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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08
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Still shall the soul around it call
The shadows which it gathered
here,
And, painted on the eternal wall,
The Past shall reappear.
We live our life again,
Or warmly touched, or coldly
dim,
The pictures of the Past remain,
Mans work shall follow him.
Whittier
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
CARRIER ROUTES CHANGED.
Enlarged Delivery and Better Service
Arranged For.

Enlarged Delivery and Better Service
Arranged For.
Beginning on Friday the 11th, anoth-
er city carrier of the Morristown post
Office will go on duty ana the delivery
limits will be extended so as to take in
the section known as Collinsville. The
new streets served are Water street,
continued to the last house; Monroe
Street, Cleveland avenue, Walnut
street, Jersey avenue and S. Cory road
for portion of block. Carrier Brown
who has had Water street for some
time will carry the additional territory.
His route will start at Smiths drug
store thence down Norris street to
Spring street and return, the east side
of the Park and on down Water street
carrying all the side streets beyond
the railroad. Augustus Schleth, who
is promoted from substitute to a
regular carrier will proceed up Speed
well avenue. take in a part of High
Street, Clinton place, Early street to
Atno avenue, and on up Speedwell ave-
nue. to Sussex, then Flagler, Race,
River street, Cole avenue, Centre
street and Spring street.
Carrier Hutehings, relieved of Speed
well avenue, will go out through High
street, Atno avenue and then over the
rest of his old territory.
The effect of the change is to alter
somewhat the route of every carrier in
town and as result some people will
get mail much earlier than formerly
while others will receive the mails
later.
Substitute Edward Ergenzinger will
come into the regular work as subSti-
tute, special delivery messenger and
janitor,
At the post Office new distributing
rack has been set up which will be
used for the locked pouches. An ad-
ditional desk has also been secured for
the new carrier necessitating rear
rangement of the carriers room which
is again becoming crowded with the
eleven city and two rural carriers
desks.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
HIS TY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY
The Veteran Editor Enterrains His
Friends with "reminiscences

The Veteran Editor EnterUains His
Friends with "Reminiscences.
A. A. Vance celebrated his eighty
first birthday by gathering of about
thirty, mostly relatives of the family
at his residence on Ridgedale avenue
on Friday evening. Mr.. Vance, after
the company had assembled, thanked
them for their presence and the re-
membranes of the occasion they had
brought him and said the day brought
back to him many memories. Not
only did he celebrate the eighty-frst
year of his life, but also the sixuieth
anniversary of his first sight of Nor
ristown. When about twenty years
old. having finished his apprenticeship
at the printers trade at Newton and
there being no opening for journey
man there at the time, he went to New
York. He drove in carriage through
Morris county via Denville, Parsippany
and so on to Bloomfield, where he took
stage for the balance of the trip.
On his return to Newton the follow
ing summer he came by train to Nor
riStown and then on to his old home.
The station then was on Maple, ave-
nue. and the company possessed one
passenger car. Power was so lacking
that on the Summit hill the passen-
gers, or some of them, would be OBJ
liged to get out and push. On his
coming to Morristown to make it his
home, the railroad had been moved to
it's present location.
In looking back, eighty-one years
did not seem such long time, but
considering the happenings during
that period it held an important place.
He was born during the first year of
the administration of John Quincy
Adams and during his life time every
President except Washington, except
ing the present living President and
ex-President died. At his birth there
was not a railroad in America and only
one small affair in England, nor one
of the present developments of cleo
tricity was thought of nor many OF
the other common things of to-day. 1t
seems that the period of his life had
seen the greatest development Of any
like period of time.
Vocal music was furnished by A.
Vance Pierson, Woodruff M. Vance
and Miss Carolyn Vance, while Miss
Mabel Bower rendered piano selec-
tions. Mr.. Vance was the recipient
of many tokens of esteem from his
friends and many more years of useful
life we're wished for him.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
SOCIETY EVENTS.

