The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-27

the Morristown School.
It is said that Horace Beach's bay
nag Wehilrigig'' committed suicide.
Anyway the horse is dead.
There will be Gospel Wagon meet
ings Sunday on Spring street at A 10
and on Park place at p. m.
| Luther Kountze made trip to New
York with his automobile last Satur-
day. Time, fifty -fve minutes.
The refreshing rain of Wednesday
and Thursday has saved thousands of
dollars worth of crops from ruin.
| The s. P. G. A. is placing granite
watering trough in the plaza be-
tween the Becker building and the
park.
At the next meeting of the Common
Council police officer will be ap-
pointed in place of William Campbell,
deceased.
The broken stone dressing which
has been placed on Speedwell avenue
is greatly appreciated by drivers on
that thoroughfare.
George Washington Council, No 359,
Knights of Columbus, went on an ex-
cursion to Glen Island Thursday. A
large number attended.
The census enumerators of the city
have finished their work. Their tales
of woe indicate that the job was
neither easy nor pleasant.
The races at the Driving Park to-
morrow will be full of interest ..as
usual. There W. 81 be 2 40 trot, a 800
trot, and free for all trot and pace.
The races start at O'Clock.
DR.. Jasper W. Coghlan who has
been on the staff of the Flower Hos.
pital, New York, will take his posi-.
ton as senior at the Metropolitan
Hospital, New York, August 1.
A team of horses attached to Pocono
Ice Wagon No. ran away last Satur-
day and bruised the vehicle severely.
1t will probably recover, as it is now
in the hands of competent black
smith.
The old Walker homestead, at Han
over Neck, almost 200 years oil,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker, three sons and
a daughter who were in the house
had all they could do to make their
escape.
A new club car will be run on the D.
L. & W. beginning Aug. 1. The car
will be attached to the :52 train east
from Morristown and will return at
6 :OS. Applications for seats may be
made to Mr.. Bray, ticket agent at the
Morristown station.
Rev. William S. Scarborough, D.
D., president of the university
at Wilberforce, o.. delivered lecture
at A. M. E. Church Monday night on
Higher Education: It's Relation to
the Future of the Negro"
Messrs. Reeve and Burr the well
known builders of this city, who
have the contract for Hoagland
Memorial church at Dover, are making
rapid progress. If it were not for de-
lays caused by subcontractors
they could get the interior finished
within two months.
The Fire Wardens are arranging for
their annual target shoot and excur-
sion, Glen Island being the objective
point this year. A committee to make
final arrangements has been appointed
as follows: Messrs. Boell, Howell,
Post, Toms, and Schmidt. 1t is under
stood that a Rhode Island clam bake
will be one of the features of the oc-
casion.
The Changers annual basket picnic
will be held at Tuttle's grove, Swine
field Bridge Thursday, August 16.
The committee is sparing no pains to
make the occasion even more auspi-
cious than previous affairs The
band from the Newark City Home
will be present. Senator Pitney and
other well-known speakers have been
invited.
DR.. James Ditmers Voorhees, has re-
signed his position as resident physi-
clan to the Sloane Maternity Hospital,
New York City and has been appoin-
ted assistant attending physician to
the hospital as we'll as instructor in
obstetrics at the College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Columbia University
He will practice from No. 1875 West
58th street.
Smith and Tanning, masons of Dover,
have about completed the new Lacka-
wanna roundhouse west of South
Orange. The building it is expected
will accommodate twelve engines.
The same firm have a contract to
build roundhouse at Denville or
Morris Plains terminus, to be decided
later. Reeve and Burr furnished the
carpenter work for the former build
ing