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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
OBITUARY..
GEORGE W. ToMPKINs.

George W. Tompkins, a civil war
veteran, who was well known in Nor
ristowE, Newark and the Oranges,
died January 10Th, at his home, 2638
Decatur avenue, Fordham, New York
city, in his sixty-eighth year. Mr..
Tompkins was member or the Four
teenth New Jersey volunteers. He
served from 1861 to the close Of the
war. He was well known as a nurse
to his stricken comrades, and received
an honorary certificate in acknowledge
ment of his services. He was a Bap-
tist and served as a deacon in each
church in which he held membership.
He was also a member of the Masonic
order. Mr.. Tompkins had been en-
gagged in the carpenter business in
Fordham. He was married twice
His first wife was Miss Caroline Eliza
beth Goble, of New Vernon. New
Jersey, who died in 1889, and his
second wife, Miss Emma Wilson, Of
Fordham, who survives him. He
leaves also one son, Edward B. Tomp
kins, an adopted daughter, two sisters
Mrs. Alvira Clark, of Dover, and Mrs
John W. Hays, of Morristown, and two
brothers, Theodore Tompkins, of Nor
ristown, and Lewis D. Tompkins, o.
Whippany. The funeral services
were conducted by the pastor o.
the fremont Baptist church, the Rev
DR.. Macarthur, the Grand Army post
placing an American flag on the body
The honorary bearers were nephews O.
the deceased. Interment was made ir
Woodlawn cemetery, New York.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

Tuesday-Senate MIR. Cummins,
of Iowa, made his firstsspeeoh,. oppos-
ing the postal savings bank bill
House Mr.. Rainey, of Illinois, at
tackled Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Cromwell and
Others connected with the Panama
Canal purchase : Mr.. Stevens, of Min.
neSota, denounced his remarks.
Wednesday-Senate THE nomina-
tions of Robert Bacon as Secretary OF
State and John @. O'Laughlin as AS
sistant Secretary of State were con.
firmed in executive session and the
Canadian waterways treaty was con-
sidered.--House:-T The recent speech
of Mr.. Willett, CT New i ork, attack
ing the President, was expunged from
the Record; the postoffice appropria-
tion bill was passed.
Thursday Senate The omnibus
claims bill and the Brownsville affair
were considered. ~ House Printing
of census material by private firms
was authorized the army appropria-
tion bill was taken up.
Friday-Senate The resolution to
settle the Brownsville dispute was
called up, and Mr.. Foraker asked for a
vote. but was met by objections from
Democratic senators, who have decid-
ed to tilibuster against adoption of the
resolution. House Messages from
Charles p. Taft and William Nelson
Cromwell denying charges in connec.
tion with the Panama canal purchase
were read.
Monday-Senate "A bill making
February 18th special Lincoln holi.
day was passed; contest arose over
the nomination of DR.. Crum to be col.
lector of the Port of Charleston
House "A bill to prohibit the import
alton of opium for smoking was passed;
a limitation was placed on the work OF
the secret service investigating COM
mittee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
Entertained Medical club.

The Morristown Medical club and
its guests were entertained by DR.
James douglas, at his home on Maple
avenue, Wednesday evening The host,
as is customary at these meetings,
read paper on a case that had been
treated by him, other members of the
club discussing and calculating many
points of the subject. Dr. Douglass
topic was IAN Interesting Case with
Many Complications"
Among the guests were DR.. Christie
pher G. Beling, of Newark; DR.. Thos.
w. Harvey, of Orange; DR.. Calvin
Anderson, of Madison; Dr. Frederick
w. Flagg, of Rockaway DIR. Peter S.
Mallon, DR.. f. G. Horsford and DR..
Blaze Cole, of the State Hospital at
Morris Plains, among those from Nor
rlstown were DR.. Q. G. Mial, Dr.
Henry A. Henriques, DR.. Alfred A.
Lewis, DR.. Stephen Plerson, DIR. James
B. Griswold, DR.. Clifford Mills, DIR.
Gustav A. Becker, DR.. George W.
Wilkinson, DR.. Harry Vaughan and
DR.. Fred Wooster Owen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
The COUNTY TAX BOARDS.
The state Board of Equalization OF
Taxes Commends Them.

