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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
HON. /. H. TRIMMER
sudden Death of the ex-Assem blyman
at Middle Valley.

at Middle Valley.
Hon. Lawrence Hagar Trimmer
died with startling suddenness near
his home in Middle Valley Thursday
morning. Death came to him as he
was seated in carriage with Lemuel
Neighbour on their way to Califon.
They were but short distance from
the house when Mr.. Trimmer, with
out word or sign, sank forward uncon-
scious and was dead before he could
be lifted from the wagon.
Mr.. Trimmer had eaten hearty
breakfast in the morning, and was ap-
parently in his usual vigorous health.
He spent the morning directing his
business interest, and about eleven
gladly accepted the invitation of Mr..
Neighbour to ride down to Califon
where both had business. They had
gone but few yards when the end
came.
Hagar Trimmer, as he was known
to everybody, was man of command
| ing Importance in the business, politi-
cal and social life of the community
and county in which he lived. His
business interests were varied and
splendidly organized. He was the
president and directing energy of the
Middle Valley Trap Rock company,
one of the organizers and directors of
High Bridge National bank, was large
| ly interested in South Amer. Public
Ser. and Min. Corp, and his farming
and real estate interests we're large.
He had enjoyed in substantial way
that success that comes from diligence
in business. He was trustee OF the
Lower Valley Presbyterian church,
was largely and helpfully interested
in all that pertained to the uplift and
betterment of the little community
in which his life was spent. The social
side of Mr.. Trimmer life was most at
tractive, and In all that section there
was no more hospitable home than
that OF which he was the head. There
was no more gracious or liberal host,
and there was no interest of the fam
lily, social or charitable, that did not
enlist his interest. He had served his
county in positions of trust and honor.
He served three years in the Legisla-
ture with honor and credit.
Mr.. Trimmer was sixty-three years
of age, and is survived by his wife,
two daughters, Mrs. WA. Hoffman, OF
Hackettstown, Mrs. DR.. Mills, of Nor
ristown, and four sons, Antoine, at
home Lamont, in South America ;
Edward, at High Bridge, and Samuel
f., a member of the faculty of Buch-
anan college, West Virginia. Also by
two sister, Mrs. Jacob Ham, Of Hack
ettstown, and Mrs. Charles Baker, oi
Ledgewood and brother, Andrew
w. Trimmer, of Hackettstown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
Juniors Have BIrthday /.

The Junior Christian Endeavor soci-
ETY. of the First Baptist church gave a
birthday social in the church Friday
evening in honor of the ninth anni-
versary of its organization. A short
program was rendered which included
singing by the juniors, piano solos by
the Misses May Leonard, Mabel Mack
and Jane Little and Harold Logan,
vocal duets by the Misses LuluGromp-
kins and Ethelwyn Peer and the
Misses Helen Peer and Frances Kas-
per and piano duet by the Misses
Jane Little and May Leonard.
A dialogue in which all the Juniors
had parts and also Miss Mabel Sturges
and Miss Mary Boniface told Of the
work done by the society and a
. spell down. of the Juniors in which
sides were chosen and bible verses
were recited from memory proved in
teresting. Refreshments and games
helped pass the evening.
In the center of the room was a
table, decorated in red and white, bear
ing the birthday cake upon which
were nine lighted candles. Latter in
the evening the cake was cut and
everyone received piece.
The social was under the direction
Of the superintendent, Mrs. A. Vance
Pierson and her assistants, Mrs. Per-
ley e. Boomer and Miss Mary Boniface.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
Democrats Eject Committees.

Morristown democrats have elected
the following ward committees
First ward-First district, Harrie
A. Freeman, Michael f. Riley, Cor
nelius Tiger, Frederick w. Smart,
Thomas Lyons Second district, Eu-
gene S. Burke, Edward A. Quayle,
Thomas f.. Welsh, John L. Griffith,
Peter McDermott.
Second ward-First district, John
Naug James j. Trainor, Patrick
Luby, Theodore Denman; Second dis
trict, Hugh Fitzpatrick, John j. Gill,
Edward Lucas, George Timmons.
Third ward-First district, John P.
Lyons, Thomas NJ. Smith, William j..
Looney, John Flynn; Second district,
Lewis F. Sturgis, James J. Lyons,
Thomas f. Dempsey, D. Farrand Stur-
gis.
Fourth ward-James F. Belbey.
Frederick W. Ford, jeremiah @. White,
Clifford S. Rutan, jeremiah S. Calla-
han.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
THOUSANDS FOR HOSPITAL.
Mrs. George f. stone Leaves Bequests
to Institutions.

