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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
HIGH SCHOOLS CHRISTMAS.
Pupils Enjoy Program Appropriate to
the Season on Friday Afternoon.

tne season on ffiody AFTERNOON.
The unique program for the Christ
mas entertainment enjoyed by the
students of the Morristown high
school together with a number of
visitors last Friday, furnished both
seriousness and jollity. 1t was in two
parts
In the first part stereopticon views
illustrating the first Christmas and
something of Christ's after life were
shown. Concatenated Bible selections
read by the principal, Miss Brown,
and Christmas songs sung by select
chorus accompanied the pictures in
such manner that the latter SER
we'd to elucidate them.
The second part was in charge of
Santa Claus who appeared in the per-
son of Allen Talmadge and proceeded
to present the gifts which hung on
the evergreen tree on the platform
and were stacked up in baskets
around its base. Each student. with
perhaps a few exceptions, brought a
little gift insignificant in value but
very significant in meaning on which
they placed the name of a school
mate and to which they attached a
few lines of satirical verse. Much
mirth was created as each recipient
opened his package before the school
after Santa Claus had read the verse.
Mr.. Harris, teacher of English and
John Elliot were favored more than
any other two, the former receiving
at least four remembrances and the
latter even more.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
WANTS S12,5OO FOR
KILLING MOSQUITOES
So County Commission Informs
Board Of Freeholders.

At the seni-final meeting of the
board of freeholders on Wednesday
The county mosquito determination
commission informed that board that
an annual appropriation of $12,500 is
needed to carry on the work of kill
Ing Off the pests. The commission
handed in also a report from ]. G.
Llpman, director of the New Jersey
experiment station approving of the
plan of work as outlined by the CON-
mission. The detailed expenditures
TO be made by the commission are
Chief Inspector, 81 400; stenographer.
$500; office fixtures, $500; printing
reports and circulars, $1,000: labor
and materials and sub-inspectors etc.
$4,000. The commission plans to
hold public meeting on the third
Monday of each month.
Edward O. Keasbey. of the Morris
county branch of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
protested about the slippery cond-
tion of certain of the county roads
County Engineer King told the
board that the county was following
out the instructions of the state road
department in the building of its
up and approved by the state com
missioner before he allows any state
funds to be used in this county. The
road committee of the board will
have the dangerous places sanded.
Committees reported the following
amounts to be necessary to carry on
the work of their respective commit
tees next year
Court house and Jail, 1900; per-
manent Improvement, $4,000; cleo
tions, $4,000; advertising and print
ing, $4,000; freeholders' salaries, 81
500; officers salaries, $4,000; fox
bounty, $500; incidentals, $4,000
aims house, $12,500; permanent inn
provement, $4,000; lunacy, $4,000;
bridge repairs, $4,000; new bridges,
$13, 500.
The reports and recommendations
We're all referred to the finance com
mittee. Chairman Estler said de-
tailed report for the road committee
would be made at the meeting De-
cembef 30th. The aims house com
mittee reported that an inventory
had been made of the county prop
erty at that institution, which aggre-
gated $9,453.90.
The county collector was author
lied to pay $4,000 into the sinking
fund to redeem road bonds to that
value. A bill of the state hospital
at Morris Plains for $1,970.09, for
care of county patients, was ordered
paid, if possible, when approved by
the committee.
Collector Mclean stated that he
would try to pay the bill out of this
years appropriations, although it is
the thirteenth bin of the year, one
coming over to the present board
for December, 1911
Bridge needs for the coming year
We're reported as follows: New con
struction; Dover, $4,000; Passaic
+ township. $4,000; Pequannoc township
/ $4,000 Repairs-Boonton township
$1,000; Boonton borough, $500; Chat
ham, $4,000; Chester, $1,000; Dover
$1,000; Hanover, $1,000; Jefferson
$1,000; Madison, $500; Morris, 81,
900; Morristown -four wards), $500;
Mendham, $4,000; Mt Olive, $1,000;
Montville, $1,000; Passaic, $1,000;
Pequannoc, $1,000; Randolph, $500;
Rockaway, $1,000; Roxbury. $1,000;
Washington, $1,000; Wharton, $500;
total repairs, $25.SOO; total new work
$13,3e0; total for bridges, $3S,60O.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
ioRRlsToWN H. S. WINS.
eads, in Red and White Capture
,heir Eisst Basketball Game.

