The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-09-06

Sidney A. Baldwin will renew his
teaching and accompanying on Sep
TENDER II.
An interesting practice game Of polo
was played on the Whippany Rover
Club grounds on Wednesday
At the Whippany River Club yester-
day there was a practice game 81 POLO
only a few players participating.
Thorough repairs are being made to
the Mendham road between Y. Y.
Fosters and the Kountze place.
The county board Of assessors will
meet in the FreehOlders room next
Tuesday, TO figure the tax rate for the
year.
David Manley Johnston and Miss
Elizabeth Carmalita Leonard were
married by Rev. ]. B. Beaumont on
Tuesday
A temporary bridge has been erected
during the construction Of the new
road bridge.
The parade committee Of the local
fire department met on Wednesday
evening for a general discussion Of the
parade plans.
The new stairway from gallery to
main floor of the Lyceum is finished
except for oiling and was used for the
first time last night.
Madison defeated Summit at base
ball Monday morning by the score OF 8
to 3, and Chatham in the afternoon by
the score Of 8 to-.
Iona Tribe, Improved Order Red
Men, has engaged Daniel Sully and
company to present his new play
1.-The Chief Justice, " on October rs.
The law firm of Reed & Salmon be-
came effective on Thursday, Mayor
Reed moved his Office from the Bell
building to the Babbitt building on
Wednesday,
The First Ward Hose Co. received a
telegram from Cliffside Hose 20. NO.
4, Of Montclair. accepting the invi-
tation to participate in the parade OF
September %.
A lively fight on Phoenix avenue
on Monday resulted in the arrest and
commitment Of Ed. Flynn for assault
and battery.
RockaVay had an enthusiastic ban
ner raising on Friday evening with a
speech by Assemblyman Hillery and
music by the Dover band.
The G. f. Wing place on the Mend
ham road has been sold to Aaron F..
Smith, of East Orange. There are Al
acres, the tract including the Fox
place woodland.
Alex. Newmark has fitted up his
quick lunch-room in the Stiner build
ing on Speedwell avenue. Counters
and tables are of oak and mirrors sur
round the room.
Mr.. Hazen1s school will open for the
season on September 10. The school
has engaged the Dodge house on South
street opposite Pine and the sessions
will be held there hereafter.
John Norris, a groom in the employ
of B. Nicoll, was thrown from a polo
pony on Water street Saturday after
noon receiving injuries which COM
PEELED his removal to Memorial Hos
pital.
( At the Morris County Golf Club yes
terday the mems tournament was won
by A. Forbes with John Z. Gillespie
The ball sweepstakes was won by j. Il.
Gillespie.
A number of open shoots at clay
pigeons was the program at the
grounds of the Morris Gun Club on
Water street yesterday. Besides local
gunners several men from out OF town
were present
Local expressmen have issued a card
to the effect that they can be found at
the Elm street end of the Lackawanna
station, to execute any orders. Also
that they will have baggage checked
to destination.
The steam shovel finished the first.
cut at the rear OF the King tract last
Friday, and was moved back for an
other cut, which it is planned to run
out to Morris street, to grade for the
new freight house.
Frederick Randolph, cOlored, was ar
rested on spring street last evening
He was armed with two revolvers and
a razor and although he fired three
shots and waved his razor in the air
nobody was injured.
The removal Of the trees from the
King tract on Morris street has made
q I6dU QiuciCuCc III JilO appear otlCC
of things about the Lackawanna de-
pot, the depot now being visible from
Morris street near the park.
Humane Engine Co., has purchased
a flag pole thirty-hve feet long which
has been erected on the corner of the
engine house. The company will
secure long pennant flag, inscribed
Humane 2, " to fly from the pole.
The business meeting of the PhG-
ink Branch Of the Grand Fraternity
has been postponed ON account of the
holiday to September 10. Forty-one
applications for admission to the
lodge have been filed since July 20.
Don forget to secure one or two Of
the Welcome Visiting Firemen "
cards, size 14x22 inches to decorate
your house or place Of business for the
fremen's parade, for sale at two for Is
cents. Apply TO BENZ. Sayre, il Park
Place.
The entire fire department was
called out about six twenty-five o'clock
Wednesday morning by an alarm from
box 46. It proved TO be a chimney fire
at the Sire flats on Macculloch avenue
and was out by the time the firemen 81
arrived.
Norris township Schools
The Morris Township school board