The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-22
COUNTY AND VICINITY.

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Mr.. Alexander is acquiring some adj
ditional land for his estate at Brook
side.
The Morris County Traction Co. has
suspended building operations at
Boonton.
Miss r. N. Karn, of Dallas, Texas,
is visiting Miss Frances Nesbitt. on
Western avenue.
The War Department has issued an
order, changing the name of the U. S..
powder depot near Dover to Picatinny
Arsenal. rs
The Morris County Traction Co. has
asked the Boonton Common Council
for an extension of time for the COM
pletion of the trolley road there till
June /, 1908.
A locomotive on the New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Railroad ran over and
killed two COWS belonging to George
Bush, near Whitehouse Station, a few
nights ago.
The Troy Hills Game Protective AS
ISOLATION has been organized with the
following trustees: Willis K. Howell,
John J. Mitchell, Richard w. Nc
Evan. B. f. Howell and Howell Con-
dit.
The Jesse L. Hedden Co. has been
organized to do real estate business.
The capital stock is $4,000 and the
incorporates are 4: Ida +. Hedden,
Joseph +. Heating, of Madison, Mar
garet Pointer. of Jersey City and John
J. Cochin. of Brooklyn.
The Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club
has been Incorporated as a society not
Tor profit. The trustees named are :
r. l.. Edwards, w. l.. Douglas, H. M.
Duncan, Thos. b. Attefbury, Chas.
N.-Gox and Chas. A. Kobb.
The Hopatcong Light 81 PowerCo.
has been Incorporated with an author
lied capital stock of $50, 900 for the
purpose OF supplying electricity. The
incOrporators are Charles f. Schmitt,
III. X. Salmon, o. f. g. Megie and H.
r. Brown. The company has in mind
the erection of a power plant near
Landing for supplying electricity to
the country about the lake:
Alta recent meeting Of the Bernards-
vile Public Library. Association the
following report for the last year was
given by the librarian Number Of
volumes in the library, 3,136; number
circulated during the last year, 1904,
an increase OF l, 800 over last years cir
culation numberof volumes present.
ed to the library, $50 number bought
from the book fund, 202 volumes; at
tendance for the year, l7,504 attend
ance for lost year, l2,l77.
After fight lasting many years, the
Wells Fargo Express Company has
gained entrance TO pittSburg, but it is
by way OF trolley line, all railroads
entering the PiCtSburg district hav
ing been closed 60 1t by competing ex-
press companies. The Erie road,
which is backing Wells-F Fargo, has ar
ranged to drop packages at Butler,
Pa, and have them whiSked into
Pittsburg in special cars.
Madison will have some politics in
the next few DAYS. A Republican
meeting "Wednesday evening TO be adj
dressed by Frank Sommer of Essex
county, don. Edmund Wilson and
Senator HiIlery. A local option meet
ing on Thursday to be addressed by j.
Frank Burke, Rev. o. Horsman ana
Rev. Thomas Shannon; and Candidate
Katzenbach there on Tuesday, the
10Th.
The siXty-second annual meeting of
the New Jersey Historical Society will
be held at noon Wednesday, Octuber
Both, at the Historical Library on
West Park street, Newark. The trus-
tees will meet at l1.30 O'clock. Later
in the afternoon Rev. DIR. William NJ.
Lawrence, pastor OF the North Bap-
fist Church, Orange. will deliver an
address on The Value of Historical
Inquiry"
1t is understood that Justice Pitney,
of the Supreme Court, will take the
Hudson County Circuit hereafter. re-
placing Justice Fort. There will be
no change in Justice Swayze's circuit,
who prefers TO remain in the Union
and Middlesex district. Justice Par
ker, who has just been appointed to
succeed Justice Fort, will take the
Morris, Somerset and. sussex. circuit.
The Passaic and Bergen circuit may
be taken by Justice BeFgenyy although
this Is not certain. TIE assignments
are usually given according TO length
of service, but it is probable chat 1us-
ticeS Reed, Trenchard and Hendrick-
son will remain in South Jersey under
any circumstances.