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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
NOISE MARKES
CELEBRATION
Town Has No Official Celebra-
ton Of independence Day
Except for Bells.
SPORTS DRAW MANY PEOPLE

1t was the same old noisy Fourth in
Morristown. Firecrackers and all the
other noise makers were much in evil
dence and in the evening there were
many displays of fireworks The only
official celebration of the day was the
ringing of the bells of the First Pres
byterian, Methodist, South Street
Presbyterian churches and Church of
Assumption.
The base ball games at Speedwell
field drew hundreds of people, big
crowd being there in the morning and
in the afternoon there was a record
breaking attendance. The matinee
races at the driving park drew many
lovers of harness racing and the troll
ley car was well patronized all day by
parties of pleasure seekers.
Two fires gave the department. a
little exercise. A paper balloon alight-
ed on the roof Of John VanDoren's
house on Western avenne in the early
evening and set fire to it. The auto
mobile chemical engine was called and
the fire was extinguished after tri-
fling loss. at ten-thirty word was
telephoned to police headquarters that
an awning in front of the telephone
building on Market street had been
set afire by someone throwing fire
cracker on it. A general alarm was
turned in and the department was
soon on hand but the fire was put out
with assistance from the firemen.
The police had an active day, taking
careMof the crowds, the auto and We
hicular traffic and caring for those
who let their zeal in celebrating over
step the bounds OF good Judgment.
Several revolvers we're taken up and a
dozen blank cartridge pistols were
gathered in.
During the day stray bullet struck
Cummings Wallis residence ON Maple
avenue. 1t came from the direction
of Morris street but no clue was OBJ
tanned as to whom fired the shot.
William Cullinan, twenty years old,
was struck on the head by a base ball
while playing in game at New Yer
non. He was taken to All Souls hos
pital where it was said that the lad,
though conscious, was suffering from a
fractured skull.
Tony Domenico was hrouoht m All
Souls hospital from Bernardsville
He was shot in the thigh by bullet
from gun discharged by friend
The shooting was accidental. He will
recover.
Martin Clark, ten years old, had one
finger lascerated by the explosion of Q
blank cartridge. He went to Memorial
hospital
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Morris Leads with Railroads.

That Morris county is the biggest
railroad county in the state is fact
but little known among residents.
The mileage of railroads in Morris
county is greater than in Essex, Hud-
son or any other county in New .Jer.
sey. The total mileage in the county
is 2l7.864 and includes parts Of the
systems of the Lackawanna, Central
of New Jersey, Erie and several ipde-
pendent lines.
The Central'S mileage is 29.672 not
including the Dover and Rockaway,
4639; the Hibernia Mine, 5.ll6; the
Ogden Mine, $500: nor the Middle
Valley, 1850. The Lackawanna has
Chester, l0.0l5; Hopatcong, 1928; the
Norris and Essex, 49.S6s; the Passaic
& Delaware, 4.194, the Rockaway
River and Montville, 1902; and the
Sussex, 2.099. The Erie system in
cludes the New York s. Greenwood
Lake, 4.704.
or the independent roads there are
the Ferro Monte, 2.52O; the Mt. Hope
Mineral, 4.5; the Wharton 8 North
ern, 2O044 che New York, SusQue-
hanna g. Western, SIG; the Morris
town & Erie, lO.477; and the New
Jersey & Pennsylvania, 12.l. Though
not a railroad the Lehigh Valley has
a mileage Of 1882 in the Morris canal
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
To Sentence Jail Breaker.

County Detective Edward L. Bren.
nan went to Trenton Friday to bring
from the state prison back to Morris.
town William Stephens. Stephens
will be arraigned before Judge ALFRED
Elmer Mills and sentenced for break.
ing jail here five years ago. Stephens
whose home is in Shippenport, was
CONVICTED of breaking and entering
and sentenced to state prison for five
years. In company with Albert Jones
who was sentenced to long term fol
burglary, and James Buckley, sent
enced to Trenton for thirteen years
for a similar crime, Stephens sawed
the bars of a window one Sunday
morning and made his escape. Jones
and Buckley took to the woods anc
got away. Stephens was injured in
climbing over the high fence surround
ing the jail and was caught by Johr
Ridge on Western avenue.
Several weeks later Buckley was ar
rested in roundup of tramps by the
Cleveland, Ohio, police. The man
was intoxicated at the time ant
boasted that the Cleveland authori
titles could not keep him in jail as ht
had escaped from the Jail here. Ht
was brought back to Morristown and
thence to Trenton to serve his term.
Jones was searched for in vain anC
has never yet been caught.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
BAYLEY SCHOOL BANQUET.
Alumni and Alumnae society's Fifth
Annual Event.

