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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
Missionary society Active.

The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, of the Methodist church, will
send as Christmas present sub
scription to some magazine to every
teacher in the Hazen home. at Savan-
nah, Ca, and in the New Jersey home
az Morristown, Tenn. The society
will refurnish the rooms it maintains
in the home at Morristown, Tenn,
and also in the Bancroft Rest home in
Ocean Grove.
The officers Of the society are as fol-
lows - President, Mrs. George f..
Dickinson; vice-presidents, Mrs.
Ralph B. Urmy, Mrs. Benjamin f..
Day, Mrs. Victor E. Boell, Mrs. George
Grove, Mrs. Frank E. Stults, Miss
Julianna Freeman; recording secre-
tary, Miss Carrie Day; corresponding
secretary, Miss A. E. Hannas; treas
urer, Mrs. Anderson M. Guerin audi
tor, Miss s. f. Day; secretary of sup
plies, Mrs. L. A. Vogt; secretary Of
temperance, Miss Emma Green; di-
rectress of Mothers Jewels, Mrs. Ben
jamin Day; directreSs of Home Guards,
Mrs. Carl Voigt; directress of Queen
Esther circle, Mrs. Anderson M.
Guerin; collectors, Mrs. Amanda
Smith, Miss Lizzie Headley, Mrs. Al
bert Ayers, Miss Minnie Soaring, Miss
Verona Vail; committee on confer
ence pledges, Mrs. Anderson M.
Guerln, Mrs. Louis Wilson, Miss
Emma Green, Mrs, Victor e. Boell,
Miss s. e. Day, MISS Ida Mckee and
Miss Verona VAIL y 4ss rsN
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but, the design has ever been to lay
emphasis upon those truths which are
held in common by all evangelical
bodies, es specially the teachings of the
Bible. and by instruction cause the
more effective service of His kingdom
in Morristown, and to cultivate de-
pendance on Providence for both tenn
poral and spiritual needs.
WHAT HAS BEEN
This now recognized religious instr
tuition began with but one teacher and
eight scholars, to-day it has six teach
ers and sixty-tiye scholars. More than
two hundred and seventy-five children
from hundred and twenty-five differ
ent homes have received christian in
struction, and, In connection with the
Wednesday evening prayer meeting
and Sunday evening service led by pas
tors and laymen, We believe forms a
permanent and effective method of
reaching the needy. Since our pur-
chase of the blacksmith shop three
years ago and its transformation into
a chapel God has singularly blessed
the work and WORKERS. A kind friend
donated a stereopticon lantern with
slides. A sidewalk has been laid and
partly paid for. A,f0rtnight of revival
services last winter conducted by Rev.
II. @. Mcbride, DID,, and wife Of the
N. Y. East Conference resulted in the
open confession Of faith in Our Lord
Jesus Christ Of twenty-five souls whilst
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

uOI6 btldu d oCUlS vi OullCAo WOAO
brought under deep conviction.
PRESENT NEEDS AND OUTLOOK
The Chapel is conducted at a mini
mum expense; there being no paid
workers but the officers and teachers
are exercised concerning the mortgage
of seven hundred dollars and are de-
sirous of securing library, new chairs
and carpet. 1t is the only house OF
worship which the trolley passes and
its advent has placed the Cutler tract
of sixty acres directly opposite it open
for home building sites, Then too,
buildings are going up daily on all
sides near the Chapel, which it Is
feared will soon be far too Strengthened
to hold the people. The Chapel is in
corporated and its trustees are as fol-
lows Mrs. Anna Woodruff, Mrs. Mar
garet Jones. Mrs. Gertrude Papps,
Miss May King, H. Vaughan, M. D.,
Hon. W. W. Cutler, David Barkman,
George E. Voorhees, and Henry Mullen.
Superintendent, Harry Vaughan, M.
D., 129 Speedwell avenue.
Treasurer, George E. Voorhees,, 2
Washington street.
There is a mortgage Of s700 on the
premises. An anonymous donor has
returnished the chapel and will give
$500 toward the mortgage If the
friends and workers In the chapel will
raise 5000 before January 1st, 1910.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
HISTORY

