The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Robert Moody has purchased the
milk business Of the late Henry @.
Shelley.
Matinee races proved an attraction
at the race track on Saturday after
noon
Collins Weir is drawing plans for a
new hotel for Dwyev. TO be erected at
Wharton.
E.P. Norris has sold his stationery
and news business to @. a. Hibson, OF
New York.
Morristown now has forty licensed
stages and hacks. The licenses were
renewed last week.
The fourth annual clam bake will
be held at the Washington Hotel on
Thursday, August 25.
Wanted to complete d file, issues Of
HE NORRIS COUNTY CHRONICLE for
j an. 2, Feb. s, Feb. 27and May 8, 1903.
The county board Of registry and
election will meet next Monday to
appoint local boards OF registry and
election.
Sturgis Bros. have. purchased some
of the granite from the old Emmett
avenue bridge to use in their building
operations
Roxiticus Lodge, r. o. o. +. Initial
led six candidates on Wednesday even
ing. Other candidates are waiting
for degrees.
Bernardsville is to have a police
man to patrol the streets nights. His
salary $50 per month is to be raised
by subscription.
George T. Freeman, the Whippany
coal dealer, announces that he now
deals In the best grades OF Erie coal at
Underwater rates.
The Morris County Traction Co. is
now running cars TO Wharton from
Dover every forty-five minutes, ln-
stead of every half hour.
Al temporary passenger station is to
be erected at Summit for use during
the next two months, with q twelve
foot walk leading to it from Maple st.
The Union township committee,
Union County has granted franz
chise to the Morris County Traction
Co., for road connecting Elizabeth
and Springfield.
a rotten place has developed In the
liberty pole. In order to save the long
stick. the rotten part has been cut
out, white loaded, and a section of
new wood fitted into the hole.
The Morristown & Erie r. r. has
ordered out the tenants from the
houses near the terminus, preparatory
to tearing down the buildings. The
new station will be staked out next
week.
The large steam shovel for use on
the King tract arrived IN town on
Saturday and has been set up ready
waited will 90 to Elkwood and part to
Scranton Pa, for use in the mines.
The 7.24 train on Sunday evening
Jumped the track near the Higgins
bridge where the gauntlet is in use.
Fortunately, as the train was running
slowly, only the pony trucks jumped
the tracks and delayed the train half
hour.
Farmers Of Morris, Hunterdon and
Somerset counties will hold picnic
at Black River Falls, near POtters-
vile, on Wednesday, August II, The
speaker of the day will be Assembly,
man Samuel S. Swackhamers OF North
Plainfeld.
The Hurst Park A. C. which recent
ly easily defeated the Mendham Field
Club win play the Pastimes to-mor-
row at 200 o'clock on Franklin Field
They will also play a return game
with the Morris A. @. on the same
grounds next Monday.
An excursion to Bloomfield was run
over the M0rrist0wn g Erie r.. r. on
Sunday, the attraction being a ball
field. The Morris County players
met defeat. The train carried one
hundred and nineteen passengers.
Five OF the Royal Arcanum Councils
of Morris county are planning joint
target shoot to take place about
September first either at Paterson or
Newton. The members of the local
committee are: George Grove, w =.
Day and r. "a, Fleury. A meeting Of
the joint committee will be held on
Thursday.
Pruden & Burke's kindling wood
factory caught fire at one O'Clock on
Monday afternoon. The fire depart
ment Of the firm was called, carried
hose to the roof and extinguiShed the
flames The fire was making good
headway and would soon have required
the services of the entire town de-
partment.
Bridge in Brief, Dos and Don't's"
which was recently compiled and
printed in MOrriStOWn. has been ac-
Quired by Messrs. E. p. Dutt0n & Co.,
the New York publishers who will,
during the coming week. distribute