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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-24
A DINNER TO HARTMAN

The Hon Maxwell EVarts, president
Of the fair. Is 10 give luncheon In
honor Of T.. II. Hartman, the railroad
magnate Fridad afternoon AT on" nj inc
tavern IN Hartford village to which Will
be invited IS prominent Nermon'eTs In
Guiding Governor Proctor. former gov
crnors and members OF Congress. Mr..
Hartman is greatly interested In Nor
gan horses am comes 20 see the large
exhibit here
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-24
Many Recommendations to Be
Made by Committee of Yer
mont Bar Association.
ANNUAL MEETING OCT. 6
VIII he Held at MontpeIicr-AIexan r
Dunnett to he Tonstmaster-To
Advocate New Method of Sc
1ectImg Petit Jurors and
Make Fewer Rcversals.

st. Johnsbury. Sept. 22-The annual
meeting Of the Vermont Bar association
will be held at Montpelier Tuesday,
October 6. The literary exercises will be
held IN the afternoon and the banquet
at the Pavilion In the evening will be
served earlier than usual United States
District Attorney Dunnett is president of
the association and will be the toast
master ON this occasion.
Tho business matters will be taken up
for consideration "Wednesday morning
and the committee on law reforms will
report upon tho following important sub
ject Reform In the present method Of
selecting petit jurors; amendment Of sec
tons 1881 1891 of the pubic statutes 20
that the surviving party may be wit
ness In his own favor to meet Or explain
the testimony of living witnesses pro-
duced against him, whatever the facts
or circumstances TO which they may
testify. adoption OF the rule that the
supreme court shall reverse for sub
stantial error only; the amendment of
the court rules and public statutes so
that issue may be joined more OK
peditiously. both at law and in chancery:
statute allowing an amendment from
one form of action to another. and
jonder OF forms at present prohibited;
some extension of the reference system
as at present constituted: n provision
whereby the plaintiff may bring suit
directly to the county court, at his cleo
ton. in cases where an appeal to tho
county court IS now allowed.
So much Of this report as II adopted
by the association will be incorporate
with now court rules or introduced as
bills nj the forthcoming session OF the
Legislature.
FIRE IN ENOSBURGH.
Enosburgh. Sept. "2-There are grave
fears of forest fire on the mountain
back towards Hill West. II broke out
on the old Aikens place above the farm
OF John Stevens Monday and posse
Of men are fighting II. Sixteen men were
there Monday night. The fire Is in the
ground several inches deep and little
spruces catch easily. Frank Cassidy, the
first selectman and fire warden, went this
morning to inspect It. and II necessary
call out help.
FIGHTING IN HUNTINGTON.
Huntington. Sept Poorest fires are
still raging, Quite force Of men went
yesterday to fight the one that is coming
over the mountain from Bolton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
WILL BUILD TO MAPLEWOOD

Norris County Trrctfon Company to
Connect With Public Service.
The contract for constructing a
double track trolley line connecting
the Morris County Traction line at
Millburn with the Public Service
tracks at Maplewood has been awarded
to Ludwig Bait, the South Orange
contractor, the details OF the contract
being closed at the court house yester-
day afternoon.
The new line is one and one-eighth
miles in length, and it is estimated it
will cost about $4,000 The Morris
County company has already strung
the ties along the route in preparation
for the work of construction, which
will probably be started Monday"
The above from the Newark "News'
of Saturday, is interesting and prob
ably satisfactory to residents in
Springfield and Millburn and from the
company's point of view is the proper
thing TO do as far as future fares are
concerned but it does not strike Nor
ristown business men and other resi-
dents that way. 1t is the general
opinion that if there is money to spend
some of it should be used on Speedwell
avenue, getting that part of the line
in operation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
MOUNT TABOR NOTES.

