The Morris County chronicle., 1905-05-02

Tomlinson.
The annual parish meeting of the
South Street Presbyterian Church will
be held tonight.
The board Of freeholders will meet
tomorrow and the board OF aldermen
on Friday evening.
Thomas Lawrence has rented H. B.
Hoffmans home on Western avenue
and is removing there.
Geo. W. Teale who has had an art
store on South street, has shut up
shop and moved his stock away.
The Morristown Medical Club met
at the residence Of Dr. Pierson, on
South street, Wednesday evening.
A fire hydrant has been located near
Frederick Southack's residence, on
the road from Speedwell avenue to
Brant's Mill.
Robert f. Ballantine has given S25,
900 to the Newark Eye and Ear In
firmary About a year ago he gave
that institution $4,000.
The contract for the iron work for
the proposed outside stairway for Ly-
ceum Hall has been let to the Belmont
Iron Works Of Philadelphia.
The Truck Co. red wagon was called
70 the residence of John Ridge, 26
Prospect street, on Sunday evening to
extinguish chimney fire.
The Norris County branch of the
State Charities Aid Association will
meet in the Y. M. G. "A. rooms next
Wednesday afternoon at 4.30
The regular meeting Of the Women s
Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. @. a. will be
held in the Association parlof, Wed
Hesday, May 3rd, at $50 p. m.
Two trolley promoters are reported
as recent visitors in town. Who they
epresented or what scheme they had
in mind could not be learned.
The Morristown Field Club has is-
ued it's annual book containing con
stitution, list Of officers and members
ind other information about the club.
It is reported that DR.. Leslie D.
Ward and some or his neighbOrS Will
mosquito determinations on The Col
umbia meadows.
The work Of grading down the sand
hill at the Ridgedale avenue end of
Evergreen Cemetery is under way the
excavated material being used to fill
up the low places.
The Woman's Union Prayer-meet-
of May in the ladies' parlOr of the
or 4 cls,xy
morning at 1870 O'Clock.
The financial differences Between
DIR. and Mrs Trimmer which have kept
the South street property tied up for
some months, have been settled and
the suit stopped
The police gathered in two boys who
ran away with the circus from Pater-
: we're satisfied with their circus exper-
ience and ready to return home
Mrs. Edward r. Norton, of 4 Jersey
avenue fell dead Thursday afternoon
while calling at the residence of A. e..
Collins, on Hazel street. Coroner Col
lins gave the necessary burial permit,
Soeriff Ryerson sold the house and
lot Of Frank Rodler, on Chestnut
street, to the trustees OF the Morris
town Fire Department Charitable
Fund, who foreclosed the mortgage.
Mrs, Ballington Booth is to speak in
the First Presbyterian Church on
Monday evening, May 18th. This
meeting is be under the auspices of
the Mems Club and viii be open to
the general public.
u G. Beeching has resigned as bass
soloist at ST. Peters Church and will
give up professional singing. Mr.. Van
NaltS, who has been choir leader in
Montclalr for the past year will proba-
bly, be his successor.
The court house and Jail committee
of the board of freehOlders have had a
wire screen and iron bars behind to
protect the jail windows on Court
street. through which number Of
prisoners have attempted to escape.
Mrs. William Wheaton, Of Morris
street, burned up 800 bill Thursday
afternoon. She had it on a table and
accidentally laid newspaper over it.
Later on she picked up the paper and
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the fire.
Harris Domb was released from
state prison on parole on Friday by
order of the court of pardons. He
served five months in the prison.
Joseph Wiltberger, of Dover, who was
sentenced to four years in 1903 was
paroled.
Contracts have been let for the large
addition to A. e. Voorhees, stable on
Bank street, occupied by Henry Arm
strong to COe, Mitchell q Co Tt will
cost about S2,4O0. Also to S. M. Toms
for rebuilding the Powelson store
building on Speedwell avenue, burned
some months ago. Collins Weir is
the architect for both structures.
William Smart has given out con-
tracts as follows for his new brick
building TO be erected on Elm street;
Dempsey & COoney, masons n. Dal-
glish, carpenter; w. III. Meslar Co..
Timing and plumbing; NIorristown
Decorating Co, painting. The build
ing will be tao stories high, 35x66 feet
in size. Geo. w Bower Il Son are the
architects.
1t was found on Monday morning
thai a Lackawanna freight car had
been broken into and TWO hats stolen
from case consigned to Salny Bros.
Detective L, Janicke came to town
and discovered circus man wearing a
hat answering that description Of the