| Mrs. Oscar Coles Ferris and Miss
Ferris left for New Orleans, La, on
| Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall
Allen are staying in New York with
Mr.. Aliens parents.
Mrs. Edward FL. Clarke gave a
bridge party on Thursday.
Mrs. Lowe has Miss Harmon, OF AL
bany, staying with her.
| Mrs. John G. Williams gave an in
formal tea on Wednesday afternoon
for her sister-in-law, Mrs. Frederick
Wheeler.
Mrs. William III. Shelton will give a
| bridge party at her home on We'd
nesday, January 30th.
| Rev. and Mrs. Wynant Vanderpool
are to go abroad during The winter.
Mrs. George f. Stone and Mrs. Col
gate expect TO go to Europe for the
remainder OF the winter.
Ridley Watts will start on a South
ern trip during this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert McClurg are
staying with Mrs. McClurg's mother,
Mrs. Susan Boylston Donaghe.
| MIs dIlu MIS-. w. ID. DldCk VIGIL l6dNc
Sson for Arizona, where they will
spend the balance of the winter.
DR.. w. r. Bross and family have
returned from Islip, l.. l., and are at
the Goliath house.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Ford sailed
on the 23rd for Bermuda TO spend the
remainder of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Mather are in
Jamaca, but cable that they escaped
| injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Georgia E. Dadmun
entertaided a dinner party of twenty
four at the Golf Club last Tuesday. On
the same day Mrs. Dadmun entertain
ed the Tuesday Bridge Club.
Mrs. A. @. Garretson gave lun-
cheon and bridge party at her home
on Glen road on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Foote entertain
ed at dinner at Spring Brook Farm on
Wednesday evening.
/ Miss Marie q. Bryce is in New York
| the guest of Mrs. Dudley OlcOtt, End.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. McCurdy were
established at Mention, Italy, at last
advices, and are not likely to return
to Morristown this spring. They are
enjoying fairly good health.
Louis A. Thebaud has been in town
j since early in the week, the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Raymond.
Mrs. Julius Catlin sailed last week
for Europe in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Trenor Park. NJ iSs Catlin was
in Egypt when last heard from.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
MORRIS COUNTY COURTS,

In the case of Michael Smith against
the Mountain Ice Co., for personal
damages, the case was continued from
last week and finished on Monday.
The jury was out about ten minutes
and brought in verdict of 81, 400 for
the plaintiff.
On Monday the case of Ball against
the D. l.. s. W. r. r. was taken up
and still continues. The suit is
brought for the value of building
and contents which it is claimed was
set on fire by sparks from a passing
freight engine.
The two cases of McLaud against
the board of freeholders for damages
resulting from a horse going over the
rail at the Cook bridge in Rockaway
township, asa result of which Thomas
j. McLaud was drowned, was tried,
starting on Monday and lasting till
Wednesday afternoon. The jury gave
5000 damages for the death of Thomas
McLaud and 5000 for personal injuries
to his widow.
In the case of John p. Fahey against
the d. l.. & w. e. r. for damages for
being elected from a train on the
ground that the time limit was up on
his ticket, resulted in a verdict against
the railroad of $3.50.
Jacob w. Baker of Dover secured a
judgement of 81, 400 and interest
against Addison Ely for services in
the organization Of the Dover, Rock
away and Port Dram Gas 20. 1t was
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
A SUNDAY MORNING FIRE.
An ola Landmark on south street
Practically Destroyed.

An ola Landmark on South Street
Practically Destroyed.
The old Kennedy house on South
street, near Woodland avenue, now
occupied and owned by q. L. Wilson,
a veterinary surgeon, was destroyed
by fire which started about ten O'Clock
ON Sunday morning. The fire came
from a hot smoke pipe from the kitch-
en- stove, setting fire to the wood work
of the ceiling. Or. Wilson attempted
to put out the flames being assisted,
as his plight became known, by neigh
bors. Next the chemical engine was
called and little later the general
alarm was sounded. The fireman made
good time to the conflagration consid-
ering the distance, the house being
one of the corners of the corporate
limits.
1t was found that the nearest hyd-
rant in front of the residence of Geo.
e. Chisolm was fourteen hundred feet
from the burning house. The HUI
name Hose wagon laid down the elev-
en- hundred feet OF hose which it car
ries, then had to wait for the @Wash-
ington carriage to bring enough hose
to go on to the house. Running
through so many feet of rubber hose
the pressure from the dydrant was not
enough to send stream above the
ground floor windows and of course
the flames which had quickly made
their way from the kitchen wing to
the main house were rapidly increas-
ing in power and soon the house was
all ablaze. When the steamer had
been attached to the hose, the pres
sure broke number of lengths of the
old hose in service. After they had
been replaced good work was done in
drowning out the remaining fire.
On the way to the fire in turning
from ELM street 30 South street, the
carriage of the First Ward Hose Co.,
upset, throwing out George Fl. Dal.
rymple and James Riley, who were
occupying the seat and David Burr
and John Rutledge from the back
step. Nome of them were injured
but the seat was badly broken in the
upset and the hind axle Of the vehicle
was badly bent. The carriage Of
course could go no further.
The apparatus remained at the fire
until along in the afternoon, wher
the flames were declared out.
The loss will amount to sevetal
thousand dollars. The house was a
large one, perhaps century old. II
is estimated that it could not be re-
placed to-day for $1,000, but of course
| it was old and stood on side street
since the Kennedy or Whitney prop
erty was divided. DR.. Wilson LOST con
siderable of his furniture which was
stored in the atGIc, while the parIol
was being repapered and painted Re
pairs were also in progress on the ex
terror of the house.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
Another Meeting for Men.

