The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-08-25


Despite an attack ON Engineer Clyde
Potts by Councilman Albion l.. Page,
of Madison, and structures passed up
on him and his views by another
Page-Lawr. nee d. Page, mayor of
Chatham-he came out triumphant at
the meeting of the Madison-Chatham
joint sewerage commission, and the
recommendations he made to prevent
the overflow at the disposal plant
were adopted. The engineers rec
ommendation that concrete conduit
eighteen inches wide be built to
supplement the present pipes, which,
through leaks, carry a great amount
of surface seepage, was finally car
ried.
John A. Danner ,of Perth Amboy
has been elected superintendent of
the New Jersey State Firemens
home at Boonton, succeeding Charles
e. McCraith, of Newark, who had
been in charge for two years and
who had resigned. The following Of
ficers were elected by the board of
managers: President, Chief John Con
way, of Jersey City, succeeding James
J. Manning, of Elizabeth; vice-presi-
dent, John Senft, of Merchantsville,
succeeding Mr.. Firth; secretary, Elias
X. Leslie, of Trenton; treasurer, John
Kennel, of Passaic, president of the
State Exempt Fireman's association.
The complaint of the residents of
Chester asking that the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey be compelled to
furnish better passenger service and
additional freight facilities at that
point has been dismissed by the
board of public utility commissioners.
The board held that the amount of
business at Chester is not sufficient
to justify it in compelling the railroad
to make the outlay which the pro-
posed changes would necessitate.
Former Postmaster James E. Bald
win of Newton, has announced his
candidacy for the republican nomina-
ton for sheriff OF. Sussex county, to
succeed Edward C. Maines, democrat.
Mr.. Baldwin WAS postmaster of New
ton for the four years preceding last
April when he was succeeded by
George N Harris. Mr.. Baldwin SER
we'd several terms on the large board
of freeholders from Newton.
Maxfield Hook and Ladder company
of Boonton, has elected the following
officers: President, Fred B. Worman;
foreman. Joseph Boycott; first as
sistant foreman and clerk, George B.
Lofthouse; second assistant, Walter
Mcneil; treasurer, Charles l.. Grubb;
steward, Frank Patterson; visitor, Jo-
seph Bloom; representative to Re-
lief association, Mr.. Patterson.
The total number of school chill
dren enrolled during the last term
in Sussex county, was 5,1S9, accord
ing to an announcement by County
Superintendent of Schools Ralph
Decker. OF this number, 1858 were
boys and 2,601 were girls. Newton
had the largest number, 1,124; Hardy
ston was second with .s497, Franklin
third with Ats. and Vantage had 423.
Trolley car No. 303 of the Morris
County Traction company's lines left
the rails on the curve at the foot OF
Prospect street, Dover, and struck a
pole on the curb. Motorman John
Gallagher was knocked down and sus-
tanned slight injuries to his back.
The dozen or more passengers had a
shaking up, but none was injured.
The Chester Cemetery association
has organized with the following Of
ficers: President e. Augustus Bird /;
vice-president, Austin Nichols; treas.
urer, Daniel H. Skellenger; secretary,
Reuben G. Carlisle. George w.
Howell is superintendent of the yard
A carnival will be held to secure
funds for further improvements.
An ordinance requiring the muzzl-
ing or leashing of all dogs and the
killing of all stray dogs found on the
streets was urged before the Madison
board of health by Recorder William
e .Tyacke, jr., of that borough. The
ordinance also provided for a fine
to be imposed for dangerous dogs
or those who made a nuisance OF
themselves by bowling
The Firemen's Relief association OF
Madison has named the following
delegates to the convention of the
Exempt Firemen's association, to be
held September 10th and 18th at At
lantic City: Daniel M. Shea, DR.. Clar-
ence M. Van de Water and Irving r.
Wilson; alternates, Edward F. Frenz,
J. ]. Smith and Edward p. Force.
Henry Beste, three times decorated
by Queen Regent Maria Christina OF
Spain for various services, died at
his home in Brook Court, Summit, af-
ter an illness of two years. He was
eighty-one years old. Mr.. Beste was
commission merchant in New York,
having been in that business there
for fifty-six years.
Repairs are being made to the Ger
man Valley school house preparatory
to re-opening school September 8th
Professor Harry A. Coursen will be
the principal. There are several va
cancies yet in the Washington town
ship schools.
The Dover socialist organization
has placed in nomination a full mu.
nicipal ticket for the fall election
The nominees are: Alderman, Reuben
Farr; recorder, Frank A. Rinehart;
councilman, Theodore Benke and
George Whitesell.
According to an announcement by
H. w. Gilbertson, director of the Sus-
sex county farm bureau, the army