The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-20

There will be gospel wagon service
on Green street Sunday afternoon
at 4. Is.
Two bulletin boards have been
placed in front of the First Presbyter-
ian Church.
| A new letter box has been placed in
front of Rabbits new store on
South street.
Trotting at the Driving Park
Saturday July 2S. The classes will
be announced later.
| People will kick anyway. If it was
100 below they would growl just as
much Perhaps more.
John Powers fractured his collar
bone last Saturday while engaged in
a friendly scuffie on the station plat
form.
The McAlpin block was struck by
lightning during the heavy thunder
storm week ago. Little damage was
done.
A new fence has been built around
the Speedwell avenue school, and a
new walk on the north side of the
building.
William Dolan, of Water street. who
was striker with tetanus poisoning
Tuesday is slightly improved. 1t is
expected that he will recover.
Rico Castafano was sentenced to
two years Imprisonment by Judge
vreeland, Monday. Castafano had
been convicted of the abduction O
Goldie Nichols.
The financial statement of the
Board of Education for the last fiscal
year will be found on another page.
1t shows disbursements of $37, 998. 9S
and balance on hand of SO, 5S9 6S.
The A. M. E. Sunday School, of
this city, will run an excursion to No
lan's Point, Lake Hopatcong, on Aug.
7. Tickets for adults So cents; for
children, under ~ years 55 cents
The store of George Green & Son
will soon be greatly improved by the
addition of handsome plate glass
show windows on either side of a
wide entrance. Collins Weir is the
architect.
Peter Jensen took his bike out for a
spin Sunday. The wheel got frisky
and threw it's rider with consequent
heavy damage to his face. Mr.
Jensen is second butler for O. Fl.
Kahn, Cedar Court.
Prof. w. S. Scarborough, Phi. D.,
of Wilberforce College, Ohio, will
lecture at the A. M. E. Church,
Spring street Monday evening, July
93 at o'clock. The subject is 1.-THE
Future of the Negro.
Theodore Maxfield will leave for
Geneva, N. T., the last of next week.
He will take with him string of
horses which he will race on the
New York Circuit this fall. The
opening meet will be at Geneva,
July 81.
The G. A. r. excursion to Rockaway
Beach, Wednesday, was a great sue
cess. Over 800 people enjoyed the
trip. The committee and members of
the G. A. r. did their best to give all
good time Over $3.50 was realized
for the benefit fund.
| Fiilppio Freido, Mako Dente and
Mocha Zitaraja, of Newark, were ar
rested Wednesday afternoon for viola
ton of the junk ordinance in buying
old rags without city license. The
first two were fined 81 and So respec-
lively Zitaraja was discharged.
Edward J. Thatcher has purchased
the Person Freeman homestead on
Early street for 81, 500. This is very
desirable piece of property, and with
the modern improvements which Mr..
Thatcher contemplates adding will
make q most desirable residence.
The Mansion House dining room
has been thoroughly refitted and is
now one of the handsomest in the
state. The sides are decorated in
deep maroon while the ceiling is
in white. Side electric lights are now
being put in and revolving fans will
be added later.
We trust that the committee OF
the Beard of Aldermen considering
the ordinance for regulating the
speed of automobiles will revise the
whole ordinance relating to the speed
at which vehicles may be propelled OF
ridden All rubber tired vehicles
should be compelled to carry light
at night and to have a bell to be used
as necessary by night and day. Some
of the more careful have already
adopted one or both Of these precau
tions.