The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-08-30

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General Meeney's house opposite
s5ne Golf Club Is up above the f0undar
The eleventh reunion of the Maya
than family was held at Morris Plains
Son Wednesday
The Morris Gun Club has elected e..
sC. Mitchell president to succeed
Eugene Piers0n.
Rev. J.. Macnaughtan has been en-
gagged as stated supply of the Chatham
Presby Church.
One span of the new railroad bridge
at Speedwell has been put In place
and trains are running over It.
The 54th annual reunion of the
members OF the Crane family win be
held tomorrow in the Pine Brook
grove.
From last reports Consul S. S.
Lyons health is improving and with
his family will leave Kobe, Japan, fol-
home Oct. 18th.
Washington Engine Co. has invited
Dover Steamer Co. and Bayonne
company to be their guests for the
Firemen's parade
Two new hydrants have been 10.
Gated on SpeedWell ave. one opposite
Speedwell place, the other in front Of
the residence of d. f. Barkman.
The ratables Of Morris township
show an increase Of about $50, 600 over
Ia a. x,aos =. fl,n fofoI a NJ amt 4 va 1,l l<,
81, 282, $50. Assessor Armstrong found
331 dogs.
The corner stone Of the new Chat
ham Presbyterian Church will be laid
next Sunday afternoon at 4.30 O'Clock.
Rev. J. B. Beaumont will participate
In the exercises.
Joseph Konnors whose boarding
house at Pine Brook was burned a few
weeks ago, will build hotel to ac-
comodate 200 on the brow OF Hook
mountain, Pine Brook.
The Methodist Church has given
about thirty pews which were former
4 ~ used in the lecture room, to the
Band of Christian Workers which
meets.over the post office.
The fourth annual fair Of blonde
Council, No. 240, Jr. @: q. A. M will
be held on the Morris township school
grounds, Morris Plains, on September
20,21 and o. There will be dancing.
Nelson Cox, a Netcong young boy,
3 has sold over 800 worth Of water lilies
since school closed. From 1000 to
4 1000 lilies are gathered daily from
MuScOnnetcOng Lake yet the number
seems to increase each year.
The Morristown Social Club will
give a ball in Washington Hall on
Wednesday evening, September 18th.
Ticket admitting gentleman and lady
,S1.00. Sharrett'S Orchestra Of seven
pieces will furnish the music.
The Morristown express, David San
sderS0n conductor, struck and killed
Emily Mac w illiamS, ten years old, on
the High street bridge at Newark on
Wednesday afternoon. The train
does not stop in Newark and it was
impossible to save the girl
The election boards will begin a
house to house canvas on Tuesday,
September 8, and September ID, they
will meet from ] to 8 o'clock p. M,
for registration and for the primary
election to choose delegates to the
State, Congressional and County con-
yentionS.
John Hays, Of the Sch0olship St.
Mary's, has written the following in
teresting communication from Mad
EZRA, Portugal, to friend in Nor
ristOwn:
Dear
Eat well for me.
John.
There has been on exhibition at
Karn q Eichlin's store branch of a
plum tree from the premises of ID. w.
TuniS of New Vernon, that in the
space of six and one-quarter inches
contained thirty-one plums averaging
one and one-quarter inches in dia-
meter This is certainly prolific
yield.
The Morristown & Erie r. r. has
the plans for the new station in the
rear of the LackaWanna station. 1t
will be located thirty-two feet back
from the line Of Saw Mill lane, and
thirty feet back from Railroad avenue
The building will be 2Ox40 feet in size,
with platform ten feet wide on all
four sides OF the structure.
The scatfolding has been removed
from the audience room of the South
Street Presbyterian church, the paint
ing being finished The c0lorS are a
decided change from former conditions
and are very pleasing. A large COM
bination gas and electric chandelier
has been put in, also incandescent
lamps around the side arches.
Richard ". Lindabury has been re-
tained as counsel with William A..
Cotter, to carry the case of firemen's
tax exemption to the Court of Errors
and Appeals. The assessor Of Rock
away, Morris county, was the first to
deny this exemption in the case Of
Edward Tippett. When brought into
court it was decided in favor OF the
assessor. The verdict OF the Court of
Errors and Appeals will influence the
future action Of great many people,
including not only tiremen, but ma
tional guardsmen, soldiers and widows
OF soldiers.
MARRIAGES.