The State Board of Equalization OF
Taxes Commends Them.
In it's annual report just issued the
State Board of Equalization of Taxes
has the following to say of the county
boards;
. In all the counties and in most of
the taxing districts there has been a
real effort made to raise. to the stand
ard Of true value in making assess
ments. There are, to be sure, some
notable exceptions. Where these exist
the county boards and ourselves are
seeking to make corrections. When
we consider how much has been ac-
complished in so short a time, we are
more than gratitied. We hope, how
ever, to obtain yet better results.
While this board has had such large
number of appeals OF petitioners, it is
but fair to say that the work of some
of the county boards has been so salts
factory as to leave very few from those
counties. 1t should not be understood
that there is an implied criticism of
those boards in counties having a
larger appeal list, for there is not. In
the main, the county boards have done
splendid wolk and have more than
justified the wisdom OF their creation.
1t must not be supposed that if they
do their duty they viii be universally
popular. In addition to the human
faults and frailties which must attend
humanity eyer, it is possible that in
some cases, from their temperament,
lack of experience or personality, some
members of some boards are not ideal;
but that will always happen every
where, and must not be cited as an
objection to the system. They have
done more than any other one agency
to equalize the burdens of taxation
and deserve public commentator.
sit may be said generally that assess
ments in New Jersey are more nearly
uniform and representative of true
value than in any other state in the
United States. Its tax laws and their
administration are, in our Judgment,
as sound and efficient as it is possible
to expect. OF course any taxing sys-
tenn should always be open to improve
ment and to such amendment as
changing conditions may possibly de-
mand, but these are matters to be
handled by the legislature as they
arise. The assessors iu the state, with
some few possible exceptions, are men
thoroughly capable and honest in the
discharge of their duties, and the sup
ervision of the assessments in each
county by its County Board of Taxa
tion has systemized the work of the
assessment to marked degree"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
Indian Association Meets.

The meeting of the Morristown In.
dian association held on Tuesday, in
the South Street church parlor, was
unusually well attended, the room be-
ing filed.
The Rev. t. G. Motfett, superintend-
ent of the Department Of Indian Mis-,
Sions of the Presbyterian Board made
a most interesting address. Having
spent number of years among the
Indian tribes in the far west and
southwest, Mr.. Moffett was we'll in
formed as to their needs, and to the
gratifying response past efforts on
their behalf have met with, along the
lines OF educational, humanitarian in
dustrial and religious work.
The officers of the MorriStown asso-
citation are President, Miss Louise
Stevenson honorary president, Mrs.
W.R. Brooks secretary, Miss Sarah /.
Buckley treasurer, Miss Lucy NJ.
Morris.
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MISS LYON A BRIDE.
with Rev. F. q. Eland Enters Matri-
InoniaI state on Monday.

N1OA NhCNs II W. A1A<Au0 l1uJSE5 MhtEl~
moniaI State on Monday.
Rev. Frances Glenville Eland, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, of
Easton, was quietly married to Miss
Bessie Hurd Lyon of Sparta, at noon
on Monday. The ceremony was per-
formed in the First Baptist church of
Washington by Rev. DR.. f. w. John
son, pastor of the Presbyterian church,
assisted by Rev. s. B. Williams, the
local Baptist pastor.
The wedding was strictly private,
only few immediate friends and rela-
tives witnessing the ceremony. From
the church the wedding party was
conveyed to the Presbyterian parson-
age, where lunch was served, after
which the bride and groom left for
Washington, d. O., going to Easton
by trolley.
Rev. MIR. Eland was pastor of the
church at Washington during 1905
and 1906, going to Easton to accept
the pastorage of the First Baptist
church in January. 1907. He is pres.-
dent of the Evangelical Alliance and
is vice president of the Warren County
Ministerial Union. His bride has been
active in church work in Sussex coun-
ty and was formerly secretary of the
Sussex County G. E. Union. She was
graduated as a trained nurse from the
Memorial hospital in Morristown on
January 14th.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
WILL CALL
NO MEETING
Civic Association Executive
Committee Decline to Grant
Motor Users Request.
NOT JUSTIFIED AT THIS TIME

