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JTHE PLAIXFIEIiD CXURIER-XEW WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1905. TRICE TWO CEXT3. PEOPLE SHOULD OWN PUBLIC UTILITIES G. A. R.

MEN TO SPEAK IN THE SCHOOLS TOUCHING TRIBUTES' AT THE FUNERAL $4,000 MORE TO BIG CONFERENCE VERDICT FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL GETS FOR COMPLETE SCHOOL OPENS TOMORROW HUSBAND'S DEATH Willi iio Mrs. John Stein Obtains Verdict Convention Will he Held in the Edward Georz Mnst Return 65 That Was Erroneously Cred ited to Him. Large Gathering at Services for the Late John Valiant at Bis Late Dome. Only Twenty-SeYen Votes Cast at Borough School Meeting Last Night Slrocg Talk cn Municipal Own-ership Made by E. Marline in Hope Chapel.

Captain Rand Chooses Pis Staff, and Invites Hunt CInb to Ride in Parade. Arrangements have been completed for the observance of Memorial day by Winfield Scott post, No. 73, G. R. At the meeting of the post last night Commander AlcVoy appointed the several details to visit the public schools to make addresses, as has been the custom.

for a number of years. They are following: Bryant school, at 10 a. M. C. Dobbins, speaker.

The others will be next Monday at these hours: High school, 9 aJn, V. F. Randolph, speaker; Irvingx school, 9 a. W. W.

Coriell, speaker; North Plainfield high school, 12:20 p. William C. Smith, speaker; W'hittier school, in Franklin hall, 1:20 p. Rev. L.

R. Livermore: North Plain-field kindergarten, 1:30 p. W. W. Coriell, speaker; Watchung school, 1:30 p.

William C- Smithj speaker; Franklin school, 2 the Rev. Frank Fletcher, speaker; Washington school, 2 m.r Capt. 'William Hand. The school children who are to take part In the services of the day are being drilled in choruS singing by Mrs. John Manley at Reform hall and are having rehearsals each afternoon.

Captain Hand, the marshal" of the day; -has chosen the following aids for the parade: The Rev. C. L. Goodrich, Dr." W. K.

Browning and Lieutenant J. M. Lewis, of Company Charles M. Raybert, Dr. Charles Luf burrow.

Dr. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Dr. M. O'M. Knott.

The Watchung Hunt club has also been" invited to ride with the parade and a number of the members will be there. LARGE AUDIENCE BEARD DIM Subject Was Discussed io Open Meet tag After Speaker Concluded L. R. Howard Presided. A remarkable demonstration in favor of municipal ownership of public franchises and utilities was made, at Hope chapel last nigtit when James E.

Mirtine delivered an eloquent address on that issue. It was the "Farmer Orator's" first appearance before, a West End audience, and also the first time that the issuo was fully discussed before a Plain-field audience. Mr'Martine was enthusiastically received by the large crowd and vigorously applauded as he hurled broadside after broadside against the corporations, which" he claimed "was slowly sucking away the blood of American manhood." The speaker dwelt on his theme for over an hour and his remarks were frequently interrupted with applause. He handled his subject, in a broad manner and made contrasts and comparisons between Plainfield am cities that own their own utilities, such as gas and water plants. At the close of his remarks the applause refused to subside and he was compelled to reappear on the platform, Mr.

Martine Invited "his hearers to ask questions on ihe subject, and a general discussion followed. The meeting was presided over by Rev. L. R. Howard, who introduced the speaker.

His address was preceded by a piano selection and solo by Mrs. Howard, After the. meeting coffee and cake were served by a committee consisting of Mrs. Robert Hangliter, Mrs. David Bowden, Mrs.

Henry Hoffman, Miss Jessie Chamberlin, Miss Anna Porter and Miss Lillian Duckworth. Mr. Martine's speech follows: "The whole idea of government is that it shall be for the people's interest. When this is not accomplished then it fails of its purpose. We JURY WAS- OUT TWO HOURS John Geary's Name Mistaken for (ieorz's When Jtokkeeper Checked up Deposit Slips.

