The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-25
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.


gathering, much to the displeasure OF
some excursionists. Sheriff / otalen
and several of the Newton constabu-
1erv force went to the lake instructed
to he on the lookout for any persons
se1Iino beer or other beverages for
which q license is required, and
also to apprehend any party vlolat-
ing the Sunday law in any way. Inc
result of the police visitation was
the arrest of George Monroe, OF Jer-
sey City, for running gambling
snindle machine, and Collins Winters,
of Byram Township. and James
Cortright, of Newton, for selling
beer. Monroe was held in $500 bail
to await the action Of the September
grand jury Winters and Oortright
gave bail for $500 each to appear at
the September term of court.
The hay crop throughout the
county is reported to be fair
The Supreme Council Royal Area
nun has paid to the heirs OF the late
John J. Waddock, of Boonton,
So, 600.
Stockholders in the Newton Shoe
Company made application to Vice
Chancellor Pitney for the appoint
ment of a receiver last week and
on Monday of the present week the
announcement was made that Y. W.
Cooke. of the insurance firm Of Hen
dershott & Cooke, had received the
appointment, and will, during the
nresent week execute the neces-
sary bond and enter upon the dis
charge of his important duties.
The property of N. H. Hart on Hal
stead street, Newton, has been pur-
chased by the parish of Christ Church
of that place upon Inch rectory
will Immediately be erected.
The Jersey City Water Supply Go.
have purchased E. W. Kimball's farm
at Parsippany, and are negotiating
for other farms on the site of the res
ervoir.
Next Tuesday evening the annual
election of the Board of Engineers
of the Boonton Fire Department will
be held in Maxfled Engine House.
The annual inspection of the depart
ment has been arranged for Labor
Day.
Over two hundred Oswego bass.
taken from Swartswood Lake, were
sold on the streets of Newton last
week.
The regular matinee of the Road
Horse Association OF New Jersey
will be given at Waverly Saturday
afternoon, July 26. The classes will
be 2.35 trot, second race for the
Tompkins & Vaudeville harness;
$50 pace, prize R. B. DeCamp har-
ness; 2.25 trot; Bond prizes for green
horses; free-for all pace. The 2. 80
trot, 2 80 pace and the race for the
Bond prizes will be two best in three
mile heats.
The members of the Somerset Pole
Club are arranging for their annual
tournament The tournament will
probably be held on Sept. 30 and 81,
although these dates are subject to
change.
During the past week some large
catches of weakfsh were made in
Barnegat Bay. Besides the weakfsh,
the bay is alive with kingfsh.
Bernards Lodge, No. 242, Jr. o.
U. A M, of Bernardsville, selected
the following officers: Councillor,
William o. Bird; vice councillor,
Clifford King; recording secretary,
H. A. Blazier; associate recording
secretary, Alex. Quinn; financial
secretary, Henry B. Rowell; treas
urer, L. H, Nuce; warden, William
Trimmer, Jr. conductor, Elmer Tur.
ner; inside sentinel, John Happe
outside sentinel, George Lare.
The Bernardsville library, which
for the past four years has been prac-
tically private, was Incorporated last
Friday in the name of the Demands.
vile Public Library and has been
given to the town by the Board of
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Bernardsville. Hacketts-
town has contracted for 1000 tons
OF crushed stone to be placed upon it's
principal streets.
This week marks the end of the
raspberry season in the northern part
OF the state. Both the red and the
black varieties have been unusually
plentiful.
The blackberry crop will no doubt
be the largest in years.
The annual fair of the Mount Olive