The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-05-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


The commencement exercises OF Miss
Dana's school will be held % May 70.
Joseph oakley will add another tank
Of sixty cans to his ice plant on Water
street.
Mrs. Ahrens has sold her house and
lot on Hazlett street to Christian
Thompson.
The Miss Cooper double house on
Ann street has been sold to w. w.
Crane for $1,000.
The Jaqui 20. is building an endless
chain cOnveyer to load railroad cars
from the elevator on Coal avenue.
a musicale and sale was held at the
residence of G. r. Slater, Western
avenue, last Tuesday evening for the
benefit Of missions.
The letter carriers appeared out on
Wednesday with new helmet hats for
the summer. The hats weight only
four ounces each.
A large automobile passed through
town on Monday on its way to begin
regular runs between Port iSerViS, An.
II and Milford, Pa,
The Colby movement in Morris
county will be launched at a meeting
to be held in the Opera House, Dover,
next Tuesday evening,
BY d change in the schedule Of the
N. j. 81 Hudson River cars will run
through from Paterson to Edgewater
ferry opposite 130th street, New York,
in one hour.
The annual meeting and election OF
officers Of the WOmen's Auxiliary Of
the X. M. @. A. will be held in the
Association parlor on Wednesday, May
9Th, at $50 p. M.
1t is reported that the Lackawanna
will shortly make another track ele-
walton proposition to the board of al
derme along much the same lines as
the former proposition.
Road Commissioner Hutchinson, As
SiStant Meeker, Supervisor Mitchell
and the members Of the road commit
tee went over the Morris County roads
and projected roads Thursday.
William Driscoll, a son of Henry
Driscoll, fell down an area way in the
rear Of the Hibler building on South
street, last Friday. One of his arms
was broken and he was otherwise cut
and bruised.
The reception Of the Friday Dane
ing Glasses is to take place at Wash
ington Hall on the 18th, no doubt at
fOrding an enjoyable evening to the
many among the present and former
members and their friends.
The new building of N. Marinaro on
TTlafy1nT afrpnf 10 ra f1icl}xf Ynarina apf1A i.
pletion. 1t is four stories high on the
Elagler street front and one OF the
largest single structures in town. Its
owner declares that it is the finest
front to be found In M0rriSEOWn.
The fire department was called out
by an alarm shortly after eight-thirty
O'Clock Wednesday evening. The
cause was slight fire on workbench
in the blacksmith department. of the
j I'll. Schmidt Co. on Market street.
The flames we're extinguished with a
pail Of water before the fireman ar
rived.
Nicholas Marinaro, who recently
purchased the large lot of the Wood
head estate fronting on Flagler street,
has had the tract mapped and divided
into twenty-seven lots. He has pro-
jected two roads, one parallel to
Speedwell avenue to be called Nicho-
las avenue, the other running at right
angles to Race street, which he will
Call Marinaro street.
Melvin Smith says that THE JER-
SEYMAN announced the project for the
brick plant on his place near Troy
Hills TOO early. Although he has
plans for sixty Thousand brick per
day plant and has had tests, etc,
made OF his clay, he regrets that the
deal is not financed as yet, although
he has been at it for over a year.
When he gets the money he will start
the factory.
The Young Women's Missionary So
ciety of the South Street Presbyterian
Church, packed and shipped four sugar
barrels and a large box of clothing
etc, for the sufferers in San Francisco
The society desires to thank all those
who contributed to make up the total
value Of $500 for the consignment and
also the WellS-Fargo Co. Express for
carrying the goods to their destination
without charge.