The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The annual parish meeting of the
First Presbyterian Church is held TO-
night.
Mrs. Helen. L. Dean has purchased a
lot on Western avenue from Robert
Ell. Syms.
Rev. r. B. Urmy will exchange pull
pits with Rev. A. Fl. futile OF Sum
nit next Sunday.
George W. Gore was elected super
intendent of the First Presbyterian
Sunday School at a meeting held on
Monday evening.
The board Of freeholders meets to-
morrow morning and the board OF ex-
else tomorrow evening.
e. w. Prudden has purchased the
Kingsland property on Morris street.,
adjoining the coal yard.
The Morris County Board of Tax
alton has ordered twenty per cent.
raise to Dover assessments.
L. L. Mial has rented for the SUM
mer the Garfield house, corner OF Nor
riS street and Lafayette avenue.
Look out for bad money. Good coun-
terfeits of quarters and half-dollars
are reported to be in circulation.
The Rev. Thomas B. Ironside will
address the anniversary meeting OF the
Newton Mission in that town on June
Ii. ETH
@. Fred Brown has moved his barn
on Harrison street and is remodel
ling it into six room and bath COT
tage.
Sunday was the annual visitation TO
St. Mary's Cemetery. Services were
conducted there with many in atten-
dance.
Work was started on Monday morn
ing excavating for the foundations for
the new small park in front OF the
Park House.
The recent carnival held on the
Cutler lot will add about a hundred
dollars apiece to the treasures OF the
two hospitals.
The Hartley Home at Loantaka has
opened for the season with a NUMBER
Of young ladies and children occupy
ing the place.
John T. Martin is remodeling his
garage building on Pine street cutting
The second story into eight rooms ana
rearranging the ground floor.
Charles Burns, operator at the Lack
awanna station, has been transferred
to HobOken, and is succeeded mere Dy
Arthur Kenny, of Bridgevllle.
The secretary of the Y. NJ. Q. A.
states that there are many appltca-
tionS of late for board or rooms lot
Young men, while the list OF avaliaole
places is small.
Two sisters of the "Pillars of Fire.
from the Bound Brook establishment
have been about town for several days
selling papers, etc. They wear blue
uniforms and hats.
Sheriff Shaw took Dugan, Sweick-
hardt and Fitzgerald, to the state
prison on Saturday. John folly was
taken to jamestown to the reform
school on the same day. g
Geo. E. Voorhees, has sold to FL.
Mckay Twombly gasolene automo--
bile lawn mower, the first to be used
in the vicinity. 1t cuts thirty-tive
inches wide and about as fast as
horse can trot.
Miss Humphreys of Sherman Hill
narrowly escaped injury on Tuesday
afternoon when the horse she was
driving started to run away on the
Park. She jumped as did the coach
man and neither were injured. Inc
horse was st on Quoted.
The Doyle property on Speedwell
avenue was sold at Masters sale on
Monday to A. Gaetano for 81 200. The
property has a frontage of fifty feet
on the avenue, but as the buildings
are badly in need of repairs, the price
is not as cheap as would appear from
first thought.
The annual concert by pupils OF Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. YOungs music school.
in Association hall next Monday even
ing, will have special features OF in
terest and afford a pleasant musical
evening to those fortunate enough to
be in attendance. See advertisement
for particulars.
The furniture store of j. Fisch on
Speedwell avenue was closed by the
sheriff at the instance OF two whole
sale furniture dealers on Wednesday
who levied on all the possessions of
Fisch to be found in town. Fisch left
town the night before and his where
aboutS seem to be uncertain.
John Flanagan is in All Souls Hos
pital as the result of an accident at
Whippany on Tuesday evening. He
was bicycle riding and cOllided with
1nother wheelman, and was thrown off
in front of an automobile which struck
him and injured him somewhat. He
was taken to the hospital and is doing
nicely.
The stone for the new park in front
of the Park House is reported about
ready for shipment, and the contractor
expects to start in a few days to lay
the concrete foundation. The order
has also been given to begin work on
the main park, filling in the low cor.
ner opposite the United States Hotel
and grading behind the new walk.
The shade tree commission met on
Thursday and organized by the cleo
tion of +. G.. Burnham as chairman I;
John D. Garfield, secretary, and b. ..
Chisolm, treasurer. The commission
plans to go over all the streets Of Nor
ristOwn within the next week or so
and examine the tree conditions, and
will strive to prevent injury to the
trees now standing on the public
streets.