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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
MAN FELL WITH POLE.
Lineman Uninjured After Drop of
Thirty Feet to Ground.

Thomas Dempsey, lineman in the
employ of the Morris & Somerset
Electric company, had narrow es-
cape from death or serious injury
Friday afternoon when a telephone
pole upon which he was working
fell over, carrying him with it. The
pole was about thirty feet high and
located at the corner of Evergreen
avenue and Mt Airy place. Demp
sey was flung into the vacant lot
on the corner and the ground being
soft prevented his injury beyond
bruises.
With other linemen he was chang
ing over the electric wires to the
new pole line on Water street and
Evergreen avenue. He was standing
upon the lowest of the four cross
arms on the pole when the Support
ing wires being cut the pole, rotted
at its base, fell over. Dempsey lay
stunned for a moment and his fellow
workmen ran to his assistance but
he got up and declared he was un-
hurt and resumed his work
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
TITANIC ROMANCE LEADS TO
MARRIAGE OF KARL H. BEHR
He Meets Miss Newson at Sea, Res
cues Her and Her Mother and
Makes Her His Bride.

From a meeting on board the i'll
fated Titanic in April of last year
came the marriage Saturday of Miss
Helen Monypenny Newson to Karl
Howell Behr, of this town. They
were made acquainted at sea, and
when the Titanic struck the iceberg
Mr.. Behr warned Miss Newson, her
stepfather and her mother, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Leonard Beckwith, of
danger.
After finding an almost empty life
boat on the upper deck, Mrs. Beck
with obtained permission from an of
ficer to have Mr.. Beckwith and Mr.
Behr enter it as oarsmen, and both
men worked with the crew until the
Carpathia picked them UP. After
their arrival in New York Mr.. Behr
called frequently at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Beekwith In New York, and
after a few months courtship his
engagement with Miss Newson was
announced.
The marriage ceremony Saturday
was performed in the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION, the Rev. Dr. George
c. Houghton officiating. There was
recital of organ music before and
during the service.
The bride, who was given away by
her stepfather. wore gown of white
chiffon and robe of lace Her veil
was of cid lace and she carried a
bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley. She
was attended by Miss Gertrude Behr,
sister OF the bridegroom, and Miss
Beatrice Cook, who wore gowns OF
pale green chiffon over pink satin
and carried pink roses and spring
flowers. Douglas Gibbon was best
man.
A reception for members of the
families and close friends was held il
the home of the brides parents.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
DR.. HULSART TALKS
ABOUT The SCHOOLS
Tells School Board What He
Thinks Is Needed Here.

County Superintendent j Howard
Hulsart called upon the new board of
education Friday evening and after
being formally introduced told the
board of some of the things he
thought the Morristown schools need.
He told OF the visit to the buildings
OF the state school inspector whose
orders, he said, he was not always in
sympathy with but had to carry out
and report to the state board. He
pointed out that the state department
had had changes made to the Maple
avenue building bringing it up to
the legal requirements at a cost much
less than it would have been il the
recommendations of the Civic as
soelation in regard to the building
had been followed.
Two rooms in the Mills street build
ing, two in the Liberty, street and
three or four in the Speedwell avenue
building, he said, had windows so ar
ranged that the light was directly
in front of the children. He said
that heavy paper was fastened over
the transom tops of the side windows
and suggested that the front windows
be darkened and the paper removed
from the side windows, thus getting
all the light possible from the side
windows and removing the front light
from the pupils eyes.
There we're still a few doors in
the buildings that swung inward in
stead of outward, DR.. Hulsart as
serted, and suggested they be
changed during the summer vacation
He brought up the need of fire
drill for the third floor classes OF
the Speedwell avenue building to ac-
custom them to going through the
loft to the front stairway so that in
case the rear stairway should at any
time be blocked the youngsters would
not be confused If they were taken
through the loft to the front of the
building.
The noise of the motors in the
buildings he touched upon telling how
one Of the teachers said she would
rather have a trolley car running
around the building during school
hours than to have the motor in the
building running.
The statement that the motors weit
noisy was denied by Mr.. Conkline
who told of personal visit to the
buildings and how the motors die
not make any disturbing noise.
That the pupils should have more
room was a point made by DR.. HUI
sart who said a town of the dignity
of Morristown should not have classes
on half time nor high school pupils
reciting in stalls in the auditorium
He was informed that the board al
previous meeting had taken up the
alleged crowded conditions of the
rooms and had appointed commit
tee to investigate and report.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
STAND BY 900 OFFER.
Humane Engine Company Votes to
Sustain Pun il4g 119ins Scheme.

