The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-07-02

!. The Free Methodists are holding CAM
Meeting at Stanhope.
Chas. A. Williams killed mad dog OF
II the oldroad, Verona, one day last week.
: The Bloomingdale rubber works are
again in operation after few weeks sus-
: pension.
Destructive forest fires are again re-
ported to be sweeping large tracts in South
Jersey.
!, The Port Dram forge has suspended OPP
erations for the present. on account of che
depression in the iron trade.
0 Chester viii celebrate the Fourth to-
morrow by festival, shooting match and
+ a twenty-five miles walking match.
The Robert Raikes Sunday School An
niYersary. was celebrated at the Baptist
Church, Bloomingdale, on Sunday last.
e Walter, son of James White, of Bloom.
t ingdale, shot himself in the leg, on Satur-
day last. while trying to unload revolver.
"
Among other blessings Gin disguise)
which may be expected this Summer, is
the seventeen year locusts. Do they eat
army worms?
Addison 81. Haze ltine has been appointed
to complete the taking of the census in the
Eastern District, left unfinished by the de-
cease of his father.
The Dover Fire Department has very
sensibly declined an invitation to take
part in the Beatty advertising celebration,
at Washington. N. J., tomorrow.
Mrs. Ertz was thrown from her carriage
while descending Schooley's Mountain, on
Tuesday last, and severely injured. A lit
tie child who was with her escaped un-
hurt.
The Passaic river is at present lower
than ever known before. Roddy Martin
says the water is so low that catfish can
wade across without wettlng their boot
tops.
Mr.. N. B. Briant has lost another horse,
this time bay mare which he had loaned
or hired to DR.. Cummins The animal is
| said to have died from overheating on Sat-
urday last.
1t is proposed to hold Roberts picnic
) at Green Village, this summer. tits claimed
: that the family is almost as extensive as
that of the Smiths, and as much entitled
to a grand reunion
'There is a movement on foot to hold a
reunion of boatmen of the Morris, Lehigh
and Delaware Canals at Washington, War
rem county, on July, 5th.'
Garfield is not expected
) A barn belonging to Dr. Conover, near
! Hackettstown. was struck by lightning on
Monday last. Thirty-two prize sheep and
eighJeen lambs, together with about twen-
ty tons of hay were burned.
w. Fl. Lewis, master mechanic of the D.
L. & w. Railroad, sailed for Europe on Sat-
urday last. He received an ovation, given
by the officers and employees Of the road,
in Hoboken, before his departure,
The census has just been completed in
Chatham township, which shows total
population of 4,377 OF this number 2,O16
are males and 1851 females. The total
number of blacks in the township is Ill.
One DIR. Tanner, Of Minnesota, proposes
70 fast for forty DAYS. The attempt is be-
ing made in New York. and a corps
of reliable physicians are watching the
progress of the trial in the interest of sci
enee.
The Democrats of Chester organized
Hancock and English Club, on Tuesday
evening lastofHcered as follows: Captain.
3. G. Drake Lieuts., Ed. Beam and S.
Wortnan Sergeants. W. A. Green and
ehas. Kelsey.
The Romqn Catholics Of England are
building magnificent cathedral at South
1 KensingtoD, London. It will rank in size
next after st. Paups. Over 81 .0OO, 0O0-has
been raised for it, aud money is still pour
ing in from all quarters.
i tits reported that in consequence of the
drouth and heat there is great mortality
among the cattle in Ocean and Monmouth
Counties. In some places the pastures are
all parched and the streams dried up,
causing Indigestion and starvation.
The latest grand advertising scheme got
ten up by Beatty, the cheap organ manu-
facturer, of Washington, N. j., is to hold
Fourth of July celebration tomorrow Sat
urday), when Gen. Fitzpatrick will crate
and Beatty will occupy the highest seat on
the platform.
The ladies of the New Vernon Presby-
terrain Church, will hold fair and festival
on the afternoon and evening of Monday,
July 9Th. Arrangements are being made
for grand affair, and in addition to the
hall, large tent will be used to accommo-
date the crowd expected.
The Post Office department. now issues
money orders payable to the party pur-
chasing, thus enabling anyone going on
journey to strange city to avoid carrying
surplus money, and to collect at the de-
> sired point without Identification, other
than the order itself furnishes.
Madison's public school seems to be a
question which ceases not to agitate the
good people who pay taxes for the same.
r One faction is not yet done growing
f about the cost of the new brilding, which,
y by the way, is credit to the place and
e should not continue to be prolific of DIS
sentIon and discord.
S Mr.. George Pomeroy died at his resi-
r dence, in Madison, on Thursday of last
r week. The funeral took place on Monday
S last, and the remains were temporarily de.
Il posted in a vault in Evergreen Cemetery
The deceased was estimated to be worth