The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

at VanLiew 5 restaurant, opposite.
j. w. Arrowsmith, has secured a
patent on an improvement to his arch
prop.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Beach spent
Christmas with their daughter at Har-
risburg, Pa.
The Memorial Hospital has received
a Christmas gift of $1,000 toward the
completion OF the new wing.
The public schools of Morristown
reopen on this Thursday, those of
Morris township on Wednesday,
William Charlton a well known for
list, died at his home on Myrtle avenue,
Madison, on Wednesday morning.
Ellis Bower, has been engaged to
sing bass in the quartet OF the Memo
rial Presbyterian Church, OF Dover.
Another handsome set of the works
OF William Shakespeare has been put
on the shelves of the MorristoWn Ii
brary.
Special meetings will be held in the
First Baptist Church during the
month Of January, beginning on the
third.
The stone hitching posts along the
north side of the Park are ornamental
and would be useful if they only had
rings to tie to.
The New York & New Jersey Tele-
phone Company has commenced the
construction of subWayS through parts
I of Madison, for the telephone wires
Road Commissioner Hutchinson and
the road committee of the board OF
freeholders went over the new roads
completed during the past year on
Thursday.
On Tuesday, New Years Day, the
new Board of Aldermen will meet Tor
Organization and the new Board OF
Freeholders viii also meet under the
law, also the Township Committees.
The chemical engine was called to
the residence of George IL. Ross on
Elm street on Thursday morning to
extinguish a fire W hich had been
started ia an ash barrel by hot ashes
George and James Ferraro were ar
rested on Wednesday by Mounted OF
ficer James Osborn and fined $40 each
by Justice Blanchard for trespassing
on the premises of r.. ID. Foote with
guns.
The first license issued under the a.
mended sidewalk encroachnent ordln-
ance was issued for the erection OF the
awning over the sidewalk to Washing
ton Hall for the children's dance on
Thursday evening.
Thos. N. McCarter, president of the
Public Service Corporation, was in
town looking after matters on Friday.
1t was suggested that there be an inn
mediate reduction in the rate for arc
lamps, but he would not so order.
Branches Of the State Tubercuiius
Society have been formed in Orange,
Plainfeld, Camden, Trenton, Eliza
beth, Paterson and Jersey City, with
Newark, Atlantic City, Bridgton and
Millville in line for organization.
The Woman's Union prayer-meeting
will be held through the month of
January in the lecture room of the
Baptist church, every Thursday morn
ing at half past ten O'Clock. The
Women of all the churches are invited
to attend this meeting.
The Morris County S. p. G, A. has
has caused the arrest of Herbert East
wood, of Boonton, who was convicted
before Justice Johnston of leaving his
house out unblanketed day and night
all through the cold the last week of
November. He was fined.
e. X. Mills, treasurer of the Morris
town Memorial Hospital, has received
a check of S25 for the hospital from
the Painters Union, No. 307 also
1864, the proceeds of the base ball
game between the Eagles and Elks
last summer.
The "Hackettsown Gazette" says:
Congressman Fowler is asking for an
appropriation for a federal building in
MOrristown. If the size of the build
ing is in keeping with the size of the
Congressman's majority in Morris, it
ought to be beauty.
A parlor meeting of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union will be
held at the home of Mrs. ii. H. Davis,
Morris street, this Wednesday after
noon, January End, at three o'clock,
ALI members and friends are cordially
invited 70 be present.
AT the Y. NJ. @. "A. on New Years
evening, Miss Gay Zenola McLaren
viii present comedy drama entitled
~One of Our Girls. n Music will be
AuIulSll6u Dy d UIlO---AnlSS JtSSeu, VIZ
liz, Ellis Bower, cello, and Clarence
Wells, piano. In the afternoon there
will be the usual reception.
1t is understood that George G. Ere
linghuysen will have the farm build
ings on The old Force farm, of which
he owns part, removed to another
location on his estate. and on the site
there will he erected handsome resi-
dence for p Fl. B. FrelinghuySen, who
is to be married in February.
SAVE YOUR OLD CARPETS make
handsome reversible rugs ont of them
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