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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
EVERY DAY is CLEANUP
DAY AT THE COUNTY JAIL
Sheriff Thompson Has Set Prisoners
at Work of Furnishing up coun-
ty Buildings.

With the advent of a new sheriff at
the court house a general houseclean-
ing has been inaugurated. Sheriff
Thompson has put several of the pri-
soners at work about the building.
The attic has been cleared of its ac-
emulation of broken furniture and
odds and ends and has been cleaned
and swept. The Jail has been thor
oughly scrubbed, the old bedding and
much of the clothing of the prisoners
burned and the men supplied with
clean clothes. Further improvements
are planned by Sheriff Thompson for
| the conduct of the Jail and will be put
| in operation as soon as passed upon
| by the board of freeholders. At pres
ent every man committed to jail Is
given a bath and If clean clothes are
needed he is furnished with them
The front room to the left of the main
corridor in the court house, long the
/ hang-out of the unemployed, has beer
cleaned and partition put in the cen
ter of it. One of the rooms thus made
will be used by the county tax board
| for an office while the other will be
occupied by the county engineer
Sheriff Thompson expects to occupy
| the sheriff's house, adjoining the cour1
house, as soon as needed repairs are
made.
Prosecutor Charlton A. Reed has
decided to take for his Offices the two
rooms on the courtroom floor at the
head of the stairs. They were for
;nerly used as apartments for the jail
Keeper. This change will permit the
present prosecutors office to increase
the facilities of the law library, which
is now becoming cramped for room
A door will be cut between the rooms
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
TO LECTURE ON POULTRY.
Expert Chicken Fanciers to Talk a
the Y. M. C.. A.

Expert O1tCken = FdnCtcFS 10 ain dI
the Y. M. C. A.
With the cooperation of the Nor
ristown Poultry Association, the Ed
ucational Department of the Young
Mems Christian association, Morris
town, has arranged series of lee
lures by experts on the poultry indus,
try. They are as follows:
Tuesday, December Sth, Prof. v. G
Aubry, Department of Poultry Hus
bandry, New Jersey Agricultural Elk
pertinent Stations. Subject: "Poul-
try House Construction.
Friday, January 29th, w. Theodore
Whitman, Poultry Expert, Department
of Agriculture, State of Pennsylvania
Subject: Incubation and Breeding
Tuesday, February 23rd, ]. Harry
Wolsieffer, Proprietor, Acme Poultry
Farm, Vineland, N. ]. Subject:
utility VS.. Fancy"
Tuesday, March 9th, Prof. Harry r
Lewis, Poultry Husbandry New Jer
sey Agricultural Experiment Stations
Subject: Essentials in Profitable
Egg Production"
Following the lectures opportunity
will begiven for questions and discus
sion. The lectures will be given in
| the Y. M. g. A. building at 8 p. m. To
cover the cost of the lectures nom
inal charge of so cents for the series
will be made. Single admission 25
cents Tickets may be secured at the
Y M. G. A. building or from the of
| ficers of the Morristown Poultry asso.
citation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
STATE INSANE HOSPITAL
HAS MERRY THANKSGIVING
Patients ard Attendants Enjoy Tur-
key Dinner and Vaudeville En-
tertainment.

Following the old custom the OBJ
servance of Thanksgiving at the State
Hospital at Morris Plains was along
the lines proven most fitting for the
patients. The headliner of the day
was the ever popular Turkey which ii
massed into one bird would aggregate
a strutting gobler weighing $500
pounds; the lesser lights in the diete
tic drama, were 1000 stocks of celery
1000 pounds of mince meat, 25 bush
els of potatoes, onions, cranberry
sauce and other enticing eatables. A
neatly appearing card with an cleo
trotyped turkey on it, printed by pa
tients in the new Industrial building
was given to all the patients prelim
mary to the dinner.
The dinner was provided under the
general supervision of Warden G. M
Bowen and served according to direc
tions from DR.. B. d. Evans, medical
director
In the evening there was a vaude
Vile entertainment By professionals
in the spacious hall of the Dor,nitory
building which was preceded by an
address by DR.. Evans who drew many
lessons to show the patients that not
withstanding their more or less cir
cumscribed sphere in the social world
they had much for which to be thank
full. One of tie strong contrasts the
Doctor made wes a picture of the
blood-stained fields in Europe, the de
vastation. want and munger of the peo
pie there as result of the warfare
being waged, the bereayed homes and
the suffering and disconforts as com
pared with this land of the free where
through persons of benevolent
thought and christian kindness those
not in position to care for them
selves have good shelter. ample food
and every reasonable provision to
make them happy aud comfortable
The Doctors popularity with his
charges was fully attested by the at
tention and applause he received from
the patients.
The vaudeville acts were augment
ed by the musical selections by the
hospital orchestra nuder the leader
ship of Prof Geo. P. Grailey. The en-.
tertainment was followed by a dance
for the patients and there was many
manifestations of keen appreciation
on their part of the solicitude of DR.
Evans for their welfare and happiness
so tangibly exhibited in so many ways
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
PEOPLE FORGET
TO Be THANKFUL
Mr.. Crawford breaches EIO-
quent Thanksgiving Sermon.

