The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-21
LOCAL BREvlTIEs

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Benjamin F. Howell has purchased
three lots in Boonton from Thomas
Gilmartin.
| Up to last evening the banks here
had received $466. 30 for the Galveston
sufferers.
The Board of Fire Wardens have
postponed their annual outing for q
| few weeks.
The Denville A. @. was shut out at
Hackensack by the Oritani f.. o.,
on Saturday, September 8, by SCORE
of so.
L, O. Swain, of Milburn, has been
appointed to succeed J. "A. Hayes as
night ticket agent at the Morristown
station.
The cranberry crop promises to ex-
coed the expectations of the growers,
and will be the largest for number
Of years.
Andrew Merrell, an obliging clerk
| in Muchmore's stationary store cut
his wrist the other day while framing
a picture.
a peach dumping social will be
held Friday evening, 21st instant,
at the A. M. e. Church by the Ladies'
Auxiliary.
Frank r. Stockton has recovered
from his recent illness and is at his
quiet West Virginia home at work
upon new novel.
| The Alumni Association of the
Morristown High School will hold its
annual reception and banquet on Fri
day evening, OCTOBER 5.
Officer Holly found two valuable
Japanese vases on Tuesday night on
South street. The owner can have
them by calling at police head
quarters.
Work is progressing rapidly in
clearing and grading the Pocahontas
property recently purchased by the
Lackawanna railroad, preparatory to
the building of the new round house.
Attention is called to the article
in another column in regard to new
manufacturing industry, in which
| two prominent business men of Morris
town, II. @. Roy and H. @. Rowell,
are interested.
The annual rally of the A. M. E.
Church of this city will be held on
Sunday, Sept. 80. Preaching sat TO- 80
a.. m. and 7. 80 p. m. by Bishop M. B.
Derricks The Rev. D. J. Brown, of
Madison will conduct the service held
at p. m.
The pair of black swans which be-
| long to O. H.Kahn were recovered on
Sunday last having been found in the
possession of q farmer living near
Fairfield, by Frank Cihlar, a watch
man on the Wolfe estate, who receiv-
ed the $40. 90 reward.
The local employees of the United
| States Express Company will give a
dance in the McAlpin Hall, on Wednes-
day evening, Octber II. The commit
tee Of arrangements is composed Of
Charles Vorholz, f. Enes, J. Vorholz,
Edward Lounsbury, f. Fregans, Chas.
e. Hill and James Hill.
Jacob Hafer, Jr., two year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hafer, of the
Shongum Lake road was drowned last
Thursday in duck pond at the rear
of its home. The little one is sup
posed to have slipped off the grassy
bank. The body was recovered by
Mrs. Hafer. The funeral took place
on Sunday.
An aged woman was arrested on
Wednesday afternoon for intoxioation.
While she was being taken to the
county Jail she created a scene on
High street by suddenly lying on the
sidewalk, screaming and refusing to
bulge. With the assistance of a
citizen, Officer Morrison finally lodged
her in Jail. The disgraceful affair
was witnessed by several hundred
school children.
The State Board of Health has issued
new transit permit" for use in
transporting dead bodies into other
States. There are three coupons at
tached to the permit, which can be
removed by the ferry and railroad
companies and retained as vouchers
The new permit will meet the OBJ
jeetions to the old permits, raised by
the undertakers in the northern par
of the State.
the Y. P. S. @. e. of the A. M. E.
were elected: President, Harry A. Ray !;
secretary, Miss Fanny L. Johnson I;
assistant secretary, Mrs. Emma W
Miller; corresponding secretary, Miss
Esther Yates; treasurer, Mrs. Anna
L. Anderson; property holder, Mrs.
Margaret Gurton; chorister, Mr..
Nicholas Miller; junior superinten-
dent, Miss r. L. johnson.
The Horse Show Committee will
have sole control of the Driving Park,
which will have many improvements
for the Show, including rows of boxes
for the spectators, parking spaces for
four hand coaches and other traps,
and excellent stable accommodations.
The prize list will be we'll divided
into local and open to all competition
for horses owned by amateurs. The
total premiums will amount to about
SO. 900. In few days the prize list,
which will contain full information
abouy the Show, will be ready for
distribution.
Dewitt O. Flanagan's valuable 6
year old trotter. Martha, dropped dead
in the harness at the Empire City
track last Thursday afternoon, while
being driven by Barney Demarest
of this place. She had just won a
heat in 2. 1215, the best time she had
ever made. She looked like a winner
in the second heat and was coming in
onthe stretch when she staggered and
fell. Demarest saved himself By
jumping. Death was caused by Il
broken blood vessel
During the early part of the week