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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
Trolley to the Hospital.

The Morris County Traction Co.,
has completed arrangements for the
electritication Of the steam railroad
between Morris Plains and the State
Insane hospital. Within ten days a
car to operate on the road is expected
TO arrive and the material for the
poles and wires is already here. Work
of setting the poles and strnging the
wires began on Monday. The trolley
company will use the present tracks
as far as the gas house. From that
point new line will be built around
the grounds to the front of the admin
istration building. While the work
of building the new track will not be
started until the frost is out of the
ground the company expects to opera
ate Car between the Morris Plains
station and the hospital gas house by
April 1st.
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stooknolders Eject First Board.

At a meeting held Saturday, the
stockholders of the Unique Stamping
company elected Horace G. Wolfe,
William H. Linder, John Fl. Madigan
and Vincent Azzara as directors of
the first board of the company to
serve for the ensuing year.
The directors, in turn, elected the
following officers to serve for one year;
President, Horace G.. Wolfe; vice
president, William H. Linder; treas
urer, Vincent Azzara secretary, John
HI. Madlgan. and general manager,
William HI. Linder.
The Unique Stamping company will
engage in the stamping of articles
from sheet metal, the first article to
be made. being the refuse receptacle,
recently invented by Vincent Azzara,
which has been acquired by the com
pany.
Plans are under way for the erection
of a factory on the outskirts of Morris,
town, the dimensions of which will be
about 5Ox1CO feet, to be built of stone
and brick.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
SPEAKERS FOR MEETINGS.
Interesting Topics for Men and Boys
asY. M. C. A. sunday Afternoons.

Interesting Topics for Men and Boys
as Y. M. c. A. sunday Afternoons.
The Boys Hundred club of the Nor
ristown Young Mems Christian asso-
citation has secured able speakers for
its series Of Sunday meetings during
March and April. These meetings for
boys between the ages of ten and six
teen years are held every Sunday af-
ternoon at four-fifteen except on
March 9th when there will be a spe-
cial Easter service in the morning at
nine-forty-five.
The speakers and their subjects will
be as follows: March 18th M. A. Ham
mond, 1.-THE Man With Towel" !;
March 2Oth-Schuyler Cady, 10y
alty"; April 3rdW. S. Fox, Watch;
April 10th-John D. Hood, "Abund-
ance Of Manhood" April l7th-the
Rev. William W. Barker, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, How to Get
There; April 24th--General Secretary
Henry P. Voorhees,, 1.-The Good Fight. +"
The Sunday Afternoon club of the
association has also secured able
speakers for it's meetings on Sunday
afternoons at four-fifteen.
Sunday, March 18th, Isaac R. Pier
son will speak on i" Reaching Men by
Means of Men," and the meeting will
be conducted by James Ball Wanted,
a Man." will be the subject of the Rev.
William w. Hammond's address on
March 10th and John N. Conkling will
lead. The last Sunday of the month
will be given over to special Eas er
service incharge of Frederick w.
| COriell.
The famous old rai!roader, Thomas
Kennan, will speak and Frederick A.
Trowbridge will lead the meeting on
April 3rd On April 10th the Rev.
Alexander MacColl, pastor of the
South Street Presbyterian church,
will address the meeting which will
be led by Harry P. Day. "Trans-
planting Human Plants" will be the
topic of Charles W. Edwards, of New
ark, on April 18th and John Fl. Berry
will have charge of the service.
The Rev. Barrett P. Tyler, rector OF
the Church of the Redeemer addresses
the meeting on April oath, his topic
being " The Hard Things" Richard
Richards will be the leader.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
Harvard Club Prize.

The Harvard Club of New Jersey
has for the past two years given a
prize of $3.50 to the resident of New
Jersey who prepares for college in a
New Jersey school and enters Har-
ward with the highest record in the
entrance examination.
Two years ago the prize was award
ed to Gordon Kammerling, who pre-
pared at the Morristown school, Nor.
r@town; and last year the prize was
won by Laurence B. Siegfried, who
prepared at the Montclair high school
Montclair.
This prize will again be offered fol
the coming college year, 19l0-l9l1. AL
students who come within the terms
above mentioned, take their final ex
aminations in June, and enter Har
ward this fall, are eligible, provided
they notify the secretary of this clut
on or before June 1st,, 1910. Tht
candidate must state his full name
his residence, the name and location
of the school at which he is preparing
and the name of the principal, or mas
Ter of the school,
Francis j. Swayze, Camillus G. Kid
der, Walter L. Mccoy, prize committee
Louis Shreve Osborne, president.
j. Fl. Thayer Martin, secretary ant
treasurer.
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THE LAYMEN'S DINNER.
Three Prominent Speakers Have Been
Engaged tor the Occasion.

