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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
GIVE DR.. EckMAN A PURSE.
Church Members Present Retiring
Pastor with $3.50.

DR.. George p. Eckman, for fifteen
years pastor of ST. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church, seth street and West
End avenue, New York city, was pre-
sented with $1,350 purse by his
congregation Sunday after he hac
closed his farewell service. He
leaves his pastorate to take charge oi
The Christian Advocate
A lay delegation. headed by E. w
Davenport, one of the trustees and
vice-president of the Fourth National
bank, gathered in the pastors study
where the banker made the presenta.
ton, saying: I'VE wish to especially
thank you for the way you have man
aged the finances of the church They
We're never in a better condition. and
we wish to present this to you as a
token of our esteem and appreciation
of the work you have done here dur
ing the last decade and a half"
st. Paul's church is one OF the old
est Methodist churches in New York.
1t was formerly at 22nd stree L and
Fourth avenue. Fifteen years ago
the present building was erected. OF
The seven hundred now on the church
roll only nineteen We're members of
the downtown congregation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
Mr.. ToPAKYAN ENTERTAINs.
Gives Persian Barbecue in Honor oi
Weli-known Fellow Countrymen.

A barbecue in honor of Abdul BAHIA,
leader of the new Bahai movement,
was given by Hagaizoun H. Topakyan
at his country place, Persian Court =
Sunday afternoon. There were more
than 100 distinguished people pres
ent including Merza Ali Kuli Khan,
the Persian charge d'affaires at Wash
ington; Charles o. Mas and H. P.
Dispecker, of New York; Dr. and Mrs
Britton ID. Evans and Mrs. Homer
Davenport, of Morris Plains
Abdul Baha, the guest of honor,
made an address along the lines of
his religious ideas and it proved very
interesting to those present, though
it had to be interpreted into English,
the speaker talking in his native lam
guage. The scene was a picturesque
one, the barbecue being served on the
lawn and the Oriental costumes of
the Persians and Armenians present
contrasting with the American clothes
of those of this country
The menu was entirely of Persian
dishes, including roast lamb stuffed
with rice pilaf. Persian musicians
played upon their native instruments
during the feast.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
HOWARD J. COLE AT MoNTcLAIR
Our Former Street Commissioners to
Improve Montclair.

Howard j. Cole, our former street
commissioner, has been engaged to
put Montclair streets in order, and
has moved there with his family.
A rather amusing story is told by
the truckman who moved Mr.. Coles
goods. While passing along the
streets of the town he met a strang-
er who pointed out Mr.. Cole to him
and said "There is Cole, the new
50 900 street commissioner, brought
here to show us how to make roads,
Just as If there was no one here ca
pable of doing it, | hear he was in
Morristown and was so extravagant
in his work that they got clear OF
him.. Of course our local man inn
mediately sat up and took notice. He
informed the disgruntled Montclair-
lite, however, that Mr.. Cole was in
Morristown, did most excellent work,
and Montclair had a man worth the
$4,000. He was making good in Nor
ristown in every way, and the Civic
association did good thing for the
town in getting him there, but the
people turned the government over
to get clear of him and he left, but
the work he inaugurated is being car
iicu diOhB OH Tile same lines. IHe
Montclair man then proceeded to un-
load tale of Woe in regard to Mont
! clair. He said the town had been
doomed to death; there were over a
hundred vacant houses TO rent; the
taxes were enormous; business was
dull, he and other builders had done
nothing for year or more; the few
buildings put up We're built by for
elgners, who because of the stringent
regulations in regard to building. lost
money in doing so. All sorts of ex-
pensive public improvements were
being planned aud the taxes were
soaring. The boom is over and
people are not coming here" He
added that he personally was going
to shut up his house and go to AS
bury Park where he could live
| cheaper.
This story corroborates what was
told representative of the Jersey
man" last year by an official in a
town adjoining Montclair.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
MR.. POTTS ENTERTAINs.
Gives Luncheon for Council of Stat,
Sanitary Association.

