The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-05-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

man OF the MOTIFS county UdA pOotu'Ss
Dr. Fl. Glazebrook has resigned
as member Of Independent Hose 70.
Alderman Twining has returned
from his business trip TO switzerland.
The Mills ice factory on Albeit ave-
hue will be started for the season on
June first.
Mounted Policeman Osborne has
resumed his duties on Madison avenue
for the season.
The Tall Cedars will meet on Friday
evening, when number OF candidates
will be initiated.
Judge Mills has reappointed p. Far
rand SturgiS member OF the MOTIFS
town board OF excise.
CLYDE Potts is attending the conven-
tion of The American Water Works
( Association in session in Washington,
ID. G.
Michael Hastings was arrested on
Sunday and fined 81 and costs 1or Liu.
ing his bicycle on the Morris avenue
sidewalk.
The board of freeholders will meet
for organization and the liking OF the
MIDGET for the coming eight months
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cauldwell Frazer an
( nonnce the eng agement OF their oaugn n
fer. FLORENCE e. to George ID. Hubert,
of New York.
0 Eney Grupelli is well along with his
row of seven concrete DlocK houses VI
Speedwell avenue, between Logan ana
Lakeside places.
4 recent gift to Memorial Hospital
is the endowment of two beds 0y MIS-.
Wheeler FL. Peckham, her gift for that
purpose being $4,000.
The rainfall on Thursday was 200
inches. Including the fall OF Wednes-
day evening, the total OF the STORM
was just three inches.
& Edward p. Hamilton & Co., have
sold for estate of late John OllVer,
& their farm of 100 acres on communal
4 ton of James street, this city.
! The operating table which Police
Surgeon GlaZebrook promised for Ghe
new police building has been delivered
at the building ready for use.
I Carl e. Vogt has purchased a lot on
Western avenue near the new house re-
4 Gently, erected by w. w. Dean. Ii is
his Intention to build on the plot.
The annual banquet of the Women s
Auxiliary of the Young Mems Chris
tiad Association was held at Days last
Friday evening with about fifty ladies'
in attendance. s.ea, S,ss
The Master Plumbers Association
had a dinner at Days. last Tuesday
evening. A number of the otlcerS OF
the State organiza tion were the guests
of the occasion. s,>s,l bss. .,.,s
George Jones has purchased eight
more lots onAthe.S STUART Lindsey tract
making eighteen in all. John L. Rit-
sfer has purchased two lots on the
tract fronting on Hanover avenue.
~ Edward X Mills has purchased the
Hoffman place, corner OF Maccuifocn
avenue and Boykin street, and adjoin-
ing his fathers premises He does moi
expect TO occupy the house At present.
The 6ard OF governors Of the Tap
kaow Club has organized BY the cleo
tion Of CaSl Y ,Vogts president ~: q
Bray, vicBpfesident; S.. 9. Griffith,
Jr., secretary land ". E. BoeH, treas
urer.
j, The sixty7tfth regular meeting OF
the Friday Evening Club will be held
in Lyceum Hall on Friday evening,
when Mrs! Charles B. F'oote will give
salecture recital entitled Composers
of the Present Day, g
-ndThel deeds have been passed and the
sale of the several tracts at ,BrOOkside
to Mr.. Alexander consumated. The
matter has been held up for some
months, owing to the death Of the
late Charles t. Barney.
n 1sArrangemenfS have been made to
hold the next meeting of the Morris
Ministerial Association at Lake HO-
9patcong: "A paper will be read at that
time by the Rev. William Russell Ben
nett, on a subject not yet announced.
W. The sale is reported of thirty-eight
acres of the old Cobb farm belonging
to J. D. Garfield to Edward P. Meeny.
The tract extends from General Nee
ney's residence on Madison avenue to
Woodland avenue. The purchaser will
improve the property.
One of the new auto cars with a cap
acity of fifty passengers was success
fully operated over the Railway Valley
r. r. on Sunday. The company is
considering the substitution of the car
for the locomotive at present in use
for passenger traffic
The wire cable attached to the .coun-
ter weight of the elevator in the Bah
bitt Building broke last Thursday as
j. B. Headley was aboard with the
elevator man. Fortunately the safety
device worked and the clutches stopped
the car so that no damage was done.
Former councilman, John Hone,
now of New York, has just received
the honorary decoration of the Order
of the Sacred Treasury from the En-
peror of Japan. Mr.. Hone it will be
remembered is grandson of Commo-
dore Perry, who opened up that coun-
try.
The annual piano recital by the pu-
pills of Miss Electa Farrand Baldwin,
assisted by Miss Helen Miller Cook,
elocutioniSt, at the Whippany Presby-
terian Church, Friday evening, May
18th, at quarter before eight o'clock.
Admission fifteen cents. Proceeds for
benefit of the church.
The Memorial Day collation. this
year will be served in the lecture room
of the Methodist Church which has
been offered for that occasion. County