That people are apt to ignore
thankfulness for the daily blessings
of life and return thanks to God only
for the special blessings they receive,
was asserted to be the case by the
Rev. Thomas T. Crawford, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church at the
union Thanksgiving service held in
the First Baptist church. Mr.. Craw-
ford took for his text Psalms CHI, 2.
He declared that thoughtlessness is
the most popular sin, not because the
heart is bad but because of bad mem
ory. Ii we remember we are thankful
but we often ask and receive bless
ings and then forget thankfllness.
That people feel they have right
to certain blessings Mr.. Crawford de-
clared to be fact and that people for
get they have partnership with
God. They are only using the mater
ials God puts into their hands and
| this is the attitude of mind they should
have. All right they have IS the
fright to clear conscience of doing
their duty. People are apt to forget
the eminence of God in their daily
| life. failing to thank Him for the
blessings of every day, and remember
ing Him only in the special deliver
ances.
There is more good than bad in the
world, more good fortune than bad for
tune, more happiness than sorrow.
When death visits family people are
apt to think that God has dealt heav-
| ily with them in removing a loved
kone, forgetting the years that passed
previously when all was happiness
and joy.
People are apt to belittle their
blessings, said Mr.. Crawford, by COM
pairing them with those received by
others they may consider greater
While the making of comparisons
/ take away the beauty of the individ-
ual blessings received a comparison
of our national life with that of other
nations today should bring thanks
giving from every heart. The war is
not because the religion of Christ has
failed but because men have failed to
measure up their lives to the stand
lard set by Christ. The nation needs
to come nearer to God than ever be-
fore today because it is in a position
to prove to the other nations that
Christs gospel makes for righteous.
ness in our lives and to show the
world what 1t means to have brother
ly love, to be true to Jesus Christ and
the spirit Of brotherhood he brought
into the world.
! Credit for the nations prosperity
should be given to God. declared Mr.
Crawford and he called upon his
hearers to make a solemn VOW to be
true to God and to show the whole
world this is a Christian nation and
that Christ dominates it's life.
1 A.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, presided and read the scrip
ture, the Rev. Harold B. Drew, pastor
of the First Baptist church, being un
able to attend. The Rev. Merle H. An
derson, pastor of the South Street
Presbyterian church, Offered up a
beautiful prayer of thanksgiving and
eloguently prayed for peace to come
Sgain to the worla.
The volunteer choir, under the dir.
ection of ]. Ebert Egbert, organist
and choir director, sang as an offer
tory anthem Sing AlouG," by Peace.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
PROPOSE. CHANGES
IN ELECTION LAW
Senator Rathbun to Draft Bills
for R0vamping Measure.

Senator Charles A. Rathbun, of Nor
ris county, has been appointed by
his colleagues OF the Republican ma
jority in the state senate, to prepare
bills looking towards the needed
changes in the present election laws.
While the Republicans will steer clear
of any drastic changes in the election
laws during the coming session of the
Legislature, probably they believe
that there are some features of the
present law which should be smooth.
ed out in order that its operation may
become more nearly perfect. 1t is
therefore likely that some changes
which will be characterized as tech
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
CHRISTMAS DANCE ARRANGED
Children viii Have Festive Occasion
at the Golf Club.