The past weeks have marked the
change of the Mount Tabor meeting
from camp meeting to summer con-
ference, during which time addresses
have been made by Rev. Hugh Black,
DID,; Rev. w. L. Watkinson, DID,, of
England; Rev. U. B. Mcleod, of Scot
land; George e. Reed, LID, presi-
dent of Dickinson College Rev. Homer
G. Stuntz; George w. Young, of the
Anti-Saloon League, and Alexander
Irvine. A chorus under the direction
of l. Fl. Meredith has lead the singing.
The meetings closed on Sunday when
there was an old fashioned love feast
a service with sermon by Bishop Good
sell, in the mornings song service in
the afternoon and evangeliStic service
in the evening. The attendance at
the sessions of the conference has been
very good.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
DIR. L. j. Marsh Dead.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Nc Curdy have
returned from Babylon in order to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Nc Curdy's
broUher-in-law, DR.. Elias Joseph Marsh
who died at his home in Paterson on
Monday morning, aged seventy-three
years. DR.. Marsh went to the Civil
Was as surgeon of the Third New Jer.
sey and later was appointed surgeon
in the regular army serving for some
time at West Point Military Academy.
He retired from private practice later
to become medical director of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company and
at the Paris Exposition was awarded a
gold medal for his mortality tables.
He leaves widow, two sons, DR.. Elias
J. Marsh and Robert Marsh, and two
daughters, Mrs. Snodgrass and Miss
Sarah Marsh. He belonged to num-
Der of prominent organizations and
had served as vestryman of st. Pauls
Church, Paterson.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
PROSECUTOR RATHBUN REPLYS

Denies That He Has Been Remiss in
the Discharge of His Duty.
The Newark News last Monday,
published letter from Y. A. Rathbun
in regard to charges made by Frederick
Gordon, prominent resident of Boon
ton, regarding excise matters in Boon
ton, wherein he claimed that evidence
was secured against three liquor deal
ers in Boonton and one in Montville
for violation of the law but no indict-
mentS followed. Mr.. Gordon intimates
that influence has been brought to
bear upon prosecutor, county judge
and Others to save some men from the
consequences of their acts.
The prosecutor says -" The two de-
were employed by him mot loaned by
Sheriff SommeD made disclosures in
regard to two BoOntOn hotels and one
Montville hotel. Witnesses were sworn
before the grand jury to corroborate
the detectives, but they failed to do SO
and the Boonton cases were dismissed.
The proprietor Of the Montyille hotel
pleaded guilty in special sessions and
was fined. No one attempted to in
timidate me at that time nor at any
time during my entire Germ as prose
cutor; and as to Judge Mills, it can be
said with absolute assurance of the
truth that he is known to be so upright
that no one would dare to approach
him with threats or otherwise" Mr..
Rathbun then defends the so-called
political bosses from intimations of in-
reference on their part. He also
Gains that there is no county in the
State, in proportion to population and
area, where there is greater respect for
law and less lawlessneSs, or where
grand jurieS are more true to their
oathS, than in Morris county.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
COSTLY ORNAMENTAL GARDENS
improvements on the Twombly Estate
Will ada TO it's Beauty.

improvements on the Twombly Estate
Will ada TO it's Beauty
The largest piece of work now going
on in the building line In this vicinity
is the new garden for II. Mex. Twom-
bly,, on which Sturgis Bros, have con-
siderable force of men employed, while
laborers are busily moving the large
amount of earth necessary for the COM
pletion of the plans.
Sturgis Bros. are putting up ter
race wall which will require about
eighteen hundred yards of concrete.
The wall at the highest point, includ-
ing foundation is stwenty-slx feet high,
and at the bottom the concrete is sew
en- feet wide. 1t is built on batter
the forms being constructed of worked
lumber with the face oiled to give a
better surface to the wall.
In addition, there are two handsome
garden houses of brick and cut stone
at either end of the upper terrace and
two ornamental pools are also being
constructed, ornamental stairways and
gates adding to the effectiveness. The
east garden has been remodeled and
considerable new cut stone put in, and
at present masons are engaged in lay
ing large amount of concrete walk.
A. S. Pierson is superintending the
work
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
Caught at bloomfield. i.

