The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-06-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


The Fifteenth N. q. Volunteers will
have a reunion Ia Morristown on Oc-
tober is.
The eighth grade Of the Maple ave-
nue. school had a picnic at Mills pond
on Saturday.
A driveway from Pine street and a
service court have been laid out at the
Morrist0wn Inn.
ST. Peters and the Church Of the
Redeemer Sunday schools will go to
Cranbury Lake on July 7.
a steam shovel has been taken to the
Hanover Brick plant to expedite the
excavation for the new building.
An examination will be held for the
position Of clerk and carrier in the
post office at Morristown on July 7th.
=. D. Kay has sold his house and
lotion Maple avenue to Woodbury. G.
Langdon, but will continue to occupy
the place.
Rev. w. H. Morgan. Of Newark, win
deliver the Fourth Of July address IN
the First Presbyterian Church at noon
on the Fourth.
PatrOlmen e. L. Brennan and J. #.
Young, of the local police force, have
designed and applied for a patent on a
music page turner
Lackawanna employees have torn
down the remains Of the old tank
house in the rear Of the site of the
former round house.
r. B. Jolley s horse escaped from the
lot on Sunday and made the circuit
through NOrmandie Heights and to
Whippany and return pursued by the
owner on bicycle.
The freeholders have been having
crushed stone spread at the crossings
on South and Morris streets. There
were a number of holes and gullieS
which made the crossing dangerous.
4 vaudeville and moving picture
show was given in Association Hall
on Monday night by Allen s. Muller.
A good audience was present and much
an usement was afforded to those pres
emit
New ratings have been given to sew
eral New Jersey post offices, and the
salary increase OF some in this section
follow BernardSville, 81 900 to 81 700;
Butler, 81 200 to 81 400; Chatham, ST.
400 TO 81, 500.
Flower day will be observed by the
w. @. e. q. on Wednesday. Members
and friends are requested to send con-
tributiOns of flowers to Mrs. Reede, IL
Morris street, before 10 O'Clock, We'd
nesday morning.
The Ben Greet players will be the
f.oK@ h Of tnf>
residence of Mrs. Catlin on the Whip
evening. They will present AS You
Like It" and Z" Midsummer Nights
Dream.
The children's society Of ten busy
girls will hold a sale OF cake, candy,
fancy articles, cream With other amuSe-
ments for the benefitOf Memorial Hos
pital, at 25 aud 81 WetmOre avenue,
on Wednesday afternoon. If stormy
will be held Thursday.
Theodore f. Thurston, who lives in
Madison, was committed to jail charged
with enlightenment by che route agent
of the U. S. Express 20. 1t Is claimed
that he secured about S75 for which he
made no accounting. He was commit
ted to jail in default of bail.
Mrs. Mary Leonard was knocked
down at the corner of the park and
Market street on Saturday afternoon
by team driven by a man named
D0rfman. He did not see her and his
horses when she fell walked on either
side of her so that she was uninjnred
but considerably frightened.
The annual pound party at the Sum
mer Shelter will be held Thursday at
IL a. m. Admission at that time is a
pound Of anything useful in the work.
The second detachment of children is
now enjoying the privileges of the
summer outing afforded, and every
thing Is running smoothly.
The fire department was called out
Saturday at midnight by the ringing
of the box at WaShington's HeadQuar-
tiers. OF course when the frstrOf the
department. arrived at the box there
was nobody in sight and no fire could
be found. The police have suspicious
that may lead to the apprehension of
the guilty party.
The gas company has laid a six inch
main on Boyken street to Macculloch
avenue TO re-enfOrce the supply of
that section and will lay a six inch
main on Washington street from
Western avenue to Phoenix avenue,
also a main through Phoenix avenue
and Miller street, helping out the
Western avenue supply.
DIR. John v. Laddey, a graduate Of
the American Veterinary College, has
taken the practice of the late DR.. Nc
lnt0sh, with headquarters at the Man
sion House. DR.. Laddey has had some
ten years OF practical experience in
the British army as veterinary and al
so served in the Philippines for the u.
s. government IN the same capacity.
The committee elected blythe South
Street Presbyterian Church to confer
with DR.. Erdman is as follows w. Il.
r. Haven, Frank Eaton, Robert Car
ter, j. b. Vreeland, DIR. e. w. Owen,
H. w Buxton, Il. M. Smith, joseph
T. Randolph, Rev. +. B. Dwight, L
b. Ironside, j. w. Roberts, Howard
milford, W. w. Cutler j. Il Tall
madge, w. r. Lyon.
At the morning service at the First
Baptist Church the need of additional
room for the Sunday school was pre-
Sented and it was decided to solicit
subscriptions on Sunday, July Sth.
The plan is to finish of the large base
ment room which was used for the
boys brigade some years ago making a
LARGO and e0uvonipnt rom for fbp in.