Before Justice. Mosher yesterday afternoon the jury of twelve men Impanelled to try the suit of the First National bank to recover $65 from Edward A. Georz, which it was claimed had been erroneously credited to the defendant's account, brought in a verdict of full Judgment, $65, for the plaintiff. The jury was out more tfcan two hours. The case excited no little interest because of its unusual nature.

It was claimed by the bank officials that John Geary, of North Plainfield, had, on July 15, made a deposit of $65 at the bank, which sum had been credited on his account book, and a deposit slip for the amount made out in Geary's handwriting had been filed with the bank. In making his entries on the books the bookkeeper, Frederick R. Haines, had confused Georz's name with that of Geary's and had placed the deposit to Georz's account. Subsequently the entry was made on Georz's account book. The defense held, to the contrary, that Georz actually had made the deposit and that the entry on his account book was sufficient guarantee of it.

Lawyer W. R. Codington, counsel Wor the defense, produced the books of the bank and called Cashier D. M. Runyon to the stand to verify the accounts.

Mr. Runyon went over the accounts in the court room. He produced the entry, slips to show that no money had been deposited by Georz on July 15. A 'slip was also placed in evidence showing that Geary had made a deposit on that date. Mr.

Runyon pointed out how the error had been made, explaining the bank's system of When asked by counsellor the de- George Ball, if it were not possible for the slip of Georz to have been lost, he replied in the'afflrma-tlve. "Has such a thing ever happened?" Not in my memory." Goerz was examined in his own He swore that he had made the deposit of $65 on the date mentioned. He said that he had always relied absolutely on the bank to keep his accounts straight and never kept any books of his own. He fiatti that he was accustomed to go to the banks at regular Intervals and inquire how his accounts stood, so as not to overdraw. "You have never been notified of any shortage at the bank?" asked his counsel.

"No." "You did not know that you had overdrawn your account seventeen cents until this trial?" "No, sir." "When were you asked to make good the $65?" "Last March." Mr. Runyon explained that the error wasnot discovered until that time. "Did the bank officials refuse your checks after that date?" "No, sir." "They supposed, of course, that he would settle, and were seeking to avoid legal complications," interpos ed Lawyer Codington. Lawyer Ball, in summing up. argued that it would be establishing a dangerous precedent to allow a bank to recover money unless it could prove beyond question that the money bad.

not been deposited. depositor's only guarantee, he held. was hls accopnt book. If he was credited tn that book with havlsg deposited money and swore that he had made that deposit, be should be given the' benefit of. the doubt.

Otherwise, he said, it might go hard with bank depositors. Lawyer Codington, in his plea for full Judgment at once, attacked Lawyer Ball's citation of law as not cor- ering the case. He said that estoppage could only be where injury was done to another party, and in this Old Seventh Day Church at New Market BICENTENNIAL ON SUNDAY History of the Organization of "the Oldest Seventh Day Baptist Church In the World. The, two hundredth anniversary of the organization of the Seventh-day Baptist church at New Market is to be celebrated in connection with the session of the Seventh-day Baptist Eastern association, which is tp be held with that church for four days, commencing tomorrow. Sunday will be occupied wholly with commemora tive services.

The first Seventh-day. Baptist church in America, was organized at Newport, R. 1671. This resulted from immigration of Seventh-day Baptists from England. Seventh-day Baptises were al30 originated at an early date in Philadelphia, through immigration from England.

But the organization of thachurch at New Market, which is nofa' the oldest church in America, the original church at Newport having been broken up by emigration westward, came about from wholly different circumstances. The First-day Baptist church of. Piscataway was organized in 1689, and had been in existence only about twelve years when one of its Hezekiah Bonham, having lost confidence In the sacred character of Sunday as a Sabbath, commenced working on that day. Edmund Dunham, a deacon in the same chuweh, discovering his brother engaged in servile labor, reproved him. Mr.

