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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
TAYLOR
CLAIMED BY DEATH
SuCCumbS to Pneumonia After
Short Illness.

Former Mayor John Edward Taylor
died at his home on Macculloch av-
enue Monday night. He took cold
last week and on Saturday evening
pneumonia developed.
Mr.. Taylor was one of the promi-
nent and successful citizens of Morris.
town. He was a native of Brooklyn,
where he was born in 1884, the son OF
John Allen and Sarah M. (Lawrence)
Taylor, the former of whom was born
in Hunterdon county, N. j., son of
Robert and Sarah bartholomew
Taylor. John Allen Taylor was a
physician by profession and he died
at the age of about fifty-two years.
His wife was born in New York city
and was daughter of Augustine H
Lawrence, prominent banker of the
metropolis and a descendant of Eng.
Iiish settlers who located on Long
Island. A short time after her hus.
bands death Mrs. Taylor moved to
Morristown and here resided continu.
ously, with the exception of brief
period during the Civil war, when she
took up her abode in New York city.
John Edward Taylor received his
primary education in private schools
of Brooklyn, then attended Columbia
college in 1851, and completed his
studies at Williams college, Massa.
chusetts, where he was graduated in
1854. Desiring to enter the legal pro.
fession he began the study of law i'm
mediateiy after leaving college and in
1857 he was admitted to the bar in
New York city, where he opened an
Office and engaged in the practice of
his calling until his health failed him.
when he went TO Eurspe and re-
NAMED there during the year 1861.
Upon his return his health still being
III a precarlDns condition. he never re
'suned the rraetlce Of law, but took
up his residence in Morristown and
had S inee continued 10 make this
town his home, becoming an import
ant factor in advancing the moral,
educational and municipal interests OF
the community. He accomplished a
considerable amount of effective
work in behalf of the church and of
charity. his religious adherency be.
ing the Church of the Redeemer,s and
for one term he served as president of
the Young Mems Christian associa.
tion OF Morristown, and was presi.
dent of the Morris county branch of
the State Charities Aid association,
and was also president of the Morris
town Memorial hospital.
In his political relations Mr.. Tay-
lor was stanch republican. In 1876
rs he served as recorder of Norris
town. and in 1884 ,he was elected to
the office of mayor, serving for one
term. and in 1892 was again the.
choice of his party and served his
second term. He wass one r. of the
first directors of ?the iMorristowp
Library and ,Lyceum and also treas
urer of the corporation and took a
deep interest in everything pertaining
to the welfare of the institution.
Miss Ethel Mattox died at her home
on Soaring avenue at two O'Clock on
Sunday morning. Miss Mattox had
been in poor health for about year
but had been confined to her home for
only week. She was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Mattox. Since
her graduation from the Morristown
high school two years ago she had
been employed as copyist in the Of
flee of the County Clerk e. Bertram
Mott.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
BASKETBALL GAMES.

Y. NJ. c. A. to Play Boonton-High
School the IA Glass.
Manager Robert Hipson, of the Nor
ristown Young Mems Christian associ
alton basketball team, has booked
good attractions for Friday evening
The association five will meet the
Boonton Y. M. G. A. team and the
Morristown high school team will con
tend with the five representing the
class of 1914.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
Sang Harvest cantata.

On Sunday evening the choir of the
Church OF the Redeemer sang Gar
rett's Harvest Cantata," under the
direction of Kate Elizabeth Fox, or
ganist and choir director.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
TROLLEY MAKES FARE CHANGE
Traction Company Agrees to Town.
ship Committees Request.

The Morris County Traction COM
pany has granted the request of the
Morris township committee that the
fare zone be extended from Lake road,
Morristown, to Five Corners, Morris
Plains. The necessary orders have
been issued by General Manager
Claude o. Weidman and go into eff.
feet on Thanksgiving day. The
change obviates the payment of a sec
ond fare or a walk of several hundred
feet by Morris township residents OF
Hanover avenue who wish to ride
through Morristown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
YOUNG PEOPLE HELP POOR.
Sunday Evening Services Marked by
Provision Contributions.

