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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
MRS. CATLiN LEAVES
MUCH TO DAUGHTERS
Several Bequests Made to Servants
"FairholmeD to Mrs. Hansen
and Mrs. Phelps.

By the will of Mrs. Julius Catlin
"Fairholme,'' her large estate on the
Whippany road, is left to two of her
daughters, Mrs. Otto H. Hansen and
Mrs. Stowe Phelps, as tenants In
common, with the wish that it be
kept up as it is. Mrs. Hansen and
Mrs. Phelps are also given $25, 900
each outright. Their children Ottilie
F. C. Hansen and Helen Frances
Phelps, also receive $4,000 each.
Other money beQuests are as fol-
lows: oliver P. Burke, 81 900; Anna
d. M. Newman, 81 600; William Nc
Bride, $500; Annie Leslie, $3.50; Anna
U. Pratt, if in her employ at time OF
her decease, $4,000; Mary Gergood
$500; any employe for two years at
time of her death, $50.
The residue is left to Mrs. Phelps
and Mrs. Hansen. share and share
alike. BY codicils Mrs. Catlin made
a further division of furniture, pict
ures, jewelry and silverware. Mrs
Phelps, in the body of the will, is to
receive the furniture, from the Wash
ington, D. c., house, now in the New
York residence of Mrs. Phelps. In
addition she is to get other articles
by name. Mrs. Hansen is also re
membered in the same way and sc
are the children of both sisters.
Mrs. G. Mitchell Depew receives g
choice of paintings, besides other be
longings, and her husband, together
with Mr.. Hansen and Mr.. Phelps are
to have mementos. Mrs. Depew shares
equally with her sisters in the dis
tribution of the minor articles O
value not specified in the will ant
codicils. The will states that Mrs
Depew is amply provided for.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen, Mr.. and Mrs
Phelps and Oliver P. Burke art
named as executors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
ALERT CLUB TO PRESENT
PLAY DEPICTING POLITICS
Amateur Thespians to Give the
Speaker of the House" In the
Lyceum on May 28th.

The Alert club, which has won a
reputation for itself in amateur theat-
ricals as well as baseball, will pre-
sent the three act comedy Speaker
of the House" in the Lyceum on the
evening Of May 28th. The play treats
of political life and is based on the
conflict between the "progressives'
and the regulars"
Colonel Danvers, regular" and
Joseph Pendexter, an '.insurgent,
are candidates for speaker of the
legislature. Pendexter is in love with
Polly Danvers, but the colonel refuses
his consent. Danvers' animosity to-
ward Pendexter is still further in
creased by the fact that Pendexter
has placed a lock and key on the
telephone booth at the Imperial hotel
as a humorous reminder of a polit-
ical secret of the regulars" revealed
at the previous session.
The loss of single regular vote
is likely to defeat Colonel Danvers
On the morning of the election, his
to the hotel by Polly. Their con-
versation is interrupted by an unex-
pected telephone call for Villas. Polly
lOChS Villas Ill Iuc ISlSpuOhc DOoIh
and holds him prisoner while she
calls her father on the telephone and
tells him that unelss he consents to
her marriage with Pendexter, she
will not release Villas from the tele.
phone booth until after the ballotine
which would mean that Colonel Dan
vers would be defeated by one vote
Having no alternative but to consent
to the marriage or be defeated
for the speakershtp, he consents
to the marriage and Villas is released
and just reaches the state house in
time to cast his vote for Colonel Dan
vers and consequently Colonel Dan
vers was elected speaker of the
house.
The first act is the parlor of the
Imperial hotel at the state capitol
The second act is the telephone room
at the Imperial and the third act is
the committee room at the state
house.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
MORRIS co. ROADS ON
STATES ''BLUE-LIST"
ThOroughfares to Receive At
tentiOn from Department.