Bonham-i promptly challenged the deacon to prove from the scriptures that Sunday was the Sabbath. Deacon Dunham, taken somewhat by surprise, and not having any suitable proof in mind, commenced searching the scriptures for the proof which he supposed could be easily found. To great surprise he was unable to find such proof, and appealed to his brethren and spiritual advisers for assistance. Finding no help from any source, and having taken the word of God as his rule faith and practice, he was compelled to admit his defeat and accept the views and practise of the brother whom he had reproved. The investigation continued and became quite general in, the church" until several members withdrew and "began to meet for worship on the seventh-day.

In 1705 they decided to organize themselves into a church, and seven-, teen persons united in church covenant under the name of the Piscataway Seventh-day Baptist church. Upon the, organization of the church. Deacon Edaiund Dunham was called to ordination and to the pastoral care of this pioneer band of conscientious Sabbath-keeping Mr. Dunham was ordained in Rhode Island on October 11, 1705, and assumed charge of the church, which position he faithfully maintained for twenty-nine years, when, in March, 1734, at the age of seventy-three years, he died. The pastors who have ministered to the church in New Market have occupied that office for comparatively long periods.

Edmund Dunham was pastor from 1705 to 1734; Jonathan Dunham succeeded him, serving from 1734 to 1777; Nathan Rogers, called from Connecticut, was the third pas- tor, whose service extended from 1787 to 1797; the fourth pastor. El- der Henry McLafferr, extended from 1797 to 1811; Elder Gideon Wooden was pastor from 1812 to 1830; the sixth pastor was the Rev. William B. Maxson, D. D.

father" of W. B. Maxson, deceased, former mayor of Plainfield whose service continued from, 1832 to 1839; Walter B. Gil-ette served from 1839 to 1853; Hal-sey II. Baker from 1853 to 1858; Lester C.

Rogers from 1858 to 1868; Lewis A. Platts from 1868 to 1876; Leander E. Livermore from 1877 to 1883; E. P. Saunders from 1883 to 1884; Judson G.

Burdick from 1884 to 1887; Leander. E. Livermore served his second term as pastor from 1888 to 1W3; Frank E. Peterson from 1893 to 1899; Martin Sindall from 1899 to 1900; Leander E. Livermore, for the third time, from 1900 to 1904; Henry N.

Jordan from 1904 to date. Of the former pastors now living are Rev. H. H. Baker, of this city, now 'nearly 9 5 years of age; Rev.

Lewis A. Platts, Rev. L. E. Livermore, Rev.

E. P. Saunders, Rev. Frank E. Peterson, Rev.

Martin Sin- From Jersey Central for Accident of December, 1903. After three hours' deliberation yesterday afternoon, the jury in supreme court at Elizabeth, in the suit of Mrs Mary E. Stein, of this city, against the Jersey Central Railroad, for damages, for the death of her husband, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $5,000. The plaintiff's attorney was G. W.

V. Moy. The husband of the plaintiff, John Stein, was killed in Dunellen, December 25, 1903, while alighting from a train at the by a train which came from the same direction, and passed the one from which he had alighted. He had gotten off to go to New Market, and to do so was about to cross the tracks from which a path leads toward New Market. The railroad company had not, admitted liability for the accident, maintaining that a passenger crossing the tracks to take this path assumed his own risk.

The plaintiff's action was based the claim that passengers, had long been accustomed to alight from trains at that point and cross the tracks to the path to go to New Market, and that the company had acquiesced in the custom. It was also claimed that the decedent had reasonable assurance from this to believe he coulL cross the track? at this time in safety7 JUDGE, FORT IS THROUGH. HasFinished All the Cases on the May Docket of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice Franklin Fort, who presides in this 'circuit. bade farewell to the jurors and court attaches yesterday, having complet ed all the cases on the docket.

Several of the supreme court cases have been settled before being brought to trial, while many others were referred to the circuit court to be, tried by Judges Vail or Helsley; therefore the term was very short. Judge Heisley will be in Elizabeth on June 19. There are but few cases to tried in the circuit court, and the civil docket will soon be clear. Meeting of Endeavor Societies. Tomorrow, evening the Young People's Associations and Christian Endeavor Societies, of the Elizabeth Presbytery, will 'hold a meeting in the Presbyterian church, of West-field.

