The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-05-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

James S. Adams a member OF the Nor
ristown board OF excise for three years.
r. B. McEwan was one of thirty
Automobiles arrested IN MOntclalr
ON Sunday charged With fast driving.
He was fined $40. xzE1
The Methodist Church elected E. l.,
Dobbins, Phoenix Miller and Edward
Pruden trustees at the prayer meeting
held Thursday night.
The Memorial Day address will be
delivered by Rev. 0. A. Curtis, sub
iect " The Impression Made Upon a
Young Man by the Civil War"
The testimonial dinner to former
Chief Fox of the FIRE department will
be held on Monday, May 9th instead
/ of Tuesday the 18th as arranged.
Mrs. Maria E. Backer, wife of former
Sheriff E. A.. Backer, died at her home
in Boonton on May 5th, after a severe
illness of several monthsduration.
The wagons of the U. S. Express Co.
which have been in disreputable con-
dition are being painted. Two have
came back from the shop and are again
ia service.
The vacuum cleaner has been busy
at the county clerks office where all
the books in the vault as well IS the
shelves have been cleaned by the Vacu-
am process.
John III. B. Coriell has been elected
treasurer of the Morristown Memorial
Hospital succeeding e. X. Mills who
resigned after service ofgthree and
half years.
Bishop Lines confirmed a class of
twenty-five at ST. Peters Church on
Sunday and also ordained the Rev.
Royal FL. Balloon, who goes to Irving
ton, N. Y, as rector on June first.
John Foley is in All Souls Hospital
As the result of fall from the roof OF
his home on Water street, which he
was painting. He is badly bruised but
it is thought no bones are broken.
The twentieth annual convention
of the Morris County Christian En-
.deavor Union will be held in the Nor
ris Plains Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday, May 81, afternoon and even
ing.
At the parish meeting of the South
Street Presbyterian Chuch held on
Wednesday evening, H., b. HOFFMAN
was elected treasurer; and @. w. Yer
non, Joseph Whitman and j. b. Byram
trustees.
An awning over one of the show win
dows of the Sullivan building corner
of the Park and Market street caught
fire on Wednesday Afternoon. The
chemical engine was called and put out
the flames.
The tax appeal Of Fl. E. Niese which
was to have been argued before the
state board on Wednesday, was with
drawn by Mr.. Niese. Morris township
had Collins Weir go over all the town
ship properties.
George e. Brown has sold through
the agency of Frank D. Baldwin his
house and lot Linden street, to John
Anderson. The purchaser recently
sold his place on Mt. Kemble avenue
to Mr.. Benbrook
The directors of the Friday Evening
Club have elected the following Of
ficers president, Rev. r. B. Dwight;
firsI vice president, DR.. ii. N. Dodge;
second president, Arthur Butler;
secretary and treasurer, Harvey j.
Genang.
Frank D. Baldwin has rented and
moved into the store opposite the
station, formerly occupied by the Sta
tion Pharmacy. He has cut off con-
siderable for his own use and rented
the balance of the store and basement
to the Pierson Plumbing Co.
Farley Osgood, who resigned as the
Morristown District Manager of the
N. Y. 81 N. j. Telephone Co., to be-
come general manager of the New
Milford, Conn, Power Co., has been
appointed general superintendent of
distribution of the Public Service
Corporation.
f. v. Pitney has furnished the Sew
erage Commission with contour map
showing the feasibility OF locating the
proposed sewerage beds a mile further
than recommended by the commission.
The tract on which the option was Sc
cured comprises l4O aces OF land about
half of which is available for filtration
use.
The BARRIERS in Morristown have ad-
ded a new industry to their line of
business but it would seem that there
was not much to be expected in the
line of Bear trimming" at twenty
five cents. Bears are not very numer-
GUS hereabout and the trimming would
seem to be fraught with some danger
to the trimmer.
The contracts for the new Mansion
House stables and sheds have been let
to Sturgis Bros, AnasonS, and Reeve &
Burr, carpenters. The main structure
will be 90x50 feet containing twenty
five stalls and two box stalls and a
carriage room 25x35. Harness and
WashroomS each 14x22 will be attached
also five open sheds. The structure
will be built OF concrete blocks with a
low pitch Stag roof. T. Cecil Hughes,
of Newark, is the architect
The anniversary of the Epworth
League of the Methodist Church was
observed in the Methodist Church on
Sunday evening. An address was de-
livered by Rev. R. B. Urmy and the
following officers were installed
President, Frederick W. Coriell
presidents, Louis d. Day, Anna
Smith, Adelaide HannaS, Carrie M.
Day secretary, Harry P. Day; treas
urer, Harry z. VanGilder.
The board of excise met on Wednes-
day evening. Commissioner Adams
who had been reappOinted was sworn
in and the board organized by the cleo
tion Of Charles McCollum as chairman.
Transfers were allowed in the Stiner
q Scheur wholesale license and from