HISTORY
The Speedwell Avenue Chapel is the
crystallized result OF the efforts of a
number of lay workers to minister to
the spiritual needs of the Speedwell
section of MorriStown. On June 5th,
the sunday School entered upon it's
twelfth year which anniversary was
marked by appropriate exercises. This
outgrowth of christian loye and nur-
ture has meant sacrifice and unselfish-
ness on the part of the few pioneer
workers in the field; for it has been a
long time between the humble origin
with eight scholars in an upper room
in the old Vail or Garfield house at
Speedwell Lake in 1898. then to the
steam laundry, where sessions were
held for six years, and thence to the
present commodious quarters at 1873
Speedwell avenue, "bnt the tolls of
the road will be nothing when we get
to the end of the way
PURPOSE,
To provide a ready means of reach
ing children and parents who from
timidity, apathy or other reasons do
not attend Sunday School or Divine
Services and could not be reached to
establish handy house of prayer,
where the mind may find relief from
the burdens which oppress it.
METHOD
The Chapel is undenominational,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
Dance at whippapy club.

The Whippany River club gave a
dance at the club house last evening.
At midnight supper was served the
the dancers. Previous to the dance
several private dinner parties were
given. Mrs. Jacob L. Ward reserved
a table for fourteen, DIR. Leslie D.
Ward entertained eight guests, Mrs.
A. Jacobus de Kautstine was the host
ess Of twelve and Leon s. Freeman
had a party Of eight to dinner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
GOLF CLUB
THE CENTER
Popular Club House the Scene
Of Many Luncheons, Din
rlers and Card Parties.
DATES FOR ASSEMBLY BALLS

The Morris County Golf club con-
tinues to be the center of the towns
social activities. On Wednesday Mr..
and Mrs. Vanderpool entertained
dinner party Of thirty-two at the club
house. On Thursday Miss Bushnell
gave bridge and tea. Thursday
Mrs. Jacob e. Ward entertained.
Mrs. Henry Shaw engaged table
for eleven for Monday evening, when
she gave dinner previous TO the
dance at the Whippany River club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Torrance will
give a dinner at the club on Wednes-
day evening.
Thirty-two ladies were at the Morris
County Golf club Wednesday and
played bridge and later enjoyed lunch
con. The prizes we're handsome. in
cluding cut glass decanter, leather
sewing set, a pigskin purse and a
leather picture frame. Among those
II. Ward Ford, Mrs. Archibald Forbes,
Mrs. William Watts, Mrs. Wynant D.
Vanderpool, Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Mrs.
D. Hunter McAlpin, End: Mrs.
Thomas, Miss Cara Foster, Miss Eliza
beth N. Little, Mrs. Howard Coghill,
and the Misses Bryce. Several ladies
entertained at luncheon after the
bridge. Mrs. Alexander Torrance was
the hostess of six, Mrs. Henry Shaw
entertained eight, Mrs. Dudley Oh
cott, End, had two guests, Mrs. Steph-
en- Little, six and Mrs. Charles w.
Armour eight.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Oscar Ryerson
and Miss Marjorie Ryerson, formerly
of franklin street, Morristown, are at
the Goliath house.
Mr.. and Mrs. William K. Wheelock,
have closed their Easuhampton, Long
Island, cottage and are again in pos
session of their Morris avenue home.
Miss Elizabeth Heron, of Pittsburg,
Pa, is the guest of Mrs. Thomas w.
Cauldwell.
DR.. Leslie d. Ward will give hunt
breakfast on Saturday, the sixteenth
of October at Brooklake Park, Madi-
son.
| The Misses Coulter, who have been
! staying at The Elms, will leave this
week for Washington, d. 9.
vi 4. anu MID. hOU6IU ~. EOOLe dlU
family left on Saturday for Hot
Springs, Va, where they will spend
the winter months.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Feuchtwan-
ger, Of Madison, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Aline Feuchtwanger, to Edward p.
Holden, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander FL. Tiers
have taken an apartment in Paris and
will remain abroad through the win
| ter.
Miss Marion Foote will be at Bold
ine's while her parents are away from
home. to avoid absenting herself from
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Bigelow returned
| to Morristown on Wednesday and are
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bige-
low.
| Mrs. Robert Arnold, of South street,
who spent the summer in Maine. re.
turned to MorriStown last week.
Miss Carrie Marsh, formerly Of Nor
ristown, is at the Goliath house.
November 3rd has been selected as
the date for the wedding of Miss Olive
Schley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. viii
liam L. Schley, to William Moore
Shackford, of Coronado, Cal. The
ceremony will be performed at Far
Hills, where the SchleyS have coun-
try home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Post, ir., are
entertaining Miss Julia HOyt at their
home In BernardSville.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
HOW TO MAKE A
PAVING BLOCK
Metropolitan Blocks Go Through
Many Processes Before
Ready for Traffic.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT

