The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-08-22
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

E. IIeckel has sold his butcher BUSH
ness on Washington street to ]. Viii
liams.
II. p. Smith is erecting a large shop
and barn on land purchased o. ~.
Berry in the rear Of his Morris street
property.
The First Baptist Sunday school
will 90 on an excursion to Verona EarK
next Wednesday leaving the Erie
station at 8 a. m.
News was received Wednesday OF
the sudden death OF Frank Wilson, in
New York. The deceased was a son
Of Robert Wilson of this town
The Spring st. A. NJ. r. Sunday
school enjoyed a picnic at Dlz0n's
Grove on the PaSsaic river on Thurs
day. The trip was made by wagon: So
ST. Columbanus Council, G. B. l.,
has lost two members within week,
The late James Lyons was insured for
81. 600 and Thomas Harmon for 81, 600.
The First Presbyterian Sunday
School took over four car loads OF
members and friends Of the school to
Verona Lake Park this morning over
the Erie r. r.
The Morristown Library will close
on August 28th reopening September
18th. Between these dates the library
will be cleaned and the librarians have
their vacations.
Frederick CASTOR, of Philadelphia,
president OF the Grand Fraternity, ad-
dressed a smoker of the local lodge 10
the lodge room, Chronicle building, on
Tuesday evening.
The Master Plumbers and Timers
Association Of MorristOWn and Vicln-
ity has been Incorporated. The truS-
tees are w. G. Drake, L. G. Tompkins
and w. G. Byram.
The Christian Endeayor Society q
the First Baptist Church Will hold an
ice cream festival for the benefit OF
fresh air work on the lawn OF the
church Wednes lay evening
Shupe s. Simmins have decided t.
erect new twO-stOry brick building
on their remaining lot on Elm street
The cellar and two floors above Will De
used for the firms business. George
w. Bower & Son are the architects.
Robert Dalglish is building a carpen
fer shop BOX 40 feet in size in the real
of the YOung's building on Morris
street. 1t will be covered with iron
He is also finishing a barn for Mrs
James Mckee near his shop. 1t also
is covered with metal.
Eslie Scott, the little boy who haC
his skull fractured by a stone from
blast at the Mendham road quarry
died at All Souls Hospital on Monday
night. Coroner Collins decided tt
hold an inquest The jury viewed
the remains this morning.
The thirty-third regiment New Jer
sey Volunteers will hold their annual
reunion in MOrriStOwn on Labor Day
The association will meet in TOrbert
Post rooms for a business session after
which the ladies of Hope League will
entertain them at collation. in COun
ty Hall. Cornelius Hally is the presi
dent of the association.
The Jones Tract corner Of Court
and Ann streets was sold at Sheritf'S
sale on Monday and bought in by W
w. Cutler as attorney for S4,60l Mr.
Jones sold his interest in the tract TX
man named Donnelly three or foul
Weeks dSO dIlu IL - SuppuoCO OlldN Olle
lawyer for whom Mr.. Cutler acted is
the attorney Of Donnelly.
The remains of Clarence DeHart
were brought to MorriStown for inter.
ment on Sunday. He was railroaC
brakeman, twenty three years of age
and was killed by striking a bridge at
Lyons on the p. g d. branch last Fri
day while riding on top OF freight
car. Members of the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Brakeman accompanied the
remains which were inferred in the
family plot in Evergreen Cemetery.
A total eclipse of the sun will take
place on August Both, and astronomers
all over the world are looking forward
with great anticipation to the event
Their usual interest in this event-fol
total eclipSes are no great rarity-is due
to the fact that the duration OF totally
will be fairly long at the best stations
for observation. The complete OBJ
struction of the sun viii last for three
minutes and fifty seconds, or nearly
twice as long as the time of similar
phenomena in many other instance.