The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Bethel A. M. e. Sunday school will
run an excursion to Cranberry Lake
on Thursday, August %.
During the month Of August the
shoe stores will close at half past SIX
except Saturday nights.
The assessors of Morris county had
their annual Seance with the county
board in the court room to-day.
The annual report of the State
Board of Education for the year end
ing June 80, 1905, has just been re-
,ceived.
Caldwell Fraser has rented his resi-
dence on Mills street to Antonio Costa
for one year and has removed to East
Orange.
Rev. r. B. Urmy addressed an open
air meeting in Military Park, Newark,
on Sunday afternoon, his topic being !:
g The Writings of the Iron Per"
The County Board of Elections met
on Tuesday morning and organized by
the election of A. A. Vance as cnalr-
man, and George @. Smith as secretary.
Campers at Greenwood Lake fear
that this is the last summer there, as
rumor indicates that Edward FL. Har-
riman is about to gobble the whole lake.
Joseph Wharton, who was stricken
while in Europe, has been brought
back to this country, and at present is
at his place at Newport, where he is
doing nicely.
Marshall Hixon, of Morris Plains,
fireman on engine 23l, has passed a
successful examination as engineer,
and has been assigned to one OF the
Tobyhanna trains.
Contractor Costa put gang OF thir-
ty Hungafians from Franklin Furnace
at work this morning. They left Frank
lin because of the danger of the work
in the mine and quarry.
Rev. George E. Morris starts to-day
on his vacation. He will visit Sarato-
go, then the seashore, and in Septem-
Der will attend the National Baptist
Convention at Washington, D. 9.
Resolute HI. g. L. Co. will elect Off
GERS on w ednesday evening. The other
companies will elect officers next Mon
day. In the case of Independent Hose
it is the fortieth annual election.
A meeting under the auspices of the
Anti-Saloon League was held at Whip
pany on Wednesday evening, with
about sixty voters in attendance, and
another was held in Boonton on Thurs
day night.
The boards of registry and elections
of Morris county will meet on Tues
day, September 3, and after organic
ing, begin their canvass. The prlma-
ries will be held on September 10, from
/ until p. m.
The police made ten arrests for
drunkenness or disorder or both on
Saturday night, an unusually large
griSt for one night. Two of the parties
were brought in as the result OF a trip
over Fort Nonsense hill.
Contractor Costa has sub-let the con-
trac5 for the four ejector plants to the
AnSonia Co., of New York. Mr.. Horn
of the company, has been out looking
after starting the work. Mr.. costa
will build the chambers.
President r. H. Thomas of the Nor
ris County Golf Club is arranging a
match for the champions Of the United
States to be held on Sept. 26, 81 and rs.
The visitors will be entertained at the
homes of the club members.
A stuffing-box blew out Of COM
pressor at the Mills ice plant this fore
noon, releasing a great quantity OF the
ammonia. The workmen ran out in a
hurry and it was an hour before the
ammonia could be shut off.
Patrolman Naughton, of the local
police force, has purchased the Cor
neliuS MorrisSey property on Phoenix
avenue and has moved there from Cobb
place. He has been busy for the past
three weeks overhauling his new prop
erty.
Elm street residents are DESTROYS
that arc lamps should be placed on
that street under the new contract in
stead of incandeScent lamps. They
say that Elm street is one OF the most
travelled streets in town and should
be as brightly lighted as the best.
The italian Workingmen's Mutual
Association has been organized and in
corporated as society not for profit.
The headquarters are at 10 Flagler
street and the incorpOratorS are Luigi
Marinaro, Guiseppi Maininero, Vim
cenzo Russo, CarminO Verillo, Urbana
Mucci, Carmine Monaco, GuiSeppi
Antonaccio, Nicola Denunzio.
Plans are out for the new King house
to be erected on Kitchell avenue. The
building will be about eighty by fifty
feet in size, and be built of brick, plas-
tered on the outside. Floors will be
of iron beams and concrete, and the
gables Of stucco. The structure will
cost about $4,000. The architect is
D., N. B. Sturgis, of New York.
The total number of parishes in the
Roman Catholic Diocese OF Newark
has been brought up to 160 by the es-
tabliShment of a new parish at EliZ-
abeth, the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, and another at Dover-the
Sacred Heart Church, and Rev. Paul
T. Carew, of Ridgewood, has been APP
pointed rector.
Nicholas Marinaro has SO, 900 con-
tract to erect power house for the
Storage Batter" Company at Boonton.
The building H1il be of brick one story
high and 65xl28 feet. He has the con-
tract also for a three story store and
residence building to be erected in
Boonton by Angelo Creature from
plans by w. b. Pierson.
The second annual session of the
Sunday School Institute of the New
Jersey Conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church will be
held in Bethel A. M. E. Church next