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

six cylinder Duryea car. lt's beauty.
The annual inspection Of the fire de-
partment win occur on "Wednesday,
October16
Normandie Way is being resurfaced
with cracked stone from the Llghthlpe
quarry at Milburn.
The brick work on the new factory
for the Shelley Ice Company was start
ed on Monday morning,
The retail price of milk has been adj
yanced to nine cents per quart by local
,milkmen, effective Tuesday.
The current number of the Rail
road Employee" contains an interest
ing article on Benjamin Day.
Beginning next Sunday the morning
service at the South Street Presby-
Fferian Church will begin at 1920.
The board of freeholders will meet
on next Wednesday morning and the
board of excise Wednesday evening.
"Jerry," the big gray of the No. ITS
outfit while out exercising this morn
ing killed valuable dog on Pine st.
And now it is reported that the
price of beer is to be advanced whole
sale and the size of the glasses reduced
retail.
( The thirty-third Regiment Volun-
teers' Association will hold its annual
reunion in Morristown on Thursday,
sOctober 3rd.
William Fl. Harding, of East Or
ange, has rented through the agency
of Fl. j. Genung the residence WASH
sington place..
Plans are being drawn for the elabor-
ate plaster work which will be fea-
ture of the interior of the new chapel
at Convent.
An entertainment of recitations and
music for the benefit of the Hillside
Sunday School will be held on Friday
evening, October IL.
While patroling the Mountain road
Mounted Policeman Jameson yester-
day arrested two automobiles for ex-
sceeding the speed limit.
Work on the tower of ST. Peters
Church is suspended awaiting the ar
rival of cut stone for the portion OF
section @. now under contract.
B. Nicoll is having an addition erect
ed to one of the cottages on his place.
Mooney & Lyons, are the masons,
Greenwood IeCoster, & Co., the car
penterSs & LIS sasec
Joseph YORK has purchased the DR..
UebeladkeT h0hser on Western avenue
adjoing the court house property and
is making needed repairs TO the house
and stable.
The work offplastering the new po-
lice buildin&waSstarted this morning.
The tin roohis laid AID nearly all SOL
dered and the sash have been hung in
the windows. ~
On account of continued poor health
j. w. Melick. has sbeen obliged to re-
linguish the management of the coal
company bearing his name. He is sue
.ceeded by Fred Baldwin.
Edward Bewlby, of Easton, Pa. but
a former resident of Morristown has
rented the Boniface store on Wash
ington street, for moving picture
show. The store is being improved
for its new use.
The Boonton Bulletin says 1t
was predicted that Boonton would see
the trolley before Morristown did.
IleT6 dTo uUuUUSs LULU etiOj uCOiu-
eddy, and it looks as if it meant next
spring for both places.
Much interest is being taken in a
collection of pictures by Wallace Mutt
ing which is being exhibited at Burn
ett's, IL South street. Some very
quaint Colonial conceptions as well as
many beautiful nature studies are
shown.
Morristown Camp. No. 1878, Modern
WCOdmen of America are making ex-
tensive preparations for class initia-
ton of fifty to take place in Noyem-
Der. They .alsaiexpect to take part in
the Carnival Halloween and capture
some oftthe prizes offered.
Gubernatorial candidate, Frank S.
Katzenback, Jr. will speak in Chat
ham at 10 a. m Thursday, from there
he goes to Stirling, Mendham, Ches-
ter, German Valley, Flanders, Net
cong, Succasunna and end the trip
with two meetings at night at Dover
and Boonton.
The ornamental fountain under con-
Struction has been draped in black in
respect for the memory of d. Willis
James, thus settling the question as
TO the donor of the little park and 9TH
er improvements, which, although it
was generally supposed was MIR. James,
was little in doubt.
With the exception of the O'Brien
& LawlesS tract and the Howell track
at Ford avenue there is not as yet
single block of the private right OF way
desired for the trunk lines of sewers
secured. 1t looks very much as if con-
domination proceedings must be in
stituted all over town.
Several pupils of the Hillside School
with Miss Bates, one of the teachers,
made parting visit to Miss Irene Ack-
serman, at her residence near the Brick
School House, on Saturday afternoon.
The Ackermans return to their home
at Paterson, after a residence of two
wears in Morris township.
The first meeting of the season of
the Mems Club of the First Presby-
terrain Church, will be held on Monday
evening, October 14th, when David
Blausteln will speak on "The Ameri-
canization of the Jewish Emigrant."
DR.. BlauStein was for several years the
secretary of the Educational Alliance.
The judges of the Morris County
Road Drivers Association have of.
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