Patrolman Young went over to
Bloomfield on Monday and brought
back Joe Federigio charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretences.
He has been the bootblack at the sta
tion and sold the stand to woman for
$40 which he collected although the
stand belonged to company and not
to him. AS result there has been
trouble during which he caused the
arrest Of the woman for disorderly
conduct because she demanded the
stand or money. She was discharged,
and on Saturday made charge against
Federigio. He heard of it and immed-
lately departed in haste, but, unfor-
tunely for him, had his trunk checked
and was traced by that.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
Peach shippers Complains.

Peach shippers along the New Jersey
Central are up in arms over the refusal
OF the company to provide cars with
shelves for shipping the fruit and as
sistance in loading the cars both of
which have been done on the Central
and N. j. & Pa. r. r. for years. The
shippers declare that the move is to
force the farmers to ship their fruit to
New York commission merchants who
viii get percentage from the sales
They also declare that if the fruit is
taken to the Central stations for ship
ment the company is bound to load it
and carry it to its destination. The
lack of shelves so increases the freight
for shipments that the farmers are
considering sending the fruit by ex-
press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
Teaching Italians Gardening.

The large yard of the Flagler Street
Settlement House is being used this
summer to teach gardening. Small
portions have been set off for ten girls
on one side of the lot and for about
the same number Of boys on the other
side. The girls are raising quite a
number of flowers, while the boys are
sticking to tomatoes as the principal
crop with some corn, beans and other
vegetables. The gardens are kept
clean of weeds and most of them are
in healthy state of growth. One or
two have been despoiled some by enc
mics while one gardener in a fit Of rage
pulled up all the plants in her garden.
1t is planned to have an exhibition of
vegetables raised in the gardens a
little later in the season.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
saturday MORNINGS Fire.

The fire department. was called to
the Dennis Darney house on Market
street shortly before eight O'Clock Sat
urday morning. The roof was on fire
probably caught from a chimney. The
flames were soon put out, the princi-
pal damage being by water. William
Skinner occupied the side of the house
that was damaged the most and had
to find other rooms. The piano, par
lor carpet and some furniture was car
ried out, the rest of his goods were
badly soaked. He had no insurance.
The Quacko and Scott families lived
on the other side and escaped serious
damage, large share of their posses
sions being carried out.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
DAN VOORHEES, 1.-THE BOSS"
Kind Words for state Treasurer voor-
hees by Political Writer.

Kind Words for state Treasurer voor-
hees by Political Writer.
Under the above caption the Tren-
ton correspondent of the Jersey City
Evening News says of the State
Treasurer =:
There have been many nasty Slurs
on Daniel S. VOORHEES,, the State Treas
urer, on the ground that he is the
political boss of Morris county, as if
he we're chairman Of the County Com
mittee or attempted to control the
politics Of the county. Any one who
is old enough to kQow the facts knows
why'Dan Voorhees, is a power in Nor
ris county, and just as strong with
the Democrats as he is with the Re-
publicanS. He went to the County
Clerks office thirty-eight years ago
and was useful and obliging. He has
remained in that office, achieving pro-
motion for merit from time to time.
He reformed the business of the office
and made it a model. He was con-
suited by citizens generally on politics
and county business, and he was al
ways informed and helpful. Young
men become old, and the habit Of con-
sulting Dan grew on them. New men
came in and found the practice of ask
ing Dan to be easy and successful
They always got the advice or instruc-
tion they sought. Young and old, they
always found him on the level and so
they trusted him. There are no hard
political fights in Morris and it often
happened that men went to Voorhees,
and said, l would like to run for
office. What do you think of it?
Good. Go ahead, would be the an
swer and pretty soon people would
drop in and say, hear WhaUdyecal-
lem is a candidate. Is he all right
Sure or Not much as the case
might be, summed up Dams answer
and that answer in time began to have
weight in the county. 1t grew as peo-
pie found that Dan was inyaribly
right, and so long as Dan Voorhees,
lives his opinion on men and politics
in Morris will have weight, not because
he is boss or politician, but just
because he is Dan Voorhees, the young
man in the County Clerks office who
has grown gray in the service, who
has been on the level with Democrat
and Republican. who was trusted be-
caused he deserved to be trusted. If
all the men charged with being bosses
were like Dan Voorhees, there would
be no ground for complaint.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
Suspicious AutOmob,lisrs.