ASODAA
Engaged tor the Occasion.
Judging from the readiness with
which the men of Morristown are re-
spending to the call to attend the Lay
mems Missionary dinner. the affair
will doubtless be a great success. The
dinner will be held in Washington
hall, on Wednesday evening, March
9th, at eight O'Clock. Similar din
ners, in the interest of the Laymen's s
Missionary Movement, now spreading
so rapidly over the country, have been
held in great many communities, at
which dinners the purpose and plans
of missions have been presented.
A very attractive program has been
arranged for the Morristown dinner.
Dr. Stephen Pierson will preside, and
the following men will speak: DR.. S.
M. Zwemer, who spent a number of
years as missionary to Arabia, a
speaker of great ability, and DR.. Will
lam Jay Schieffelin and Alfred e.
Marling, both of whom are well-known
New York business men. All three of
these men are closely identified with
the Laymen's Missionary Movement.
Morristown is fortunate in being able
secure these men who are so well
qualified to present the laymen's cause
in so interesting manner.
The dinner has been arranged under
the auspices of a cooperating commit
tee, representing the evangelical
churches.
The speakers will present the follow
ing subjects: DR.. William j. Schieffe-
lin. Making Permanent the Intiu-
ence of the Isaymen's Missionary Move
ment" DR.. Samuel M. Zwemer, "The
Biggest Social Problem; and Alfred
e. Marling, g Men and Missions"
The tickets for the dinner are two
dollars each. Some have been placed
in the hands of the cooperating com
mittee but those mob obtaining tick
cts from a member Of this committee
and wishing to attend, may procure
| them from thesministers of the severa
churches.
A cordial invitation is extended tt
the men of Morristown.
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For an J. ola Home week.,

Asserting that because Of contro'
versy between two local historians as
to the exact date when Morristowr
was settled Mayor Theodore Ayers
has recommended that instead Of
bi centennial celebration the town
hold instead an "Old Home Week. y
In compliance with resolution passed
at the last meeting of the board OF al
dermen the mayor has appointed AL
dermen r. Rallston Reed, John j.
Gill. Henry Cory and Augustus l..
Revere as committee of ways and
means to arrange for celebration
next fall. He has suggested that this
committee invite each lodge, social
and business organization of the town
to. send one delegate to assist this
committee in planning for the affair.
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PUSHING TROLLEY LINE.
Work Has Been Resumed on Branch
20 Denville.

20 Denvflle.
Work has been resumed on the con-
struction Of the Morris County Trac-
tlon company's trolley line between
Denville and Boonton. The construc-
tion work is being done by the Tennis
Construction company, of Pittsburg,
to whom the Morris County Construc-
tion company, concern affiliated
with the traction company, has sub
let the contract. There are about
three and one-half miles of line to
build. A small amount of work was
done last fall but the approach of win
ter put stop to 1t. A new bridge
over the Den brook is being placed on
the main line at Denville.
Construction will also start soon on
the building of the line between Mt.
Tabor and Morris Plains, distance
Of about three miles. When this is
completed the traction company will
have a line without break from Nor
ristown, through Morris Plains, Mt.
Tabor, Denville, Rockaway, Dover,
Succasunna and Landing to Lake Ho-
patcong, distance of about twenty
miles. The company is about ready
to apply TO the Morristown board Of
aldermen for franchise to continne
it's line in Morristown from the mu.
nicipal building, its present terminus
around the park and down Morris
street to the Lackawanna railroad
station.
The Baker" type car formerly in
use here was brought from Dover anc
resumed the trolley service on Satur
day.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08

When the Watawaga," DR.. f. Lam
don Humphreys steam yacht, is put
in commission next summer, new
figure head, the work of the owner,
will adorn the prov. The figure head
consists of the head of an American
Indian set on shield as a background
and has been cast in bronze from the
clay model made By DR.. Humphreys.
The head is an Indian type, the bar
baric splendor Of the design being
carried out by the war bonnet of
feathers, which is worn by the Indian.
The bronze model has been at DR..
Humphreys home in Normandie Park
and has been seen by many of his
friends.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
WEDDING BELLS.
BRANT-SCOTT.