Rev. George P. Pierson, Pres-byterial missionary to Japan, rwho will return to that country in June, will speak about his work there; Mrs. Pierson will tell about Christian work in the Japanese army; Mr. B.

Carter Milliken, assistant educational secretary of the board of foreign missions, will speak on missionary study; and Mr. B. F. Midgley, of Elizabeth, will urge the claim that their representative on the mission field has upon the societies of the Presbytery. All Presbyterian young people are urged to be present and all others will be welcome.

Accident to Boy Cyclist. Harold Blackford, ten years old, of North avenue, met with a serKms accident while riding under the Watchung avenue yesterday on his bicycle. One of the wheels slipped and the lad fell headlong against Ute iron supports of the bridge and sustained a deep gash in his forehead over the right eye. Getting Ready For Baby Camp. The City Union of King's Daughters will hold its annual meeting tomorrow afternoon in the First Methodist church.

It is the intention of the union to re-open the baby camp on mountain sometime during the latter part of June. Miss Alice DeLany, the city nurse, will again be in charge. Cory Versus Van Xowtrand. Papers have been issued in the case in chancery of Job W. Cory, executor for Robert Brokaw, versus Katherine Van Nostrand.

The papers are returnable' May 2 9, to the court of chancery at -Trenton. Lawyer Fred Huff represents the defendant. Minn Peek's New Position. Miss who for the past year has acted as assistant to Superintendent Wight man, in the borough school, has, accep'ed a position in the public schools at Tonkers. Miss Peek's change is really an advancement over her present position.

SIX PASTORS OFFICIATED The Mourners Were From Every Walk of Life Which the Life of the De-ceased Bad Touched. Sorrowing friends, neighbors business associates and those whose lives' had been touched by the life of- the late John Valiant, gathered at the bereaved home onMyrtle avenue yesterday afternoon to' pay their last respects and to hear the tributes by pastors at his funeral. The Produce Exchange, of New York, of which M. Valiant was onebf the most prominent members, was represented by fifty or more members. The three local Methodist churches were represented by pastors and members.

The Y. M. C. A. board of directors, of which he had long been an active menfber, attended in a body.

The borough council, of which he had been a 'member, and Mayor Smalley, members of the borough school board and representatives of Plainfield CJouneil, No, 711," Royal Arcanum, besides neighbors and friends from the city and borough, were there imbued with a common sorrow. The services were conducted by six pastors of the Methodist denomination. The Dr. Morgan, of the Central M. E.

church, Newark, read the scriptures; the Rev. 'A. C. McCrea, of the First Methodist church, this city, made a brief address, the Rev. Dr.

W. C. Snodgrass, of Perth formerly of this city, offered prayer, and the eulogies were pronounced by the Rev.C. W. Parsons pastor of Grace B.

church, of which Mr. Valiant was a most honored member, and by Dr. H. K. Carroll, one of Mr.

Valiant's most intimate friends. The Rev. H. F. Randolph, of Jersey.

City, offered the closing prayer. Two selections were rendered with feeling by Miss Grace Carrolf, contralto of the Crescent avenue church, accompanied by her sister. Miss Alice, Carroll. The selections were "Lead, Kindly Light," and "The Christian's Good Night." The address by the family pastor, Df. Parsons, was an eloquent tribute to the departed.

It referred to the fact that marfy werapresent to hear the funeral discourse who perhapti had not the closer, more intimatev acquaintance with the departed. that is generally pfe-supposed of the mourners at a funeral. "But," he said, "long acquaintance was not necessary to prove the genuine worth of John Valiant. A look of the eye, a clasp of his hand were all that were needed to that he was a true man. "Death and life go hand In hand.