Humane Engine Company Votes to
Sustain Pun lug ~13ine Scheme.
At a meeta o mnane Engine
company n CI uQ. aIng the COM
pany voted to sustain the offer of
$1,000 to the town towards the pur-
chase of an automobile pumping ell
gine. Washington Engine company
and First Ward Hose company have
refused to contribute anything to-
wards the purchase of motor appara-
tus.
The fire committee, because of the
Washes /" refusal, have been obliged
to curtail somewhat their plans for
that company. The scheme that the
board of aldermen will be asked to
ratify Friday evening provides for
the placing of the company's hose
wagon body on an auto chasis, which
will save about 81, 400 in the cost of
the apparatus. The steamer will be
towed by the hose wagon.
The committee plans placing the
Humanes' hose wagon body on
chassis for the First Wards.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
SUCCESSOR NOT NAMED.
Several Candidates for Place Held by
John B. VresIand.

Because of the futility of his eff
forts to have the senate confirm his
nominations, President Taft will not
take any action on Senator Briggs
recommendation to appoint former
Assemblyman Thomas F. McCran, of
Paterson, as United States district at
/ torney for New Jersey, to succeed
John B. Vreeland.
Mr.. Briggs recommendation was
sent to the department of justice to
have Attorney-General Wickersham
approve or disapprove it, more than
a month ago. 1t has remained there
ever since and is likely to stay there.
One more name has been addd to
the list of democrats who are aspir-
ing to the post under the appoint
ment of President-Elect Wilson. 1t
is that of Senator ]. Warren Davis,
of Salem, democratic leader OF the
state senate.
C. Franklin Wilson, OF Morristown,
law partner of Mr.. Vreeland, is the
other candidate out in the open.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
SEWER BOND BILL PASSED.
Measure to Relieve Morristown's EN-
barrassment Approved by House.

Assemblyman James J. Lyons bill,
House No. 351, has passed the house.
This is the sewer bond issue bill
introduced to help Morristown get a
better market for its bond issue by
permitting the payment of a larger
amount of interest.
Mr.. Lyons bill, House No. 70, ex-
tending the provisions of the ten
ure of office act to include police
men of boroughs has passed the SEN
ate as we'll as the house and is in
the hands of the governor for sigma
ture.
Mr.. Lyons measure, House No. g.,
providing for the bi-weekly payment
of all state employees has been passed
by the Senate.
Assemblyman Edward Neighbours
bill, House No. 81, extending the juris-
diction of justices of the peace to
take in the trial of landlord and
tenant cases, has passed the house.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Levi J. Johnston.

Mrs. Libbie MCGOWAN Johnston,
widow of Levi J. Johnston, died at
her home in New York on Tuesday
and her body was brought to Morris
town Friday noon and inferred in Ever
green cemetery after funeral services
were held Thursday evening in New
York. She was seventy years old.
Mrs. Johnston and her husband,
whom she survived by five years,
were former residents of Morristown.
Mr.. Johnston was a conductor on
the Lackawanna railroad for many
years. While residing here Mrs.
Johnston was most active in the
work of the First Baptist church and
upon removing to New York, thirty
five years ago, she became an active
worker in a Baptist church near her
home.
Mrs. Johnston leaves five children.
They are Mrs. Grace Coo1nbs, of Los
Angeles, and Paul Johnston, Mrs.
Matte McCabe, j. Harry Johnston
and Frederick M. Johnston, all of
New York.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
TROLLEY COMPANY TO MOVE.
VIII Occupy Second and Third Floors
of the Parker Building.

