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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
PLuckY WORK BY FIREMAN.
Driver Ridge Sticks to Duty Though
Suffering Injury.

Driver William Ridge. of Resolute
Hook and Ladder company, displayed
his pluck this morning, when, after
sustaining an injury to his head last
night that required two stitches to
close he remained on duty and fought
a fire this morning. Ridge was seat
ed in chair, tipped back against a
steam radiator in the Truck" house
last night when the nine o'clock taps
came in. He jumped to go to the in
dicator when the chair slipped. throw
ing him back against the radiator
His head struck the steam pipes and
sustained a cash two and one-half
inches long. Ridge was unconscious
for several minutes. DIR. Clifford
Mills took two stitches in the wound
and told Ridge he should summon his
relief driver and go home but Ridge
refused to leave his post Early this
morning he turned out on a general
alarm with his apparatus and attaclS-
ed blaze in a Sneedwell avenue store
with chemical stream until relieved
by later arrivals.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
GETS SIX CENTS DAMAGES
IN SUIT OVER A HORSE
Verdict for Plaintiff in Suit of Abra-
ham Lowenthal Against Isaac
Fish

Judgment for the plaintiff and dam
ages of six cents was handed down by
Judge Oliver X. Day in the district
court in the case of Abraham Lowen-
thai of Brooklyn, against Isaac Fish
of Pine Brook The case which was
for the possession of a horse alleged
to have been stolen from the plaintiff
by Sol Berger now said to be a pris-
oner in the Goshan, NJ Y. jail, was be-
fore the court three times. In the
first trial nonsuit was granted at the
request of the plaintiff. Judgment for
the defendent was given in the second
suit as the identity of the horse was
not established. Fish testified that
he purchased the animal from the
man Berger last year for $100.
The following judgments were
handed down in uncontested cases:
Elizabeth ]. O'Brien against James ].
Lyons, $61.38; Yates Drug & Chemical
company against Charles ]. Messen-
ger, $67.75; Antonio Cammies against
Joseph Antonaccio. $127.50; T. Bate
man Dargavel against Tony Maggie,
$75; McGoldrick Brothers against
James j. Lyons, $22.33; Robert B.
Morris against John B. Blazure, S214:
and Clara w. Apgar against Thomas
ID. Nesbitt, $82.93.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
Mr.. TAYLOR LEAVES
MONEY TO SOCIET TIES
Hospital, Church, Library and
Others Remembered.

Bequests to institutions and associa-
tions of which he was an officer or a
prominent worker are found in the
will of former Mayor John Edward
Taylor which has been admitted to
probate. To Memorial hospital, of
which Mr.. Taylor was president, was
left $1,000 toward the endowment
fund: to the Church of the Redeemer,
of which he was a warden, he be-
uueathed $500; to the Morristown Ii
brary and Lyceum, of which he was
president and one of it's founders, and
the Morris County Childrens Home,
of which at one time he was an Of
ficer, he left $3.50 each.
Besides these bequests he left
$4,000, the house and lot where he liv-
ed, corner Macculloch avenue and Oak
street, and the furniture therein to
his niece, Mrs. Sarah L. Merrell, wife
of Frederick w. Merrell. He also be-
Queathed to Mrs. Merrell third in
terest in the residue of his property
which included real estate in Hunter
don county and New York City. The
remaining two-thirds is divided be.
tween his nephews, John Allen Taylor
and George Wood Taylor, who share
alike. To Stuart Cooper and Philip
H. Cooper Jr., sons of his deceased
niece, Sarah L. Cooper, and Ellen
Stuart Blue and Marian Stuart Terry
daughters of his deceased nephew
John Stuart, $500 each. Alfred Elmer
Mills and Joseph Hinchman are ap-
pointed executors of the will. -Four
hundred dollars is also set aside for
the upkeep of his cemetery lot IN
Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
LONG PRISON TERM FOR \
CHARLES WYCk0FF OF DOVER
Judge Salmon Sends Him to Trenton
for Maximum of Fifteen and Min
imum of Ten Years.

