davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29

al Theological seminary. of New York
City After his ordination. which
took place In the Church of St. John
the Divine in New York in 1912, he
came to Morristown as the assistant
to Rev. Barrett p. Tyler, the rector of
the Church Of the Redeemer. While
here Rev. Mr. Scovil has been active
in the Boy Scout movement, having
been a member of the local council
and deputy scout commissioner for
one year. Since coming to this town
he has also been appointed member
of the board of religious education OF
the Sunday School commission of the
Diocese of Newark.
No successor to Mr.. Scovil has been
named.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR
SICK AND UNFORTUNATE
Prisoners at Jail, Aims House inmates
and Hospital Patients Are
Remembered.

Sheriff William H. Thompson treat
ed the prisoners in the county Jail to a
Christmas dinner. Tables were
spread in the courthouse corridor and
thirty-fiye men sat down to dinner
that included chicken, dumplings, pota-
toes, cabbage, rice, turnips, celery,
cranberry jelly, coffee, cake. pie and
candy. In addition each man received
a cigar, package of tobacco and an
orange.
At Memorial Hospital music was
a feature. The choir of st. Peters
Church sang carols in the afternoon,
and in the evening another company
with DR.. Francis H. Glazebrook at
the head, furnished entertainment.
There was a Christmas tree for the
children and Christmas dinner for
all.
At All Souls Hospital, DR.. Elvira
Dean used her phonograph for the en-
joyment of patients in the morning
and part of the afternoon. Twelve
girls in fancy dress sang in the after
noon, and there was a Santa Claus,
who gave present to every one in the
hospital. Mrs. John o. H. Pitney sup
piled the ice cream and cake for all
following the Christmas dinner. Mrs.
Patrick Farrelly presented new car
pets for most of the hospital rooms as
a holiday gift.
Mrs. Thomas w. Cauldwell and Mrs
John A. H. Hopkins raised a fund for
the inmates of the almshouse, as has
been their custom for several years
This year the women in the house re
ceived wrappers and kimonas and the
men received pipes and cigars. An
other box of tobacco came from Mend
ham. There was also a Christmas
tree.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29

James Brady, chauffeur of Lafay-
cite avenue, who was struck by car
No. 319, westbound, at Convent at
1851 o'clock Christmas eve, was dis
charged from Memorial hospital
Christmas Day. Brady was crossing
the trolley tracks and was knocked
down by the car. He was taken to the
hospital where it was found his only
injuries were a bruised nose and a
severe shakeing up.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE.
Sunday School Children Participate
in PROGRAM.

The Sunday School of the South
Street Presbyterian church held a
Christmas carol service Sunday after
noon. The program included recita.
tions and Christmas story by the as
sistant minister, Mr.. Walser.
The children having special parts
we're:
Recitation, Room for Christ" Eliz-
abeth Ford; recitation, Welcome to
Christmas" Edith Keeler, Margaret
Turnbull, Helen Black; Carol, Christ
mas Candles" Martha Peters, Eliza
beth Ford, Eleanor Eaton, Pearl
Grove; recitation, Hazel Kiel; recita-
tion, christmas Candles" John Alex
ander, Harold Hart, Raymond Covert,
Robert Noble, Leroy Wilson, Albert
Wulff.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29

sweetness and humanity could have
been written from the field where that
continuous battle from the 10th day
of June till the Sd of July" was still
raging, and by the hand of the COM
manding general, whom some south
erners even yet call barbarian, van
dal, a. monster" must not only in
crease our admiration for the man,
but must quicken our faith that even
among the leaders of the opposing
armies in this frightfully protracted
battle Of half-century later the lust
of battle has not blurred the vision of
what war really is.
GEORGE H. HAYNES.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
trolley Car straddIes rr.oks,

The switch at the northeast corner
of the park flew out of place after the
forward trucks of Hospital car No. 319,
westbound, had passed over it Tuesday
morning and the rear trucks followed
the rails along the east side of the
park. The half dozen passengers re-
ceived a shock when the car stopped
with jolt, but no one was injured.
The car was Strengthened out and con
tinued with only the loss of few
minutes of time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
FINISHING PARKWAY WORK.
Railroads Are Putting Down Full Com
pIenent of Tracks.

With the completion of the Norman
dy parkway bridge over the Lacka
wanna and Morris railroads the two
companies are completing their track
age through the cut, the removal OF
the forms for the concrete arch per
mitting this work to proceed. The
pany is laying it's second track and Is
using the stairway and platform
alongside the bridge as the Normandy
parkway station.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
ICY WALKS CAUSE FALLS. :
People Injured from Falls During Elk
treme Weather.

