The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-01-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


ton will hold a fair for one week ia
their building on South street, be-
ginning February IL
An attempt was made some time
Saturday night to force the door OF
the u. S. Express Office at the railroad
station, but without success.
Copies of Historic Morristown and
the Life of Jeremiah O'Brien have re-
Gently been ordered Of A. M. Sherman
for the New Haven public library.
Henry Jorgensen has commenced to
frame his second house on Lakeside
place. Eney Grupelli has started a
house on the same street. for which j..
Lepine has the carpenter contract.
The little engine which the Norris
town & Erie r.. r.. has purchased has
been fitted with steam connection air
whistle and lettered and is now in
regular service on the passenger runs
.On the road.
~ Weather conditions interfered COD
.siderably with the members entertain
ment held in the Y. M. G. A. last Fri
day evening but those who were pres
ent were well repaid by the entertain
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The appeals on the Rockaway town
ship assessment have not been entirely
completed, but there have been reduc-
tiOnS amounting to about $4,000, IN
creaSes of 5000, and additions OF
property unaSSessed amounting TO
about $25, 900.
Plans have been drawn for altera
tions for aneeded improvement TO the
Lvceum. The scheme is to divide the
large room at the head OF the main
gallery stairs into Two toilet rooms.
The room was originally planned for
such purpose.
Two COWS strayed away from the
barn of e. L. Foster on Soaring avenue
on Tuesday evening going over the
hill through the woods toward the
Mendham road. One OF them was
rounded up at Brookside the following
morning and brought back.
The Morris County Brick Company
has been incorporated with $40, 900
capital stock. The incorporatOrS
named are Arthur Haslam of Newark;
Arthur Paulmier, of Troy Hills, and
John Montieth, of Newark. The prin-
cipal Office is at Whippany
The chemical engine had run in
the snow on Friday to the residence
OF D. Noonan, on Egbert Hill, where
there was lively chimney fire which,
however, had burned out before the
apparatus arrived. Probably the snow
on the roof prevented more serious re-
suits.
Jail-keeper Calhoun Orr took two
young men to the Railway Reforma-
tory Friday morning. One was Harry
Mcneil, sentenced for larceny, and the
other the young Hungarian, whoplac-
ed large stones on the G.. r. r. tracks,
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The Rev. Arthur Judson Brown, D.
D., gave a lecture to Miss Dana's
school on Tuesday evening on the sub
ject 1.-THE Awakening of China and
Its World Significance. Next Tues
day evening Ernest Thieie, violiniSt,
will give recital at Miss Dana's
school. He will be assisted by a eel
list and pianist.
A meeting of the Morris County Bar
Association was held in the court room
on Saturday afternoon when commit
tee consisting OF Former Judge Cutler,
Elmer King and @. r. Wilson was APP
pointed to draft suitable minutes in
regard to the death of Irving e. Sal
mon and to send floral tribute FROM
the association.
The Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor of the South
Street Presbyterian Church has elect
ed the following officers President,
Howard W. milford: vice-president,
Miss Christina Boag recording Secre-
tary, Miss Edith Wenman; cores
bonding secretary, Miss Jessie Nor
man; treasurer, Elmer E. Romine.
The first of the two search lights for
which provision was made in the APP
preparations for the present year has
arrivq and been attached to Resolute
Hook and Ladder taking the place of
the bell behind the seat. 1t is an
acetyline lamp and is supplied with
gas from tank which will be carried.
The other is in town and will be put
on the chemical engine.
Rev. Alexander MacColl entertained
ninety of the men of the congregation
of the South st. Presbyterian Church
at his home on Mondays evening.
+, There was an informal program Of vo-
cal and instrumental music and Mr..
MacColl told of some Of his newspaper
experiences. The occasion was de-
signed to bring about closer relation
ship between pastor and people.
Alderman Mowery is a candidate for
a hero medal like the one which he re-
Gently presented Policeman Callahan.
On Saturday he saved a lady from pos
sible injury at the Lackawanna sta
tiOn. She was making for train after
it started and he seeing her coming for
the platform which he was boarding
seized her by an arm as she jumped
and pushed her aboard the train, Con-
ductor Sanderson assisting from the
platform above.
Mrs. Samuel Cochran delivered a
very interesting address before good
sized audience under the auspices Of
the Duhe League in the Baptist
Church l lSt Tuesday afternoon. She
told of child life in China. A letter
recently received from John L. DUDE
was also read telling OF the opening of
the new building at the school in
South Africa when the governor of
Natal and other dignitarieS we're pres
ent besides two thousand natives.
The hall Of Torbert Post was crowd
ed last Tuesday evening at the enter
tainment given by the Post, After a
varied program of music, recitations
, and pantOmine. DIR. f. w. Owen de-
livered an interesting and instructive
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