Clyde Potts, of 61 Western avenue
chairman of the executive council oi
the New Jersey Sanitary association
entertained the members of the coun-
Gil to-day at the Morristown Inn. Din.
ner was served at the Inn at 1900
o'clock
After dinner the council arranged
the program for the next annual meet
ing of the New Jersey Sanitary as
sociation to be held December 9Th,
1912, at Lakewood, N. j. After the
meeting the party were taken in auto
mobiles on an inspection trip to the
Morristown and Chatham disposal
works, and to the Boonton reservoir
to inspect the treatment plant of the
Jersey City water supply.
Among those present were the fol
lowing members: Col. George p.
Olcott, East Orange; Morris r. Sher-
rerd, Newark; John H. Capstick
Boonton; j. w. Griffin, Jersey City;
Mayor Otto Wittpen, Jersey City; DR..
George e. Mclaughlin, Jersey CITY;
DIR. Alexander Marcy, Riverton; DR..
G. K Dickinson, Jersey City; DR.. A.
Clark Hunt. Trenton DR. H. B. Bald
win, Newark; DR.. G. H. Wells. Mont
clair; N. L. Wilson, Elizabeth; DIR.
r. Ginon, Atlantic City; DR.. d. c.
English, New Brunswick; John b.
Duncklee, South Orange; James owe
Montclair; DIR. T. W. Harvey, Orange
DR.. B. v. d. Hedges, Plainfield; DR..
d. e. English. Summit; DIR. Thomas
N. Gray, East Orange; j. Brognard
Belts, Trenton.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
USES OF scHooLHousE.
Mr.. Elliott Speaks on Subject at Ly-
ceum Theatre Meeting.

With barely fifty people in attend
ance and the failure of the electric
light preventing the illustrating of
the lecture by stereopticon, the adj
dress of President John L. Elliott,
of the Ethical Culture society of New
York, was not the success hoped for.
Those present, however, listened at
tentively to Mr. Elliott's address on
'The Community and the School
house" and considered themselves well
repaid for their attendance. The
speaker said that the nation was inn
bued with the individualistic idea, try
ing to beat the other fellow. This he
characterized as wrong, saying that
the people must get away from that
idea and embrace instead the theory
of community life and needs The
schools, he thought, should be open
all the time, reaching something. At
night teaching trades TO those other
wise inefficient. The usessof gym
nasiums and the audltoriums where
public dances can be held uEdcr prop
er supervision he declared Ieces-
stiles. The meeting was under the
auspices of the Women's Town lnl-
provement committee and was pre-
sided over by the Rev. +. Landon
Humphreys, president of the Civic
association
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
The Fiftieth Anniversary.
Frz JOHN PORTER AT MALVERN HILL JULY 1sr 1882

To Meagher and brigade.
He wheels and rides at Meagher's
side
And heads them to the foe
Like star-lit flag and flag of green
That battle breezes blow.
Before the charge the Rebels reel
They break before the Irish steel
The mingled ward cries madly peal
The bravest are laid low.
Don't tramp the wounded" Porter
calls.
He plunges in the fight;
His charger clears fallen foe
Or swerves from left to right.
The valor of the soldier there,
The heart of Christian too,
A man, an honor to his race,
He glorifies the Blue.
He fights to save the Nations life,
They fight his hopes to kill,
He crushes, whirls and hurls them bacl
By power of his will.
Thus Porter by his chivalry
From Lee now wrenches victory
And wins for periled liberty
The fight at Malvern Hill.
]. E. Kelly
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
HARRISON HOUSE BURNED.
Fine Residence on New Vernon Roas
Destroyed by Fire Monday.

Destroyed by Fire Monday.
spark from burning brush set +, {
to the roof of E. A. Harrison'shouse
ON New Vernon road Monday morn
ing and the residence was burned to
the ground. The house had been sold
recently by its former owner, a Mr..
Smith. of Jersey City. Mr.. Harrison
lives at No. 35 South Willow street,
Montclair. He had the house thor
oughly renovated and repaired and it
was in excellent condition for sum-
mer occupancy.
1t was situated near John Green's
place and the latter telephoned to
Morristown for aid. Chief Sharrette
went down with the automobile chem
ical engine, followed a minute or two
later by Chief Day. They found the
roof ablaze and were unable to cope
with the fire. The nearest fire hy-
drant was 1000 feet away and no
other apparatus was ordered to the
fire, it being without the town limits
The firemen found the house with
out furnishings but they saved the
doors, window sash and other
fittings from the first floor as well
as the telephone instrument
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
WEDDING BELLS.
FIcischmann--Foote.

