The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-28

BY successfully passing the examin
alton held on June 8, Edward K. Mill
and Irving e. Salmon are now coun
selOrS at law and MesSrs. Joshua Sal
mon, Garrison and Beam, are attorneys
Miss Lulu Grace Armstrong, daugh.
| ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Armstrong
| is married to Preston A. Burroughs,
OF Madison, at the residence of the
| brides parents, Western avenue, to-
| night.
Mrs. Samuel Eddy and her daughter
Miss Mabel, are at Mannheim, Ger
many, to get the benefit of the springs
there. Miss Mabel having been criti-
cally i'll from pneumonia on their Yoy-
age over
Rev. r. B. Dwight's class in the
South Street Presbyterian Sunday
School held pleasant social in the
class room last Friday evening. An
interesting program and refreshments
were provided.
The New Jersey Engineering and
Construction Co. has the contract for
the electric wiring of r.. a.. McCurdy's
new residence. There will be a total
of 500 lamps in the house, Of which liz
will be in the dining room.
Oliver Z. Crane, of Helena, Mon
tana, was in town for a few hours last
Saturday, calling upon old friends.
He resided here many years, and had
never returned since his removal to
Montana thirteen years ago.
"A special meeting Of the board of
chosen freeh0lderS will be held next
Wednesday to consider the application
of the Morris County Traction Co. for
right in Randolph and Rockaway
townships, Dover and Wharton.
O. w. McAlpin and wife and Mrs.
Adelaide McA. Pyle and husband have
sold to Daniel W. Langton a tract of
1868 acres at Glen Alpin with the
option of repurchase il the grantee
desires to dispose Of the property.
The Speedwell Sunday School will
hold their first midsummer prayer
meeting on Tuesday evening, June 28
at the rooms, lit Speedwell avenue.
Rev. Oliver G. Horsman will lead all
neighbors invited. Come at 5 o'clock.
The Hanover Township Committee
passed on first reading on Saturday,
tue ordinance giving franchise to the
Delaware Valley Traction Company
from Collinsville to Cooks Bridge.
The committee adjourned until next
Tuesday.
The first ball at tie Whippany River
Club was held last Friday night. The
grounds were Illuminated by Japanese
lanterns. The large social room was
mead FOR. n a a nrnfI
furnished the music. The attendance
was large.
A public meeting Of the yotersof the
town of Dover will be held in the
Northside school building tonight for
the purpose of voting the annual bud
get for school purposes. The amount
recommended by the Board OF Educa
tion is $13, 900.
The chemical engine was called on
Monday afternoon to p. A. WEIGH s
place on Morris street. A fire in a
rubbish heap had set fire to one Of the
sheds on the premises, but the neigh
bors had the fire out by the time the
firemen arrived.
Coroner Collins issued a permit fol
the burial of William Taylor, eight
months old, a son of Geo. Taylor, who
died at Isaac YOung's residence, Race
street, of commissions. The baby was
a boarder in the Youngs family an(
died without medical attention.
William Busser is in jail in defauli
of $500 bail for assaulting John Fet
trich with some Instrument, probably
a bottle at their boarding house Fore
avenue, Saturday night. Fettricl
was so badly injured that medical as
sistance had to be secured.
There win be a public meeting il
the rooms of the board of aldermen or
Thursday evening to consider the pro
posed elevation Of the Lackawann;
railroad through MorristOwn. 1t i
expected that Chief Engineer Busl
will be present to present the railroad
proposition.
Last Sunday was "dryD day il
Paterson. The police with spasm o
virtue shutting up all the saloons
The consequence was that many o
the citizens had to go out of town TO
beer, and cyclone even, avoided tn
town, but did considerable damage il
the vicinity.
RlCtAlOiQC1 AOOhCl VI 4 C4uQbllO
| township, discovered last week that a
the new bridge at Pompton the con
| tractors had SO erected the abutment
that the Superstructure would be a
an angle of about twenty-five degree
with the line of the road. The defec
will be remedied.
The Madison Y. M. G. A. has sci
ected the following attractions for it
Star Course next season: First, Th'
Temple Male Quartet, of Boston, will
! Miss Catharine Cole, reader. Second
Jacob A. Riis. the lecturer. Third
The Divide Music Company. Fourth
Charles Dennison Kellogg, the natura
list and bird man.
The Rockaway Township Sunda,
School Association has elected the fol
lowing officers President, j. Andrey
CaSterline LIST vice president, Rev. I
! S. Molyneux; End vice president, Rev
/ T.. A. Reeves; secretary and treasurer
X. j. Matthews; executive committee
William Van Wrinkle, G. L. Lawrenc
| and William III. Marshall,
| The first firecracker accident hap
pened to Arthur Meeker, five year
i old. son of Arthur Meeker OF Morri
street. who had one of his eyes Injuries
II by the explosion of cannon cracker
which his father brought home to Sh0N
| him. During his fathers temporar
absence, the boy applied cigar TO Tn
cracker and it went of.
Plans have been completed and q
Inmates are now being obtained for
Il large addition TO be built on the san