The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-08-15

The annual Granger picnic will be
reid at Verona Lake on Thursday
william Quimby was severely in
jured last Friday BY fall from build
ing.
r. r.. Johnston will have his fifth
annual clam bake at the Washington
Hotel on August rs.
Justice Stilwell fined six milk deal
ers Of the Boonton region 800 and costs
each on Saturday for selling impure
milk.
The Central r. r. Of N. j., is pre-
pairing to lay the fifthand sixth tracks
on the main line to accommodate the
traffic
A gravel road is being laid down
along side the macadam on Madison
avenue from Normandie Parkway to
Convent
H. p. Smith is erecting a large shop
and barn on land purchased OF ~.
Berry in the rear of his Norris street
property.
Rev. w. i. Clark, of Mt. Pleasant,
N. j., will occupy the pulpit Of Gne
Baptist Church next Sunday, morning
and evening.
@. K. Day has rented the corner
office, second floor Of the Babbitt
Building, where he will open a law
office on September l.
Charles III. yorholz injured his right
arm badly while playing ball on Tues
day evening. 1t is uncertain yet just
how badly he is irif1rad
Morris county peaches are in the
market and are selling for $500 q baS-
ket. N. B. Now is the time for farm
ers to pick their peaches.
The Lackawanna Railroad has paid
J. Fred Vorholz, $4,000, the amount Of
the Judgement secured by him for the
loss Of a leg some months ago.
The Morris County Golf Club has
added an AddreSsograph to the facil-
tiles Of the CLUB. By the use Of the
machine 500 envelopes, poStals, ETC.,
may be addressed in a half hour.
The will of the late WI. Bedell has
been admitted to probate. Guy Min.
ton is the executor. BE left $500 to
the Missionary Society Of the Metlo-
dist Episcopal Church, the balance OF
the estate to relatives.
1t is reported that DR.. Jones, OF
BaSking Ridge, has acquired the Farm
er's Hotel property on Market street
and that he intends to move the large
stable to the Market street front and
remodel it for other purposes, also to
remodel the hotel.
William Osborne, coachman for DR..
Glazebrook, is preserving freak dog,
one of litter of dachshund pups born
last week. The front was as usual
but the body divided and the animal
had four hind legs and two tails. 1t
only lived a short time.
A quartet including Frank Eaton
rendered very acceptable music at
both services in the South Street Pres
byterian Church on Sunday. 1t is ex-
pected they will sing during the re-
mainder of August, and the Rev. James
f. Riggs, d. d., will preach.
Mrs. Geo. f. Stone has cleared out
the little pond on the part of the Ohm
stead tract recently purchased by her,
built masonry wall around 1t and
placed fountain in the center. Walks
are being laid around it and the tract
be made into private park.
Stuart Lindsey expects soon to be-
gin the work Of grading the new street
on the old JohneS farm at COllinsville.
The streets will be graded across the
Baker tract, adjoining, as we'll. 1t is
planned to extend the Morris aque-
duct mains through tie new tract.
The Whippany River from Morris
town at least as far as the HalSey pond
was filed with floating dead fish on
Sunday Persons ia the vicinity blame
the killing of the fish on the discharge
of liquids from the gas house. The
gas officials, however, deny the charge
Eslie Scott, three years of age, had
his skull fractured by a stone thrown
by blast from Patrick Luby'S Mend.
ham road quarry on Monday. The
little boy was playing in the road in
front OF his home when the accident
occurred. He was taken to All Souls
Hospital.
The Office fittings for the Wells,
Fargo & Co. express office on South
street arrived on Monday morning.
There is a counter of roomy proportion
and high desk while underneath are
capacious closets and drawers. The
1utLlolllLSS dIc dli VI SO1uCu Odh ul1lol1
and presents handsome appearance.
One of the Madison street windows
of TuniS g Reeves shop was found
open Friday night. The police made
a trip through the place but did not
find any burglars. Mr.. Tunis says the
window was locked and had not been
opened for some time. He thinks it
was opened during the day by some
one intending to enter later.
William G. Nimmons was arrested
on Sunday and held under 5000 bail
charged with assault and battery on
George Green. Charles McCollum was
the bondsman. Green found MINI
mons On his piazza visiting his wife
and ordered him away, Nimmons
thereupon, it is said, proceeded to hit
Green and continued the operation as
far as pine street with the result that
Green caused his arrest.