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

Spring arrived officially at seven
O'Clock last Friday evening
Two large trees on the Maple avenue
front of the Headley place, corner OF
DeHart street, have been removed.
Plans are out by O. B. Smith, Jr.,
for a garage to be erected on the prem
ises of w. A. Dell, on COLES avenue.
w. J. Romano has rented Mrs. G.
III. Bottome'S house on Farragut place
at present occupied by William Wal
lace, to George L. Hull.
The All Souls Hospital is now Light
ed by electric current from the Morris
& Somerset Electric 90. The new
light was turned last Tuesday.
Plans are being figured for third
story to be built on the Papps build
ing on SpeedweI avenue, opposite
Cutler street, making two additional
flats.
Peter v. Stryker has resigned as
manager of the Bernardsyille Water
81 Light Co., and will hereafter devote
all his time to the Morris & Somerset
Electric Co.
Superintendent Rine, of the M. &
e. Division of the Lackawanna has
taken one brakeman from each OF the
three car passenger trains run on the
the division.
The local Stablemen are organizing
union, meeting for that purpose
being called for this Tuesday, evenlng;
They want an increase in wages AND
regulation OF hours.
The library of Drew Seminary has
had $500 accessions during the past
week. most of the volumes of mission
ary character. The library now num-
bers over 102, 900 volumes.
The Offering taken in the South
Street Church on Sunday the 18th,
morning and evening in aid of the
Market Street Mission, amounted, In
Guiding pledges, to S334.8l.
A rally at Calvary Baptist Church
on Sunday evening resulted in raising
1915 toward paying off the indebted
ness incurred in making the improve
ments to the church editice.
Rev. S. L. Harter, of Trenton, rep
resenting the New Jersey Children's
Home Society spoke in the Methodist
Church on Sunday morning and the
Baptist Church in the evening.
The Sabbath School of the South
Street Presbyterian Church held the
quarterly meeting of its Missionary
Society on Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Ralph B. Urmy made the address.
The recently organized electric wire
mems union has asked of the master
electricians $3.50 per day after July
first, one one helper to two journey
men and one apprentice to six Journey
men.
The police received word early Thurs
day morning that Andrew Smith had
been found on the railroad tracks at
Harrison with his head injured and
been taken to st. Michaels Hospital
In Newark.
The local officials of the Wells Fargo
Express state that that company will
not raise the rate between New York
and MorristoWn on April first but will
retain the old fifty cent. per hundred
pounds rate.
One of. c. Layers delivery horses
ran away on South street on Thursday
morning running upon the sidewalk Ill
front of the Savings Bank building
where he left the wagon and proceeded
hastily up the street.
The large unit for the Morris and
Somerset Electric Co., has been ship
ped. from Schenectady and the engine
from Erie, Pa. Both are expected next
week. The foundation for the ma
schinery is being put in.
The residence of Mrs. VIM. Quimby,
about mile and a half from Mend
ham, was destroyed by fire early Sat-
urday morning. The Mendham fire
department responded to the alarm
and rendered efficient service.
A bill has been introduced in the
legislature providing for the licensing
of master electricians, creating an eX-
amining board and fixing fee of $25
and bond of $4,000 and requiring
three years work as master or journ-
eyman.
Twenty or more friends of Miss Jean
Torrance gave her surprise party on
Friday evening at her home on Fair
view place. The evening was pleas
antly spent in playing games, while
refreshments added to the pleasure of
the occasion.
Neither DIR. Erdman nor DR.. Dwight
has resigned from the board of mana
gers of the Market Street Mission as
a reading of the report of the anniver-
Sary might indicate. Although alb
sent from town they retain their
membership on the committee.
The briefs in the sewer disposal cases
have been submitted to the supreme
court by Cortland and Wayne Parker,
representing Hanover township, Pit
,ney and Hardin for George G. Freling-
huySen and associates and W. W. Cut
ler for the local board of sewerage.
B. J. Crane has sold to clients the
double house of Craig Guerin, 26 and
% Phoenix avenue; the property known
as the King place corner of Washing
ton street and Cobb place, and w. B.
Thompson S house on Bellview terrace,
the latter to Joseph Gordon who now
resides there.
aThe Morris Light Infantry has cleo
ted the following line officers: James
d. Renick, captain; e. Harold Pavie,
first lieutenant; Elmer W. Romine,
second lieutepdant John I'll. Berry,
quarter-maSter sergeant; George G.
Butler, first lieutenant. The nom
commissioned officers will be appointed.
Work is to be started this week on
the new brick building for the sisters
of St. John, the Baptist foundation, to
be erected at RalStOn. Daring the
winter much of the material needed has
been hauled to the site of the build
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