Several thoroughfares in Morris
county are on the state road depart
ment's list of blue roads. These
roads are the main thoroughfares be-
tween the centers of population which
the state intends to have improved
as part of an extensive system Of
principal lines of vehicular traffic.
They have been dubbed blue" roads
because on the maps published by
the state department the proposed
system of roads to be taken over
by the state are printed in blue. The
deputy road commissioner, e. M.
Vail, has been comforting with Coun-
ty Engineer William E. King regard
ing the Morris county roads included
in the scheme which include the
road beginning at the Passaic river
bridge at Chatham and runs through
Chatham and Madison to Morristown.
Here the main line diverges from the
main county road, leaving Morristown
over Sussex avenue and running by
Mt. Freedom to Succasunna and on to
Netcong.
The second road is the main high
way between Morristown and Ber-
nardsville, and thence to Somerville.
The green" roads, which, under the
plan, will be the next to be taken up,
run from Morristown through New
Vernon and Stirling to Plainfield and
from there through Morris Plains,
Littieton and Palslppany To a Pater-
son connection.
County Engineer William e. King
will act as resident engineer for the
work to be done through here and
it is planned to put parties in the
field at once surveying the blue
roads,
Mr.. Vail asserted that as soon as
it is possible the department in
tends TO inaugurate a patrol system
for the care OF roads, the road
keeper supplying a horse and the
state furnishing the other equipment
The man Will be employed for the
from the CUTTERS in the winter.
In the case OF the Mt. Freedom
road the stale faces the problem OF
building new road from here to
Succasunna. except for the rock cut
at Till Hill and a. section of county
ROAD beyond, Dut not connected with
the rest of the system. The route
viii reduce the distance irom Lake
! 1Hopatcons and Sussex county.
Mr. Nat said that work may start
ON construction on tho Mt. Freedom
road this season, IL the surveys are
pressed and no serious obstacles
arise in acquiring land for any pos
sible changes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
COULD DANCE NO BUNNY HUG.
Rebekah Lodge Members Place Ban
on New style Dances.

With about seventy young people in
attendance the dance given by Re-
bekah lodge, No. 29, l.. o. o. F., Mon
day evening in celebration of its
fifteenth anniversary, was enlivened
by an attempt to place ban on the
new style dances. After the first
dance, during which some of the
young people had danced double
time" Thomas Dean, the floor man.
ager, announced that there was to
be no dancing of the society dip, the
Boston, the one-step, the tango, double
or half time, the turkey trot, bunny
hug, grizzly ear nor any of the
other fancy dances with fuzzy names.
Anyone persisting in such dancing,
ne declared would be fired
The announcement provoked only
defisinn from the dancers for there
are two uancng schools III town at
which the three first mentioned
dances are taught Those VINO knew
how continued to dance as they
pleased taking the stand that they
mad paid their admission at the door
and as long as they did not dance
in an immodest manner they were
entitled to do as they pleased. There
was at least one dancing teacher
present and many of the others had
taken lessons in some of the new
steps. No one was fired
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
pouItrymen to Hear Lecture.

The quarterly meeting of the Nor
ris County Poultry, Pigeon and Pei
Stock association will be held in
Elks' hall, on Thursday evening al
eight o'clock. A special feature Of
the meeting will be a lecture given
by Prof. Thomas F. McGrew, poultry
instructor of ,the International Cor
respondence schools, on the poultry
industry. which will be illustrated by
numerous stereopticon views. Prof
McGrew is not only a fluent speaker
but a poultry judge as well and un'
doubtedly his lecture will be very In
teresting. A movement is under way
to have a series of lectures at regu.
lar and special meetings that should
be of benefit to all lovers of pure
bred poultry.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
FRIDAY EVENING CLUB ELECTS.
Selects Executive Committee Mem.
bers and Hears Reports.


Roswell Field, Edward @. Keasbey,
J. Burton Wiley and Alfred Elmer
Mills were elected members of the
executive committee of the Friday
Evening club at it's last meeting. The
report of John H. Madigan, secretary
and treasurer, showed that the club
now has 36S members, each of whom
receives two tickets for each of eight
entertainments during the season.
The total attendance at the eight
meetings was Alp, an average of
589. The Kinemacolor exhibitions
drew the largest audiences. 710 and
704 respectively. The musical num-
bers were attended by 674, 672 and GAO
respectively, while the two lectures
drew 396 and 376.
The year opened with balance of
$43S97 in the treasury, dues amounted
to 1870, sale of extra tickets. 500.
The entertainments cost $1,0S5, rent
of hall $3.50, postage, printing, etc,
$141.10. The balance this year is
$3.50. Sc, while the assets of the club
aggregate $68029.
Rev. Frederick w. Cutler lectured on
his trip to the Panama canal. and
vocal selections were given by the
Colonial male quartet.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
OBITUARY.
William j. Kay.