OF hne Parker builuln9,
The Morris County Traction COM
pany has rented the second and
third floors of the Parker building
and will remove it's general offices
to that location on April 1st The
company has been located for several
years in J.. H. Cooks building, cor
ner of Market street and Park place.
The changes in the personnel of the
officials of the Morris County Trac-
tion company, as announced in the
last issue of this paper, went into
effect Saturday. Two additional
changes have been made, two minor
employees being promoted. Herman t.
Cummings, for several years night
dispatcher and who also acted as an
inspector during ,the summer rush,
succeeds Whitfield Ford as day dis
patcher. Mr. Cummings place is
taken by Fred X. Goodyear, who has
served the company long and fallll-
fully as motorman. Both these
men are residents of Dover and their
offices are at the car barns at that
town.
Several more changes have been
announced in the personnel of the
officers of the company. Martin j.
Bogardus has been brought here from
the Otsego e Herlxmer railroad as
master mechanic. Joseph M. Burns
is now electrical engineer in charge
of power plants and lines.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Personal Estate s2s2, ,217.2e.

An inventory has been filed with
Surrogate Bartley of the personal
estate of Henry C. Pitney. The es-
tate aggregates $2S2,21729, of which
$240, ,S49.69 is money, characterization
and securities, $36,400 bonds and
mortgages, and $1,967.6O chattels at
the Mendham farm. The appraisement
was made by Philander B. Pierson an0
Collins B. Weir.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
FAIRMOUNT--PARkER.

We are sorry to chronicle the
severe illness of the infant daughter
of Newton Hoffman.
Mrs. Rosco Howell, of Parker, is
spending month with her mother
in Bloomsbury, N. j.
George Barkman, from Illinois, is
visiting his mother and sisters in
Parker and Fairmount%
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Mail Train DELAYED.

The Easton mail train due at Nor
ristown at three-nine was delayed
four hours on Thursday by a freight
car off the track near Hackettstown.
The mail was transferred to No. 2,
the Buffalo train going through here
at two-ten, and that train backed
to Slateford junction and came down
by way of the cutoff, reaching Nor
ristown at four o'clock.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Mr.. shune penutv CLERK.

Harry r. Shupe Saturday took up
the position of deputy county clerk.
Mr.. Shupe, who has been deputy sur
rogate under former Surrogate David
Young, succeeds Elmer w. Romine as
deputy clerk. Mr.. Romine resigned
to take up the practice of law.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
New Realty COMPANY.

The Far View Realty company has
been incorporated by Edwin A. Burd
and Samuel w. Swayze, of Chester,
and Henry w. VanAllen and Frank
V. Kelly, of Brooklyn, with an au-
thorized capitalization of $4,000. The
office of the company is to be in
Chester with Mr.. Burd the agent in
charge.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Tramn Found Dead.

Peter Freal a tramp, was found
dead in shed on the st. Elizabeth
college grounds Monday. DR. Scott
said he had been dead only few
hours, death following pneumonia
Coroner Welsh gave burial permit
and the body was removed by the
Smith-Holly company
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Want Shoes for Children.

Half-worn shoes are much needed
for children between the ages OF
three and six years at the Free Kin
dergarten. The rooms are open ey-
fiery morning from nine to twelve
o'clock excepting Saturdays, Merchants
block, Speedwell avenue.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04

The managers of the Old Ladies'
home wish to express their gratitude
for the additional gifts which they
have received during the week for the
fund for the linen supply of the
home, In response to the Lenten APP
peal sent out by them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Mr.. Bates, Doos Win Ribbons.

John G. Bates Blarney Badger and
Blarney Redeemer. two famous dogs
from his Irish terrier kennels on
Spring Valley road, won blue ribbons
this week at the Boston show of
the Eastern Kennel club.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
anIiuet To Calvary ;,

The cantata "Olivet to Calvary"
by Maunder, which was given so
successfully by the quartet and choir
of South Street Presbyterian church
last year will be repeated on the
evening of March 10th Palm Sun
day)
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
DR.. Anderson at Dover.

preached in the Memorial Presbyterian
church in Dover on Sunday morning.
His pulpit in the South Street Pres
byterian church will be occupied by
the Rev. Henry w. Luce, of Shan
Tung Christian university, China.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Mrs. Fox to PIav.

Mrs. Kate Elizabeth Fox, of the
Church of the Redeemer, Morristown,
will give an organ recital at the First
Methodist church, Asbury Park, on
Friday evening, March 7th.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Physicians in Session.