f. N. Seerley, M, D., chairman OF
the board of education of Springfield,
Mass, and an instructor in the Spring
field Training School of the Young
Mems Christian Association, will adj
dress a meeting for men in the Lyceum
at four-fifteen Sunday afternoon. DR..
Seerley will talk upon "The Man -Four
Square" George Babbitt will sing.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29

A public meeting will be held in the
Y. M. G. A. building, South street. on
Saturday, February 2nd, at S.15 p. m.
DR.. j. M. Mccormack, the American
Medical Associations organizer, will
address the meeting on subjects that
will be of great interest to municipal
officers. Members of Board of Health,
Civic Associations, Merchant Associa-
tion and the public generally. The
committee in charge strongly urge the
citizens to turn out in force and hear
DR.. Mccormack. He is an authority
|of high standing in medical profession.
He will also address the medical So
ciety in the afternoon.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
The Latter
Playerpiano

! have discovered and classified
new disease said a physician to us
the other day. 0The symptoms are,
he continued, always exactly alike,
and diagnosis is very easy. 1t affects
old and young alike, and all my family
are down with it. The patient be-
trays an intense desire for music, and
there are warmth and enthusiasm in
speech. | have named this disease
Lauterplayerpianoitisl"
Our medical friend did not over
state the case. The epidemic was
carried to his family through the
closest association with Lauter Player
piano in the house of relative. In
such cases there is but one cure-to
purchase a Lauter Playerpiano for
oneself. No one who familiarizes
himself with this wonderful instru-
ment but wishes to own one.
With the Lauter Playerpiano any
body can play without having know
ledge of the keyboard. Through the
aid of music-rolls and treadles the
non-player can quickly become salts
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
A GOLD MEDAL PRESENTED.
The Efriclenr services of PatroIman
Young Recognized.

Inc EIHclSnC SERVICES OF fNAUFOluudu
Young Recognized.
On Monday evening at police head
quarters, Alderman Ira Mowery for
the police committee, presented Pa
trolman Joseph T. Young handsome
gold medal in recognition of his work
In finding the lost Fregan child last
autumn. Besides the Alderman, Ma
yor Bennell, several Of the members
of the police force and few others
were present. Alderman Mowery in
presenting the medal spoke as follows
Mr.. YOUNG:
1t is the custom among all branches
of society as we'll as in official life in
Governments and cities and also
among public corporations to show
some recognition OF specially meritor-
ious service and conduct.
On November the 9th last, when
1.-The Fregan child was lost you, as well
as the other members of the Police
| force and some citizens, made an eff
fort to lind him. After you had gone
off duty in the evening, you continued
UIlS SedICu IlJOoU VI UllC LlStlu, dIlb hhuA-
| ly succeeded in locating him early in
the morning. Your efforts in this
line show that you appreciate the
ideal of the police officer. Recognizing
the fact that your duty is not merely
to arrest law w-breakerS and ferret out
criminals, but also TO do what you can
for the good of the community in gem
eral and welfare of its citizens. While
tho nj ti1anc of MnrrictnNUn ara die
posed to hold it's policemen to a strict
discharge of their duties and to severe
ly criticize any failures in this line,
they also are willing to recognize
merit.
/ take pleasure on behalf of the Po-
lice Committee of the Board of Alder
man, to present you with this solid
gold badge, which | trust will always
be an inspiration to you to higher
standards of manhood as well as official
duty.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
Daughters of American Revolution
Entertained by Mrs. Donaghe.

