The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
COUNTY AND VICINITY.
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W. H. HOPPER, of BARLEY, has beer
granted patent for hot water
heater.
The annual reunion of the Thirty.
first Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers,
will be held at Pennington next
August.
The American Forcite Powder Works
at Landing, have suspended opera
tions until March first.
F. B. Cosgrove, Madison florist,
has been committed to the State Hos
pital at Morris Plains
The pension of James Coates. OF
Stanhope, has been increased to $8 a
month.
Grant Swayze, an employee Of the
Boonton rolling mill will lose the
sight of one eye as the result of hot
spark flying into it.
Probably one of the Oldest members
of Odd Fellowship in Morris County,
is W. A. Elliott, of Boonton, who at
the last meeting of his order was pre-
sented by his fellow members with a
veterans jewel.
The strike of the employees at the
Stirling Silk Mill in Newton, has been
settled, each man deciding to act in
dividually for his best interests.
1t is now being tried to set off a
part of Byram Township, just across
the Morris County line, to be known
as Hopatcong Borough.
The Randolph Republican caucus
will be held at the Mine Hill Hotel
tomorrow.
The residence of Rudolph Hearns at
Monroe was broken into and robbed
Friday night.
At the Republican caucus in Mt.
Howard P. rockingham declined the
borough. Francis Berenbroick was
Schaffer and Aaron d. Stephens
Philip Haxamer received the nomina-
ton for Commissioner of Appeal.
When Isaac Farlow, of Rockaway,
was returning from his work Friday
night, he was attacked by two dogs.
His clothes were badly torn, but for
tunately the animals did not bite him.
The borough of Mt. Arlington has
fifty eight delinquent taxpayers.
The silk mill at Stirling is adding a
number of new looms. 1t is expected
that on April first, one hundred and
fifty additional men will be employed.
A citizens caucus held in Port
Dram last week had an attendance of
only twenty-five voters. DR.. III. M.
Kice, the Prohibition Mayor, declined
a denomination. Michael Mulligan
was then nominated, but it is reported
that he will not stand.
A Board of Trade is to be organized
by the citizens of Rockaway.
A wreck occurred on the High
Bridge branch of the Central Railroad
at Hibernia Wednesday, by the break
ing of a switch-rod. A large gondola
jumped the track and a combination
car crashed into it smashing the steps
from the car.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter f. HILL who
reside on the Mendham road, will
celebrate the golden anniversary of
their marriage this Friday evening.
Montville Township has 45 delin-
quent taxpayers and Boonton Town
ship 1903.
James Mcdonald, an employee of the
Jersey City Water Company quarry,
near Boonton, was frightfully injured
by blast last week. His head and
wrist were both cut open by piece
of flying rock. a2
Prof. A. Fl. Skinner, of Chester, has
received word from the War Depart
ment, that the body of his son, w.
Kendrick, who was killed in the
service at Manila, had arrived at San
Francisco, and would be sent home at
once. The body will be placed in
the receiving vault at the Hacketts-
town cemetery. The Committee, who
had charge of the funeral services of
his brother Louis, who was killed in
the battle of San Juan Hill, are max
ing arrangements for a memorial
service to be held Saturday.
1t is expected that the New Jersey
AluG COMPANY Will suOTbly REOPEN
the zinc mines at Ogdensburg.
Arrangements are being made for
the celebration of the first anniversary
of the Chatham NJ E. Church, March
18th. Eminent ministers will be
present. DR.. Thomas Bowman, D.
d. l.. L. D., will preach at the morn
ing service.
The Sutton inquest, which has al
ready been postponed three times,
as again been adjourned until March
10.
Another accident occurred in the
Andover Mine at Hibernia Saturday
which resulted in Paul Molinske,
miner being seriously injured. He
was coming to the surface in a (" skip
and NEARING the ton floor ha raised his