The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-01-18
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The village of Folsom is stricken
with diptheria.
1t is proposed to introduce manual
training into the Boonton public
school.
Miss Elizabeth Hasking has been
appointed teacher in the Dover pub
lie school.
New Jersey has but three living ex-
Governors, viz. William A. Newell
George T. Werts and John W. Griggs.
Dressed hogs are bringing Sc. 90 per
100 pounds in Salem county, but this
high price is attributed to the fact
that there is shortage in the West.
Calhoun Orr of Hibernia, has re-
Gently been appointed local warden
of the League of American sportsmen
He is commissioned to prosecute
violations of the game law.
An unfortunate misstep caused Mrs.
Abraham Van Duyne, of Montville,
to fall while coming out neighbor-
ing house Saturday evening, last
seriously injuring her hip.
Theodore F. Salmon, of Ironia,
Morris County, will soon start for
the Philippines as a member of the
United States Cavalry. He is a
nephew of Congressman Salmon.
Miss Emma L. Stevens, of Plainfeld
is the successor of Miss Gladys
Griffin in the Boonton public school
Miss Griffin is now teaching in the
West Orange public school.
The Directors for the new bank at
Bernardsville are W. R. Bromfeld,
S. S. Childs, J. R. Hedden, G. l..
Roberts, Ellis Tiger, David De Nun,
P. @. Henry and Luther Childs.
The firm of Todd & Atno, of Stan
hope, dissolved partnership January
1st, Mr.. Atno retiring from further
participation in the baking bust
ness. He has been connected with it
for over half a century.
Since October LIST the Newton Board
of Health have reported twenty cases
of scarlet fever and other forms of
contagious diseases. There are at
present four cases of diptheria and
two of scarlet fever under treatment.
Budd Lake has been busy scene as
every ice house is being filed with
beautiful ice. Amos Chamberlain,
Hatacawann Inn, George Stephens,
Forest House and others have taken
advantage of excellent weather to
gather harvest.
The Empire Steel and Iron Com
pany's management has put Oxford s
iron industries on better basis than
for many years past. The furnace
has orders for months ahead, and an ad-
dition to the rolling mill is contem-
plated. This firm is very successfully
operating the mines at Mt. Hope.
The annual meeting CT stock
holders of the Boonton National Bank
was held on last Tuesday and the fol-
lowing directors were elected Ed
mund A. Backer. Nathan l.. Briggs,
John H. Capstick, Andrew L. Cobb,
Melvin S. Condit, Frank E. Morse,
Enock Hammond, Fred. Gordon,
Joshua S. Salmon, John S. Schultze,
William H. Temple.
John T. Mellor, who is said to be
the oldest member of the Odd Eel
lows order in New Jersey, died last
week of pneumonia. He was eighty
years old, and was a member of Hud-
son Lodge and Palisade Encampment,
Jersey City. Mr.. Mellor was born in
Oldham, England, but came to this
country in his youth. He was we'll
known in the iron and steel trade,
and was the inventor of the Mckenzie
cupola.
The death of Michael McGrath, one
of the older brakemen at Port Morris,
but of later years a fireman, occurred
in the Presbyterian Hospital. New
York City, last Wednesday night, of
dropsy and gastric troubles. He had
always been noted as strong robust
young man, and it was great surprise
to his many friends that his health
should fail so suddenly. He had been
an inmate of the hospital for about
two weeks.
The Sunday Schools in Flanders
have elected officers as follows:
Presbyterian, Superintendent, Fl. r.
Hopkins; Assistant, Dr.J. @. Osmun
Secretary and Treasurer. George W.
Hand; Organist Miss Ida W. Hopkins.
Methodist, M. r. Hildebrant was
chosen superintendent; Secretary,
Anna Wack; Treasurer, Floretta
Wager; Librarians, Harry A. Reed
and Halsey Parliment: Organist
Minnie Hodgson, with Anna and
Clara Wacks, assistants.
Frank Williams, of Port Dram, APP
peared before Justice Brown and
jury last Wednesday afternoon charged
with non support of his wife and
child on complaint of the Borough of
Port Gram Ford d. Smith was at
torney for the borough and w. W.
Cutler for the defendant. After the
jury was out for short time it
verdict in favor of the
ann the defendant was
to pay 50 per week. The de-
Tense raised the question of the legal
ity of trying the case outside the
borough of Port Dram, hence they
will probably appeal from the deci-
sion,
The biennial oonver ion of the
Morris & Fssey Employ ee's Mutual
Benefit Association was held in
Masonic Hal, Newark, on Wednesday.
A conn tito five was appointed
to wine ~ t..e affairs of the organiza-
ton, which is in financial difficulty.
The decrease in membership is alleged
to be due to the change of manage
ment on the Lackawanna. So many
members have left the employ of the
that previous to last month,
when the association issued an extra
assessment of 81. 40 there were two
thirds of the members not in The en-