All would now be gloom" but for the lighf that Jesus Christ brought Into the world, VInstinct had felt, 'I would like to intelligence had said, 'I ought -to love had cried, 'I must live. 'It remained for Jesus Christ, who, crucifie'd, dead, burled arid risen, to stand before the world and proclaim, 'You shall live. I live, and because I live ye shall live "Into this home, the church and family rain is falling today, but a rainbow arches the storm cloud What was said of one of our martyred presidents, William McKinley, is true of John Valiant, 'lie climbed the ladder of life so high that fron the topmost round he slipped to the Dr. Carroll spoke from the thoughts "He being dead yet speak-eth." From this thought he brought a fund of comfort. True In life, he said, to business relations, John Valiant still, lives In the influence which he shed around him.

Dr. Carroll concluded his eulogy with-a most touching tribute to his departed friend in passages of the tenderest words to the bereaved speaking with an --earnestness which all could appreciate, who had known of the close associations between him and the Floral tributes such as have seldom been seen at a private funeral surrounded the casket, some of them massive in their beauty, some shedding fragrance of rare sweetness from a little corner of the great mass of bloom, and all eloquent in their beauty in praise and sorrow for him who had gone. Of those "whom Mr. Valiant had left at the close of business Saturday to be summoned here by his sudden LITTLE INTEREST WAS SHOWN Resolutions Passed Deploring Death of Johif Valiant, Member of School Board. 0 Little interest was centered in the special school meeting which was held last night in the borough, for the purpose of voting on a proposition to authorize the school board to borrow an additional $4,000 to complete and furnish the 1 new school building.

Twenty-seven votes were cast in favor of the resolution, which was carried without opposition. The resolution as1 presented by Samuel Townsend was as follows: "Resolved, That it board of education be authorized to esoend an amount not exceeding the sum of four thousand dollars to complete and furnish the new "school building, ard to meet other exoenses incidental akio install a clock system with a tower c'oe'e. "For the purpose of the, money needed to defray tie expense of the foregoing, Xfre board of education is hereby authorized to issue the bonds of the school district, in the corporate name cj the district, to the amount of $4,000. Said bonds to Te of the denoTination of $1,000 eacb, and thall become due on January 1, 1921; that taid bonds shall have coupons attached for the current payment of inteiest, which shall not exceed five percentum per annum, payable half-yearly; that each year until be bords are paid, a tax ehall be 'evled oa the property and the inhabitants cf the distr'ct, sufficient to meet the Interest and to pay for' the bends maturing." Before a vote was taken on the resolution, Dr. J.

II. Ccey, chairman of the building and grouxds committee, 're? a leagtby report in which he recommended the expenditure of the extra amount' of money. A resolution, offered by James R. Joy, president of the school board, was adopted, deploring the death of John Valiant, pointing out his sterling qualities and loss that the borough had sustained by his death. The meeting was called to order by James R.

Joy. Joseph O. Osgood was elected chairman and James -K. Arnold, secretary. The tellers were Albert Steiner and Levi Kline.

BEAT LITTLE GIRLS IN BRUTAL. MANSER Sirs. Park, of Far Hills, Coo vicled Last Night in the Somerset Connty Court. (Special to the Courier-News.) Somerville, May 24. Mrs.

Meri-vale Stage Park, a middle aged, portly woman, who lives in the New York colony, at Far Hills, was convicted in the Somerset court last night on three charges of cruelty to Alfreda, Flossie and Lizzie Park, the three little children of William Park. The defendant is not the wife of William Park, but she lives in the house. The teachers of the girls informed the state society for the prevention of cruelty to children of the cruel treatment. Alfreda Park, the oldest of tho girls, testified that she and her two sisters were taken to the house of her aunt last March because of theii bad treatment by the Park woman. She produced a strap with a large buckle on the end of it, which she swore the defendant had used to beat them every day.

fThe buckles, she said, cut gashes in their flesh. She also told of being hit over the head and body with heavy sticks, stove lifters and other weapons, by the defendant. Her sisters told corroborative The youngest girl said the defendant had tried to put her eyes out her thumb. Mrs. Park, who is a woman with a strong mind and little learning, laid all her trouble t' the school teachers, who she declared were "meddlesome." She denied ever having ill treated the children and said all the punishment was done by their father." The woman will be sentenced on Friday.