William J. Kay died at his home on
Ridgedale avenue Thursday morning
business in Morristown for the past
thirty-five years. He was in part.
nership with his brother, Alexander
Kay, until the iatter's death ten
years ago. Mr.. Kay was the son OF
the late John G. Kay, Whippany
papermaker. He lived, with a sister
Miss Charlotte Kay, having never
married. Besides the sister. Mr. Kay
leaves five brothers, Charles b.. OF
this town, and John, Theodore, James
and Allan, of New York. He was a
member of the Odd Fellows and the
TapkaoW club.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
ANY BASE BALL
FOR SATURDAYS !?
Players May Get Together and
Form Local Team.

The Morristown Athletic associa-
ton, it is reported, will run no Satur-
day ball team this season. Last sea-
son was a disastrous one financially
for the management, 1t Is said, and
the association will this season con-
fine itself to Sunday games.
It seems a shame that MorrlstoWn
can have no Saturday baseball. There
seems to be sufficient interest to war
rant a team being put in the field,
run in an economical manner and
composed of local players. The sug'
gestion is made that the local players
on the Morristown A. A. team get TO-
gether and form an organization to
carry on Saturday ball. 1t might be
cooperative, the players selecting
someone to book games and handle
the money and then divide up at the
end of the season.
There are enough classy players II
Morristown to form an "All-Morr1s
town" team that could compete favor
ably with the teams from surround
ing towns. Among those who mlgn.
be mentioned are Lacey, Welsh ano
Swenson, pitchers, all MorristowI
men; Collins or Carl Sturgis, catchers
Robert Hillock, West, Doyle, Stelce
infielders; Maloney, Millen, Tommy
Markey and Ed Hillock. outfielders
1t would seem that capable team
could be organized of local talent
and handled in careful manner thai
would insure financial success.
AS for booking teams the Morris
town A. A. last season played the
highest class of semi-pro teams as
well as some big leaguers. These
teams drew big guarantees. Now
could not series with teams from
surrounding towns be arranged. Say
Mendham, Dover, Madison, Summit
Chatham, Bernardsville, Boonton, etc
Almost all of these teams would bring
enough people with them to pay their
own guarantees.
Rumor has it that there is a move
ment under way for a getting to-
gether" among the local ball players
It is hoped that this will be consum.
ated and Morristown's fans will not
be deprived of Saturday baseball.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
MR.. BUXTON HAS BIG JOB.

He and His SeIf-Help Bureau to
Handle Princeton Baseball Crowds.
Henry w. Buxton and the bureau
of student self-help, of which he is
at the head, have the responsibility
of handling the crowds of people who
attend the baseball games at Prince
ton this season. The bureau is to
furnish the ushers and will look af-
ter the crowds instead of the athletic
association which in past years has
spent large sums to hire special
policemen. Under the direction of
the same bureau the students are
getting out souvenir program for
the Pennsylvania, Cornell, Harvard
and Yale games. Mr.. Buxton is an
alumnus of the university, graduating
in 1894
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
POLICE RAID RESORT.
Capture Fourteen People in Midnight
Visit to Water Street Resort.


Seven policemen, headed by Ser
geant Morrison, raided an Italian
restaurant in the building corner of
Water and Flagler streets at ethirty
Sunday morning and arrested thirteen
men and one woman. Anna Derosa'
Raffale Scene, Charles Biance, Jo-
seph Bindo and Frank Ruby were
held by Justice Quayle for grand
jury action Nick Valandi, Francisco
Percanso, Rocco Moro, Louis Gentle,
Tony Costanzo, Dominick Deboni,
Bennie Lei, John Botto and Angelo
Lecamo were each fined SIS and costs
for playing cards on Sunday in viola
tion of town ordinance. Biance
claimed to be proprietor of the
restaurant and asserted that Vindo
and Ruby were wait rs and the girl
the, cook. The police found in the
place coffee pot, half a box of
macaroni, two potatoes, some bottles
of beer and three loaded revolvers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
FORM MoRRIsTowN ATHLETICS,
Fast Travelling Team Organized and
Would Book Games with Semi-Pros.

