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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
FOUND SILVER SPOONS.
Chanceman Farrell Finds stolen sill
verware.

A little dog chasing squirrel on
Sunday was the cause of the discovery
of thieves cache in a stump Of a
tree near Speedwell Chanceman
Thomas Farrell with his young son,
was taking walk through the woods.
He had his dog along, too, and the
canine espied squirrel and chased it
to tree stump. Farrell and his son
started to dig away at the stump to
get at the squirrel but were soon sur
priSed to uncover six solid silver
spoons. Farrell took his find to police
headquarters and turned the silver
over to Chief j. Frank Holloway.
In the lot were three teaspoons
marked "Clark :" one teaspoon
marked "A. M. c." one dessert
spoon bearing the initials " A. t. O., =
and one tablespoon with Clark on
the handle. The police are making an
effort to discover the owners. Several
years ago a family snamed Clark lived
at Morris Plains whose house was
robbed. They moved away from here
long time ago, the police think to
one of the Oranges. Chief Holloway
will try to get in touch with them as
the spoons may be their property.
Chief Holloway in looking over the
records finds that goods stolen from
the premises of Isaac Clark, at Morris
Plains, several years ago answer to the
description of some of the goods re
covered. Mr.. Clark who now lives at
Arlington is coming up this afternoon
to identify the property.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
FRIDAY EVENING CONCERT.
A Rare Treat in store for Music Low
ers Tonight.


A Rare Treat in Store for Music Low
ers Tonight.
The members Of the Friday Evening
Club had a rare treat given them
in the Mcintyre chamber music con-
cert given in the Lyceum Friday
evening. 1t was of high character,
as Mr.. Mcintyre, who is well known IN
New York and vicinity, had devoted
much pains to the preparation of the
program which follows -
Joseph M 'Intrye, pianist
Samuel Crimson, violiniSt
Paul Kefer, 'cellist
Assisting artist,
Miss Jean Kerr, soprano
PROGRAM.
Smetana-Trio in G minor
For piano. violin and cello
/. Moderate Assai
Ii. Allegro, Ma Non Agiato
Ill Presto.
Soprano Solo
Haydn-"With Verdure Clad, "
from 'The Creation"
Cello Soil
a. GODDARD. Sur le Lac
b. Pepper. Rhapsodie Hongroise
Songs
a. Woodman. An Open Secret
b. Liza Lehman. The Woodpigeon
c. Liza Lehman. The Yellow Ham
mer.
Schuett-Vie Fairy Tale
For piano, violin and cello
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
A New County secretary .

G. III. Pipher has been engaged as
county secretary of the Young Mems
Christian association in Morris county
and will take charge of the work for
young men, conducted in the upper
part of the county by the county aSSo-
citation, on April 1st. Mr. Pipher is a
graduate of Appleton university, Law
renee, Wis. Before entering college
he had employment in a rolling mill.
In college he excelled in athletics, be-
ing star player of baseball, football
and basket ball As president of the
athletic association he was peculiarly
successful in putting it upon sound
financial basis. He was also president
of the college Young Mems Christian
association and a member of Theta
Phi fraternity.
AS religious worker Mr.. Pipher
comes highly recommended as a fine
speaker and an evangelist ofespecial
force and originality of presentation
For four years he has been connected
with the Navy department. of the
Young Mems Christian association
where he has been very successful.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
SAYS SURROGATE SWORE.
Woman Accuses Mr.. Young of Using
Profanity.

Profanity.
The charging of Surrogate David
Young, with the use of profane Ian
guage to woman is causing much
amusement. Mrs. Jennie Fitzherbert
charges that MIR. Young. who for thlr-
teen years has been surrogate, said
she talked liked ''G-d d--m fool. "
The case was brought before JUS
tice OF the Peace James ii. Bolitho at
Rockaway Saturday morning and after
Elmer King, counsel for Mr.. Young,
had stated several reasons to the
court why the case should be dis
missed, he secured an adjournment
until Tuesday morning after demand
ing trial by jury. Mr.. King asserts
that he will Subpoena Judge Alfred FL
mer Mills as a witness in Surrogate
Young's behalf
When Mr.. Young was seen Saturday
he told reporter how Mrs. Fitzher-
bert was a legatee under the will of
her mother, Mrs. Martha j. Meeker,
of $3.50. The will was probated and
filed two years ago but owing to
the money being tied up in real estate
it has not been possible to pay Mrs.
Fitzherbert her legacy. She accused
Surrogate Young of holding up the
payment despite the fact that that
official had done everything in his
power to settle the estate. A few
days ago she visited Mr.. Young and
told him she was going to break
the will because it provided that there
were to be no coaches at the funeral
and that there were three This
raised Mr.. Young's choler and he told
her, he says, "you talk like darn
fool" : am not fool,'' replied the
woman. did not say you were,'
said Mr.. Young.
Mrs. Fitzherbert took her case tC
several justices and only got Mr.
Bolitha TO take it after she haC
threatened to go before the grand
jury and complain that he would moi
issue a warrant upon her sworn atfi
davit. The penalty for the offense, il
it is proven, is fifty cents while the
costs will amount to $5.25. The case
is not taken seriously by people who
known Mr.. Young and is considered q
good joke upon that official.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
school Board Elections.