A very quiet wedding was that of
Miss Marion Scott, daughter of True
man FL. Scott. and Elwood Brant, Of
Madison, which was solemnized in the
First Presbyterian church Saturday
evening, the Rey. William Russell
Bennett, officiating. The bride was
attifed in an embroidered blue satin
gown and wore black net hat trim
med with white plumes. Her bouquet
was of lilies-of-the-yalIey and white
roses.
The bride was attended by Miss
Marjorie Wilson, of East Orange, as
maid of honor. She wore gown OF
white silk trimmed with blue and a
white picture hat trimmed with white
tulle and aigrettes. Her bouquet was
of pink roses.
The best man was Albert Brant, a
brother of the bridegroom. After the
wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Brant left for a
honeymoon trip in the south and upon
their return will reside in Madison.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08

Morris county poultry fanciers have
organized the Morris County Pigeon
and Pet Stock association, and will
hold show of poultry, pigeons, etc,
in Morristown next December. The
officers are Harry A. VanGilder, presi
dent; DR.. Robert vanD. Totten, Fred
erick Huyler, Albert Totten, Fred.
erick Hays. yice-presidents =; /. f. Cox,
secretary Charles S. Bird, treasurer
The executive committee includes L.
B. Tredway, E. e. Pierson, Dr. Totten,
Mr.. Hayes, Harry Glover, franklin
w. Muir, Frank RICHTER, John Cole,
Harry Collins, Charles STAFF and Geo.
Dickinson.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08

Have you S34 S7sin your pocket or in
bank ? If yon have notsthen you are
shy on the per capita circulation of
money in the United States, as shown
by the books of the treasury depart
ment. The department, in making
this calculation, estimates the popula-
tion of the United States at SO, 1888, 900
and announces the amount of money
in circulation on March 1st as SO, 134,-
O93, ,250, which If equally divided would
give every man, woman and child in
the country S34.87. There is s49, ,315,-
244 more in circulation to-day than
there was year ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08

"The agitation which has been car
ried on in the columns of "The Rec
ord" for the celebration of the 2O0th
anniversary of the settlement of Nor
ristown, bore fruit at the board of al
dermen meeting Friday night in the
adoption of resolutions providing for a
committee to have charge of it,"
-" Record"
If Morristown people read only the
above paper they might think that
everything that was started in Nor
ristown eminated from the Office OF
that sheet but-there are others.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08

in this town. In 1905 he sold his bust
ness to Frederick Pantanius and
moved to Newark.
He was member of the Knight
Templars, the Odd Fellows, the Fores-
tiers and while a resident here was an
active firemen, being a member of the
board of fire wardens.
Funeral services were held in the
Church of the Redeemer on Monday
afternoon and interment was in Ever
green cemetery.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
WILLIAM nIeHToN HUNT.

William Highton Hunt died at his
home in Parsippany, near Morristown,
Sunday evening. He was seventy-four
years and three months old. He was
born November 30, 1885, and has been
resident of New Jersey for sixty-four
years. Funeral services will be held
in Newton Thursday and burial will
be in that place.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
Dog Took whip.

A surprised man was Robert Elem.
ming, the mason contractor, Friday
morning He was driving along Park
place when dog ran into the street
and began barking at Flemming Is
wagon. Flemming took his whip and
attempted to strike the dog but the
animal lodged, caught the whip end
in his mouth and pulled it from Flem-
ming's hands. Down the street dashed
the dog with the whip but lusty
shout from the despoiled owner fright
ened the canine so much that he
dropped the whip and ran for cover.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
BROWN-TAIL MOTH DANGER.
caution to Importers of Foreign Nur-
sefv Stock.

