The Morris County chronicle., 1905-10-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Morristown High School at football
last Saturday by the score Of n TO 10.
Roos & BOraem have drawn plans foI
a stable t0c0s6 about 50, 200 for Harold
Griswold to be erected on Bgbert Hill,
John w. schureman, of Bell avenue,
St.LOuis, died Friday morning. He was
a brother Of the late Leonard SEIZURE
man.
Work has been started on a new
house for Daniel Underhill on Miller
street, George T. Allen has the con-
tract.
Miss e. J. Van Fleet has sold her
house, 30 Atno avenue, to Richard
Richards, who will occupy it next
spring.
@. W. McAlpin is building a large
barn on his place at Glen Alpin. The
plans are by Lionel Moses and Coe q
Mitchell have the contract.
Alex Newmark has rented the store
opposite the station, formerly occupied
by Shupe & SimminS, and will open a
quick lnnch restaurant there
Joseph Mount has a new double
house well on toward completion on
Ridgedale avenue, below Albeit ave-
nue.. Coe & Mitchell are the con-
tractors.
The suit Of Andred Morris against
Joseph Wharton was taken up on We'd
neSday and was continued on Thurs
day, when it was adjourned until Mon
day next.
The board of excise met on Wednes-
dayevening and granted hotel license
to r. r. Johnston, saloon license to
! E. f. CO0ney, and wholesale license
to Lippman Bros.
Eugene Fenton,. one of the men con-
victed Of selling adulterated milk has
sued Edward Rafter, from whom the
milk was purchased, for $50 and costs,
the amount of the line.
Stephen G. Griffith, Jr., has taken
over the insurance business formerly
carried on by William Z. Selvage and
will represent the companies formerly
represented by Mr.. Selvage.
The Registration Committee for the
recent Christian EndeavOr Convention
reports that there were SOB persons reg
istered from outside of MOrristOwn aud
PIG from this place, makinga a total reg
istry Of 500.
The fire department was called out
about eight O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing to the residence Of @. p. Shaw, on
Willow street. where some bed cloth
ing had caught fire and charred win
dow frame,
John Hone is having the trees cut
and otherwise preparing to improve
Erin avenue, which runs from Water
street above Jersey avenue around to
Emmett avenue. John Denman IS
the contractor.
The chemical engine was called to
the residence of Francis Woodruff,
James street, on Friday afternoon.
Some boxes in the cellar were on ire,
but had been thrown cut before the
firemen arrived.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the First Baptist Church has elected
the following officers President, A..
Vance PierSOn; vice-president, Miss
Minnie Lane; secretary, Miss Mary
Boniface; treasurer, Fred Boniiace.
Freebooter Burchell had a fire in his
home on Ridgedale avenue on We'd
nesday evening. A lamp exploded
setting fire to curtains, ETC. The free
holder with some assistance threw
the lamp outside and extinguished the
flames.
e. e. Crane, of Newark, has com
menced the erection OF row of four
frame houses on Hazlett street. Each
Of the houses will contain six rooms.
d. NJ Compton is the general con-
tracter, while b. b. Combs is doing
the mason work.
One Of G. p. Kilby's ice wagon
horses stumbled on the crossing in
front of the Methodist parsonage this
morning and fell. The animal re-
fused to get up. Finally stone drag
was procured and the horse taken to
the barn. The animal had the repu-
tation Of being stubborn and has laid
down before.
The New York Herald" of Monday
morning had an article in which Rev.
Cornelius Clifford is quoted as refer
ring to the insurance situation in
strong language and embelliShed with
a number of accessories to make it
more sensational. Rev. Mr.. Clifford
says that the story is an "impudent
lien without any foundation in fact.
Collins Weir is drawing plans for adj
ditiOnS and alterations TO the Steven
son house on Maple avenue, recently
purchased by d. S. Voorhees,. A wing
will be added in the rear for new
kitchen, with bath and dressing rooms
above, and the interior will be remod-
eled, the stairs being changed and
other improvements made. A new
wide front porch win replace the pres
ent one.