Alumni and Alumnae society's Fifth
Annual Event.
The fifth annual banquet of the So
cietv of Alumni and Alumnae of the
Bayley school was held in Bayley hall
on Wednesday evening. After par
taking of an elaborate menu the
diners listened to after-dinner
speeches.
Miss Margaret Kane, '94, the presi-
dent, delivered her annual address.
Under the head Concerning Our
selves" Miss May Coin, 100, spoke on
" A Decade Ago;n Joseph Gordon, '09,
" Yesterday - aud John ,Dugan, 10,
ITO Morrow" Loyalty" was the
topic of the address of the Rev. George
f. Brown, rector of the Church of the
Assumption. "reminiscences of days
gone by were related by members of
the society and the last formal address
was by Christopher Lawless on sour
Golden Jubilee" /" The Rev. Joseph f.
Dolan was the POSTMASTER
The officers of the society are:-Miss
Margaret E. Kane, '94, president Miss
Mary Holly,'9 vice-president; Joseph
A. Sheridan, 'O2, secretary; Miss NADIA
leine M. Murray, '95, treasurer; Miss
Mary G. Rutledge, '97; Miss Annie
Townley, '91, and Miss Katherine
Lonergan, '95, executive committee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05

Frank Underhill. James Barry and
Enoch Hink, Morristown youths, are
languiShing in jail in default of $500
bail each on charges of horse stealing.
The trio went to the stable of Max
Mintz on Speedwell avenue Saturday
night and told his stableman, James
Johnson, that Mr.. Mintz had sent
them for a horse and wagon. John
son hitched up Mintz's best horse to a
Concord wagon and the three young
fellows started out.
Mintz discovered his loss short
time later and reported the case to
the police. County Detective Edward
L. Brennan accompanied by Mintz
started on search for the thieves in
an automobile. After securing the
country for hours they were found in
BoonLon early Sunday morning.
Brennan arrested the three and
brought them to MOrristown. They
were arraigned before Justice Patrick
j. Howard, who committed them TO
Jail In default of bail.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Three Hurt in Auto Accident.

l
While driving up South street near
the Field club late last night, Mrs.
George p Clark, her son, George P.
Clark, Jr., and her daughter, Miss
Mabel Clark, we're thrown from their
carriage when it was struck by an au-
tomobile going in the same direction.
A rear wheel of the carriage was torn
off, Mrs. Clark was unconscious and
her son ran to DR.. James B. Griswold' s
home and the physician attended the
hurt.
Mrs. Clark was removed to her home
No. Is Speedwell avenue. She is suf-
fering with cut on the head and her
body is badly bruised. Young Clark
had his head cut open and Miss Clark
was scratched and bruised.
After striking the carriage, the au-
tomobile, in which Clark says there
were five men, continued on up South
street, the occupants laughing deri-
sively at the plight of their victims.
The police were notified of the acci-
dent and are endeal oring to locate the
occupants of the automobile, though
the Clarks were unable to secure the
number Of the car.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
: Pnlnit sunnlies.

During Mr.. tMacColl's absence the
pulpit will be supplied as follows
July 10th, Rev. Clayton J. Potter,
Schenectady, N. Y; July 18th, Rev.
Thomas B. Ironside, Morristown; July
oath, Rev. Minot G. Morgan, Summit;
July 3lst, Rev. Arthur j. Derbyshire
Beverly, Mass; August 7th, Rev. DR.
Albert Erdman, D. D., pastor emer
titus; August 18th, 21st and 2Sth, Rev
James Riggs, D. D., Brick Church
September 4th,. ,.Rev,, Wendell P. Keel
er, Madison September 11th, DR.. W
W. Holloway, Dover.
Mr.. Potter, whol breaches on July
10th, is the minister of the First Re
formed church, of Schenectady. He
recently declined a call to the Churcf
of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, DR.. Storrs
former church and is preacher ol
great promise. Mr.. Derbyshire, who
breaches July 31st was formerly Mr.
MacColl'S assistant in Briarcliff Man
or. The other ministers are wei
known in Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
GET A LICENSE TO BE MARRIED
The New Marriage License Law Went
Into Effect Friday.

