The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-09-13
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


To-day Is primary election day,
Polls open from one until nine >. %.
The county board Of assessors is ii
session to-day
The Morris Township Committee
meets tonight.
The appearance Of High street has
been improved by the removal Of front
fences.
The Misses Hazeltine's School will
reopen on September 18th, at So Maple
avenue.
Geo w. Teale is having the South
street store which he will occupy
papered
The occupants Of the old King home
stead on Morris street have received
notice to move.
The Democratic Congressional Con
venti0n will be held in Elizabeth on
September 30
The hose carriage of the First Ward
Hose company has been sent to Ro-
mines shop for vanishing.
The board Of freeholders will meet
v
OF excise next Wednesday evening.
The lunch wagon has been moved
from Speedwell avenue to the vacant
lot corner OF Morris and Pine street.
Messrs. Gensburg & Messner Of New
York, formerly of Paris, have opened
a branch at the Valet, on eDeHart
street.
Fl. ". Schenck has the contract to
paint all the u. S. mail boxes In the
territory served by the Morristown
post0ffice.
Postmaster Clarke has received per-
mission of the department. to omit the
afternoon delivery on the day OF the
firemen's parade.
The new title will be conferred on
Dean Flynn at 1890 a, M, on Thurs,
day, September 20, at the Church q
the Assumption.
Augustus r. Pierson has started on
the vaudeville circuit giving his ex-
hibition of Japanese Juggling and bal
lancing under the name Tanna.
Arthur S. Brown, who recently pur-
chased the Schenck & Young shop on
Clinton street will tear down the shop
and erect on the site double house.
There were interesting matinee
races at the driving park on Wednes-
day, horses belonging to MeSsrs. Layer.
Guerin and Armstrong winning heats.
Morris county has been placed in
Ninth Factory Inspection District
with Sussex and Warren. Inspector
j. e. Stanton, OF Sussex, is in charge.
The annual meeting Of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
will be held in their rooms at Y m. @.
A., Tuesday, September 20, at 3 p. M.
Avandale Hose Co. of Nutley, N. r.,
will be guests Of the First Ward Hose
for the parade, bringing fifty men in
Guiding band, and a fire parade car
riage.
Judge Lanning has denied the
motion of Paul ". Flynn against the
Catholic Benevolent Legion forbidding
the raising Of the insurance rates Of
the order.
South street is receiving a much
needed coat Of crushed stone from the
MorristOwn line to LOantaka Terrace.
= ny Aoua " up ~ Dtsu otioPC tASAh ohS
frost Of last winter.
Geo. Green g. Son announce special
prices for flags for the coming parade,
also that they are prepared to decor
ate stores or buildings for that occa-
sion. Patronize home industry
e. S. Day, auctioneer, will sell the
personal property Of B. IT. Castlemarl,
on the Lum farm, Mt. Kemble avenue,
on the 21st inst. A chance to secure
bargains in stock, furniture, etc
The Postal Telegraph Company has
announced that it has opened connec-
tion with points in Alaska. Rates for
ten words from MOrriStOwn are, to Ju-
neau, $3.50; Sitka. $3.50; Haines Mis-
sion, $780,
The Summer Shelter closes to-day
after a successful season g work Since
June 6, three hundred and FIVE child
rem have enjoyed the hospitality of
the shelter. Mrs. Moore has served as
matron and Miss Littell as assistant.
The South Street Church audience
room will be reOpened for service next
Sunday. The decorating is finished
and the carpet is ready to be laid.
The room presents handsome appear
ance.
The Free Kindergarten opened on
Monday with Miss Burr as kindergart-
ner, and the Misses VanDyke as as
sistants. There were ifty-One child
rem in attendance, although thirty
children have been graduated into
higher schools.
The enrolment in the public schools
up to Friday was ,343 made up as fol-
lows Maple avenue, 819; Speedwelll
avenue, 1866 Liberty street 160 The
attendance at the High School is
larger than ever before. numbering 1854
an increase Of about fifteen over the
previous high record.
Work on the Hillside School is maxi
ing favorable progress. The founda-
tion is finished ready for the large
Thatcher furnace to heat the building.
The lathing is completed and the
inasons are putting on Portland
cement on iron lath, window sill
high, as substitution wainscotinQ
metal ceilings will be used
Morris Township schools.