The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-07-19
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The health of Morristown is excep-
tionally good.
The New Jersey State Dental Society
is IN ses sion at Asbury Park
Cyclists need not carry lighted lamps
at Asbury Park, the ordinance to that
effect having been repealed.
Found-A pair of nose glasses. Own
er may have same by calling at this
Office and paying expenses.
A large number of picknickers drove
through here from Mendham Wednes-
day en- route for Silver Lake.
A much needed improvement is being
made by the filing up of the approaches
to the cross walks on the principal
streets.
Man of our local horsemen are in at
tendan ce, in spirit at least, on the Grand
Circuit at Detroit
George A. Rolf has just completed his
thirtieth year in the employ of John
o. Guerin the well known butcher.
The Master Mason Degree will be
conferred by Cincinnati Lodge at the
Communication to be held Monday ven
ing
The recent attempt by the residents
of Asbury Park to have the speed or
dinance for automobiles increased
from to IL miles, failed.
Already this season five parties OF
children of thirty each. have been
cared for at the Summer Shelter. The
sixth is expected on Tuesday.
If ;s understood that several infants
from Morristown will be entered for
competition in the August baby
parade on Asbury's boardwalk.
Victor A. Wiss has offered as prize
a handsome split bamboo rod for the
largest bass caught by member OF the
Estling Lake Club in the Fox Hill POND.
"Duken the ssoff'' horse of the hand
some team of greys belonging to indie
pendent Hose Co. is fast loosing his
eyesight, the result OF an attack of dis
temper.
In addition to their regular advertise
ment w. p Turner & Co., are offering
for Friday Saturday and Monday, July
10. 20 and %, % per cent. reduction on
all straw hats and shirt waists.
A scheme is on foot by the N. Y. &
N. J. Telephone Co. to put two new
trunk lines through to Dover, with a
central at Rockaway, for that place,
Denville, Troy Hills, Parsippany and
Tabor.
A new time table will go into effect
oh SI1ndQU
next. The changes affecting Morristown
are not numerous. One of the most
important is the re establishment of the
SOB a. m. newspaper train west.
Three dollars worth of stamps for one
dollars worth of goods purchased is the
tempting offer of D. P. Mcclellan this
week. A good investment there can be
made in short skirt, of which they
have an exceptionally good line.
Enoch Leindstom of Morris Plains was
arrested Sunday afternoon for riding on
the sidewalk of Madison avenue. He
gave mounted Policeman Osborn an ex-
cit ng chase up South street and down
Elm being overtaken near the depot.
There IS trouble over the early closing
of the Plainfeld stores. Several pro-
keep their stores open until o'clock,
while others now advertise they will not
close at an early hour until the move.
ment is unanimous.
Those fortunate individuals whose
chief occupation is to occupy the benches
in the Green are sometimes more inter-
esting than one would imagine at cas-.
ual glance Passing a group recently
one of its number was heard to say that
he could stand the heat but the humil-
iation was something awful.
The introduction of paid fire depart
ment in Elizabeth is provided for by an
ordinance recently introduced in the
CITY Council. The volunteer depart
ment cost $50, 900, while the paid system
will cost about $50, 900 a year. This
will probably close the many pleasant
reunions which have been participated
in by the Morristown and Elizabeth
''laddies."
The First Brigade, First Division, Sec
ond Army Corps, Spanish War; consist
ing of the Goth New York, the LIST New
Jersey and the 5th Ohio, will hold its
first re union in Buffalo on September
9th, 10th and 18th. September 9th will
be Spanish War Veterans Day at the
Pan American Exposition and the ex-
position officials have arranged features
of special interest for that day.
An unusual sight occurred at Plain
field the other evening, when an auto
mobile exploded in main street when
running. at high rate of speed and
broke into mass of flames. The We
hicle was brought to a standstill by
running it up against building in an
alley near the city Jail and the flames
extinguished by the fire department
The auto was damaged to such an ex
tent that it is total loss.
Monday was ST. Swithin or Swithup'
Day, so called after celebrated monk
of that name in England. A common
adage regarding st. Swithins day is to
the effect that as it rains or is fair or