The Morristown Athletics has been
organized and would like to book
games with teams in the vicinity Of
fering a suitable guarantee. The
team has no home grounds and Will
be a travelling aggregation. The
pitching staff, some of whom win
also play infield positions, includes
Welsh, Knight, Sheerin, Hazen and
Selvage. McDermott or West will
be behind the bat and the infielders
will be selected from the extra pit
chers and Quinlan, Ayers, Meeker,
Murphy and w. Smith. In the out
field will be Denman, Hillock, j.
Markey and G. Smith. Challenges
should be sent to Harry Ayers, No.
129 Morris street, Morristown, who is
the manager of the club. James Nc
Dermott is captain and Clarence
Knight treasurer. The club Will give
dance in Miller hall on the evening
of April 30th.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
Mrs. John costiaan.

Annie E. Costigan, widow of John
Costigan, died at her home on Mac
culloch avenue on Wednesday, one
week after the death of her son,
John H. Costigan. Her husband died
about one year ago. Mrs. Costigan
was taken suddenly i'll and died be-
fore the arrival of physician. She
is survived by one son, Martin Costi-
gan, and daughter, Mrs. Mary
Henry.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
10 roar Down Houses.

The park committee of the board
of aldermen has decided to tear
down the three houses standing on
the former Quimby property on Mend
ham road and now a part of Burnham
park. No funds are available for the
repair of the houses and the state
authorities have demanded better
sewage facilities for them.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
HURT CATCHING RUNAwAYs.
Fred Hands Foot Run Over During
Chase of Team of Horses.

A team of green" horses belong
ing to Max Mintz got away from
their drivers control on Washington
street Monday morning and ran away.
The outfit collided with a wagon of
the Morey-Larue company, smashing
one end of the vehicle. Fred Hand,
with others, attempted to stop the
runaways and was successful but
not before a wagon wheel had passed
over one of his feet, bruising it
severely.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
Honor Former superintendent.

the Morris County Traction company
rendered William H. Swain, former
superintendent, a testimonial dinner
at Millburn Monday evening. Mr..
Swain was presented with a watch
fob, an elk's tooth set with diamonds,
by the employees, while Chief En-
gineer John l.. Desch, in behalf OF
the engineering department, pre-
sented him with a penknife.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
Scout Council Elects.

The Morristown council of the Boy
Scouts has reelected these officers;-
President, the Rev. Thomas B. Iron
side; vice-presidents, William e
Frenaye and Henry w. VanWagenen;
secretary and treasurer, Duncan Lit
tie; scoutmaster, j. vanBeuren Nit
chelI.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
Hanover palrvmen oroanize.

Dairymen of Hanover and vicinity
have organized an association for the
purposes of dealing with the testing
of their herds for tuberculosis. A.
M. Webb is president; Ernest Bald
win, secretary; James M. Haight,
Robert Hopping and Gilbert Squires,
directors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
PRoeREssIvEs' COMMITTEES.
Progressive Club May Be Formed by
Morristown Adherents.

In view of a possible campaign this
fall the progressives have appointed
committees as follows Constitution
Charles w. Ennis, James Barber,
Charles F. Axtell, ]. A. H. Hopkins
and Charles w. Romine; nominations
james Barber, Christian Thompson.
Thomas H. Moreland, Samuel Leon
adr and Samuel p. Oliver.
There is talk of organizing pro-
gressive club. A meeting will be
held on May 9th when state or
ganizer is expected to address the
progressives.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
Memorial for Redeemer church.

In memory of former members the
Altar Guild has presented to the
Church of the Redeemer a new altar
book and the Womans auxiliary a
small silver flagon Prayer books and
hymn books for the sanctuary and
chancel have been given by pri-
Yate individual
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
ANToNNAclo SAVES CHILDREN
Public Playground officer Attacks
With Plank, Mad Cow.

The plucky attack by Special Of
ficer Joseph Antonnaccio of COW
that had run amuck on the public
playground Monday, saved a group of
children from probable injury by the
infuriated beast. The bovine was be-
ing unloaded from Max Mintz's wagon
but broke loose from it's captors,
broke through the gate between the
Mintz place and the playground and
started game of tag with several
men on the place. Vain attempts
were made to recapture the beast and
finally it dashed straight toward a
group of children. Antonnaccio
grasped plank and charged the ami
NAL, striking it twice on the nose and
killing it. The special officer then
went before Justice Quayle and swore
out a warrant for Mintz's arrest on
a charge of having a COW running at
large and Mintz was fined So.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
TO REMODEL MENDHAM CHURCH
Presbyterians to Install Steam Heat,
Electric Light and New Pews.

