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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
|PET|T JURY PANEL
OF JANUARY COURTS
Sheriff GiIIen Draws His First
List OF Jurymen.

Sheriff Whitfield B. Gillen this
morning made his first drawing OF s
jurors. The men will serve during
the January term of court.
Observation-Disclosures A. Riley VIII
fam T. Enslee. jr, Willis II. Emery.
James Collins, Patrick Glennon,
George Wire.
Dovel'-John Laurence, Job John
son, James II. Simpson, jr., Edward
Hurd, George Burr, John f.. Grimm
Boonton=-Walren L. Doremas, r.
Percy Ralston, Henry Marlatt
Madison-John F. Cosgroye. Samuel
r. Walters. Dennis McCarty.
Mendham- George DELPHI, Hugh NJ.
Babbitt
Rockaway Charles r. Forester,
S. Eiting Young, Harry Hiler.
er-George b. Williams, Will
lam H. Risden. jr., Joseph Gorm1ey,
Peter NJ Thompson.
Florham Park Howard E. Young,
Nathan A. Felch.
Oh'eie'fh w iiiirHl iltiQGiSuOl-
Wharton-James Walters, John Nc
Kenna.
efferson-Squire L. Headley, Lewis
Paulison, Leslie Fredericks.
Chester-Phineas D. Horton, Will
lam Savage.
Rockaway township--James Onstead,
Charles D. Clark, Philip Wellington.
Joseph c. Orr.
Washington-Elmer G. Hoffman, Jo-
seph Smith, Matthias Fleming, John
DeCue.
Montville-Frank B. vanNess, Rob
ert Eggleson.
Passaic-Wa'ter j. Holmes
Randolph-Irving G. Bryant. James
Poole
Boonton township-Cyrus B. Dixon.
William R. Booth. Edward Hiler.
quannock-Augustus Lookhoff
Roxbury-Thomas L. King, Lewis
C. Force.
Chatham township--Edward ]. Camu
sat.
HanoverThomas J. Manning, James
Monahan.
Mt. Oliye-George H. Dorland.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
GERDoN AS ARcHoN.
Named as Presiding officer of Local
/. Heptasophc.

Morristown conclave of Heptasophs
has elected George R. Gordon as ar
chon, its presiding officer. He sue
cceds Albert v. r. Wulff, who takes
the past archon's chair.
Other. officers eaected are Provost
William Peters; prelate, Frederick F.
Boniface; inspector, William H. Mes
lar; warder William G. Meslar; SEN
tine, John Bell; secretary, Walter
M. Berry; financial secretary, Walter
V.lMeslar; treasurer, William Schweik-
hardt; trustees, DR.. Robert V. D.
Totten, Frank d. Ha dwin and Law
renee Christensen
The new officers will be installed
at the first meeting in January by
District Deputy F, O. Hays .of this
town, assisted by Alternate District
Deputy Wi liam Harper of Newark
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
$500 FOR PARISH HOUSE.
Gifts fer New Building Fund of ST.
Peters Church.

The Rev. Philemon F.. Sturges, rec
tor of st. Peters church, has an
nounced the receipt of a gift of S5,-
0G0 and another of $500 for the
parish house fund The parish house
is to be erected on South street ad-
joining the church, which was con-
seerated last month. The vestry had
already in the parish house fund
Sl,9S9.67 and with the receipt of the
two additional gifts, which are from
anonymous donors, the fund is swell
ed to $4,000 without any subscrip
tions being asked for.
\ building committee has been ap-
pointed and includes the rector and
Alfred Mills, Robert D. Foote, John
Mayer, Ransom H. Thomas. Admira
Philip II. Cooper and Judge Alfred
Elmer Mills, the latter being the
treasurer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
THE MISSING WORD
CONTEST INTERESTS
A General Interest Taken by
Readers of Advertisements.

That there is lively interest taken
in The "Jerseymans' missing word
contest page is shown by the large
number of answers received during
the week. The answers come from
a radius of twenty miles or more and
represent persons in all walks of
life. Hundreds of extra papers were
supplied to newsdealers and others
and new subscriptions received.
The answers refer to half dozen
different advertisements showing that
the matter requires careful perusal
in order to hit upon the right word.
The rules of the contest are so simpl
that no one need fear to enter the
contest. Send in your answers this
week and take chance in getting
d substantial present.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Divorce for searles.

