The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-07-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

course for three months to train his
colt.
r. Al. Elliott is erecting a cement
place.
". p. Mullendore has been appointed
the local collector Of the n ]. T0bac-
co Co.
H. Nick. Twombly has put on a spe-
cially built automobile for bis milk
delivery.
The interior Of the key boxes recent
ly placed on the fire alarm boxes have
been painted white.
Charles II. Davis has issued a print
ed testimony Of his remarkable recov-
cry from illness few weeks ago.
Geo. Mcintyre has purchased the in
terest Of his partner, Il. j Allen, Jr.,
in the Morris Sand 81 Supply Co.
The Whippany RIVER Polo players
defeated the Essex County Orients
on Saturday, the score being to u.
The telephone company is putting
up a new pole line along the road lead
ing from WebeFsS corner, Collinsvllle,
to the Summer Shelter,
The annual election Of officers Of the
various companies OF the Morristown
Fire Department. occurs on Monday
evening, August 18th. at s o'clock.
One Of the Wagons Of the us. Elk
press Company and a carriage belong
fng to J.. w. Castles collided last Tues
day damaging both vehicles some what.
The house on the Morris County
Golf grounds, occupied BY William
Tuesday afternoon. Little damage
was done.
Coe s. Mitchell have started the
erection of another house on Pine
street. e. B. Combs has the mason
contract, the W. 81. Meslar CO., the
plumbing.
In the handicap golf competition at
the Morris County linksvo Saturday.
ID. H. McAlpin, End, was up on bog
ing, j. E. Edwards was 2 up and A. de-
Barry, up.
g. a. Hibson was overcome by the
heat while sitting IN his store on Tues
day afternoon. He was taken to Me-
mortal Hospital where he is getting
along nicely.
About hundred and fifty men went.
on the trip of the Eagles to Swine
field Bridge on Sunday. A clam bake
served near the Beaufort station was
the attraction.
F. S. Taintor has recently added to
his property near the Rayine Lake,
near Peapack, the property formerly
owned by Mrs. Ella A. Cakes. Post
{ g Reese were the brokers.
Ellen Connolly thirty-nine years Of
age, who had been engaged as cook for
Samuel Freeman, entering upon her
duties on Saturday, died from the eff
fects of the heat on Sunday.
The North Jersey League has adopt
ed the following schedule of shoots :
Sept Is, Newton and MOntclair with
M0fristOwn: Sept. %, Newton and
MorriStown at MOntclair; Oct. 8, Nor
ristown and Montclair at Newton.
Work is being wound up on the new
part of Evergreen Cemetery. The new
road and lots have been covered with /
and clover has been sown. Large tiles
have been laid to carry the surface
water to the swamp.
Madison and Chatham are at pres
ent in the thrOeS of an epidemic of
walk laying Hundreds of feet OF con-
crete or flag walks are being put down.
1t is to be hoped that the contagion |
may reach Morristown where thou |
Sandslof feet are required.
Cyrus Gulick brokeSa leg Thursday
in an accident at the Whippany River
Club, He was riding a pony around
the track when on reaching the open |
ing the animal turned suddenly and
ran into post, breaking 1t off and al
SO breaking the riders leg.
e. H. Tomlinson has given out con-
tracts as follows for concrete block
business block on Park Place Robert |
Dalglish, carpenter; Dempsey 81
Cooney, mas0ns; VIM. HeSsey, painter;
Tompkins & Welsh, plumbers. George
w. Bower q Son are the architects.
The body of Fritz Herwig, who, with
Mrs. Hermine Schatz, was drowned
at Lake Hopatcong on the night of
July 4th, was recovered on the west
shore of the lake Saturday. 1T was at |
first supposed that Mrs. Schatz alone
had drowned, and that Herwig had
left the vicinity.
A pet animal exhibit and show will
be held in the Y. NJ. G. A. gymnasium
Saturday evening. Besides the pet |
animal show, an exhibition Of trained |
animals and an amateur = vaude
vile" show will be given Proceeds /
benefit camp Wawayanda dining pa
Wilton fund.
1t has been reported that the con-
tract had been let for the new road
over the hills from Morristown to
Somerset Inn. Inquiry showed, how
ever, that unfortunately the scheme |
has not reached that stage as yet, al
though nearer c0nsumatiOnk1than at
any time previous.
Experiments in casting parts of sew
ing machines have been tried at the
Muconetcong Iron Works at Netcong,
byemployeeS of the Singer Manufactur-
ing Company, and have been so success
full, that the building Of a large foundry
for the casting Of two parts of the ma
chine is now possible.
The steel foot bridge on Sussex
street, over the Rockaway River, in
Dover, which is, to be replaced by the
new bridge and cement sidewalk, will
E be regretted over the Morris Canal,