Members of the boards of education
of Morristown and Morris township
were elected on Tuesday. Without
any dissenting votes the members
whose terms expired were reelected
to the Morristown school board. They
were Joseph HI. VanDoren, David II.
Wilday and George G. Smith. Charles
f. Axtell was chairman Of the meet
ing, which was held in the afternoon
in the chapel of the Maple avenue
school building, and G. Franklin Will
son, secretary ; and Edward Ross and
William e. Day tellers.
There was big turnout at the
Morris township meeting in the town
snip hall but no contest developed. f.
L. Armstrong aud Thomas Sands were
reelected to the school board and
Jesse p. Tiger was elected to sue
ceed William Quimby. The meeting
was presided over by Willis III.
Dul ton and Andrew d. Barlis was
fecretary. The telers were Charles
r. Slater and Robert f. Sands.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
Roland MAYER Injured .

Roland Mayer, son Of John Mayer,
is lying at his home on Miller road
suffering with fracture of his right
leg and shock resulting from an auto
mobile accident Sunday afternoon.
Young Mayer, who is seventeen years
old, was driving his small Buick run
about along Madison avenue when the
car skidded and before he could stop
the car it had crashed into a tree.
Mayer was thrown out and was picked
up unconscious by some passing auto
mobilists. The accident happened
near the Madison avenue gate Of
Twombiy Park, the country. home of
the late Hamilton Mckay Twombly
Mayer was rushed to his home, on
Miller road, and physicians who were
hastily summoned found he was not
seriously injureds The car was COM
pletely wrecked from its collision
with the tree.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
RECOUNT lRELAND'S PROWESS.
speakers at Banquet Laud Its Men
and It's History.

anu AbS AiSbOIys
The fifth annual banquet Of Branch
No. 4. District IL. of st. Patrick's Alli-
ance of America, at the Mansion
House Thursday evening was attended
by many members Of the order and
their guests and proved most inter-
esting and enjoyable occasion. After
partaking of menu of many fine
dishes served in superb style the di-
ners settled back TO enjoy the oratori-
cal and musical features Of the even
ing.
John e. Fennell was the toastmaster
and presided over the gathering with
dignity, his flashes of wit in introduc-
ing the speakers causing many a laugh,
Willard w. Cutler addressed the men
of the Emerald Isle on Irish-American
citizenship, the assimilation of the
Irish with the other races in this coun-
try and how they were important fac
tors 10 every walk of life.
Irelands history was dilated upon
by Eugene S. Burke, how the country
was the seat of learning Of the world
during the dark ages. and how the
Irish had remained true to their ideas
of liberty and had taken them toevery
country in the world. John Dunn, Of
Boonton, national treasurer of the
Catholic Benevolent Legion, spoke
long upon the wrongs suffered by Ire
land and of the men prominent in the
worlds affairs from that country.
Father Brown was expected to ad-
dress the diners but after speaking at
a service in the church of the Assump-
tion in the morning he was compelled
to go to All Souls hospital suffering
with throat trouble.
| Vocal selections by George Babhitt,
Frank Garrity, William Mansfield and
| Mr.. Dewitt enlivened the Occasion
and violin duets by Vincent .Roache
and Robert Ambrose proved most
pleasing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
Meet with Hearty response

