The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-10
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EARLY street has top dressing of
broken stone.
Hear the katydids? That means
six weeks to the first frost.
"Jimn Robinson will train the
Princeton football team this year.
J Thirsty horses may now get drink
at the new fountain in front of the
Becker building.
A number of wheelmen from the Y.
M. Q. A. took run out to Monroe
Wednesday evening.
The Afro-American Association will
60 on an excursion to Black River
Glen next Thursday.
The second edition of the heated
term arrived on time and has fully
sustained its reputation as scorcher.
A requiem high mass for Humbert,
the dead king of Italy, was sung in
St. Margaret's chapel Monday morn
ing.
The annual picnic of the New
Jersey Changers will be held at
Tuttle's Grove, Swinefield, next
Thursday.
An Improvement is being made to
the residence of Robert D. Foote,
which greatly increases the floor space
of the piazza.
Mayor Fox is attending the confer
ence of the Brotherhood of the King
dom at Marlboro, N. Y. He will
return tomorrow.
The annual election of the Morris
town Fire Department will be held
next Monday. Officers for the ensuing
year will be elected.
Rev. J. E. Adams, D. D.. former
pastor of the Methodist church here,
will fill his old pulpit next Sunday,
preaching morning and evening.
The fifth annual meeting of the
Morris County GARDENERS and Florists
Society will be held in the assembly
rooms at Madison, November Z and s.
A Bryan and Stevenson banner has
been flung to the breeze by the Demo-
cratic club. 1t floats across Washing
ton street from the old Banner build
ing.
Stephen Breese has been appointed
trustee for the creditors of W. Harry
Sullivan who recently made an assign
ment. He has named George G. Run
yon, counsel.
Clifford A. Fairchild has been ap-
pointed member of the County
Board of Registry in place of
John v Wise whose term had expired
The appointment is good one.
Humane Engine Company No. 2
has mascot. He is dog and his
name is 'Scrubbie No. o. . He was
captured in Railway last week by
members of Humane baseball team.
Rev. William Durant, D. D., of
Saratoga, N. Y, will preach in the
First Presbyterian. church Sunday
morning and evening. DR.. Durant
was at one time pastor of the First
church.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Baptist Y. P. S. O. E. was held
in the church parlors Tuesday even
ing. After the business of the even
ing was over fruit social was
held.
Mrs. George Hardin, sister of the
late Coulter Cannon of Newton has
presented to Kittatinny Hose Com
pany of which her brother was for
years an active member, handsome
gold badge.
Sheriff Baker has taken Michael
Gallagher to states prison where he
will spend the next year meditating
ON the sad results of striking a man.
He was sent up for ASSEMBLING Martin
Dobbins of Rockaway.
THE Dickinson family of New Jersey
will hold its annual reunion at Verona
Lake Park on Labor Day. The family
is one of the Oldest in the state of
New Jersey, having originally settled
in the state in 1701. The New Jersey
branch came from Salem, Mass.
A number of Italians applied to
Judge vreeland last Thursday for
naturalization papers but were re-
fused as their king was dead and they
had no one from whom to announce
allegiance. Their papers can
now be granted, Victor Emanual Ill
having been crowned king of Italy.
The township committee of Raritan
recently granted the right of way to
the Perth Amboy Traction Company to
run a trolley from Perth Amboy to
Metuchen. This action gives the
trolley company franchise which
will enable it to connect with the
lines of the Newark Traction company.
Three milkmen were recently ar
rested in Railway for violating the
State laws relative to selling adul-
terated milk. The delinquents were
fined $50 for the first offense which
will be doubled upon repetition. We
believe that official bodies of all towns
should pay strict attention to the
inspection of milk.