After comforting with committee
,of motor users of the town Thursday
evening the executive committee of the
Morristown Civic association declined
to grant the request of the motor users
for the calling of a public meeting in
protest of the policy Of the Morris g
Somerset Electric company. The mat
ter was carefully gone over with the
motor users and the Civic association
officials, after their Investigations, did
not think such an action wonld be
justified at this time.
TIE motor users, who are dissatisfied
over the Inauguration of service
charge and eritieise the management
of the electric company's affairs, may
call meeting on their own response
bility.
The reply of the Civic association
committee to the request of the motor
users, sent to former Mayor Charlton
A. Reed, chairman of the committee,
was as follows:
Morristown, N. j., January 2Sth, 1909.
Mr.. G. A. Reed, Chairman,
Motor Users Committe,
Morristown, N. j.
Dear Sir: =
The executive committee Of the
Morristown Civic association after
careful consideration of the arguments
advanced by your committee favoring
public meeting Of the citizens of this
town, for the purpose of condemning
the recently inaugurated policy of the
Morris & Somerset company, and, af-
ter the most careful investigation Of
the facts themselves, do not feel that
they would be justified in taking the
action you urge at this time.
This action is taken by members of
the executive committee who are in
no wise financially interested in the
Morris g. Somerset Electric Light
company.
Yours very truly,
JAMES B. GRIswoLD, Secretary,
I
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
LOCALS TAKE TWO.
Win From Orange Comets and the
Green Village Five.

Green Village FIVE.
Morristown Young Mems Christian
associations basket ball team won
both games of double header on the
local court Saturday night. One squad
defeated the Comets, of the Orange
Young Mems Christian association, by
score of twenty-six to twenty-four,
while the other squad was victorious
over Green Village in an Inter-Town
league game by score of twenty-seven
to sixteen and placing Morristown sec
ond in the league race, Summit being
in the lead
The Comets and the locals had
battle royal and the issue was in
doubt until the whistle for time.
Anderson's work at guard was big
handicap for the visitors while Boni-
faces basket throwine pushed up the
score for Morristown. Keyes, of
Orange, made four baskets. The
lineup:
Morristown Comets, Orange
Nissen ...... ...... .......... KeyeS
center
E0UZer .............,. ,.s..... Scott
right forward
left forward
Anderson. -........ ..... .s .Savale
right guard
hleln.' ....'''-; .hoDlSon
left guard
Score at end of first half-Morris-
town seventeen, Orange eighteen.
Final score-Morristown twenty-six,
Orange twenty-four. Referee-Har-
beck. Umpire Fielder.
Green Villages playing showed a
marked improvement on that of former
visits and in the second half of the
game gave the locals hard struggle.
CronShey, of the locals, and Engel, of
the visitors each had five goals to
their credit, the latter player making
two neat tosses' the length of the
court. Nissen and Freeman, of the
lOOoAos WOtC dloO OuOCCoSl VI Ill UUSSIDS
goals, each having made four. The
line-up:
Morristown Green Village
CronShey ....... ..... ...... Engel
center
Anderson, Nissen. ..... ..... ..Slutz
right forward
FREEMAN. n.----.. ..-....- ....... DIXON
left forward
Savage ... -..-. .......... y dcKSOn
right guard
MacIntyre English
left guard
Score at end of first half-Morris-
town seven, Green Village o. Final
score -Morristown twenty-seven,
Green Village sixteen. Referee Har-
beck. Umpire-Selvage.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
Miss Platt PIeases.

In spite of the bad weather there
was a good attendance at the enter,
tainment, given in the Methodist
church under the auspices of Mrs. A.
M. Guerin's Sunday school class Fri
day evening. The audience was
greatly pleased with the program pre-
sented, especially Miss Platt's mum
bers which were well selected and rem
dered.
The program was as follows:
Part L.
Vocal Duet-The Battle Eve Bonheur
DR.. r. v. d. Totten, P. P. Jacobs.
Monologue--The Dumb Waiter Diff
Guilty Phelps
Miss Platt.
Reading AS the Moon Rose Phelps
Miss Platt.
Violin Solo7-a. Madrigale Simonetti
b. Tremolo Balm
Miss Gertrude Wise.
Part III.
Piano Duet-Overture from Poet and
Peasant yon Suppe
Miss Minnie Hotchkiss, Miss Lydia
Wise.
Reading Selected
Miss Platt.
representations of Seven Characters
At the Photographers
Miss Platt.
Violin Allegro Moderate
Allen
Miss Gertrude Wise, Philip Drake.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
EMIL cHALoUEsT.

Emil Chalquest, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Chalquest, of No. q Chestnut
street, died at his home in Fountain,
Col, on Saturday, after an illness of
two weeks. He was thirty years old.
Mr.. Chalquest, who was a druggist,
learned the business in the store of e.
A. Carrell, in this town. Up to two
months ago he was manager of the
drug department in Antlers hotel in
Colorado Springs. He had just pur-
chased a drug store in Fountain when
he Vas taken i'll. Mr.. Chalquest leaves
wife and two children.
Miss Ada Chalquest will go to Foun-
tain to attend the funeral of her
brother.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
Auto Chemical Has Trial.