The MorristoWfr high school basket
ball quintet opened its season. Fri
day evening by trouncing the Boon
ton five to the tune of sixteen to
six. This is decidedly an auspicious
beginning since Boonton is credited
with a victory over Summit, which
team is considered to be very formid-
able this year.
The game was battle royal from
start to finish. Although Boonton
out-weighed Morristown to certain
extent, the locals made up for it In
head work and agility. Neither team
scored a goal until the latter part of
the first half when Mcintyre, of Nor
ristown began the tally by dropping
in a foul He then continued the
good work by throwing peach un-
der considerable difficulty, breaking
the spell and infusing into Norris
town its old offensive spirit which,
backed by training, wins all its games.
Captain Denman, of the M. Fl. s..
played promising game and though
foiled again and again succeeded
finally in sharing the shooting honors
by placing a neat field goal.
Mitchell was there with the goods
as usual, breaking up the opponents
leads and meanwhile two panes of
glass and certain portions of his own
anatomy
Greenberger at center, Gunther,
from Mendham, in front; and Barka-
low and Meyers, who replaced the
former guards, all played promising
game.
Mcintyre holds the credit for shoot
ing, he capturing three field goals
and two fouls.
The line-up:-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
PROPOSE ADDITIONS
TO SCHOOL Bull DlNGS
School Board Fearful That Appoint
ment of Successors May Be In
validated. Sunuesi Remedy.

validated, Suggest Remedy.
The board of education has issued
call for a school meeting to be
held January 2nd. This will be the
last meeting arranged by this board
before its exit from office, the incom-
ing mayor, John j. Todd, having the
appointment of new board the first
month he is in office. But the old
board, advised that there is serious
doubt over the legality of the law
taking away from the people the
election of the school board and max
ing it appointive by the mayor, has
decided to hold an election for in
creasing the school Facilities before 1t
vacates office. The lawyers say that
the law authorizing the appointment
of the board by the mayor is so bad
that the town would be unable to
float a bond issue made by the new
board
rne school board presents several
propositions. One is for the voting
on the erection of four-room addi-
ton to the Liberty street school
building and an addition of the same
size to the. Mills street building, the
whole thing costing not more than
$4,000 The board was authorized to
purchase portable school building
but had to abandon. the idea as the
state requirements were too rigid to
make use of such building.
The high school rooms in the Maple
avenue building are crowded, the
board taking in pupils from all over
this section. To remedy this crowded
condition the additions are proposed
which will give the two other build
ingsa eight grades instead of four
and take many pupils from the big
Maple avenue building, thus providing
more room for the high school,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
FREEHOLDERS-ELECT AT
ODDS OVER APPOINTMENTS
Contest for Director Between John p.
Lyons and John X. Cook
New Court House Janitor.


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Natcone and Morristown vii, he conn.
~ co,,nsai aie Iarerniah r whit fo,.
severaI yaars mast The c,ar. ~ rho
road comnoittaa vii, ha retainad Mr.
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u,bioh ton,,, he is assessor
Thara viii no cbanga mada in
tha ian;+orsbin of tba nountv court
house Harry zelifs win ha renlacpd
hv lanes pnrtall of tbis town
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS FOR
MANY SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Trees Will Be on View and Presents
Exchanged by Those Attending
the Bible Study Classes. q

Trees Will Be on View and Presents
Exchanged by Those Attending
the Bible Study Classes. q
The Sunday school of the South
Street Presbyterian church will hold
its Christmas festival next Monday
evening. An address will be delivered
by the Rev Robert Brewster Beattie,
pastor of the Mum avenue church In
East Orange. Christmas carols will
be sung by the school and there will
be other exercises The primary de-
partment will hold its festival on
Monday afternoon. The Christmas
Story will be read and illustrated by
stereopticon views.
On Friday afternoon there will be
a Christmas party for the cradle roll
and primary department of the First
Presbyterian Sunday school, The
entertainment for the junior and SEN
ior departments will be held in the
chapel in the evening.
Christmas eve will be the time for
the festival of the Church of the Re-
deemer school. A program of carols
will be rendered, gifts exchanged and
refreshments served.
The entertainments for ST. Peter S
school take place on Thursday even
ing and Friday afternoon after Christ
mas.
The Methodist Episcopal school
holds its festival next Monday even
ing. The First Baptist Sunday
schools treat will be on Friday even
ing of this week.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
LUMBER STREET CLOSED.
Railroad Opens New Temporary Thor
oughfare at Railroad Station.

The crossing at Lumber street at
the Lackawanna railroad station has
been closed and the gates removed.
A new driveway has been opened
across the First Ward Hose company
buildings former site and crushed
stone put down
James Clark has purchased the
house at the corner of Lumber street
used for many years as an office
building by the G. w. Ennis Co. He
is moving it to a lot on Olyphant
place. The building is in the way of
the station improvements.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
OBITUARY..
Dennis Nunan.