The longest sentence which Judge
Joshua R. Salmon has meeted out this
term of court was given Charles
Wyckoff, of Dover. Wyckoff pleaded
guilty to serious charge and was
sentenced to serve term in the state
prison of which the minimum was
eight years and a maximum was fif-
teen years.
Paul Zidgori, who pleaded guilty to
assault and battery or his boarding
house mistress, was sentenced to
serve a term in the state prison of
which the minimum was one year and
the maximum was three years. lid
gori said the woman struck him on
the head with a spoon and he retail
ated with a chair.
Cornelius Sheridan of Madison, who
had pleaded guilty to serious charge,
was fined $50 and the costs of court
and placed in the care of the proba-
tion officer for three years. Sheridan
told the court he had served two
terms in the Railway Reformatory.
Floyd Sherer of Port Morris retract-
ed his plea of not guilty of breaking
and entering a freight car of the
Lackawanna railroad at Port Morris
and taking two kegs of beer there
from, pleading guilty to larceny and
receiving. Sentence was suspended
ION Sherer and he was placed in
charge of the probation officer for two
years.
Bizmarck RAIDER of Port Morris.
who was indicted with Sherer and
Mrs. Sarah Miller was found not gull
ty of breaking and entering and re-
ceiying stolen goods by Judge Sal
mon in special sessions. A dismissal
was also granted in the case against
Mrs Miller
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
w. H. BENSON INJURED.
Struck by Express Auto and Sustains
Serious Injuries.

William H. Benson of 191 Morris
street, was struck by an automobile
truck of the Adams Express company
driven by Stephen Pierson late Mon
day afternoon and sustained a com.
pound fracture of the right arm and
leg. He was removed to the Memor.
ial Hospital Eye-witnesses of the ac-
cident say Benson started to cross
Morris street-at its junction with Elm
and was hit by the Adams truck
which was going to the express build
ing at the end of the Lackawanna
station. The wheels of the automo-
bile passed over Benson's arm and leg.
Pierson said because of the binding
rain and sleet he was unable to see
Benson until 1t was too late to stop.
Mr.. Benson's nose was also broken
and he was badly shaken and bruised
and is in a serious condition.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
.ELKS HOLD ANNUAL
LODGE OF SORROW
D. {. Paterson EulOgiSt at The
Yearly Memorial Service.

Urging the bereaved ones to COM
pare the death of their beloved ones
with those of the thousands on the
battledelds of Europe, David E. Peter
sen of Camden Lodge No 293. who de-
livered the eulogy at the annual me-
mortal services of Morristown Lodge
No. S15, B. p o. Elks, Sunday after
noon in the Elk's building on Wash
ington street, said there was much to
be greatful for.
He pictured the dead soldiers the
result of the war which he said was
caused by ''heresy and avarice, those
twin evils that have caused so much
unrest" He also spoke oil fellowship,
friendship and culture all of which he
said the lodge stood for. He closed
by saying that although the departed
might have been unsung they still
were worthy men for only worthy men
could have been Elks.
Secretary Fred G. Reeves read the
roll of the departed and as each name
was spoken an electric bulb ina huge
star in the front of the room in the
center of which was the Elk emblem
winked out. Five names were added
during the year, Willis H. Dutton, Eu
gene Carroll, John P. Lyons and Lew
is 7. Hutton.
Rev. r. w. Conklin, of Rome, N. Y,
delivered, the invocation saving the
program of life as represented in the
words of Socrates "Know thyself," of
Marcus Aurelius Control thyself'
and Jesus Christ Deny thyself" was
contained in the principles of Elkdom.
Rev. Mr.. Conklin also pronounced the
benediction. The exercises were
opened with a professional by Will
liam F. Hartenstine, the opening cere-
monies in which the officers, Marcus
A. Curry, M. D., exalted ruler; Robert
j. Barrett, esteemed leading knight !;
William A. Leek, esteemed loyal
knight; William A. Hurtzig for Char
les H. Tctty, esteemed lecturing
knight; and Carl Voigt, treasurer.
took part and the opening ode by the
lodge Great Ruler of the Universe. y
Miss Catherine S. Bryce accompanied
by w. f FartenstiEe and a quartet
composed of Frederick H. Guerin,
Harry A. Grove, George II. Sherman
and Frederick Boniface also accom-
panied by Mr.. Hartenstine, sang.
The memorial committee was com
posed of William A. Leek, chairman;
Charles w. Earles, Homer Ayers,
Frederick H. Guerin and Leroy Tiger.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
FIVE MEN JAILED FOR
STEALING HEDDEN AUTO
inspector Shedd Trails Machine Stol.
en- from Florham Garage and
Nabs Alleged Thieves.

