The Morris County chronicle., 1906-11-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Spring and Pine streets.
J. w Roberts, the blacksmith, has
started work on a new house adJoln-
ing his shop on the Mendham. road
The Miller Estate Association is hav-
ing the curb Strengthened and walk re
laid on the Park Place front Of the
property.
The county board of elections added
six names to the list on Saturday, i've
from Morristown and one from Morris
township.
a civil service examination for the
pOsititions of clerk and carrier in the
local post Office will be held on No
vember "a.
The regular meeting of the State
in the X M. @. A. rooms on Wednes-
day afternoon.
3. W. Egbert is nursing an injured
foot, which was run over by the
Woodmen's float before the parade on
Friday evening.
The Morristown & Erie R. R. Co.,
has purchased the building OF the san
the engine house.
The list Of patrons Of the Norris
town Library who have had their
guarantee cards signed is now over the
$50 mark and still rising.
a. e. SwartwouJ has rented the
premises. 20 Elm street, through n.
b. BaldWin's agency, to DR.. Edonard >.
II .cs11fuonuv for q farm or wears.
Professor Andrew f. West has de-
clined the offer Of the presidency Of
the Massachusetts, Institute OF Tech
nology and will remain at Princeton.
b. i. Sturgis was injured this morn
ing on the st. Peters tower job by a
BOARD falling on his head. DR.. Lewis
dressed the wound and Mr.. Sturgis
walked home.
A barn belonging to Albert LindS-
from at Morris Plains, together with
about forty Wyandotte fowls, and the
furnishings Of the barn we're destroyed
by fire on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Beatrice Herford will give an
original monOlogue before the Fri
day Evening Club, Friday evening,
November 18th. Bishop Potter Will
be the speaker at the December meet
ing.
Town Surveyor Pierson made the
necessary surveys for the paving OF
the remaining outside walks or the
park Thursday John Ritter will DO
the excavauing and Sturgis Bros Will
lay the walk.
Messrs. Alfred and Josiah Macy
have formed a copartnership under
the name of Macy Brothers, with Off
ceS at 20 Broad street, New York, TO
do a general stock and bond commits
sion business.
The faculty house at Princeton uni
versity given by the late Augustus ).
Van Wickle was formally opened on
Thursday, Miss Marjorie Van Wickle
opening the gate. The work cost
about $4,000.
There will be a special, sale OF En-
ployment Society garments, suitable
for the NeedleWork Guild, at the Wo-
mans Exchange on Saturday morn
ing, November 10th and Monday morn
ing, November 18th.
Eney Grupelli is clearing thirty acres
of woodland for Philip Kearney and
will also clear up and put in shape for
tilling, six acres for B. .. Chisolm on
the Whippany road, running back to
the Whippany rivers
George E. Chisolm Is erecting a root
cellar 2Ox35 feet in size, eight feet high
on his place on South street. The
cement block are being used, the front
being finished to resemble marble.
Eney Grupelli has the contract,
Active work on the Park pavement
was started on Friday when the work
of excavation commenced. The earth
removed is being used to grade AND
shape up Elagler street, backing up
the cobbled CUTTERS being laid there.
By the Encouragement Of railroad
fares the rate to New York, one way
is cut from eighty TO seventy We cents
and to Newark from seventy to fifty
five cents. Other reductions are pro-
portiOnate. The excursion rates re-
main the same.
The police secured Dan McCarty,
who escaped from the State Hospital
on Sunday. He was found on the
piazza Of the Purdy house on Mt. Kem-
Bile avenue on Monday evening and at
first was thought to be dead. He was
identified by marks on his clothing
The members Of the class of 1908 of
the Morristown High School were en-
terUained at the home Of the class
president, Walter Coghlan, on West
ern avenue on Saturday evening. The
grounds we're lit with Japanese lam
terms and both house and barn were
uSed in the feStiVftleS
Guy Minton has purchased at Hoo
sick Falls, N. Y, very superior four
year-old. This colt will be candi-
date for blue ribbons in the roadster
class at the horse show next season.
He is a chestnut with white markings;
of fine hook and knee action and is Of
excellent trOtting blood.
In answer to the advertisement Of
the board OF education about thirty
five persons applied at the Maple Ave
nue. school on Friday and Saturday
evening to enroll for possible night
school, The applicants ranged from
those who through their age should be
in the day school, to married people.
Arthur Harrington. Charles Fl. Totty
and William Duckham. have left for
Chicago, where they will act as judges
at the exhibition Of the National
Chrysanthemum Society, and the Chi
cagO Horticultural society. Mr.. Duck
ham Is presdenGOf tile National Chry-
santhemSociety,a and will preside at the
meeting.