Members of the Hilltop Presbyterian
church, Mendham, have authorized
the trustees to remodel the west end
of the church so as to make 1t suit
ale for Sunday school and other pur-
poses.
Electric lights and steam heat will
be installed and new pews will be
placed in the church A contro-
between factions, who desired a sep
arate chapel building and those op-
posed has been settled. Edwin San
ford and George Millen have been re-
elected trustees for three years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
Mobuscowunole,s "smoker. y

Mohuscowungie tribe of Red Men
will give smoker" on Monday even
ing, May 18th. instead of April 2Sth
as formally planned. They will have a
professional entertainer and music
The committee of arrangements in
cludes Sidney A. Sheerin, Jesse P,
Tiger, Linwood H. Smith, Arthur
Hixon and Frank A. Niper.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
John Noncarrow Jailed

John NonCarrow, who has been
working in Dover for a year past, and
was formerly a Morristown hackman,
has been committed to jail charged
with breaking and entering. He is
charged with breaking into two Dover
saloons and stealing whiskey.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
DR.. URMY A GRAND CHAPLAIN.
Grand Lodge of Masons Elects Him
to Honorary Position.

At the meeting of the grand lodge
Trenton last week the Rev. Ralph B.
Urmy, d. D., was made one of the
grand chaplains of the order, sue
ceeding the Rev. William H. Morgan,
formerly of Newark. Cincinnati
lodge was represented at the ses-
sion by it's master, Frederick w.
Smart, and Willis Drake and Bert
Pruden; Morristown lodge by Judge
Oliver K Day and Frederick A.
Trowbridge.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22

A baseball league of intermediate
group teams of the county Young
Mems Christian association has been
formed and will open its season May
9Th. Teams represent these towns:
Dover, Rockaway, Succasunna, Whar-
ton and Littleton. Each team plays
eight games.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
showmen At odds over eiIIs.

Frank Frink, of the Downie &
Wheeler circus, had Charles Regen-
berg, of the Oklahoma Ranch Wild
West show, arrested Monday charg-
ing that the Wild West man had torn
down circus bills. William Selvage,
special representative of the circus,
caught Regenberg in the act, it is
said. Justice Quayle fined the man
S25
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
ARCANUM LADIES' NIGHT.
Loantaka Council Will Entertain or
the Evening of May 5th.

Loantaka council, No. 938, Royal
Arcanum, will give ladies' night en-
tertainment in its lodge room on the
evening Of May 5th. There will be
program by professional talent, re-
freshments and dancing Orator
James Scoble is in charge of the ar
rangements assisted by this commit
tee:-A. Whitfield Emmons, Edward
e. Pierson, Frank Rhodes, George
Kiser, c. Raymond Shelley and Jesse
p. Tiger.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
peMott Goes to Washlnaton.

Harrison DeMott has been signed to
pitch for the Washington, N. j., base
ball team this season. He will be
caught by Pauxtis, of Scranton, the
University of Pennsylvania football
star and at present baseball coach of
the Syracuse university team.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
Sold His sawmilI.

Joseph Nally has sold his portable
sawmill, which has been saving lum-
Der on General Meany's estate, to
Thomas Bellingham, who will use it
for saving up the lumber on seven
teen acres of woodland near Madi-
son he expects to clear.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
CONGREGATIONAL Rally.

The annual congregational rally and
social of the South Street Presby-
terian church will be held on Tues
day evening, May 9Th. Brief reports
from the church organizations will be
heard, officers elected and a social
hour enjoyed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
phIIomatheans as Thespians.

Matthew Madden, Joseph Gordon,
Robert Clarke, George Ensminger and
Harold Price are a committee OF the
Philomathean society having in
charge. the production of Mrs.
Temples Telegram" which the club
will give in the Lyceum theatre some
time in June.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-04-22
GOLF CLUB HOUSE EVENTS.
Tuesday Morning Bridge Gathering'
for Women Are Continued.

Spring house events at the Golf
club have been announced by Secre-
tary Frelinghuysen. The women will
have their usual bridge gatherings on
Tuesdays, beginning May 9Th, and con
tinuing until June oath, except May
9th. Play will begin at eleven in
the morning and table d'hote lun-
cheon will be served at one o'clock.
On Saturday evenings, May 10th. oath,
June 7th and 21st, there will be dane
ing at the club preceded by dinner
at seven-thirty, and also on Friday
evening, June 18th. On Saturday af-
ternoons, May 31st to June 28th,
there will be music at the club from
four until seven