The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-08

James Martin, twenty-five years of
age. escaped from the State Hospital
on Wednesday. de was working with
the potato machine and fell behind on
the excuse of getting a drink. As he
passed the residence of William Van
Zandt he went through the house and
lsecured $l.68 which he took along with
him. 81
| The engineers report for the month
of September show 1924 feet OF tile
laid during the month, or a little less
than two miles, while thirty-Six man
holes were built. Although less feet
of pipe were laid than in August, yet
the tiles laid were larger and the cuts
heavier, SO that the aggregate amount
is larger. M
J. 9. f. Keller has resigned as local
agent of the WellS-FargO Express Co.,
and was checked out by Route Agent
Williams yesterday. He is succeeded
by his son, Ell. Morton Keller, who has
been with the Adams Express 60. at
| Asbury Park all summer. j.. Q. n.
Keller will remain in town and plans
to engage in business,
The new foreign postal rate, adopted
at the last universal postal convention
in Rome, became effective on Tuesday.
Foreign postage hereafter will be five
cents for the first half ounce and three
cents for each additional half ounce.
The new rate applies to all countries
except Canada, Mexico and Cuba, where
the domestic rate of two cents for each
half ounce will be continued.
Contracts for the erection of the new
house for e. W. Van Week on Nor
mandie Way have been let to Mooney
& Lyons, maSOnS, and W. +. BarKman,
carpenter. The new house will be of
stone the main part fifty by thirty
three feet in size with, wing eighteen
by thirty three feet. The structure
will cost about $4,000. The grounds
are being graded from plans and under
the supervision of d. w. Langton.
/ Arrangements are being made for a
high-class moving picture show in
town. Edward Bowlby, of Easton, Pa,
who has had considerable experience
/ with shows of this character, has
rented the building at 40 Washington
street, where he will open an up-to-
| date moving picture show and Illus
trated song entertainment. The pict-
ures will be changed three times a
week.. Announcement of opening date
will be given later.
The incorporation papers of the Mil
| ton t. Elliott Company, incorporated,
have been recorded in the Morris Coun-
ty Clerks office. The principal Office
is in Morristown and the agent named
is John SimminS. The new company
has an authorized capital stock of $780,
600 and will deal in nuts, dried fruits
and such articles. The incorporatOrs
i are John w. Simmins, J. L., William
/ d. and M. t. Elliott, the three last
named residing in Newark.
Resolute III. & L. Co. has made final
arrangements for participating in the
firemen's parade at Somerville on
Thursday. They will take the drum
corps along sending that body in a
stage. The team WILDE driven over
with the red wagon on Wednesday
while the truck will be taken over by
three horses starting early Thursday
morning. The members of the COM
pany and visitors to the number of
tifty-seyen in all will go over in auto
mobiles leaving the truck house at $50
Thursday morning. Ia H.
| at OuC miuuUc pdSu iuluHIBIlU uoS-
day morning railway mail clerks
throughout the country began the
weighing of mails in obedience to a
general order OF the Postmaster-Gen
eral. Congress is responsible for this,
In the regular appropriation bill for
the postal service, approved March /,
the clause requiring the weighing for
thirty days was inserted. 1t was the
first time in the histpryAof the POST
Office Department. that the weighing
of all mail matter'in all trains over all
routes on which mail clerks are en-
pIoyed was required. 9as