The committee on civic work in the
schools of Morristown desire TO express
their appreciation of the helpful and
enthusiastic manner in which their
efforts to install the Junior Citizen S
League have been received by the
heads of the various schools. Espec-
ial thanks are due to the superintend-
ents of public schools, the principals
OF the Morris academy and the Nor
ristown school, the head of the par
ochial schools Of the church of the
Assumption, and the principals of the
several private schools, all of which
have been visited Many helpful sug-
gestions have been received from these
sources, and the work very materially
advanced by their cooperation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22

The discovery of fragment of a
cuneiform tablet believed to date back
to 2l00 b. c., bearing an account of
the deluge described in the bible and
agreeing with the narrative in Genesis,
was reported in Philadelphia Friday
night by Professor H. V. Hilprecht at a
gathering of friends of the University
of Pennsylvania at the home of Pro.
vost Harrison.
Thissfragment, which has just been
deciphered, was one of several exca-
waited from the lowest stratum of the
oldest part of the ruins Of the temple
library of Nippur, and was brought to
this city by the fourth expedition sent
out by the University of Pennsylvania
in 1899. 1t is of unbaked clay and
measures % inches at its greatest
width and % inches at its greatest
length.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22

Mr., and Mrs George B. Hopkins and
family return warm thanks to the
friends whose kindly efforts and sym
pathy during the long and tedious i'll
ness, ending ia death, Of their son and
brother, Harry James, did SO much TO-
ward alleyiating the natural grief, and
trust that when their hour Of sorrow
comes as come Il must alike to the
high and lowly, they will receive Ike
attentions and sympathy,
Morristown, March 10Th, 1910
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
NoRRIsrowN A spoTLEss TOWN.
Respectfully dedicated to the Women.
Improvement Association.

Respectfully dedicated to the Women
Improvement Association.
We cherish thy historic lore,
Morristown Our Morristown
When patriots stoutly burdens bore,
Morristown Our Morristown
In vision they could clearly see
A nation that should greatest be,
So gave their best to make it free,
Morristown Our Morristown
During the intervening years,
Morristown Our Morristown
In spite of hardships, tolls and fears,
Morristown Our Morristown
Some loyal souls would e'er engage,
With purpose true at ev'ry stage,
To keep this priceless heritage,
Morristown Our Morristown
But now, alas, we're panied TO see,
Morristown Our Morristown
Unsightly street and injured tree,
Morristown Our Morristown
And know that thro our careless ways,
Which lack of civic pride. displays,
We are detracting from thy praise,
Morristown Our Morristown
We now will make a hrn resolve,
Morristown Our Morristown
Xo'l from this stigma to absoive,
Morristown Our Morristown
So we will to our duty wake,
In-every way an interest take,
Assured that we can surely make,
Morristown a spotless town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
have Ordered New uniforms.

The drill team of the Morristown
camp Of Modern Woodmen will begin
drilling this evening for the annual
encampment Of the order TO be held
next year. Captain J. M. Benjamin
Sayre is teaching his men many new
stunts and they will present natty
appearance in new white flannel uni
forms which have been ordered.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22

Former Alderman Conkling has re-
ceived letter from the Rev. Oliver q.
Horsman, of Williamsport, Penn, in
which the latter says that while con-
yalescing from an attack of pneu-
monia he spent the month of February
in Florida. Returning the first of
March he was taken with the grip and
laid up for two weeks, but is now
much better and expects,to occupy his
pulpit next Sunday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
A Battle Koyai.

The Knockers club and the High
school basbet ball teams met on the
formers court on Tuesday evening
and after the smoke of battle had
cleared away the Knockers were de-
clared the winners by score of TWEEN
ty-eight to twenty-five. The game
early developed into slugging match
between the opposing teams ard spec
tators had to interfere at one stage Of
the game to stop the artistic exhibit
tion of boxing not down on the card
for the evenings entertainment.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
circus Man Passes Through Town.

An old circus man passed through
MorriStown on Saturday enroute from
Cleveland to New York. He was Ak
drew Warren, who has travelled with
the Adam Forepaugh and Barnum &
Bailey shows for thirty years. He
had been sticking bills" all winter
in the OHIO city and was on his way to
rejoin an advertising car to start OUT
for the coming circus season.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
ORIGIN OF BERIBERI.
Scientists Found Malady Comes From
Practice of POLISHING Rice.