A few days ago an automobile drove
up to the door of b. o. Chisolm's resi-
dence and one of the occupants de-
manded admission to the house saying
that he intended renting the premises
and had been sent there by f. P.
Hamilton & Company one of whose
signs is on lot nearby, The care
taker was quite sure the property was
not for rent and after considerable
parleying the automobile visitors
moved off in hurry. The matter has
been reported to the authorities the
feeling being that the men either de-
sired to burglarize the house at the
time or else inspect it for a later visit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
School improvements.

The Morris township board of edu-
cation will make number of improve
ments to the township school houses
during the summer. Arthur Thomp-
son has the contract for retaining
wall Of concrete to be built back of
the Hillside school and extending a.
cross the lot. A concrete curb will al
SO be laid along the sidewalk.
The Washington Valley School will
have new floor laid and the Union
Hill school house be repaired in a num-
Der of ways. The Morris Plains school
is in bad shape and will be thoroughly
gone over, painted and improved.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
George Jones, Misfortune.

Contractor George Jones, of Mills
street had two rather unusual expert.
ences during the past week. He was
superintending the operation of a
scraper, removing the soil from lot,
when the Instrument struck rock
and was thrown up, striking Mr.,
Jones on the chin cutting him badly
and looSening several of his teeth
One of his horses was found to be lame
one morning and an examination
showed that it had a broken leg, which
the veterinarian said was at least a
days standing notwithstanding the
horse had worked all the previous day
The fracture was so bad that the ami
had to be killed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
REPUBLICAN CLUB REORGANIZES
Hon. Charles N. Fowler Furnishes
some Personal "reminiscences.

Hon. Charles N. Fowler Furnishes
some Personal "Reminiscences.
Pursuant to call the Morris County
Republican and Sound Money Club
met at the headquarters on Wednesday
evening for organization and general
business. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Grinnell Willis,
who spoke of his presiding over the or
ganization for twenty-four years and
the good work that had been accom-
plished by the club. AS the need for
the term Sound Money" had passed
away, it was resolved 80 call the organ
ization the Morris County Republican
Club. The reorganization was accom-
plished by the reelection Of Mr.. Willis
as president e. X. Mills, vice-presi-
dent; Fl. G. Pitney, Jr., secretary ;
George L. Clarke, treasurer. The chair
was instructed to appoint a committee
to select honorary vice presidents, and
to appoint an executive commit
tee and committees on membership,
finance and meetings. 1t was an
nounced that the banner was nearly
ready and a public banner raising
would be held about the middle of Au-
gust,
Hon. Charles N. Fowler, our repre-
sentative in Congress, was present and
was called upon for an informal speech.
He responded by giving some interest
ing personal "reminiscences of Mr.. Taft,
who was in college with,him, paying a
high tribute to him as man and pub
lie official. He also spoke of his posi-
tion in regard to currency legislation
last winter, and said that while he was
a Republican through and through he
acted in accordance with his conscien
tious convictions in opposing and vot-
ing against the currency bill. He be-
lieved it every mans duty, when he
knew he was right, to go against his
party if the party was wrong, and
quoted with much satisfaction the
statement of Mr. Taft in his speech OF
acceptance that the measure passed
last winter was but a temporary make
shift. The hearty applause that fol-
lowed MI. Fowler's remarks showed
that those present had no special fault
to find with his course in the matter,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
WILL THWART FIREBUGS
DR.. Humphreys New Stables are
Practically Fire-Proof.