The Epworth League held Thanks
giving Vesper service Sunday night.
The meeting was conducted by the
members of Mrs. Connects class.
Contributions of provisions were re-
ceived and have been turned over to
the Central Bureau of Social Service
for distribution among the poor Of
the town.
At Thanksgiving service of the
Christian Endeavor society of the
First Baptist church supplies of ieI-
lies, canned goods and other provi-
sions were contributed which were
distributed by the society to the sick
and needy.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
Mail Carter Starts Work

Oscar A. Atkins, to whom has been
awarded the contract for transporting
the mails between the post office and
the railroad station, began work this
morning.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

The Rev. Mr.. Reed, of New York,
preached in the First Baptist church
Sunday evening, the pastor, the Rev.
Harold B. Drew, being detained in
Passaic.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
Mr.. Wiley the Sneaker

J. Burton Wiley spoke to the con-
gregation and the parents of the
colnrsd children al Bethel A. M. E.
church. Spring street, Sunday night
at eight O'Clock.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
Or. EImendorf the Preacher,

The Rev. Augustine Elmendorf, sec
retary of the social service commits
sion of the Newark diocese, preached
in the Church of the Redeemer on
Sunday morning.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
New aihIe cIass Enrm.d

A young mems bible class, under
the leadership of Superintendent of
Schools j. Burton Wiley, has been or
ganized in the South Street Presby-
terian church. - - 81 a9ia
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
Send Barrel for Aaed

The women of the First Baptist
church today sent barrel Of provi-
sfons to the Baptist Home for the
Aged at Roseville. as4
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

Nicholas Maliga, OF F1agler street,
was arrested Sunday night by Patrol
man Burney for fighting. Jusaice
Bennell fined him So and costs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
AppoInt NIoht keener.

Sheriff William H. Thompson has
appointed Victor F. Brown OF Morris
Plains as night keeper at the county
jail.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
aov Scout. R.,,v

A rally of the Boy Scouts of Morris
town is to be held at the "Roclx
House." Morris Plains, on Saturday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
Explained.

'-The airship went up in smoke"
"Burntr mo; Pittsburgh. ."-Phiia-
deiphia Ledger.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
90eeevloe afor,gaov ,.seo,,,s.

VSeFVIcc afors Boy IsSeouts.
Next Sunday evening" In the First
Presbyterian church there will be q
special service for the Boy Scouts OF
the town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

Score at end of first half-High
school 8; Federals H. Final score
High school %; Federals Is. Referee
Day.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
Earthly Punishment.


The way Of the transgressor Il wen
written up.--Kansas City Journal.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24
TWO BASKET BALL
GAMES WERE CLOSE
Y. M. G. A. Defeats Madison Five
High School Registers Victory
Over FederaIs.

A big crowd at the Young Mems
Christian association gymnasium Fri.
day night saw two games of basket
ball. The Y. M. c. A. team continued
Its winning streak by defeating the
Madison Y. NJ c. A. 33 to 27 The Nor.
ristown high school opened its season
by handing defeat to the Federals. a
high school alumni five, 22 to 16.
Both games were fast and close. In
the Y. M. c. A. contest "Pete" Pier.
son starred at basket shooting, Gag.
Ing the ball seven times. Buster
Sturgis suffered a dislocated thumb
during the melee but stuck the game
out
The lineup is:
Morristown Madison
Sturgls ..........rf. ...... Parker
P1erson ......... If. ...... Conkline
Moody ..........c. ..... .Atchison
Lintott, Mcintyre .rg. 49,. Muchmore
Selvage ......... .lg.. .Hopler, Herzoe
Score at end of first half-Morris.
town 10; Madison 6. Final score
Morristown 33; Madison 27. Re.
feree-Armstrong.
The Federals beat out the high
school five in the first half but the
school boys took brace in the sec.
ond period and after hard playing
pulled out winners. Howell did yeo-
man service at centre for the school
team and Captain Butera Gagged the
ball the most times. "Del" Nelson
played fast game for the Feds" and
West contributed pair of spectacu.
lar shots.
The Imam.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

