The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Hunters report plenty Of duck in this
vicinity this season.

w Il. DAY receives a consignment OF
genuine French bread and rolls every
day from a French baker
The Irving School Of New York de-
feated the MOrristown School at foot
ball last Saturday afternoon.
The Essex Hounds ran from the
Whippany River Club across country
toward B0onton on Saturday.
New incandescont street lights have
been placed on Budd street below
Miller, and on Fairyiew place.
The culyert on Morris street and
the Ford place has been enlarged S0me-
what to take care Of the water.
Ell. &. Efarnell has gathered a crop Of
four quarts Of peanuts from vines
planted on his SpeedweH avenue place.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has rebuilt its line on Water
Street between the Park and the
railroad.
The Churchand Home has been pur-
chased By the Howard Publishing
Company and will be edited by a M.
Sherman.
The Nforristown High School defeat
ed the MorDistown School in a twenty
five minute practice game of football
on Wednesday.
The Truck Company's red wagon
was called to the rear Of " "a. WisS'
shop on Friday afternoon to extin-
guiSh bonfire.
The street department has macada-
mixed COLES avenue and Wetmore
avenue and will put a coating of crush
ed stone on Farragnt place.
The Gas Co. is laying new and
larger main on Speedwell avenue from
the park to Spring street. Eney Cru
pelli is doing the excavating.
The first Of the Star Course OF enter
tainments will be held ia the Lyceum
next Wednesday evening. Dwight
Elmendorf will be the attraction.
A special meeting of the Morris
Township Committee will be held to-
night for the third reading Of the Dell
aware Valley Traction ordinance.
The ninth annual flower show Of the
Morris County Gardeners and Florists
Society viii be held in the Madison
Assembly Rooms October n and IS,
The Hanover Brick Company has the
contract for 100000 vitrified brick
for the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel.
It will take $50 cars tocarry the brick
This output will be shipped over the
Erie Railroad.
Preparations aresbeing made for the
steeple chase at the Whippany River
4 Club on October 20. The course will be
twice around the grounds and finish
before the grand stand. There will be
ten jumps.
j.. III. Boswell, the famous South
jersey orator, will address Prohibits
ion meeting to be held on Monday
evening. October III. at +. As o'clock III
Christian Workers hall Music by
double quartette.
The new Collinsville School was
opened on Monday morning with
VIM Spargo as principal and Miss
Tillyer as primary teacher. There
were about forty-hve pupils in atten-
dance the first day OF school.
George w. jenkins has large force
of men at work on the OlmSted mill
property which he recently purchased.
The pond is being cleaned out, the
dam repaired, hedge rows cleaned out
anu oile Wiioie p'aoe iliii'ioseu'
Morristown Conclaye Of Heptasophs
viii hold a class initiation on Thurs
day evening, the degree being con-
ferred by The uniformed rank Of Unity
ConcIave, of Newark. A large num-
Der OF visitors are expected to be pres
enV'
The Republican and Democratic
Committees have hired the vacant
store in the Banner Building on Wash
ington street and will put in two y0t-
ing machines the first OF the week TO
instruct voters how 10 manipulate the
machines.
The local boards Of registry and cleo
tions Will sit for the last time on.
Tuesday, November l. The county
board will sit on Thursday and Satur-
dav of the sarne week. If You expect
I'd vote. see that you are registered
November /.
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thusiastic meeting iii James Hall,
Madison. Oh Wednesday evening Dr.
Leslie ID. Ward presided and speeches
were made by Congressman Daiza1l,
T,en Fairchild Senator Kean, and Hon.