The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


.on picnic to Dixon's Grove Tuesday
morning.
The Green Village Church fair will
be held in that village on the even
ings Of July % and "a,
The Morris Aqueduct Co. is laying a
main through Chatham street, one Of
the new streets on the Flagler mill
property near the old soap factory.
Frederick James, Of New York, died
on Wednesday, very suddenly at Perce,
Quebec. Mrs. James was Miss Lucy
johnson, daughter OF the late Ne
hemiah johnson Of Morris Plains.
Announcements is made of the open
ing of the annual camp meeting at
me-. Tabor. The meeting will COM
mence on Tuesday, August 9th, con-
tinuing until August 10th, inclusive.
The board of health has taken meas
ures to have the sewer connections
made by the contractor properly in
spected. A fee of 81 to cover the ex-
tpense of the inspection will bs charged.
. The police arrested two Italians
about ten O'Clock on Wednesday night
on suspicion OF being peppers. Two
men we're seen on De Hart street a
couple of nights before walkiHg about
back yards late in the, eyening,.-~
Charles S. Whitman, who spoke be-
fore the Mems Club of the First Pres
byterian Church few weeks ago, mas
become a Justice in the Court or Spec
ial Sessions in New York and has re-
signed his place as city magistrate.
One of the italian laborers employ
ed on the sewers on COLES ave. was
buried in sand as high as his thighs
on Monday afternoon. He was speedl-
" dug out from his uncomfortable
predicament and escaped with few
bruises.
The local Christian Science Society
have leased the large room IN the Far
reilly building, formerly used as
school room. The room will be re-
decorated ready for occupancy the
first of August. The rooms in the
Babbitt Building have been outgroWn.
The Christian Endcavor Society Of
the First Baptist Church will hold a
sale of cake and ice cream on the
church lawn on Tuesday, July 23rd,
from tive until nine o'clock. II stormy
the sale will be held the next fair
evening. The proceeds Will De de-
voted to Fresh Air work.
The plant of the New York and
Philadelphia Brick Co., near Whip
pany, has been leased to the Morris
County Brick Company for a term Of
years. The new company has been
putting in some new machinery and
changing the plant considerably and
hopes to be making brick in about a
week.
Among number Of books which
have recently been presented to Rev.
Mr.. Sherman was copy OF Dab0lFS
Arithmetic, which is probably at least
a century old. This book, which is
minus few of the opening and closing
pages, Mr.. Sherman has donated to
the Morristown public library, as a
literary curiosity.
There will be musicale at Mt.
Freedom Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday evening, July 23rd, inst, at 8
O'Clock, given by some excellent Nor
ristown talent, viz: Orchestra, Tine
readings by Rev. Mr.. Horsman, yio-
linists, vocal and instrumental music.
Everybody is cordially asked to come
and enjoy it. Small admission.
Both the chemical engine and the
red wagon were called out about nine
O'Clock Friday morning to the Kahn
Building on South street, where fire
had started in Mowbray's tailor shop
on the second floor. The wainscoting,
doors and other wood work were
charred and some paper was burned
before the fire was extinguished.
The streets on the Sire tract have
been given names. The cross street
from Flagler to River street, near
Water street has been called Victor
street. The next one above Garabaldl
street and the one from Race street to
the river is Chatham street. Inc
short street from River street to the
Roosevelt street.
Nicholas Marinaro has been having
some difficulty about getting his build
jngs plastered He served notice on
the union officers some days ago to
supply men but they objected to the
presence of nonunion carpenters. Con-
sequently he went below and Thurs
day put on a force ofnonunion plaster
ers and has declared open shop as far
as he is concerned.
The Public Library, of Boston, has
ordered copy of Rev. Andrew M.
Sherman's Memorials of the Honor
able Joshua S. Salmon" Including
this volume, there are now in the Bos-
ton Public Library, by purchase. 7
bound volumes and one pamphlet, by
Rev. MI. Sherman. The Public Lii
brary, of New York City, has also a
copy Of each of Mr.. Sherman's books.
That the Morris s. Somerset Elec-
trio Co. has the good will OF citizens
of the town is shown by the encourag-
ing stock subscriptions of local mer-
chants and business men besides many
promises Of taking electric service as
soon as the plant is in operation. The
preliminary work is progressing the
rough plans for the power house being
already in shape.