The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-08-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


meht veterans will be held ia Newark
on Labor Day,
The will of the late Mary Schmidt
has been admitted to probate, DR.. Gi
A. Becker is the executor.
The First Baptist Sunday School
will go to Verona Lake tomorrow ate
a. m. from the Erie station.
The members Of the board Of free
holders have their annual clam bake
at Lake HOpatcong tomorrow.
Members of the local lodge OF
Knights Of Columbus enjoyed a clam
bake at Lake Hopatcong on Sunday.
ID. p. Mcclellan has on exhibition
in his store window a fierce looking
Canadian lynx, which he captured in
Maine.
The Lyceum this week is the scene
of the rehearsals Of the Bunch Of Keys
Co. The company opens here on
Thursday night.
A new brick addition is being built
on the new building of the Romine
Company corner of Speedwell avenue
and Spring street.
Assistant State Road Com. Meeker
called on Freebooter Schoneberger on
Tuesday and commended the new
work done in Morris County.
The G. E. Society Of the First Bap-
fist Church sold about fifty quarts Of
ice cream on the church lawn on Wed
nesday evening for the benefit OF Fresh
Air work.
Conductor George Larue of the
LackaWanna was cut and Injured IN
a tussle at Milburn on Tuesday with
an unidentified man who refused to
pay his fare.
Henry Hill, eight years Of age was
run over by a Lackawanna train at
Boonton on Saturday and killed. Cor
oner Collins viewed the body and gave
the burial permit.
Next Monday is Labor Day. The
banks and many stores will be closed,
one delivery of mail be made and the
post office open only on holiday hours.
The railroads viii also run on holiday
schedule.
A regular meeting of the women's
christian temperance union Will be
Christian Association Building on
Tuesday afternoon, September 9Th, at
2.30 O'Clock.
Postmaster Clarke has recently held
up number of indecent postal cards
addressed to Morristown people. He
has received a letter from the First
Assistant Postmaster General approx
ing his course in this particular.
Charles Holloway, of New York, has
leased the Hartigan stock farm near
Monroe and win deal in high-class
horses, board and train horses and
give riding and driving lessons. He
will retain the old name" The Erin
Stock Farm.
Peter Hillock was arrested on Tues
day on a charge of larceny preferred
by Frank Rodler. The latterclaimed
that he stored lot Of goods in his
barn on Flagler street and that Hill.
lock sold them on Sunday to several
local merchants.
Daniel S. voorhees, has taken title
to the Stevenson house on Maple ave-
nue., which he contracted to purchase
some time ago. He secures possession
September first and contemplates max
ing extensive improvements before he
occupies the premises.
The Ordinary has affirmed the deci-
sion Of Judge Mills in admitting to
probate the will Of the late Miss Sarah
Vernon. 1t will be remembered that
Miss Vernon left letter to her broth
er, William Vernon, directing how
the disposition of her estate should be
made. A nephew contested the will.
James Carroll who has been employ
ed as a special policeman during the
vacation season, from all accounts be-
came involved in considerable Of mix
up shortly after midnight on Friday
and received harsh treatment at the
hands of George Tyson. His career as
a policeman is over, for the present at
least.
D. q. Stilwell met with peculiar
misfortune while working at his trade
as painter at Newark on Tuesday.
He was working on the exterior Of a
building when he suddenly lost his
sight. He was brought home and in
the evening thought that he could dis
tinguish light. He wore glasses but
had nothing serious the matter with
his eyes.