The annual christmas Dance" for
the young people will be given as
usual this year. Wednesday even.
ing, December 30th, is the time Sc
lected, from fiye-thirty until eight
thirty at the Morris County Golf club.
The dance will be featured by a
cotillion. The patronesses are Mrs.
Robert w. Cumming, Mrs. George C.
Fraser, Mrs. A. Fillmore Hyde, Mrs.
Ridley Watts, Mrs. Samuel V. Hoff-
man, Mrs. Henry X. Morgan, Mrs.
Lloyd Saltus, Mrs. Henry F. Taylor,
Mrs. Rudolph Kissel, Mrs. John T.
Gillespie and Mrs. Henry Young.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
HOSPITAL STAFF
RESIGNS IN BODY
Physicians to Leave All Souls
Unless Changes are Made.

The medical staff of All Souls hos
pital have rendered their designations
to the board of directors to take eff
feet January 1st The physicians
say they will quit unless certain
changes are made in the management
of the hospital. DR.. Henry A. Henri
ques, the medical director, his col
leagues of the staff, nor the Very
Rev. Dean Edward ]. Ellard, of the
hospital directorate, will discuss the
subject. But from unofficial sources
1t is learned that the physicians are
displeased with the work of the Sis
ters of Charity as nurses aud desire
the Sisters to withdraw from this
branch of the hospital service, con-
filming t themselves strictly to the
housekeeping at the hospital. The
physicians desire, it is said, the en-
ployment of two trained nurses to
have charge of the nursing at the
hospital
The board of directors hold their
next regular meeting in January.
Whether or not special meeting will
be held FIR. Ellard would not say and
when Eugene s. Burke, secretary of
the board, was questioned, he, too,
declined to discuss the subject.
The physicians who resigned are
DR.. Henry A. Henriques, the medi-
cal director of the hospital; DIR. Cliff
ford Mills, secretary of the staff; DR..
J. B. Griswold and DIR. Francis H.
Glazebrook, all of the surgical division.
and Dr. Samuel Haven and DIR. George
H. Lathrope, of the medical division,
and also DR.. W. G.. Mccormick. Mem
hers of the staff when seen refusad
to talk and referred the reporter to-
DR.. Henriques for a statement The
latter said that it would be dis
courteous to the board of directors
of the hospital discuss the matter,
as the board had not yet acted on
the designations.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
For the appointment of six vice ad.

For the appointment of six vice ad-
mirals.
Medal of Honor Bill
To provide compensation for en-
ployees of the United States suffering
injuries or occupational diseases in
the course of their employment.
To provide for stock-raising home
steads.
To create the Coast guard by COM
bining the life-saving and Revenue
Cutter Service.
To provide for the establishment
and maintenance of mining expert
ment and mining safety stations.
To regulate the wages of mechan-
les and laborers employed by the Gov
ernment.
Validating locations of deposits of
phosphate rocks.
To authorize the Secretary of Agri-
culture to establish uniform stand
ards of classification for cotton, etc.
To authorize the Secretary of Agri-
culture to license cotton warehouses.
To purchase and operate merchant
vessels in the foreign trade of the
United States.
Relating to the maintenance of ac-
tions for death on the high seas and
navigable waters.
To authorize the Supreme Court to
prescribe forms and rules and gener-
ally to regulate pleading, procedure,
and practice on the common-law side
of the Federal courts.
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, ex-
tending the right of suffrage to
women.
To establish standard box for ap-
pies.
To prevent interstate commerce in
the productsaof child labor.
For the control and regulation of
the waters of Niagara River. ~
incorporating the American Acad-
emy Of Arts and Letters. .sssa.a.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
IS ARRANGING EXHIBITS.
William A. MacIntyre Preparing for
Horticultural Meetinu.

