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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
To Repair Morris Street.

Even the town authorities have
given up hope of early elevation of
the Lackawanna railroad tracks.
through Morristown for arrangements
are being made for the Improvement
of Morris street between King street
and the railroad. The county, town
and trolley company have combined
in the laying of the bitucrete paving
on Morris street from Park place to
King street but nothing was done
about the short stretch from King
street to the railroad owing to the
impending negotiations for track
elevation. When the railroad sent
gang of laborers in town last week
and relaid the sidings and installed
new switches in front of the station
the last hope vanished and the town
decided that the wretched condition
of the street demanded attention.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
JOHN FETTRETCH HURT.
Injured When ScaffoId Breaks on
Bank Building.

''JNi ''"~h OSA''S'N >'~e''NS ~
Bank Building.
John Fettretch, of No. 6 Ford av-
enue, was seriously injured, and an
Italian mason known only as John
was badly bruised Monday morning
when scaffold upon which they
were working gave way, precipitat-
ing them to the cellar of the addition
to the First National bank building.
The scaffold had borne eight men
with no signs of strain but while the
two masons were working above the
second floor of the addition a brace
broke. Fettretch was unconscious
when picked up. DR.. Clifford Mills
was called and found two ribs broken
and internal injuries and ordered his
removal to All Souls hospital. The
Italian was only shaken up and bruised
and returned to work. Both men
were in the employ of Sturgis Broth
ers, who have the contract for the
mason work on the building.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
WELSH PITCHES
GREAT GAME
NO-Hit, N0-Run Contest Nor
riSt0Wn Takes Two Games.

Morristown A. A. won both ends Of
the double-header Saturday, defeat
ing the Alert A. c., of this town,
eight to nothing, and the Bayonne
F. c. eight to three.
Eddie Welsh distinguished himself
by pitching no-hit no-run game
against the Alerts. Only one man
reached first base, gift from Welsh,
who grazed his shirt with a pitched
ball
Brunnemer was the twirler for the
Alerts and he had a weird slow ball
that had the athletics betters guess
ing the fore part of the contest.
Welsh started the scoring in the third
with a solid smash for three bases
and scored on John Murphy's error.
With one down in the sixth Stelce
singled and Sturgis walked A steal,
Conway's error and Welsh's single to-
gether with a base hit by Maloney
netted two more runs.
Morgan started the next inning
with single and Stelce nudged
around with another tally, beating
out a bunt. Sturgis got his second
pass and Welsh another single that
finished the scoring for the session.
Two more came over in the eighth,
a two-bagger being negotiated by
West and steal of third, from which
he scored on Speary's single, the
latter tallying aided by Franey's error
and Stelce's third hit of the game.
The Alerts worked hard and gave
a creditable exhibition. Their in
ability to hit safely the offerings of
Welsh was their undoing.
The box score:-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Day Retains Trap Shooting Title.

Charles T. Day, jr., retained the
New Jersey clay-bird championship
trophy by defeating G. e. Freeman, of
the Rockaway Gun club traps in New
ark. The match was at fifty birds.
Day broke 40 against Al by Free
man. In the first string of twenty-five
birds, Freeman had the better of it
by two targets, but in the second
string he fell down, only landing
eighteen out of the twenty-five.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Mr.. James Buys at Newport.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James
have added to their possessions at
Newport the Herman B. Duryea place
known as "Edgehill," in Beacon Hill
road, at Harrison avenue They al
ready had one of the most magnifi-
cent villas there and enough land for
ordinary purposes, but Mr.. James
desired frontage on the harbor, and
this he has obtained by the purchase
of the Duryea villa. He will preserve
the house and may rent it, but he
will build a pier and other landing
conveniences. The pier will not be
far from Mr.. James place. There
are twenty-five acres about Edge
hill"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
PORT MORRIS NEAR RIOT.
Italians Start Trouble and Sheriff
Called Upon for Aid.

When a telegram from the Lack
awanna railroad yardmaster at Port
Morris arrived at the sheriff's office
Saturday afternoon saying that ltal-
ians there were on the verge Of riot
ing and appealing for aid the only
man on hand was Constable Samuel
Leonard. Sheriff Calhoun Orr was
in Dover at the races, Deputy Sheriff
Edward Orr had gone home to Rock
away and Jail Keeper Edward Car
roll was serving papers at Wharton.
Leonard at once teiephoned to
Deputy Sheriff Orr at Rockaway and
the latter went in search Of his father,
the sheriff. In the meantime a
telephone message came from Port
Morris asking for help at once.
Leonard called UP County Detective
Edward Brennan and by the time that
officer had secure a posse he pro
cured an automobile for the men. A
flying trip was made to Port Morris
but upon the arrival Of the posse
there they found Sheriff Orr on the
scene and the trouble had passed
over. In the posse We're County De
tective Brennan, Robert ]. Carroll
and several Morristown policemen of
duty including Officers Arthur Meeker
Joseph Youngs, James osho-nc ard
Joseph Vorholz.
The trouble started with a gang OF
laborers employed on the Lack
wanna's Andover cutoff, who struck
when they found they were not to be
paid for several hours lost because
of rainstorm this week. They
marched down to Port Morris and
persuaded the Italians employed or
the railroad there to go out with them
The trouble was finally patched III
before any violence was resorted TO.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
STATE TENNIS TOURNEY.
Arrangements Perfected for Events
to be Played at Field Club.