Dennis Nunan, vice-president of
Patterson Brothers, hardware dealers,
of Park row, New York. died sud-
denly at his home on Egbert Hill
Sunday He attended second mass
at the Church of the Assumption Sun
day morning and brought home as his
dinner guest the dean, the Very Rev.
George f. Brown. Greeting his chill
dren he went upstairs to his room
and was stricken with acute indiges-
ton, dying within an hour. He was
fifty-five years old.
With his parents Mr.. Nunan came
to this country from ireland in 1868.
When a boy he secured a position
with Patterson Brothers and literally
grew up with the business. He had
been a resident of Morristown for
the past ten years. coming here
shortly after his marriage from Brook
lyn He was a member of the Friend
ly Sons of st. Patrick and also the
Democratic club of New York.
Mr.. Nunan leaves a widow who
was Miss Thomas, of Hoboken, daugh-
ter of the late Joseph Thomas, inven-
tor of the hoop-skirt; and seven chill
dren, the Oldest of whom is eleven
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
CHILDREN ARE HAPPY
OVER /" WHITE" CHRISTMAS
Trolley Service Suspended and Rail-
road Trains Late Because of
Heavy Fall of Snow.

Those people desiring white"
Christmas will have their hope graft
fled. Snow began to fall this morn
ing about one O'Clock and continued
until about eighteen inches had buried
the brown earth out OF sight. The
children are happy for it gives them
an opportunity to try out their sleds
and frolic in the snow but for those
more sober minded who have to travel
about the snow was not so welcome.
1t comes particularly hard upon the
over-burdened letter carriers and ex-
press employees.
Almost all trains on the Lack
awanna were late to-day and on the
Morristown & Erie and N. J. & P.
roads also. The policy of the troll
ley company in housing all its cars
in Dover worked as 1t usually does
when there is snow fall, Morris
town, the largest town on the line,
being without trolley service when
its citizens most desire it. Snow
plows and laborers are busy clearing
the trolley tracks and cars have
reached Morris Mains.
Street Commissioner Frapwell has
a large force of men clearing the
snow from the park walks, cross
walks, etc. Chief Day has arranged
for four horses to pull Washington
engine in case of a fire alarm.
Driver Dunlap, of the Humanes. ex-
poets Frank" and Tom to drag
that company's steamer through the
snow without extra assistance. The
Chief relies on the auto apparatus
breaking way through the drifts for
the horse drawn machines.
AT the Lackawanna railroad station
work on the improvements is sus-
pended and the laborers are at work
clearing the snow from tracks, and
station grounds.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
DRINK CAUSED DOWNFALL.
Lockwood, Foreer, Says Booze Was
the Cause of His Troubles.

the Cause OF His Troubles.
When l had money | bought
booze" and when | was broke |
forged to get money for drink was
George Lockwood's explanation of his
many forgeries. Pleading guilty to
two counts against him Lockwood on
Wednesday was sentenced by Judge
Mills to serve not less than three
and one-half nor more than seven
years in state prison on each charge,
terms to run concurrently. Lockwood
was charged with forging checks on
Rudolph Herms, his employer, and
with giving Morris Rosenberg a
forged check in payment for pair
of shoes.
Lockwood. sixty years old, has
served three years in Sing Sing for
forgery committed in New York;
six months in the Hudson county
penitentiary for petty larceny: three
years in Clinton prison for forgery;
and term of thirty months in the
same prison for larceny and also two
terms of six months each in the Al
bany penitentiary. one for assault and
the other for forgery
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
MISS cocHRAN's BOOK.
Former Resident of Morristown Writes
"A Rainbow in the Rain"

Miss Jean Carter Cochran has just
written a little story entitled "A
Rainbow in the Rain" and which has
been published by Fleming II. Revell
Co. Miss Cochran is native of
Mendham and lived for twenty-five
years in Mendham and Morrlstown
where her father, the Rev. !. w.
Cochran, and her grandfather, Rob
ert Carter, were well-known.
The scenes of the story are laid
partly in England in the lake coun-
try and partly in China. Two Of
Miss Cochran's brothers are mission
aries in China and with her mother
she has visited them, spending about
a year in that country. The book is
dedicated to the wife of one of her
brothers, Mrs. James b. Cochran,
Who died last September.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
New Rowlina LEAGUE

A new bowling league is being
formed to be known as the Morris
County Bowling league. The towns
to be represented are Morristown,
represented by the Morristown Bowl
ing club, Rockaway, Boonton, Dover,
Bernardsville and Madison The
games in Morristown will be rolled
on the Wright alleys on Speedwell
avenue.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
Mrs. Charles A. GiIlen.

Mrs. Caroline A. Gillen, widow of
died at her home in Dover on Tues
day. She was eighty-four years old.
Not only was she wife and mother of
a sheriff but also had brother. the
late Fheriff Coe, who held that Of
flee Id Morris county.
Five Nof Mrs. Gillen's nine children
are living. They are Mrs. Joseph p.
Woodruff, Sheriff Whitfield B. Gillen,
Frank |. Gillen and Miss Edith GilleD,
all of Dover, and Mrs. Horace G..
Wolfe, of Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
HOPKINS HEADS PRoeREsslvEs.
Morris Township Man Succeeds Ste
phen S. Day as County Chairman.