After hearing the testimony in
suit for divorce brought by Charles
Searles against his wife, Una Hull
Searles, Vive-Chancellor Emery de-
cided on Monday to recommend to
Chancellor Pitney that the divorce
be granted. searles charged his
wife with desertion and she set up
in defense that he suffered with
disease that made it impossible for
her to live with him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
William G. IHacketaff.

William G. Hackstaff died suddenly
of heart fai ure Wednesday at his
home, the Morristown Inn. He was
seyenty-four years old. Mr.. Hackstaff
had been a resident of Wsrristown
sfor ten years. He was a retired
5woolen manufacturer and formerly
lived in MiddietoWn, Conn. Mr..
,Fackstaff never married. He leaves
"a brother, Alexander Hackstaff, of
New York, and two cousins, Mrs.
Abner Colgate and Mrs. F. A. Henry.
of this town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Summit
CONTRACTS FOR HOUSES.
Prospective Builders Arrange for
Erecting Residences.

A. G. Oxley has contracted with A.
A. Williams for the erection of two
and one-half story frame house on
his lot on Franklin place, Morris
Plains. Mr.. Williams is to do all the
mason work, carpentry, heating and
plumbing and electrical work for
$3.50. The house is to be COM
pleted by March 1st.
George p. Schmidt has awarded the
carpentry contract for his new resi-
dence at Convent to Mitchell Brothers
for $3.50. This house is to be com
pleted by March LIST.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Special Thank Offering.

On next Sunday the members Of the
South Street Presbyterian congrega-
ton will make special Christmas
thank offering for church purposes.
The installation of a new heating sys-
TEN in the Sunday school room.
in the yentilating aud other
repairs to the church building have
caused an unusual outlay.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
FcREsTERs' ELECTION.
Court Rideedale Holds; Its Annual
Election OF Officers.

Court Ridgeda e, No. 1864, of For
esters, has elected the following of
ficers Court deputy, Jacob J.
Scherzer; chief ranger, John p.
Reichert; vice-chief ranger. Edward
A. Cattano; recording secretary, Ell
wood s. Schureman; financial secre-
tary, Thomas Connors. treasurer,
Peter J. McDermott; oiator, George
Eifd; senior warder, Joseph Coffey;
Junior warder, James Price; senior
beadle, Thomas O'Brien; junior beadle
J. j Monogue; trustees, F. j. Howard
and James pricep court physician.
DR.. George w. Wilkinson.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19

of which the stations and signal
towers as we as the overhead high
way crossings are constructed. There
are no crossings OF any caaracter at
grade.
In the construction CT the cut
off" the most modern methods and
machinery were used. suspended
aerial galloway was employed in max
ing the fills. By the aid OF cables
and towers movable bridges capable
of supporting dump cars were con-
structed and when the work was in
progress, presented the astonishing
spectacle OF locomotive ard train
of cars suspended from a cab'e at
an elevation of 100 feet or more.
At one time ten steam shoyels We're
at work on one fill alone-resemb ing
work on the Panama canal.
Five million pounds of dynamite
were consumed in rending apart these
hills.
During the process of construction,
several foreign governments sent over
their representatives on tours OF in
spectiOn, for. from its inception, it
stood as the most notable example
of modern railway construction.
That part of the Lackawanna raii-
road lying east of Scranton TO lows a
generally southeasteriy course to,
Hoboken without any very great de-
Walton from a direct line, except be-
tween the Delaware Water Gap and
Lake Hopatcong, where wide south
erly detour is made through Wash
ington, N. j. There was a reason
for this detour. Back in the fifties
when the Lackawanna railroad was
built primarily for the purpose of
transporting coal to tide-water, the
road itse'f extended only from Sal'4n-
ton to Washinton and Hampton juno
tion, N. j., at which points respec-
lively the traffic was transferred to
the old Morris canal, then al the
height of its activity, and to the Jer-
sey Central raj road which carried it
10 the seaboard The Lackawanna
in the sixties acquired the Morris e.
Essex railroad which extended from
Phillipsburg, N. j., to sHoboken, cross
ing the Lackawanna railroad at Wash
ington.
The existing road had been built
along the lines of least resistance,
and any more direct route between
the Delaware Water Gap and Lake
Hopatcong was, until recently, inn
practicable because of the expense
involved and the engineering diff
culties presented by the mountainous
character of the intervening country.
The management of the Lackawanna
railroad was, thus, for "a number of
years, obliged to content itsef with
endeavoring to straighten the line
from the Delaware Water Gap to Lake
Hopatcong by grade adjustments and
reduction of curvature. More or less
of this work was done, and the road |
shows evidences of it to-day. /
Finally the management decided TO
go into the further improvement of
this part of the line on comprehen-
sive scale With this end in view, the-4
engineers made a number of surveys {
looking toward the elimination of al
the difficult stretches between the
Water Gap and Hopatcong, Following +
the general line of the existing road.
When the estimates were submitted
it was found that any really thof-
ough work along these lines would
be very costly, involving the expendi-
ture of several millions OF dollars,
merely to reduce grades and re ieve
curvature without material shorten
ing of the line.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Railway Gets Wright.

