davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
JOSHUA R. SALMON
COMMON PLEAS JUDGE
Appointed by Governor and
Confirmed by Senate.

Joshua Raymond Salmon, of Boon
ton, was sworn in as common pleas
judge of Morris county at ten-thirty
this morning by County Clerk e.
Bertram Mott. Judge Salmon then
ordered the release of Andrew Beam,
held in Jail charged with bigamy,
George R. Lozier going ON Beam s
bail bond for $1,000. Judge Salmon
then presided over the drawing of the
petit jury for the May term. He an
nounced that he would be in the
judges chambers in the court house
ON Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days.
Mr.. Salmon was a compromise candi-
date decided upon this week after a
conference at Trenton between the
democratic leaders and Senator Fitz-
herbert The latter had refused to
allow Joseph Hinchman's appointment
to be confirmed and wanted Eugene
Cooper, of Dover, named. But the
latter was opposed by the county
leaders and Mr.. Salmon was substi-
tuted. His name was sent to the
senate by Acting Governor Fielder
Thursday and in executive session
was confirmed together with the ap-
pointment of Thomas Baker, of
Dover, to succeed Charles A. Baker
as a member of the county tax board.
Mr.. Salmon, a son of the late Con-
gressman Joshua Salmon, is thirty
four years old He attended the pub
lie schools of Boonton and then grad
uated from the New York Law school
after a course in law. He was ad-
mitted to the bar as an attorney in
June, 1904, and became a counsellor
three years later
Charlton A, Reed was sworn in as
prosecutor of the pleas on Tuesday,
succeeding Charles A. Rathbun. Mr..
Reed is a native of Hunterdon coun-
ty and a graduate of Brown uni
versity. He was admitted to the bar
as an attorney in 1889 and three
years later was made a counsellor.
For several years he held a respons-
ible position at the state insane hos
pital under the late Warden Everett
which he resigned to come to Nor
ristown to practice his profession.
He has served Morristown as an al
derman and as mayor Mr.. Reed is a
master and an examiner in chancery,
a special master and a supreme court
commissioner.
Judge Salmon, whose term of Of
flee is for five years, will receive a
salary of $4,000 per year. Prosecutor
Reeds term is also for five years and
his salary will be $4,000 annually.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08

SO that he can continue Race
street across the lower part of his
property on Speedwell avenue Nicholas
Marinaro has purchased OF Hayward
G.. Emmell lot 260 feet deep in the
rear of Mr.. Emmell's house. Mr.
Marinaro will build a cross street
from Speedwell avenue across his
pines" property to the continuation
of Race street and open up the
tract for development.
John I. Waterbury. Wynant Wander
pool and Robert d. Foote, as trustees
representing the original purchasers,
have transferred to the Morristown
School Foundation a tract of nine
acres on Whippany road adjoining
the school property. This tract was
purchased a dozen years ago by men
interested in the school to protect
the school property and with a view
of using the land for athletic pur-
poses.
The entire property holdings of the
Altamont Realty company in Olyphant
park, this town, including several
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Bull DING INSPECTOR IS
AFTER CODE vI0LAT0RS
Orders Two Buildings Removed That
Were Erected Contrary to
Building Code Provisions.

That building code exists in Nor
ristown has been forcibly brought TO
the notice of some citizens by Build
ing Inspector George Timmons. The
inspector reported to the board OF
aldermen the serving of notices on
Martin Farino to take down a 10 by
IL foot addition in the rear of No.
"a Speedwell avenue and also to re-
move an addition to his barn at No.
7S Speedwell avenue. A stop order
was also served on the M Green
berger company because work on a
show window did not comply with
the provisions of the ordinance.
Mr. Timmons complained to the
board of aldermen that some builders
don't know of the building code and
Alderman Linder, at the meeting OF
the board Friday evening, moved that
the code be reprinted. A new code
was in course of preparation, he said.
Alderman Reed asked when the new
code would be ready and what 1t
would cost to reprint the present
code Mayor Todd replied to the
first question, saying that it was a
long and tedious job as codes of
other towns and cities were being
scanned. Alderman Linder said the
reprinting would cost 81, a state
ment that caused some of the printers
present to start with surprise. The
motion was carried.
Mr.. Timmons reported issuing the
following permits:-
No. 71-Alterine show window at
No. 1S Speedwen avenue: cost, $500.
No. 72-To erect back stairway to
No. 81 Washington street; cost, $125.
No. 73-To Cornelia J. Pierson, to
erect barn and creamery rear of No.
6S Speedwell avenue; cost $1,000.
No. 74-To alter show windows at
No. 12 Pine street for v. A. Wiss &
Bro; cost, $500.
No. TITO erect addition to build
ing No. 73 Speedwell avenue; cost,
5000
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
PUMPING ENGINE EXHIBITED.
Auto Fire Apparatus Given Tests
Before Town Officials.