Five men are in Jail as-the result of
some clever detective work by Motor
Vehicle. Inspector Shedd in connection
with a car belonging to Charles r.
Hedden, which was stolen from Mr..
Hedden's private garage at Florham.
Inspector Shedd trailed the machine,
an s. G. ", across the Cortlandt street
ferry from Jersey City to New York,
and then enlisted the aid OF District
Attorney Whitman's staff in New
York city. 1t was learned that car
car responding to the description of
Mr. Hedden's had been seen in Nam
aroneck, N. Y. There Inspector Shedd
found the machine and discovered
that FIVE men had been attempting to
sell it at any price. The figures ask
ed had been SO low that they aroused
the suspicion of those to whom the
car was offered. Warrants were OBJ
arrested by Captain Johnson, of the
Madison police force.
Those arrested were Raymond Mey-
er, of 1435 Parker street, Bronx; Har.
ry Mead, same address; Robert G. Le
man, 10 Crescent street, Charlestown
Mass; William j. King, 244 West For
ty-Cnlrd street, New IOrk city, and
Arthur l.. DeMar, IA West Eighty
ninth street, New York city.
The matter has Abeen placed in the
hands of the Prosecutor Reed of Nor
ris county and efforts will be made tc
extradite the men who are charged
with connection with the theft. The
five prisoners were arraigned and
their hearing was continued for anoth
er week to give the New Jersey auth
critics time to act.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08

Morristown aerie of Eagles has
elected Bernard Coghlan as worthy
president; William Il. Collins, vice
president; Benjamin Norton, chap
lain; Frank Kentsier, secretary; Mich
ael A. Doyle, treasurer; Frank Gilmar-
tin, inside guard; Howard Davenport,
outside guard; James Comiskey, trus
tee for three years.
The sanitation committee of the
Women's Town Improvement COM
mittee, Of which Miss Adele Voorhees,
is chairman, have placed on sale Red
Cross Christmas seals. Eighty-five
per cent. Of the proceeds will be used
for the support o. a district nurse in
Morristown
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
FlREMEN BATTLE WITH
FLAMES IN N0RTHEASTER
But Department Wins Out Monday
Despite Handicap of Cold,
Stormy Weather.