The annual tournament for the
tennis championship of New Jersey
will be held under the auspices of the
United States Lawn Tennis associa-
ton on the dirt courts of the Nor
ristown Field club at Morristown on
Monday, September 18th, and sue
ceeding days.
The events will include mems
championship singles and doubles,
womens championship singles and
doubles and mixed doubles. All
matches are to be two out of three
vantage sets, except the finals in the
mems championship event which will
be three out of five vantage sets.
Cups have been presented to be
competed for in the mems singles
and women's singles to become the
property of the player winning the
tournament three times. In addition
first and second prizes will be given
in every event and consolation prizes
in mems and women's singles to be
competed for by all players defeated
in their first match actually played.
The womens consolation will be handi.
capped.
Oscar B. Smith, jr., of this town,
will be the referee of the tournament,
and he is also chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements. The other
members are:-H. s. Tenney, secre-
tary; Karl H. Behr, Charles Dean,
Henry Ford, jr., Mrs. John A. II. Hop
kins, Mrs. e. A. S. Lewis, Miss Ruth
Dean, Miss Alta Emery, Miss Ina
KisseI and Miss Ayliffe Brinley.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT.
Professor Giovannucci Arranges An
other Program.

Professor Giovannucci Arranges An
other Program.
The following program will be
rendered at the concert given by the
Morristown band tonight.
Star Sp/igled Banner.
March-The Marathon ..... Phillips
Symphony-Nabucco ....... Verdi
Waltz-Just a dream of you, dear.
Hickman
Song-Honey Love. s. ]. f. B. Haviland
Harry Collins
Cornet Solo-Fantasie. e...............
Nicola Luparello
Song-There' Dixie Girl who's long
ing for Yankee Doodle Boy.
F. B. Haviland
Harry Collins
Medley Overture-Bits of Remick's S
Two-Step-Hula Hula -. Wenrick
America.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
TROLLEY THROUGH CHATHAM.
Work of Construction Starts Prior TO
FreehoIders' Consent.

The Morris County Traction COM
pany has commenced the work of
tearing up Main street, Chatham, in
preparation for the laying of trolley
tracks and the entire rebuilding of
the thoroughfare by it, according to
the terms of the franchise granted
last week.
The work was commenced at Divis-
on avenue and will be rapidly carried
on to the eastern end of the street.
The laying of rails will not actually
begin for at least two weeks yet, as
the board of freeholders has not for
mally approved the ordinance. This
is the only consent now needed, as
the Public utility commission. at Tren
ton, gave its consent.
The prospects are now very bright
for having the entire line completed
from Madison to Newark by the first
of the year
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Receive Road Repairs Bids,

Under the direction of State Road
mittee of the board of freeholders
has received bids for the repair of
Mendham road beginning at the Nor
ristown line, Springtown road to Hack
ettstown and the Valley road through
Stirling. AS the state commissioner
has not decided as to the binders to
be used in the work the matter was
laid over until Friday morning.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Y. M. c. a. Bows, camp.

The boys department of the Morris
town Young Mems Christian associa-
ton will have camp at Lake Hopat-
cong for ten days, August Gath to
September 4th. Boys Secretary A..
V. Reynolds will have personal charge
and about twenty boys are expected
to go to the lake. Camp will be
pitched about two miles from Land
ing on the east shore. Cyrus T..
Loree will be the chef in charge of
the culinary department
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Gust Tree from Lake.

Patrolman George Burney and other
citizens whose homes abut on Poca-
hontas pond have removed the fallen
tree that for years has blocked the
upper end of Pocahontas pond. The
pond, with the tree out of the way,
is now navigable by rowboats almost
to Speedwell bridge. The tree was
blown down during a storm several
years ago and completely blocked the
passage.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
AssembIymen Want an Encore.

Assemblymen Burke and Bum have
announced themselves as candidates
for a denomination. If we are to be
represented in the coming legislature
by democrats they are all right ex-
cept their politics. But, they must
not set their hearts too seriously on
the prize as the probabilities are
against them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
His Toe Mashed.

Michael Linehan, jr., is confined
to his home on Cleveland avenue, suf-
fering with crushed toe. While
working for the Morris & Somerset
Electric Co. as helper pole rolled
on his foot, mashing toe. He was
taken to the office of DR.. George l..
Johnson and cared for and later went
home.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Showing Fine Horses.

