The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-06-26
DOVER.

The reading room at the public Ii
brary will be closed during the sum-
mer evenings.
Miss Ruth Bennett, of Gold street,
is visiting friends at New Brighton,
Staten Island.
Mrs. James Bolmer, of Plaintield,
has been spending the past two weeks
with friends in Dover and Whippany.
A movement is on foot to have the
property owners on the south side OF
East Blackwell street flag their walks.
Charles Kierschheim and family, of
Elizabeth are spending two weeks
with Mrs. Kierschheim's mother on
Madison avenue.
Mrs. Samuel B. Johnston, of Fair
view avenue, is spending two weeks in
Philadelphia with her sister, Mrs.
William Jacobus.
Mrs. Frank Griffith and daughter
Hazel of Bristol, Conn.,, are visiting
Mrs. Griffith'S uncle, Mr.. A. A. Van
Ness, of North Sussex street.
A committee has been appointed by
Protection Hook and Ladder Company
to see what can be done toward pro-
curing horses and drop harness for the
truck.
Ex-Mayor Harry S. Peters, wife and
mother, of Sanford street, are making
their temporary home for the summer
on a houseboat on the bays of South
Jersey.
After several unsuccessful attempts
to secure the appointment of chief of
police in Dover, William McDayit has
secured the title, but it is at Point
Pleasant, n. j.
A six hundred pound base fell on
Charles Tricks hand in the mounting
room at the furnace works last We'd
nesday afternoon and severely lace
rated two of his fingers.
Ex-Mayor George McCracken, of
Bergen street, fell on the wet side
walk in front of the Episcopal Church
right leg above the knee.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. King and daugh-
ter, of North Sussex street, went to
Yonkers, N. Y, on Saturday. Mrs.
King and Miss King will remain for a
visit of two weeks among relatives.
The Knights of the Maccabees held
a social and reception in their tent on
Monday evening. The evening was
whiled away with songs and recitationS
and topped off with light refresh
ments
Miss Selma Josephine Nelson and
Rev. Charles E. Anderson, of New
Rochelle, n. Y, were united in mar
riage at the home of the brides pa
rents, 1913 East Blackwell street, at 6
O'Clock on Wednesday evening.
A reception was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Levison, 81 Myr-
tie avenue, last Friday evening, in
honor of the graduation of their daugh-
ter, Miss Sophia. Friends were pres
ent from Goshen, Newark and New
York
Herbert B. VanEtten, former
graduate of the Dover High School,
had the honor of being selected vale
dictorian of the class of 1908, at the
commencement exercises of Stevens
Institute at Hoboken on Thursday OF
last week.
The funeral services of Charles H.
Howell, who met death by drowning
in the Morris canal near the Sussex
street bridge on Wednesday night OF
last week, were held at his late resi-
dence on Essex street Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock, Rev. M. T. Gibbs
officiating. Deceased was 30 years old.
The new knitting mill project is
rapidly coming to the front. A large
number of shares are being sold each
week. The work of erecting build
ing will be commenced in a week or
So In the meantime the machines
which have been already ordered will
be set in operation in rented build
ing.
Charles Maddox and Miss Jennie
Anderson were married at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
H. H. Anderson, 134 North PequannoC
street, on Tuesday evening by Rev
Morris T. Gibbs. The wedding was
very quiet affair, none but members
of the immediate families being pres
emit. Mr.. and Mrs. Maddox left or
the evening train for two weeks
stay at Cincinnati, the home of the
groom's parents
Robert Hughes, a prominent resi-
dent of this place, died in the CITY
Hospital, Newark, shortly after The
noon hour last Wednesday, About 81,
weeks ago, Mr.. Hughes was taken Il
the hospital suffering from blood poi
soning which resulted from scratche!
which he received some weeks previ
ously. A few days before his death HI
was reported to be on the road to re
covery. Deceased was born at Ports
mouth, Va, fifty-two years ago, anC
the remains were taken to that place
on Thursday. for interment