The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-09-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

erection OF d0npie mouse on buou
street.
Willis r. Sanders, Of Orange, will
become secretary OF the boys work 0f
the local Y. M. Q. A.
The late Mrs. Il. al Ayers left
SIS, 900 by her will to the Home for Des-
titute Women and Girls.
The Bernardsville Fire Company
will hold its second annual ball on Fri
day evening Of this week.
al. II. Pierson has been substituted
for James Collins as a Kellogg dele
gate from Morris township.
The Sunday school of the Church of
the Redeemer reopened Sunday after
the usual summer vacation.
The Morristown High School has ar
ranged a football match with the Nor
rlstown School for October II.
Two stores in the new Salny build
ing have been rented to MeSsrs. Freed
man and Leiven, tenants IN the form
er burned out block.
A regular meeting Of the Women's
Auxiliary Of the Z. M. q. A. will be
held ia the Association parlorS, Wed
nesday, October 3rd, at ,. 80 p. %;
w. f. Barknan has purchased the
lot corner OF Speedwell avenue and
Henry street from the Cutler estate,
and has broken ground for a double
house.
John d. Collins has the contract Tor
the neW town hall for the borough OF
Chatham. The structure will pc OF
brick and will cost about $4,000.
Work was started on Monday.
Morristown had an ice famine last
week. Most of the dealers ran COM
pletely out Of ice hut 6wO cars received
"a SATURDAY morning relieved the sluu-
alton and saved the perishable goods.
IA. B. Hulrs conveyance met with
an accident Friday m0rning on Morris
street, near Pine when two wheels or
the carriage were dished. The Occu-
pants of the carriage escaped injury
J. Sebastian Matthews, F. g. o., or
ganist of ST. Peters Church, is to give
throughout the coming season a short
organ recital every Sunday afternoon
at the close OF the four O'Clock musical.
service.
Repairs to the Crane building on
Epeedwell avenue recently damaged
bv fire have been started. J. ID. Col
Inns is doing the mason work rebuild
ing portion of the foundation which
fell away.
Delegates to the congressional con-
vention at Elizabeth can save time and
money by going via the Railway VAL
ley Railroad from Summit. Inc 81
train from here connects with the
10.l7 from Summit with half hours
run to Elizabeth.
The little daughter of Jacob Divers
Of 80 Western avenue, fell from a wal
on which she was running on Sunday
striking on her head. She was carried
to her home and it was feared was
seriously injured, but was able to be
out again on Monday
Two engines sent from one of the
other stations of the Public Service
Corporation are being hauled to the
MorriStown station Of the United
Electric Co, where they will be set
no. Work has been under way for
some weeks making ready for the en-
gines.
The disastrous typh00n at Hong
Kong on Wednesday comes home to
Morristown ia the fact that two OF the
I. f. Chapman feet of boats, OF which
AsG. Ropes is the managing owner,
were badly hit, one being driven up on
shore. while the other, which was in
the harbor, was badly battered.
The Republican ballots for one of
the districts of the Third Ward for the
primary electionsh had to be recalled and
reprinted as they bore the name Of
George w. Voorhees, for delegate to
the county convention when of cOnrSe
there is no such person the name being
intended for George q. voorhees,.
Stanley Meslar met with an acci-.
dent last week which is likely to en-
tirelv deprive him of his eyesight.
One of his eyes had become useless by
reason of cataract. Last week he
had a horse shoe nail driven through a
cork which he was throwing against a
building. The affair rebounded and
the nail pierced his good eye.
The new Catholic church at Madi-
son will be dedicated Sunday, Septem-
Der 30. Rt. Rev. Bishop J.. j. O'Con-
ner win be present and have charge of
the service. The edifice is the largest
and richest in its furnishings Of; any
in this section. 1t will cost about
SlO0, 200, the funds having been largely
contributed by the late Ernest Beaup-
land.
The police have been looking for a
man who makes a practice of drinking
a cup full or SO out Of the milk pals
OF neighborhood He was seen at
the occupation last week and ran
away when neighbor raised an out
cry. 1t would naturally be supposed
that a man needing milk so much
would make Off with pail or bottle,
but not SO with this man.
Work has been started on new quar-
tiers for the primary department. OF
the First Baptist Sunday School. The
former room was 0utgr0Wn and the
old boys brigade room Is being put IN.
shape. Work has been started on an
area-way on the Washington street
side of the church to provide more
light and ventilation, the windows be-
ing enlarged. Another stairway to
the room win be provided and other
changes made.
The twenty-Seventh annual reunion
Of the Fifteenth Regiment. New Jer-
soy Volunteers Veteran Association,
win be held at M0rriSt0wn, N. u,
Thursday, October is, 1905. Head
quarters will be established at the
Mansion House. where meeting OF