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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
CHARLES H. Robinson.


Charles Fl. Robinson, who for thirty
eight years had been resident of
Elizabeth and was beloved and respect
ed by all who had the pleasure of h S
acquaintance, died after lingering
illness at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. FL. r. Northrup, 800 Springfield
avenue, Summit, last week, vii h whom
he had resided about one year.
Mr.. Robinson was in the eighty
third year Of his age. He was born in
New York city in 1926. AT the age OF
twenty years he entered the service OF
the Fulton bank, of that city, and was
its last cashier before it was finally
merged into the Market bank, known
as the Market-Fulton bank. He was
a business man ia every sense of the
word, honest and conscientious in
every particular, always kind, court
eous and considerdte.
He is survived by two sons and four
daughters, Charles Fl and Henry s..
Robinson, of Elizabeth; Mrs. E. G.,
Potter, of Newark Mrs. Fl. r. North
rup, of Summit, at whose home he
died; Mrs. H. B. Powell. OF Norris
town, and Mrs. r. VanNest, of East
Orange.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
WEDDING BELLS.


A very pretty wedding was that OF
Deputy Surrogate Joseph p. Lukemar
and Miss Julia A. Holly, which was
solemnized in st, Marearet's church
Wednesday evening at six-thirty
The ceremony was performed by the
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Joseph M. Flynn,
assisted by the Rev. Joseph #. Dolan.
The bride was attired in white tray-
elling gown and wore a big blue pic
ture hat. She was attended by her
sister, Catherine Holly, as maid OF
honor, whose gown was of lavender
with hat to match. B. w. Clifford
was Mr.. Lukeman's best man.
After the ceremony the wedding
party with few relatives and inti-
mate friends were served with course
dinner by Piper at the brides home,
No. 1913 Speedwell avenue. Covers
we're laid for thirty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lukeman have left for
a ten days trip to Old Point Comfort
and the south.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
MORRISTOWN BRIGADE WINS
secure Easy Victory over summit
Boys Brigade In sham Battle

Secure Easy Victory over Summit
Boys brigade in sham Battle
Morristown's Boys Brigade won a
decisive victory over the Summit bri-
gade Friday morning at Summit, in a
sham battle. The battle was held
on hill, at the summit of which was
large water tank, which the Morris
town boys, having the defensive side
we're given to guard The battle
started aDou6 ten O'Clock when firing
commenced, several rounds being
quickly exchanged between the skir-
mishs lines. For some time the de-
tenders kept the Summit lads at the
foot of the hill, but were soon sur
prised by cleverly executed rear at
tack by a small detachment of Sum.
nit men. A conference OF the officers
however decided that they were act
ing under a misunderstanding of the
rules. Morristown having been given
to understand that there was to be no
movement from that direction so they
we're Obliged to retire to another posi-
tion. The Summit lads moved up the
hill very slowly being kept constant
ly under heavy fire from the defend
ing forces. Finally, when the two
companies were about fifty feet apart
charge was decided upon by the at
tacking force. This failed TO frighten
the defenders who held their ground,
SO that, when the smoke had cleared,
the Summit boys found themselves
covered by the Morristown soldiers,
who, having anticipated the move
ment, had reserved their fire. 1t was
chiefly upon the failure of this charge
that the battle was awarded to Nor
ristown. although the local boys were
much superior to the Summit lads,
especially in discipline, during all
parts OF the battle. Morristown s
troops were commanded by Colonel
Charles e. Dennis and SUBMITS by
Captain Musgrave.
A|uAtA6 OIO lUuOCi pdiO VI Oilc UdOUlC
a Summit boy, who was carrying his
rifle at fullcock, and running towards
Sergeant Harvey Leonard of Norris
town, trippe4 The rifle, was dis
charged, by the trigger catching in
the boys coat and Leonard received
the charge of powder and wadding in
his face. An examination showed
that he was not very seriously injured
as although there were many grains of
powder in his face, his eyes fortunate
ly escaped injury. The powder was
taken from his face at Memorial hos
pital, upon his return to Morris
town. His brother suffered from a
similar accident with pistol at a
sham battle held two years ago.
About one hundred people witnessed
the battle, few Morristonians being
present.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
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70 LIGHT LIGHT MADISON MADISON AVENUE VENUE
Morristown Gas Light 60, TO Contin-
ne Work Under Township Contract.

