The Morris County chronicle., 1905-09-12
LOCAL HAPP ENINGS.

Ihefe was a clam bake on hOrb IN on
sense just over the Morristown line on
Sunday.
Phoenix Branch, the Grand Fratern-
ity will hold a dance for members and
friends next Tuesday.
Lewis Clark has the contract for the
foundation for Harvey ]. Young's
housein Olyphant Park
The board Of freeholders will meet
tomorrow morning and the board OF
excise tomorrow evening.
The Morristown High School has
organized for foot ball Paul Piper,
manager; r. Coghlans captain.
The Dover Baptist Church has raised
the necessary funds and burned the
mortgage Of $500 on the property.
Benjamin Cohen, eighteen years of
age, was seized with cramps while bath
ing in the Passaic river on Friday and
was drowned.
Harry Hinchman, of Morris Plains,
has rented the Caskey house,, 143
y Speedwell avenue, and will occupy it
September l5.
Mr.. Sutro, who has recently pur-
chased an estate at Lyons, entertained
the farmers thereabOut at reception
on Thursday. Day served 150 guests.
The Ridgedale Avenue Sewing So
ciety will go on a trip to Verona Lake
Park tomorrow, going via the Erie,
returning via Newark and the Lack
aWanna.
The rainfall in MorriStown for the
day ending early this morning aggre-
gated three inches. For the three
days of rain last week the record was
3.8 inches.
Rev. P. E. Fredlund was installed
Lutheran Church on Wednesday even
ing in the chapel Of the First Presby-
terian Church.
The metal fittings for the Office Of
the Wells, Fargo & Co. Express on
South street have arrived and been put
in place. The Office presents a hand
some appearance.
Some of the Morristown prize win
ners at the Bernardsville Horse Show
were Thomas Dickens Baby Wilkes,
Benjamin Nicoll's Arab and j. w. Og-
den's Algonquin.
Two of the three who tied their
scores at golf on Labor Day at the
Morris County Course played on Satur-
day. f. Fl. Thomas finished two down
and Morgan Smith nine down.
The midday train on the Norris
town & Erie r. r. will be put on next
week. 1t leaves Chambers street, New
York at 1850 and returning leaves
MOrristown about 12.40
Pease. g. Gilman have rented the
house belonging to Mrs. G. Y. Swan
on Egbert Hill for period of three
years, to g. w. VanVleck, who for
merly resided in Morristown.
John Dewitt DeGraw has been com
mitted to jail by Justice Johnston for
stealing dress suit case belonging TO
A. J. VanBlarcom, of Newton. from
the SIP train on Tuesday. Detective
Stanley made the complaint.
The late heavy rain has raised Lake
HOpatcong about two feet, which
makes it yet three feet short of high
water mark. 1t washed the roads and
interferred with the safety Of a num-
Der of bridges in this section.
BOwleTs are beginning to arrange
for the fall and winter work, and if
present plans are carried out league
will be formed, including teams repre-
senting Madison Chatham, Orange
Valley, Summit Morristown and
South Orange.
B. j. Crane has sold the former Reed
property on the Mendham road twice
within sixty days. The S. f. Pier
son Estate sold it to O. M. Bailey,
of New Vernon for $780, then the
latter sold it to John Blair for S4 ,000
The tract comprises six acres.
E. FL. Hartman has purchased a
large tract of land on the west side of
Greenwood Lake which he intends to
clear and build large club house and
lay out cottage sites. A branch of the
SuSq quehanna of the Erie is to be con-
structed to the shore of the lake from
Newfoundland.
Rev. P. e. Fredlund was installed
pastor of the Swedish Evangelical
Lutheran Church on Wednesday even
ing, the 9Th inst, in the chapel of the
Church of the Redeemer on South
street, and not in the chapel of the
First Presbyterian Church, as was re-
lated in last weeks papers.
The inquest into the death of Eslie
Scott, the little boy who was killed
while playing in his yard on the Mend
ham road some weeks ago was held on
Saturday The jury rendered a YER
dict that he came to his death by be-
ing struck with a stone from blast
from the quarry operated by Patrick
Luby.
The Free kindergarten opened on
Monday with forty-eight in attend
ance. The morning was raining which
fact probably prevented anumber from
coming. There were fourteen Begin
nerS. Miss Eln0ra VanDyke, one Of
the assistants, is still i'll, but expects
to be able to resume her duties by No
vember.