to Institutions.
The will of Mrs. George F. Stone,
who died recently in California, has
been probated by Surrogate David
Young. Her estate is valued at sew
eral millions of dollars. To the New
York City Mission and Tract Society
Women's Branch she bequeathes Sl2,-
600. The Morristown Young Mems
Christian association is left $4,000 and
the Morristown Memorial hospital is
left $4,000. To the trustees of the
South Street Presbyterian church for
the use of the Market Street mission
Mrs. Stone bequeathed $4,000, which
they are to receive after the death o.
her maid, Rose Ward, who is to re-
ceive the interest on the money for
her life.
Mrs. Stones bequests to members of
her family included SIS, 900 to her step
daughter, Margaret G. SpeGden $780,
900 to another step-daughter, Mrs.
Emma d. Kemeys; her brother, Rob-
ert Colgate, Sl5OO00 in trust and at
his death to go to his issue $3.50, 600 in
trust for her sister, Alice r. Wood,
and at her death to go to Mrs. Stones
fathers issue; $4,000 to Romulus r.
Colgate, a brother; $4,000 each to
f. o. Spedden, her son-iu-law, and w.
! S. Kemeys $40, 900 to Robert Colgate,
nephew $4,000 to Melza r. Winthrop,
niece; $4,000 to Prescott e. Wood,
nephew 500, 900 to Craig Colgate, son
of her brother, Robert Colgate; and to
each of his children $4,000 each S10,-
900 to Adele Colgate, neice.
To A. J. Bloor, an old time friend Of
her father, Mrs. Stone left $4,000 !;
John Davis, Of Cory Malip, Ireland,
is left $3.50 and to various persons in
her employ Mrs. Stone bequeathed a
like amount.
To build a memorial window in the
First Presbyterian church Of this
town was set aside $2.500. Fair
Oaks" her estate on Washington ave
nue., is left to her stepdaughters as
Joint tenants, the residue of her prop
erty goes to her brothers and sisters.
f. o. Spedden and Alfred Jaretzki
are named as executors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
Roof TIler Injured

James Frazer, tile roofer, of Jersey
City, fell from the roof of Lewis @.
Gillespie's house on Kittatinny road
Saturday noon to the roof of a piazza.
His face was badly cut and DR. George
L. Johnson, who attended him, fears
his spine is injured. Frazer slipped
on the rubberoid covering of the roof
lie was brought to his boarding place
on Ann streer in a wagon and physi-
clan summoned.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14

William Cook, alias Simmer" was
sent to Jail Friday afternoon for the
193rd time. "Shinner got out few
days ago and as the weather has been
cold he has loafed around the sheritf's
Office in the court house. Deputy
Sheriff Edward Orr, finding that Cook
would not make himself useful about
the place without the proper legal pro.
ceedings, made charge of vagrancy
against him and Police Justice Pat
rick ] Howard committed him to Jail
for sixty days and until his costs are
paid.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
policeman wins Praise.

Patrolman Arthur Meeker won en-
comiums of praise from passers-by and
incidentally showed that he was not
averse to doing a little work outside
of his regular police duty on Mon1ay.
At the crossing on Park place at the
head of Market street was good sized
lake of water which people using the
crossing had to splash through. The
officer came along that way and took
in the situation at a glance that the
removal of snow from the gutter in
front OF the sullivan building would
relieve the trouble. He grasped a
shovel leaning against neighboring
building and soon had the gutter
cleaned of snow and the lake was
drained Immediately.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
AGRICULTURALISTS ELECT
New Oficers OF County Board-Breed-
ers Association.


