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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
SUMMER SHELTER MEETS.
Elects Officers and Passes Resolution
on MIR. Roberts Death,

At the annual meeting Of the Sum
mer Shelter held at the home of Mrs.
Frederic r. Kellogg the annual re-
ports were presented. showing the
excellent work accomplished by the
association in giving poor city chill
dren few days of fresh air and sun
shine in the country Il
The election of officers was held
with the following result:-flonorary
president. Miss Louise Shelton; presi-
dent, Mrs. J. A. H. Hopkins, vice
presidents, Mrs. II. Mex Twombly
and Mrs. Alexander Torrance; treas
urer, Miss Altha E. Hatch; secretary,
Miss Lucy b. Shaw; assistant secre-
tary. Miss Cara r. Foster. Resolutions
tion for the death of Jonathan w.
Roberts were passed as follows
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almighty
God to call to Himself a valued friend
and honorary and life member of this
association, Jonathan W. Roberts, and
Whereas, For many years Mr.. Rob
erts has given this association his
untiring aid and interest, therefore be
it
Resolved. That we hereby express
our grateful recognition of his SER
vices and our sense of personal loss
in his death, and be it further
Resolved, That the secretary enter
these resolutions upon the minutes
of this association and that a copy of
the same be sent to Mr. Roberts
relatives.
The resolutions were offered by
Mrs. Kellogg
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
STATE TREAsURER's LUNCHEON
Will Be Host of Legislative Audit
Committee on Wednesday.

State Treasurer Daniel S. Voorhees,
will give luncheon at the Trenton
house on Wednesday as soon as the
legislative committee on treasurer's
accounts finishes the physical examina-
tion of the securities of the state
and passes upon the accuracy Of the
money balance in his hands.
This committee is composed of Sen
ators Leavitt, Mercer: Gaunt, Glou-
eester; Johnson, Bergen, and Assem-
blymen Smith, Essex; Gill, Mercer;
Ten Brock, Middlesex, and Martin,
Hudson.
1t is the duty of this committee to
make a thorough examination Of the
funds of the state as of the close of the
fiscal year, October 31st last, and
their certificate gives the treasurer
a "clean bill of health" Then the
state treasurer takes them down to
and these affairs have al
ways been very pleasant
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
NEW STATION SUNDAY.
Railroad VIII Probably Abandon Old
station and Tracks Then.

From present indications the tenn
porary station and tracks viii be used
for the first time next Sunday. Con-
struction work, though pushed with
considerable rapidity, failed to gel
the station and tracks ready in time
for use last Sunday as expected.
A steam shovel will be put at WORK
in the old gravel pit at Morris Plains
and the excavated material used in
the elevation work here. 1t IS per-
sistently reported among railroad men
that the Lackawanna intends to DIS
continue the use of the present round
house and storage yards here when
the elevation work is completed ana
install a new yard in the old graVei
pit.
1t has finally been decided to move
the house of the First Ward Hose COM
pany to new site adjoining the
store of Randolph Hoffman on Morris
street, nearly opposite Ridgedale av-
-enue.
Charles e. Shelley has bought the
big lumber sheds of the G. W. En-
mis- Co. opposite the railroad station
and will tear them down and re-
move the lumber to the Shelley ter
minal property.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
ALLEGED FoReER CAUGHT.
George Lockwood Arrested in New
York Wanted in Morris County

''N ~ nOifisi NCuHlY.
George Lockwood who Is CHARGED
with forging the name of Rudolph
Herms to several checks, has been
arrested in New York Chief Hollo-
way went to the city to-day to ap-
pear in court against him and ar
range for his eXtradition. Lockwood
was arrested by a Burns detective,
employed by the American Bankers
association of which the Morristown
Trust Co. is a member. Herms had
his account with the Trust company.
Lockwood, it is charged negotiated
bad checks with Martin Farino and
NJ. Rosenberg, of this town, and sew
eral other merchants in other places.
He also arranged for the purchase
OF a harrow from a Connecticut farm
ing implements manufacturer. He
visited the factory, rendered a check
for $50 and received cash in change
TO the amount of $3.50. He repre-
sented himself to be the buyer for
Herms, who he said owned big
place here, according to the story
told by the farming implement com
pany. They shipped the harrow to
Morristown but on learning the check
was bad ordered the freight agent
here to hold it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
MINTURN JUDGES BALLOTS.
Justice Sits With County Election
Board in Recount Case.

