The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-11-26

Conditions have been improved in
front Of the Memorial Hospital prop
erty digging away the grass between
sidewalk and curb and putting in its
place gravel. The walk for several
years past has been river in time of
storm.
There have just been added to the
MorriStOwn Library the following sets
of books Bal. as, thirty-six volumes;
Charles Read, thirteen volumes;
Thackeary, thirty-six volumes; Bull
wer, fourteen volumes; Dickens, fif-
teen volumes. Burke's Peerage is also
a new addition besides a number of
| other books.
The first number of The Norris
tonian for the season, volume X,
has been issued. The editOr-in-chief
| is William Rogers Burlingame, 09 :
editors, G.. w. FL. Allen, 90, III. G..
Reed '09, and p. G.. M. Austin, '08.
Henry M. Davenport is the business
manager, and is assisted by Gordon
Kaemmerling, '0S.
Loantaka and Rockaway Councils,
Royal Arcanum, debated the subject
of municipal ownership on Tuesday
evening, r. b. Mott and S. B. Libby,
of Rockaway, argued the affirmative
| side against Alderman Ira Mowery
| and D.. f. Barkman. The judges de-
cided that the affirmative had the bet
ter OF the argument.
Max Mintz was tried before a jury
| in Justice JohnStOn'S court on Satur-
| day morning on charge of cruelty to
animals. He was convicted and fined
$50 and costs. The case was brought
| by the S. p 9. A. it being charged
that Mintz hired two small boys to
kill horse which they succeeded in
doing after long efforts.
The Chatham board Of trade has
started campaign for better school
facilities. The education committee
| of the board consisting of Rev. John
Macnaughtan, Rev. @. e. Hesselgrave
and Harry de B. Page, has recommen-
ded the immediate erection of new
building of brick, on new site CEN
trally located and to consist of not less
than four acres.
The annual meeting of the Needle
work Guild was held on Wednesday,
when the following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. BeldOr S. Day !;
vice-presidents, Mrs. Wynant Wander
pool, Mrs. @. d. M. Cole, Miss j. Free
man, Miss M. M. Perkins; secretary,
Miss Marion ID. Beach; treasurer, Mrs
W. w. Cutler. There were 1850 gar
ments collected during the past year.
Melvin G. VanNess, of Paterson, a
brother-in-law of f. A. Trowbridge, is
in Ali Souls Hospital suffering from
gun shot wounds received while hunt
ing near Chester last Tuesday, when a
friend of his, Frank Banta, of Boon
ton, fired at rabbit and shot his
companion instead VanNesS is pretty
" ell peppered with shot, especially
about his neck and arms, but is get
ting on very well.
Secretary Konkle will invite Whar-
ton and MOrriStown to send represen-
tativeS to the next meeting of the
LackaWanna Base Ball League, which
will be called soon, and it is possible
that if these two towns enter teams
the league will be formed with four
teams, Chatham and Summit going
in, out with Morris rbWharton not
desiring to join The end of the Lacka-
wanna League will probably be at
hand.
The new ice factory of the Shelley
Ice Co. is progressing, most of the con-
crete roof now being on, business be-
ing carried on at the office and store
house on the new site. The machines
and boilers have been moved from the
Coal avenue plant but the tanks are
still to be moved and considerable of
the old building must setll be cleared
away before the tanks can be pulled
out. 1t will probably be two weeks be-
fore the Public Service Corporation
can get possession Of the ground.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has
handed down a memorandum sustain
ing the refusal of the trial Judge to
grant a nonsuit in the two actions
brought by Mrs. Elizabeth X. McLand
to recover damages from the Morris
County Board of Freeholders for fail
ure to maintain a bridge in good con-
dition. McLand lost his life in conse-
quence, in saving that of his wife,
who had been thrown into the water
from the broken bridge. The jury
found the board negligent.
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