The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-22
DOVER.


their parents in town.
The Misses Emily and Edith Lacey,
of Plainfeld, were visitors in town on
Saturday and Sunday.
John W. Young, Of Sanford street,
has secured a situation as salesman for
G. H. Leonard & Co., of Boonton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Gibbons, Of
Newark, are visiting relatives in town
this week.
James McDavit Post, No. "a, G. A.
R.. will attend services in Grace Church
next Sunday evening.
Harry L. Schwarz, of Sussex street,
has opened a real estate office at Pros
pect Point, Lake Hopatcong.
A young son arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Ford, of East
Blackwell street, on Tuesday morning.
Miss Mamie Carr, of West Black
we'll street, has been visiting relatives
and friends in New York and Pater-
son.
Frank Dawson and wife, of Column
bia, Warren county, are visiting her
Blackwell street.
The Rockaway river was drawn Off
Sunday to permit the contractors to
lay the water main across its bed on
Union street.
The employees of the McKiernan
Drill Works have been granted a half
holiday on Saturday, during the sum-
mer months.
The dance given by David lehman
and Alex. Davis in MollerS hall last
Thursday evening was largely attended
and proved very enjoyable affair.
Right Rev. Clayton Coleman, Bishop
of Delaware, will visit St. John s
Church about the fifth of June to
confirm class of candidates.
Robert Hughes, who is suffering
from blood poisoning, was taken to a
Newark hospital Monday morning for
treatment.
w. L. r. Lynd, superintendent at
Richardson & Boynton Works, at
tended the convention Of stove manu-
facturers at Cleveland, Ohio, last
week
Mr.. w. P. Richardson, of Scituate,
Mass, was visitor at the home OF his
brother-in-law, Edwin Hall, of Pc
.quannoc street, on Monday.
Two small fires occurred in the
Pierson block at the corner OF Black
well and Warren streets last week.
They were both extinguiShed, however,
before any serious damage was done.
Messrs. F. f. Hummel and L. d.
'Tillyer, of the Dover Index, in COM
pany with their wives, attended the
editors gathering at Atlantic City on
Saturday and Monday.
Archibald Davey, whose home is in
this city, but who has been employed
at Elizabeth for the past several
months, has successfully passed an
examination for a second assistant
engineer in the United States navy.
Many of our townspeople were much
surprised to learn of the marriage of
Benjamin Renitz, formerly in the en-
ploy Of J. w. Baker & Son, and Mrs.
w. S. Collard, of North Bergen street.
The marriage took place in Newark
on the 10th.
The three large trees in front of the
Mansion House have been removed,
because they stood in the center of
the sidewalk and as Mr.. Richards is
having a concrete sidewalk put down,
he decided that the trees must come
down also.
The members of the Dover Lodge,
B. P. o. Elks, No. 1872, celebrated the
first anniversary of its organization on
Thursday evening of this week. A
number of out-of-town visitors were
present.
John Rainey, of Central avenue, a
moulder at the Richardson u Boyn-
IL OFF n
mould one day last week, struck his
hand against piece of scrap and tore
a deep cash in the palm.
Memorial Day will be observed in
this place under the direction of James
McDavit Post, No. 81, G.. A. R. After
a parade and the usual visit to the
cemeteries the exercises will be con-
Quoted in the Baker Opera House.
A reunion of the Knights of Pythias
lodges of Morris district was held in
the hall of Morris Lodge, No. 127, Of
Dover, last Thursday evening. Adj
dresses were made by number of the
visiting Pythians, after which nicely
arranged program was rendered. Light
refreshments, sandwiches, ice cream,
cake and coffee were served, followed
by pure Havana cigars.
One night last week Philip Gresser,
who lives on the Millbrook road, re-
turned from New York on the 1905
train and started for his home on foot.
When about half way home he was
accOSted by two men, neither OF whom
he had ever seen before, and relieved
of his pocketbook, which contained
about $50.
Fred r Evans of Seattle Wash.
was in Dover last week calling on
friends and renewing old acquaint-
anceS. He has been west for three
years, this being his first visit east
Fred is interested in number of
mining and other companies in that
section and is doing well.
The annual camp meeting of the
New York District, New York Con-
ference, of the Free Methodist Church,
will be held in Dover from July 1st to
9Th, on the ground known as Carpen-
ter's Grove, on the top of Morrisstreet
hill.
Grace M. E. Church will observe:
Wesley Memorial Day next Sunday
an elaborate program has been ar
ranged for an all day service. Dr.
Buttz, of Drew Theological Seminary
will preach in the evening, at which
time the other Methodist churches in
town will close their doors and attend
Grace Church.
Mrs. Hartman, wife of Rev. G.
Harvey Hartman, rector of st. Johns
Church, died at the rectory Monday,
at 9. 35 O'Clock after an illness of about
a fortnight, from heart trouble. The