The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-08-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The freeholders are spreading crush
ed stone on Market street.
The local fire companies will elect
officers on Monday evening.
The Summer Shelter at present is
entertaining fifty-six children.
The sheriff will sell the grand stand,
fences, ETC., at Franklin Park to-mOr-
row.
The entrance hall of. the court house
has been greatly improved by coat OF
fresh paint.
The annual reunion Of the Third y
j. Cavalry will be held at Camden n
! August II.
The Methodist Sunday School will
run a picnic excursion to Verona Lake
Park on August %.
The steam roller has been busy OF
L.C Gillespie'S place for Two days roll
ling the new private road,
The steam roller is at present em7
~ployed rolling the gravel coating which
is being spread on Town Hill.
Rev. James f. Riggs will preach in
the South Street Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning and evening.
The board of freeholders will meet
this Wednesday morning and the
local board of excise will meet in the
evening.
John Jameson was overcome by the
heat at the National Iron Bank on
Monday. He was taken to Memorial
Hospital.
The Carnival set up its tents on Sat
urday and is now in full operation, II
is quite pretentious affair and well
patronized.
Sam Babcook was fined 81 and cost
on Friday for his part in the fight with
William Kelley, ten days ago. Kelley
was fined So.
The County Board Of Election or.
ganized on Tuesday by the election OF
a. A. Vance, chairman and q. A. Fair
child, secretary.
The stone work of st. Peters tower
is rising up above the ground and that
the massive proportions of the Struc
ture can be realized.
1t is probable that the debate be
tween Senators Hillery and Colby will
be held in Lyceum Hall on the even
ing OF August 29Un.
The Morris County Golf Club will
enlarge the locker room accommoda-
lions for men. The new shed for auto
mobiles is finished.
Sturgis Bros. are expecting a great
block OF granite for the sill of st. Pet
er's tower which will weigh about
thirteen and halt tons.
Hahne g. Co. on Wednesday began
to make deliveries for Adams y Co.,
OF New York, now said to be controll-
ed by the Associated Merchants GO.
The big automobile commenced its
regular trips from MOrristown on Mon
day afternoon covering the B00nton
circuit. at night a trip to Newark
was made.
Eney Crupelli is laying 400 feet of
new concrete sidewalk on Flagleri
street in front of Shelley row and is
starting now to cover all the side
frame with stuccO.
Residents near the corner of Wet
more avenue and Doughty street were
interested on Sunday at the unsuccesS-
full attempts to run an automobile up
the steep hill to Mt. Kemble avenue.
The rainfall for the month of July
as recorded by William a.. Dunn was
1865 inches. july 1897 showed the
heaviest rainfall during the past TWEEN
ty years. when 1915 inches was re-
corded.
The annual outing of the First Pres
byterian Church Sabbath School will
take place at Verona Lake on Tues
day. August l4th. Train leaves the
Morristown & Erie r. r. station at
8.45 a. N.
Rev. i. Nj. B. Thompson preached
at the First Baptist Church, Sunday.
Rev. J. X. Manning, DID,, of Trenton,
will occupy the pulpit next Sunday
while Rev. Mr.. Thompson will preach
on the 10Th and 26th.
Haledon has decided on municipal
ownership Of the local water work.
There we're POI votes cast out Or .
registry of ass ON Tuesday, There
were 155 votes Tor ownership, l04
against and 10 votes rejected
Mary S. Howell, ninety-one years
old, widow Of john Nelson Howell,
died at her home Troy Hills Morris
County, n. ] = on Saturday. Her hns-
band, who died many Years ago, was
director Of the Iron Bank Of Norris
town.
Rev j. B. Beaumont will occupy
the pulpit of the Presbyt Church
at Morris Plains for the next two Sum
days while Rev. w. w. Hammond is
away on his vacation DR. Beaumont
will preach at Chatdam on the nine
teenth
The Shelley Ice plant had to be
closed down on Wednesday because OF
some 0bstruct ion 10 outlet pipes which
was finally found to be q large eel
which had evidently eTa~lea into the
pipe from the river and become wedged