Morristown Gas Light 60. to Contin-
ue Work Under Township Contract.
The lighting Of lower Madison av
nue, which had been done by the
board of freeholders and the contract
for which expired to-day, will be con-
tinHed by Morris township. The town
ship committee has contracted with
the Morristown Gas Light Co. for
twenty-nine lamps for which is to be
paid S27 per lamp annually. The COM
pany will use for the work new type
of lamp known as the Welsbach re-
fiex or inverted burner. These lamps
have a candle power of 150 with
out shade, as they will be used for
the street lighting, but with shade
develop a candle power OF from zoe tc
300.
The gas company believes that with
this lamp it will be able to light bower
Madison avenue better than the sec.
tion OF that thoroughfare la Morris
town is now lighted with electricity
The new gas lamps will be placed 300
feet apart while those Of the electric
company are about $50 feet apart so
that the seemingly high price of $27
per lamp is really lower by nine dol
lars than the price the electric com
pany gets for its lights as each gas
lamp Is expected TO do the work OF two
electric lamps and give more light.
The gas company has had one OF the
new type OF lamps set up for a month
at the corner of Elm and Hill streets
as an experiment and the lamp has
been lighted night and day since it
was set up taa onth ago. never having
gone out and still giving the same
fine light as it did when installed de-
spite the wind and rain that USED TO
make havoc with the old style of
Welsbach mantle street lamps.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
, AN APPEAL FOR AID.
Mayor cauidweIl Appoints Local
Committee TO Co-Operate.


Committee TO Co-Operate.
Governor Fort has issued procla-
nation calling upon the people OF New
Jersey to contribute toward the aid
Of the Italian earthquake sufferers, and
recommends that contributions be
made through the American National
Red Cross. which Is Id close communi-
cation with the Italian Red Cross, and
therefore able to quickly transmit all
moneys and make them available now,
when the need is great, urgent and
distressing. Sympathy is of little
avail unless it is timely and extended
in a practical way. truly seys the
governor, and the people of New Jer-
sey will be neither slow or niggardly
in their response.
State Treasurer Daniel S. Voorhees,
is also the treasurer of the New Jersey
branch Of the Red Cross, and dona-
tions may be sent direct to him.
The following local appeal IS made /:
RELIEF FOR ITALIAN SUFFERERS,
On request OF Hon. Thomas w.
Cauldwell, mayor, the subscribers are
serving asa committee to receive and
forward voluntary contributions of
money for the relief Of the sufferers in
Italy.
Gifts will be acknowledged in the
local newspapers and will be forward
ed through the Red Cross society.
They should be handed TO the treas
urer of the committee, Harrie T. Hull,
at office Of the Morristown Safe De-
posite company, in the Savings bank
building, corner Of South and DeHart
streets
Any of the local banks will, on re-
quest, forward such gifts to the treas
urer.
The work Of this committee will
supplement that already begun among
the resident Italians.
January 2nd. 1909
CHARLTON A REED
HARRIE Il. HULL
II. g. PITNEy. JR.,
Committee
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
FREEHOLDERS ORGANIZE.
Meet on New Years, Appoint COM
mlttee= aud Adopt Budnet.

Meet on New Year's, Appoint Com
mlttees aud Adopt Bud9et.
The board Of freeholders met on
New Years day and after the new
members had been sworn in reel cted
Dir Gustav a. Becker director, Oliver
K. Day clerk and William e. King
county engineer.
The following committees we're
named:
Finance George Estler, Guerin and
Budd.
Courthouse and. jail Burchell, Ds-
venport and Neighbour.
Almshouse -Pruden, Allen aud Cole
man.
insurance and miscellaneous A sa
Cook, Wells and J. X. Cook.
County roads-Johnson, DeHart,
Norris and Carl.
Printing and elections Hitchings,
Garrabrant and Fanchef.
Damages johnson, Hopler and
Budd
Legislative Allen, Davenport and
Norris.
. Lunacy-s. Estler, Hopler and
Neighbour.
1t was resolved that $4,000 be paid
to the sheriff from time to time for
juries., fees, etc, salary of county en-
gineer be $1,000, 81, roo for printing of
resolutions in newspapers, salary Of
clerk to be 5000 and county collector
1,600.
The following appropriations for the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
would quality as cowcatch,r.

