The Morris County chronicle., 1906-12-18
COUNTY AND VICINITY. /.

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Il. III. Decker, formerly Of Sussex,
now Of Butler, has retired as editor of
the Butler Press. Mr.. Decker has
been connected with the paper ever
since it was started.
A boarding house to accommodate
two hundred people is being construct
ed BY the Singer Company at Stanhope.
1T is built for the use OF the Workmen
to be employed upon the new. works
now being built at the furnace.
The Dover Telephone Exchange has
been for an indefinite time taken from
Ithe MOrristOwn jurisdiction and placed
under that at Paterson. 1t is said
that a Doyer district, which will in-
clude the service. west of that place. is
to be established with the district
Office in Dover.
The Richardson 81 BOytOn Furnace
Company has demanded Of Dover that
it make good it's contract ana accept
$100 in lieu of town taxes for the cur
rent year. The cOuncilmen are uncer-
tain as to whether under the new law
it is legal, but the furnace company
The stable of Benjamin Sire on his
place at Morris Plains was burned co
the ground on Wednesday evening,
the lire making spectacular display.
The fire started from tile upsetting of
a stove. Fortunately the animals in
the stable we're all saved, and the fire
was preventing from spreading to the
house near by.
The War Department. has selected
the Dover Powder Station as the site
for the government powder factory
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At the regular meeting Of A. /. Al.
Torbert Post, g. A. r.. the following
officers were elected Commander,
George w Pierson; senior vice-com-
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The tB0Ont0p Times" suggests in
view of the raise IN insurance rates a
mutual insurance company in Boom
too, one in Morristown, one in Dover,
one in Madison and one IN chatham,
Rockaway and Butler by exchanging
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The monthly meeting of the Morris
County Medical Society was held IN
the Mansion House at Dover last week.
Alter the regular business the mem-
bers made reports OF interesting cases
which had come under theiT oDserVa-
tiOn and a discussion was held concern
ing the physlcIans' lees Tor insurance
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The Morris County Traction Com
pany is having surveys made fer two
suggested lines between Denville and
BoOntOn oyer private lands, One
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while the other goes by Cooper Lake
and the Howell ice ponds. The sur
yey viii show which Is the most desIr-
able for grade and alignment and a de-
cisiOn will be made later as TO which
win be built. 1t is understood that
the franchise for the road line will not
oe useu anyway
f. RI. Alleman. has bought for the
trolley company, lot Of 2,6l acres, in
R0ckaway borough between The jack
son and Mendes properties, ia the line
of the road to Dengille, for 5000 The
company has received 500 thirty foot
rails for the Denville extension, and
has secured permission, and put UP a
number Ut poles along the street from
the Lackawanna to the Central Rail-
road ia RockaWay The officials Of
the road say that permission must be
had Tor six more pair Of poles.
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