The members of the Morristown
Chapter Daughters of the American
Resolution we're entertained last Sat
urday afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. Donaghe on Maple avenue. After
the business session the hostess read a
poem composed by Dolly Madison.
Mrs. Gilbert McClurg then spoke for
a half hour telling how she celebrated
a Fourth Of July in the making of a
flag which was placed in the old church
known as "the house of mystery" at
Gran Quivisa, New Mexico. At the
time she was on her way with guide
to visit this chapel and on the sugges-
tion being made that flag should be
made prepared one from piece of
white muslin some blue paper and red
axle grease with which the stripes
we're painted using stick as a brush.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
Teacher Accepts Another Position.

Larger salaries in the larger cities
are tempting Morristowu school teach
ers as well as those OF other places.
Miss Myrtle NJ. Welsh, who has taught
second grade in the Maple Avenue
School for several years very. accepta-
by, has taken position with the
Newark schools at larger salary and
has left Morristown. In her place
the board OF education has secured
Miss Anna e Wright, former teach
er who for the past three years has
not been teaching.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
wnllam Hager Dies a. An souls,.

w llidu mayer lies aC ali SOulS's
William Hager, who was shot by his
grandson, James Dugan, on the even
ing Of January 11th, died at All Souls
Hospital at six o'clock on Saturday
morning. 1t will be remembered that
Hager had left his own house after a
quarrel with Dugan and gone to the
Morrison house, his grandson follow
ing with shot gun and shooting him
through a window. The shot shat
tered the jaw of the older man and
cut away his tongue. The grand jury
had adjourned to meet again on Febru-
airy 4th by which time it was thought
it could be determined whether the
victim of the shooting would survive.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29
COMMUNICATIONS
MoRRIsTowN, N. j., Jan. %, 1907.
EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE:

MoRRIsTowN, N. j., Jan. %, 1907.
EDITOR OF THE CHRONICLE:
/ notice in your last issue an an
nouncement that the Directors of the
VI M. O. A. had concluded not to con-
tinue the Star Course Entertainments
because during the last two years
there had been a deficit in the expense
of conducting then. 1t seems to me
that such a resolution is both unwise
and unfair to the Christian public,
which naturally looks upon the Y.
M. G. A. work as educational and so
cial as we'll as religious. If at $500
per course, it cannot be made to pay,
why not charge $3.50 or even $500
Other cities sometimes charge more
and the people pay it willingly.
Respectfully,
Y. M. @. A. PATRON.
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29

LcoNrINUED on EIa4FH FAaE. /
The Morris County chronicle., 1907-01-29

factory performer, playing at will classical popu-
lar dance, vocal, instrumental or any other class
of music.
This instrument in the home changes a
place that may have been dull before into one
in which there need never be dull minute,ssfor
music is ot command, for piano playing is with
in the reach of all.
This instrument is not only piano for
playing by the non-player, but it is also a
superb instrument for playing by hand in the
usual way. It is really TWO PIANOS in
ONE.
We mail illustrated catalog containing
fine balftone pictures Of the various styles, to
any address on request We can take your
present piano in part payment, and can arrange
to receive the difference in easy sums month by
month We venture to say that if you will but
examine this instrument for yourself that Lau-
terplayerpianoitis win affect you in the most
virulent form.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09

DAVID DU B. GAILLARD.
Major in the United States ar
my and first assistant to Lieuten-
ant Colonel Goethals, chief engi-
neer of the Panama canal.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09
Watterson's Wooziness,

A good many Democrats are puz-
zled to explain the queer talk that Col.
Henry WattersOn has been handing
out since his return from Europe
Judged on its face it means that he
sees no hope whatever for a Demo
cratic victory next year. His predic-
tion that Hughes will succeed Roose-
velt, and that only an epidemic of
cholera and 40 cents wheat could bring
about Democratic year, seem to JUS
tify the conclusion that Uncle Henry
has gone up against the wailing wall.
Things don't look we'll in Kentucky,
either. If Yerkes is nominated for
governor by the Republicans, his
strength aided by the sulking Of Sen
ator McCreary's friends and Joe Black
burns exile on the Panama zone, may
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09
Taft's Candidacy.