Mrs. Lucy Devore of Morris Plains
fell on snow-cevered patch of ice on
Water street near police headquarters
and broke one of the bones in her
hand between the knuckle and the
wrist She was taken into police
headquarters where Police Surgeon
George l.. Johnson attended her. She
was later taken to her home.
Sanitary Inspector John J. Belbey
has a sprained left arm, the result of
a fall
Mrs. William ]. Carroll fell on some
ice Christmas morning and sprained
an ankle. She is confined to her home
on Mills street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Miss Morrison a Winner.

In making the announcement of the
winners of the tuberculosis compost
tion writing contest in the schools in
this paper last week the name of Miss
Viola Morrison was inadvertently omit
ted by the committee. She is a pupil
in the seventh grade of Bayley school
and received honorable mention for
her effort and her name should have
headed the list.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
TRUCK BOYS AT NEWARK.
Hear Their Chaplain, Rev. Or. Urmy,
in His New Charue.

Members of Resolute Hook and Lad
der company attended the evening ser
vices at the Centenary Methodist Epis
copal church in Newark Sunday night
and listened to a sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. Ralph B. Urmy, formerly pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church.
this place, and chaplain of the fire
company until December 81. The
company met at the Truck house at
five o'clock and took the five-fifteen
train for Newark. Supper was taken
at the Continental Hotel on Broad
street. The committee in charge OF
the trip was Raymond B. Troxell, AL
derman Raymond G. Shelley and Rev
Theodore ID. Walser assistant pastor
at the South Street Presbyterian
church.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Mrs. nrennen Breaks Lea.

Mrs. Edward l.. Bremen, wife of
County Detective Edward L. Bremen,
suffered a broken leg from fall on
the ice while crossing Glenbrook
place at Morris Plains Wednesday ev-
ening. Mr.. Bremen who happened
along soon after the accident secured
an automobile and had his wife re-
moved to their home on Glenbrook
place where she is resting easily.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Fire Causes Damage At eccn.on.

Smoke in the post Office and the Sal
mon building adjoining at Boonton
Saturday afternoon was traced to
fire running along the rafters beneath
the flooring of lodgeroom over the
post office. Part of the floor was torn
up and the fire was put out, some
water damage being done in the post
Office, although the mail was taken out
of the way,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Metbodists, christmas partv

Judge Oliver X. Day has arranged a
musical program for the Christmas
party Wednesday evening Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. There will
be chorus of seventy-five voices and
the soloists will be Miss Bessie Volk-
man, conrtalto, of the Second Presby-
terian church of Newark; and James
Doolittle. tenor, of the South Street
Presbyterian church, Moristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29

Fowler E. Van Sickle of Dover has
been brought to Memorial Hospital
suffering from fracture of the left
shoulder, received in fall on the ice.
An exploding cannon on the Fourth OF
July tore away portion of Van
Sickle's left hand and injured his leg
so that portion of the bone had to be
removed. His crippled condition was
partly responsible for his second in
Jury,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Barn Burned at Hibernia.

Fire destroyed the barn of Henry
Miller at Lower Hibernia Saturday
One horse and wagon which Mr.
Miller uses to carry pupils from Lyons
vile and Hibernia to and from the
Rockaway Borough school were saved
straw and a lot of barn implements
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Electricians Elect.

Local Union No. 581. International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
has elected Clarence Smith, presi-
dent; Edward Wilson, vice-president;
Harry Anson, recording secretary;
John Watson, financial secretary; JOS
eph Pierson, foreman; and Joseph Col
Inns, Albert Smith and Henry Anson,
trustees.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
christmas Dance ENJOYED.

Mrs. Frederick w. Merrell, Mrs.
John r. Emery, Mrs. H. Ward Ford,
Mrs. Robert Dumont Foote, Mrs.
Henry F. Taylor and Mrs. Francis S.
Hoyt were the patronesses at the
Christmas dance at the Morris Coun-
ty Country Golf club Saturday night.
The affair was largely attended. Mrs.
Foote and Mrs. Taylor received the
guests.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Christmas at FIaoIer street.

Commencing Wednesday afternoon
the Neighborhood House has been busy
with Christmas exercises for the one
hundred and seventy-one children at
tending. The infants held their
Christmas party in the afternoon. In
the evening the boy scouts and the
juniors held their Christmas exercises.
Scout whistles and books were given
respectively to the two latter classes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
RED MEN ELECT.
Harry Winter Made Sachem of Mohus-
cowungie Tribe.

