The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-16
COUNTY AND VICINITY.
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cost $50, 600.
Mt. Holly is to have free mai
delivery after January /.
Four cases of diptheria are unde
strict quaran tine at Newton.
A new mine has been opened at Ok
ford by the Empire Iron and Stee
Company.
Trenton is to have a cremation plan
to be owned and operated by the city
government.
The Swedish Church of Dover has
changed it's name The name adopt
de is: The Bethlehem Congregations
Church.
j. f. Hancock, of Palmer Mass
has been appointed superintendent OF
the Boonton Electric Light plant,
vice, E. J. Sutton, resigned.
The prospects are good that the
Rogers Locomotive Works at Pater-
son will be purchased by local capital
and kept in operation there.
The perpetrator of a GOD. package
swindle, which has been worked
among the farm of Northern New
Jersey is under arrest at Newark.
The Whitehouse Gun Club will hold
a shooting match at that place on
November %. The prize to be shot
for is 1,700 pound Holstein bull.
The Jr 0. u. A. M. of this state,
which has seeded from the national
organization has assets amounting
to $500, 600 of which 1915, 900 is out at
interest.
Mayor George W. Kockefellow, of
Plaintield, who was one of Plaintield's
largest grocery dealers for over TWEEN
ty years, made an assignment on Fri
day last.
The Lackawannna has arranged
with the Fish Commissioners for the
restocking of the various rivers,
streams and lakes along it's line with
game fish.
w. A. Ackley, of Hackettstown,
has been notified by Congressman
Salmon that he will appoint his son
Arthur Ackley to the vacant cadetship
at Annapolis.
The fire company of Paulsboro has
secured from the West Jersey & Sea-
shore Railroad Company a locomotive
tire for a fire alarm. Morrist0wn
once had an alarm of this kind.
A revival of business on the Morris
canal is result of the resumption OF
coal mining in Pennsylvania. Boat
men are ordered to run up to nine
o'clock at night and ON Sundays
John Lee, formerly Of Phillipsburg,
has purchased plot of land at Lake
with a frontage of 1900
feet on the lake. He will improved
the property by erecting dozen cot
tages on 1T.
Rev. w. w. Bruere, who until lately |
was residene of Hackettstown, sailed |
Oh Wednesday, to resume his labors
IS a missionary in India. He will be
gone seven years. His wife and
family will not accompany him.
George N. Lowery, a graduate of
he Centenary Collegiate Institute,
lass of '83, has pledged tower clock
md bell to cost SO, 600 to be placed in
he tower of the new Institutes bull
ling, now being erected at HaelEetts-
own.
A man who gave his name as Rose
w INDEED a number OF RocRaway
,eople recently. He took number of
for religious paper, re-
Giving the money IN advance. His
iictims were numerous and as yet
hey have not received any papers
Jerseys products are found all
'ver the world, Says the Sussex
Register, and sometimes they come
ligh. A resident of Newton was re-
emily q guest at a ST. louis, Mo-,
lotel. He ordered from the bilh of
are Tranquility FaEnls pheasant,
y. 90! :" The bird was well served
md worth the price.
The following aree tine receiptsy
and reweuues of the
Presidential pOst-offioes in Warren
County Belvidere, receTpts So, 795a7S,
expense 81, S46. 30, revenue 5, 1949aH9;
Iackettstown, receipts $6, 205. N, OK
lenses 81, 270. IS, revenue 50, 935uSt
2hiihpsburg, receipts 50, 542. 33, OK,
1enses 81, 1875. Is, revenue so, 407-ESs
receipts, $a7, 654. 90 ex
SIS. OS, revenue. $40, 078.1E
A Jury in the Essex O1unty Cirewit
COURT was recently directed by, Junge
Savage to return a verdict of $4,000
In favor of Arthur W. GAuerin, am s.
year-olI boy, who was struck by, a
train atv North Third
street, in Newark, on Jan. 27 1899.
The company, through its counsel,
Flavel MCGEE, admitted its liaASilityI
to the extent of $1,DO0. The~hgy's /
mother agreed to accept the vendict.