Famed by the northeast wind
flames that broke out in the building,
Nos. 46 and As Speedwell avenue, at
fiVe-thirty Monday morning threaten
ed to devastate the building and
spread to adjoining structures but
clever work by the fire department
subdued the flames, saving large
part of the building. The efforts OF
the yamps were hampered by the
storm, the driving rain and cold wind
making fire-fighting anything but q
pleasant job. A confectionery store
owned by Joseph Parmigiani and
custom tailoring establishment con
Quoted by Leo Dimenna were dam
aged. The damage to the stocks oi
the men is set at $4,000. Max Mint
and Morris Rosenberg own the build
ing which was damaged to the amount
of $500, partly covered by insurance
The fire was discovered by l.. B
Weeks, a milkman, about $3.50 o'clock
He notified police headquarters.
Ronndsman Theodore Rolf sent a cal
to the auto chemical Later Charles
S. Higgins, post Office clerk inform
ed the police that the blaze was toe
much for the chemical and a general
9ldTf0 Was StuJ III liOIn tnS nldot6i
box in police headquarters, box % be
ing sounded. John H. Madigan OF
the Independent and William Ridge
driver of the auto truck, fought the
blaze with chemical streams after
Patrolman Charles B. Jennings broke
open the door of the Parmigiani store
where the flames originated, for then
to enter.
1t proved a stubborn fight and
streams from the Humane auto pump
Ing engine and the Washington steam
er were turned on. The shop of Dim
emma, which was above the Parmigian
store, was damaged by FIRE and water
The Parmigiani store was a total loss
The cause of the fire is not known
Families occupying the apartments or
either side of the burning store ran
out in the icy rain in scant clothing
and sought refuge in neighborins
houses.
Mrs. John Fryer, a paralytic, wax
carried from her apartments in the
building by Philip Bennet.
The notion store conducted by R
Kasdin adjoining the burned store
was also damaged slightly by smolsx
and water.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
SCHOOL ELECTION
ON DECEMBER 18th
For Commissioner, Not on a
School Site, This Time.

In line with his prediction prom
Use DR.. Clifford Mills, mayor-elect,
will give the citizens of Morristown
the opportunity of selecting the man
or woman who shall be appointed to
the board OF education to succeed DIR.
Robert T. Hillock, whose term OF Of
flee ends next year. DR.. Mills has
arranged with the election officers in
charge of the last school election to
conduct the election for commissioner
These men have announced the fol-
lowing rules for the conduct of the
election
Pursuant to the declaration made
by DR.. Clifford Mills, mayor-elect of
Morristown, during the mayoralty
campaign, that, il elected, he would
hold an election for the purpose of
letting the people Of Morristown in
terested in school matters express
their preference by ballot, for the
new appointee to the board of educa-
tion.
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held on the twenty
ninth day of December, A. D. one thou
sand nine hundred and fourteen, in
the Maple avenue public school build
! ing, for the purpose of electing one
member of the board of education of
the Town of Morristown for term of
| five years.
"The election will be conducted by
the undersigned and under the follow
ing rules and regulations.
CANDIDATES..
"Any man or woman, a citizen and
resident of the school district of the
Town of Morristown for at least three
I, - nh IN, xxrs~tfa
not interested, directly or indirectly,
in any contract with nor claim against
the board of education, and who is a
property owner and has child or
children attending the public schools,
shall be eligible.
Each candidate shall file with the
secretary of election committee. on or
before twelve o'clock, noon, on the
fifteenth day of December, one thou
sand nine hundred and fourteen, a
petition stating his candidacy, signed
by at least twenty-five legal voters.
There shall be no candidates ex-
cept those who have filed petitions in
accordance herewith.
WHO CAN VOTE.
Every male or female citizen OF
the United States, residing in the
Town of Morristown, who has been
resident of this state for at least,
one year and of the County of Morris
for five months.
POLLS OPEN.
"The polls will be open from two
p. m. until seven p. m. and as much
longer as may be necessary to enable
the legal voters present to cast their
ballot
OFFICIAL. BALLOTS.
Ballots will be furnished to all
legal voters desiring to vote; such
ballots will contain the names of all
candidates; such ballots only win be
the official ballots, and none other
will be recognized or counted.
HOW TO VOTE.
only one candidate may be voted
for; make cross in the square in
front of the name of the candidate
for whom you wish to vote.
"J. FRED RUNYON,
STEPHEN G. GRIFFITH, Jr., Secy.
GEORGE w. MELICk,
CARL V. VOGT,
"Tellers.''
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
FIRE PREVENTION WORK
CAPTAIN GASSER'S THEME
Newark Rureau Chief Addresses Mem
bers OF the Morristown Fire
Department.