The Morris County Board of Agri-
culture at it's annual meeting elected
the following officers for the coming
year: President, George e. Felch !;
secretary and treasurer, w. F. Ely /;
board of-directors, S. E. Young, Rock
away, w. B. Lindsey, New Vernon,
N. B. Goble, New Vernon, John J.
Mitchell, Hanover, James Cook, Han
over, Frank P. Cook, Hanover, Edgar
G. Hopping, Florham Park, William
James, Florham Park. Delegates to
state board, William E. James, one
year, w. B. Lindsey, TWO years.
Lloyd w. Smith was elected mem
Der of the board.
1t was resolved that the secretary,
at his option, should call meeting
for the formation of Live Stock
Breeders association at Morristown.
1t was further ordered that, upon
the discovery of the San Jose scale,
the fact should be at once reported to
the secretary.
The secretary presented to the
board a number Of complaints from
various parts Of Morris, Sussex and
Monmouth couhties, relative to i'm
proper practices by commission men
in Newark, New York, and Brooklyn,
and it was resolved to request those
who had suffered from fraud to pre-
sent their cases to the secretary, that
the same might be published through
out the state in the agricultural pa
pers, so that commission men guilty
of improper practices should be shown
up.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
Master Anable Entertains.

Anthony Anable, son of Mrs. E..
Notu Anable, gave skating party to
twenty of his young friends Saturday
evening on the Morristown Field CLUBS
rink on James street. After the skat-
ing the party repaired to the Tea
room on South street where supper
was served.
Among those present were the
Misses Brinley, Richie Harrison, Flea
nor Maury, ALTA Hoffman and Flea
nor Bacot, and Jack Bacot, Trumbull
Thomas, Rudolph Kissel, Lorenzo Del
monico and Joseph Eddy.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14

vi Morristown Schools Christmas Dance
More than 135 guests attended the
Christmas dance given at Morristown
school Saturday evening. The big
dining hall was utilized as ball room
and was tastefully decorated with
evergreen trees, laurel roping and
holly wreaths. The patronesses were
Mrs. John Waterbury, Mrs Grinnell
Willis, Mrs. Philemon f. Sturges and
Mrs. Moses Weld Ware.
About twenty members of the alum
nj were present. Among the dancers
were Mr.. and Mrs. Stowe Phelps, the
Misses Bryce, Mrs. Eugene Meredith
the Misses McVicker, Miss Marie
Letchford, Miss Helen Garretson, Miss
Gertrude Behr, all of Morristown; the
Misses Riach, of Short Hills; Mr.. and
Mrs. Mauncel Crosby, of Rhinebeck,
N. Y; Miss Eleanor Lee and George
Kobbe, Louis Noel, Roger Burling-
hame and John Green, of New York
George Allen, of Cazenovia, N. Y;
Henry Reed, of Harvard university,
and Edgar Burke, of South Orange.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements included S. ID. Hurlbut,
chairman; G. S. Day, second, and E.
G. Cunningham.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
BASKET BALL NOTES.

In rough scrappy game of basket
ball on the locals court the Oreos, of
Orange defeated the Knockers, OF this
town, forty-four to twenty-five Friday
evening. Though Referee Clarence
Compton called many fouls there were
many more that the spectators saw
and commented upon. English played
a star game for the visitors, while
Pierson did splendid work for the
locals.
The lineup:
KNOCKERS oREos
SolVage.. ................ HallOn
right forward
Melick.. -. ..............C. Potts
left forward
Mills. ....... Donald
center
FROST ..... s...-.l...... w. POUuS
left guard
Pierson ,...... ......... English
right guard
Referee Clarence Compton.
Morristown High school defeated
Madison High school at basket ball
Saturday afternoon thirty-one TO twen-
ty-two. The game was played on the
Knockers club court and was Wit
missed by large number of the local
rooters. Little Les Bockoyen got
a lot of applause for his pluck, baying
man to play against of nearly twlce
his weight and making basket after
basket despite his handicap. Viedt
and MacIntyre we're the mainstays of
the locals, however. not only making
the baskets but putting up the de-
fence when the visitors got the ball.
Muchmore and VanVoorhis played
hard for Madison, being clever with
their pass work. The game was re-
feered by Robert Hipson, of the
Knockers.
F0I,. Iiv,o M.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14

Edward Dempsey has secured posi-
tion as horse shoer for the Wilkinson
GaddiS Co., in Newark.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-14
Train Now Goes at 7.4s.

