The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-11-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The work of laying the paving bricks
on the new Park was resumed on Mon
day.
The sale of the VanOrden house on
Wetmore avenue to f. A. Trowbridge
is reported
The Morris Adueduct is extending
its water main on Lincoln street to
George street.
Work is well under way at the new
chapel at Convent in putting in the
tracery windows.
Byram G. Guerin has sold one of his
double houses on Phoenix avenue to
Mrs. Margaret Kelly.
The Hanover Brick Co. has cut down
its working force and also the wages
of the men employed.
Samuel Higgins, formerly of the
State Hospital, warden's department,
was in town on Monday
James Riley was the first to appear
in sleigh for this season, coming out
about ten O'Clock in the morning.
A supper was given for the church
members at the First Baptist Church
Thursday evening, followed by bust
ness discussion.
Sheriff Shaw and Keeper Orr took
Patsy Andre to State prison this morn
ing to begin his term of sentence for
atrociouS assault.
a loaded box car jumped the track
near the Lackawanna bridge over the
river on Sunday night, requiring the
services Of the crane to replace it.
The night operator in the Morris
town tower has been transferred to
Boonton tower days. He is succeeded
in the local tower by onof Engineer
Myers. ~
During the past week the vault
doors have been set in the new town
building and the steel cells set up in
the basement. The boiler for the
heating plant has also arrived.
A movement is being agitated to
change the hours of the high school
having one session, beginning at $50
and closing for the day at LIS, instead
of the two sessions as at present.
Elmer King has resigned as counsel
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stakeholder in the local electric light
and water companies. The last cleo
tion result may involve their purchase
by the municipality.
One of the large elm trees in front
of the Memorial Hospital property on
Morris street fell over across the
street on Sunday afternoon, blocking
traffic until the Street Commissioner
could get it cut away.
Frank Ambrose, proprietor of the
West End Hotel, arrived home on Fri
day evening after trip to Kansas
City during which he was in three rail
road wrecks and reported killed in the
last ore. He was shaken up and some
what bruised.
Nicholas MarinaroNhas the contract
for the engine foundations for the
Morris & Somerset Electric Coz, and
also to put in the foundation and
about thirty feet of brick stack for
the company, the upper part of the
smoke stack being of iron.
Robert Armstrong who had one of
his eyes injured by rifle ball a week
or so ago while he was cleaning the
rifle has entirely lost the sight of the
Injured eye which was removed at the
Memorial Hospital on Monday after
noon.
y 1.-THE Music Master" will be pre-
scented by Miss Gay Zenola MacLaren
at the M. e. Sunday School Room this
(Tuesday) evening, November 18th, at
eight O'Clock. Proceeds for the ben
eft Of the Sunday School Missionary
Fund.
The Sisters of st. John the Baptist
Foundation have commenced the erec-
tiOn of tbree-story brick structure
for st. Margaret's Home at RalSton.
j. M. Hoffman is the mason Cara
brant, the carpenter, while George
SAMSON supplies the cut stone.
The State Convention of the New
Jersey Sunday School Association was
held in Freehold on Tuesday, WedneS-
day and Thursday Those who atten->
ded from MOrriStown were Geo. E.
Voorhees,, Mrs. r. A. Lee, A. H. Pier
son, Mrs. Green and Rey.L. Sturges.
Miss Jeanette Fernandez, soprano
sololst of New York, will be the soloist
at the Thanksgiving service to be held
IN the Church of the Redeemer. St.
Peters Church will join in this SER
vice, and special music has been ar
ranged by the organist, MI. Baldwin.
The Elite Vaudeville Company,
local aggregation composed of the best
talent 10 this vicinity, gave a very
creditabe performance before a fair
sized audience in Whipponong Hall,
Whippany last Tuesday evening. This
troupe intends to play in all the towns
hereabOut the coming season.
During the past few days three of
the cast iron man hole covers of the
M. 81 S. Electric Co., have been broken
evidently with malicious intent. The
laSt one was broken last night under
the arc lamp on the Park opposite the
Bell Building. Another was in front
OF the new police building.