The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-02-04
FIRE NOTES.
tiumanes Celebrate the company's Sixteenth
Birthday.

Members of Humane Engine Company
arranged an impromtu Publication over
the sixteenth anniversary of the COM
pany's organization which occurred
! Tuesday. A committee. consisting of
William and Joseph Wiltberger, E. ].
Bell and William Meeker, took the mat
ter in charge and succeeded in planning
very enjoyable surprise for the boys.
Word was quietly sent out among the
members and nearly all responded at the
engine house in the afternoon where
dinner was served and music dispensed
by Sharrettes orchertra with social chat
and amusement from 1.30 TO o'clock. In
the evening the mem bers with Chief Engi-
neer Stevens and others as guests re-
assembled in the basement and enjoyed
supper. 1t was followed by an enter
talnment and songs by members of the
company, and banjo solos by f. j. Shar-
rette. A special feature of the evening
was the singing of popular songs by
chaplain" LeFurge; others who added
in the entertainment were John Griffith,
William Mack and j. 81. Boniface. The
entire exercises of the afternoon and
evening made the occasion avery merry
one.
A small chimney fire broke out at the
residence Of R. A. McCurdy at Morris
Plains last Saturday morning. The
State Hospital fire department re-
sponded Immediately. When the
news reached Morristown, the Reso-
lutes supply wagon went up and Chief
Stevens and Foreman Pierson of the H.
dependents also drove to the scene, but
the fire was extinguished when they
arrived.
Last Wednesdays fire at the Dover
car shops was one of the most serious
that that town has had The dry house,
building 60x40 feet, was badly wrecked
and the contents, about so QUO feet of
lumber, almost ruined. Loss on the
lumber was $4,000 and on the building
81, 500. Six streams played on the fire
for several hours.
The new chemical engine for Inde-
pendent Hose Company has been de-
layed in building on account of the roll
Ter bearing wheels, but the committe
now expect to be called at any time TO
view the machine before painting. 1t
will be ready by the 22d.
During the heavy snow storm early
in the week, Chief Stevens made ar
Edu&GLU6utS lOI CAlId b0huko luz tue eli
gines and other fire apparatus, so that in
case of fire no delays would be occasioned
by the heavy roads.
Regular meetings of Independent
Hose Company and Humane Engine
Company will be held next Monday
evening. Washington Engine Company
meets this evening.
The annual meeting of the Morristown
Exempt Firemen's Association will be
held at the association rooms in the Far
reilly building next Wednesday evening.
February 9.
A delegation from Franklin Hose of
Railway will visit the Humanes on We'd
nesday evening next and present me-
mortal for kind treatment aud hospitali-
ty on Fireinen's Day, October goth last. 5
Boonton Fire Wardens will celebrate
Washington's Birthday by holding
dinner. Delegates from Dover and
other places will be present.
Fire on the 25th ult, caused loss of
about $4,000 on large store building and
goods at Washington, N. J.
Yigilant Engine Company of Dover
holds It's twenty fifth annual ball on
Monday. April IL.
Adv: And again we might say that
the Chronicle Office is incompatible
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