Chairman Reed, of the aldermanic
fire committee, other aldermen and
Chief Day and members of Humane
Engine company witnessed a test of
an American-LaFrance auto pumping
engine on Thursday and after it was
over pronounced themselves as salts
fled with the showing made by the
auto. Taken first to the Whippany
river the auto pumped a stream
through two lines of $50 feet each
at the rate of 709 gallons minute.
Through two 100-foot lines the auto
pumped water at the rate of 1872
gallons with a nozzle pressure of
thirty-five pounds using IL inch
nozzle. Through siamese line of
250 feet water was forced at the rate
of 662 gallons per minute with
pressure at the rs inch nozzle of
140 pounds.
From the hydrant corner of Speed
we'll avenue and Spring street the
apparatus pumped water through two
lines of $50 feet each at the rate of
760 gallons and through line of
1000 feet 300 gallons the pressure at
the rs inch nozzle being sixty
pounds. The Humane's steamer was
put to the same test with exactly
the same result.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
CHARGES YOUTH WITH
A HIGHWAY H0LD-UP
Charge of Whippany Men
Youth Out on Bail.

Austin Abel, son of William II.
Abel, was arrested Sunday charged
with attempted highway robbery. lie
was released in bail of $500 for the
grand ury, Francis T. Naylor and
Sylvester Mitchell signing the bail
bond.
Daniel Cronin, of Whippnny, swore
out the warrant before Justice Pier
son Saturday night. lie told the
justice that the young man had held
up Steve Copenski on Monday night
previous at the point of a revolver
and demanded his money. Ccpenski
cried for help and Cronin and Others,
Cronin asserted, ran up and knocked
Abel down and took the revolver
away from him. During the melee
Abel escaped and no one III the
crowd had recognized him.
Cronin visited Morristown Saturday
night and asserted that he had met
Abel on the street, taxed him with
the hold-up and that Abel had as
serted it was his cousin that had
done it and he then ran up the lane
to the rear of the United States hotel
Cronin did not know Abells name
and when he went to police head
quarters and told the story Rounds
man Rolf, who had seen Cronin cal
Abel to him, told who the youth was.
Abel told the justice that he
worked in the Whippany paper mil
and had taken the revolver to Whip
pany on the Monday in question fol
target shooting. AS he was walking
along the road that evening Copen
ski bumped into him and knocked the
revolver from his pocket. Wher
Copenski saw him pick up the re
volver he yelled for help. Abel was
arrested Sunday afternoon by Ser
geant Morrison who saw him on the
park near Morris street. The ser
geant, who was at police headquar
ters, jumped in a passing automobile
and overhauled the lad, who is nine
teen years old.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
REJECT ALL BIDS FOR
new PLAINS SCHOOL
Aggregate Cost Beyond Sum
Available for New Building.

