The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-15
MORRISTOWN
LOCAL HISTORY
Interesting Papers By Emory
MeCIintock and Judge
John Whitehead


,,iavpfliao IN memorial stones to mark
t.s,a sstas ~ t!,se aI4 First PRESBYTERIAN
f,hurcl, ara ts,e old Court House were
..onructea acoordine to program last
vTrs,,,rsfsaV and proved of unusual in
ssras4
I ce,ssitlerabBe number 81 visiting
a,alse,at.ars came il 4 ,snecial car al
4sclaea E, 4 tY tI,e ID N train from New
yorlE ana svenf III washington Head
~ Tt,s,s Il he,.e Is.hev were met by the
local lfhanter Mrs Nlerrell. regent
AZ t,le * sloeal. el,auter made 4 felicitous
}, flslrees ff svel,,o,ne when was respond-
ad to IS M pntma,, the sta1e rs
s.ss ,s nsss va,S,ls,, ,,,.asx,ss.s7 ! tal-
s7Ss..'s' + 81 4 9,s,,as ~
'tiiSs : 'ase'' * = l''. s's'. 'S,
y Y dal'''''1Nss eoi'sS s oulas''sss M a
na4Ing aUpaliaeu ~ llle ule'aaaAy Il s''s
second lady Of the land. 0h nioblQi' g
Mrs. sBurnhaln a resolution 0f THANKS
was rendered William Beatty t0r his
services in designing the memorial tab
,Ietain sthe park After tile reception
sluncbpons was served bv Day ia the La
fa,,st to ,,,,',d;,sa ane bnndrea ana
~ sss ;,,as;,, Aetar
sv"0sly o'''ss p@' u - ISL ],
liae Auhv1aeoil Wy l'aao y NesS S'''SSa q
town ~ stages
The exercises 40 blle II afs1 t'a'e'selyterT
ian church began az halt past TWO
O'Clock. Rev. William Russell Bennett
presided and music was rendered by
4 danhle Quartet under the direction
~ orog n a. :yaunp with & a. Mslir
4,Sa 0,,so stor ,,ravar hv Mir
51S - F,s's e. of bg,on I,,S,oa
u 80 ,s'ss
1'Vilia Wiliooaio1u ha"uo !" '''7 " -
address Whlch IoiloWs
~ tne year looo llllailtas 81 = ea'l's
from Connecucut 20 NeW JERSEY anu
settled Wnat IS now me clty y sew
ARK Ihese Immigrants lsie list
ABODE ID consequences Of eneif aissael71
faction az tne repeai q a iaW ~ sl,eil
seYeral colonies, Whlcn proVlusu ellae
no one should vote. hoia lahd, or pe
appointed 70 any once ulisss " waS
memper OF some Nonstssa asio'i 2 I
Church.
The Lord proprletors o. New Jers
sey, berkeley ana Sarteret issued
proclamatlons, when we're scatss'ssu
throughout New Ehgiahu proillslis5
entire toieration OF realgaoh Y saoss'
who would settie ~ thal f'loVAnce'
Induced, many py thls proiillse,
these nrst settiefs mace ehsir nolhes
on the banks q tne Fassale: Apoue
the year ltvo, an auYeneurous man
ciimDea to tne aop = 0.1nsSe moull,
tain, looked westward ana saw sptseu
out before MN tne Deaullini sailey y
the Passalc. He returned, Wehe pslo1e
the town meeting, aescflVed wiae lls
had seen ana ADVISED tne purcnase y
the land, Inc IOWA meeilns hiaus
the purchase from tne lhaiasls' any
soon settlers pegah e move T.. =.
was not long peIore tne IlSen Was
crossed and explorations mace q sne
country which iay WestWara' y. was
said tnat IRON ore was " PC louaiu-
This statement was proven lruthiul,
and forge was pulit at Wia1 n how
called Whlppany puI was theh naails7u
Hanover, Ore was prousns vn nofso
back in SACKS from Succasunha'
From this movement u Is supposeu
that Morristown, az nrst named Wese
Hanover, was settled. Wnen' py
whom and upon what impulse tnls
settlement was MADE y not KnoWnr
There are no records from Wnlen
these facts may be learned. Inc
earliest available records are tnose
which appear in the trustees BOOK
sof the Presbyterian Cnurcn unuer
date Of January, l15S,
The Rev pr. Timothy 5onnes' enen
pastor Of that church, began Keepihs
records OF the membership, marriages.
births, baptisms and deaths u rep
ruary. LAB. Prior to tnat ume q
church edifice mad been erec1eo.
About the year l3lSs q small pullalns
Tor worship hau peen puiit az Wnlp-
pany wnlcn about 1893 became eoo
dliapidatea iog 1urtner use. Apoue
l74o tne people oi Mofrlstowns pe-
nevlng tnat 1ney we're apie 2 sup,
port 2 cnurcn q sheir OWL erec'su =
place oI worship
Ihe hrst selsle'nsnes wets unuoups. i,
ediy maae ~ me s,llais vanss q sns' !.
Wnlppany river At the 10y =. wnas =
now called Water street. Out & kuSe