upon complaints Of Rowan
citizens, who objected to the open vio-
lation Of the law, Hunters have prac-
tically taken the fields during the
past two weeks, and will answer to the
charge at the next term Of Rowan
court
James X. Belk, the Southern Railway
flagman, who was arrested ten days
ago In Greenville On the charge OF
robbtng freight cars. was on yesterday
given by friends. II Is claimed that
tBelk can prove his innocence and that
the large amount OF merchandise found
In his room was placed there by a de-
The criminal docket OF Rowan SUI
sperior Court was disposed OF yester.
day, Judbe MI II. Justice breaking
the record for this county In eXpedit-
ing business. SO as to adjourn court
in three days, which Is said to have
been the shortest term In the history
of the county,. a case against George
Anderson, 4 or stabblng his wife al
most to death, was continued to the
February term. The civil docket Will
be taken up next week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-23
FOR USING sTxLE EGGS.
North Carolina Man TO he Prosecuted
for PeltIng Negroes With Them.
ISpecfal 10 The Tim es- pisnatch

North Carolina Man to he Prosecuted
for Peltlns Negroes With Them.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1
GREENSBORO. N. c.. November 22.
Sheriff Hayworth, of Randolph coun-
ty. came here this morning and took
Lee Hunt. white mill operative, to
Randolph to stand trial for peculiar
crime, alleged to have been commit
ted by him in the railroad depot at
Randelman last August. Officers have
been looking for him ever since, and
only yesterday located him at work at
the mills here. notifying the Randolph
Sheriff of his arrest.
Hunt is charged with having pro-
cured a pocketful of decomposeda eggs
one hot day last Auguss; and 1ra geing
ed to pelt every negro he found un-
der the roof with these emblems OF OF
continently. It is said that the rail
road company has been determined TO
proved on him, and thereby mollify the
alleged outraged colored citizens who
have been talking Of suing the COM
pany for damages.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-23
in palms. smilax. maidenhair ferns and
mink shaded candelahraS.

in palms smilax, maidenhair ferns and
pink shaded candelabras.
rhe Rev. Geo. H. Spooner of1ciated
Professor w. 3. Cridlin rendered the
wedding march from 'Lohengrin," and
during the ceremony Loves Old Sweet
Song"
Miss Jessie Burton was maid OF
honor and DR.. Herbert Mallory. the
groom's brother. was best man. Little
den bore the ribbons and Master Stuart
Mcguire Burton carried the ring.
The bride came in with her father.
She was handsomely gowned in white
messaline. trimmed with princess lace,
and carried a shower of Bride roses
and lilies-of- the-valley.
The maid of honor was in pink and
had bouquet OF pink chrysanthe-
NUNS. The ribbon girls wore white
with pink sashes. The groom Is con-
nected in business with the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad,
and is well known.
Out-of-town guests at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Kelley. Of
Lynchburg Va, and Mr.. II. W. Rod
we'll, OF North Carolina.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Mallory left for Northern
trip. After the LIST OF December they
VIII TGSlue Ill ~. w COZ 1boSS
Street.
Observation-Disclosures
The wedding of Mrs. Percy Monta-
que to Mr.. David Allen Ainslie. for
merly of Richmond. Will be quietly
celebrated this morning at No. II lie
South Third Street, in the presence
Of the immediate families OF the cons
tracing parties.
Immediately afterward Mr.. and Mrs.
Ainslie will leave for a wedding trip
Of several weeks.
Engagement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert ]. Hunt. of No.
COL Floyd Avenue. have announced the
engagement Of their daughter, Nellie
Brown, to Mr.. Kingman Colqultt
Moore. The wedding will take place
at the home of the bride's parents in
December.
Mr.. Moore was formerly of Macon.
Ga. but now has his home at Triton.
in that State.
Personal Mention.
Miss Mary Jarvis is spending some
time at No. lis East Franklin Street.
Miss Durham, Of Wilmington, N. G.,
and Miss Queen Perrow. OF Campbell
county. Va, are guests OF Miss Marion
Montague. on South Third Street.
Mrs. w. T. Robins ana MISS @EllZa-
beth Robins are enjoying a trip to
complete Miss Ellzabeth's restoration
to health.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j, Hickey have re-
turned from Danville, Va.
The receiving party at Deep Run
Hunt Club this afternoon will be Mrs.
Fred Noting, Mrs. Thomas Boiling,
Mrs. W. w. Morton, Miss Elsie Lind
sey. Miss Rachel Urauhart, Miss Eliza
beth Wheat and Miss Eliza beth John
stop.
Miss Ravenel. OF Charleston. S. c..
has left for home, after a pleasant
visit to Mrs James Aston cabell, in
Richmond.
An informal hop will be- given at
Hermitage Golf Club from S to Z
o'clock this afternoon. INNS S