The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-09-20
HAPPENINGS ABOUT
THE COUNTY.

is 2,975.00.
Two new cars have arrived for the
Morris County Traction Company and
are now at the car barns at Dover
DR.. Eliot Gorton is running for
councilman for the second ward OF
Summit on the Democratic ticket.
George w. Downs has been appoint
ed member of the Common Council
of Madison to succeed the late w. e,
Brown.
The Dover Common Council haSpur-
chased 500 tons Of stone from the Cali
fon Limestone Co. at 81 per tonfor use
on the streets.
A. Ne. Thompson, who has charge OF
the George Richards farm at Dover,
has two very large pumpkins on exhi-
bition at Dover One OF the pump
kins weighs 100 pounds and the other
s. pounds.
The fourth statement Of the Ber-
raardsville National Bank, shows a
continuous increase OF business Since
June 8, the date Of the previous state
ment, the volume OF deposits has
grown from $72, 1851 to S95, 020.70s
while the undivided profits have adj
yanced from $205.34 to $975.s0.
The Passaic river at Davidson's
bridge. near Millington is being
cleaned out and the rocks that inn
pede the flow of water are to be blown
out with dynamite. At high water
this stream has been unable to carry
the overflow and as a consequence the
meadows and lOWlandS are always
Hooded
The Republicans of Bernardsyille
will raise Roosevelt and Fairbanks
banner tonight opposite the Lacka-
wanna station, Several prominent
speakers, including Hon. Frank Ber-
gen, of BeTnardsVille and Elizabeth,
will be present, and the Mendham
Cornet Band has been engaged to fur
nish music. II the weather should
prove cold. the meeting viii be held in
llsheskey'S Hall.
The Thomas Iron Company has
made large Improvements at the
Richard Mine. New air cofnpressors
we're put In, two automatic pumps
with a capacity Of one million gallons
day, and two new ore crushers, run
by electricity are being put in. The
company is now operating five of the
mines and has each reached depth
of 1000 feet. And it is said that the
products of these mines are larger
than that of any of the mines east of
the Great Lakes The mines at Hi
hernia are said to be larger than these,
but the product is not as large
New Jersey will be represented at
the twenty seyenth annual meeting OF
bhe American Bar association in. st.
Louis, September 20, ~ and Is, by
three delegates appointed by the
president Of the United States and
ten by the president of the State Bar
association. Those appointed by
President Roosevelt are e. Q. Keas-
hey, Cortlandt Parker, SIS OF
Newark, and former Governor John
w. Griggs, OF Paterson. The app0in-
tees of the president OF the State Bar
association are former Supreme Court
Justice Gilbert Collins, Judge Garrett
y. w. Vro0m, James ]. Bergen,
Richard Wayne Parker, ]. Kearny
Rice, Charles @. Black, Norman Gray,
Clarence L. Cole, James e. Howell
and John r, Hardin.
The veterans OF the Fifteenth N. J..
Volunteers and their families assem-
bled at Dover, on Thursday, for their
annual reunion. A banquet was
served at the Mansion House and the
following officers elected: President,
Silas B. Gennng, Of Livingston; first
yice-president, i. f. Swayze, Of Wash
ington, d. c.; second vice-president,
VIM. III. Dolliver, of Neshanic: treas
urer, VIM. H. Cawley, ST., of Somer-
vile; financial secretary, =. w. Dayis,
of Newark; secretary, S. w Gordon,
of Newark: assistant secretary, A. W.
Whitehead, Of Newark. The execu-
tive committee remains the same as
last year with the exception of John
". A. Van Cleef, Of Company e, in
place of yice-president Dolliver. John
B. Sine, Of Chicago, Frank E. Fifer,
Mrs. Stephen Smack, Charles Smack,
James Cooper, and Ed Il, Dickerson
were elected honorary members.