The New Marriage License Law Went
Into Effect Friday.
The New Jersey marriage license
law went into effect Friday, and all
contemplating matrimony will find it
necessary to go to the board Of health
Office in towns or to the assessor in
townships and procure the necessary
document before the ceremony can
be performed. The law distinctly
states that a>~license shall not be
granted to persons under the influence
of intoxicating liquor or drugs, and
the Attorney General of the state has
lgiven a decision that in order that
this provision of the law may be car
ried out both parties must appear be-
fore the proper officer TO issue the IL
cense in order that there can be no de-
ception. Parties have to fill out a
blank giving full particulars in regard
to themselves and swear to the same.
The official is authorized to Ques-
tion the applicants under oath rigidly
as to their capacity to marry, any
false statements subjecting the appli-
cants to penalty of from one to three
years Imprisonment.
Among those to whom the issuance
of a license are forbidden are such as
at time Of application are under the
influence of intoxicating liquors or
narcotic drugs, or are imbecile, or
epileptic, or who possess an unsound
mind. If they have ever been in
mates of an insane asylum or an insti-
tuition for indigents they must display
a satisfactory cestifcate OF discharge.
Any minister or public official auth
orized to marry who performs cere-
mony where no license has been issued
is subject to penalty of $500 and i'm
prisonment for six months. For fail
ure to return the completed form to
the official issuing the license within
five days Of the ceremony the officiat-
1 ing minister or justice is fined $50. Ii
he knowingly certities as to any false
statements there is further penalty
of 800.
Parties desiring licenses in Morris
town should apply at the Office of the
board of health in the Farrelly build
ing between the hours of nine and
twelve a. M, and two to four-thirty
p. M, or at the Office of DIR. Mills,
DeHart street, between seven and
|,eight p. m. For the convenience OF
the applicants Miss Wilday, clerk OF
the board of health, has been ap.
pointed a notary public to take the
necessary affidavits. The fee for the
license is one dollar which goes to the
registrar of vital statistics.
In Morris township applicants for a
license must apply to Thomas T,
Sands, assessor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
TWO HOUSES ROBBED.
Residences of James Gallagher and
James Prost Entered.

Residences of James Gallagher and
James FROST Entered.
That some man wished to appear
we'll on the nations birthday was
evidenced by the robbery Of James
Gallagher's house on Mendham ave-
nue. Tuesday. While the Gallagher
family we're asleep thieves entered the
house by way of a basement kitchen
window and appropriated a panama
hat, coat, pair of trousers, a pair Of
oxford ties and then not being content
with an outfit of clothing, stole a
a child's bank containing four dollars.
All the goods taken were in the kitch-
en- and dining room of the Gallagher
home. On the way out the thieves
quaffed the contents of two milk bot
tiles.
That there were two is given color
by the fact that then the thieves ad-
j0urned to the residence of James
Prost, a rural mail carrier, just around
the corner from the Gallagher home
on Washington street. entrance was
made In a similar way here and a
coat and a carriage robe worth SIS
were taken.
The police have not been notified of
the robberies. The Gallagher home
is not inside the town limits.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
WEDDING BELLS,
WRIaLEY-WEIR.

A pretty wedding was that of Miss
Mary Ford Weir, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Weir, and George Edward
Wrigley, of Bernardsville. The cere-
mony was performed in the home of
the bride, on Locust avenue, by the
Rev. Philemon f. Sturges, rector of
St. Peters church, on Wednesday
evening.
Miss Leila Quimby was the maid of
honor and Mr.. Creston, of New
ark, the best man. The bride was
prettily gowned in white chiffon
and carried bouquet of bride roses
and sweet peas. The maid of honor
wore an embroidered robe and carried
bouquet OF sweet peas. The house
was handsomely decorated with daisies
and ferns.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
PUBLIC GARBAGE
DISPOSALPLANT
Needed by Town Says Wolnen's
Town Improvement Commit
tee Of Civic Association.
PRESENT CONDITIONS ARE BAD