,e Lackawanna railroad company
Atifed the committee of commu-
80 circulated petition against
apg of the starting time from
that the train would run
a of at 7.45 as went into
Ter End. The train for
O aud when it's start
1vanced five minutes
arrival at Hoboken
ly the many com
train protested.
ted and signed
hdred commut-
est from the
Rrmen of the
he train put
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
Weather Signs

=Ehe following is going the rounds of
the press and is travesty on some of
the prophecies given out by the weather
sharps:
According to the signs plain to all
farmers who keep their eyes open this
is going to be hard winter. In the
first place, the tails of all the pigs born
In May have been tied up in hard knots
since the middle of October and this
would settle the case if there was moth
ing more to come. But there is.
All the rail fences in the country have
been leaning towards the north for the
last month. That is to prepare them
for the winter gales.
Woodchucks seldom dig out burrows
over four feet deep. Last fall they hired
steam shovels and went down twenty
feet or more. and then insisted on feath-
er beds at the bottom. .... .F
In ordinary winters the frog thinks it
good enough for him if he can bury him
self under a foot of mud. This winter
they have gone down five or six feet
and taken supply of coal with them.
The potato vines and turnip tops wilt
ed a full fortnight earlier than last
year and that's sufficient hint for any
farmer to get his wooden socks ready.
Hens quit doing their best early in
November to lay by supply Of ener,
gy. In Montana and Utah it was no
ticed that they grew fur as we'll as
feathers III
The lower hinges on most barn doors
began working, loose six or seven weeks
earlier in order to give tramps chance
to crawl under them.
AS early as November first the farm
er's hired man showed an inclination to
cling to his bed in the morning, and it
required two whoops and o boot, to get
him down stairs at 4 o'clock to do the
: chores at the barn. -a
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08

The judiciary committee of the Idaho
assembly has introduced bill, prohibit
ing all games with cards, including
especially solo, and making all persons
permitting any such games to be played
upon their premises subject. to penalty
of imprisonment. The bill also provides
that any money lost in such games may
be recovered by civil action together
with exemplary damages. Witnesses
in civil cases are exempt from prosecu-
ton in civil or criminal cases. Mayors
of cities are made responsible for the
enforcement of the law and means for
removal from Office are provided in case
the law is violated. =;
Two carloads of men were shipped to
Deeth last week by an employment
agency in Salt Lake to work on the
Western Pacific. The men reached
,Deeth, Saturday afternoon, but found
mo work. They remained at Deeth
until No 3 came along Sunday morning
when they came to Elko. The most of
Them secured work at grading near
Carlin and left for the camp on No.
yesterday afternoon. They were on
the road two days and were fed on
bread and bologna. There should be
some way devised to! punish employ
ment agents for sending out men as
these were sent out S. ...
The board of pardons met in special
session Friday to hear Attorney Tabers
plea for the communication of John
Dolans death sentence to life imprison-
ment. The board set aside all pre-
cedents and had Dolan brought from
the penitentiary that they might ques-
ton him. Dolan was before the board
for nearly two hours, telling his story
of wrongs and answering the questions
put to him. Dolan, if he has to be
executed, wants the legislature to give
him the choice between death by hang
ing or shooting. He prefers the latter.
The Carson News gives lengthy &C
count of Dolan's meeting with the
board and intimates that the board is
in doubt as to his sanity. The board
will meet Wednesday to decide his
fate. j.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
500 Reward 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages,
and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constJtu-
ton and assisting nature in doing
it's work. The proprietors have so
much faith In it's curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case TINT it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. ~ CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o. ...,.,....
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for con-
stipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
Interesting Items

. There are ZOO post Offices in the
United States.
/ The worlds mines and quarries EN-
ploy 100000 people. -.~
There are 25O,OOO more men than wo-
men in Australia.
Russia's death rate, Al per 1000, is the
highest in Europe.
In Japan 80 per cent of the popula-
ton can read and write.
There are Is tons of silver in circula-
ton for every ton of gold ...
California's annual yield of ostrich
feathers is valued at 100000.
Berlin has 200 penny in-the-slot ma
chimes for the sale of newspapers.
Mans chances of sudden death are
eight times as great as a woman's
Brazil has one province larger than
any three states in the United States.
In Tibet lakes abound in the Hima.
lays mountains, 10000 feet above sea
level.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
Tn. University Investigation

