The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-13
|ARCANUM
EXCURSION
Members Of Loantaka Council
Shoot, Play Ball, Run Races
and Eat at Newton /.
THE SEWER DISPOSAL PLANT

~ AOuH1dh0 OOuuCll, 800, N. A., 10
Newton, last Wednesday, was an enjoy
able affair to all who participated.
The day was perfect and everything
passed off without hitch, while a
vein Of fun ran through everything,
keeping everybody in sunny humor.
! The excurSionists went upon special
train, leaving town about $50, arriy-
ing at Newton at ten. The Chester
Cornet band accompanied the excur-
sion and although a young organiza-
tion Of two years practice, rendered
plenty of creditable music. Arriving
at Newton the party marched to the
Cochran house where buffet lunch
was served.
The march was then resumed to the
athletic field when the events were
run off. The most important, of
course, was the shoot, in which num-
Der OF the Arcanums showed that they
could qualify as marksmen, as the tar
get was well punctured. v. e. Boell
won the first prize, a gold badge, with
score OF fourteen out of a possible
fifteen. For the second place Fl. Viedt,
Harry Grove, j w. Pierson and Ell.
Connett tied with scores of thirteen
each. liz the shoot off J. W. Pierson
won out with score of fourteen. win
ming second prize, a gold Arcanum
button. L. P. Wilson won the first
guests prize, a fountain pen, with
score OF eleven, while III. Perringer,
and r. Joyce tied for second. In the
shoot off the, former won by score of
thirteen, taking pocket knife for a
prize.
The ball game created no end of fun
not only in the playing of the partici-
pants, but also in the latent humor
developed in the rooters. La fact the
only person on the field taking the
matter seriously was the colored
brother who acted as umpire. After
five innings the boys were ready to
quit George Groves nine claimed
the victory with a score OF fourteen
to four over Ed. Fleury's nine, al
though the latter claimed the game
by score of nine to one as the other
fellows rang in professional pitcher
on them in the person of Harry Grove.
The athletic events followed. The
eighty yards dash was won by Harry
Grove, with w. Dodge, second, and
t. B. Humphreys, third. Time, So.
The 100 yards dash was won by Harry
Grove; S. O. Griffith, second and a
whole bunch of fellows third. Time,
10 2-5. The 100 yards dash for mem
fbers over thirty was won by e. B.
Jolley. With N. @. Toms, second, and
w. e. Day, third. Time, IL AS. The
same race for men under thirty was
woD by T. B. Humphreys, with w.
Dodge, second and s. @. Griffith third.
Time, 10 4-5. A fifty yards dash for
men over forty drew a large field and
was won by j. W. Pierson, with II.
Garrabrant, second and w. K. Much
more, third. Time, 7 As.
The prizes for these events we're
boxes, of cigars of varying degrees of
quality.
After the events swere concluded the
excursionists were ready to enter upon
another scheduled event for the day
the inspection of the sewer disposal
plant. Engineer Potts, with assistant
Cauldwell, were in readiness to act as
the guides and were amused to see the
expressions on the faces of some of
the-questioners as to the whereabouts
of the plant when they were-informed
that it was, adjoining the athletic
field. A thorough inspection of the
plant and its, workings was made and
all were pleased with the simplicity
and efficiency Of the method used.
BY half-past two everybody was
ready for the fine dinner served at the
Cochran house, which was abundant in
quality. well prepared and quickly
served
After dinner the visitors wandered
about the town for a. few hours, many
of them going up the mountain to the
slate quarry where they found pit
over hundred feet deep from which
slate has been quarried for nearly
century. The mountain also affords
magnificent view extending over a.
large territory. The train left for
home at o'clock, arriving at $50
with every one pleased with the trip.
Williams, Proctor & Potts had pre-
pared circular givins particulars and
views Of the disposal plant from which
we quote;
Statistics OF the Newton Plant.
Began October ~, 1905.
| Completed NovemberI, 1906.
Number Of filter beds, 6.
Depth Of beds, 8 feet, s inches.
Area Of filters, 2 acres.
Amount of sewage treated, $50,
900 gallons per day.
No chemicals of any kind are
used in the tanks. The action taxi
ing place there being purely one of
mechanical settlement with the float
ling matter being retained by battles.
1t is possible that under certain cir
cumstances liquifying bacteria or
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