The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
NORRIS AND NEARBY COUNTIES
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Fifty-four persons united with the
Memorial Presbyterian Church of Dover
Lat the recent communion service.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howell, OF
Peapack, celebrated last week the
fortieth anniversary Of their marriage.
Stanhope has a case of smallpox.
james Eckert being the victim. DR.. "a.
H. Nelden of the place has been engaged
to look after the patient at $25 per day.
Hackettstown has organized Board
of Trade. The officers are: President.
Mayor Price; Vice president, Charles N,
Wade; Secretary, M. R. Mum; Treas
urer, William Lanterman.
When the fire bell rings in Pennington
there will be some great scurrying
around by the members. At a recent
meeting of the Village Trustees, reso-
luton was passed to pay SIS each to the
drst two teams chat reach the fire depart
ment at the time of fire alarm.
The Hunderton County Historical So
ciety has elected the following trustees !;
3. Vosseller, H. E. beats, Rev. D.
M. Matthews, H. F. Bodine, DR.. o. a.
Sproul, John L. Comet and w. F. Hay-
hurst. Judge Comet is chairman Of
the board.
Rev. DR.. W. B. Judd. formerly of Ber-
nardsville. who is at present professor
of philosophy and psychology in Mount
Union College, has accepted in addition
to his college duties the position Of
superint endent OF the Anti Saloon
League at Canton. Ohio, comprising
fourteen counties. as9
The stockholders of the National Union
Bank at Dover announce the following
directors for the ensuing year: Frederick
Fl. Beach, James W. Brotherton, Peter
G. Buck. Hudson Hoagland, Thorn as II.
Hoagland, Cadwallader r.. Mulligan,
Russell s. Penniman, Robert Killgore.
Ebert HI. Baldwin. aa.s3-Fe gF5t
A robin was seen few DAYS ago
perched on the limb of an apple tree at
the residence of l.. w. Miller in Wash
ington N. j. When disturbed it flew
about the yard the same as it would if
it had been in June instead of January
The bird was very plump and appeared
to be proof against the cold.
Years Of petient effort in striving to
obtain pension from the government
for services rendered in the Civil war
have at last brought success to Robert
Hart, of Plainfield. The old veteran
who carries bullet in his head to this
day, has received notice that his appli-
cation has been granted and that 81 200
back penion will be transmitted to him
as soon as the necessary papers are made
out. Hart is in humble circumstances
and ne wept with joy as he read of the
governments action.
Sussex County was established in 1853.
and the question of the celebration Of
the 15Oth anniversary of the event has
been agitated by the Newton Board of
Trade. President Andrew j. Van
Blarcom has appointed a committee of
five, viz: William w. Woodward, Theo
dore Simonson, John @. Howell, Henry
0. Ryerson and j. w. G. CARRIER to ar
range for the jubilee and the committee
has elected Israel L. Hallock secretary,
and Judge Francis j. Swayze of Newark
as historian. A supervisory committee
from each township will assist the above
committee. Four of the committee of
1858 are still living Horace Warner, of
Newton; Thomas Anderson, of Newark:
Peter Dewitt. of SomervilIe, and Henry
w. Johnston. of Matawan. Byram
township was represented Oh that
committee by Cyrus S. Leport, Andrew
A. Smalley and Peter Smith.