Society people of Morristown and
New York crowded st. Peters church
Saturday afternoon, attending the
wedding of Miss Alice Dumont Fobte
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Du-
mont Foote, of this town, to Charles
M. Fleischmann, of New York. The
ceremony was performed at three,
thirty by the rector, the Rev. Phil
emon F. Sturges, assisted by the Rev
Wynant Vanderpool. The full vested
choir of the church sang with Prof
J. Sebastian Matthews at the organ
The chancel was decorated with white
lilies and palms and there was a
pathway of white lilies up to the al
tar
The bride was attended by two
maids of honor, Miss Mildred Eddy
of this town, and the brides sister
Miss Marianne Foote; and by six
bridesmaids. Miss Beatrice Claflin
of Lakewood; Miss Charlotte Whitney
of Rochester; Miss Dorothy Chris
tain, of Richmond; Miss Dorothy Den
mis-, of Morristown; and two sisters
of the bridegroom, Miss Louise
Fleischmann and Miss Grace Fleisch
mann
Udo NJ Fleischmann, the bride
groom's brother, was the best mar
and the ushers were Alfred Maclay
and James j. Fox, of New York;
John Bates and Morgan K. Smith, oil
Morristown; William p. Smith, jr.
of Plainfield; John W. Fettler, ol
East Millstone; and Francis P. Flem
in and Breckenridge Gamble, of Jack
sonville.
The bride wore a plain white satin
gown and tulle veil and carried {
bouquet of lilies-of-the-vaHey and or
chids. The brid esiHs.dds wore gown.
of pink and leghorn hats trimmed
with pink and carried pink sweet pea,
while the maids of honor were at
tired in pink with white lace hats an,
carried pink sweet peas.
A reception at Spring Brool
House, the brides home, followed
the wedding ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Fleischmann received in the drawing
room which was decorated with or
chids and palms They will spen.
their honeymoon abroad, touring ths
continent for four months, and viii
winter at Florida.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
FREEHOLDERS OPEN
ROAD REPAIR BIDS
Five Sections Of ThOrOughfar1s
to Receive Attention.

The road committee of the board
of freeholders opened bids for/ the
repair of several sections of roads on
Monday morning. The bids were for
type A, Warrenite; type B, Amiesite;
and type G, macadam, and also for
broken stone per ton.
The bids were as follows
Section l. Denville and Pine Brook
road, $500 feet-Frederick S. Smith,
type B. $1.13 per yard; complete, $9,-
S44 Bamberger Chapman Co.-Type
B, $1.21; $10,64S; stone, SO. Osborne
Marceilus Co.-Type A, $1.30; $751;
440; type B, $1.05; $9,240. Allen En-
gineering and Contracting Co.-Type
A, SIPS; $11,264; type B, $1.0S; $9,-
504 stone, $2.45. Charles T. East
bruno Type B, k$1.13; 1924.
Section B. Morristown and New Yer.
non road (James street,, 1929 S
feet. J. B. Gougherty B, $1.0S
1896. 20. Charles T. Eastbrune-
Type B. s.94; $6,050 so; stone, $3.50.
r. s. Smith---Type B, sci; $500 40.
Osborne Marcellus Co.-Type A, $1.35;
! 1854; B, $11O; $7,048. Allen En-
gineering and Contracting Co.-Type
A. $1.2S; $s,242; B, $1.OS; $6,s54.
Section 8, Main street, Butler. 81
2S9.9 feet-Allen Engineering and
Contracting Co.-Type A, 1928; ST.
486; B, $112; $6,551. Colfax &
Steele Type b. $1.44; sS.11y.6s;
stone, $2.10. Francisco Brothers
Type B, $1.44; $6,550.SS; stone, 1920
Charles T. Eastbrune-Type B, 81;
$5,S48.70; stone, So. Osborne Marcel
lus Co.-Type A, $1.35; $7,S96; B,
$1.03; $6,O24 Cotter & Bergen
Type B, SLAB; $S,364.O7; stone, 50.
Section 4, Mendham and Bernards.
vile road. 12,605 feet-Salmon Broth
ers-Type C, $.29; $4,90S.54; stone,
$2.75. Osborne Marcellus Co.-Type
c, $.45; $7.563; stone, $2.75 Head
ley Good Roads Co.-Type C, $.22%
$3.85O.89.
Section 5, Morristown and Green
Village road, 1881 feet-Salmon
Brothers-Type C, $.33; S7,SS9.64;
stone, $2.75. Osborne Marcellus Co
Type G, $.S7; $S,S45; stone, $2.4O
Headley Good Roads Co.-Type C,
$.22A; $5,43907; stone, $270. j. B.
Gougherty-Type G, $.37; $8,S45.96;
stone, $2.40.
The bids were referred to County
Engineer King to report upon later
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
SCHOOL MEDICAL
INSPECTORS NAMED
Or. Becker and Or. AIlaben
Re-AppOinted by Board.

