The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-03-21
NEWS FROM
OTHER TOWNS

The grand lodge f. & a. NJ. will
meet in Trenton on March %.
The State Council, Daughters of
Liberty will meet at Washington, N.
J., on April is and 10.
Several shares Of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank Of Netcong we're sold last
week for $l10 per share.
Butler has decided to erect ten
room school house to cost about S22,-
600. Bonds will be issued for that
amount.
The jury in the case of Jacob Flom-
killing his brother-in-laW in Somerset
county. disagreed.
The Chester Telephone Co. is ar
ranging to extend it's lines to German
Valley, where a number of subscribers
have already been secured.
The house of David S. Ely in Flor
ham Park was entered during the alb
|sence of the family on Sunday and ram
sacked from cellar to garrett.
r. L. Edwards. the prominent resi-
dent and landowner OF Lake HOpat-
cong, has retired from the presidency
of the National Bank of North Amer
lea in New York.
The ice at Lake Hopatcong is AZ
inches thick on the lake in front Of
Aliens Pavilion. The last ice put in
the house was "a inches thick and it
was difficult matter to find it as thin
as that.
John Spencer, Of Chatham, baggage
master on one of the MOrriStOwn ac-
communications. died SUDDENLY Wednes-
day morning, OF pneumonia, aged so
years. A widow and seven children
survive him.
The first annual dinner of the Har-
ward Club Of New Jersey win be held
at Achtel-Stetter' Newark, on March
rs. Z. Quincy Brown, Jr., has been
nominated for mem Der of the execu-
tive committee.
Rev. Andrew M. Egan, former rec
tor Of st. Virgilius Church, Morris
Plairs has been transferred to ST.
MaIv's Church, BayOnne. succeeding
Rev. +. Whelan, who was sent to
= Pa ! ck's Cathedral Newark.
TIL program Of the forty-eighth an
nual session of the Newark M. e. Con-
ference to be held during the week be-
ginning Wednesday, April 5th, and to
continue until the following Monday,
has been practically completed. Bishop
Berry will be the official head of the
conference.
Plans and specifications have been
drawn for the new rectOry of st. Ber-
nard s p. q. Church. The building will
be located in the woods surrounding the
church and fronting an avenue which
has just been cut through from Mine
Mount read to the railroad station.
The house will have twelve rooms, will
be two stories high and built of stone
An addition will also be built 10 the
church OF seating capacity for 100
persons.
Another very important real estate
deal was consummated in Dover on
Wednesday, when ex-MayOr George
McCracken sold his property at the cor
ner of Blackwell and Bergen streets to
John K. Scott, OF New York. 1t in
cludes the lot and buildings, 100 feet
square on said corner and u lot Is feet
square in the rear of the residence of
Thomas r. johnson. The sale does not
include the residence of Mr.. McCracken
who will retire from business.
Among new house being erected at
Bernardsville this Spring are those Of
George Smith and George d. Cross.
both of New York: Walter Haskew. of
Gladstone; John Dick, Patrick Nc
Ginnis, Mrs. Nellie Hedden, Louis Ball
entine, Charles Alpaugh, Frank B.
Allen, Fred and Frank Ballentine,
Charles Westlecraft and Robert Nash,
all of Bernardsville, In spite Of this
increase the demand for houses is great
and there are still more tenants than
houses.