The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-23

j. S. Matthews expects to vlSlG MS
old home in England during the sum
mer. Miss Hopkins has volunteered
to play the organ of ST. Peters for
some of the services during his absence.
The application for writ of certi-
-orari in the Thompson sewer right OF
way case has been. postponed until
July 20, Justice Parker's next motion
day in Jersey City Chancery Chambers.
Work has been started on the new
residence which Carl Voight will
build on the Symms tract on Western
avenue. Sturgis Bros, are the me- sons
and Frank Cregar has the carpenter
contract.
Curbing and paving is Being done on
the eaSterly side of Sussex avenue, a
number OF the property owners being
busily engaged in these Improvements
between the Eddy property and Speed
well place.
Five more lots on the Keenan, tract
+. at Morris Plains have been sold, two
y of them to A. V. r. Wulff and three to
John Ward. The last named are at
the end of the tract, all of them on
Glen Brook road.
The sun will not rise any earlier nor
set any later this year. We have
reached the longest days, and while
the evening twilight may be length
ened, the year will soon be on the
downgrade again.
The Presidents Cup to be raced for
at the Driving Park on the Fourth of
July, under the auspices of the Morris
County Road Drivers Association is
on exhibition in the window of Parker
& VanCleve's store.
Richard Hopkins, one of the men
summoned with the last batch for vio-
lating the automobile speed laws ap-
peared at the police headquarters on
Tuesday and was hned IS and costs.
He resides in Short Hills.
The closing exercises of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward M. Young's music school will
be held in the school rooms, Parker
Building tonight, when number OF
the younger pupils will render selec-
tions and certificates will be granted.
The steam roller has been out for
several days rolling down humps in
the roads where the sewers have been
exc awaited. 1t rolled SO effectually in
front Of the post Office that several
stones of the crossing were broken be-
yond repair.
Charles Bradley has purchased fifty
feet of land adjoining his Madison
avenue property on the south and also
additional land in the rear of his pres
ent tract. VIM. Shipper has also pun
chased tract of land of ]. ID. Garfield,
extending his present tract to the old
turnpike road along the abroad.
The voting machine petition of The
Fourth Ward was filed last Tuesday
and on that evening special meeting
of the board of aldermen was held at
which an ordinance was passed, fixing
Tuesday, July 2lst as the date for a
special election to determine whether
or not the machines shall be used.
Town Electrician Pierson moved the
fire alarm box at Smith s corner to the
new pedestal in front of Days. The
aerial line running from the Smith
corner down Morris street TO Spring
was removed the new box having I'M
derground connections.
The dog shelter handled about fifty
dogs during the M nth ending June
fifteenth. At present there are
number of dog catchers and unlicensed
dogs are picked up and taken to the
shelter, where they can be redeemed
or If not go TO the gas box
The closing exercises of the child
ren's meeting of the Market Street
Mission we're held on Wednesday after
noon and repeated Thursday night.
They consisted of songs and reclta-
tionMaud an address by Rev, Alexan-
der MacCOll. Prizes we're awarded
and refreshments served.
An instructive conference OF ele-
mentary and home department. Sunday
School workers was held Ia the Pres
byterian Church Of Parsippany last
Tuesday afternoon, stage load OF
workers Ia these lines going over from
MufristOWn, After the Institute,
cake and lemonade we're served BY
memhera Of the Parslppany school