At the meeting of the board of edu-
cation Friday night DIR. Gustav A.
Becker and DR.. Anna L. Allaben were
re-appointed as medical inspectors of
public schools. Dr.A Mills brought up
the question of remuneration saying
that the present fee of fifty cents
per inspection was not sufficient and
asking that the inspectors be given
one dollar for each inspection of a
child and in return would make all
visits to the schools free OF charge.
This matter was left open for the
present and will be decided upon at
later meeting at which DR.. Mills is
to report upon the price paid for the
work in other towns.
Janitors Were appointed for the
school houses. Thomas Corbitt was
made janitor of the Maple avenue
school in place of E. A. Doty, re-
signed. Mr.. Corbitt has been Mr..
Doty's assistant for many years.
Other janitors named were George A.
Strowbridge, Liberty street; Hiram
Luckey, Speedwell avenue; W. B.
! Thompson, Mills street.
Superintendent Wiley was given
authority to secure teachers TO fill
the vacancies caused by the leaving
of Carroll W. Robinson, of the high
school,; Miss Alma Gould, eighth
grade, and Miss Elizabeth Bedell,
seventh grade.
Supplies of stationery, etc., now in
the Maple avenue school were or
dered placed in storage with Book
oven & Day until the repairs to the
Maple avenue building are completed.
The firm will move the supplies,
store them until fall and return them
to the school house for So per load.
School Funds Custodian Rutan re-
ported disbursements of $l0,9S2.24;
and balance Of $15,095.36. A war
rant was ordered drawn payable to
the state treasurer for $234.77 as the
last quarters installment for the
state teachers retirement fund.
Clerk George c. Smith reported the
receipt of the approval OF the state
school department of the plans for
alterations to the Maple avenue build
ing.
On motion of Mr.. Sturgis the Maple
avenue and DeHart street property
was withdrawn from further consider
alton as a high school site because
of being too small
George C.. Smith was reelected
clerk. He was elected to the place
recently to fill out the unexpired
term of the late Harrie A. Freeman.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
AWARD SCHOOL CONTRACTS.
Board of Education Gives Out Repair
Work on Maple Avenue Building.

The board of education opened bids
for the repair and alteration work to
the Maple avenue school building on
Monday evening. There were very
few Morristown bidders, the bulk of
the figures being received from New
ark and New York firms The car
pentry award was not made but the
other awards were as follows -
Heating and yentilating, John H.
Cooney & Co., Newark; masonry,
John Cooney, Morristown iron work,
Hedden Iron Works. Newark; paint
ing, Frederick Pantaenius and William
X. Horsefield & Son, Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
OIL STOVE EXPLOSION
Starts Fire That Damages Symmes
House to the Amount of $1,000.


House to the Amount of $1,000.
An oil stove on the rear porch of
Mrs. Louisa A. Beach's home, No.
Ann street, exploded Monday after
noon and started fire that damaged
the house to the amount of $4,000.
Mrs. eBach and her daughters were
on the second floor when the ex-
plosion occurred and no one was
near the stove. A general alarm was
turned in from box 25 at Miller street
and Western avenue. The chemical
engine was set to work to extinguish
the fire about the porch but twas
found that the fire had spread through
the partitions of the house and that
steamer streams were needed.
Poor coal interfered seriously with
the steaming up of Humane engine
and it took them nearly twenty min
utes to get up steam. Washington
engine was delayed in reaching the
fire and for some time the only
streams available were hydrant
streams without sufficient pressure
to reach the second story of the
house.
The family and neighbors carried
out practically all the furniture from
the first floor and some from the
second. Truman H. Scott had a
room in the house and at. great dan
ger to himself Frank A. Pierson saved
valuable set of encyclopedias be-
longing to Mr.. Scott. The flames
were licking at the books when they
were removed and alongside them
was bottle of gasoline. This Pier
son threw out the window and it was
deftly caught by Byron G.. Sherman
and placed in a safe spot
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02