That Morristown's greatest need at
present is public plant for the dis
posal of garbage is the opinion OF the
Town improvement committee as ex-
pressed to the board of aldermen in
communication handed in on Friday
evening. The matter was referred to
the license committee of which DR..
81. A. Henriques is chairman.
The letter was as follows:
TO THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF Az
DERMEN
Gentlemen:
We, the members of the Woman's
Town Improvement committee, hav-
ing the welfare of our city greatly at
heart, and having already expended
time and energy in the effort to assist
you in making it sanitary and
beautiful place to live in, find that
the greatest hinderance to the accom-
plishment of this purpose is the lack
of public disposal service So long as
the disposal Of garbage, ashes and rub
biSh is left to the whim or convenience
of the private individual the public
will suffer from the carelessness or i'm
difference of the ignorant and shift
less. 1t is also impossible for the very
poor to afford to remove such refuse
at their own expense.
We, therefore pray that move-
ment be set on foot whereby provision
shall be made as in Summit, Plain
field, Montclair and other towns of
similar size, for the removal OF such
matter by the city authorities.
And we also pray that rubbish and
garbage so collected may not be
dumped within the city limits. 1t is
a menace to health and it is also inn
possible to preserve clean and slightly
streets and grounds, when the papers
from rubbish heaps are allowed to
blow about and lie wherever the wind
may chance to deposit them.
Respectfully yours,
M. B. CUTLER, Chairman,
HARRIET j. FRANKLIN, Treasurer,
VIOLA DoBBINs, Secretary,
HANNAH w. LOCKE,
JULIA e. p. VANDoREN,
AUGUSTA STORM,
LOUISE SHELTON,
/ VIRGINIA A. STILES,
CAROLINE J. CALDWELL,
| ALISON TURNBULL HOPKINS,
MABEL HELEN CoRIELL.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Appointed Physical director.

Charles Morey, of Utica, N. Y, a
former Morristown young man, who
has been absent from town for several
years, has recently been appointed
physical director of the Y. M. @. A..
at Utica, where he is meeting with
great success. His class now COM
prises about 400 pupils at the above
institution. In conjunction with his
class all the athletic sports of the Y.
M. Z. A. come under his jurisdiction.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
GAS FROM NEWARK.
Public service Takes over Norris
town Gas Light Co.

Public service Takes over Norris
town Gas Light Co.
The Morristown Gas Light Co.,
property was on Saturday turned over
to the Public Service Corporation OF
Newark. The directors of the local
concern, United States Senator John
Kean, John /. Waterbury, Robert d.
Foote, George E. Dadmun, Willard
W. Cutler, Chancellor Mahlon Pitney
and Lewis d. Kay, turned in their
designations as directors of the COM
pany. The Public Service officers.
selected to manage the local concern,
are Frank Bergen, president William
H. Peltes, treasurer Harry G, Steven
son, secretary; William S. Barker,
Henry D. Whitcomb, franklin Hey
dock and Kenneth Hallock, directors.
The Morristown Gas Light Co. was
formally locally owned plant. Ten
years ago, when it was capitalized at
S150,OOO, Senator Kean, Mr.. Water
bury and Mr.. F'oote secured control,
made extensive additions and improve
ments and increased the capitaliza-
tion to $500, 600.
The plant here, though adequate
for the needs of Morristown, is small
compared with the Public service
plants and it is reported that the new
owner intends to pipe gas here from
its Newark plant and dismantle the
local plant. The corporation already
has a pipe line as far as Chatham, five
miles away.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
whlppanx clnh Loses.


Six hundred society people turned
out Saturday afternoon and saw the
Essex County Country club team de.
feat the Whippany River club team
on the locals polo field. Morristown's
polo players were badly beaten. the
score being eight and one-half to FIVE
The players were:
wHIPPANY CLUB ESSEX COUNTY
Frank Kinnicutt. -. Y. G. Walker
No.
Herman Kinnicutt It. D. Robinson
No. 2
A. Fillmore Hyde. -. Charles Mum
No. 3
Courtlandt Nicoll. -. Sheldon Thine!
Back
Joseph G.. Willis referred the game
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
wlll Have Cool orInklng water.

Sergeant John J. Morrison and
Roundsman Cornelius Hally, of the
Morristown police, have evolved a
clever scheme to furnish the police
headquarters with cool drinking water
during theEsummer. The tap marked
hot F" in the basin on the first floor
has not been used as the police build
ing is not equipped with hot water
heater. The two officers connected
up the shot tap with water main
running the pipe through an ice filled
box In the basement
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05