Judge Mills has committed Arthur
Wright to the state reformatory ut
Railway. Wright, who is twenty
seven years old and a resident of
Montville, is charged with breaking
into Edward Kayhart's barn at that
place and stealing skunk skins valued
at $25.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
MORRIS GARDENERS MEET.
Several from Mcrristowns in List of
Officers Chosen.

The Morris County Gardeners and
Florists society has chosen the TO :
lowing officers: President, Robert
Tyson, of Madison; yice-president,
John Dunn, of Morristown; secretary,
Edward Reagan, of Morristown; as
sistant secretary, Robert NJ. Schultz,
of Madison; treasurer, William H.
Duckham, of Madison; trustees,
Charles n. Totty, of Madison, and
G. Fl. Neippe, of Morristown; execu-
tive committee, Arthur Harrington,
Thomas Stocks, George Harvey. Jo.
seph Manda, John Downing. William
Mulmichael and H. B. Vyse.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
To Trim 81. Peters.

The annual Christmas trimming OF
st. Peters church takes place on
Thursday evening when members of
the church will gather for the task
At the completion of the decorating
the Rev. Phi emon f. Sturges and
Mrs. Sturges will entertain the dec
olntors at the rectory.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Mre. Sarah Ann Paul.

Mrs. Sarah Ann Paul died at her
home, No. 3S Sussex avenue, on
Thursday after long illness. She
WAS the widow Of David Paul and
was eighty-six years old. Mrs. Paul
leaves two sons, Wi liam and Charles
Iaul.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Sunday School Normal Class.

A norma class for young women
for advanced study OF the Bible with
q view to efficiency in teaching in
the South Street Presbyterian Sun
day scho9l has been organized. It
is under the leadership of the Rev
Franklin b. Dwight and meets every
Thursday evening at seven-fifteen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
AeropIane on Exhibition.

A model of the aeroplane used by
Beachy in carrying mail at Rochester
is on view in show window of the
post office. The model is the prop
crty of Ernest Tiger, one of the local
clerks, and was given to him by his
brother, Bake Apgar, who is employed
in the Curtiss Aeroplane mandatory
at Hammondport, n Y.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Mems COMMITTEES Formed.

There has been formed in the par
ish Of ST. Peters church permanent
mems committee to cooperate in the
work Of the church General I'D
ward 2. Meany is the chairman and
Edwin A. Corbet, secreelry.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Grimes to Jameshuru.

Thomas Grimes, one of the lads
gathered in by Chief Holloway's drag
net recently for burglary. has been
committed to the state home for boys
at -Jamesburg by Judge Mills. Grimes
parents asked that he be committed
as incorrigible.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
New Years, Eve seruioe

A New Years eve service win be
held in St Peters church ON Decem-
Der 3lst after which the rector, the
Rev. Philemon F. sturges. will well
come to the rectory the s'old boys
of the choir, who annually gather
with the choir on New Years eve
for watch night service.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
To Visit Aims House.

The annual Christmas visit of the
Christian Endeayor society of the
South Street Presbyterian church to
the county aims house will take
place Wednesday evening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Teach Manual TRAINING.

A class in manual training has been
organized among the boys of st.
Peters church by the Rev. Victor
Mori with Edward Darlington as in
structor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
Misalon,s chriniman.

