The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-04-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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ting him from work.
St. Peters Church has given the or
der for the construction. OF section b.
OF the tower. The stone is being cut.
Harry Lee, Of Mt. Tabor, was thrown
from a wagon in a runaway accident
on SpeedWell hill last Tuesday and had
a collar bone broken and his face cut.
The wife Of Davis G. StiIwelI died
early Mondey morning.. She had been
sick only since Wednesday the disease
finally being diagnosed as peritonitis.
An evening of vocal and instrument
aEmusic will be given in the Baptist
Church on Tuesday evening, April 80,
under the auspices of the boys bri-
gade.
- Rev. Andrew Beattie conducted the
service at the South Street PreSbyte-
Ran Church on Thursday evening. He
returns to his station in China next
week.
Loantaka Council celebrated the
Observation-Disclosures of the founding
OF the grand council on Tuesday night
when there were special exercises and
refreshments.
Charles Street,. of Baltimore, died
Friday morning at the residence OF his
son, Ralph S. Street, Elm street,
Summit, whom he was visiting for
some months.
John Gill has purchased the old
buildings adjoining the Elliott green
houses and used as marble yard and
will move them to his residence on
Ea,.lxy root rohuilHinn harm
g. w. Crankershaw has rented the
house corner of Plum and Chestnut
streets and has moved into it. DR..
CrankerShaw is connected with the
Prudential Insurance Co. in the home
office.
The Sims Kent Co., recent addi-
tion to the manufactures of Dover,
the town giving land, ETC., to land the
concern has already become insolvent
and Mayor George PierSon has been
appointed receiver.
The election of officers of the 5. o.
@. was held Wednesday evening. Of
ficers elected were John Young, Jr,
president; Clyde StarcK, yice-preSi-
dent. and G. Willard Dickie, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Ties seem to be scarce hereabouts of
late. Chief Engineer Lincoln Bush
was recently through Warren county
looking for ties and the Morris County
Traction Co. has had mann searching
for these needful parts OF railroad con-
Structi0n.
FL. H. .Topakyan has purchased the
estate of Mrs. Anna B. Hay at Norris
Plains. on the Brant mill road. The
property consists OF forty acres OF land
and a residence and stable and also
several outhouSes. He expects TO
make some Improvements on the
property
The electric company has asked per-
mission TO open the streets around Che
Park, South street, Madison avenue,
DeHart street. Pine street and other
thoroughfares to lay conduits for
light wires. :, The work will be started
next month.
Joseph Reeves died at his home on
Morton street Thursday, death fol-
lowing long illness from cancer. He
was unmarried and harness maker
by occupation. The funeral to-mor-
row afternoon will ne in charge OF The
local lodge of Elks, of which he was a
member.
The Morristown & Erie r. r. has
ordered lot of eighty pound rail to be
laid between MorriStown and Whip
pany from which place to Essex Fells
the eighty pound is now in use. The
rail taken up will be used for the new
siding to the Mills ice house and for
other siding work.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend the annual meeting of the Nor
ristown Auxiliary of the Berkshire In
dustrial Farm to be held in the Parish
House of the Church Of tile Redeemer
on Wednesday morning, April 24th, at
IL O'Clock. The Rev. Lewis Cameron,
of South Orange, will speak from per-
sonal knowledge of the work OF the
Farm in the reformation OF boys
Contracts for the erection of the new
public school building, corner of Mills
and Hazlett streets, has been let as
follows: Mason, j. d. Collins; car
penter, Coe, Mitchell & Co. /; plumb
ing. thinning, ETC., w. HI. MeSlar Co. ;
painting, Dempsey & Murphy. The
structure willcOst about Sl8, 900. Plans
are by r. @. Walsh, and the general
arrangement of the building will be
like the Liberty street school.
Daniel Hinchey reported at Police
Headquarters this morning that James
Callahan was in the Howell barn on
Ford avenue, near the railroad, injur-
ed. Sergeant Morrison and Patrolman
Youngs went to the barn with horse
and wagon and Callahan told them
that he had been in the barn since
Saturday night and that his ribs were
broken. The policemen found that he
really was hurt and took him to Mem
orial Hospital.
The Morris County Insurance Co.:
has elected the following directors :
Hayward G.. Emmett, Joseph FL. Van
Dcren. James r. Voorhees,, George IL
Ross, George e. Voorhees,, Norris
town; Guy Minton, Chatham; Fred
erick II. Beach. George w. Sickle,
Rockaway Matthias L. Welsh, Ger
man Valley: William Wallace Cook,
Hanover Edward A. Backer, Boon
ton; 3. l.. Cook, Madison Theodore
f. King, Landing.
1t was stated informally before The
special meeting of the board OF alder
men on Monday night that the Lack
awanna r. r. has refused to sign the
contract in regard to the proposed
gates at the Morris street crossing be-
cause it contained a clause binding
the company to remove the gates and
tower which was to be erected on the