The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-09-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


after a successful season,
Miss Ella Graves is having q cement
walk laid along the Ford avenue 'front.'
Of her property.
The Democrats OF this congressional
district will hoM their convention at
Morristown on October 3.
The Sunday school of the Church Of
the Redeener reopened Sunday after
the usual summer vacation.
The annual ball Of the local employ
ees Of the y. S. Express Co. VIII be
held in Washington Hall on October
oath.
A stalk Of corn thirteen feet high
raised on the farm Of E. P Thebaud
has been on exhibition at the store Of
Geo. d. Voorhees,.
The large willow tree in the rear Of
the Farmers Hotel on Bank street is
being cut down, removing a landmark
OF years standing.
The city steam roller is at L. c..
Gillespie's place rolling the new drive
which has been constructed from West
ern avenue to the house.
Justice Johnston imposed a fine of
So and costs on J. Wesley Garabrant,
Of Mendham, for driving a horse not
in condition for the work.
General e. p. Meeney is to have tur-
refs erected at the front corners OF his
home on Madison avenue and is also
adding to the rear Of the house.
Mooney & Lyons are busy building
concrete curb on "A bbett avenue. Mr..
Mooney states that both sides will be
curbed from Water street to the river
and considerable sidewalk be laid in
addition.
The enrolment at the Public Schools
are as follows Maple avenue, $40;
Speedwell avenue, 419; Liberty street,
1853 total, j, 4I6. The enrolment is al
most the same as for the month OF
September year ago.
Rev. Milton S. Littleheld has been
secured to make the principal address
of the afternoon session at the cOnven-
tiOn of the Morris County Sunday
School Association at Wharton on
Wednesday, September rs.
The High School Athletic Associa-
tiOn has elected w. L. r. Haven, Jr.,
PRESIDENT; Fl. Paul Piper, secretary,
and Carlton DObbinS, treasurer. A foot
ball team will be organized with Bert
Armstrong captain and Victor Boell,
manager.
The first annual Rhode Island clam
bake will be held at the GARNER Inn,
Denville, this WedneS lay, Septem-
Der 10th, from four to ten p. m. Music
will be furnished during the evening
and the lovers of clam bakeS are prom
ised pleasant time.
Mrs. "A. NJ Guerin's Sunday school
class will hold sale of lemonade, cake,
candy and rusks on the lawn adjoining
the M. r. Church on Friday afternoon,
Sept. I'll from two until six o'clock.
If the weather is unpleasant it will be
in the primary class room.
Bethel A. M. E. Sunday School has
elected the following officers: superin-
tendent George w. Yates; assistant
superintendent, III. Van Buren, Secre-
tary, Miss Eva Steele; treasurer, Mrs.
Kate Richards; librarians, L. StOuten-
berg and Raymond Smith.
The dinner in celebration of the
twenty-ffth anniversary Of the found
ing of the Young Mems Catholic AS
it being found by the committee that
the association started in November,
rather than September as thought.
The library opened Thursday. Dur
ing the time that it has been closed
the rooms have been cleaned and the
floor of the reading room vanished.
The trans0m lights In the stacks and
reference rooms have been changed
from stained to white glass, adding
much to the light of the rooms.
One side of Cleveland street has been
paved from end to end and much work
has been done on the opposite side Of
the street. The street department is
at present spreading gravel on the
street giving 1t proper contour.
SpeedWell place has been given coat
of the small size Of trap rock, improv-
ing its appearance greatly.
Felice Corcia, OF New York, is in
jail charged with sending so called
BLACK Hand = letter to Salvatore Mas
cariello of Main street, Madison, whom
he visited with story that he had
been charged to kill his daughter but
would refrain if given $50 He was
given SO on account and later arrest
ed by the Madison police.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Bethel A. M. e. Church has elected
the following officers /: president, Miss
Helen Ray; vice-preSident. HI. Van
Buren,; corresponding secretary, Miss
Bessie Hill, recording secretary, Fl. A. |
Ray; treasurer, Mrs. Lulu VanBuren;
property holder, Miss Helen Brown;
junior superintendent, Miss f. l..
johnson.