Albert vliet has broken ground for
a house on the lot he bought OF DR..
H. Clay Virgins at succasunna.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

Boonton votes on Saturday on the
question whether to buy the plant of
the United Water Supply company,
the concern that supplies Boonton
with potable water. The company's
contract with the town expires on
January 1st, 1915.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

The judges in song contest at Do
yer awarded the prize offered by Sec
retary ]. B. Debnam of the Board of
Trade to Abe Bacon. The compost
tion is entitled "A Song of Dover"
The award was made from twenty
fiye contestants, principally high
school students.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

- The working, force of the Empire
Steel and Iron Company at Mt. Hope,
increased last week, Is still being
added to gradually.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

A. M. Height, of Rockaway, is build
ing barrel stave factory at Meriden
on the former John G. Smith property,
now owned by the A. j. Cobb estate.
It comprises 1000 acres OF timber.
The new factory, it is expected, will
be ready to start January 1.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

The Prudential committee of the
Congregational church OF Chatham,
has decided to devote part of the mid
week meetings to topics relating to
the war.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

The Rev. DR.. John Macnaughton, of
the Presbyterian church, Chatham,
will be aided by an assistant hereaft-
er, the position being filed at present
by the Rev. Robert Lawson, from
Drew Seminary, Madison
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24
Hnifi-l y al Palmer

Thursday night while EBh King
assistant agent OF Southern Traction
company, and Edward Wade were
sitting in the ticket office al The
depot about 10 O'Clock. they wer5
astonished to hear somebody sas
hands up. and looking round they
both looked into the muzzle Of .
As. which no doubt looked to them
like cannon. 1t was Just loHe
bandit and was more than likely i
green hand al the business. He had
n blue handkerchief tied over his
face. and with gun in hand he
searched the boys in crude man
ner opened the cash drawer, but
found nothing. There was several
dollars in the safe. but he never
tried TO get it. After failing to geg
any money he backed ont the door
and Disappeared leaving the boys in
a little shaky condition, but they
have recovered. Palmer Rustler.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24

Extra added attraction Cal Carl
sons Cartoons IN Late World Sc
ries at the Gem today. Whimsical
earicatures Of the stars of the ma
tional sport, including Hank Cowdy,
Eddie Plank. Johnny Evers and
Rabbit" Maranville, by the worlds
most noted cartoonist Also special
music. adv 50
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24
COTTON RECEIPTS REACH
FIFTEEN THOUSAND N,p,,

Cotton receipts by wagon in Wax
ahachie have reached the fifteen
thousand mark, the receipts to be
exact, being 1912. Or this the
Farmers Yard has received 1o.9g0
while the Harrison Warehouse hay
received 4,l72 bales.
The best price paid in Waxaha-
chic for the staple today was G,a5
While middling cotton was selling
for $50.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24
II Pays To Diversity.

J. T. Blake of Rocket. who plant
in. one hundred bushels TO the acre,
was in town Saturday with load
and sold seyenty-five bushels at rs
cents per bushel in an hour and a
half, elliIg the most OF them to far
mers. SIS per acre from sweet po-
tatoes isn't half bad, huh?
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24
Notice.

Beginning today the Hotel Barber
shop has reduced prices on hair
cut and shampoos to Use. Open FROM
a. M to p. m VIM. HALEY
prop. al ,oa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24

The. funniest show on earth. the
famous 'Alabamh Minstrels, forty
singers, dancers, and comedians in
the Big Tent Theatre, Monday, Oct
&c. '
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24

The following geoun OF young peo-
pie are seeing the sights az the great
state Fair in Dallas today; Ruth
Chapman, Elsie and Lola McCart-
ney, Homer Hendricks and Pierce
Mccartney
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24
last Rec" we'd.

