The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-01-01
STATE AND
COUNTY NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Of Import
ant and Interesting Events
m New Jersey
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Newark is to have an ice skating
rink.
Henry |. Budd State road commits
sioner, says New Jersey has 1000 miles
of stone roads.
The Butler postoffice has been
placed in the Presidential class. The
salary is 81, 900 year.
The grounding population of Green
township, Sussex county, was reduced
last year by about 1900.
Shipments of ore from the Wharton
mines at Hibernia have been increased
to / 400 tons day.
Lambertville had $4,000 fire Sun
day morning. The Lambertyille Rec
ord was among the sufferers.
Mrs Sarah ]. Derby, born in New
Vernon seventy-two years ago, died at
her home in East Orange on Saturday.
Clara May Zelley, of Long Branch,
died the day after Christmas Of acute
indigestion. Too much Christmas
turkey.
The harvesting of ice has been COM
menced on all the small ponds in Nor
ris, Sussex, Warren and Hunterdon
counties.
A small frame storehouse in Dover
belonging to f. F. Birch, was de-
stroyed by fire last week. Loss $4,000
Partially insured.
Newton is bowling for a new rail-
road station building, and if it dOesn' u
get it within a reasonable time will
discharge the present management.
Postmaster Kitchell. of Orange, was
compelled to hire twenty-five grocery
wagons on Christmas in order that the
tons of mail matter might be delivered.
The Rev. DR.. jeremiah r.. Britain,
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of New Jersey, died at his
home in Newark Saturday. He was
ga years old.
Edward Lanning, of Mt. Hermon,
Warren county, has an apple picked
from his orchard in October, 1902, and
to all outward appearances is as fresh
as when picked.
John Lyons, of Haskell, supposed he
was the sole proprietor of $40 horse,
until ina fit of rage he killed it, and the
S. P. G. A. put in claim, and it cost
Lyons 800 to settle it.
A rumor is current that a Pennsyl-
vanian company is negotiating the
purchase of the Rockaway Iron and
Steel plant at Rockaway. The works
have been idle for some time.
A flying squirrel paid a visit to Silas
Mead, of Bloomingdale, and caused
trouble throughout the household for
time. A big black bear could not
have caused greater CONSERVATION.
Suit has been brought against Leb-
anon township, Hunterdon county, to
recover 5000, the reputed value of a
horse which ran away one night last
summer and dashed into the South
Branch river.
Thomas Terry and Paul Smith, of
Trenton, lads of about Is years of age,
received Christmas presents of rifles
and went out to try them. Result:
Terry's eye was shot out and Smith
was locked up.
Pennington desires to be awful good,
and committee has been appointed
''to devise some plan that would stop
the sale of candy and other articles on
the Sabbath, check profanity in public
places, and uplift the morals of our
beautiful town."
James EARLY, rs years old, resident
of Paterson, attempted suicide Sunday
evening. He first stuffed rag down
his throat, thinking to choke himself
to death. This didn't work. Then
he used the razor. 1t is thought that
his wound will not result fatally.
The date for "New Jersey Day" at
the st. Louis Exposition has been set
for Thursday, September 2S. AS this
is the same day that "Big Thursday"
or ''Politicians' Day" at the Inter-
state Fair is observed, an effort is be-
ing made to have it changed.
II oCllSlliO lldo Octll pIOpOScu W
erect colored orphanage in the Meth
erwood district of Plainheld, to cost
about $4,000. Motherhood is up in
arms over it, the wealthy residents
declaring it hold-up job, and that it's
contamination viii never be permit
ted.
The North American Gun Club, of
Trenton. on Saturday night completed
the l27th anniversary of the battle OF
Trenton by holding banquet at Hills
grove pavilion on the bank of Assun-
pink Creek, not far from the place
where the Hessians surrendered to
General Stirling in 1776.
Whatever Santa Claus may have
had in store for Butler borough he
certainly did not pay much attention
tO these WantS-at least COe Finch