Because of the destruction of several
stables by incendiary fires in the Long
Branch section, one resident of Mon
mouth Beach is preparing to foil the
tirebugs by erecting a structure they
cannot burn. DIR. Frederick Hum
phreys has planned combination gar
age and stable of new type that will
be as nearly tireproof as any building
can be. On the spot where DR., Hum
phreys is building, stable burned un-
der suspicious circumstances. Other
fires in the vicinity, the cause of which
could not be satisfactorily explained
led to a general belief that incendiaries
were at work
DR.. Humphreys new stable is built
of hollow blocks made from New Jer-
sey clay each ofwhich in hemaking has
been tested in two thousand degrees
of heat. By the time it is finished the
building will have cost about 5000
Walls, floors, partitions, roof, all are Of
the same incombustible material. In
the walls and partitions the tile blocks
are laid on end, the air cells fitted over
and under one another. In the floors
they are laid fiat between reinforced
concrete beams.
The garage section, at one end, is
about twenty-four feet square. The
carriage room, at the other end, is al
most counterpart of the garage. Be-
tween are stalls for five horses. On the
second floor are the hay loft and
quarters for the stablemen. Even if
the hay caught fire the structural
parts of the stable would remain in
tact. The overall dimensions of the
building are 72x24 feet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
Fire Departmont Test,

The testing of the hose owned by the
town has been resumed the testing
pump having broken under the strain
of the former work. Seventeen lengths
of hose, $50 feet, were condemned out
of 5000 feet inspected.
New pump rods have been placed in
Humane steamer, and the engine was
tested Thursday, it running nicely.
Then Washington steamer was fired
up SO that the expert who had come
to repair Humane could examine the
other steamer as well.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
superintendent Haven RESIGNS

w. L. R. Haven presented his resig-
nation as superintendent of the public
schools Of Morristown at the meeting
of the board of education held on Fri
day evening. Action on the reSigna-
tion was deferred until a later meet
ing, Ill health caused the action on
the part OF Mr.. Haven who has been
in charge OF the Morristown schools
since the opening of the Maple avenue
school and consolidation OF the old
district schools In 1871.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
TOOK POSSESSION SATURDAY.
Morris & somerset Company win OPP
craze Public service Plant.

Morris d somerset Company win OPP
craze Public Service Plant.
The lease of the local Public Service
plant to the Morris and Somerset Elec-
trio Company was ratified at stock
holders meeting of the former COM
panies on Tuesday. The new compar y
took possession of the plant of the olo
company on Saturday. Contrary to
the original plan the Offices on Wash
ington street occupied by the Public
Service Corporation will be used by
the Morris and Somerset Company and
their present office on South street sut-
let. 1t was found that it would be an
expensive matter to move the testing
apparatus, ETC., installed in the Wash
ington street offices SO the change was
decided on. A directors room will be
fitted up on the second story of the
building and other changes made.
For the present the old plant will be
run, but as soon as practicable the
lines will be cleaned up and new trans
formers put up for the twenty-five
hundred volt current Of the new COM
pang and the lines thrown over on the
new plant, the'old plant being used SIM
ply for break-downs service until the ma
chinery in the Whippany street plant
can be duplicated.
1t is expected that the Twombly line
and the southern section of the town
will be thrown over on the new sta
tion this week, and thereafter run
from there. Men are already at W n k
making the connection between the
manholes on South street for this pur
pose. Mr.. Green of Southampton has
been engaged as additional engineer
at the new plant releasing William
Hambright who has been running days
for some time past for work or. the
lines.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04

1t is the intention Of John A. Roeb-
ling, Jr., son of Colonel Washington
A. Roebling, to purchase home at
Bernardsville, in Somerset county,
Mr.. Roebling made that announcement
recently. For years be and his family
have resided at Asheyille. N. c., but
some time ago Roebling declared his
intention Of leaving the South because
Of the enactment Of prohibition laws.
1t is expected he win come North to
reside permanently in the very near
future.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
BASE BALL NOTES.

The baseball game between the
Parksides and Mendhams drew a large
audience to the Budd sUreet grounds
on Saturday and resulted in a victory
for the home team by the score of to
l. The score by innings;
Parksides A. Co.. OOOO3 02Ox-5
Mendham A. c.. 100000 OIL
Batteries-W ats and Dempsey
Sturgis and Day.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-04
sewer Nopes.

The sewer gangs are at work on the
lower end of Madison avenue, on JEFF
ferson and Ford avenues and on the
private right of way near Ford avenue.
At the other end Of town the Wash
ington street work Is still under way
and gang is proceeding with the
trunk line on Budd street using that
throughfare rather than the private
way across the Meslxill property as at
first proposed.