The Morris township board of edu-
cation re-organized for the school
year on Monday evening with the re-
election of Thomas T. Sands as presi-
dent and Oliver G. Billings vice
president.
On motion of Mr.. Billings all the
bids on the new Morris Plains school
building were rejected on the ground
That the lowest bids exceeded in the
aggregate the sum available for the
building and that certain changes in
the plans had been ordered by the
state department of public instruc
ton
New bids are advertised for and
will be opened on Friday evening,
April 25th, at eight-thirty in the
township hail.
These changes in plans demanded
by the state department will leave
the front of the building without win
dows. There will be the main en-
trance and on either side the outline
in brick of the windows but the real
windows will be at the backs of the
pupils. The changes were ordered to
obviate what the department thought
might be cross lights.
To reduce the cost of the building
the architect, Arthur s. Pierson, has
been instructed to dispense with the
finishing off of the entire basement
of the building. Only the basement
hall, the toilets and the furnace room
will be plastered while cement floors
will be put in the two rear rooms
but no plastering done. To give the
required amount of window SPACE
demanded by the state department
the architect has found it necessary
to enlarge the windows that the
state inspector ruled were properly
located.
The board discussed the Transports
tion of the Washington Valley school
children to the Hillside school next
year. There are sixteen children Of
the township attending the Washington
Valley school and six from Mendham
township. The trip to the Hillside
school from the proposed starting
point. the Heating place, corner OF
Sussex avenue and Washington Vale,
road, is four miles and would con
sumo forty-five minutes over macad
am roads. To take the children tG
the Morris Plains school would nee
essitate a trip of five and three
tenths miles over poor roads rs
DR.. ]. B. Griswold, medical inspec
tor, reported the continuance of the
medical inspections of the. children
Supervisor Roy L. Shaffer reported
that illness among the pupils had
seriously affected the attendance dur
| ing the month
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
TROLLEY SERVICE cuRTAILED.
Hourly Service to Wharton Begins
Next Week Monday.

Beginning on Monday the trolley
service between Morristown and
Wharton was cut to one hour in
tervals instead of half hour SER
vice. The service between Norris
town and Morris Plains remains
quarter hourly and the service to the
state hospital half hourly. Traffic
has fallen off to such an extent be-
tween Morristown and Rockaway and
Dover as to make the cut imperative
according to Superintendent Weidman
of the Morris County Traction COM
pany. Beginning about Decoration
day there will be half hourly SER
vice between Morristown and Lake
Hopatcong.
Under the new schedule cars
leave Morristown on the hour for
Wharton Cars arrive here from
Wharton and then run back to Nor
ris Plains then turning back to Nor
ristown and then going through to
Wharton Connections are made
at Denville junction and Dover for
cars to Boonton and Lake Hopatcong
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS MEET.
w. v. Singer Reelected President
of County Organization.

The Morris County Principals as
sociation held its annual meeting on
Saturday afternoon in the office OF
County Superintendent of Schools j.
Howard Hulsart in the court house.
Wildey v. Singer, of Dover, was re-
elected president and Miss Mary e.
Merchant, of Morristown, secretary.
The session was taken up almost en-
tirely with planning preparations for
the closing of the schools, final re-
ports, state examinations, etc.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08

Police Justice Bennell reported $40
due the town from cases tried dur
ing March and $36.25 due him. Chief
Holloway reported fifty-one arrests.
John Gaffney was granted a re-
newal of his bowling and billiard Ii
cense for place at No. 40 Speed
we'll avenue.
On motion of Alderman Linder a
note for 81 800 for nine months was
ordered discounted.
Alderman Horsefield reported that
his committee had reached no def
Unite conclusion as to the reqtiest of
the Boy Scouts for permission to
erect a building in Burnham park and
the matter was left for further con-
sideration.
Alderman Clifford brought up the
proposed changes in Ford avenue, al
ready explained in this paper, and
on his motion the Lackawanna rail-
road was authorized to do the nee
essary work on the abutments needed
The ordinances changing the grades
pf Ford avenue, Morris street and
Blatchley place, to comply with the
track elevation requirements, were
passed.
Alderman Horsefield reported that
the residents of Cutler place had
petitioned for additional street lamps
and his committee was authorized to
add four or five lamps and also in
stall lamp in a street off Flagler
street.
Alderman Clifford reported that he
hoped to conclude negotiations with
Joseph York for the property needed
for the opening of Lackawanna av-
enue without recourse to the courts.
Resolutions of thanks to Assembly
man James j. Lyons for his interest
in furthering the Fort Nonsense park
project were passed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08