The Market Street mission will hole
its Christmas entertainment for the
children on Wednesday afternoon at
four o'clock.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19
SUMMIT HIGH BEATEN.
Morristown Defeato Union County
Tear, ~ Raeket-Rati

Team at Basketball.
The Morristown high school bas-
ket-ball team went to Summit Satur-
day afternoon and defeated the Sum-
NIT five forty to twenty-one in high
school league game. Bockoven, Clarke
and Moodey led in the basket throw
ing for the locals and Morrison star
red for Summit.
The lineup
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-12-19

The boy who was started wrong is
probably father to the man who hah-
itually stops at nothing. Puck.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15

XVRNJEV u Q deceptive disease
ONIDlNE thousands have Il and
TD0IIRI 2 don't know It. Hyou want
NOOS good results you can
make no mistake by using d. Kilmeg-s Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy. At druggists
In fifty cent and dollar sizes. Sample bottle by
mail free, also pamphlet telling you how to End
out II you have kidney trouble.
Address, Dr. Kilmer & Co.. BinghAmton. N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15
Political EIlrtIna.

The mentioning" OF names in
connection with the lieutenantgov-
ernorship has included the names OF
two citizens OF Chittenden county,
the Hon Max l.. Powell president
pro tenn OF the Vermont senate, and
the Hon. Chauncey w. Brownell,
formerly secretary OF state. The
Burlington Free Press has firted
with the question far enough to
convey the impression that Chitten-
den county would have a candidate
for the Office named. DO Messrs,
Powell and Brownell know, do the
people OF Chittenden county know
that a candidate from that county
will not be allowed II certain inter
ests can prevent it? interests that
center right In Burlington, II you
please? The matter, OF course, is not
any other county's funeral nor very
much an outside newspapers bust
ness. but The News does not like 70
see the names of good men taken
IN vain nor n neighborlng countys
deserts jollied around for the run
OF lt.-Rutland News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15

Any person who has knowledge
of manufacturing opportunities in
Bennington and vicinity is requested
to furnish particulars to the board OF
trade. Water powers, dam sites.
mills, buildings suitable for manufac-
turing purposes and which are for
sale or rent at reasonable rates are
included in this request but not
farms, stores, houses and general real
estate. All information furnished to
the board of trade will be considered
confidential and will not be advertis-
ed except with the owners consent
The board of trade is trying to de-
velop the business prosperity of this
section and will be glad to consider
suggestions from anybody especially
all suggestions looking toward the ee-
adjustment of new manufacturing en-
terprises that will employ labor. Ad-
dress or call on Z. S. Harris, secretary
Bennington board Of trade.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15

York city papers which are all so
closely affiliated with the money in
terests that both news and editorial
columns are distorted, may be misled
as to the facts in the case. but the
poll of governors at the conference
this week ought to enlighten them.
President Taft is having far from
smooth sailing as candidate for re-
nomination next year. La Toilette is
no lonesome grotesque figure as some
of our Vermont papers would have US
believe but very vivid and aggressive
force backed up apparently by the
best brains of the party in the middle
west. He has the active support of
such men as Senators Cummins, Bris-
tow, Bourne, Dixon, Poindexter,
Clapp, Crawford. The poll of COVER
nors has shown that almost half Of
the Republican executives present
were more strongly for La Toilette
than for Taft. While he has made no
announcement of his preference the
writings and public utterances Of
Former President Roosevelt support
La Follette's views more than they
do the presidents. At the same time
such clean, aggressive and forceful
, Americans of the highest type such
as Ex-senator Beverage, Governor
Bass of New Hampshire, Governor
Johnson of California, Clifford Pinchot
and others are in more or less open
Arevolt against the idols to which the
president appears to be welded, and
these are the kind of Republicans on
whom the party must rely for they
are the men who by their record have
earned the confidence of all men.
President Taft will most probably be
renominated by his party next year
but he is by no means the unanimous
choice of the Republican voters of the
country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15