John A. H. Hopkins has been cleo
ted chairman of the progressive coun-
ty committee, succeeding Stephen S.
Day, who resigned on account of poor
health and business reasons. Charles
W. Ennis has been named as chair
man of the committee on organiza-
ton; Clarence A. Sharp, Madison.
Chairman committee on publicity !;
Frazer Sofield, Denville, chairman
legislative committee; Frank H..
Pierce, Boonton, chairman law COM
mittee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
Alert Club Elects.

Coin, vice-president; Daniel F. Cliff
ford, secretary; and Vincent d..
Roache, treasurer. The club is ar
ranging a New Years eve ball to
be held in Washington hail.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
CHURCHES CHANGE PASTORS.
Sevsral in This Vicinity Have New
preachers Coming to Them.

The presbyterian church at Bask-
ing Ridge has extended call to
the Rey Laurens Bennett, of Nor
risvilleg Pa, to become it's pastor
Al salary of $1,000 per year, the use
of the parsonage and four weeks
vacation are offered to Mr.. Laurens.
The Rev. Howard e. Clark, of New
York, has been called to the pastor
ate of the Bernardsville Congregation
al church, to take the place made
vacant by the resignation of the Rev.
John w. Morgan. Mr.. Clark's salary
Fwill be $1,000 He is unmarried and
fs attending Union Theological semi
4nary.
Extensive repairs are being made
TO the Presbyterian parsonage al
Chester. The recently chosen pastor
the Rev. Lewis F. Sauerbrunn, OF
Schedac Landing. N. Y, will remove
his family to Chester early in Jan
uary.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
STATE GETS WAR DRUM.
Carried by Drummer Booze of Co. G,
First Regiment Volunteers.

To the state relics of the Civil war
has been added a drum carried for
three years by Jacob Booze, drum
mer, in Company G. First Regiment
of New Jersey Volunteers. The drum
is evidently as good as ever It's
body is Of german silver, on it is an
inscription setting forth that it was
presented to Mr. Booze by the Of
ficers of the regiment. On it. too. is
engraved list of the battles, four
teen in all, from Bull Run to Kappa
hammock Station. in which the drum
was carried.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
New Bus Company.

been Incorporated by James J. Lyons,
Leslie VanGaasbeck and Alexander
Newmark who conduct the Morristown,
Bernardsville and Basking Ridge Bus
line. The capital stock is fixed at
$25. 1000 Mr. Newmark is the agent in
charge and the company's office is at
No. 81 Pine street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
Y. M. c. a. Basket-BaII Team

Physical Director Byron G. Sher-
man is organizing a basketball team
among the senior members of the
Young Mems Christian association
The team will practice and play its
games in Wyanoke hall
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
chioken Thieves sim eusv.

Hen coops of Collinsville have again
been raided. Wednesday night Ber-
tram Hockin had about hundred fine
chickens in his coop. Thursday morn
ing twenty-four of them failed to re-
spond to the breakfast call.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
Mr.. Collins Sworn In

James A. Collins has been sworn in
as an attorney-at-law and solicitor in
chancery. He was one of the thir-
ty-four who passed the bar examina-
tions out of the class of 200 who took
them
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24

The skating area of the upper
pond at Burnham park has been in
creased by employees of the street
department who have repaired the
dam and laid new spillway of
planking, raising the water about six
inches.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
christmas pav Service.

There will be Christmas day SER
|Eice in the chapel of the First Pres
pyterian church ON Wednesday morn
fng at ten O'Clock, The mid-week
Service will be omitted.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
Thanks for Aims House eifts.

Mrs. Thomas w. Cauldwell wishes
to express her sincere thanks to the
Morristown people for their generous
response to her appeal for the aims
house Christmas fund.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
JAMES PHAIR DIED SUDDENLY.
Lackawanna Railroad EmpIoye Strick-
on Down by Apoplexy.

oH OoWH Wy HPoP'c~y'
James Phair died of apoplexy Thurs
day night at his home, No. 81 Speed
we'll avenue. He had been in poor
health for several weeks and death
came suddenly, before his physician.
DR.. George L. Johnson. could reach
him. He had been in the employ of
the Lackawanna railroad and was
fifty years old.
Coroner Welch viewed the body and
gave a burial permit. Mr.. Phair
leaves sister, Mrs. John Grace.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
Extra Post Office Hello.

Four extra men have been put to
work at the post office for the Christ
mas rush. Two are clerks and two
are carriers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-24
Red Mems christmas TIRE,

On Friday evening Iona tribe Of
Red Men will hold its annual Christ
mas Tree entertainment in the lodge
room Elks' hail.