street was laid over because of the
failure of Town Engineer Edward
Howell to file the map of that thor
oughfare with the town authorities.
Police Justice Isaac r. Persons re-
port for June showed forty-segen cases
tried. Thirty-three were fined, six
teen Of whom we're sent to jail in de-
fault of payment. Fines and costs inn
posed aggregated $200.55 of which
S7S.05 had been cancelled by time
served in jail. $5.l5 was remitted and
Sl4.S5 is pending from persons in GUS
tody. The justice handed in check
for S127.15 which included $24.60 on
the previous month. The fees due
the Justice amounted to S47.60 and the
town received balance for the month
of S79.55.
What about Justice Howards re-
port for last month";" asked Mayor
Ayers of Alderman Arnold, has he
conformed with the order of this board
to make his report on the proper
blank?'
!" / don't know anything about it,
was Mr.. Arnold's reply.
+" Well, see that he does so without
further delay" said the mayor.
An estimate of $3.50 for furnishing
the iron railing for the sewer bridge
at Ridgedale was received from the
Oliver-DraKe Co. This firm also as
serted it would cost $50 additional to
erect and paint the railing. The al
dermen ordered the work to be done
and the bridge will soon be- thrown
| open as public thoroughfare.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Handlers win Again.

Morristown A. A. lost to the Ram
bier A. c., of Rockaway, Saturday af-
ternoon by score of two to one.
Morristown got its only run on Demp-
sey's single, Doyle's Weston and
Vests single. Rockaway made their
tallies aided by A. Pedrick's single,
Carlson's and Cleave's singles and
Barrett's wild heave over third base
to get Carlson.
Morristown rallyed in the eighth.
West doubled and Barrett poled out a
single. Lyons whitfield and Manager
Lyons then sent in " Bill +" Mettler as
pinch hitter to bat for Higgins but
the best the big pitcher could do was
a puny roller to A. Pedrick.
Lacey pitched ball that should have
won the game. He walked only one
and famed eight. Wolfe walked three,
hit batter and whitfield three.
The score by innings:
r. II. e.
Ramblers +. % 02 900 OO-2 6 4
Morristown % 0sO0 0 OIL 5 {
Batteries Wolfe and Collins, Lacey
and Sturgis.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Polo at whippany Climb.

There was large gathering of So
ciety Thursday afternoon at eWhip-
pany River club to witness the polo
game between the second teams of the
local club and the Essex County Coun-
try club. The game was fast one
we'll contested and held the spectators
attention during the eight periods Of
play. The men from Orange finally
won out by a score of ten to nine
Frank Kinnicutt, of the Whippany
River club team, was late in arriving
and Norman Henderson, of the first
team played until Mr.. Kinnicutt APP
peared. The teams lined up as fol-
lows:
ESSEX COUNTY wHIPPANY CLUB
Norman Henderson
Oe'- Frank Kinnicutt
No.
]. Y. G. Walker. 49,. Joseph G.. Willis
No.
Sheldon Tilney.. Cortlandt Nicoll
No. 3
Richard Tilney ....A. Fillmore Hyde
Back
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Mccollum Now Postmaster.

Charles McCollum assumed his
duties as postmaster Friday morning,
relieving Fred Muchmore, who has
been in charge of the office represent
ing the bondsmen of George L. Clarke,
removed. Mr.. McCollum did not fol-
low the usual custom of securing the
services Of prominent citizens as his
bondsmen, but gave the government a
bond from surety company.
Mr. McCollum was appointed post
master last week but delayed in TAX
ing the Office as his commission did
mot arrive until Thursday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Wins From Wharton.

With patched-up team the Mo--
ristown A. A. defeated the Wharton
F. G. Sunday afternoon at the driving
park by a score of six to ten. Cox
pitched seven innings for Wharton
and in the eighth was relieved by
y" Joe" Schiffner, whom the locals
worked for single, double and two
passes. Mettler went the whole route
for MorrisJown and the big fellow
walked one and whitfield three. The
spearing with one hand by Lyons of
what looked like a sure three bagger
brought the spectators up in the
ninth inning.
The score by innings:
r. H. e.
Morristown. 2 2O2O0042 x-1O 10 I
Wharton. 10000 3OO O-6 I
Batteries Mettlar and Dempsey,
Cox, Schiffner and Sweeney.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
MATINEE RACES DRAW WELL

Good Harness Racing at the Driving
Park on Monday.
There was throng of spectators to
witness the matinee races at the Driv-
ing park Monday afternoon of the
Morris County Road Drivers associa-
tion. The Morlstown band enlivened
the occasioned with its tuneful melo-
dies and the racing was fast and inter-
esting
Tho ctlY,o M aru