= - -
sefv Stock.
During the season of 1908 and 1908
brown-tail moths have been unusually
abundant in continental Europe, and
especially in France. The winter nests,
filled withcaterpillars, have, therefore,
been correspondingly numerous and
have invaded nurseries and plant
growing establishments.
During the winter of 1908-'O9 thou
sands of these nests arrived on nursery
stock at the ports of this country,
chiefly New York, and the most rigid
inspection work was needed to prevent
the establishment of these pests in
New York, New Jersey and Other
states where the insect does not yet
occur. An attempt was made, during
the summer Of 1909, to secure the CO
operation of the foreign plant growers
in keeping out infected stock, but sc
far as France is concerned, with prac'
tically no effect.
Brown tail nests with living cater
pillars have already been found this
season on plant stock recently re
ceived, and all gardeners, florists anc
growers that have ordered stock from
abroad are requested to notify Profes
sor John B. Smith, state entomologist
New Brunswick, N. j., that arrange
ments may be made for it's inspection
on arrival.
The establishment of this pest ir
New Jersey would mean even heavier
loss than that inflicted by the Sar
Jose scale, and would affect more in
terests, since it feeds on shade as wei
as orchard trees. The insect is also {
direct nuisance to the individual, tht
poisonous hairs of the caterpillar pro
ducing the brown-tail rash, +" which
is very painful and often difficult tt
cure.
Further information can be obtained
by addressing Professor Smith at tht
address above given.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08

To Reclaim Whippany Meadows.
For the purpose of reclaiming the
Troy meadows application will be
made to the legislature for the pass
age of a bill to provide for the drain
age of the tract which comprises
about 500 acres in Hanover township.
Many years ago the owners of the
property, who number about twenty
five, were able to cut big crops of hay
from the lands but the bitches which
drained the land have become filled
up and to dig new bitches it is neces-
sary to get an act passed by the legis-
lature, as was done in the case of the
Whippany and other meadows.
The Troy meadows have been of no
value whatever to their owners for a
long time, save for the shooting every
fall. 1t is planned to assess the cost
of digging the bitches against the
property benefited and every one of
the property owners is in favor of the
scheme.
The tract to be drained lies between
the Whippany river, the Troy brook,
the road from the Whippany Metho-
dist church to Troy Hills and the road
from Troy road to Hanover Neck,
passing the properties of H. G. Bleek-
er, David Perrine and Samuel Hop
ping.
The men who are pushing the
scheme and who have the matter in
charge are Robert D. Foote, John j..
Mitchell and Willis X. Howell.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
ORIGINATOR OF
POLE LINES
Alfred Vail Given Credit Of the
Idea Of Using Poles for
the Telegraph.
UNDERGROUND, M0RSE'S IDEA


The following interesting article re-
garding the origin of the use of pole
lines for the telegraph has been hand
ed us by Street Commissioner Howard
j. Cole:
In these days of almost instanta-
neous world communication, the tele-
graph pole, like the bad boy, is ubiq-
uitous. To the lay mind it is as much
an essential part of the telegraph as
the Morse key itself Yet in the orig
inal plans of the inventor of the tele-
graph the telegraph pole did not figure
by so much as fieeting thought, says
writer in the st. Louis "Globe-
Democrat"
How the telegraph pole did come in
to existence was described a short
time before his death by one Of the
two men who were associated with
Professor Morse in building the first
experimental telegraph line between
Baltimore and Washington.
This informant was General Edward
Welman Serrell, who died about three
years ago; and while it may have been
stated before that the original plan
was to place the first commercial tele-
graph line ina subway, but poles were
used instead, it is doubtful that the full
story of how this came about has been
told hitherto. General Serrell. by the
way, was one of the most famous civil
and military engineers of his day. He
organized and commanded the first
volunteer engineer regiment for the
union, he devised and built the famous
Swamp Angel batteries in the harbor
of Charleston, and he was the chief
engineer of the Hoosac tunnel.
1.-THE late Alfred Vail, whose vari-
Gus suggestions led to great improve
ments in Professor Morse's invention,
and myself were closely associated
with Professor Morse in establishing
the first operating telegraph plant be-
tween Baltimore and Washington,
the general said, as he sat in the Ii
brary of his home. "And let me tell
you, it was pretty serious question
whether we we're going to be able to
complete for commercial use any tele-
graph plant at ali. Professor Morse
had the instrument all right. and he
could send message through several
miles of coiled wire, but The problem
was, how was he going to set up tele-
graph plant, when he had not the
money with which to build it?
I" Mr. Vail, who afterward became
one of the great leaders in American
telegraphing, had some money, and
was willing to back Professor Morse
as far as he could. But Professor
Morse had the idea that, If the tele-
graph was going to be commercially
successful, it would have to be carried
through pipes, laid in trenches, exact
ly as the telegraph and telephone wires
are now installed in cities where over
head wires are not allowed by law.
Vail, who was practical inventor,
and |, who was civil engineer, real
lied that TO dig trench from Balti-
more to Washington, put hollow pipes
in it, and haul telegraph wires through
the pipes, would cost great deal more
money than Vail had to put back of
Morse, or that Morse could obtain
from other sources. So the situation
ooked dubious for days, and Professor
Morse naturally was much discour-
aged.
Finally, there came day when
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mo- celebrate Anniyersary.