Justice Minturn sat with the coun-
ty election board Saturday morning
and passed upon the ballots referred
to him during the progress of the
recount of the surrogate and free
holder votes. He rejected many of
those handed to him for his opinion.
Among those thrown out were the
ballots bearing crosses of double lines
and also all those with names written
in before which the voter had neg
lected to put crosses. He also re-
jected ballots which bore crosses in
square opposite which were no names
Scratched pastors, bad erasures, and
the use of pastors with crosses be-
fore them he disallowed.
Before taking up the ballots Justice
Minturn explained the theory on which
he made his decisions. The old cleo
ton law, he said, took into account
the intent of the voter while the new
law attempts to discover not what
the voter intended but whether the
ballot is so marked as to be rec
ognized by anybody when taken out
of the box.
After counting the ballots Justice
Minturn decided were valid the board
tOOh UP the COUNT OI MUTT iiotuN H.
Continuing its sessions the board
has counted other districts as fol-
lows: -
Wharton borough, 1st distriet-Bart-
ley, 50; Linder, 38; Quimby, 81;
Schaenen, 3S; Toms, AZ; no vote, Al;
Dee, 76; Estler, "a; Jones, So Nc
Mickle, As; no vote, 40; rejected, 4;
referred, 20.
Wharton borough, 2nd distriet-Bart
ley, 50; Linder, 4S Quimby, Z;
Schaenen, 81: Toms, 81; no vote, 26;
Dee, 81; Estler, SO; Jones, 56; Me
MiclSle, 81; no vote. 80; rejected, l.
referred, 4.
Hanover township, western district
Barley, rs; Linder. 40; Quimby i, 8;
Schaenen, A. Toms, So; no vote, 81
Dee, 100; Estler, 76; Jones, "a; Nc
Mickle, 6; no vote, So; rejected, 3
referred, 19.
Justice Minturn will be in Morris
town Saturday morning to look ovei
the ballots that have been referred
him.
The board ON Wednesday went owe
the referred ballots of Mt Oliv,
township and Mendham township ant
| counted all but 3S of the former anC
% of the latter, these going to The
| justice.
The first district of the first ware
gave BARLEY AS, Linder 43, Schaenei
and Toms 12l No vote 81 De,
received II, Estler II, Jones 81 ant
McMickle 2. No vote 40. Rejected
20, referred 3.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
WEDDING BELLS.
OiHara--kennv.

With five priests participating in
the celebration of a high l..ptial mas
Miss Adelaide Kenny, daughter of
Mr., and Mrs Bernard ]. Kenny, was
married Tuesday morning to Eugene
A. OHara, OF Chatham. The Rev.
John j. 'Hara, OF Bradley Beach. a
cousin of the bridegroom, performed
the ceremony assisted by Father
Woods, of Morristown; Father Cliff
ford, of Whippany, and Father Maher,
of Chatham Father Victor Marion
was at the organ. Miss Margaret
Kenny was her sisters maid of honor,
and Miss Jennie Clifford, cousin of
the bride, and Miss Isabelle O'Hara,
sister of the bridegroom, were brides
maids. John j. OHara was his broth
er's best man and Charles O'EIara,
another brother, and Daniel Clifford,
were ushers. After the ceremony the
wedding breakfast was served by
Day at the Kenny home on Elm
street after which Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Hara departed upon their honey
moon trip. Upon their return they
will reside on Hillside avenue, Chat
ham.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
AUTO TURNS TURTLE
SIX ESCAPE DEATH
Mr.. Whitney and Party Victims
of Slippery Road.