single dwellings and a row of apart
ments fronting on Albeit avenue,
have been sold to James M. Wake
man, of East Orange. Mr.. Wakeman
takes the Morristown property in
part payment for the Haddon Hall
apartment house in Montclair, one OF
the largest apartment houses in New
Jersey. The amount involved IS
said to be $215,O00 The deal was
made through ]. G. Trusdale Moore
of East Orange.
Joseph Bertea, the confectioner
|has purchased through the Eugene V
Welsh agency the property of Miss
Helen Headley on DeHart street. Mr.
Bertea V i'll improve the property for
business purposes.
Leonard B. Carver has awarded
the general contract for the erection
of a two and one-half story frame
dwelling at Watnong terrace, Morris
Plains, to Adelbert Williams. The
house, plans for which were drawn
! by Frank C. Cregar, will cost $2,S25.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
WEDDING BELLS.
BradIey--Zerrahn.

Miss Constance Zerrahn, elder
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Franz Ed
ward Zerrahn, of Milton, Mass, and
Charles Burnet Bradley son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bradley, of this
town, were married Saturday in the
Church of the Holy Spirit, in Mata-
pan.
The bride, who is member of the
Vincent club, had as attendants her
sister, Miss Elizabeth Zerrahn; Miss
Anne Bradley, of Morristown, sister OF
the bridegroom; Misses Anne Nelson
Martha Peabody, Marion Weld, Lesley
Fuller and Beatrice Cobb. The best
man was the bridegroom's brother,
Robert Brown Bradley.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
OBITUARY.
Miss Frances s. Nlper.

Miss Frances s. Niper died Sunday
morning at the home of her brother,
John N. Niper, No. 21a Lincoln street
She had been confined to her bed
for the past three months. Miss
Niper was seventy-one years old.
She was a daughter of the late John
and Ann Ollar Niper, of Hackettstown
She had made her home with her
brother for the past twenty-one
years and when he removed to Nor
ristown from Hackettstown in 1899
came here with him. She is survived
by two brothers, William C. Niper,
of Brooklyn, and John N. Niper, OF
this town, and two sisters. Mrs. s
F. Thompson, Of Newark. ard Mrs
j. f. Kemple, of Hackettstown.
Funeral services win be held al
the Niper home this evening at eight
o'clock and interment will be al
Hackettstown on Wednesday morning
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Motor Cons Measured.

Patrolman Herbert G. Wildey an
Doorman Joseph F. Vorholz, who
have been selected as the police Of
ficers to ride the motor cycle that
has been ordered hy the police com
mittee, have ordered their uniforms.
The uniforms are of the same gen
eral style as those used by the
mounted officers in New York city.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Want Rlaht.of.Way Fenced

Farmers along the line of the New
Jersey & Pennsylvania railroad have
petitioned the board of public utility
commissioners to have the right-of-
way fenced. Frederic " Pitney, rer
ceiver of the company, told the COM
missioners that it would bankrupt the
company to do the work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Mrs. cramps VIII Probared.

Justice Charles w. Parker, in Or
phans' court, has admitted to pro
bate the will of Mrs. Mary Evans
Cramp, wife of Walter S. Cramp, of
Philadelphia. The attestation clause
was lacking on the document and
Oliver c. Billings and Miss Cara Fos-
ter testified to acting as witnesses
of the instrument.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
TrolIev Car In Accident.

While proceeding along Speedwell
avenue near Early street Sunday
evening the front pole of trolley
car came lose and entangled in A
guy wire between the two power
wires. Before the car could proceed
a saw was borrowed and the wire cut
in two
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
RE-oReANIzE BASEBALL LEAGUE
High School Teams of Three Coun-
ties Will Battle for Supremacy.

f7tQn 0CHOOI CdHlS VI tts GO 00N't
ties Will Battle for Supremacy.
The Tri-County High School Ath-
letic league has been re-organized for
the season by the schools of Morris
town, Summit, Dover, Boonton, Chat
ham and Bernardsville. The base
ball season will start on April 23rd
when Morristown will play Summit
on Speedwell field which Mayor John
]. Todd has kindly allowed the local
school team to use. Home games
will begin at three-thirty. There will
be ten games played by each team in
the league. The interscholast!c track
meet of the schools will be held this
year at Far Hills on Decoration day.
A tennis tournament has also been
organized by some of the schools in
the league. Morristown is not a
member of the tennis competition but
Summit, Chatham and Boonton will
contest on the courts.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
clothino for Flood Sufferers.