The dashing Fitz John Porter spurs
Through shells and toppling pines;
A stately form, classic face,
His black eyes sweep the lines.
Upon the crest of Malvern Hill
The army stands at bay;
His corps has borne the battles
brunt
Through all the desperate day.
Charge after charge he has repelled;
Head on now heave in sight
Lees bristling lines, in vast gray
bulk,
To crush him by their might.
From flank to flank the rifles flash,
The rent hill throbs, the wild shells
crash;
Back to the rear his fleet aides
dash
For help to save his right.
Unflinching Porter eurbs his steed
Till upward from the rear,
Booms battle crythrough drifting
smoke
The tattered flags appear.
He gallops down to meet the rush
To his appeal for aid,
His flashing sword greeting waves
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
BOYS IN MEET.
Annual Track and Field Day Held b,
the Playground Society.

the Playground Society.
The extreme heat kept down the
entrants for the second annual field
: aifs aiiS track meet of the Morristown
Playgr51a society on Saturday but
the events We're all closely contested
and interesting to the audience pres
ent. Morristown high school boys
were the contestants and the winner
of the most points was Laird Barka-
low, who made a total of 171a Ray
mond Leggett was second with Is,
and l.. H. Babbitt third with 12 Su-
perintendent Arthur Fairlamb was
referee; Charles v. Clark, timer;
Miss Schnarendorf Mrs. Adele Vasta,
d. ]. Kelly, Harry Candy and Cyrus
Loree, judges; Byron G. Sherman,
clerk of course and starter; Martin
Antonaccio, assistant; Frank A. Pier
son, scorer
The events:-
so yards dash-Won by Barkalow,
Leggett second. Babbitt third Time,
seconds.
Half-mile run-Won by Leggett !;
Barkalow second; Ensminger third.
Time, 2 minutes, 81 As seconds.
Shot put-Won by Babbitt, Mesler
second, Leggett third. 29 feet Az
inches
Broad jump-Won by Babbitt,
Barkalow second, Mesler third. IS
feet 111a inches
High jump-Won by Butera, Barka-
low second, Chapman third 4 feet
8 inches.
440 yards dash-Won by Leggett,
Barkalow second, Ensminger third.
Time, minute 6 seconds.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
GOOD BALL GAMES.
Contests Arranged form orristown A.
A. Promise Good Sport.

Morristown A. A. will play a double
header on Independence day, the EN-
pire City A. A., of Brooklyn. having
been booked for two games The
morning game will begin at 10.45 and
the afternoon contest at 400. For
Saturday Manager Todd has booked
the strong Forest Hill team from
Newark
Manager Todd's stable of four
twirlers will have their hands full
to handle these contests. Robert
Crowell is slated to pitch one of the
games Thursday but whether Walter
Swenson. who defeated the Worthing-
tons Saturday last, or Eddie Welsh
or Fred Jaggers will work the other
game has not been decided. Charley
Ahles and Ogden Collins will divide
up the backstopping and first base
position
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-07-02
PHILoMATHEANs ENTERTAIN.
Enjoy Auto Ride, Dinner and Dance
with Their ladies' Monday Niuht.

Enjoy Auto Ride, Dinner and Dance
with Their Ladies Monday Night.
The Philomathean society gave its
third annual ladies' night entertain
ment on Monday evening. The affair
was in the form of an automobile ride
to Newark where dinner was par
taken of at Davis, followed by dane
ing. The trip was made in a big
automobile stage. The party was
chaperoned by Miss Isabel Slater and
Byron G. Sherman and included the
Misses Margaret Donahue, Frances
Myers, Edna Alexander, Elizabeth
Ford, Eunice Gunther, Bertha Hutch
ings, Fanny Spain and Harriet Evans
also Matthew w. Madden, Frank A..
Pierson, Harold Price, George Ems
minger, Paul Freeman, Gerald Green
berger, Joseph Gordon, Cornelius Null
len