to trial through unlawful methods OF
proceed to their trial and either es-
tablish their innocence and set them
at liberty or prove them guilty and
punish them as they deserve?
Suppose the trial demonstrates be-
yond a reasonable doubt in the minds
Of most thoughtful men that the Nc.
Namaras are guilty of the diabolical
crime charged against them, what
would their champions say then
that they should be set free and suf-
fered to go unwhipt of Justice Just
because Justice got her hands upon
them through a technical error in the
first place?
Granting readily enough the duty OF
public functionaries to observe the
law in making arrests, what shall we
say II society at large is menaced by
desperate criminal that, for the
time being at least, can be captured
only through some ruse that over.
looks state lines. What then? Shall
society fold its hands and continue
TO suffer from such a rogue, or shall
It grab him in any emergency where
and how It uan?
What can the McNamaras dread in
a trial If they are innocent? How can
organized labor object to their trial
II they are guilty? Is not labor Just
as anxious to purge it's ranks OF such
men as society is to be protected
from them?-St Adams Messenger
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15
FRANK E. HOWE. Editor and Pub'r,
BENNINGTON, VT, SEPT. Is, 1911.

1t appears that the report of Presi-
dent Mellen's retirement was the
fruit of a rather heavy joke on his
part, after being pestered and fol-
lowed by a certain newspaper which
demanded answer to many and vari-
GUS questions Finally this news
papers representative went to Mr..
Mellen and asked him if he was going
to retire from the presidency of the
New Haven system Feeling reason
ably sure that he couldn't hold down
the job forever, Mr.. Mellen told the
reporter that he did intend to retire
but that the date was not fixed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15
Education In Vermont.

The Boston Transcript has some
thing encouraging to say about "Bet.
ter Vermont Schools" in an editorial
reprinted elsewhere in this paper
The Messenger would suggest, how
ever, that the contemporary is misin-
formed when 1t says "a radical and
significant change for the better is
Aabout to come over the public school
system of the state of Vermont" AS
a matter of fact, 1t has been under
way for the past six years, helped by
more and more progressive legisla-
ton at each succeeding Session of the
general assembly, and it was incub-
ating, chipping the shell, and making
little gains here and there for twelve
or fourteen years before that, so far
as the achievements of the present
generation are involved in the eyolu-
/ ton of the state school system.
The Transcript means to be fair,
but somehow the old Bay state sense
of smugness has to show itself some
where in the comment. 1t says:
: 1T is plain at least that Vermont
does not suffer from the lethargy Of
self-satisfaction and complacency;
the healthy spirit of unrest which she
has shown is most encouraging. The
rise TO the level of her sister states
should now be only matter on time.
II by level OF her sister states is
meant the general excellence of pub
lie schools, the contemporary is right
enough so far as Massachusetts is
concerned, anyway, but We will cheer
fully make comparisons with schools
in some OF the other New England
states having regard to comparisons
of conditions in towns of similar size,
The cause Of popular education did
lag here for a considerable time until
recently, that Is true. IL was not that
public sentiment did not aspire to the
best Of educational facilities, but the
unfortunate fact that public senti'
ment supposed IL already had them
and was content Vermont fell into
n reverie begotten OF long confirmed
habits of thought about school mat
ters and had TO be walked up. But
conditions have never been as bad as
some Of our neighbors have imagined.
Our people still admire "book-learn.
ing as much as their fathers did be-
fore them. And their fathers were so
devoted to their New England bred
notion of the power Of cultivated
minds in the working out Of oiyiliza.
ton that the little band of pioneers
in the forest wilderness "a competent
number of schools ought to be main,
tanned IN each town for the conyen'
lent instruction OF youth; and one OF
more grammar schools be incorpor
ated and properly supported In each
county in this state"
More than that. Minerva Massaohu
sets, the first normal school In the
United States had its origin In Yer
mont and was kept In a Vermont
town by a Vermont schoolmasterl
or course all this was long ago and
Vermont cannot live on her past. But
she can live UP to Il, and she is tryine
TO do so now. There are phases OF the
educational system in this state thai
are surpassed by no state in the
Union. There are some that still
need improvement. But we are not 81
far below the "leyel OF (our) sistel
states" that we need Boston mission
aries to be saved,-St Adams Mes
= senger
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-15
The Mcnamara Case.

Suppose, just for the sake of argu-
ment, that the Mcnamara brothers
actually were kidnapped" by Detec-
tive Burns and his crew, as the trades
unionists protest Admit this, in or
der TO find a common premise from
which to start discussion.
Now. If there is reasonable ground
for the charge that these men are
guilty of a most hideous crime
against society, what is the duty Of
society toward them, let them go
scot free because they were brought