The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-11-17

A display of chrySanthemums IN one
of the windows of the post office has
attracted much attention and favor
able comment for a week past. The
flowers were from Cedar Court, Otto
II. Kahn's estate.
The Morris County Teachers assoc
iation will hold its fall meeting in the
chapel of the Maple avenue school Sat
urday, November 2lst, at ten O'Clock.
William Elliott Griffis, DID,, LII. d.,
will lecture on /" Sullivan's Expedition
Against the Indians in l779." The
public is cordially invited to be pres
ent.
A farmers institute was held at
Dover Saturday under the, auspices of
the state board of agriculture in CO.
operation with the Morris county ag-
ricultural society. Addresses were
made by Edward Van AlStYne, Mrs.
G. W. Brodhead, DR.. John B. Smith,
q. 9. Hulshart, DIR. G. W. Brodhead.
and j. III. M. Cook.
William A. Dolan's $3.50 automobile
was destroyed by fire on. Friday even
| ing at Five corners, Morris Plains.
The fire started in the carburetor and
flames enveloped the machine ere aid
could be secured One of Dolan'S sons
was taking party to Denville when
the accident happened. The gasOlene
tank exploded while the car was burn
| ing and completely wrecked it.
Arthur S. Pierson has completed
plans for 50x25 two-StOry addition to
the servants quarters at Florhan- I'll.
Mckay Twombly's estate. The build
| ing is to be absolutely freproof, con.
crete arches and steel beams being
used in its construction. SturgiS
Brothers have the mason contract,
Corbitt and Clark, of Madison, are the
carpenters, and Llewellyn B. Temp
kins, the plumbing.
Frederick S. Smith has practically
completed the Mendham water plant,
with the exception of $500 feet of four
| inch pipe to supply water to the new
building of the st. John the Baptist
| foundation. The water system is a
gravity one and the reservoir is 142
feet above the highest point in the
village. The water pressure varies
from sixty pounds to l20 pounds to
the square inch.
The pool and ping pong tables of the
Young Mems Christian association are
to be brought down stairs from the
room they now occupy to the present
reading room, and the former room
will be used for a game room for the
boys department.. The M agazi n e
racks and tables now in the reading
room will be brought out into the big
reception hall and placed about the
| fireplace. The reception hall is now
being decorated and painted.
A meeting will be held at Madison
on Tuesday evening to complete the
organization of an inter-town basket,
ball league. A prospective schedule
has been arranged by B. Deane Brink,
of the local Young Mems Christian
association, and it will be passed up
on at this meeting. The first game
will probably be played November
| 21St. The towns to be represented in
the league are Morristown, Madison,
Summit, Dover and Green Village.
The Sixty Fourth chapter Of the
Knights of St. Paul was organized in
| st. Peters church Friday evening.
Several classes in manual training will
be conducted under the direction of
the Rev. Burt 9. Chandler, curate.
| The charter members of the OrganiZa-
tion are the Rev. Philemon r. Stur-
ges, rector; the Rev. Mr.. Chandler !;
Harold Myers, John Rodler, Robert
Warrington, Eugene Weaver. William
Young, Russell Moodey, Reginald
Moodey, William West, Nelson Bah
bington and William Damitz.
At social gathering of the men of
the congregation of the South Street
Presbyterian church held at the resi-
dence of the pastor, the Rev. Alexan-
der McColl, on Wednesday evening,
steps toward the organization of a
mems club were taken. The organi-
cation will unite several separate or
CARNATIONS at present existent in the
church. A committee including Will
ard w. Cutler. j. Claude Armstrong
James Wenman, John Donaldson the
Rev. Thomas B. Ironside and E. G..
Ward, was appointed to draft a con-
stitution.