The Tonopah Bonanza in speaking of
the proposed investigation of the affairs
of the state university has the following
to say of the work of DR.. Stubs as
president of mat institution:
The first legislative investigation for
many years will begin next week when
joint committee headed by Clay Tall
man of Nye comfy will begin the work
OF going over the university of Nevada
accounts. Malice is plainly charged as
the cause of this inquiry. 1t was
brought out by covert insinuatio MS
made by the Appeal, paper owned by
Sam Davis at Carson. The Davis and
other allied families have but little use
for the Stubs administration. It is re-
ported that Davis has made the claim
that irrespective of ability democrat
should be appointed to succeed Stubbs.
There is no denying the fact that Stubs
has devoted the best efforts of his life
to the university of Nevada, that he
has combatted against many obstacles
and has overcome most of them. What
ever standing the college now has is due
to his efforts. That he has been alb
solutely honest in handling the finances
of the institution is believed by every
we'll informed resident in Nevada. It
is not believed at this time that the
invest igation will result in brining out
anything but the facts as stated here.
1t may finally result, however, in DR..
Stubs firing of what many believe is
unjust criticism and rendering his
resignation. His health has been very
poor for some time and he has been
advised to seek a leave of absence and
take good rest. But he will not do
this under fire and may wait until the
legislature adjourns before giving at
tention to his personal physical needs.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
W. P. Statement for The Year 1908

The annual statement of the Western
Pacific's Nevada business in 1908 gives
the following figures:
Amount expendedin construction of
railroad in the State of Nevada, $3,2t5,
092. 30; amount expended in the purchase
Of property in the State of Nevada, $42,
597. ID; amount of revenue collected for
business i'm the State Of Nevada, $3.50. 25;
operating expenses in the State of Ne
vada, 81, 995.5O; miles of track laid in
the State of Nevada, 103.772,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
To the Public

Having purchased the stock and good
will of the business, established and
conducted by A. Fl. Cochrane in Elko,
we respectfully solicit q continuance of
the patronage so literally given TO him.
1t will DO our endeavor to merit the
same by giving courteous treatment to
ALL by strict attention to business and
by keeping none but the best OF every.
thing in our line.
Respectfully yours,
WHEELER 81 COMPANY.
Elko, Nevada, Jan. 9, 1909.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08

My shoe trade has steadily increased
SO that it has left me no time to do re-
pairing, and have sold out my repair
ing department to Robert Schultz,
whom ] can recommend as u good work
man.
All work in the line of shoe repairing
will be done by him at my store.
Come everybody and bring your shoe
repairing.
A. T.. MAUK. TUE sHOE Dh~.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
APPLICATION NO. 1868
Notice Of Application for Permission to Appro-
pirate the Public Waters OF the State OF eyada

Notice Is hereby given that on the Goth. day of
January. 1909, In accordance with Section rs,
Cnapter XVIII, Of tho Statutes OF 1907, one
Maurice d. Cross, OF Gold Creek. County of
Elko, and ,tate OF Nevada, made applica.
tion TO the State Engineer OF Nevada for por.
mission mi, to appropriate the public waters OF
be made from Slate Creek and that certain
spring lying just north OF Lot g. Sec. o, T. "a N.
X. 50 e., M. H. M, At points near tho ". bound
airy limo OF Lot 3, and near tho West boundary
line OF :. f. u OF y. w. 4 SEQ. 6, Il. a. N, II.
% ~, by means OF Dam and open GU I. and all
cubic feet per second is to be convey cd to
points on Lots g. and 8 Of Soc. o. and the s. r..
= OF the N. w. 4 OF Sec. o, T.. ~ ~, II. So f..
M. ID. M, containing 100 acres, by means OF
dttches, and there used for irrigation and do
mostic purposes. Water not to be returned to
stream
Date Of frst publication February I, 1900
Date OF last publication March ., 1909
Signed:
FRANK X. NICHOLAS,
state Engineer,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
HE Hopes Went Up In Smoke.

Here is an instance Of aman's hopes
actually going up in smoke. The Rev.
William Berg Of Hartford was the
man. He was the leading candidate
for the pastorate OF the Mitineague
Congregational church. One day re.
Gently he offered cigar to the deacon
Of the church. The parishioners
heard of the minister's devotion to
the weed, and by an overwhelming
vote decided to choose q pastor who
did not smoke.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
Drnying Business.

Chris Esbleman has started draying
business. He is prepared to do all kinds
of hauling, delivering freight and all
other business in the draying line. Prices
reasonable and strict attention given to
all orders. Office st the Old Lumber
oncc
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-08
Are Raising Fewer Apples.

The American apple crop has
dropped off more than one.half within
ten years. 1t used to average about
81, 900 900 barrels a year. Now 1t av.
erages only 28.000,000.