Although Secretary Taft has not
made any formal admission of his can
didacy for the Republican nomination
to the presidency next year, the coun-
try assumes that he is already in the
race by the presidents initiative. The
big secretary need hesitate no longer.
Everybody knows that he is not jump
ing into the swim, but is being pushed
in by his chief in the White House.
The other candidates are evidently
anxious for Taft to SAY his say" for
then they will know who to fight and
how to go about pooling their issues
to prevent his getting the nomination
with a whoop and hurrah. 1t is mani
fest that if Taft gets the nomination
he will have to fight for it all the way
to the winning post
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09
To Kill Gambling.

Judge Pendleton, of Atlanta, deliv-
cred strong and eloquent charge
against gambling to the Fulton Coun-
ty grand jury on Monday. So far, SO
good. But Judge Pendleton knows as
well as he knows his name that
charges to grand juries will not kill
gambling in Atlanta or anywhere else.
If Judge Pendleton will use his infu-
ence and power to stop the fining Of
gamblers and will send a bunch of
them to the chaingang for twelve
months, he will kill this damnable
form of thievery deader than Hector.
Atlanta judges used that club once
and the city was practically free of
gamblers for twenty years afterwards.
Let Judge Pendleton try it again.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09
A jefferson Celebration.

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial AS
sociation has conceived the celebra-
ton of Independence Day, July 4, at
the Jamestown Exposition by a re-
union of the descendants of the sign
ers of the original Declaration Of In
dependence. 1t is asked that all such
descendants forward their names to
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial AS
sociation, Washington, D. c., and re-
ceive formal invitations to the event.
Many public men have approved the
celebration and it ought to be a unique
affair. But a greater event would be
the union of all true Jeffersonians at
the polls in 1908 to restore the prin-
ciples Of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence in the conduct of the Fed
eral government.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09
A Short Wheat Crop.

The latest reports from the wheat
fields of the nation indicate that
weather conditions have cut down the
possible yield by 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels.
There is no present prospect that this
deficiency can be recovered, and it
means that the flour market will rule
high and folks who love wheat bread
and biscuits will have to pay more
for their enjoyment Nobody doubts
that short wheat crop makes for
dearer loaves of bread, but there are
millions who yet cannot see that an
overproduction of either wheat Or cot
ton makes for lower prices to the pro-
ducer. Here's where the Farmers
Union can get in good and profitable
educational work.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09
Corporation Democrats.

What the country might we'll ex-
pect if the Eastern Democracy could
name Democratic winner of the pres
idency was illustrated the other day
in New York. There are nineteen
Democratic senators in the New York
assembly and when the issue came on
the removal of Kelsey, the insurance
commissioner who was made by the
CRATER insurance companies, seven
teen Democratic senator's joined the
Republicans to defeat Governor
Hughes and keep the questionable
Kelsey in office. Those were Belmont
Ryan senators. Now wouldn't a Bel
mont-Ryan Democracy in power in
Washington do a-plenty to the peo-
pie?
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09
Jones on Lynching.


Judge Tom Jones, ex-governor of
Alabama and present judge of a Uni
ted States District Court in Alabama,
has decided that the United States
courts have jurisdiction to arrest, in
dict and try persons accused of taking
a prisoner from the lawful custody of
state or federal officers and lynching
or attempting to lynch, such prisoner
If the Supreme Court Of the United
States upholds Judge Jones it will be
hereafter an offense against the Uni
ted States for any mob to take action
against a prisoner in official hands
There are plenty of good men who
would like to see the law stretched
that far so that it may stop the
stretching of mems necks unlawfully.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-09
COL. GAILLARD A DIPLOMAT.
(The Columbia State.)


To the Editor of The State: In your
last Sundays issue, there was pub
lished an article from your Washing
ton correspondent relative to Uncle
Sans engineers part in the undertak-
ing of building the Panama canal. In
tribute to Col. d. d. Gaillard.
This writer had the honor of serving
during the Cuban war for independ-
ence on Col Gaillard's staff During
the life of that regiment, there hap
pened an incident which, I believe, de-
serves to be chronicled. This incident
also happened in Macon, Ca, where
your Washington correspondent, Mr.
McGhee, so vividiy describes the dis