Mohuscowungie tribe, No. ZIG, Inn
proved Order of Red Men. chose the
following officers at their annual elec-
tion Monday evening int heir wigwain
in the Elk's building: Sachem, Harry
Winter; senior sycamore, Walter w.
Davis; junior sycamore, Patrick v.
Doran; prophet, John ]. Deasey, jr. !;
chief of records, Andrew d. Barris !;
keeper or wampum. Victor e. Boell !;
collector of wampum, Jesse p. Tiger;
representative to great council, Ray
mond II. Mains; alternate, Linwood
H. Smith; trustee, Frank A. Niper;
musician, Francis Dolan. The chiefs
will be raised by District Deputy
Grand Sachem Victor E. Boell on
January 18th.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Mr. haIl Aaaln Honored.

been notified that for the seventh con-
secutive year he has reached the high
est percentage for the best-kept Sec
ton of track on the Lackawanna Rail-
road system. His section, No. 213, ex-
tends three and one-half miles on a
double track between Denville and
Morris Plains. Mr.. Hall has been in
the company's employ forty-eight
years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
TO DISPLAY MAP OF STATE.
Relief Map of Jersey to Be Shown at
San Francisco,

San Francisco,
The big relief map of New Jersey,
to be exhibited in the space allotted
to the state at the Panama exposition
at San Francisco, is being shown in
Jersey City at the Fourth regiment
armory before being taken across the
continent. The map cost $1,000 1t
is made up in six sections. 1t gives
all the Typographical features of the
state, mountains, rivers, creeks, hills,
valleys, harbors, cities, roads, bridges
and railroad and trolley lines being
shown distinctly. The map measures
more than twenty-eight feet in length
and little more than fourteen feet in
width. One feature is that every
town and city and all the streets arc
shown with their proportionate grades
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
REV. CHARLES B. SCOvIL
CALLED TO WELLINGTON
Assistant at Church of the Redeemer
Leaves January 18th for
New Charge.

Rev. Charles B. Scovil who has been
curate at the Church of the Redeemer
for the past two years, has accepted
call as rector of All Saints church
at Millington. He will take up his
new duties about January Is.
The Rev. Mr.. Scoyil is graduate
of Columbia University and the Gener-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29

Joseph B. Yawger has purchased
the interest Of his partner, former
Sheriff Whitfield B. Gillen. in the firm
of Gillen & Yawger and will continue
the business of furniture dealer and
auctioneer at No. 62-64 South street.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
RUSSELL E. PlERSON BUYS
BELMONT, N. r., DISPATCH
Former Morristown Printer Embarks
in Newspaper Business as
Proprietor.

Russell e. Pierson, a former resi-
dent of Morristown and known among
his friends here by the sobriquet of
big Six," has embarked in the news
paper business. He has purchased of
Lewis H. Thornton the Belmont, N. Y.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Beef Macon pamaaed.

While carrying a load of beef to
Bernardsville this morning wagon
belonging to Swift & Company skidded
on the icy pavement on the hill on
Market street, and bringing up against
the curb the wheels were broken. An
other wagon was secured and the
journey resumed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29

Double Track for Asylum Railway.
A switch is being built from the AS
ylum switch to Glenbrook place in
Morris Plains making a double track
between these two points.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
cantata at st peter,s.

At St. Peters church Sunday even
ing the choir. under the direction of
J. Sebastian Matthews, sang the can
tata "Eve of Grace" just published by
Mr.. Matthews and w. G. Van Tassel
Sutphin.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Ice crop PROMISING.

Charles H. Day has begun harvest
ing nine-inch ice from Hoffman pond
at Mendham. Ice on Estling lake is
reported as being ten inches and on
Fox pond, Rockaway, the same thick
ness
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
p. o. Contract Let.

The contract for the building of the
Morristown post Office has been award
ed to Wilbert r. Titus. of Paulsboro,
N. j., the lowest bidder. His offer
was $4,000.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Has Purchased "Movieu Theatre.

DIR. William H. Dewitt, of this town,
has purchased an interest in a moving
picture theatre at Orange. Frank
Montgomery is managing the theatre
for him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29
Hold Christmas Exercises,

The Hillside Sunday school held its
Christmas exercises last night in the
Hillside school.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29

Dispatch. an influential organ among
the Republicans of Allegheny county.
Mr.. Pierson is thirty years old. He
was foreman for several years of the
Daily Record office and went from
here to Dover, where he conducted the
North End Hotel. He has worked
with his brother-in-law, Judson How
den, on the Observer at Fillmore, N Y,
has been superintendent with the Gen.
eve, N. Y, Daily Times and foreman
of the Perry, N. Y, Herald.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-12-29

Distribute Christmas Dinners.
The officers Of the Salvation Army
distributed forty-five baskets contain
ing Christmas dinners.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-20
.Good Old Times" AGAIN.

