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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

It was resolved to appropriate the dog tax to
support the poor"
More elaborate plans for the care Of the poor
are recited by Caleb Quirnby, clerk Of the coun-
ell IN 1905 who is as specific regarding this
charge as he is Indifferent to all known laws OF
punctuation. He says: THAT the poor be
farmed out to the lowest bidder: $3.50 dollars
appropriated for the poor this year. that all
the fines and astrays goes to the farmers OF the
poor the poor farmed out to Samuel Purey for
the sum of S396.25 that dog tax be appro-
priated to the support OF the poor: that If any
of the poor that is in dispute fall this
township that they Remain in the hands Of the
said overseers of the poor: that the overseers
of the poor attend to the tuition of poor chill
dren that II any of the poor that is farmed
out that do not belong to this township the
farmer to receive the same proportion Of pay
as in the first sale thereof. that the Election
open at John Woodruff at Camptown and Close
at Moses Condit IRIS Orange"
Incidentally 1T may be mentioned that in It's
early years Orange appropriated as high as
81 900 a year for the maintenance of the poor.
In 1873 these did not enjoy the benefit OF the
dog tax which diverted to the encourage
ment of raising sheep and WOOL" statement
calculated TO mislead a person not acquainted
with the fact that wool and sheep are 1nsep-
ara ble-for a time At this period the canine
tax was enormously increased, owing to the de-
struction of sheep by dogs and a liberal bounty
mt on wool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

when. every week upon baking day in the Revo-
luton, Hessian women. backed by Hessian SOL
diers from the camp on Bergen Heights, made
raids upon the ovens in the Oranges and sup
piled themselves with good fresh bread and pies
at merely the cost of q trning excitement
Antedadry the Revolution by fifty years the
odd Harrison House remained until recently
one OF the notable landmarks of Orange II
stood In Washington street, near the Washing
ton school. In West Orange. for 17s years and
was erected by one OF the earliest and most in
huentih OF the early settlers of Orange When
q portion OF Washington's army passed through
Tory Corners they stopped there to refresh them
selves with drafts from a sparkling spring
winch dubbed UP at the foundations of the
dwelling and flowed into Wigwam Brook, long
fayorite resort for fishermen. Some state that
Washington made his headquarters in this house
when passing through the Oranges; others saw
he only drank from the spring but since the
Revolution, the road which ran toward Norris
town and passed this oldtirne mansion has been
known as Washington street. The foundations
OF this house which Samuel Harrison built and
inscribed with his initials In 1925, still remain
In possession OF the Harrison family the ninth
generation of which occupies a dwelling upon
the same property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

as to tho appointment of certain men to pol,tica,
places In the Keystone State and II is believed the
meeting here was held for the purpose OF fixing
up tho slate that 1t would bs acceptable II no,
satisfactory. to al the factions concerned
Plans showing how Atlantic City might be beautt
ned and become the Paris OF America" were dis
played by specially engaged architects Mt q meat
Ing held at the Hotel Chslfonte on Tuesday evening
The plans are exceedingly elaborate and fneluda
the building OF drainage from the Inlet Park
to Illinois avenue, the building OF two parks widen
ing Oh South Carolina and Pacific avenues to 150
feet the building of boulevard 1876 feet wde fnoy
inc Inlet TO Illinois and Pacific avenues, to run be-
tween Pacific avenue and the ocean and curve into
Pacific avenue at the junction of the streets ,or,
above; the building OF new railroad station ar
eiiiesaeo ana Atlantic avenues. the construction
vi ne" CITY HAN on the Schaufier tract In North
Carolina avenue above Atlantic an Ornamental
City Hall square between the proposed railroad
station and proposed City Hail. an unbroken cba,p
ot oriVeways through the most attractive portions
OF the resort the widening OF Albany avenue to
conform to the width OF the present meadow bouls
Vard, the widening of Illinois from the beach
10 the proposed water tower. a handsome archt-
tecturai arrangement of the boardwalk with a nsvv
oea OF approaches and public pavillions and orna-
nieh'al hghting effects for both the boardwalk and
Atlantic avenue The total cost of making tbssa
improvements would amount to nearly a hundrad
million dollars and probably cause no end OF tipa
uoh' Tor II would be necessary 10 condemn an i'm
mehse amount OF property In the most costly mart
VI 'he place Ihere Is little likelihood that any such
elaborate scheme Will be carried out for OF the
members OF the City Council are opposed to sns,a
Ing any large amount of money until some OF m.
residents and leading business men have exhibited
greater degree OF personal pride In their raaI
estate holdings than up to the present time MANY
of those who are camoring loudest for munic,nal
improvements doing business In buildinv. a.,
Atlantic avenue that would not have been anv grao,
amount of credit to mining town In the West q,
the days of 40. Councilman John S. Westcott h,.
cd ha x4n,
ture OF single penny from the municipal tr.asur
for beautiful city, until some of the nnarchan,
along Atlantic avenue have shown a sincere dss,r.
Tor 1t by tearing down the old shacks and rs,,,,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
FIRE KILLED TIMBER.
Value Of Wood That Has Been Throuob
Flames,

