The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-18
J LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


will meet at Chatham to-day.
The commencement of st. Elizabeth's
College at Convent, was held on Thurs
day. There were twelve graduates
Stanhope has voted to maintain a
three year high school course 81 400 be-
ing voted last week for that purpose.
The Vanadium Company has been
incorporated with office at Millington.
The object is mining principally in
Peru.
Morris County got So, 122.15 for road
repairs from the apportionnent OF
money received from automobile Ii
scenses.
The Parkside A. G. defeated the
New Providence a g. at Murray Hill
on Saturday afternoon by the score of
12to4.
Miss Almira Van Fleet died at her
residence on Western avenue on Satur-
day. Funeral services are held this
afternoon.
A preparation is being used at the
Maple Avenue School to keep the dust
on the floor. 1t also is said to be a
disenfectant.
Sands & Co., are putting in scales
and preparing to open a branch coal
yard along the Erie r. r. near the To-
cal station.
Charles e. Pierson has purchased
house and an acre of ground at Den
vile and will short move there from
Fairyiew place.
The pupils of Miss Bates and Miss
Tallmadge's rooms in the Hillsidepub-
lie school, enjoyed picnic in the Burn
ham woods on Saturday.
Officials of the board of freeholders,
the road committee and state COM
missioner went over county roads 10
automobiles on Thursday.
w. w. Dean has given the contract
for his new house to be erected on
Western avenue to George r. Gordon.
The house will cost about $4,000.
The Perrin Varnish Co. has been in
.cOrpOrated with principal office at
Chatham. The capital stock is 800, 900
of which r. S. Perrin holds 1913 shares.
A musical will be given by the pu-
pills of VIM. Howell and VIM. Howell,
Jr., in Hoffman's hall, Mendham, on
Friday evening of this week at eight
o'clock.
The junior class of the High School
entertained the seniors on Friday af-
ternoon and the high school had sub
Scription dance in the Chronicle Hall
in the evening.
The name of :" The Home for Worthy
and Destitute Women and Girls in the
"a ~ rsatN M oxU TarcnU - ha .
been changed to "Old Ladies Home
of Morristown, New Jersey"
Carl Seller, of Summit, is making
surveys of the lands at Speedwell
where it is planned TO erect the trolley
barns and power house and run the
switch from the Lackawanna.
John Gill who purchased the old
monumental work shop on Park place
has moved it to his residence on Early
street. Good progress is being made
on the remodelling.Of the Elliott green
houses.
Miss Bertha Louise Clark, the we'll
known violinist, recently gave a musi-
Gale in Brooklyn at which Master
Harry Mitchell, one of her Morristown
pupils played solo number and in a
violin duet.
The closing exercises of the Norris
town Free Kindergarten. with an ex-
hibit of work, will be held in the kin
dergarten rooms, Merchants Block,
on Wednesday, June 10, at 10 a. M. All
are invited.
The large safe for the board of free
holders was hauled to the court house
on Monday and successfully located in
the niche which has been prepared for
it. 1t is Of the Cary make and stands
about seven feet high.
Two new switches are TO be laid in
, the MorristoWn passenger yard beside
5 the siding leading to the lands OF the
trolley company. Some provision will
be made for the cars Of coal kept IN
the yard for coaling the locomotives.
According to recent compilations
SOL, 600 was paid out by the life in
surance companies to Morristown peo-
Die last year. There were sixteen
cities and towns in the state in which
the hundred thousand mark was ex-
ceeded.
The Morris County Traction Co. has
its rails laid in Summit to Orchard
street. Iron poles are being erected
in Summit. The work probably will
be held up because the right of way
across one piece of property has not as
yet been secured.
Five men handcuffed together at
tracted considerable attention as they
were marched from the railroad sta
ton to the Jail on Thursday afternoon.
They were from Dover and were SEN
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