George H. Watson has a carload
harness horses at Bar Harber for
exhibition at this weeks show. From
there they will go to Newport and
then to Syracuse, White Plains, Nor
risiown and the Garden. Jack DON
nelly has been engaged to drive
for. Mr.. Watson.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
pinae Property CHANGES Hands.

Philip Jaqui and Nicholas Marinaro
have purchased from John T. Linen
the Dinge property at Morris Plains.
The purchasers bought for specula-
tion and have divided the twenty
four acres into sixty-two lots The
property is adjacent to the trolley
and is within couple of minutes
walk of the Morris Plains railroad
station.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Matinee Racing Saturday.

The Morris County Road Drivers
association has announced a card of
matinee races for Saturday afternoon
at the driving park. The classes in
clude 2.45 to $50 trot and pace, 2.35
to 2.40 trot and pace, free-for-all trot
and pace, colt race, half-mile heats,
two in three. Post entries will be
received for horses to go against the
track record, for which special rib
bons will be given.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Fish Stories.

Lemuel H. Thompson is exhibiting
an Oswego bass weighing seven
pounds ten ounces and twenty-four
inches in length he caught in Split
Rock pond. Another angler who is
exhibiting a big fish is Willis X.
Howell who hooked an eight pound
bass at Hurdtown last week.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Courtesy Acknowledged.

Through the courtesy of Rev. A.
M. Sherman we are enabled to use
picture of DR.. Pierson used in the
book published by Mr.. Sherman in
1900. entitled "Morristown in the
Spanish American War"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22

totals 70 "a U
Alert A. C.......0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Morristown A. A. 0 0 2 0 0 ks
Two-base hit, West; three-base hit,
Welsh; stolen bases, Maloney 2,
West 2, Sturgis; left on bases, Nor
ristown IL; bases on balls, off Brunne
mer 4; hit by pitcher, Cullihan; struck
out by Welsh 7, by Brunnemer Z.
Time: hour 20 minutes. Umpires
Hood and Lee.
The second game developed into a
ball slugging contest between the
local players, seven of the nine hits
being for extra bases. Glennon made
the circuit first by means of short
fields error and Ahles' two-base
pelt. The next inning Morgan swatted
the ball for three bases and tailed
on Speary's sacrifice fly.
After Glennon and Ahles had died
in the fifth Captain Doyle told Enz-
mann you can do it, there are only
two out"
''Sure thing" responded the twirler
and he belted the ball for two
sacker.
Let me in ON this said Captain
Doyle and he scored the pitcher on
another two-sacker.
"You fellows needn't get chesty,
we're all doing the same," said Ma
loney and he gave a swing at the ball
that sent it way over the center
fielder for another two-base hit, scor-
ing Doyle.
Here's where l go you all one bet
ter" with which saying West hit a
mighty lick that was not retrieved
until he had reached third.
"One three-bagger in a game is
enough for me- said Morgan so he
rolled one to j. Doyle that he booted,
and West scored. The artillery ceased
firing when Speary's long fly was
nabbed by the center fielder, who by
this time was laying way out in the
next field.
In the sixth Ahles got life on an
error and Enzmann showed the fans
that he was some batter too, for he
scored his catcher with thres-baggel
and romped home himself on Doyle's
single.
The Bayonne boys got two runs in
the third on two singles and two
sacker and another in the ninth on
Vests error, a purloined base and a
two-base hit.
Enzmann, except for the third and
ninth innings, kept the hits we'll scat
tered and had the Bayonne batters
tanning ineffectively.
The box score:-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Y. M. c. A. Gets Pool Table.

Benjamin Nichol, of "Merrywood, +"
has presented to the Young Mems
Christian association a pool table.
1t will be set up in the game room,
three tables being now for the use
of the members.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
BAYONNE F. G.

Bayonne F. CO 0 0 90 0 Ia
Morristown A. A. 0 0 / / 4 2 o 0 Ks
Two-base hits, Ahles, Enzmann,
Doyle, Maloney; three-base hits, Nor
gan, Enzmann, West; sacrifice hit,
Speary; stolen bases, Doyle 2, Nor
gan, E. Petrick, Tuomey; double play,
West to Morgan; left on bases, Nor
ristown 8, Bayonne3; struck out by
Enzmann 10, by Gavin g. Time:
hour, As minutes. Umpires--Hood
and Lee. Hss j
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ellis, of SpeeG'
well avenue, spent the weekend with
William G. Osgoodby at Mountain
Lake Farm" near Towaeo, and en-
joyed the fine fishing in Lake Ne
pahwin.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Advice.

After d man is married he hates TO
sit in hammock because 1t is likely
to wrinkle his coat
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
Workings of the Electors.

