The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-01-05
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Interesting hits OF News Gait i from
Various Sources.
The Board of Freeholders meet
on Wednesday next.
The Board of Aldermen II meet
tonight at s O'Clock. Eli
The Lackawanna has decIAed the
usual quarterly dividend ofE1& per
cent.
Meeting Of the Board of Excise in
the Aldermanic Chambers Wednesday
evening next.
The Free Kindergarten on Speed
well avenue, will open on Monday
next after the holiday intermission.
A hockey team from South Orange
came to MorristOwn Saturday, defeat
ing the Field Club team by score of
3 to |.
The children $ meetings at the Mar
ket Street Mission will begin again
ON Tuesday afternoon next at four
o'clock
An accident at the entrance to the
Lackawanna tunnel at Hoboken on
Wednesday morning caused some in
convenience to commuters and delay
ed all freight trains.
John Holran, miner in the employ
of the Andover Iron GOmpany's
mines, Lower Hibernia. was caught
in ground slide in the lower level
Saturday last. His right leg was torn
from the socket, death ensuing the
same night
The Union Bible Glass will be
Rev. D. M. Stearns will speak at the
Union Service in the South st. Pres
byterian Church The next meeting
Of the Bible Glass will be held on the
22d
A burning chimney in the house of
DR.. j. G. Wright, High street, early
yesterday morning brought Indepen-
dent Chemical Company in response
to still alarm, when the fire was
extingnished before any damage was
done.
The Converts and Workers Band
of the Market Street Mission met on
Monday night and elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year :
President, w. D.. Thompon; vice
president, w. Benjamin; secretary,
DR.. f. W. Miller; treasurer, Harril
Jones; financial secretary, T. B.
Ironside,
The Pidcock interests in the Rocka-
way Valley Railroad have been pur-
chased by Haines Brothers, well known
capitalists and railroad promoters of
New York 1t is understood the new
owners will endeavor to arrange for a
connection with the Lackawanna
somewhere in the vicinity OF the
Water street crossing.
The Lackawanna Company is put
ting in a system of electric clocks in
all stations along the line of the road,
so as to insure uniform time for the
starting or leaving of trains. Com
ductors and trainmen will be required
to carry certain standard watches and
have them inspected regularly by
inspectors appointed by the railroad
officials
The new coal trestle built for the
Dalrymple- Hastings Go. by Collins
Weir, is a great improvement on the
old one. The trestle is built of heavy
pine beams. The capacity of the
pockets is 600 tons net weight. The
trestle is SO built that cars are easily
backed upon it while the roof is high
enough to allow an engine to run
the full length. A new speciality
added TO the equipment is new set
of corrugated iron screens which give
complete assurance of clean coal.
The week of prayer will be observed
by the churches of Morristown, in q
Union meeting to be held in the
South ST Presbyterian Church. The
first meeting viii be held on Sunday
evening and services will continue
every night through the week except
Saturday. The pastors will preach at
some f,the meetings. Monday night,
Rev.sD D. Mae Stearns is expected to
preach, and on Friday night, Rev. j.
M. Freeman, d. D Saturday after
noon, at $3.50 the Young Peoples
Service will be conducted. by Mr.. 7.
B. Ironside.