Police Otficer Herbert G. Wildey at.
temped TO qualify as a cowcatcher on
Monday noon but failed, owing to the
unwillingness of the cow A fine
young mixer came wandering down
Speedwell avenue as the officer In COM
pany with Chief Holloway was going
to lunch. Ii had several feet of rope
trailing from its neck and it looked
easy to the officer, who said g Here's S
where l get one Of those Mowery med
ais" He walked out into the street.
bowed politely and said "Here bossy,
here bossy." Bossy came bus not the
way Wildey intended. She gave toss
with her head, Iashed her sides with
her tail and was off up High street on
a run. Turning into Prospect street
she continued down the hin with the
officer after her, through Clinton street
to Phoenix. avenue, down that
thoroughfare to Miller street and 40
the hill TO Western avenue. The last
seen of bossy she was hiking out West
ern avenue at lively gait. Reports
from Mendham, Chester, German Val
ley and Hackettstown have not arrived
yet but at the speed she was travelling
she would soon arrive at her deStina-
tion wherever that may have been.
The only casualty attending the inn
promptu roundup was d bump on
colored boys head administered when
the lad attempted to rope the animal
with a clothes line on Speedwell ave-
nue.,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05

John Drebik and Harry Drebik, who
were wanted for assault III connection
with three other Slays now in Jail fer
their participation in fight at Whip
pany in which Peter Andrew was bad
ly cut, were caught in Newark by
Special Officer William H. Lyons
Thursday night. A decoy letter had
been sent TO the men from brother
now in jail soliciting financial assist
ance and asking the men to meet him
in Newark at certain point In
stead of the brother the men were
greeted by Detective Lyons and
brought to the jail here.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05

Red Cross Italian Earthquake Relief.
The American National Red Cross,
issues an immediate appeal for money
contributions, for the relief Of sufferers
OF the earthquake in Italy Asking
all who will give, to do SO quickly, and
generously.
Contributions will be received by
the treasurer of the New Jersey state
branch, Hon Daniel s. VOORHEES,, Tren-
ton, N. ].
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
JAMES KILEY.

James Kiley died at his home on
Mt. Kemble avenue Sunday morning
after an illness Of fourteen weeks with
a stomach ailmenU. Mr.. Kiley came
to this section from Jersey City about
twenty years ago, having retired from
active business life in New York,
where he conducted shoe business
for many years, He is survived by his
widow who was Miss Mary Baxter, Of
this town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
OBITUARY.
BENJAMIN r, wARNE.

Benjamin Taylor Warne died at his
home. No, s Merchants block, on New
Yeats mtrning after prolonged i'll
uess. He was born ID Phillipsburg in
1882 and has been a resident of New
jersey all his life. He is survived by
a widow, who was Miss Sarah LEWIS,
of Washington, II j., and four daugh.
ters.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05

The pupils concert Of the Baldwin
school OF music which was postponed
from last June, will be given In the AS
sociation hall on Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 10th, at eight o'clock. The ad
vanced pupils Of the school will give
the evening, assisted by the faculty,
(Mrs, Clara Wing Baldwin, violiniste !;
Miss Emma A. Dambmann, contrslto,
and Sidney A. Baldwin, the director,
-. and Miss sRche Hope, So
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05

Norman Tomlinson was given a
pleasant surprise bg a number of his
friends @Eis home Wednesday even
aning was enloyably spent
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05