Representative of the Knox COM
pany were in Morristown on Thursday
with an auto combination chemical
and,hose wagon and the machine was
shown to the town officials and the
members of Independent Hose COM
pany.
The machine is of similar type as
one in use in Newburg. 1t is equipped
with a forty-horse power four-cylinder
engine, weighs about three tons and is
seventeen feet in length. The tires
are of solid rubber. 1t carries two
thirty-fiYe gallon chemical tanks,
space for 1000 feet of fire hose and the
usual complement of ladders, axes,
lanterns, etc. The type of machine
which the local department expects to
get will be somewhat similar but with
out the hose carrying feature, being a
chemical engine only.
The Knox representatives took
members Of the Departmental ride
about town. The auto, with eighteen
men aboard. made the run from the
park to Sneeden's crossing In less thar
four minutes. 1t brought the same
number of men up Town hill with
out the slightest difficulty.
Next week an auto chemical from
the LaFrance company will be demon
strated in Morristown and before the
fire department officials make any de
cision as to what make to choose visiti
will be made to Newburg, severa
towns in Connecticut and to Spring
field, Mass. where auto fire apparatu,
is in actual service.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
vagrant Dog Had Rabies.

Word has been received from the
Pasteur institute that the ragrant dog
which ran amuck among the CANNES
Of Dassaic township last week was
suffering from rabies. A number of
the dogs were bitten. The animal
was finally killed. Excitement ran
high among the people of that section,
who feared an epidemic of rabies. The
township committee took the matter
in hand and sent the dogs head to the
institute for examination. Several
dogs that had been bitten were imme-
diately killed and others are kept
chained and are being watched, al
though it is probable the committee,
voicing strong public sentiment, will
order all dogs known to have been Bit
ten by the infected animal to be
killed at once.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02

The New Jersey State Civic Feder-
alton would be pleased to receive the
names and addresses of all those who
are interested in the Morris Canal in
the way of riparian rights, leaSeholdS,
and other forms of ownership or lessee
ship. Such addresses, and descrip-
tion of the claims represented and
their exact location should be mailed
at an early date to the Central offices
of he New JERSEY State Civic Fedora
tion, Bank building, Orange, N. J.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02
The Lincoln birthday Celebration.

The committee in charge of the Lin
coin celebration have secured the Rev,
70. S. Wood, an eloquent orator from
Washington, D. G., as the speaker
The celebration will be in the First
Presbyterian church and the music,
under the direction of Mrs. Joseph
Hinchman, with Mrs. Alfred Fox at
the organ, will be special feature.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02

Rev. Alex. MacColl will deliver a
stereopticon lecture on visit to the
Holy lands in the Market Street
Mission, on Wednesday, at 7.45 p. M.
AL are invited.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02

The Knockers club went to Brook
lyn Thursday highland met the Baptist
Temple five. Only half game was
played, the score being sixteen to six
teen. Just after the second half started
a Morristown player and a Brooklyn
man were banished from the game by
the referee for rough playing, and as
the local boys had but four men left
they declined to finish the game. The
lineup:
Morristown Brooklyn
lcISOu. ......... ............ murray
forwards
ArlhSUrong.. ..... .ChaSe
Mills center. haEaI1san saisSsn
Price j. Clark
Prost Banley.
Score at end of first Norris
town, sixteen; Brooklyn. sixteen. Ref
eree-Gillander. Umpire Minton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02

Judge Black on Thursday afternoon
gave verdict of l,120.42 for the
plaintiff in the suit of the Rockaway
Rolling Mill company against the Cen
Itral Railroad of New Jersey for two
carloads of material belonging to the
plaintiffs that were destroyed by fire.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-02

Score at end of first half-Morris-
town seven, Green Village o. Final
score-Morristown twenty-seven,
Green Village sixteen. Referee -Har-
beck Umpire-Selvage.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-23
A Fit TartIa~c