The Morristown Medical club held
a session at Days on Wednesday
evening at which DR.. F. w. Flagge.
of Rockaway, was the host and read
a paper on medical subject.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04

Albert Allen has awarded the con-
tract for the erection of one-story
bungalow on Hanover avenue, Nor
ris Plains, to Gates b. Parsons
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04

Final score, Hackley IS, Morristown
16; goals from field, Smythe 3, page
2, Kingsland, Hepburn, Devitalis,
Worcester, Hunting; goals from foul,
Smythe 2, Hunting q time of halves,
20 minutes. Referee-Mr. Fair.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
REALTY AND BUILDING.

A tract of 12O acres at Monroe has
been sold by the Ford estate to a
buyer who plans to develop the prop
erty into one-half and one acre farms
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Women,s Praver Meetinn.

The women's union prayer meeting
will be held Thursdays at ten-thirty
a. m. in the chapel of the First Pres.
byterian church.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Mrs. Albert burnett.

Mrs. Minnie Hillock Burnett, wife
of Herbert b. Burnett, died at her home
corner of Maple avenue and James
street, early Tuesday morning of peri
tonitis. She leaves two small chill
dren.
Mrs. Burnett was daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Hillock, of Maple
avenue, and sister of the Rev. Ed
ward Hilloek, of Jersey City, and
School Commissioner Robert T. Hill
lock, Mrs. David Nichols, Mrs. owen
Carroll, Mrs. Albert Colecom, and the
Misses Anna, Kathleen and Ruth Hill
lock, all of Morristown.
Funeral services We're held from the
Church of the Assumption at nine
thirty Thursday morning and burial
was in Holy Rood cemetery.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04

Charles Finkelmeier has sold for
the Dennison estate the property Nos.
13 and is Washington street to John
DeCoro.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
YOUNG PEOPLE PLAY
BASKET BALL GAMES
Several Contests Prove of In
terest to Many Spectators.

With basketball the reigning pas
time of the winter in Morristown
members of the alumni of the Nor
ristown high school got the fever and
organized two teams that battled on
the Wyanoke court Saturday evening.
One team was OF young men and
the other of young women. The
young men were the winners, taking
the game by score of twenty-five
to nine, having given the lassies a
handicap of thirty points. The win
ming team was made up of the regu-
tion players and during the second
half, when mems rules were used,
their passing gave the young women
no chance at all at the ball The
first half was played according to
girls rules and the unfamiliarity Of
the fellows to these regulations
caused the calling of foul after foul
upon them. Miss Edith Decker, of
Whippany, distinguished herself by
caging the ball for the only field
goal made by her team. Miss Mar
guerite Douglas found the basket five
times for foul throws. The lads
team was further handicapped by the
wearing Oh HODDle SKlflS. AIlef the
game there was dancing by the two
teams and the many spectators. The
teams lined up this way -
Boys Girls
Leslie Bockoven Miss Edith Decker
right forward
Raymond Ford Miss Nj. Douglas
left forward
Reg Moodey Miss Grace Stone
center
Rus" Moodey Miss Gladys Ayers
center
Robert Clarke Miss Frances. Myers
right guard
w. Mcintyre Miss G. Muchmore
left guard
Final score-Boys 25, girls 8; score
end of first half--boys 6, girls g.;
goals from field-Miss Decker, Book
oven 10, Reg Moodey 4, Rus
Moodey s., Clarke 5, Mcintyre 2, Ford !;
goals from foul-Miss Decker :,
Miss Douglas 5, rus" Moodey.
Referees-Miss Peckham and Frank
A. Person
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Mrs. Walter s. cramp.

Mary Pearl Evans, wife OF
Walter S. Cramp, of Philadelphia,
died of pneumonia after brief i'll
ness at the home of her sister, Mrs.
o. c. Billings, on Sunday, February
23rd. Mrs Cramp was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Evans, of Nor
ristown. An only daughter survives
her.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Randolph Defeats Boonton tiiqh.

In fast basketball game, spiced up
with brilliant plays. Randolph Military
academy defeated the Boonton high
school five Friday at Morristown.
Hebard and Scott excelled for Ran
dolph, while Dawson did fine work
for Boonton. Score, Randolph 81,
Boonton o.
The line-l1n
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
HackIey Wins from Morristown.