The traveller who has wondered why some use I.
not made OF the timber that has been re-killed all
over the country WI" be interested to learn that the
United States Forest Service at the Univers,tv q,
Washington. Seattle. has discovered means or
utilizing this timber which IN the past has largely
gone TO waste.
In testing fire killed tmber--that is timber which
mad It's bark destroyed by fire not severe enousb
to entirely consume the tree and which Ice, =.
standing-it was found to be thoroughly sound ana
)umber 'e"Soheu
II was determined that II such lumber Is cut
used for any purpose for which the original WooS
Is satisfactory, but II allowed stand fha tInbar
advantage 1P W
I, has also been disclosed by Investigations NV.
dertaken that good railroad ties have been ,oda
from timber that in some instances was killed H.
years ago.-Philadelphia Record. i''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
ATLANTIC CITY AFFAIRS
keystone State Politicians Meet
Elaborate Plans for City Beautiful.

Atlantic City. May % (SpeciaD-Those interested
in Pennsylvania have been watching Atlantic City.
for OF the leading spirits IN the politics OF the
keystone State have been here and have been to-
gether In frequent and secret conferences. The
delegation Is headed by United States Senator
Boise Penrose and Colonel William NJ. Andrews.
Others In the party former Commissioner OF
Insurance Israel W. Durham. Robert F. Murphy,
Lieutenant Governor OF Pennsylvania; State SEN
ators james McNichol and George Ware and I. F.
Durham, n brother Of IL None Of the party VIII
admit there any political significance IN their
being hero at the same time simply singular
coincidence declared Of the party when in
qury made. But for ell that IT is known they
gathered one OF the beach front hotels early In
the week aud closeted together for a long
time There has been a great deal OF controversy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26

Of the meeting Parson Chapman stormily de-
clared that Anyhow. 1t shall be called Orange
Dale" which 1t until the Dale was dropped
from the title.
Other commonwealth have changed in name
and character, but Orange still retains with It's
love of religion which made its fathers
leave their prosperous homes, and that spirit
Of altruism which made its first town council re-
member to provide for their needy brethren.
Lands were assigned TO settlers the noun
tain and in the direction of what is now
known as the Oranges soon after the settlement
at Newark began. Among these settlers
Widow Hannah Freeman. Robert Simon Cap
tain Samuel Swaine, John Baldwin, ST., Richard
Harrison, John Catln. Anthony Olef, whose
tomb was the first to be set in the Old Burying
Ground at Orange; Nathaniel Wheeler. Edward
Riggs, Joseph Riggs, Samuel Harrison. Thomas
Johnson. Joseph Harrison. John Ward ST. John
ward, jr, BENJAMIN Harrison, Paul. George and
Samuel Day, Matthew Williams, Daniel Dodd,
Amos and Samuel Williams, Abraham Person
John Gardner and Jasper Crane. Many de-
scendants of these men live in the Oranges
and neighboring townships, and rank among the
most prominent citizens in their respective COM
munties. This district was bounded IN the
east by the Passsic River, on the west by the
base Of the First Mountain, on the north by the
nountakah or Third River, and on the south by
Bound Brook, which divided the original New
ark. or THE Towne at the River" from Eliza
BEETHOVEN.
For all the land settled by the New England
emigrants at this time there was paid TO the
Indians fifty double hands of powder one hum
dred barrs of lead. twenty Axes, twenty coates
ten guns, twenty pistols, ten kettles ten swords
four blankets, four barrels of beere ten pare OF
breeches, fifty knives, twenty bowes eight hun
dred and nifty fathom of wampem, two ankors of
hcquers, or something equivalent, and three
troopers Coates To-day those who gather
flowers upon the mountain parks of Orange
travel the same Indian trail over which all the
tribes OF New Jersey Indians passed on their
way TO the Indian council seat at Minisink
Eagle Rock, on the top of Orange Mountain
was a lookout for Indian warriors long before
officers of the Revolution used IL to watch the
fortunes OF war or General Lafayette exclaimed
with enthusiasm upon the magnifcence of its
view.
Just a good walk distant from this notable
outlook, known century ago Turkey Eagle
Rock, from the tribe OF Indians who owned
that particular territory, is another cliff which
towers above the lovely suburban town OF Wyo-
ming. Here George Washington stood to view
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
SUPERSTITION DEFIED.