Urging MorriStOWn to take up the
matter of fire prevention now and not
to wait until the town is larger and
the fire hazards greater, Captain Al
bert Gasser. of the Bureau of Fire Pre-
Nention, Newark, told about a hund-
red members of the local fire depart.
ment of the work in this direction in
Newark at reception to the members
of the local fire department in the
local Young Mems Christian asocia.
tion on Monday night. He said
no one was better fitted than a fire
man to teach the matter of preventing
fires and he urged the men to talk il
over in their company meetings and
dig into the subject He briefly told
some OF the results accomplished liz
Newark by the suppression of bon
fires in the streets, allowing nothing
but a sane Fourth, and watching the
garages and licensing moving picture
operators.
he reception started with a volley
ball game in the gymnasium betweer
teams representing the independents
and the Resolutes. The former team
won out taking two games q to IL
and Is to A. fhematch was refereed
Dy GnySlcdi DlTectOr Byron u. Sner
man Of tie Y. M. G. A. I ne team rep
resenting the Independents included
the Messrs Buckle, Pike. Candy, Car
Sturges, Selvage and Schenck and the
Resolute team was made up of Aller
man Thomas Wiss, II. Cross, Free
Guerin, Carl Vogt, Frederick A. Trow
bridge and Stephen G. Griffiths, Jr
Besides the address of Captain Gassel
an entertainer displayed some diff
cult feats of juggling and the Y. M. C
A. orchestra rendered several selec
tions. Refreshments were served al
the close with cigars in the mems
room. Chief Wilbur F. Day, Jr, made
public announcement of his intention
to resign for business reasons at the
conclusion of his third year of service
as chief.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
MR.. TYLER PLEADS FOR NEEDY
Asks Masons to Support Officials Eff
forts to Better Jail Conditions.

Citing the county Jail as an instance
of place where needy one could be
bound to aid Rev. Barrett p Tyler,
rector of the Church of the Redeemer,
told thirty members of Morristown
Lodge No. 1873, Free and Accepted
AMasons who attended the special SER
vices for the lodge at the church Sun
day evening in spite of the storm, that
this could be done by sustaining the
new officers at the jail.
He said There is great call right
here in our county jail. Here the in
nocent country boy is thrown in with
the hardened criminal with a grudge
against society and warped brain to
the detriment of the former. You can
heed that call by sustaining the new
officers in their efforts to better con-
ditions." Taking the eighth chapter
of Corinthians, fourteenth verse as
his text he sketched the history of
masonry from its inception among the
masons of old who built the temple.
The choir of the church rendered
several special selections.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08

ROCKAW AY.- All auxiliary com
mittee has been appointed by the re
Gently created board of trustees of the
Rockaway Free Public Library and
consists of the following: Mrs Nah
lon L. Hoagland, Mrs. Joseph F. Tut
tie, Miss Sarah B. Johnson, Mrs Har
ry r. Watson, Mrs. Edward Ehlers
Mrs. John F. Sickle, Mrs. George Fl
Foster, Miss Eta Dayey, Miss Clara
Burrow and Mrs. Abraham Robinson
The officers of the auxiliary commit
tee are: Chairman, Miss Johnson
secretary Miss Dayey chief librarian
Mrs John F. Sickle
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
cRlrlclsE MADIsoN's SCHOOLS.
Assistant State Commissioner Recon-
n1ends Change in System.

