The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-06-18

The Whippany M. E.Church festivalize
last evening
The Hackettstown furnace will blow GU
for repairs, on July 1st.
New and elegant designs invisiting card
at the CHRONICLE Office.
Due notice will be given of the filing q
the entries for the proposed tub race a
Whippany.
The SD Anniversary of the Reforme
Church Sunday School. at Pompton Plains
was held on. Sunday last.
The Centennial Anniversary of the Bat
tie of Springfield will be duly celebrated
on Wednesday next. June Esd.
The controversy between Essex ant
Union counties, concerning the boundary
line, has been settled in favor of ESSEX
county.
The Dover Post Office has been designa
Jed by the Post Master General as a Cana
dian International Money Order Office, tc
commence business on July 1st.
A little son of Frank Cox, of Dover, fell
from second story window on Tuesday
last, breaking both OF his legs. He is now
doing as well as, could be expected.
United States District Attorney A. @
Keasby, is making a thorough search of the
title to the extensive tract of land fol-
which the Government is negotiating with
a view of constructing large powder mag
azines.
Gov. Newell starts for Washington Ter
ritory on July 1st, to assume the Govern
to which he was recently ap-
pointed He was rendered farewell din
ner by ex-Judge Hoffman, in Hoboken, on
Thursday of last week.
An italian employed upon the new Rail-
road works at Dover, was struck with a II
he ball. on Wednesday afternoon. No re-
port was heard, nor is it known who fired
the shot. The wounded man was brought
into Dover, and physician extracted the
ball, which had lodged in the thigh.
Mr.. Chas. w. Roberts. offers his Dry and
Fancy Goods business for sale. Here is a
frst-class chance for good business in
vestment. Mr.. Roberts is offered an excel.
lent opportunity to engage in the whole
sale business in New York; hence his de-
sire to sell. See advertisement.
Mr.. Andrew Bay, ST., Succasunna, had
very narrow escape from being run over
by the cars at Flanders, on Tuesday eve.
ming. His wagon was struck by the loco
motive throwing HIM fifteen feet and his
horse upon the bank. and demolishing the
wagon. A bruised arm was the only in.
jury sustained.
Mr.. Henry Drake, aged seventy-seven.
was married to Miss Phoebe Carey on Tues.
day afternoon last, at the residence of the
bride.
Rev. I. W. Cochran, assisted by Rev. J
W. Hunting, jr. officiated. All of Mend
ham.
Church loafers infest the front of the NJ.
E. Church, at Chatham, about church
time, and render it exceedingly annoying
to ladies who desire to attend service,
This should be stopped, if in no other
way, by a committee of Regulators who
should use summary and effective means
to break up the nuisance
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A barn belonging to the Fox Brothers,
at Rockaway, was burned on Monday
last. The contents. consisting of
hay, straw. large threshing machine,
and other farming utensils were
also burned.
The fire originated in the hay-mow, but
how, is a mystery.
No, son, no; you needn't be afraid Of it.
Just drink tub full of it if you wish. No
man ever got drunk, OF learned to be a
drunkard, drinking Sunday School picnic
lemonade. You might get the dropsy, or
you might drown yourself with it, but it
will never make you drunk.-Haack-I
The fastest railroad time on record was
made on Monday last. by train on the
Railroad. between Philadel-
phia and New York. The distance is nine
ty miles, and the run was made in SO min
utes. including four stops and slowing up
for two bridges, thus making-th average
running time, for the whole distance, less
than mile minute.
The Passaic township Board of School
Trustees seem to have no end of trouble.
They are now seriously divided upon the
question of where to build the proposed
new school house.
Among other trifes, the Clerk refuses to
allow the Chairman to see the book con-
tanning the proceedings of the Board, and
the Chairman threatens a writ of man
ddmus and other pleasant little modes OF
moral suaslon.
A little girl named Mcconnell, attending
the Drakesyille school ,on Monday last was
forcing giant powder cap on the end Of
her slate pencil when it exploded, lacera-
ting her hand very badly. Mr.. Chas. Dick.
erson, who was driving past at the time.
was hailed by the teacher and took the
child to a physician, where the wounded
hand was dressed. She is now doing very
well, but don't banker after giant powder
caps as much as she did.
Most people suppose the "lead'' is melted
and poured into the hole in the pencil
wood.-NeaO York Times.
1t has been our impression that the lead
was first prepared and the wood built uI
around it.-ElmiYa Press.
Both mistaken. The pencil grows like
elder-wood, and the lead is merely the
Jersey City Journal.
All wrong; Don Cameron said "be led
and it was lead.