\ car OF maize. See Broadhead
x Kennedy. WaXahaetlje. Texas.
adF.tl
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24

Mosquitoes are getting numerous
Tbag are great dizease breeders. Get
enc of those mosquito bars at Spald-
ing x Co.'S and be protected.
adyI76
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24

BE sure and see that 500 Win
dow at Spaldins q Companys furri-
mre store tomorrow. Il will sur
prise you to hnoa bo@ many articles
III the furniture line thag are offer
ing for $1.0o, ANY one of the ar
ticies are worth twice The amount
asked. adv.lS3
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-10-24

Here they come gain. the famous
Alabama Ministries, the largest and
best of all negro organizations.
Some band. some show Monday
Oct IS, al the Big Tent Theatre.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-04-10

blot CROSS n.,. o. -'.Ilaa,r adv
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
mother! LOOK At
GHILl'e tongue
# cross. tevCriSh. COnStpated
give California Syrup
Of Figs

A laxative todas saves sic'. chtid
tomorrow. Children simply viii not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels. which become clogr"d up with
waste. liver gets sluggish, stomach
sour
Look at the tongue, mother, II coat
ed. or your child is listless. cross, few
erish. breath bad. restless doesn't eat
heartily. fun OF cold or has sore throat
or any other childrcn's aiimont give
tcaspoorful Of California Syrup OF
Fig" then don't worry. because 1t IS
perfectly harmless. and in few hours
all this constipation poison. sour bic
and fcrmcnting waste viii gently
move out Of the bowels, and you have
wei. playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing is oftimos AT
that is necessary. IL should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit fix syrups.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle OF
california Syrup OF Figs which has
full directions for babies. children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14

NO WAY To COOL A CAT
Put on Ice, Pussy Leaps Into Barroom
In Frenzy and Makes Wreck
Of It.

New York-John T0nkes proprietor
Of the Colonial hotel. Eighth avenue
and ono Hundred and Twontytilth
street. thinks locking a cat in re
frigorator by mistake is likely to max"
it wild. He reached this decision the
other day
Someone closed the refrigerator
door on a big black cat When it was
opened two hours later pussy tore out
in a frenzy She made straight for
the barroom Here were dozen men,
among them Colonel Bambrich, Civil
war veteran.
They got out all except Colonel
RambriCh He took a chair and raised
It 10 throw at the animal The streak
of fur rushed between his legs and
upset him.
Weary of marathOning Up and down
/ tho floor. the cat took to the shelves.
/ SCATTERING cut glass worth $3.50 at
every bound Colonel BambriCh In his
upset dislocated hip.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
STOMACH HAS LONG MEMORY
R,t Here Is Proof That There Are
Other Things Which Some People
Consider Of Moment.

It's the fun dinner plate and the
clad hand that makes the assimilation
of the foreigner a hasty matter m
America. according to Prof. T. a.
Steiner.
The stomach has long memory.
said he. Given condition IA which
three squares a day are furnished and
the assimilation problem is ninc-tenths
solved
But il isn't all a matter of appetite
and supply. Steiner says. The oth'f
tenth of the solution lies in America IS
manners.
Il saw some immigrants on a pier
in Italy waiting TO take the steamer
for this country" said he. They hao
been here before. That was evident
at glance. So 7 asked the man why
he was going back?
I'm Pittsburgh said he. de boss
he kuock-a me on da should.
Hello. Mike he say, how
Missus Mike and all da littia Mikes
hey?"
Now gotta gooda home here. F'u
no one he knocka me on da should
| and ask about my wife and da Kids
SO go back to Pittsburgh. "
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14