No better refutation OF the superstition that
l3 is unlucky number exists than the thirty
ing and beautiful townships known as the
Oranges. which date their history as an indie
pendent municipality from April Is, 1907. al
though the village at the mountain had been
made independent of Newark by an act of the
New Jersey Legislature November 81. 1906
On April ID, 1907, the first town meeting was
held at the Orange meeting house. and of the
officers appointed then nearly every one is rem
resented by descendants who lead the present
centennial celebration. These are the names of
the men who took their oath of Office that
spring day hundred years ago. They were:
Moderator. Amos Harrison; town clerk. Henry
Stryker; assessor DR.. Isaac Pierson; collector.
Nathan Squire; township committee. Daniel
Williams, John Dean, Abijah Harrison Stephen
ID. Day, Thomas Baldwin; Surveyors OF the high
way. stephen Tichenor Jonas Smith; Judge of
election, Jabez B. Baldwin; chosen freeholders.
John Lindsey, Samuel Condit; overseers of the
poor. Caleb Tichenor, John NJ. Baldwin: COM
fnfttee on appeal, David Meen Jabez D. Kill
burn, Ahram Winaps; constabes, John Quinby
Noah Matthew's; poundmaster, Thomas Bald
win; overseers of the roads Asa Perry Joel
Condit, Captain Zenas Person. James williams
Caleb Williams Daniel Kilburn Cyrenus Bald
win, Joseph Condit, Matthias Person, jr.; David
Meen, Peter Dean, Daniel bod. John Hedden
Jabez D. Kilburn, Stephen Jaggers John Earl
Abraham Harrison Thomas Baldwin Joseph
q. Bail Timothy Ball and Daniel Edwards
OF these the three Persons are represented
by David l. Pterson, president of the Centen-
NAL Association, and promoter of the entire
movement TO commemorate the independence of
Orange.
Henry STRIKER. some Of whose descendants
now hold federal positions in New Jersey. was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
STRICT SABBATARIANS.

There were faithful observers of the Sabbath
in those days. Well knew the settlers OF Orange
that any stepping aside from the rigid path of
Sabbath duties would be punished by imprison-
ment, confinement in the stocks, or public whip
ping In those days people in Orange respected
the laws Of God and the rights of their neigh
bors. II dog belonging to Thomas Ward har-
ried the sheep Of Benjamin Lindsley-although
the administrators of justice spelled dog with a
big ID" and sheep with a little 's-they COM
PEELED Ward to pay large fine and also TO have
his dog killed.
Even the feathered tribes of the air had to
obey the general rule of respect for the prop
crty of others, for 1t is mentioned that in a1Sl6
q motion made in town meeting for destroy
ing destructive birds. There was no sentiment
attached TO the robin in those days, and, need
less to add. the Jersey cherry crop was good
and its cherry bounce pronounced Still better
Although every man. woman and child in Or
ange is primed with Orange history, they We're
not deluded into holding their centennial cele-
bration upon the anniversary day in April be-
cause, in that same year when laws governing
birds enacted. the town meeting was
holden the common" because OF warm
weather. April had been, repeatedly, henefi
cent month in the destinies Of Orange but its
people felt that although true to them, II might
prove false to its visitors. and so June has been
chosen for the Orange celebration.
In the week beginning June 3 street pageants
will illustrate the growth OF Orange Industries.
which begin in the quarrying Of copper, hewlng
of timber and slaves, saving Of lumber, manu-
facture or cider. appleJack. hats and shoes, ana
expectation OF grain. cattle, beef and pork. To
these early industries have been added greater
number than could possibly be mentioned but II
is interesting TO note the fact that all OF the old
red stone houses and ancient churches OF the
material which are still found In Essex
the rock from the Orange Mountains is used TO
build the unsurpassed highways which make the
Oranges favorite resort OF motorists
At time Orange rendered doubly
quaint by the little red houses and shops OF the
shoemakers tucked among green gardens and
shaded lanes. Shoemaking was q great In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
CHOOSING a NAME.

Orange was practically separate township
IN 171S. although its fortunes were cast with
those Of Newark for hundred and forty years
until the population became too numerous to be
handled conveniently from that point.
The village at the mountain was variously
called 1.-The West Society OF Newark at the
Mountains" abbreviated to "the Mountain So
ciety." and we Church and Congregation of ye
People of Newark Mountains" well as by
similar titles until named Orange early in 1884.
The first public local record of that name was
made in that year. and It was the result Of
wordy war between Parson Jedediah Chapman
and the townspeople, who had met to decide on
a permanent name for the village. At the close
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
GOOD FISHING.