Practice of Polishing Rice.
The theory that beriberi has its
origin in the practice of polishing rice
was practically accepted by the Far
Eastern association medical confer
ence at Manila the other day. Polish
ing removes the skin containing phos-
phorus.
Drs. Fraser Of the Federated Malay
States, ]. de Haan of the Netherlands
and Hans Aron of Manila reported a
series of experiments covering the use
of polished and unpublished rice. All
agreed as to the results of the expert
ments, which showed that the disease
was noninfectious and noncommuni-
cable.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22

Two woods fires called out the chem
ical engine in the last twenty-four
hours. One was last night on Egbert
Hill and the other on the Ford place,
Washington avenue this morning.
No serious damage resulted in either
case.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22

Angelo J A Bennell will speak be-
fore the Triple 9 club of the Methodist
church on the evening OF April lst
His topic viii be Memories OF Old
England
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-22
SCHOOL BOY THEsPIANS.

Morrisuown school Lads to Present
Two Plays.
The Morristown School Dramatic
Club presented two comedies at the
Lyceum Saturday evening, entitled
IA Thief in the House" and "a Reg
ular Fix.''
The casts were as follows:
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16
LIEUT.. DONOVAN
TEACHES CADETS

Another honor has come to Lieu
tenant Richard Donovan. lie has
received an appointment as instruct
.or at the United States Military
academy at West Point. whore he
vas graduated two years. ago. At
present he Is commissary and quar-
.termnsier at Fort Screven. on the
Atlantic coast, short distance from
Savannah, Ga. The appointment is
an honor that Lieutenant Donovan
may De rlghtfully proud OF, and his
many friends in his home city are
pleased also. August l Lieutenant
and Mrs. Donovan will go to West
Point to reside.
Lieutenant Donovan is the eldest
son Of Mr.. and trs. John T. Dono-
van, of this city In 1903 he was
graduated from West Point as sec
ond Lieutenant. and was a member
OF tho class graduated In February
instead Of June lie was stationed at
Fort Screven, where ne was soon
promoted to the rank of first lieuten-
ant
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16
Coal Companies Demand That Span
of Burlington Bridge be Thousand
Feet Long to Accommodate Big Tows

Would sou protest against a $50
foot span" Mr.. Bookwalter asked.
I'VE might consider that" he said
with some doubt. but we may
change our minds later"
The West Kentucky would have
the aid OF her harbor boat here and
would not feel the width of the span
as much so as the Pittsburg Coal
company.
IL is merely a matter of dollars
and cents with the railroad. accord
ing TO Mr. BOolVwalter and they may
fight the stand for 900 foot span.
At Cincinnati on June the board
of engineers OF the railroad will
meet the towboat companies and at
this time the width of the span will
be settled as far as the recommenda-
tions are concerned. The railroad
may appeal from the stand taken By
the towboat people or the towboat
people may appeal. as the case may
be. II is generally conceded, how
ever. that nothing leEs than 1000
feet Will be stood for.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16
Bodies Carried DotOn
Stream Into EddieS

That most of the bodies drowned
with the City of Saltillo may never
float far from the scene of the
wreck and come to the surface after
a time. was the opinion expressed
by Pilot Charles street. who arrived
in Paducah this morning. Mr..
Street is one of the survivors of the
Saltillo but was not at the wheel
at the time of the accident.
Mr.. Street said there are numer-
Gus eddies near where the boat sank
and these may keep the bodies from
floating downstream and finally
force them to the surface.
Mr.. street had not retired when
the boat struck the rocks and said
he could have escaped sooner. In
an effort TO help save the passengers
who were drowned he was forced TO
the hurricane roof from where he
escaped,
Pilots street and Ed Pell arrived
yesterday from St Louis to take the
City of Savannah to st. Louis to
enter the Saltillo's trade at once
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16
Roosevelt Arrives.

London. May Roosevelt ar
rived this morning. aud was Officially
welcombcd by both the munici pality
and the government as Ambassador
TO the funosal Ct Edward George
showed Interest hn sending Lord
Dundonald TO greet the American
when he landed from the steamer
Mecklcnbuug. and having a royal cur
rage al the station TO convey Roose-
,eit's family 10 the home Of Ambasss-
ador Rcd Admiral Neville welcom-
ed Roosevelt London newspapers
p-aise Roosevelt, devoting large edi-
tor.ais 10 him. WhitMonday usual
ly nationally celebrated, Is a quiet
dag.
Roosovcs's first ofiiciai act was Ia
view the body of the late king. lie
Was accompanied by the ambassador
lal stah The Roog~ve,ts motored TO
the palace and were admitted 10 the
room whore Edwards body lay.
King George appointed Lord Dun
donold and Commander Cunningham
10 have charge Of the Roosevelts' en-
tertainmont. n Is an unusual mark
OF distinction. Gcorgc greeted Roose
welt cordially.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16
DR.. Hyde Found Guilty.
Ofki7linS Col. SsOope