"pere cert MY is Il rnolnesS between
Mandy Jones an Clay Jeff son desc
days" remarked Aunt Clornda to y
caller is y"n got any idre what's Dc
troublpt''
YES | is" WAS the gratifying an.
SWer "C,ay Jeff son he don. hurt her
feelings had at de strawberry social.
an Mandy is gwinr { hHb dat ho,
Farm to be mo cHrrfulrr IN his tit, k
befo' she lows any mo getting"
What did he do:" demanded Aunt
ClOrindl
"'TWan' what he do. 'twar what he
say" replied tie well informed visitor
Miss Colby. dnt was ~Hrving dc shot
cake. she aX Mandy will she hab 4
second piece oh it. an Mandy say. les.
mouthlul. Miss Colby. jes' a mouth
full
An dat tr;hin' Clay ,Ieff'son he up
an say AN You kin get on de plate,
Miss CoIby.' be say
Goose he tried To eXplainty away all
de trouble. hut | reckon he's got to
sarye lis premiership befo Mandy
'cepts any 'pulogies."- Youths Com
DaniOn.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-23
BOOM YOUR OWN TOWN.

In a recent speech Gov. Hughes
referred to the constant inquiry of
reception committees and prominent
citizens of how he liked their town,
and he said il had made IA deep i'm
preston ON him. 1t showed him
that the people had civic pride and
enthusiasm, and his remark is worthy
of consideration.
Good citiz2ns always have good
word to say for their home town.
They know its good points, and if
there are other p'culiaritics, they do
not present them.
The grumblcr who knows all the
bad features of town and mentions
them at every opportunity is not only
poor citizen, but he is one who does
nothing to upbuild the town he lives
in. 1t is good enough to provide IA
home for him and perhaps a place OF
business, or an occupation, but that
is forgotten in the general flow of
complaint.
Every resident can do something
for the bcttcrmcnt of his town. If
he cannot improve property for lack
of means or ownership, he can at
at least keep his own home neat and
clean. He can have a clean yard, a
grass plot or something to add to the
appearance of the place, and, above
all, he can say good word for the
place at every opportunity.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-23
Tbs Witches Tree.

Country people speak of the elder
tree as 1.-THE witches tree" and
planted It near farm buildings and
dairics to keep off witches They also
say that the roots should never come
near well. still less grow into it. or
the water will be spoiled Evelyn'S
opinion was also unfnvurahle. He
says: Il do by no means commend
the scent OF II. which is very nuXiUus
to the air.
1--WE learn from RirSius that a GER
tain house in Spain. seated among
many elder trees diseased and Killed
nearly all it's inhabitants, which. when
at last they were ~rubbcd up became
very healthy and Wholesome place"
Cattle scarcely touch the cider. and
the mole is driven away by the scent,
Carriers often place branches ON their
horses heads 70 keep off flies. Nrll-
ing will grow welt In hr company of
the elder. and when il has b""n re-
moved aud all its roots carefully
grubbnd up IL Is some few wears hr-
fore The ground bee nlIIrS rtprtly
sweet and good for anything Sci
bOrne'S Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-23
A ljcb Gate.

li"h gate is II shed. generally Of
oak. over the entrance of II church
yard. beneath which the bearers paus-
ed when bringing body for inter-
m"nt Here the clergyman met the
body and read the introductory part
of the lnrial service as he preceded
the funeral train into the church. En-
nmpIrs of old Itch gates are still to he
seen in many country churrhyards In
Wales they are more modern and are
usually built of stone. Some of the
old Itch gates are formed with one
wide door turning on Il central pivot
and self closing by means of II rude
pulley wheel IN the roof and II stone
weight inclosed in an iron frame a
primitive but effective piece Of ma
chlnrry. IN Herefurdshirp they are
also called "Sralagc" or "scallenge"
gates "I.irh gate" Is derived from
the Anglo Saxon Itch. Il corpse; hence
the north country "lyke wake."-Lou-
don Answers
vringlory blossoms, but never bears.
French P.overb.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-23
Struck q BARGAIN.

An old woman recently entered an
opticians shop and asked to look at
some spcrtnclrs. Choosing a pair. she
asked the price.
Five ShilngS." was the answer.
And how much are they without
the case
II could not sell them for less than
az. lOd." said the tradrSman. who was
determined to get all he could.
"Do you only take off iwopence for
the case" queried the woman.
'"rhat Is all The case Is worth no
more than twoprnre." WAS the reply
THAT Is good news CALCULATED the
old lady. with Il sigh Of relief ITS
the case for mine which have lost"
So saying. she laid down the two
pence and marched off with the covet-
ed ease before the aStonshed shopkeep-
er had time to interfere. London Mail.