Al the ldSt meeting OF the DOarQ OF
aldermen communication was read
from George Macculloch Miller in re-
brook running through his place on
Macculloch avenue. The matter was
referred to the board of health for
investigation. After going over the
matter carefully, the sewer committee
of the board of health were ready
to make a report on Thursday night
and invited the like committee of the
board of aldermen to meet with them,
but for some reason the committee
did not materialize. The board of
health committee found that when the
ejector on Wetmore avenue did not
work for fifteen minutes the ejector
chamber filled up and the sewage
flowed off through an outlet into the
brook. And by the way, this outlet
is one of the extra pieces of sewer
work that Contractor Costa is suing
the town to recover the cost. The
ejector chamber ON James street it
was found simply overflows into the
gutter along side of the road and
runs down to the brook.
The ejector on the Cory road off
from Speedwell avenue, the committee
found had not worked since Tuesday,
the sewage simply running through
it into the brook and so ON down into
Pocahontas lake. In fact, it was
over-flowing on Saturday and word
was left at the police headquarters
in regard to it. on Sunday, and the
reply was that the indicator had not
shown trouble
The cyphons on Water street and Abb
bett avenue are frequently clogged up
so that the sewage runs out into the
river and the people in that vicinity
have threatened to take the matter
up with the state board of healh
unless something is done about it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-22
more LIGHT ON
| MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
Mayor Darkeneth Counsel.
Cost Of Sewer Supervision.

In an article on salaries of officials
last week mention was made of the
amount of $21666 paid Clyde Potts
for maintaining the sewer beds. No
one imagined that this was simply
for professional services But Mr.
Potts informs us that of the money
paid him he pays monthly to the N.
j. Engineering and Construction COM
pany $50 for operating the electors;
$65 for making the analysis of the
sewage from the plant, which is done
in his office, and $45 per month to
the laborer at the plant. He also
supplies the laboratory, light, etc.,
and gives his personal supervision to
the disposal plant. He adds, what is
evident from the explanation, Il am
not operating the plant for any fl
nancial benefit but to determine how
it may be operated for the best in
terests of Morristown." AS Mr. Potts
nets but S16.66 monthly for his pro-
fessional services, office rent, ETC.,
he certainly is not overpaid.
A Letter to the Mayor.
Office of THE Jerseyman
Morristown, N. j., Aug. 14th, 1911
Mr.. Arthur S. Pierson, Mayor, Etc,
Morristown, N. J.
Dear Sir
We observe in the Record of
Saturday that you say the figures in
regard to salaries paid in Morristown
published in the "Jerseyman' were
exaggerated, incorrect and mislead-
ing; as the figures We're made up
from official papers and were in
tended to be accurate, we hereby
tender you the use of our columns
to make any corrections you may de-
sire in the figures quoted.
AS our only purpose was to give in
formation in regard to the matter,
We are ready to correct any errors
that inadvertently may have occurred
Very truly yours,
PIERSON e SURDAM.
So far no reply has been received
to this communication.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-03-18
State News From Exchanges

Sheriff Terrell has dismissed Cadle, the jaier who permitted
Cunningham, the convicted embezzler, to walk out of the Reno Jail
At last reports no trace of the missing prisoner had been found.
James Walker, a miner of Goldfeld who sustained a fracture
of his spinal column recently in an accident in one of the local
mines, is now on his way to Rochester, n. Y, where he will go
into a hospital to be treated by one of the worlds greatest sur
geons, who will endeavor to replace the broken yertebrae. Walk
ers expenses are being paid by the Knights of Pythias lodge of
'Goldfeld.
Herbert Ridgley, who was arrested near Willow Greek iii White
Pine County on a charge of stealing horses belonging to Tom
Chourekis. a Greek has been released from custody. He was given
a hearing after his arrest and on motion of the District Attorney
was dismissed from custody. 1t appeared during the hearing that
owner that he had the animals.
Word has been received by Postmaster Collins stating that
the Post Office Department has rescinded the order placing the
Goldfeld post Office employees on the same salary basis as the en-
ployes of post Offices in other parts of the country. On account OF
the high cost of living in Goldfeld, the salaries in that city will be
receiving $500 per annum, as many post Office clerks do, the clerks
of Goldfeld will be paid Shopper month. The same rate will ap-
ply in regard to the clerks of Tonopah.
The town of Fallon, the distributing point for the great
Truckee-Carson Irrigation project, and the county seat of Churchill
County, has always boosted that it is the most moral town in Ne
vada. 1t has fewer saloons than any other town Of its size in the
State, and has less criminals. 1t also has little liberation for
women of the half world, and on three occasions houses in Fallons
red light district have been mysteriously burned. After the houses
had been burned twice new ones was not occupied until last week,
when for the third time there was a mysterious fire. No investiga-
ton of the fire is being made.