OlOIchsJ AZ ~ tp1kA~A
center
teLZer $3.50 .,-.... 49,. ...1 dliHduEe
right forward
Boniface. .... :. ........ Devitalis
left forward
Anderson. ........,... =. Herrington
right guard
Mcintyre, Klein ...... Buttenhelm
left guard
Score at end of first half-M Morris
town eighteen, Madison ten. Final
score Morristo sn thirty-eight, Mad
ison nineteen. Referee BeUzler. Um-
pire Harbeck.
Two basket ball games at the Young
Mems Christian association Wednes-
day evening furnished lots of amuse-
ment for those interested in that
game. The Young Mems Christian
association team tried conclusions
with an all-college team and was de-
feated by score of nineteen to seven
teen. The game was fast and furious
and the association team showed a
marked improvement in it's playing
but the longer experience OF the col
lege leds told against the locals. Fet-
ger made four. goals, Aiuchison four,
Kronenberg three, Anderson three,
Moodey three, and Boniface, Klein
and Freeman had one each to theiI
credit. The lineup:
~ M. G. A. All-College
Klein . .Aitchison
center
ketzer -...-.-.. ..-.-..-. hrOnenDere
right forward
B0niface, Freeman ..--..-. MOodey
left forward
Mcintyre. ..-..<---...-.- whitehead
leftguard
right guard
Score at end of first half x. M. @.
A. eleven, All-C College six. Final score
All-College ninepeen, Y. NJ. G. A.
seventeen. Referee Boell. Umpire
Price.
.
Another lively game Wednesday
evening on the local court was be-
tween the intermediate association
team and the Thistles. Though their
opponents were Older and heavier the
lads on the intermediate team defeat
ed the Thistles by a score of nineteen
to nine The Thistles with the eX-
ception of Herbert Wildey were new
at the game and the latter's playing
stood out in marked contrast to that
of his teammates. He had five goals
TO his credit, while Pierson of the
Thistles opponents made most of the
goals for his team and Carr scored
several points on fouls. The lineup:
Intermediates Thistles
Carr ..-........ ......-........-...s.J. Back
center
FL. Clark ...... ~. -. Boag
left forward
right forward
ia. CldrK ..... ......-... .. "A. bldCk
left guard
Baker. ..-.......... ..... -..,... w WllKle
right guard
Score at end of first half--Interme-
diates eight, Thistles seven. Final
score Intermediates nineteen, This
ties nine. Referee--Anderson UNI
pire- Roell.
Though 1t played hard and a fast
game was the result the Young Mems
Christian association basket ball team
was no match for the Beta Theta ri
team of Colgate university and was de
feated Tuesday evening on the local
court forty.one to twenty-one. Fea
lures OF the game were the throwing
Of baskets by Fetzer, Boniface, Sturgis
and Schradieck. The lineup.
Y. M. @. A. Colgate
Eetzer-.. -...-.--. ........ Piper
right forward
Boniface ....... s.......... .St0rgiS
left forward
Klein ...........- Schradieck
center
wac lnGyre.. ....-.a........ s. Kr0neD0erg
left guard
A0u6ISUu -. ..-.-....tA. .hODSFUS
right guard
Score at end OF first half f-Y. M. G.
A. twelve, Colgate eighteen. Final
icore Y. NJ. Q. A. twenty-one. Col
rate forty-one. Referee Boell. UNI
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Score at end OF first half M. G.
A. twelve, Colgate eighteen. Final
score X. NJ. Q. A. twenty-one. Col
gate forty-one. Referee Boell. UNI
pire Mills.
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lcoSrlNuxu on Eoursm eAsse
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
WINS FROM MADISON.


Morrfstown Victorious in Inter-Town
Basket Bali League Game.
Morristown and Madison met in an
DInter-Town Basket Bali league game
lon the court of the Young Mems
lghfistian association here Saturday
night and the locals took the game by
ii score Of thirty-eight to nineteen.
The Morristown association lads had
lthe Madison boys mystitied by their
clever passing, but when Madison got
The ball it generally counted for some
THING, the clever basket throwing by
Devitalis doing the trick. Fetzer,
Cronshey and Boniface made goal af-
ter goal, the latter getting the ball
into the basket from the middle Of the
tioor III the second half for which he
got 8 round Of applause. The line up:
Morristown Madison
Cronshey ....... .... McCracken
center
BGLGI .,-.... So. d liudukc
right forward
Boniface. .... ;. ....... .Deyitalis
left forward
Anderson. ~. Harrington
right guard
Mcintyre, Klein ..... Buttenhelm
left guard
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Io0NTINUMD oN FouRTn
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-26
8 KILLED, MANY HURT
IN TROOP-MOB BATTLE
Pennsylvania Strikers Attack OIL
Stockade Is RepuIsed by
Constabulary.
MANY OF THE INJURED MAY DIE
Sheriff Gees to Scene of Fight with
Riot Guns to Re-Enforcs
State Soldiers.