'Reilly's dancing class tonight. Ladles, 15c. FIRST ANNIVERSARY. Levy Brothers to Inaugurate a Ten lays' Carnival of Bargains. Beginning Saturday the Levy Brothers, of Front, street, will celebrate their first anniversary of business in the dry goods trade in this city, by inaugurating a special bargain sale.

It be a carnival of bargains in all departments of the store especially in the ready to wear goods, the millinery and the general dry goods line. Levy Brothers came here a year ago and buying the Lederer stock remodeled the store, stocked it anew, and have since then been steadily forging' to the keeping up with the demands of the dry goods business in a truly progressive way. At the same time with the first anniversary celebration here the firm will celebrate their twelfth anniversary 'at Freehold, where they have also a thriving business. More Rain Needed by Crops. The New Jersey department of agriculture reports for the week ending yesterday that frequent rains during the first half of the week-were very unevenly the southern and portions of the central sections receiving the greatest and the northern the least amounts.

The temperature was generally about normal, except on the 21st, when it was nine degrees below; heavy frost occurred on this date (Sunday morning). In low places sweet potatoes were slightly nipped in the hbt beds, and other Render plants in tne fields suffered somewhat, but no serious injury was done, as far as heard from. Non-Suit For Phillips. In the case of Anthony. of outh Plainfield, against the Public Service Corporation, for damages from collision with a trolley'car in this city, a non-suit was rendered In circuit court at Elizabeth yesterday afternoon.

Counsel in Partition Suit. Lawyer Fred Huff is counsel for Thomas White In a suit to fettle an estate at Weschester, to which Mr. White is a part heir. Lawyer Huff leaves for Weschester tomorrow morning. Will Deliver Memorial Address.

Former Assemblyman S. S. Swack-hamer will deliver the Memorial day address at HopewelL The citizens of that town have planned for an open air patriotic demonstration. 0 On Sightseeing Trip. Members of the City union of King's Daughters from Bayonne came to this city this morning on a trolley ride.

The party had dinner at Hotel Kensington. are entitled to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of "With a strict and true democracy these blessings would be. the portion of every citizen, however humble. When spirit of true democracy is set aside the people ite-, come objects of tyranny, the degree of which is gauged only by the selfishness of man. The diffusion of public education through public schools and newspapers teds to promote culture and also a desire for labor saving devices and public eon veniences, primarily water, light aid transportation.

Mankind is a social creature and hence gregarious habits. The tendency 6f population is to the cities. In 1790 one third the population lived in cities. In 1900 over one third livd in "cities. Hence the problem of the ety is the problem of the Jtimes.

"With concentration of population goes concentration-of wealth. A hundred years ago wealth was quite evenly divided in this country. Today half the people own practically nothing. Diffusion is ideal civilization. Concentration is tyranny.

Hence a wise policy is to get as near the people as possible. When a man a piece of property he buys both franchise right and private right. No right exists in our land to deprive'an owner of either of these elements except for public purposes and not for private gain. "The people have been slow to appreciate the value of franchises. The value of these monopoly privileges, water light, transportation, is demonstrated by the scramble before congresses, legislatures and common councils to secure them even through methods of corruption, fraud and bribery.

"As to a first (eature of public privileges, water, which is primarily necessary to the well being of every community, I hold that a wise and 'provident God never designed it to be at the mercy of private interests of private profit and gain. Plain-field, our own city, with a supply, of water easily secured, should be turned to lighten our municipal burdens and improve our general welfare. New York city, which owns its water plant, turns over annually into the public treasury. Were this plant owned by Pierrepont Morgan. Gould.

Rockfeller or Tammany Hall, not a dollar would go to the public treasury; and costs to individual consumers would be Vn-hanced. A case near at hand in our (Continued on Pag Eight.) case the defendant had not befn In- ju'red, inasmuch as he had received more money than was rightfully due him." He further attacked the argument of the defense on the question of precedent, and said that the law specifically stated thafin a case such as the one at hand, money could and had been refunded by the on Pa Elfht.) (Continued on'Tagre Eight.) (Continued on Pace Fir.).