Alfred R. Whitney, his sister Miss
Whitney, together with Mr. and Mrs.
George c. Tuttle and Mrs. Walter
Mccormick. had miraculous escape
from death Thanksgiving morning
when Mr.. Whitney's automobile in
which they were riding turned turtle
on Madison avenue. None of the
party was seriously hurt, only slight
cuts and bruises being sustained.
The party was motoring out from
New York to dine with Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Griswold of Egbert hill. On
Madison avenue near Mrs. D. Willis
James place the accident happened.
Another car was right ahead of Mr..
Whitney's and it was seen to skid
slightly. John Scott, Mr.. Whitney's
chauffeur, seeing the trouble the other
car was having, was driving slowly
On the hill the car began to skid and
the front wheels went off the paw
ing in the center of the road, strk-
ing the soft ground at the side. This
threw the automobile over. 1t turned
slowly and the occupants of the car
We're saved from being thrown out
and crushed under the sides of the
auto by the cape top. The gutter at
lnls point Is deep ana the car settled
up-side-down, into the gulley.
Mr.. Whitney and Mr. Tuttle crawled
out and Mr.. Whitney, calling the
names of those in the party, found
that none were seriously hurt. AZ
ter extricating the ladies' the men,
with passerby, lifted the auto suffi-
ciently to permit the chauffeur to es-
cape. He had been caught under the
steering wheel, the wheel pressing up
on his head His injuries We're the
most severe of any in the party, his
head being cut and badly bruised.
The car, powerful six-eylndered
touring car. would doubtless have
crushed the lives from some of the
party If it had not been for the. cape
top. Scott has been employed BY the
Whitney family for fifteen years and
it was his first accident. Mrs. Tuttle
and Mrs. Mccormick are daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Freeman.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
MANSION HOUSE SOLD.
John c. Sweeney Buys from Peter
Dibb the Hotel Business.

Peter Dibb. proprietor of the Man
sion house hotel, has sold the busi-
ness to John c. Sweeney, of Plain
field, formerly manager of a hotel
at Asbury Park. The new proprietor
will take possession upon the formal
transfer of the license application for
which will be made at the next meet
ing of the board of excise commits
sioners. Mr.. Dibb will enjoy a long
vacation, possibly going abroad, and
later will embark again in the hotel
business in some other town. The
real estate and building is owned by
the Ballantine estate.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
REALTY AND BUILDING.


Three fonr-family apartment houses
are being built ON Albeit avenue by
the Altamont Realty Co THE houses
are located on the east side OF the
street between Whippany and Erie
streets and will cost $4,000. eachs
James j. Lyons has the mason con-
tract. Kelly Brothers, East Orange.
plumbing and the company Is doing
its own carpentry.
The Harper tract of ninety-eight
acres has been added 10 the grounds
to the property having been taken by
fronts on Park avenue and runs
A large brick house and several out
buildings are on the property
Charles Triolo has purchased the
Dueey property on Morris street and
plans to erect new store building.
Molnar brothers have taken title
to the property now occupied by then
at the corner of Speedwell avenue
and Spring street The Cutler es-
tate was the former owner
Richard II Williams has contracted
to buy the Theodore Chamberlain
place on the road from Frederic
Cromwell's to Union school house
| The tract comprises sixty-fiye acres
and the purchase price is $4,000
Mr.. Williams recently purchased the
Deyore place, near Ralston
Willard w. Cutler has awarded tC
Edward Smith the contract for build
ing a one-story addition to the new
club house of the Shongum club. The
addition will cost 500 and the plans
We're prepared by Architect Hail.
Frederick S. Hart, of Dover, has
purchased a house and lot in Oily.
phant park adjoining the property OF
Dudley Cook.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
DELTA THETA'S DANCE.
Young Women Give Enjoyable At
fair in Washington Hall.

One of the prettiest dances of the
season was that given Friday night
by the Delta Theta club in Washing
ton hall It was a leap year. af-
far and the young ladies in charge
were the Misses Helen Muir, Edythe
Timmons and Alice Prost. There
were eighty couples in attendance.
The hall was decorated in an unique
manner. In each corner of the ball
room rail fences had been erected,
behind which were miniature corn
fields. Jock-o-lanterns, turkeys and
other suggestions of the Thanksglv-
ing season were used. During Tie
dancing of the shadow waltzes the
principal lights of the hall were
turned off and only the lights in the
jack-o-ianterns used. Music was by
Prof Gioyannuccis orchestra The
patronesses were Mrs. d. Harvey
Boekoven, MRS. c. Augustus Muir,
Mrs. James H. Prost and Mrs George
Timmons.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03