Hospital patients Of today are bet
ter off than their ancestors OF tho
good old times" Mr.. Wheatley, in
his book on London" quotes from q
Scottish act of parliament OF 1886 to
the effect that If ony man brings to
the market corrupt swine or salmond
to be saudi. they shall be taken by the
baillie, and incontinent, without ony
question, sail be sent to the leper
folke;" and if there be no lepers then
only "sall they be destroyed utterlie."
The same pleasant custom obtained In
Oxford in the fifteenth century, where
all putrid meat and fish was by statute
sent TO st. Johns hospital.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-20

gave a long list of names preceded by
among those invited were" instead
Of by the usual among those present
We're" There were a number notable
by their absence, but there being a
large crowd present and she being a
stranger, Gloria did not know this.
She was too busy with the men to
think of what girls were present.
Truth to tell, it was a fairly repre-
sentative assemblage, drawn together
out of regard for Judge and Mira. Gill
bert and also by curiosity to see what
kind OF girl Gloria Kerr was. If the
president of the Piper Coal company
had stopped the poker game at the
Belmont club the night before to tell
his experience there would have been
several young ladies among those at
the ball who did not lend the charm
Of their presence to that occasion.
When Gloria danced with Wright,
she searched the line to find a Bel
mont man to compare with him, and
to her thinking there was not one in
the same class. As for Wright, his
search was over the night they had
met again in Belmont.
In their first dance. holding her
close as II to shield her from all the
world, he called to mind the day at
Versailles when together they had
wandered through the gardens. Then
he had repeated some verses from the
book he had given her on her birth
day. Now as they danced he whis.
pered:
do you remember
Spring In the hills, Beloved.
On the side OF a meadowed slope;
And love in our hearts. Beloved.
Love and Spring and Hope
Il remember. We were going out
there again, but you never came back;
and SO went alone"
Il wish you had taken u book" he
said. He always referred to the book
Of verses as being their joint property.
TT would have told you what I was not
there to say"
Gloria smiled. Never a word had
been said, but each understood.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-20

at home. She never knew Why her II
ther urged her to 60.
Piper felt it would be cheaper to pay
the expense OF q New York trip thaa
to have his company stand the continu.
u annoyance by which 1t could be
worried. If what he suspected was true.
When he inquired about coal for the
school board the complaint depart.
ment reported that the secretary had
been notified but hoped 1t would not
happen again. As for the city solicitor,
the legal department refrained from
asking anything about the track across
the street and that Official never wrote
again.
Old man Piper kept his mouth shut,
but he knew he had been taught .
lesson.
Kerr was keeping q sharp eye on
things, but his hand was suspected
rather than seen in any o that was
made. AS the time for the ball ap-
preached, his rheumatism troubled
him more and more. and upon the ad-
vice OF DIR. Hayes he decided to go to
Esmeralda Springs to drink the wa
ter. Sam Hayes took him down and
came back with the comforting report
that he was already better. He al
not well enough. however. to return
for the ball.
The ball given In honor Of Miss
Gloria Kerr at the Belmont club by
Judge and Mrs. Gilbert was a memoir
able affair. The ballroom vas crowd.
cd, and Gloria deserved the praise she
received from every quarter on her
beauty. her ~cleverness, and her light
hearted temperament. She dill not hear
the expressions of regret that she was
the daughter Of David Kerr. The next
morning the Belmont Banner had a
two-column head over the story, and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-20
NOT A MIRACLE
just Plain Cause and Effect.

There are some quite remarkable
things happening every day. which
seem almost miraculous.
Some persons would not believe that
q man could suffer from coffee drink
Ing SO severely as to cause spells Of
Inconsistencies. And to find relief in
changing from coffee to Postum Il
we'll worth recording.
i used to be a great coffee drinker.
SO much SO that it was killing me BY
inches. My heart became SO weak I
would fall and lie unconscious for m
hour at q time.
MY friends, and even the doctor.
told me it was drinking coffee that
caused the trouble. l would not be-
lieve It, and still drank coffee until I
could not leave my room.
THIN my doctor, who drinks Pos
tum himself, persuaded me to stop cot.
fee and try Postum. After much hest
tatlon concluded to try it. That was
eight months ago. Since then l have
had but few Of those spells. meme for
more than four months. ]
I feel better, sleep better and am
better every way. l now drink moth
ing but Postum and touch no cofeo.
and as I am seventy years Of age ali
my friends think the Improvement
quite remarkable"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Write for a copy OF the
famous little book. THE Road to Well
Vile"
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be vell
boiled. 15c and Csc packages. !.
instant Postum-is a soluble pov-
der 'teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In cup Of hot water and. with cream
and sugar. makes q delicious bcveraeo
instantly. SOC and SOC tins. q
The cost per cup Of both kinds ~
Thetss = Asasons for roetnm.
-sctd " otaooeA /.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-03-20
Plan for other.

The bedtime hour was at hand. but
after usual preparations for the night
Violet hesitated over her prayers.
After a moments silence she said:
Mummy dear, are u prayers an
swered?"
why. yes, dear." replied Mamma
But what a question, dear"
Il asked because, IL they are, why
do you smack me- Why don't you
pray for me to be a good girl? It
would be SO much more comfy"