The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Harry Hinchman has been appoint
ed farmer a6 the State Hospital.
The Lumbermen's Association had
dinner at Days on Wednesday.
The annual pew renting Of the
Methodist Church occurred on Mon
day evening.
Louis Thornbeck, the Glendale, l..
IL, Real Estate Broker, is In town
for the summer.
The trial of the Mrs. Samuel Jones'
will case was taken up before Judge
Mills on Monday
Work has been actively resumed on
the St Peters tower which has been
quiet during the winter
Rev. Philemon Sturges preached at
ST. Paul's Chapel, Columbia Univer-
sity, on Sunday afternoon
Work is under way again on the
new chapel at the Convent, after suS-
pension during the cold months.
The Morris County Traction Co.,
has set four poles in Boonton in order
to hold the charter granted by the
town.
A carload of conduits has arrived
for the use of the electric company in
putting its wires underground as
planned.
The town counsel of Dover has been
directed to apply for a receiver for the
gas company there, in order to collect
the taxes due.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Y. M.
q. A. had banquet at Days on We'd
nesday evening. There were about tif-
Jy ladies present.
w. L. Mills will build switch 1900
feet in length from the MalapardiS
branch OF the MorriStoWn q Erie r.
r. to his ice house near Malapardis.
An awning in front of Hill & Car
sons store. caught lire during Thurs
day evening. Extinguishers from the
truck house were used to extinguiSh
the blaze.
H. w. VanWagenen will deliver a
stereopticon lecture on ''God's Out
doors" in the Market Street Mission
on Wednesday at 745 p. m. All are
cordially invited.
The Lippman grocery business on
Speedwell avenue has been sold to
Julius and Simon Stiner, who are re-
modelling the store and expect to re-
open it in about week.
]. II. Wenman has sold his milk
route to a Mr.. Reid, of Newark. Mr..
Wenman will remove to Asbury Park,
where they have purchased house
and will spend the summer.
Resolute Fl. & l., Co., is having a
new body Quilt for the red wagon
which will be two feet longer than
the former one. Other changes will
greatly improve the vehicle.
Nicholas Marinaro has commenced
the erection of a three story brick
store and apartment building 28x56
feet in size on Flagler street. He has
already leased the store for five years.
The county board of elections will
meet on Thursday, April II, and Sat-
urday, A pril 20, from a. N. to ) p. m.
to add names to the registry OF voters
in Morristown for the sewer election
the Tuesday following.
Nicholas Marinaro has the plans out
for three room Une-story office build
ing to be erected at the intersection
OF Flagler street and Nicholas avenue.
1t will be built OF cobble stones, like
the railroad station at Whippany.
The steam roller has been busy on
Pine street. The earth removed from
the ditch on Spring street, where it
was necessary to put in stones for
drainage is being hauled to Race
street to grade that thoroughfare.
Plans are out for estimates for
l. y, fanr ctANinc
high, to be erected by Mrs. Mellon on
her Madison avenue place, also for a
one story brick garage "a X 80 feet in
size. o. b. Smith, Jr., is the architect.
The strike of local mechanics still
continues, with apparently no pros
pect of settlement. The bosses are
working themselves, while many Of
the journeymen are doing jobbing on
their own account or working out OF
town.
Justice Leventritt, in the New York
supreme Court on Tuesday granted a
decree of absolute divorce to William
Y. Marsh, from Anna l.. Marsh whom
he married in 1895 in. Philadelphia.
The custody Of Frances, is awarded to
her father.
1t is reported that the contractor for
the PocahontaS Lake dam will raise
the gates and let out the water unless
he shortly receives some payment on
the $4,000 still due him. He has been
paid $500 on account. 1t. would seem
that there is enough interest in the
project to raise this money.
The Missionary Committee of the
Christian Endeavor Society Of the
First Presbyterion Church gave an en-
tertainment at the Old Ladies Home
last Friday evening. There wer piano
solos by Miss Edna Davis, vocal, solos
by Miss Sara Davis and Master Theo-
dore Ford, and recitations by John II.
Berry. Refreshments were also served.