The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-06-25

Joseph oakley died at his home on
Ridgedale avenue last Thursday night
after long illness. Since a bad fall
he had a year or so ago he has been in
poor health and hardly able to work.
He conducted saw mill near the rail-
road for many years and recently put
in a small ice plant. Several children
survive him.
The Gamma Sigma Club Of the Nor
riStown High School enjoyed a dinner
at Days, on Wednesday evening, q.
w. Vernon, Jr., was POSTMASTER and
speeches were made by Rev. Philemon
Sturges, j. S. Matthew'S, Harry Hall,
w. Z. r. Haven, Jr. and Thomas Ho-
man. The club has presented the
school a handsome piano stool.
The sewerage committee Of the board
of aldermen met last night and decided
to approve the contracts for the laying
Of the pipe sewers awarded to Antonio
Costa and that for the sewers awarded
to George B. Raymond but to Withhold
approval of the contract for the dis
poSal plant. The two contracts APP
proved have been certified to the
Mayor.
is having its factory site on Hanover
avenue graded for the building. The
lot runs through from Hanover to
George avenue adjoining the Lacka-
wanna railroad. 1t is planed to erect
four buildings of concrete construc-
tion on the site. A road skirting the
lots and connecting the two avenues is
talked of.
Rev. j. w. Ross who up to few
weeks ago was the pastor OF the Bethel
A. M. e. Church, on Spring street, and
was transferred at conference to the
Church at Atlantic Highlands died at
that place on Tuesday. He was appar-
emily in good health, took a newspaper
out on the porch in the evening to
read, but when his wife called him to
come n and retire made no answer
AMI she found he was dead. Funeral
services are held this afternoon.
Rose Peterson, young colored VIC
man, met with a serious accident on
Monday morning. She was picking
coal at the ash dump near the old Pc
cakontas mill when her clothing came
in contact with bonfire there and
blazed up. BystanderS ran to her as
sist ance and pulled the burning cloth
ing from her body but not until her
flesh had been frightfully burned. An
ambulance was sent for and she was
taken to Memorial Hospital. She died
this morning at 10 O'Clock.
An entertainment was given in the
Baptist church on Wednesday even
ing by the co-workers committee, con-
siSting of representations from David
Copperfield by, William B. Vernam, OF
Brooklyn. The entertainer proved to
an artist of unusual ability and versa
Utility and gave his large audience much
pleasure in his presentations OF the va
rious characters, as well as in several
humorous recitals. Harold Blackforo
gave two very acceptable violin SOLOS,
while Miss Annie Bates proved herself
a graceful accompanist.
Members of the Smith family prom
Use to be largely in evidence in teach
ing force of the local public schools for
the next school year. There are al
ready two teachers of that name In
the schools and three more have been
employed viz. Miss Elizabeth o.
Smith, of Massachusetts,; Miss Mar
garet II. Smith, of Boonton; and Miss
Nancy L. Smith. The other new
teachers engaged are Miss Elizabeth
Elmer and Miss Grace Davis OF Massa-
chuSetts: Miss Sarah @. Adams, OF
Long Island; Miss Laura A Washburn,
of New York: and Miss Annie Letcher.