The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-24

Miss Mamie Spain ran into one OF
the railroad crossing gates at the
Lackawanna station about 8 O'Clock
on Monday night and was knocked
down, cutting her head and rendering
her unconscious for two hours PATROL
man Callahan had her taken to her
home on Morris street, where her in
juries were attended by DR.. Wilkin-
son.
The time expired the first of the
week for the payment of the 81, 900
asked by N. Marinaro to settle the bill
for the PocahontaS dam. The commit
tee had only 81, 40 in hand and the
contractor extended the time for an
other month, during which period it
is hoped that the remaining money
needed to settle the account may be
raised.
An interesting case is scheduled be-
fore Chancellor Stevens in the
court room tomorrow, when the chan
Gerry case of Noah G Rogers against
Mrs. I'll. j. Genung to set aside real
estate transfer will be argued. Mrs.
Rogers has as counsel, w. H. Corbin,
A. e. Mills, H. @. Pitney, Jr., while
Mrs. Genung is represented by r. ".
Lindabury and G. A. Ratnbun.
w. X. Muchmore created quite a
Juror last week by flying from the
Merchants Block, nine foot Eddy
war kite. He let it out six or seven
hundred feet, attaching to the rope
which made it captive, a banner forty
eight feet long and flag seven feet
long. The arrangement attracted
much attention and caused consider
able comment.
The Italian Mission on Flagler street
has new head worker in the person
Of Miss Ellis from New York who has
opened kindergarten in connection
with the other work OF the mission. A
humber of improvements are to be
made to the building including two
dormer windows in the upper story
some new floors, etc. ]. Harry Bates
has the carpenter work and B. D. Lo-
gan the painting.
Friends of the Morristown Memorial
Hospital will be glad to learn that
Mrs. Georgiana G. Stone has purchased
Mrs. e. J. Sanders property adjoining
the hospital. The change in the plans
for the hospital brought the addition
well over toward the Sanders line and
the direction of theNproperty line was
such that apprehension was felt that
it might pass into other hands and
be cut up not to the advantage of The
hospital.
Lucilla, the seyen-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George w. Paynter,
of Thompson street, died on Thursday
from Y,1onipnitic hoe hmm ropOptoH
that her death was the result of her
being struck with snow ball, thrown
by Charles Taylor, a young colOred
boy, while near the Speedwell avenue
school house, but DR.. Becker states
that her S C kness was apparently
caused by fall on the ice, striking
on her head.
H. T. Carey & Co., of Sc Broadway,
New York, announce that on April
1st, they will assume the branch office
of Post & Flagg in the Savings Bank
Building for the transaction of a gen.
eral brokerage business in bonds and
stocks. Augustus L. Revere will con-
tinue as manager of the Office. The
members OF the firm of Carey & Co.,
are S. h. STREET., Henry f. Taylor and
r. e. STREET., members of the stock ex-
change with Henry T. Carey and Alex
ander Fl. Tiers, special partners.
Residents of Water street are glad
TO learn of improved conditions at the
rearof the Speedwell fire house.
The old platform supported on a dead
tree has been taken out, also the rot
ten fence below which concealed the
manure pile. A metal pipe has been
put up from the window of the truck
house, brick wall four feet high will
be built along the street and hereafter
the manure will be removed twice a
week instead of accommodating as has
been the case heretofore.
Alderman Day has been in the lime
light for several days on account of the
loss of So, 800 by New York man who
inserted an advertisement in the pap
erS Offering a reward. He received a
letter that the money had been found
and particulars could be learned of the
alderman, The counsel of the finder.
Mr.. Day was telephoned to and later
the loser came out to MorristoWn, but
Mr.. Day had not heard of any such
transaction before his telephone bell
rang and no trace can be had of the
sender of the letter.
A good bill in the legislature at
present provides that seats shall he
furnished for women in the mercantile
houses of this State. Other states
have passed similar law, and there is
no reason why New Jersey should not
join in this and all reasonable humane
measures for the benefit of the work.
ing women and children. All who are
interested should write to their legis-
latures asking them to vote for Senate
bill No. 154, which provides seats for
women in mercantile houses. Address
Hon. HI. w. Buxton, House of As
sembly; Hon. Jas. A. Lyon, House of
Assembly, and Hon. Thos. J. Hillery,