A large box containing 300 articles
of new clothing was sent by the man.
ayers of the Woman's Employment
society of Morristown to the Red
Cross society for distribution among
the flood sufferers. The United
States Express company kindly sent
the box free of charge.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Miss Ella Drake.

Miss Ella Drake was found dead
lying on the floor of her room at
No. 31a Maple avenue Sunday morn
ing. DR.. Clifford Mills said she had
died after a stroke of paralysis. Miss
Drake had lived for the past seven
years with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c..
Montgomery at the Maple avenue ad-
dress. She was formerly a resident
of High Bridge. The body was re-
moved to Hughsons rooms and from
there sent to Newark for burial.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Leaves All TO Sons,

BY the will of Mrs. Louise F. Arm
strong all her property, after debts
are paid, is beqneathed to her sons,
Edward R., Alfred M. and Henry w.
Armstrong. Edward r. Armstrong is
named as executor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
civics to Meet.

A general meeting of the Civic as
sociation will be held in the chapel
of the First Presbyterian church Fri
day evening. An appropriation to-
wards public comfort station in the
police headquarters building will be
among the topics considered.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Lecture on Panama.

The Friday Evening club will hold
it's 104th regular meeting in the Ly-
ceum theatre on the evening of April
18th. The Rev. Frederick W. Cutler
will deliver an illustrated lecture on
Panama and there will be vocal mu-
sic by male quartet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Enmorthians to EIect.

The Epworth league will hold its
annual meeting Wednesday evening
at which time there will be an elec-
tion of officers. There will be a
musical program by the Treble Clef
club.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08

Mrs. William Watts will superin-
tend the packing of clothing to be
distributed to flood sufferers. Please
send before Wednesday, April 9th,
to South Street Presbyterian church,
in charge of janitor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
To Discuss Balkan situation,

DIR. John Henry House, of Salonica,
Turkey, will address the Thursday
evening meeting in the South Street
Presbyterian church. His topic will
be the Balkans.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Proceeds of sale for Missions.

The young ladies' of class twenty
six of the First Presbyterian Sunday
school will hold sale of homemade
bread, cake, and candy, also aprons
in the chapel on Saturday, April 18th,
from two-thirty to five p. m. Pro-
ceeds for missionary purposes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Miss Julia Wood.

Miss Julia Wood died at her home
on Elm street Saturday after an ILL
ness of ten days with pneumonia.
She was seventy-nine years old. Miss
Wood was daughter of the late
George Wood and Mary E. Kip Wood.
Her father was a noted lawyer in
New York and New Jersey. Miss
Wood was a generous contributor to
local charities and was particularly
interested in the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
She was a member of the Church
of the Redeemer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
church Aids Flood sufferers

From the Church of the Redeemer
has been dispatched box of cloth
ing consigned to the Bishop of West
Virginia for the flood sufferers In
that vicinity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08

r q
f. w. Eaton, of New York, of the
Corticelli Silk company, has purchased
the Livingston Whitney estate on
Egbert hill. The tract includes nine
acres of land and handsome Dutch
colonial residence together with mod
ern stable, garage and outbuildings.
The price paid is said to be $27, 800
The contracts for another new build
ing for the st. Elizabeth college
grouphave been let by the Sisters Of
Charity. The building is to be known
as the 'noyitiate" and win be in the
rear of the main building. 1t will
cost about 100000 and will be Of
five stories and basement.
Contractors have offered bids on
the construction of the 100000 man
sion for Paul Moore to be erected
near Convent Station. The building
is to be of fireproof construction.
Mr.. Moore recently purchased the s.
tate of Frederick c. Blanchard and
also a lot extending from the Blanch-
ard place to Garfield road
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
Miss Lee the Sneaker.

Miss Alice Lee, of the South Street
Presbyterian church, addressed the
missionary service Of the Epwortn
league Sunday evening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-08
RalIx Data chanaed

The date for the Epworth League
Group rally to be held at Mendham
has been changed to Friday, April
18th.