The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-20
COUNTY AND STATE.

Fire escapes have been placed o.
the silk mill at Boonton.
The Deckertown post Office was re
Gently robbed of about $500.
Gas was first introduced in Newtoi
in 1860 and electricity in 1893
/ Five hundred strawberry bass hav'
been placed in Culver's Lake by Fish
Warden Henderson,.
Thomas F.Booth has purchas ed thu
old hotel property at Stanhope from
Thomas j. Knight for 81, 600.
The Dover Gas Company is now ex
tending its mains to West Dover
through Blackwell street.
Warren County has eighty three pa
TENTS in the State Hospital at Morris
4 Plains at the county's expense.
The Empire Steel and Iron Com
pany will shortly erect 100000 ore
separating plant at Mount Hope.
The Morris County Manufacturing
Company at Rockaway is about to re-
open under the charge Of Fl. Boese,
of New Y ork.
The Baltusrol Golf Club at Short
Hills has closed most successful
season the treasurer S report showing
profit of $4,000.
John W. Francisco, of Stanhope,
caught in Lake Hopatcong recently
an Oswego bass weighing seven
pounds and eleven ounces.
The gentlemen of the Montville M.
e. Church gave an oyster supper
/ III the basement of the church, on the
evening of December IL, 1901.
A movement is now being inaugur-
ated to celebrate the 150th anniver-
sary of. the organization of the County
of Sussex, which will occur in Octo-
Der, 1908.
| A reading room has been opened at
Port Morris by the Lackawannna R.
r. Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. The branch there now num-
bers about forty -five members.
James Fl. White. of West Hoboken
has erected in the cemetery of the
Pompton Reformed Church a monu-
ment to the memory of two sons bur-
led there. 1t is handsome piece of
work and cost 50, 900.
The farm Of the late Ralph Titus
near Saltwater in Sussex County,
was sold to his son-in-law, Augustus
Hamm, last week for 50, $3.50. Roof,
a former owner, paid $13, 900 for the
property ana it cost Mr.. Titus So, 300.
The State Fish Commission pur-
chased all the calico bass in a pond
at Saylorsburg, Monroe County, and
Warden Riley and his assistants have
| transferred them to Lake Hopatcong.
The hoisting engines and other
machinery for the erection of the new
reservoirs at Dover are now on the
ground and work has been begun.
The ground has been cleared off and
the stonework is about to be started.
The cold weather of last week
closed the boating season on the Nor
ris Canal. The Sudden freeze 'caught
number of loaded boats in transit,
as well as empty boats returning to
winter quarters.
J Fish and Game Commissioner
Howard P. rockingham recently put
10. 600 strawberry bass from Lake
Erie in Lake Hopatcong. The fish,
one Of the gamiest to be found in
fresh water, grows to the size of from
five to six pounds.
Thomas J. Allen, of Stanhope, has
the contract for building new reser-
voir at Dover his bid being a little
under 500. 900. With Mr.. Allen in
charge of this contract there will be
no mistakes as to the character of the
work, for he has no superior in this
section of the country.
Work has been started on the Morris
County Connecting Railway, connect
ing the Morris County Railroad with
the Wharton furnace plant at Port
Dram. The new line will cross th'
High Bridge branch of the New Jer
sey Central Railroad and the highway
in Port Dram above grade.
F. A. Booth, who is driving tn,
wells for the new water works a
Dover is now pushing the work nigh
and day. The third we'll has reached
a depth of 100 feet. Well No. il
about 1856 feet deep and has capacity
of about 10000 gallons. Well No.
is 910 feet with capacity of abou
$4,000 gallons.