New York Gar Ferdinand is com
ing to tho United States. The man
who would bo king. aud who WAS and
is king. aud what is more, car, Is
coming 10 America with Queen Flea
nora. the Princess EhdoEia. and many
of the leaders OF his country. tie Is
looking for now ideas. American ideas,
for this ruler Is the apostle OF modern
ideas to his people and IN full sym
pathy with them
There was time when the world
thought Ferdinand would never be
anything more than the Man Who
Would be King when the young
prince OF Saxc.Coburg was considering
the offer of the bulgarian leaders, 1915
marck Rucciuctly remarked TO him.
Take it. young man. it will always
Be- pleasant "reminiscences.
aut it was p years ago whom
Ferdinand nrst began 20 rul" the Sui
e4riaus and the experience" isn't
"Reminiscences yet Every year there
are rumors Ferdinand is going to ab
diCatc. Ferdinand is going 10 be aS.
sassiuatcd. Ferdinand is tired OF his
lob. aud some power or other is going
90 give Ferdinand the experience OF
his predecessor. who was practically
kidnapped 10y the Russians
But every January J Ferdinand IS
there on hand as usual working fun
office hours. drilling his troops
schemiuE with his captains OF indus
+ try. plannin. new railroads and ports,
intriguing I'm regal fashion. and alto
gcther doing business at the old stand
Ferdinand ought to prove intensely
interesting to America for one thing.
if for no other. He is the world s
champion trust maker and magnate
creator. Ferdinand came I'm 1887 to
rule over what was sometimes called
the Peasant state. IL was a country
of rough. capable. self-reliant farmers.
There was no middle class (mer-
Chants) and no upper class Caristoc
raCyD. Ferdinand has created these
two classes. lie has caused bulgarian
life to be largely patterned on the
rest of Europe. But his methods are
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14

a flight with DalaWiune. Belgium
aviator Prince Boris. the heirappar-
eut 10 the throne. and Princess Cyrillo,
the kings second son, also flew that
day
Besides these two sons. Ferdinand
has two daughters. All four are chill
dreu of his first wife, who died In 1899.
His second wife was before her mar
rage Princess Eleauora of Reuss. She
was forty eight years old when he mar
ricd her and it is said he took this step
In order to protect his daughters from
court intrigu"s.
This is not the first time that Ferdi-
uand has seen America. I'm 1879 he
visited his brother. Prince Augustus Of
SAKE Coburg. who had married the
Younger Of the two daughters Of the
Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil The
princess made long botanical voy-
age in the interior of South America
and when Ferdinand returned to
Europe he wrote il up i'm Latin that 1t
might be read by all scientists. The
visit of Ferdinand here eight years
before he assembled the throne, did
not attract much attention, and little
was written about II.
When Ferdinand decided he would
| take the more high sounding title OF
! car instead OF prince he was not AFRO
gantly assuming something for which
there was no basis in history ant
precedent. It was a reversion to wha
! Bulgaria had been in the tenth cen
fury. At that time the Bulgarians
revolving from the Byzantine empire
established new realm, of which th'
capital was the ancient city of 1lr
nova. Bulgaria became a powerful
state. extending to the Adriatic a
well as TO the Black sea. and its chic
ruler. Symen, was crowned as car.
When the commissioners Of the Pan
ama-PaCific exposition visited Ferdi
nand recently he told them OF his ad
miration for things American, and Sc
before them an American dinner. II
which wild turkey, pork and beans iie
ured prominently.
The king is convinced that Bulgari
can learn more from the United State
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-03-14
MOTOR HEARST CAUGHT FIRE
Funeral Of a Woman interrupted by
Blaze In New York-Thousands
Witness Sight.

New York-The sight of motor
bearse containing a body and ablaze
from end to end. attracted thousands
OF curious pedestrians on Lower
broadway. Harry Duris, the chauf-
feur swathed in a big fur coat. was
slightly burned before volunteers
stripped Off the garment
The body. that Of a woman, was re
moved from the blazing hearse by the
police. Frcmen then put out the hre'
II had caught from the motor