The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-08-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Morristown g. Erie passenger
car has been laid up for repairs.
R. A. Elliott is building barn in
the rear Of his vacant lot on King
place.
The Excelsior Carnival will move on
to Dover opening there on the l7th
and remaining ten days.
The monthly business meeting Of
Phoenix Branch, the Grand F'raterni-
ty, will be held tonight.
The National Biscuit Co. has re-
moved its local headquarters to the
Dempsey building on Elm street.
The maple trees near the manse
the First Presbyterian Church which
were affected by the scale have been
removed.
The plans for the new kilns at the
Hanover Brick plant have been decid-
ed on and work has commenced on
their erection.
The County Board Of Election or
gained last Tuesday by the election of
A. A. Vance, chairman and G. A. Fair
child, secretary.
Sturgis Bros. are expecting a great
block OF granite for the sill of St. Pet
er'S tower which will weigh about
thirteen and half tons.
e. S. Day, auctioneer, will sell the
personal property of the late Peter r.
Hill, on the road leading from Ralston
to Gladstone, on Saturday, Aug. 18th,
at p. M.
The First Presbyterian Sunday
School went to Verona Lake via. the
Morristown & Erie r. r. this morn
ing, occupying five cars. The party
will reach home at SAT.
The Tax Equalization Board will fix
the rate for the county after the re-
ceipt from the municipalities OF the
amounts needed for local purposes,
which are due by the I'D.
The handsome illustrated forty-fifth
catalogue of the Coleman Business
College has just been issued and can
be secured by any one interested by
addressing the College, Newark, n. J.
See adv.
John B. Ayers has resigned his posi-
lion as secretary and treasurer of the
MOrriStoWn Safe Deposit Co., having
removed his office to the Farrelly
building and will devote all his time
to his insurance business.
"a conference of town and county Of
ficialS will be held next week regard
ing the possibility OF putting down a
brick pavement on Morris street. The
traffic is much too heavy for macadam
and something must be done.
The Messrs. Shelley have purchased
the interest of George e. Voorhees,.
.Jr., in the Shelley Hygiene Ice Co.,
and have elected officers as follows /:
President, William M. Shelley secre-
tary, G. Raymond Shelley treasurer.
Charles e. Shelley.
Despite the tremendous shower on
Wednesday evening, an audience of
fifteen gathered at the Washington
Valley school house and listened to
addresses by f. E. Kellogg and g. f.
Axtell, representing the Morris Coun-
ty Good Governments Club.
The chapel of the First Presbyterian
Church is being generally Overhauled
Electric lights are being put in, the
walls will be kalsomined and new mat
ting laid. During the progress of the
work the meetings usually held in the
chapel are held in the church.
A successful fair was held last Tues
day afternoon on Wetnore avenue by
ten little girls for the benefit of the
Fresh Aid Baby Fund and realized
$22.50 Those who took part we're the
Misses Jean tTorrence, Mary Brown,
Lillian Eccles, Ruth Hipson, Grace
Boston, Louise Bridger, Margaret
Brown. Emily Eccles and Elizabeth
Lyman.
The city steam roller Is la great de-
mand. Up to Saturday it had been
hired out eight days at $40 per day.
G0gherty y Smith had it on the Whip
pany road On the way home the
county workers on Morris street stop
ped it to work there, while freeholders
and workers we're shouting for it for
Market street where it finally arrived
on Monday.
The Morris Aqueduct 90. is putting
down line of mains on Western ave-
nue. from Hillside to the company's
lot opposite the farm Of Phoenix Mill
er. where a stone reservoir will be built,
connected with the springs on a higher
elevation and used to supply the high
service requirements OF Hillside and
Chestnut and Cherry streets on Fort
Nonsense. The iron tank on the side
OF Fort Nonsense will be done away
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