The making of a paving block Is an
interesting study and In view Of the
use of Metropolitan blocks on Wash
ington street the story written by a
newspaper man describing what he
saw in "trip through the Metropoli-
tan Paving Brick company's plant
may interest many.
"The modern plant and modern
methods in the manufacture of paw
ing material are probably best exem-
plified by the Metropolitan Paving
Brick company, at Canton, Ohio,
where scientists and chemists agree
that nature has provided perfect
mixture.
"We first went into an artificial
valley caused by the excavation dur
ing the past fifteen years of millions
of tons of shale. We hear the toot of
a locomotive, or the dummy engine,
that approaches US drawing train of
dump cars loaded with shale. 1t
passes us on the way to the plants or
factories of the company which lie
north of the shale beds. This rail-
road is owned and operated by the
brick company already named, and is
at the present time put to no other
use than for carrying this paving ma
terial to the different factories of the
company.
Many thousands have watched
this mammoth steam shovel that
climbs up through forty feet of tough
shale. Formerly the shale was broken
out by pick and shovel, and some
times was dynamited Now a mon
ster shovel slowly ascends, remorse-
lessly blowing its way through the
strata Of apparently impregnable
walls that appear to be the outposts
OF a fortress making desperate re-
sistance to an invaders attack. While
one man sitting in his cab, turns the
levers and valves that cause. the mon
Ster to act as If it were thing of life,
the quantity of material it produces is
sufficient for 100000 brick day. 1t
weighs quarter of a million pounds
and is the largest shovel that operates
in any brick plant.
After watching the big shovel
scoop out tons and tons Of shale and
noting how it loads these on the cars
OF the fast shale train we retrace
our steps and watch the unloading Of
the cars Of another train at the switch
OF one Of the factories. One Of the
peculiarities Of these plants is the
gravity system that begins at the
shale beds and operates all through
the factories, and down to the tracks
OF the various railroads. Automatic
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
NEW PHYSICAL DIRECTOR.

YonnR Mems Chrlscian Association
Engages wiiIiam E. stan.
William E. staff has been secured as
physical director of the local Young
Mems Christian association to take
the place left vacant by the resigna-
tion of B. Deane Brink, who went to
Plattsburg, N. Y. Mr.. Staff is thir-
ty-one years old and was born in New
York city. He Joined the Mt. Nor
ris Turn Verin when eighteen and
was grounded in physical training un-
der Prop. Dogh. For five years Mr..
staff was a leader 10 the Harlem asso-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Organ Recital for Miss Dana's School
Prof. j. Sebastian Matthews will
give an organ recital for Miss Dana's
school in st. Peters church, October
22nd, at five o'clock. His program
will include Barcarole In e minor by
William Faulks Prelude in e by Gas
ton M. Dethier; Alexander Guilmant's
Marche Religeuse; Alfred Hollins' in
termezzo in D flat r. Volkman's AL
legretto from Opus So; Beethoven's
Funeral March and Toccata in e by
Homer BARTLETT. Mr.. Matthews will
be assisted by Miss Minnie Anita Par
ker, soprano, who will sing Arthur
Sullivan's "My Redeemer and My
LORD" and ]. S. Bach's my Heart
Ever Faithful"
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citation and for two years was physical
director Of the Union branch in New
York city. For one year Mr. Staff has
been physical director of the Railway
asso citation. He has just finished a
summer course at Chautaugua in adj
vanced work. For the past year Mr.
Staff has been in business at Paola,
Pa.
Glasses in the gymnasium of the
Young Mems Christian association
start for the season next week. On
Monday the business men will meet
at five p. m.; and on Monday evening
at eight the seniors will haye their
first class work. The student class
meets on Tuesday at four O'Clock, the
juniors on Wednesday at four O'Clock
and the employed boys Wednesday
evening at eight.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

The choir of the Methodist church
will hold its rehearsals on Saturday
evenings during the winter. On the
last Sunday night Of each month the
choir will render a special musical
program. On the evening Of October
Slst it will sing the oratorio Of Eli
iah.'
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
EAGLES LOSE TO JERSEYS.
CoIlinsville Tesm Outplays Birds and
Wins six TO One.

