The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-04-28

Miss Minnie G. Plummer of Pros
pect street has made a contract for
summer home at Sea Girt, to cost
about $4,000 Jardine, Kent q Jar
dine are the architects.
The Miller Carnival will exhibit in
Morristown from May Goth to 30th in
elusive for the benefit of Humane
Steamer Co. The carnival this year
will show on lots on Budd street, near
Washington.
Judge Mills in special'sessions Friday
morning suspended sentence in the
case Of boy named Andrews, from
Dover, brought before him for chicken
stealing. The boy was placed in the
care Of the probation officer.
George A. Metzar was arrested on
Friday, charged by Mrs. Mary f.
Hopper with the theft OF some things
from her house on King street. while
he was boarding there. He was held
in 500 bail for the next grand jury.
William Lawson has been commit
ted to jail on charge OF arson made
by Frank M. Ford, who alleges that
Lawson set fire to his house last
Thursday. Lawson claimed that he
was drunk and did not know what he
was doing.
The tennis courts have been put in
shape at the Golf Club. Twelve new
grass courts have been staked out, but
will,not be ready for this season if
built If the old courts are aban-
dOned the space will be used for clock
golf and putting practice.
J. o. III. Pitney has purchased a lot
on Franklin avenue, adjoining the
stable of Philip Livingston on which
he expects to erect stable with living
rooms for the coachman to take the
place of the one on the lot with his
house.
The representatives of Cincinnati
Lodge, E. & A. M, at the grand lodge
are Fl. II. Hays, j. O. K Heath and
w. n. Beach. Morristown Lodge is
represented by o. M. Bowen. The new
lodge was granted charter by the
grand council.
w. A. LauensUein is having the re-
mains of his Market street building
which was recently Quilted by fire re-
moved W. G. Van Doren is getting
Up plans for three story brick build
ing 27x48 feet in size, containing two
stores with flats above to replace the
burned building.
Plans are being figured for com
plete children's play house which Mrs.
John q. Williams will have erected on
Miller road The building will be one
story high, fifteen feet square, includ-
ing the piazza and will contain two
rooms with fireplace, kitchen, stove,
sink, etc. 1t will cost about 800.
The Adams property on Speedwell
avenue was again put up for sale by
the sheriff on Monday afternoon The
only bid made was that of w. W. Cut
ler counsel for the mortgages, who
offered 10000 The sale finally was
adjourned for two weeks on the re,
quest of Charles Stillwell, counsel for
A. l.. Adams.
The treasurer of the South Street
Presbyterian Church has divided the
sum of S64 Sc among the Memorial
Hospital, the Market Street Mission,
the italian Mission and the Old
Ladies Home, this being the proceeds,
after paying expenses, of the offerings
at the union services in the South
Street Church during Holy Week
The police were called on Thursday
night to the residence Of James Russo
on Flagler street, where the disobedi-
ence of his son Charles had caused con-
siderable of fight in which the boy
struck his father in the head with
stone. He was arrested and fined
NH rl1 INO Eos I,ARs kNni G N fpafr
that he would take the boy to the
Catholic Protectory at Arlington to-
day.
Officer Meeker arrested Manuel Will
liams at the depot at ore o'cOck Fri
day morning charged with horse steal
ing. The Madison police telephoned
up that someone had stolen FL b.
Green's horse and was last seen driv-
ing toward Morristown with bicycle
in the back Of the wagon Williams
is the man who some years ago looted
a tobacco wagon left over night in
Riley's livery stable.
H. L. Prudden began the work of
unloading from the cars and moving
to the plant the large dynamo for the
Morris & Somerset Electric Co. The
two pieces weigh twenty-fOur tons and
stands so high as to be top heavy, so
the car was taken to the Albeit ave-
nue. crossing and the machinery I'M
loaded there and moved to the plant
on creased timbers with capstan to
draw the machine much as a house
would be moved.
About forty members Of Washington
Engine Company enjoyed a banquet at
PiperS Hotel last Tuesday evening.
After the eatables had been disposed
of j III. WulferS introduced John W.
Kane, the foreman of the company, as
Speeches were made by i
Fire Chief Runyon and assistants. Cob
beut and Welsh, former Chief Fox and
his assistants, Joseph Ambrose and
Cornelius Tiger. First Assistant
Chief CObbett presented the company
a portrait of himself.
Preparations are under way looking
to successful fair for the Morristown
Memorial Hospital to be held in Wash
ingt0n Hall on Wednesday afternoon
and evening, May 6. New attractions
will be puzzle table and library.
There will also be the usual supper.