The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


shoot on June Is.
There are at present forty pris-
soners in the county jan
An all day open shoot will be held
at the Morris Gun Club on Thursday.
The Hillside public school closes to-
morrow wibha picnic in the Burnham
woods, along the ice ponds.
Hereafter the Morristown skating
rink viii. be open to the public only on
Saturdays morning, afternoon and
evening.
a hard rain on Monday afternoon
and evening relieved the dry condl-
lions and settled the dust in the roads
effectually.
The police have notified five auto
mobile owners to appear and answer
charges of violating the automobile
speed laws last Saturday.
f. S. Smith has the water mains all
laid within the borough OF Mendham
and is working out in the township on
the way to the reservoir site.
The gutter on the easteriy side q
Washington street, is being relalo
from the Park to High street and the
curb Strengthened where needed.
The law library of the late |, 3. sal.
mon was sold on Wednesday, ms
brother, Norwood Salmon being tne
purchaser Of the largest NUMBER OF
books.
Flag day fell on Sunday this year
A few flags were displayed OIL That
dav. but the celebration was more
general on Monday, when many nags
were to be seen.
At a meeting Of the New Jersey Bal
Association at Atlantic City last week
u. S. District Attorney Jonn q. rec
land was elected a director OF the AS,
ISOLATION for the coming year.
The Epworth League, of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church, will hold its
annual June Social on Wednesday,
lime nth, and an interesting pro-
gram has been prepared for the even
ing.
A petition asking for an election on
the question of voting machines was
received by the Morris township COM
mittee at its meeting on Monday
Tuesday, July IA, as the date OF such
election,
The Public Service Corporation on
Saturday took down the pole on the
Morris street corner of the Park and
also the wires and arms on the pole
line to the Becker Building, clearing
that side of the Park of their poles
and wires.
The court house and jail committee
of the board of freeholders have de-
scided to readvertise the matter OF new
boilers for the court house and changes
+ ia the boiler room .and have set We'd
nesday, June "a as the new date for
opening the bids.
Beginning next Sunday the hour Of
2the morning service in the Methodist,
Presbyterian and Baptist churches in
Morristown will be eleven O'Clock,
while the Sunday Schools will meet at
ten o'clock, instead of the afternoon
as has been the custom.
The Oakwoods, of Orange, would
like to arrange games with fast IL
year old teams within so miles OF
Orange. Challenges will be accepted
from teams Offering good guarantees.
Send all answers to James M. Scally,
Mgr, 110Hill street, Orange, Nd.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Morris County Fraction
Co.. was held in the offices OF the COM
pany on Monday afternoon when the
following directors were elected : II.
HI. Alleman, A. w. Dunkle, l.. II.
Gibby, W. l.. Gorgas and Il. r. Lozier.
The board of excise met on Wednes-
day evening and granted a saloon
license to Frank Piper, for his Speed
well avenue saloon, and a wholesale
license to Lippman & Tefft. An APP
plication for a wholesale place IN
Water street went over under the
rule.
Miss Minnie Parker gave an enjoy
able evening OF song in Washington
Hall on Wednesday before an appre-
ciative audience. Her program in
cluded four groups OF songs all Of
which were we'll rendered The ac-
companist was Mr.. J. Sebastian
Matthews.
The body of an infant of about six
weeks eye was found on Friday buried
in the Holy Rood Cemetery by one OF
the caretakerS. The discovery was
made entirely by accident and when
and how the baby was buried is not
known. Coroner CoulIas thought the
body had been buried about week.
The new pews for St. Peters Church
are being set in the chapel and in front
OF the main church. The chairs form
erly in the chapel will be used in the
new gallery rhe floor of Yorkshire
stone in the tower entrance is com
pleted and the heavy oak doors with
iron ornamenUation have been hung.
The doors are very handsome and very
heavy.