The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-07
COUNTY AND VICINITY.
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Fishing at Lake Hopatcong is report
ed to be unusually good this summer.
Tabor Hotel has been renovated and
was opened this week for its summer
business.
The postoffice at Boonton has been
raised from third to second class and
the salary increased from 81, 700 to
100.
Ground has been broken for the cree
ton of the buildings for the Rockaway
Shoe Company and the work will be
pushed rapidly.
The employees of the Boonton Iron
and Steel Company received June 3rd
an increase Of wages amounting to
about eight per cent.
The Union foundry ,Roekaway was dec
grated with new flag andpole Memorial
Day for the first time since the destruc
ton of the building by fire over year
ago.
The new depot at Stanhope and Net
every particular. 1t will be erected at
the IluOtAOu VI bA0 Iidlh llnC anu touooOA
branch
Buffers Opera House is to have new
curtain. 1t will consist of 12x12
centre square around which will be
grouped sixteen cards of business men
of Butler and vicinity.
A new State Geologist has been
appointed to succeed Prof. Smock,
~ - n, .oro1,
University has received the appoint
ment at salary of $4,000.
Work began last week for the erection
of the new gas plant at Dover. 1t is
expected that the pipe for the mains
will arrive in about three weeks when
the work of laying them will begin at
once. Most of the Office furniture has
arrived and is being placed in position
in the company's office.
In the will of William 0. Freeman, of
Whippany, which has recently been
filed for probate, George T. Freeman of
Whippany is named as executor. By
its terms Harrie A. Freeman Of this
place receives 81, 600 and the remainder
goes to the executor, his only other
nephew
whats in a name +" Boonton has a
new manufacturing company called
'The Theatrical CONNECTION and Vending
Company" organized for the Imanufac-
ture of a new specie of slot machine.
The officers are, president, Harry b.
Salmon; treasurer, J. S. Salmon, and
and +, @. Mclean secretary.
Several months ago." says the Era,
Erred Barker of the RockaWay Steel
and Iron Works, and Robert Perkins, of
the Morris County Manufacturing Co,
made wager of $40 as to whether the
rolling mill would produce iron or the
automobile works turn out an automo-
bile first. Mr.. Barker won the bet, the
first iron being produced some weeks
ago. while the automobile is not yet in
evidence. The piece of iron is about
five feet in length and thin, but it cost
Mr. Perkins $40 and he is keeping it as
a curio."
A good story on the subject of the
meanest man that ever lived" was re-
Gently heard at hotel where the petit
jurors of this county were dining. The
story goes that man in one of our
neighboring towns had a brother in
nearby village who was in the habit of
coming home each Saturday. Ga one
occasion the brother at home telegraphed
the one away to "come home Saturday
nigh" and sent it collect" This was
too much for the good nature of the
receiver. but he bided his time and on
the following Saturday he, too, sent a
telegram collect" stating in we'll
rounded sentences, containing about
fifty words, that he would be home as
usual that evening, ETC.. etc.