The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-07-10

usual summer vacation and repairs.
Edward j. Milo, of McFarlan street,
is spending week at Rochester, N. Y.
The moulding department at the
Stove Works has closed down for a.
vacation.
Miss Carrie Rosewall, of Camden, is
spending month with relatives in
this place.
Miss Sadie Richards, of New York,
is visiting her cousin Robert Richards,
on Morris street.
Mrs. William G. Humme and daugh-
ter, of Richards avenue, are spending
week at Mauch Chunk, Pa.
The First NJ. E. Sunday school will
run an excursion to Lake Hopatcong
the latter part of this month.
The EpwOrth League of Grace M.
E. Church will hold social at the
parsonage this Friday evening.
The officers of the Young Mems
League have decided to keep the rooms
open during the summer season.
Mrs. Edwin Hall, of Pequannoc
street, has sold her Denville property
to Mrs. Ira VanOrden, Of Denville.
The Soaring family reunion will be
held in the Soaring Grove on Mount
Hope avenue on Thursday, July 30.
Paul @. Medlin and family, of New
ark, have been spending part OF this
week with relatives on Central avenue.
Jacob Bidgood and wife, of North
Sussex street, are spending week at
Franklyn Furnace with their daugh-
ter.
A special meeting of the Common
Council was held on Monday evening
to take action on the contract for
street lighting.
Rev. M. t. Shelford left for Atlanta,
Ca, on Tuesday to attend the Ma
tional Convention Of the Baptist
Young Peoples Society.
The Meleo Field Club broke even at
the morning game with the Jersey
Cubans last Saturday and won the
afternoon game by the score II to Is.
Samuel J. Morse, for over twenty
years an employe at the Iron Era Of
flee, left on Monday for Madison,
where he will be employed on the
Eagle force.
The Boys Brigade will pitch tents
at Budd'S Lake for weeks outing,
commencing Monday, July 10Th. The
boys will be under the care OF Lieu
tenant Rolf.
Mrs. Clarence X. Goodell and daugh-
ter, Hazel, of Easton, who are stopping
at the Tanglewood Cottage, Lake Ho-
patcong, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Frank B. Gibbons, of Losey street.
Thomas Smith, of Pequannoc street,
started for Colorado last Monday,
where he will remain for two weeks on
visit to his wife, who has been there
for some time for the benefit OF her
health.
In attempting to light gas jet last
Wednesday night in Kanouse's notion
store, the flame ignited some strings
of colored paper. With the assistance
of Henry Dehler the flames were soon
extinguiShed.
While working in the garden at the
home of his son on Tuesday, William
Cole, who is in his S5th year, was over
come by the heat and had to be taken
| in the house by two of his neighbOrS
Miss Louisa Scofeld, of Morris
street, was agreeably, surprised at her
home on Tuesday evening, at which
time a number of her friends had
gathered to help her enjoy the passing
of another milestone in life's Journey
A number of souvenirs were left by the
guests.
Seth Robinson, aged about IL years,
fell from guy rope up which he was
climbing last Friday night at the
Taylor mine at Mount Hope, and
striking on his head was rendered UNI
conscious, in which state here manned
until his death which occurred some
| two hours later.
The will of the late Robert w.
| Hughes has been filed for probate.
! The estate, which consists of personal
property, is valued at $4,000. This
he divides into equal shares between
! his two nieces, the Misses Clara a.
and Annie M. Ainsworth, of Ports
mouth, Va, and. Miss Elizabeth Jane
Bray, of Mine Hill.
Mrs. Moses Freeman, aged so years,
died at Hackettstown last Sunday at
1870 o'clock of paralysis The funeral
services were held at llackettstown
on Tuesday, and the interment took
place in Orchard Street Cemetery,
/ Dover. Mrs Freeman was an old resi-
dent of Dover and was the mother OF
! Andrew Freeman and Mrs. Emily
Corby, both of this place.
John Szabo and John Thomere, two
"Hunsn of Mount Hope, got in a
wrangle at a drunken carousal in a
! Hungarian dance hall Saturday night
at the Mount Pleasant mine, and as a
result the former was stabbed under
the right shoulder blade by Thomere.
! Except for blood poisoning the wound
! is not thought to be dangerous. Tho
mere was given a hearing before Jus
tice Collins on Monday and in default
of bail was committed to await the
action of the grand jury
The Fourth passed of very quietly
for such an unusually noisy day. That
is. everybody enjoyed themselves in an
orderly way and that without an acct
dent to speak of. The parade and
celebration by the Central Labor
Union attracted a large crowd Of peo-
pie. After the various organizations
! had paraded through the principal
street they returned to the Mase cir
ems lot where the races were run and
dancing enjoyed by those who desired
4 it. at noon the racing teams from
Nos / and Fire Engine Companies
contested for honors and a ~" spot
on Richards avenue. The Nigilant
/ hove bovo hold the medal for num-