Collinsville Team Outplays Birds and
Wins six TO One.
A team picked from the member
ship of the Morrlstown Aerie Of
Eagles was defeated Sunday after
noon at Cleveland park by the Jersey
A. c., the crack team OF young ANA
teurs of the Colilnsville section of the
town. Eddie" Welsh pitched for
the Jerseys and had everything his
way. He famed fourteen of the birds,
allowed four hits and issued one pass.
Douglas Wright twirled for the Eagles
and deserved better support than he
received. He whitfield three, walked
two and was touched for five hits.
The score was six to one, the Eagles
lone tally being garnered in the second
session on a wild throw and a result
ing block ball.
During the game former Alderman
John t. Lines in behalf of his team
mates and admirers presented. Eddie"
Welsh with ten dollar gold piece.
The score by innings:
R.H. E.
Jersey f. G. % 80 2 O 90 0 l--6
Eagles. 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIL IL
Batteries Welsh and McDermott,
d. Wright and Titus.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12

Y. M. c. A. Buys st. Hilda Property.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
has closed deal for the purchase Of
the st. Hilda School property, corner
of Washington street and Western
avenue. The deed will be passed on
November 3rd. Fourteen thousand
dollars is the price to be paid for the
property.
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Addresses of Special Interest Before
Friday Evening Club.

Drs. Knox and Riggs will speak on
Problems Of the East and Far East
at the meeting next Friday evening,
October 18th. Both these speakers
are well-known in Morristown. Profes-
sor Knox having often preached in the
First church and DR.. Riggs having
preached during August for some
years in the South Street church. He
is thoroughly acquainted with the
history and present affairs of the
Ottoman Empire of which he will
speak. Professor Knox will speak on
the Outlook In Japan"
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To-day being a holiday the Octo-
ber term OF the Morris county courts
will open on Wednesday when the
grand jury will be called and 1.-the trial
Of cases started. Judge Mills will sit
on Tuesday and formally adjourn the
court.
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[coNTINUrD ON FOURTH pAanl
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[coNTNUED ON FIFTH PAeE'l
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The Chapel is undenominational,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-06
SEALING FREIGHT CARS.
New York Central Lines Trying E
New Guard Against Thieves.

A new way of stealing from freight
cars is being tried out on the New
York Central lines between New York
and Buffalo
Up to a few years ago the annual los.
of freight by robberies on this division
Appropriated 100000. This loss ha
been cut down materially by a system
Of patrol organized by William A
Humphry. chief of the railroad police
of tho division
Everyone who has visited a freight
yard remembers the device of twisted
Wire with lead seal that was sup
posed to protect the doors of loaded
freight cars 1t was a simple matter
for thieves to untwist the wires, rol
a freight car on a siding and then
clamp the lead seal back in place again
When this was done the robbery re
manned undetcched until the car had
reached it's destination Then it was
Impossible to say where or when the
looting was done.
The new scheme does not have for IL
object the greater security of the ca,
doors themselves. A complicated de-
vice lock is impracticable, since it i.
HSS'oediH " az IttIiSt IL 50 lIltI tHc cal
doors may be opened quickly and with
ont key. The new seal aims rattle,
to make certain the detection of any
tampering with car on the first in
spcction after the time of the robbery
The lock itself is simplc-mercly q
pin through a staple and hasp, very
like the ordinary barn door sort. The
difference lies in this, that the pin
drops down into slot where it is Sc
cured in place by a pasteboard car seal
The pin cannot be withdrawn without
the removal and practical destruction
of the card.
Ii follows that the first inspection
Will show that the car has been tam
pered with and that it will be easy to
figure at what point or between what
points the robbery was accomplished.
When this is known, the railroad de-
tectives say, it is comparatively easy
to catch the thieves
The card seals are SO large that their
absence may be easily noted by a man
beside the tracks when a train is in
motion. 1t is believed that the impos-
sibility of opening a car without the
break being detected at the next sta
ton if not before, will prevent a large
proportion of the pilfering.-New York
Sun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-06