full His text was, I. Chron. 2911-13,
Thine. o Lord is the greatness and
the power and the glory and the vic
tory and the majesty ror all rnat is
in the heaven and the earth is thine;
thine is the kingdom, o Lord, and
thou are exalted as head above all.
Both riches and honor come of
thee. and thou reighest over all; and
in thine hand is power and might;
and in thine hand it is to make great
and to give strength unto all.
Now, therefore, our God, we thank
thee and praise thy glorious name
Rev. Merle H. Anderson, Rev. w.
w. Barker, and Rev. r. b. Urmy as
sisted in the service. The singing
was led by quartet of the South
Street church choir.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
BoWL5YvlLLE BURNED OUT.
Dover Firemen Unable TO Cope With
Bad Blaze On Saturday

Fire of unknown origin destroyed
six tenement houses and the public
school building at Bowlbyville, Dover,
on Saturday. A heavy southwest
wind was blowing and with the lack
of water hampered the Dover firemen
in quenching the blaze Beginning
in the apartment of Anthony Mezack
it spread from building to building.
Located 1000 feet from a fire hy-
drant only one line of hose could be
laid to the fire and the firemen had
to rely mainly upon buckets and ex-
tinguishers to fight the flames, saw
ing four buildings from the flames
by this means. The tenements were
valued at $4,000 and the school build
ing $3,5O0.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
prinoeton CLUBS please.

The musical clubs Of Princeton uni
yersity held forth in the Lyccum
Friday night before large and fash
ionable audience. The program IN
cluded selections by the glee club
and the mandolin club and also vocal
and banjo quartets and experiments
in magic. The concert closed with
the singing of Old Nassau in which
many of the Princeton men in me
audience Joined, the audience stand
ing during the singing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
PROGRESSIVE CHAIRMAN QUITS.
Stephen S. Day Asks to be Relieved
as County Committee Head.

ty committee of the progressives to
relieve him from further service as
its chairman. He gives as his rea-
sons his health and business affairs.
On his suggestion committee was
appointed to select man as his
successor. The members of this com
mittee are John A. H. Hopkins, Ed
ward H. Lum, Clarence A. Sharp,
Clark Millen and Frank NJ Pierce.
The committee has engaged the
lodge rooms in the Parker building
for Friday evenings during the COM
ing year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
Good Time for Young people.

Episcopal Sunday school will be open,
under the auspices of the Epworth
league, from 7.30 until 9.45 Saturday
evening for the use of all young
people of the town sixteen years old
and over who would like to gather for
a social evening. There will be
music and games.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
THANKSGIVING SERVICE.
Mr.. Bennett breaches at Union Church
Gathering Thursday.

A large congregation attended the
union Thanksgiving service at the
South Street church. The sermon
was preached by Rev William Rus
sell Bennett, of the First Presby-
terian church, who took for his theme
'The Kingship of God and the I'M
ing of Man"
He claimed that we place too much
emphasis upon the material benefits
which We are permitted to enjoy and
not enough upon the spiritual life in
the kingdom of God for which we
ought more especially to be thank
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
Chief Day in Accident.

Fire Chief Wilbur f. Day, jr., was
the victim of a careless auto driver
on Thanksgiving morning. He was
driving his car along Madison avenue
on the right side of the street. An
other car turned from Normandy road
directly in his path. Chief Day had
no opportunity to stop his car and
the two motors came together head
on. The other ear is owned by
Charles w. Armour and was driven
by bis chauffeur. Neither Chief Day
nor the chauffeur were hurt but the
front wheels of both cars were
broken.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03

exercises. The invocation adAess
was by the Rev Merle II. Ander-
SON. d. D., pastor OF the South street
Presbyterian church, and the eulogy
was,-delivered by the Rev. Joseph
f. Rice. of Hohoken lodge. No. a
John J.. Gallagher, tenor, sang
"Faee to Face" and George E. Bah
bltt, tenor, sang Heaven is My
Home" w. Franklin Hartenstine
was the .aceompanist. The service
was closed with the singing 5f the
doxology and the. benSdiction by DR..
Mlerson
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
Fire pepartment EIectlons.