William A. MacIntyre, of this town,
has gone to New Brunswick to ar.
range the exhibits for the fortieth an.
nual meeting of the New Jersey State
horticultural society to be held at
the Experiment station on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. Mr.. MacIntyre Is an expert in
his line and his services are much
sought after by exhibitors at fairs and
exhibitions.
On the opening day President Hen.
erickson will make his report and re.
ports will be heard also from other of.
ficers. Among the subjects to be con.
sidered at the meeting will be "Veg.
etable Growing Under Irrigation
Eggplants," Rust Free Asparagus. s. u
experiments on Potatoes" "Capera.
tion of Fruit Growers" and a host of
other matters of interest to agricultur.
lists and fruit growers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
MRS. EMERY HEADS "ANTIs.p
Elected President of Morristown Anti.
Suffrage Society,

The Morristown Branch of the New
Jersey Association Opposed to Wom-
an Suffrage has elected the following
officers Mrs. John R. Emery, presi-
dent; Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll, Mrs. Ed
ward X. Mills, Mrs. Wynant Wander
pool, Mrs. George e. Cbisolm, Mrs.
Frederick w. Stevens, Mrs. Taylor,
and Mrs. Douglas Bushnell, vice-presi.
dents; Mrs. Stephen H. Little, seere-
tary; Mrs. William Shelton, treasur-
er: Miss Mary Campbell, assistant
treasurer; Mrs. Edward @. Keasbey,
chairman of the executive committee
and Miss Mary, Campbell, chairman of
the finance committee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING

The contract for a two story and
attic dwelling to be erected by Char
les H. Foster on Western avenue, has
been filed in the county clerks Office.
William F. Barkman has the complete
contract for the structure which will
be of stucco. Arthur s.. Pierson is
the architect. 1t will cost $4,000.
James Doolittle has purchased the
house he occupies, No. 211 Morris
street, from Mrs. Emily Garfield. The
plot has frontage of sixty-two feet
and is $50 feet deep.
Wanes Allsbough, of New York, has
the contract for the erection of gar
age and barn on the property of T. II.
Beck at Morris Plains.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
OFFICIAL ELECTION CANVASS.
Governor Fielder and Senators An
nounce the Result of Vote.

Election returns from the twelve
Congress districts of New Jersey
have been canvassed by Governor
Fielder and the five Senators desig-
mated by him to act as a state board
of canyassers. Official figures as tab
ulated by the secretary of State and
submitted to the board for approval
showed that the Republican plurali-
ties in the eight districts carried by
that party aggregated $3.50. The
Democratic pluralities in four dis
tricts amounted to 20,473, making the
republican plurality ON the congress
vote 1886. Other figures compiled
by the secretary of state, but not con-
sidered by the state board of can
vassers, showed that on the average
assembly vote the republicans carried
the state by plurality of 19,411.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
Henry Williamson Hurt.

henry Williamson, fifteen years
old, son of Alderman and Mrs. Robert
Williamson, of Western avenue, broke
an arm while playing basket
ball in the gymnasium of the Young
Mems Christian association. With
several other lads he was on the floor
"out of hours" and the game was in
progress without the usual supervis-
ion of the physical department.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01

One of Bexley Hocombe's prize win.
ming horses fell near the traffic sign at
Washington street Wednesday after
noon. With the assistance of by
ISLANDERS the horse was loosened from
the wagon and gotten up. No serious
damage was done to the horse or the
wagon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
SHAW SUES MoTHER-lN-LAw..
Morrlstown Man Asks $4,000 Dam.
ages from Mrs. Edith lvaIi

A second suit bringing the total
damages he is asking up to $4,000
for the alleged alienation of the effec-
tions of his eighteeen-yearol wife
has been brought in the New York
Supreme Court by Robert Marsien
Shaw Of this town, against his moth
er-in-law, Mrs. Edith B. Lyall. He
seeks damage in the sum of $25, 1000.
The other action now pending against
Richard G. Darling, president of the
Acme Safe Company, of New York,
is for $50.000. Mrs. I.yall, Mr.. Shaw
claims, induced Mrs. Shaw to leave
her husband on December 81, 1918 by
false accuse tions.''
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
MANY BIRTHS IN DOVER,
More In One Month Than Entire Year
of 1918.