Hackley School, of Tarrytown, de-
feated Morristown School Saturday az
ternoon in the latter's court before a
large number of spectators. The game
was close and very interesting, Nor
ristown School showing great im-
provement in it's team play. But
Hackley won by score of eighteen
to sixteen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04

Final score, Boonton 43, Hanover 8;
score at end of first half, Boonton IL,
Hanover 2; goals from field, Loretta
Purcell, Emily Grubb 8, Mary Leonard
8, Jean Buis 81 goals from foul, Helen
Ellis, Mary Leonard. Referees-Mr.
Bullock and DR.. Moodey.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Whippany Girls Beaten.

Girls of the Whippany and Boonton
high schools played game on the
st. Peters court Saturday afternoon
and the Boonton lassies ran away
with the game by a score of forty
three to three. Lack of proper
court upon which to practice was the
cause of the overwhelming defeat of
the Hanover township school. Miss
Loretta Purcell had the honor of max
ing Whippany's only field goal.
Here's how the girls played the
game
Hanover Boonton
Loretta Purcell Emily Grubb
right forward
Katherine Mead Mary Leonard
left forward
Marguerite Purcell Jean Buis
center
Helen Ellis Hattie LeHart
right guard
Elizabeth Case Elva Cory
left guard
. i.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04

Warren VanOrden has purchased of
Mrs. Dorinda Young a lot 100 feet
square fronting on Garden street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04

left guard
Final score-Randolph Military acad-
emy 80, Bernardsville "a; goals from
field, Scott g.. Hebard Z, Fuller 2,
Rainsbury, Hill 9, Grace Meany; goals
from foul, Scott 5, Hill.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04

Nothing succeeds like success-an6
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-04
Randolph Drubs eernardsviIIe.

Randolph Military academy's five
journeyed to Bernardsville Saturday
afternoon and trimmed the Bernards
lads thirty-five to twenty-four. 1t
was the second defeat of the season
for Bernardsville
Tho
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-24
BIG SHOW, JULY 2.
Young Buffalo Wild West, Seaver's
Hippodrome, Col. Cumnn's Far
West.

The first and only big Wild West
show to come to Augusta this year is
the Young Buffalo Wild West, Vernon
c. Sewers Hippodrome and Col. Cum
minis Far East which will show here
on July 2.
This is an amusement enterprise
that is absolutely unique, for ii con-
sists of a Wild West show, combined
with a regular circus, Vernon C.
Seaver's Hippodrome. This is the
first year of the combination, and to-
gether with the Far East section the
united shows are carried in a train of
40 ears. The exhibition has seating
capacity of 10000, every seat we'll pro-
tected from inclement weather by
waterproof.
The Hippodrome section makes it
possible to present splendid scenic
spectacles of unusual grandeur and
beauty, unusual in an exhibition of
this sort.
Hundreds of cowboys and cowgirls
scouts. plainsmen, vaqueros and
rurales, together with performers from
Russia, Arabia, India, Japan and
representatives of nearly every other
nation are presented on the program
in q series of sensational and daring
feats of strength and agility.
Throughout the 22 numbers the per-
Torrance smacks of novelty and
originality from the opening to the
closing features.
Among the numbers calculated TO
amuse and guaranteed as dispellers
of gloom is The Dance of the Jungle.
a terpsichorean revel that is entirely
new and said to be one of the most
laughable creations ever devised.
THE Taximeter" is another imported
European novelty, as is also The
Bounding Hayraek," a eontrivanee of
rural simplicity. A number OF other
comedy turns are of equal merit.
The Wild West section is headed by
star of international renown, Annie
Oakley, holder of the title of cham
pion rifle and wing shot of the world,
and Young Buffalo himself. Annie
Oakley is undoubtedly the best shot in
the world. At a recent rifle meet in
Madison Square Garden. she defended
her title in most satisfactory man
ner.
In the Far East contingent will be
seen scores of Cossacks in marvellous
riding and shooting exhibitions.
There will be groups of Cingalese,
Arabs, Moaris. Hindoos, Japanese and
numerous Orientals of other races.
Altogether, the Wild West. Hippo
drome and Far East this year far ex-
coed any previous efforts of the own
ers of these big shows.
The street parade, over mile IN
length, will leave the show grounds
promptly at 1890 o'clock the day of
the show. The doors will open at
and o'clock and the performances
commence an even hour later.-Adv.