The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-03-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The three new ladders ordered for
Resolute III. s. L Co. have arrived.
The public schools close this Friday
for the usual spring vacation Of one
week
The spring institute of the Morris
County w. G. Il. U. is in session at
Madison to-day.
d. Willis James has contributed
81 900 toward the tower fund OF ST.
Peters Church.
Loantaka Council, Royal Arcanum,
holds ladies' night entertainment III
the Lyceum to night.
The Newark Conference of the M. r.
Church begins its annual session in the
Methodist Church onWednesday, April
3fd.
John D. Garfield has sold triangu-
lar tract containing six and half acres
in Normandie Park to q. w Var
Week.
Miss Jeanette Tippett, OF Rocka-
way, has accepted an offer as soprano
of the South Street Presbyterian
quartet.
e. T.. Foster has. purchased of J. j.
Kleine, the Mead farm on Mt. KEN
BILE avenue. The price reported is
about $4,000.
The frost has let out the bottom of
the road on the Spring sJreethill caus-
ing. conditions which hardly permit a
wagon to get through.
The bottoms has gone out Of the
r r -
about mile on. the section macada-
mized several years ago.
John J. Gill has rented the old Cas-
kew mill in the rear of Morris street
for a storehouse and has engaged in
the paper and paper stock business.
r. A. Elliott is tearing down the
one story frame structure formerly oc-
cupied BY the DAILY Record" having
rented the site to the Davis Company
for marble yard.
The Morris township board of edu-
cation organized on Saturday evening
by the election of William Quimby,
PRESIDENT; John Green, vice president,
and G. r. Whitehead, district clerk.
Street Commissioner Dickson is
working to get the sidewalk on Morris
street raised between the LackaWanna
station and Spring street and also TO
secure improvements on other streets.
The present prospects are that the
carpenters, painters, plumbers and
timers will go out on strike next Mon
day, the bosses and men having been
unable to agree on contracts for the
coming year.
Edgar Carr, a boy of about thirteen,
is dead as the result of a fight with a.
Sisco boy of about the same age. Carr
was hit hit in the face and conclusion
of the brain ensued. He had been un-
conscious for several days.
The choir of st. Peters Church, j.
S. Matthews. director, rendered the
cantata From Olivet to Calvary, " on
Thursday evening to the great enjoy
ment of large congregation assem-
bled. The solos were OF special
merit.
A sale of cake, candy, homemade
bread, ETC., will be held in the hall OF
the Chronicle Building, on Saturday
afternoon, March Both, from two I'M
Til six O'Clock for the benefit OF the
piano fund of the Hillside Public
School.
The members Of Independent Hose
CO., at a special meeting held on Mon
day evening decided to accept the m
vitation to participate in the centen-
NAL celebration of Millburn township
to be observed on Saturday afternoon,
April ID.
The twenty-five annual ball Of HUI
name Engine Co. No. will be held in
Washington Hall, on Easter Tuesday,
April End. Prof. Sharrette'S Orchestra
will furnish the music and w. f. Day
will do the catering. The grand march
will start at $50 sharp.
Joseph Christian was arrested on
Monday on complaint OF Michael
Brown, charging that he assaulted
on Sunday. 4 A collar covered with
blood was offered in evidence. The
prisoner was bailed for the grand jury.
The Y. M. @. A. minstrels will be
held on April 16. The end men will
be z. P. Secor, Geo. FL Bullwinkel,
Flagg Vogt and Herbert Wilday.
There will be thirty-tive men partici
pate and special attraction will be
John Bissenger, American horizontal
bar champion, of New York.
The grand lodge Of masonry in the
State OF New Jersey was held in
Trenton on Wednesday and Thurs |
day. Those present from this sec |
tion were Il. @. Van Orden, S. M |
Toms, u c. Toms, G. R.Glater, d O. |
X. Heath, James Dickson, Luther