The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-09-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

An electric clock has been placed il
the postoflice.
The public schools opened to-day for
the fall term.
Miss pana's School Will reopen on
September rs.
The board Of aldermen will meet on
Friday evening.
Stacy Beeks Betzler has closed his
camp at Shonguml Lake after a sue
cessful season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Young re-
sumo teaching at their studio in the
Parker building to-day
j.. X. Kronenberg has had some Nor
ris county peaches so large that only
sixtv-tiye filed peach basket.
Joseph Preim has been appointed on
the third ward election board to sue
coed J. B. Headley who was appointed
but was unable to serve.
"A sale held on the piazza Of Edward
Pruden's residence, Western avenue,
last Tuesday afternoon, netted S25 for
the aid Of fresh air work.
In addition to other Improvements
at the chapel of the First PreSby terrain
Church, a cement walk has been con-
structed around the building.
The Dover Iron Era announces that
twill come out as tri-Weekly, COM
mencing to-day. We wish Mr.. Will
Jams success jim his new venture.
The local lodges of Eagles and Elks
have arranged for a base ball game at
Franklin Park on September IL, pro-
ceeds for the benefit OF the hospitals.
A pair Of swapping turtles on exhi-
bitiOn at the store of Phillips q Day
were caught at Brant's Pond on Mon
day by w. e. Day and VIM. Lanter-
man.
Miller's Carnival stayed in Dover for
an extra week rather than go to Wash
ington, where it was booked The
Washington people are threatening le-
gal proceedings.
Rev. "A. w. Wishart, Of Trenton,
who has spoken in Morristown on sew
eral occasions has accepted a call to
the Fountain Avenue Baptist Church
or Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Morristown Free kindergarten
will reopen on next Monday, Septenn-
Der 10th, lin the rooms in the Merch-
ants Block. Parents are requested to
send their children on the first day ii
possible.
What to do with the amateur brass
band is settled by news item in the
Coast journal: Mrs. Atramath died
at Low Town on the 18th. She was
buried next day with the amateur
brass band"
The races scheduled for Monday did
not come off at the Driving Park on
account Of the heavy condition of the
track. They were postponed until
September Is. Instead there were a
number Of exhibition heats.
The police made one arrest on Mon
day when Charles Moore was arrested
charged with robbing John FinneSsy
of a watch and some money while the
latter was in an intoxicated condition.
The prisoner was sent to jail.
Cleveland street is in the throes of
paving and curbing epidemic and it
is expected, will be all paved before
winter sets in. Speedwell place paw
ing and curbing is finished and work
on the roadbed has been started.
Karl Behr met defeat at the hand of
W. j. Clothier, of Philadelphia, in che
finals Of the National Tennis Tourna-
ment. His playing has attracted
much attention and he has taken rank
as one Of the leading tennis players Of
the country. e
Rollerskating in Morristown was re-
vived when Wyanoke Hall Ia the
Merchants Block was turned into a
roller rink onSaturday. At the after
noon session Monday the attendance
was about hundred while in the even
ing a good crowd was present
The walls Of the new wing Of Memo
orial Hospital are rapidly nearing COM
pletion. The larger part, which is two
stories high, has the cOrnice attached
and the coping on, while he fhree-suo-
ry portion is nearly up. TIE building
will be enclosed in week or 50.
The First Baptist Sunday School
carried one hundred and eisllty-fiye
fares on the excursion to VefJna Lake
Park on Wednesday. The day was fair
and cool and the trip enjoyed. Picnics
were also present from the Hanover
Presbyterian Sunday Schools and the
Little Falls Methodist School.
A quartet will lead the singing in
the South Street Church during the
three weeks absence of Mr.. Eaton
Miss Jeanette 'Tippett, soprano; Mrs.
Oliver X. Day, contTalto; Mr.. p. D..
Neighbour, tenor; Mr.. Geo. Sherman,
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