In the old days the flashing streams of Orange
were noted for their fine trout and pickerel. and
within sight OF the monument TO be unveiled at
the foot of the mountain stands the high
school OF Orange. upon the long dry bed Of one
of the most noted fishing resorts OF Orange at
Tory Corners. spot famous in the War OF the
Revolution the meeting place of British sym
pathizers. and since that day known by
the title which Il then bore.
Old natives of Orange will look with some dis
paragement upon the great Edison factory in
West Orange. Yes it's very fine" they Will
admit. but you just ought 10 have seen the
FISH caught out OF that pond when we were
young, All, that the place for bass
These same ancient fishermen will point up
the street 10 n place about "A hundred feet
south OF the Wellington Hotel and tell tales
about a great oak tree which stretched Its
gnarled branches over that spot not many
years ago and which was known Tory Tree"
or Tory Oak" because OF the summary JUS
tice CD melted out 10 Tories from its branches
In tho days before people dreamed that
New Jersey would vote upon electrocution as
"a means OF inficting capital punishment.
Many old persons relate the story their grand
mothers lulled them 10 sleep with. OF the days
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terian-and not more than two or three stores.
In the first quarter Of century the population
increased nearly four thousand Through the
discovery OF the mineral springs in the early
part Of the last century ii had already become
known a health resort, and there was ma
terial increase in the summer population.
"Gordons Gazetteer published in 1S30-'3o,
says: Orange is a struggling village and a
post town. extending about three miles along
the turnpike road from Newark to Dover and
distant about three miles northwest from the
former. Contains / Episcopal, Presbyterian
and 1 Methodist church. taverns, 10 stores.
sawmills and a bark mill. from 200 to go
dwellings, many of them very neat and COM
modious''
decade made Orange the Saratoga OF
America, situated within hundred yards
of St. Marks Church, which stands upon ter
race at the base of the mountain near the old
buryng ground. Hundreds OF invalids and
pleasure seekers annually focked to this spring,
and added a gay social element to staid old
Orange In the years between 1872 and 1874.
when this perhaps the most fashionable re-
sort in the United States.
The old chalybeate fountain no longer exhibits
its former activity, but the place surrounding II
has lost nothing in attractfveness in the gen
erations that have seen the lovely faces that
boOmed about ii fade into dust. In the
spring sunshine the green branches or
trees interlace above running waters that marx
the site of the oldtime fountain and trace ar
boreal pictures upon the fresh grass where chill
dren OF another century are at play. Cascades
and artificial ponds sparkle and CLEAN in the
sunlight, rustic fences are powdered with the
white and gold OF spring flowers. and the chill
dren of to-day across the rustic footbridge
and up rockhewn stairs long since silent to the
round of little feet that ceased their patter gen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
APPLEJACK.

The beginning OF the trade In cider and APPLE
jack also known as Jersey lightning" was of
even earlier origin. One historian asserts that
apple seeds were brought to barnyards by cat
tie who had fed Wild apples in the woods
He states that the young plants OF barnyard
origin We're set out and formed the genesis of
the beautiful apple orchards Of Jersey. Another
historian writes:
soon after the first colony located in East
Jersey apple seeds brought from Connecticut
were planted. Reference to the planting OF
these trees is made in the town records as early
as 1873, and four years later Governor Car
teret In writing TO the proprietors in England
said: AT Newark is made great quantities OF
cyder. Exceeding any that we have from New
England. Rhode Island Long Island The
careful cultivation Of this fruit improved its
quality, and in time almost every farmer in the
county had his apple orchard The famous
Baldwin, Harrison and Garfield apples origi-
mated among the families of that name In this
locality. After the close OF the Revolution cider
mills and distilleries established all over
the county. and Orange. then part of Newark
became famous for the rich quality of its cider
and thousands of barrels were annually shipped
TO the South and other parts OF the country and
exported to Europe. 'Appejack' became the
tavorlte beverage of the tipplers and distilleres
multiplied, while intemperance increased The
government tax on spirits and the increased con-
sumption of the Blue Grass product put an end
to this industry"
When Orange became separate township in
l@.o. there was only one churoh-Erst Prashy-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
A Week or FeStiVity ard
Ceremonial and Renewal
OF Old Associations

clerk of this first meeting of the infant munich
pality. He records the fact that even in those
early times the poor were a charge upon the
public purse and conscience. for he states that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
o, L. PERSON.
President Centennial Association

dustry IN Orange, and when the little red houses
were as full OF shoes they could hold, wagons
were piled up with footgear, just as one would
load hay, and sent TO New York customers or
to ships for transportation South Vast guam
titles OF shoes were made for Southern slaves,
and after these were freed the Orange shoe
trade fell away and left many a once thriving
tanner and shoe manufacturer with ruined
fortunes
The making of hats, however continues a
thriving industry Of the Oranges. which owe
their fine hat manufactures to the humble be-
ginning made in 1900 by Cyrus Jones' who
bought the pelts for his hats from John Jacob
Aston, whom he characterized as "a very fair
man TO deal with" The employees of Jones
afterward established manufactures Of their
own and this trade has continued increasing to
nc laxy