The annual election of officers
of Independent Hose company, Wash
ington Engine company, Humane En-
gine company, First Ward Hose COM
pany and the Board of Fire wardens
occurs next Monday night. Res
olute Hook and Ladder company
elects tomorrow night.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
w. x. Thorn Estate Accounting.

William K. Thorn, of Morristown,
who died at Pau, France, November
10th, 1910, left net estate in New
York valued at $949, ,230.SS, according
to report filed at the surrogates
office. The report also shows that
the personal estate of Mr.. Thorn, out
side of New York, is worth $701,-
25O.13. The entire estate will be dis
tributed among Mr. Thorns relatives.
Parts of the estate are in Rhode Is
land, England and France.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
New Attorney-at-Law.

James A. Collins has successfully
passed his examinations for an at
torney's license. He has been in the
law offices of John M. Mills and
David F. Barkman and will continue
with them. He is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John d. Collins, of Miller street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Morristown Lodge Honored Dead
Members on Sunday.

The annual memorial service OF
Morristown lodge, No. S15, B. P. o.
Elks, was held in the lodge rooms
Sunday afternoon beginning at
three O'Clock. Exalted Ruler Dennis
S. Sullivan presided and Esteemed
Leading Knight Dr. r. Ralston Reed
Esteemed Loyal Knight William G.
Hurtzig, Esteemed Lecturing Knight
DR.. Marcus A. Curry, Secretary Fred
c. Reeves and Treasurer Carl E.
Voigt participated in the opening
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
Lecture on Children.

Cards have been sent out for
series of six lectures by Miss Laura
b. Garrett on Methods of Life Stories
to Children" The talks will be Civ
en- in the rectory of st. Peters church
on January 3rd, 10th, 18th, Oath, 31st
and February 7th at three O'Clock.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03

Mrs. Isabella Davis, formerly secre-
tary Of the International Order of
Kings Daughters, will address a Wo-
mans meeting in the Market Street
mission on Thursday afternoon at
three-thirty on the subject of "Child
Welfare"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
RepubIloan PRIMARY

Republican voters, of Morris coun-
ty. will elect their local committees
on Tuesday. December 10th, accord
ing to a notice sent out by County
Chairman H. Leroy whitney and
Secretary Stephen G. Griffith.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
New County Y. M. c. A. Secretary.

Wheaton Chambers has been ap-
pointed county Y. M. C. A. secretary
to succeed G. H. Pipher. Mr.. Cham
bers comes from Newark. He Is a
graduate of Princeton university and
has travelled extensively. doing Y. M.
C. A. work in China and other for
eignl countries.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
One Hundred New Members.

The campaign for new members
conducted by the Sunday school of
the Methodist Episvcopal church was
successful in adding 100 new names
to the roll during the past month.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
Box for the Pease Home.

A box for the Pease home at Ashe-
vile will be packed at the sewing
meeting OF the Women's Missionary
society OF the First Presbyterian
church on Wednesday afternoon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
Woman,s Union MEETING,

The woman's union prayer meeting
will be held during the month of De-
cember in the parlor of the Meth
odist church every Thursday morning
at ten-thirty O'Clock.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
FOOTBALL RECORDS.
Morristown School Outplayed Oppon-
ents by 1902 Points.

Morristown Schools football team
made great showing on the gridiron
this year Out os eight games played
the team won five and also had the
honor of running up the largest score
made by any scholastic team in the
state. Randolph Military academy
was the victim. being beaten BY Nor
ristown School eighty-eight to moth
ing. The Morristown School record
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
Endeavorers, Social

There will be a social gathering OF
the Christian Endeavor society of the
First PRESBYTERIAN church in the
chapel tonight.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03

Miss Ida Johnston, substitute teach
er at the public school, has been
added to the force of instructors Of
the night school.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03
TIle Tor courthouse.

The wooden floor of the main hall
and the waiting room of the court
house is being replaced by tile.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03

Randolph Military academy's team
did not fare well. A late start coupled
with injuries and other troubles ham
perad the turning out of a winning
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-12-03

Frederick s. Hart, of Dover, has
purchased a house and lot in oily
phant park adjoining the property of
Dudley Cook.