The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-04-24

The Morris County Iractlon 70, has
started work extending the line from
Union into Elizabeth
The new Buffalo Pitts steam roller
is expected any day having been ship
ped from Buffalo last week Monday.
Mrs. Stephen Luce has rented the
Dodge house on South street opposite
Pine and will conduct boarding
house there.
Lewis Clark has the contract for q
concete sidewalk and curb for - y.
Day in front Of his premises On Oily
plant place.
The street department. expects to
finish the improvements OF Mills street
as soon as the roller arrives, then will
give some needed attention to Flagler
Street
Another change in The weather COOK
us back to winter with cold storm,
rain and snow on Monday. followed by
a cold wind and frozen ground and Ice
on Tuesday morning.
The masons and journeyman ma
sons have settled on rate OF fifty
cents per hour for an eight hour day
from May lst. The former price was
forty four cents per hour.
Joseph J. Ambrose, ". e. Boell, i.
E. Salmon attended the grand lodge
of the Loyal Additional Benefit Assoc
citation last Tuesday. Mr.. Boell was
elected grand chaplain.
Rev. Al. ". ". Raymond, D. D.,
president of Union College, will de-
liver an address in the Lafayette
rooms on the occasion OF the Martha
Washington afternoon on June 10th.
Al second circular issued by those in
terested in the better sprinkling OF
Madison avenue states that the pro-
hibitive rate asked for the water neces-
States heabandOnmento of the scheme.
The Morris County Insurance Com
pany elected the following officers on
Monday: President, Joseph Il. Van
Doren; vice president, George I'll. Ross;
secretary and treasurer, Guy Mlnton.
Frank E. Lippman and Frank ..
Tefft have formed partnership under
the firm name of Lippman & Tefft and
will engage ia the grocery business in
the store adjoining Hill q Carson on
Park place.
Glass 10 of the First Baptist Sunday
School, Miss Eva PierSOn, teacher, Will
hold a sale of candy, cake and ice
cream, at the church on Saturday al
ternoon, for the benefit OF the San
Francisco sufferers.
The nominating committee OF the
Tapkoaw Club has posted the Follow
ING names for members of the board
of governors, to be elected May 2 for
three years /: Alexander Bennell, Sam
uel S. ChildS and John G. Bray.
The business boys gymnasium class
of Uhe Y. M. g. A. will have an lnfor-
NAL social in the hall OF the asSocia-
tion tonight. Refreshments Will be
served and good time IS assured. IN
vitations have been issued ior Jhe
event.
w. b. Day, next to The oldest engin-
eer on the LackaWanna, who has OF
late wears been in charge OF drill en-
cine at Port Morris, has retired from
the company and expects to be pen
stoned. He was at one time engine
dispatcher.
The Epworth League Of the M. x.
Church at it's annual meeting on Wed
nesday night elected the following Of
ficers President, Louis d. Day
vice presidents, Fred. w. Coriell, Anna
Smith, Mrs. Al. M. Guerin; secretary,
Harry p. Day; treasurer, Robert DE
Fl. Glass; supt. junior league, Jane
Dobbins.
AT the show on Monday night Dan,
iel Sully put up carnation which nae
been given for that purpose, at auc-
ton for the benefit of the sufferers IN
San Francisco. 1t was started with a
bid of S. from the donor and finally
knocked down to James Riley on his
bid Of $25.
The tree which was removed from
the Park opposite the First National
Bank last week we are informed was
the las relic of the fire which des-
troyed the famous New Jersey Hotel
back in the forties. At that time the
tree caught fire and number OF scars
remained to which the eyes OF the
youngsters of fifty years ago were di-
rected.
Two young Italians Joseph Fandet-
ten and LelO Erlado were brought to
Jail last Tuesday afternoo from Boon
ton. They were brought over in a
wagon handcuffed toge II her and
chained to the vehicle. They were
accused Of stabbing Phillip Schmidt.
of Boonton, with knife on the even
ing previous and were committed to
await the action Of the grand jury
Al special school meeting was held
in the chapel of the Maple Avenue
School on Tuesday afternoon. Z. III.
Fairchild was the chairman Of the
meeting. @. T.. Wilson. secretary, and
H. Al. Freeman and w. L. r. Haven
were appointed tellers. Ten votes
were cast all in favor of the recon-
mendati0n of the board that 5000
be raised for the ensuing school year.
1t is proposed to organize an assoc
citation to buy sprinkling wagon and
sprinkle Madison avenue from the
junction of South street to the Con-
vent road and down that road to and
around the Convent station during the
coming season. A circular has been
issued to parties interested asking sub
ScriptiOns for the project. The plan
is to sprinkle every day including Sum
days during the season.
Al general alarm called the entire
fire department. to the residence of
John j. Hart on Maple avenue on Sat
urday evening. A fire had STATED In
a second story closet consuming all the
clothes and other articles including
the shelving and door The flames
were extinguiShed by an extinguisher