The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


]. A. Muir is having a cement walk
put down on his Elm street frontage.
The Lackawanna station has been
draped in black in respect for the late
Samuel Sloan.
The opening business meeting Of the
Treble Clef Club will be held on Mon
day evening next.
,rhe brick work on the new factory
for the Shelley Ice Company was start
ed on Monday morning.
The retail price of milk has been adj
yanced to nine cents per quart by local
milkmen, effective to day.
The current number of the . Rail
road Employee" contains an INTEREST,"
ing article on Benjamin Day.
The brick work on the new Mills
street school is about finished and car
penters have commenced work on the
roof.
William Fl. Harding, of East Orr
.ange, has rented through the agency
of II. j. Geuung the residence wash
ington place.
The DUDE League will have the first
meeting Of the season in the First Bap-
fist Church next Monday afternoon at
four O'Clock.
The Summer Shelter has closed for
the season. During the summer four
hundred and Jhirty-fve children we're
entertained.
Box "a was sounded on the firealarm
bell on Friday evening and the tiremen
responded promptly, but were unable
to locate any fire.
The changes in the county hall are
about completed. The painting will
be completed to-day, and the carpet is
being laid in the main room.
G.. A. Mclean, graduate of Yves
leyan University, has been engaged TO
teach mathemicS and Latin at MOTIFS
Academy and will commence his du-
ties Monday morning.
The annual meeting of the Tri-coun-
ty Medical Society, comprising the
counties of Morris, Sussex and war
rem, will be held at Morristown, on
Tuesday, October Sth.
There was small fire in the new
store of the MorriStown Drug GO. IN
the Bell building on Monday evening.
The chhmical engine was called but
found little work to do.
A storm sewer at Atno avenue and
Clinton street caved in on "Wednesday
lust as j. r. EickliD was driving oyer
it. The wagon was not damaged and
repairs are being made TO the sewer.
A considerable stretch of concrete
walk is being put down in front of the
Burnett and Scarborough properties
on Speedwell avenue. also in front OF
the G. II. Brown house on Albeit ave-
nue..
w. E. Beach has rented his house
corner of Speedwell avenue and KIN
lev street to Mrs. Kittenger and is
moving into the bungalow which he
has just built on Speedwell avenue
near Thompson street.
The rebuilt Centre street bridge is
about completed. The roadway has
been concerted, cement sidewalk laid
and parapet wall put up. 1t is unfort-
innate that the bridge is not the full
width of5the street,.
Chatham has organized board OF
trade with the following officers: ChaS:
II. Lum, president; j. II. Coleman and
Charles FL. Manley, vice-presidents
Charles Manley, secretary, and Her.
bert Strong, treasurer.
A farewell meeting is to be held
next Monday afternoon in the parlors
of the South Street Church under the
auspices of the~Union Missionary So
ciety for Miss Adeline w Owen, who
sails for India on october 18th.
The Young Woman's Missionary So
eietv Of the Street Street Church will
resume its meetings on Friday, Octo-
Der 4th at 3 D. NJ. Mrs. Brooks, OF
Pensacola, S. c., will speak of her
work among the 9 Mountaineers
The Womans Union Prayer Meeting
will be resumed this week and Will be
Mheld through October every THURSDAY
morning &C half past ten in the ladies
parlor Of the Methodist Church. The
women of all the churches are cordial
~ invited to attend this meeting.
E. M. Sands, cashier Of the U. S.
Express Co. has been transferred to
Washington as agent. u, j. White
head has been changed from depot
agent to cashier in the up town office
and Edward Lounsbery has been ap-
pointed depot agent.
The ornamental fountain under con-
SJrQCUIOu lids UccD OldPCu III OlNCh Al
respect for the memory of ID. Willis
James, thus settling the question as
to the donor of the little park and 9th
er improvements, which, although it
was generally supposed was Mr.. James,
was little in doubt.
The Democrats of Morris County
met in convention at Dover on Thurs
day and nominated the following per-
sons: Surrogate, Augustus I'll. BARLEY,
of Mt. Olive Senator, Irving e. Sal
mon, Morristown; ASSemblymen, A l.
len LOCKER, of Butler and John III.
Williams, of Wharton.
Hamilton Nick. Twombly has made
contracts and started work on two cot
tages of brick and stone to be erected
on his estate near his stable, alta cost
of about $4,000 each. Sturgis Bros.
have the mason contract, George San
som the cut stone, and Mr.. Joyce, OF
Madison, the carpenter contract.
The granite bowl which has done
duty as drinking fountain for ami
mails for several years past was taken
apart on Monday afternoon and stored,
50 that the foundation could be taken
out aud the brick paving and cutters
about the new park and fountain be
finished and the grading and macadam
work also completed.
In special session on Thursday,
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