The twenty-firsU anniversary of the
Market Street Mi ssion will be cele-
brated next Sunday morning at the
South Street Presbyterian church.
At the evening service the Rev. e. d.
Bailey, D. D., Of the Prospect Heights
Presb yterian church, Brooklyn, will
deliver an address on City mission
work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
OBITUARY.
JOB WRIGHT.

Job Wright, Morristown's oldest
blacksmith, died at his home, No. SO
Washington street, Saturday after
noon after short illness with pleuro-
pneumonia.
Mr.. Wright was born in Lincoln
shire, England, October 18th, 1874.
When he was eight years old he came
to this country with his father, Will
liam Wright, and settled at Mont
clair. His father was blacksmith
and later moved to Parsippany and
then to Whippany. He finally settled
in Morristown where he started the
blacksmith business at No. rs Speed
well avenue. For forty-two years Job
Wright has been in the blacksmithing
business. He learned the trade with
his father, having been at work since
he was fourteen years old.
Mr.. Wright is survived by his widow
and one son, Augustus Wright.
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WILLIAM II. coaHLAN.

William T. Coghlan, a former resi-
dent and merchant of this town, died
at his home in Newark on Friday af-
ternoon, death being due TO compli-
cation of diseases. Mr.. Coghlan had
been i'll since last October.
Mr.. Coghlan was sixty-three years
of age. He leaves widow and foul
sons, DR.. Jasper W., William j., Ray
mond and Walter P. Coghlan.
For many years Mr. Coghlan was in
the painting and decorating business
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-03-08
Morrlstown Htgh school wins.

Basket ball teams of the Morristown
and Summit high schools met Friday
night on the Knockers club court and
the local team was victorious by a
score of thirty eight to twenty-four.
During the game Captain Viedt of the
locals was struck in the abdomen and
the game was called temporarily until
he recovered.
The lineup:
MoRRIsTowN SUMMIT
Viedt.. ....... -. Bailey
right forward
BOcKOVen.. ..... .............' MlOl
left forward
Mcintyre. ................. -. MOTIFS
center
LlUUlo DdII
left guard
clarke ........, 49,. .,....... .Keany
right guard
GoaIs-Bockoven, 6; Viedt, 5 INC
Intyre, 4 /; Clarke, 3; Little, 2; Bailey,
I; Miol, 2; Morris, /; Barr, /; Reany, l.,
The Morristown high school second
team and the Boosters we're the first
attraction. The game was close and
we'll played. ending on the blast of the
whistle in favor of the Boosters by a
score of twenty-three to twenty-five.
The lineup:
SECOND TEAM BOOSTERS
PierSon. $3.50. .........M Mcintyre
left forward
Montieth.. ........... Barkalow
right forward
hoSen. ............... BAKER
center
Guerln ..... ............. .....,.... Burr
right guard
GreenDerger. ............ .ClarKe
left guard
Score at end of the first half-Second
team ten, Boosters ten. Final score
Second team twenty-five, Boosters
twenty-three. Scorer-Pierson. Time
keeper Somerville. Referee -Hipson.