MADISON. Assistant State Com.
missioner of Education A. B. Meredith
advocated two sessions daily at the
local high school instead of the long
single session, and has passed some
structures on the present high school
course. The board will consider the
recommendations.
Mr.. Meredith held that instead OF
six periods without a break, two ses-
sions, three hours in the morning and
two in the afternoon, containing sew
en- periods. would maze for more effic-
iency. He complimented the school
management as whole, and said that
the high school teachers were doing
good work when he visited the school
a few weeks ago.
In the Madison School the foreign
languages taught are Latin, French
and German, and Mr. Meredith took
the ground that So many subjects
made for numerous small classes,
which were, accordingly, more expen-
sive.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
HOSE COMPANY ELECTS.
Fred Van Wagenen Heads Madison
COMPANY as Its Foreman

MADISON--At the annual meeting
of Madison Hose company the follow
ing officers were elected, President,
Albion L. Page; vice-presldent, James
e. Burnet; secretary, Steven c. NJ
Keon; assistant secretary William
V. Berry; treasurer. Walter K. Fow-
,ler; assistant chief, Joseph F. Cor
bett; foreman, Fred ]. Van Gagenen j.
first assistant, Aiken Greer; second
assistant, E. p. Force; trustees, Ell
wood Mitchell, w. Hayward Burnet,
Frederick A. Miller Jr and John H.
Talmadge; delegates to the fire1hen's
relief convention, Louis A. Waters.
Charles Benjamin and DR.. Clarence M.
DeWater.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
Roonton streets RepaIred.

BoONTON-Main street, between
Church and Division streets, which
has been undergoing improvements
since last August has been opened on
both sides OF the trolley track for traf
lic. The block or more between rhe
railroad overhead bridge and the can
al bridge is stfll unfinished. Myrtle
avenue is co npletely shut of from
the Main street end, necessitating a
detour of more than mile to gel on
the street with vehicle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
WILL HOLD "JuNIoR' DANCE.
Annual Affair for Young People to Be
at Golf Club.

The Junior dance, one of the
has been announced. It will be held
at the Morris County Golf Club of Fri
day evening, January 1st, from eight
thirty to eleyen-thirty The patron
esses are Mrs. George Marshall Allen.
Mrs. Charles Bradley, Mrs George E.
Chlsolm, Mrs. John Claflin, Mrs. Rob
ert w. Cumming, Mrs. A Graves Ely.
Mrs. Robert d. Foote, Mrs George C.
Fraser, Mrs. Henry A. Henriques, Mrs.
Samuel V. Hoffman, Mrs. Woodbury.
q. Langdon, Mrs. David e. Moran.
Mrs. George C. Palmer, Mrs. Henry
f. Taylor, Mrs. Ransom II. Thomas
and Mrs. John c. Williams
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
REQUESTS FOR CHARITIES.
George r. Miller Remembers lnstitu-
ton in His viii.

tton IN f7tS WiHs
By her will admitted to probate in
the surrogate's Office this week, Mrs.
Charlotte w. Ogden, wife of Joseph
w. Ogden, of this town, leaves all to
her husband and names him as ex-
ecutor.
The Morristown Memorial hospital
and the Children's home at Parsip-
pany are bequeathed $100 each by the
will of George r. Miller of Rockaway.
Mr.. Miller left all his property in
trust to his wife and directed that
at her death the two above mentioned
bequests and $400 for the npkeep of
the Rockaway Presbyterian church
cemetery; 500 to his brother, Lewis
D. Miller of Sussex; 500 to grand
son, Frank Miller; $100 each to Anna
vanSyckle, Martha McKiIn, William
HI. VanSyckle,jr., and Jennie Van
Syckle of Roseville, and Edwin j.
Matthews of Rockaway; 500 to Rock
away Methodist church. Edwin j..
Matthews Is named as executor.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-08
MUNICIPAL TREE AT SUMMIT.
Pastors and Other Citizens Arranging
for Public Observance.

SUMMIT.-This city is to have a
municipal Christmas tree, prepara-
tions for which are being made by a
committee headed by Rev Philip ]
Steinmetz Jr, rector of Cavalry Epis-
eopal Church. Associated with him
are the pastors of all the other protes-
tant churches in the city. Henry H.
Holly, Stephen w. Borden and Philip
'. X. Van Wyck, representing the
Summit Board of Trade and Mrs. GUY
Bates, Mrs. Edwin Phelan and Miss
Esther White, representing several
woman's societies.