Kansas City. May 16.-Murder in
the first degree, with recommends.
ltion of life sentence, was the verdict
returned by the jury this morning
in the case OF Dir. b. Clark Hyde
charged with the murder of Thomas
II. Swope. his wife's millionaire un.
Gle, Kansas City's greatest philan-
thropist. Hyde took the verdict with
motionless composure. His wife
burst into tears and was taken into
an ante-rOOm. Hyde was permitted
to accompany her marshA guard
ing the door. Hydels sister broke
down.
Judge Latshaw said Hyde will be
remanded to Jail without bail and
treated like every other convicted
man Mrs. Hyde will be allowed TO
visit her husband only on regular
visiting days. Meals may be sent
him. but no luxuries The judge will
give the attorneys time to make a
motion for a new trial. The SEN
tence in open court probably will be
Thursday or Friday.
The Hyde trial begun April II.
He was charged with numbering
swope with Cyanide. although ten
other charges stand against him OF
numbering heirs by injecting typhoid
fever germs.
DR.. HYDE said to his wife and sis
ters after the verdict: 81 can hardly
realize il. Don't worry, we will beat
them in the supreme court"
He declined to make any further
statement. Mrs Hyde Is bearing the
burden bravely She said: "The fight
lis just starting This is no time for
weakness"
HYDE was a rising physician in
Kansas City. The Swope will was so
fixed that the death of one of the
legattes increased the amount to be
received by the others. The state
sought to show that Hyde planned
to secure the entire fortune through
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16
GRAVEL CONTRACT LET
To BEN n. FRANK

Ben T. Frank secured the con
tract from the county for furnishing
Tho gravel to cover the driveway Of
the new concrete bridge over Clark's
river, which was erected by the Vim
Cenncs Prdge company. II will re-
au're about COO yards OF gravel for
the bridge and approaches which
viii make a cost of about S3iS. The
contract was awarded Saturday af-
ternoon by County Road Supervisor
John r. Thompson. The bidders
we're: Ben T. Frank 5S cents a
yard; $. u. Chosen, GO cents a
yard. and j. L. Jones, 65 cents a
yard
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16
REWARD OFFERED
FOR MURDERERS
STATE WILL GIVE 500 FOR
CLEARING POOL ROAD
MYSTERY.

A reward of 500 has been offer
ed by Governor Wilson for the ar
rest and prosecution of the murder
er OF the unidentified boy found on
the Pool road April 10. From the
lest evidence that can be learned
one man murdered the boy. Several
people say they saw the murdered
boy and a man of heavy build was
seen around the vicinity for several
days. II was this testimony present
ed to the grand jury that assisted
materially in clearing Hale and
IGuire
Could the unknown youth who
was found murdered here April 10
be Lee Dillard. of Memphis. Yester-
day Chief of Police Singery received
a telegram from j. w. Dillard, OF
Memphis, asking II his son. Lee. has
been killed here. Chief Singery sent
the following reply: mo one by that
name was killed here. A II year
old hoy, who has not been identified,
was murdered here"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-16

The engineers and carpenter of the
Saltillo are here and as soon as
necessary repairs are finished the
Savannah will depart. She is exact
ly the same size of the Saltillo al
though the latter boat was more at
tractive.
The body of Mrs. ]. L. Harris was
taken to Nashville by her nephew,
William Weaver. of Paducah.
Captain Roger has divers working
on the hull today in the belief that
bodies are buried under hardware
which slipped in when the plank
twisted.
Mr.. David Roger left yesterday
for st. Louis where he will assist
his father. Captain James Roger. In
the work of recovering bodies from
the river. Mrs. Isaac Rhea and
daughter, Miss Anne Rhea, of Nash.
Vile. were related to Captain Roger
while Mr. Rhea is president of the
packet company.
Rewards have been offered fol
the recovery of the body of Fowler
Post. and notices have been sen
down the river for the rivermen t'
be on the lookout. His lantern wa
found between the shore and th'
boat Saturday while the cap o
Clerk Col. Baker was found near th'
boat.