The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-09-06
COUNTY AND VICINITY.
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The Sussex County w. G. T. U. had
an interesting session in Stanhope, Wed
nesday
Clifford Dixon of Rockaway Valley
has become an employee in the Boonton
National Bank.
The Stanhope shirt factory is having
such successful season that operators
are being added daily.
Work on the Dover, Rockaway and
Port Dram Gas company plant at Dover
is progressing rapidly.
Madison's postal delivery has been
increased by the addition of one carrier
who will go on duty October 1st.
Lincoln Iron Works of Boonton are
compelled to work overtime to complete
large order for iron fence to be ship
ped to Florida.
! Drew Theological Seminary will open
for candidates Wednesday, September
10th, ard the Seminary's year opens
September Goth.
The increased attendance at the But
Ter school has necessitated the opening of
another room and the employment of
another teacher.
Chatham has unusual case of whoop-
ing cough. A pet dog contracted it
from some children who spent the sum-
mer in that borough.
The Prohibition convention Of Warren
county will be held September 18th, at
Washington. Hackettstown would have
been more suitable place.
Port Dram is figuring on water plant
to cost $52 900. 1t will be started with
a sufficient supply for 1900 population
probably about 500, 900 gallons.
Schoscheon Tribe, No. 1893, I. D. R.
M. of Port Morris is arranging for a
celebrationof its anniversary on Septem-
Der 10th, when corn dance will be
held in Union Hall, Netcong.
The daily ice shipments from Lake
Hopatcong amount to from 800 to 900
tons, and the two large icehouses will
be about empty by October Is. About
10000 tons are annually gathered at the
| two houses.
At a meeting of Tabor Camp Meeting
trustees last week the following officers
were elected: President, Rev. A. b.
Richardson; vice president, Rev. j. X.
Bryan; secretary, p F. Cook treasurer.
j. S. Richardson.
To John M. Schmidt of East Orange,
and Frankie. Haughwout of Orange,
belongs the honor of driving an automo-
bile recently to the summit of High
Point, on the Blue Ridge Mountain, the
highest point in the State.
An exchange says: Don't go fish
! ing until the third day after thunder
storm unless you merely want the fun
for pleasure, SO to speak. Old fisher
men say that fish are too badly scared
by thunder to bite for two days and then
come up good and hungry on the third"
Talk about getting a persons rating
from Dunn or Bradstreet, says an ex-
change. A country newspapers sub
scription list comes nearer telling who
is honest and who is not in community
in which it is published. The man who
pays the printer can be trusted by any
body. The country printer comes nearer
knowing.people's honesty than the banks.
Morris county's fish stories are usual
ly good ones, but>a Sussex county ex-
change is responsible for story to the
effect that young lady lost an over.
shoe last year while on a fishing trip at
Culver's lake. This year the lady, while
fishing at the same spot pulled up the
lost shoe together with catfish which
had poked its head through hole in
the shoe and was unable to rid itself Of
the old rubber