Eight persons are known to have
been killed and many wounded, at
least ten of them fatally, in a strike
riot at McKees Rocks, Pa, Sunday
night. Like an eruption of a volcano,
1000 Pressed Steel car workers let all
their hatred, pent-up bitterness and
lust for blood come to the surface,
and, with precaution thrown to the
winds, made a battlefield out of the
Schoenville district At least eight
men were killed-one State trooper,
one deputy sheriff and six strikers and
strike breakers. Scores were injured
by bullets The battle resulted from
an attempt of the strikers to storm
the barricade around the Pressed Steel
Car Company's plant, where hundreds
of strike breakers have been quar-
tered for the last six weeks, during
the strike which has been marked by
much bloodshed
Following the battle deputy sheriffs
and troopers broke in the doors of
many houses suspected of being the
arrests were made. Scores of persons
were arrested and placed in box cars
in the mill yards. During the early
stages of the rioting women were con-
spicuous. Some of them were armed,
others effectively used clubs and
stones. These women, all foreigners,
insane with rage, were mainly respon-
sible for melting the men to extreme
measures.
The battle was the climax of a
series of riots that have been occur
ring almost daily since the beginning
of the walkout more than five weeks
ago, at the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany's plant. The conflict between
the strikers is the worst in the his
tory of Allegheny County since the
bloody Homestead riots, in which over
forty were killed, and one of the most
sanguinary in the history of the
State.
When Sheriff Gumbert heard of the
battle while he was at the county jail
he called for fifty men to serve as
deputies at the strike zone. Obtain
Ing that number he went in an auto
mobile to the scene of the rioting. RE
took with him ten riot guns and two
boxes of ammunition. By the time the
sheriff arrived the constabulatry had
dispersed the rioters, but the guns
were placed into position ready for
use in case the battle should be re-
neWed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-26
BANK ROBBERS KILL AND WOUND
Surprised in Oklahoma Town, They
SIay Marshal Iniure Cashier

Surprised in Oklahoma Town, They
Stay Marshal, Injure Cashier.
Two robbers, surprised while loot
ing the State Bank at Kiefer, Okla,
Monday night, shot and killed City
Marshal Inford and probably fatally
wounded Cashier Calmer Wobling.
They escaped. A posse was quickly
organized and hurried in pursuit.
Cashier Wobling, who lives over the
bank, was awakened by a noise in
the bank shortly after midnight
Upon investigation he saw by the dim
light burning in the rear two men at
work on the vault door. Hastily sum-
moning Marshal Inford, he procured a
revolver. The marshal and cashier
entered the bank by the front door
while the robbers were busily engaged
in drilling the safe door. a slight
noise made by the city marshal at
tracted the attention of the robbers.
The next moment they extinguished
the light and then opened fire. After
half dozen shots had been ex-
changed. Inford sank to the floor with
bullet through the head. The next
moment Wobling also fell, shot
through the chest. Then both robbers
hurried for the door and fled. The
men had just succeeded in drilling the
safe and were preparing to pour in
nitroglycerin when surprised at their
work
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-26
EXTRA SESSION COST 100000
Uncle Sam Pays Out Large Sum to
Pass Tariff Bill.

Further investigation of the cost OF
passing the tariff law shows that be-
fore Uncle Samuel gets through foot
ing the bills of the lawmakers IN.
Cured during the special session he
will have to pay out close to $500. 900
The principal item of expense is the
mileage, because every member OF
both houses is allowed mileage at the
rate of 20 cents mile from his home
to Washington for every session which
he attends. By the time the Sena.
tors and Representatives from the Pa
cific coast put in their bills this ac-
count is pretty big. Members of the
House get just $154,00O, while Sena.
tors took away from the Treasury SAL
600 for travelling expenses. Extra pay
for the employees of the Senate
amounted to something more than
$4,000, and as there are many more
clerks. messengers and other workers
on the House side, it is estimated that
the pay for extra services of the EN-.
ployes was about 100000. The urg-
ent deficiency bill carried an item of
$4,000 for general expenses and it
is said that most of this was used
for expediting the passage of the tariff
bill. The officia, reporters of both
houses got about $4,000 to pay extra
clerk hire and other expenses.