The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-15
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

The palatial home of Percy R. Pyne,
on Mine Mount. was opened last Sunday
evening for an evening service conducted
by the Rev. T. A. Conover, rector of st.
Demands Bernardsville.
The post Office at Gladstone was re-
moved on Wednesday to the new build
ing erected for the purpose by the re-
Gently appointed Postmaster. William
Voorhees,.
An ordinance has passed its first read
ing in Bloomfield, restricting the speed
of automobiles, tricycles and bicycles to
eight miles an hour on straight roads and
four miles an hour on corners.
Grass plover have appeared in quanti-
ties in the valley of the Raritan river
and its tributaries. The shooting of
plover and doves is sanctioned by law
in August and September, and some good
bags have been made below Somerville
and along the flatlands on both sides of
the Milestone river and the Delaware
and Raritan canal.
The life saving crews along the At
lantic coast went on duty August /, after
two months of idleness The various
crews are made up of captain and six
patrolmen. December an extra man
is added to each crew. From sunset to
sunrise the beach front is patroled by
the guards, who travel in pairs. and
who work in watches of four hours each
Captain Benjamin Van Brunt, who is
in command of the Deal Beach station,
has been in the service 20 years. Many
summer visitors witness the drills which
are held every morning at 6 o'clock from
the various stations.
The first arrest made for a viola
tion of the new state law, which
prohibits on-residents from gun
ming in the state without license,
was made by Fish and Game Warden
Guthridge, who took into custody in
Pensauken township, Camden county,
George Logan, of Bridesburg.
Logan was taken before Justice Barr,
who imposed fine of $25 and costs.
A stone bridge crossing Beaver
Brook between High Bridge and
Lebanon, was blown up with dyna-
mite one night recently. 1t is sup
posed that because the Board of Ohos-
~, E,ooho1 do-e bo1 raf1cad +o ra,,Ia M
it with new structure that the old
one was blown up. The bridge was
erected in 1868 and had been some
what damaged by recent freshets. A
reward of $500 has been offered by
the Freeholders for the arrest and
conviction of the dynanliters.
The terrific thunder storms that
passed over Warren County Sunday
afternoon were quite widespread.
In Hunter don County they did con-
siderable damage. A barn belonging
to John Hart. near Pennington, was
struck by lightning and destroyed
with it's contents, including all his
summer CROPS and farm machinery.
Two horses also persisted. At Quaker
town, David Snyder's dwelling was
struck and damaged. A tenement
house belonging to William Boyd, at
Pennington Junction, was also badly
damaged. A cyclone passed through
Renville. Trees were uprooted, crops
laid waste, chimneys blown from
houses and several buildings unroofed.
Atlantic City is to have a poultry,
pigeon and pet stock show. 1t will be
held on Young's Pier from September
toe. Entries close August 90.
The several labor organizations of
Summit have completed plans for a
grand demonstration on Labor Day.
At 2 p. m. the parade will take place
headed by Voss' Band of Newark. in
which the various labor unions will
participate. The parade will be re-
viewed by the Mayor and Common
Council on Springfield avenue. There
will be a concert by the band at six
o'clock in the evening, to be followed
by dancing and picnic on the
grounds of Norman Schultz, corner OF
Springfield avenue and Edgar Place.