According to the records in the of
fice of the registrar Of vital statistics
the total number of births in Dover
to date exceeds that of the entire year
OF 1913 by fifteen and there is yet
several weeks before the books are
closed for the year. There have been
forty-one births thus far this month,
which Is more than during the same
period last year. The death rate for
the month is exceedingly low, there
being but three deaths during the
month, one of which was of non-res-
1dent and two under five days old.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
District Nur,e for Madlson

Mrs. Preston A. Burroughs, chair
man of the department of civics of the
Thursday Morning Club of Madison,
has announced that Mrs. Ella Harper,
of Orange, had been engaged to fill
the vacancy of district nurse caused
by the resignation of Miss Aiken.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
Consumers League Meetlno

The Morristown Branch of the New
Jersey Consumers league will hold
its annual meeting at the "Blue Moon"
Tea shop on South street on We'd
nesday morning, December 9th, at
eleven o'clock. Miss Nellie Swarts,
of the New York Consumers league,
will address the meeting.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
A Bio Turkey Order

The Arnold Market, whose adver-
tisement appears on the first page OF
THE Jerseyman," was awarded the
contract for the turkeys for the Nor.
ris Plains state hospital Thanksgiv.
ing dinner. Manager J. H. Cook pro-
vided 3,490 pounds Of selected turkey,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
Nav See Stores for BeIgians.

Boxes which have been prepared for
the Red Cross society by the Morris.
town Branch of the New Jersey. AS
sociation Opposed to Woman Suffrage
will be packed at the home of Miss
Mary Campbell, Miller road today. All
those who have taken part or are in.
terested in the work are invited to
come and see the articles before they
are packed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
COLLECT FOR AUTO ASSAULT.
District Court Jury Gives Passaic
Man $40 Garages.

A verdict for the plaintiff of $40
was returned by the jury in the
suit of Samuel Zack, of Passaic,.
against Harry Charlton, of Boon
ton in the district court, before
Judge Oliver X. Day. The jury
was out for two hours. Zack was
struck by an automobile driven by
Charlton on Van Houten street,
Passaic, on September 7th and was
confined in the hospital for two
weeks. Charlton said he did not
see the plaintiff who was walking
in the middle of the street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
ANOTHER DouBLE-HEADER,
Two More Basket Ball Games Booked
for Y. M. C. A. "Gymn.p


for Y. M. c. A. "Gymn."
Basket ball fans have an opportun.
ity of seeing another double-header
when on Friday evening the Morris.
town Young Mems Christian associ.
alton five will meet the Somerville
Athletic club team and the Morris.
town high school will contend with
the Boonton high school players. Man.
ager Hipson, of the association team,
reports that according to the Somer-
vile management that team has a
deaf mute playing on it who is not
only dandy player but who furnishse
considerable comedy during the
games. The high school five is going
well and expects to take its game
from Boonton. The games in the 10.
cal "gymn" have so far been well at
tended and the management is pleased
with the support given the associ.
alton team.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
RESIGNS as jury commlssioner.

andrew L. Cobb has resigned as
jury commissioner. He is a Republi-
can and served with Sheriff Whitfield
b. Gillen, Democrat, when the latter
was sheriff. With the election of
William H. Tompson, Republican, to
the shrievalty it becomes Necessary
for a Democrat to be appointed com
missioner.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
Trolley Improvement

The Morris County Traction COM
pany is installing concrete platforms
at Convent station. The platforms.
near the entrance to the College of
st. Elizabeth, are fifty feet long.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
Railroad Detective Transferred.

Railroad Detective Thomas Harris,
who has been the Lackawanna's chief
sleuth in this section for several
years, has been transferred to Buffalo.
He will have charge of that division
as far as Elmira. He reports at Buff
falo ON December 1st.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
DAVID OGILvlE LEAVES
FOR WINTER AT AUGUSTA
Morris County Golf Clubs Profes-
sional Begins Fourteenth Sea-
son with Georgia Club.

David Ogilvie, professional at the
Morris County Golf club, has gone
south for the winter. AS usual he
will be with the Augusta Country
club. Augusta, Ca, during the winter
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
NAME COMMISSIONERS,
Condemnation Proceedings to Secure
High School Site are Started.

H'gH ochooI SIte are Started.
Justice Parker has appointed An.
drew l.. Cobb, Carl v. Vogt and
Charles w. Ennis as members of the
condemnation commission for the ac.
quiring of the Noble tract as a site
Tor nigh school building. The three
men were appointed by Justice Par.
ker on Saturday. This step was nee
essary as Joseph Hinchman, presi-
dent OF the board of education, is
also an executor of the Noble estate
and the legal proceedings are of a
friendly nature as he cannot act in
a dual capacity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-01
Education Board MeetIno.

Because of the next regular meet
ing night of the board of education
falling on Christmas, the board will
meet on December 18th.