sailing-vessel equipped with an auxil-
larry engine.
The credit of having been the first
vessel propelled by steam to cross the
Atlantic Ocean would appear to belong
to a vessel build in 1881 in Quebec by a
Scotchman, engined in Montreal, and
named after King William ", the
Royal William. After trading between
Quebec and Halifax for year the
Royal William, owing to the depression
in business due to the Canadian chole-
ra epidemic in 1882, was sold at sheriff's
sale, when she was bought by som,
business men of Quebec, who determin-
ed to send her to England for sale
Leaving Quebec On August 4, 1885, via
Pictou. Nova Scotia the Royal William
arrived in London in twenty-five days
having, as her captain wrote, steame.
the whole way. Her dimensions were
length over all, 176 feet; breadth
beam inside paddle-bo % feet in.
ches: outside paddle boxes. 43 feet l.
inches; depth Of hold, II feet 9 inches;;
and coal capacity, about $3.50 tons, will
side-lever engines of 200 nominal horse
power. After a short career in the
Portuguese trade she became a Span
ish war-vessel in which capacity sh
was active for a number of years
Harpcrs Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-06
BRITISH RAILWAY.
The Question of Naturalization Now
Prominent.

Aside from the periodical scare over
the progress of other nations in building
navies and the proposed reform of the
POOR laws, no measure in great Britain
is attracting more public attention than
the bill before the house of commons,
ordered to its second reading recently,
which authorizes the consolidation of
THEE British Railway systems into one.
The roads in question, the Great North
ern, Great Central and Great Eastern,
have capitalization of $S15, 900 900, about
ore-eighth of the entire capitalization
of railroads in the United Kingdom.
The combined mileage of the three roads
is $50. about 11.6 per cent of the % Jos
miles in the United Kingdom.
Private ownership of railways has
awakened little opposition in Great Brit
ain for many years. But the tendency
of the times is toward consolidation of
lines. some of which are parallel and
competing. For such consolidation an
act of parliament is necessary. When it
is recalled that las companies are nomi-
nally now operating railways in Eng
land. Scotland. Wales and Ireland re-
presenting about $50 owning companies,
the significance of the proposed CONSOLE
dation of the Great Northern Great
Central and Great Eastern lines becomes
apparent,
Although the government is support
ing the bill, much opposition has been
expressed in parliament to it's passage
winston Spencer Churchill. president of
Inc board of trade. defended it warmly,
his chief argument being that every
union of the proposed kind paved the way
for a union of all the railways of the
Kingdom. Officers of the organized rail-
way employees supported the bill also.
on the ground that should the proposed
consolidation not be authorized by par
lament the companies would make Sc
cret agreements which would be to the
advantage of the employees.
The theory of British legislators con-
corning railways has been that they
should be sufficiently competitive to
keep down rates and to provide good SER
ton favored by statesmen and advocated
BY the officers of the railways the ques-
ton arises whether government control
or naturalization of the roads is de-
sirable for the future.
society to promote the nationaliza-
ton of railways has been formed and a
bill has been introduced in parliament
by w. Thorne. one of the labor members.
to confer upon the local government
board powers to acquire the ownership
of canals and railways and to use or
lease for operation only such property
Last October tie Amalgamated Society
of Railway Servants passed a resolution
by an almost unanimous vote favoring
the naturalization of railways 1.-The
combination of the companies" said the
resolution, lis a further menace to Brig
ish trade and a step which may lead to
low wages and long hours. In the inter-
est of all concerned it is essential that
the railways. like the post office, should
be run for the nations welfare and not
for dividends and profits" -Chicago
Record Herald
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-06
Whv Leaves Change Color.

Despite the commences of autumn
.oloring we do not yet know the full
'eaning of autumn colors of leaves. We
do know that late in the summer the
rec is preparing for the leaf fall by
irawing the valuable substances of the
eaf into the stem. 1t also ceases to
lake chlorophyl the green substance of
he leaf which aids in the making of the
Jlant's food and this gradually fades
,way in the bright light. By fading. it
Exposes to view many other colors in the
leaf; and all leaves contain yellow col
oring matters called Xanthophyl (whose
function is not known. and it is these
which give the yellow color to autumn
leaves.
The red is formed differently. In
bright light and. cool temperature d new
substance. called erythrophyl. is made
rom sugar and tannn in the leaf cells.
md that has a red color a brown sub
stance is also sometimes formed, and
besides the skeleton of the leaf itself
,urns brown as the leaf dies. 1t is the
.arous combinations of these substances
that give the many shades of autumn
coors. Some students think these col
ors are useful protection to the living
orotoplasm 0ife materaD of the leaf af-
Ter the green disappears, protecting it
against the full blaze of light, which
S injurious; but others think the colors
lave no use at all but are simply the in
'idental chemical result of the processes
IN the ripenng and dying leaf.-"Nat-
lral Science in March st. Nicholas