The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-04-21


Mrs. Thomas Dickson has recently
presented the Second Presbyterian
Church of Scranton, Pa, with a mag
niticent organ, replacing her memorial
/ gift of more than twenty years ago
with an instrument that represents in
the highest degree all that is best and
most modern in organ construction of
the present day. 1t was used for the
first time on Sunday, April 5til.
1t is reported that the plans for the
| MarcelluS Hartley Dodge house are
ready for contractors. Surveys have
been made and plans for the improve
ment of the large tract on Loantaka
! terrace have also been made and it is
expected that considerable work will
be done there during the coming sea-
son, Mr.. Dodge occupying for the time
one of the houses now on the tract.
All kinds of things appear at the
dealers in secondhand goods but one
of the most peculiar seen for some time
was shown on Speedwell avenue in the
shape OF an ancient cradle which might
| be termed high poster. 1t needs to
be seen to describe but had high end
| pieces between which the body of the
cradle rocked. The keeper Of the store
asserts that it is a century and half
! old
The local post office sold 10000 one
cent stamps on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday last. Postmaster Clarke es-
| Inmates that on Saturday the office
| handled fifty Thousand easter cards re-
ppivp6 or fOrxUn r6ad TNha rriarc had
long trip on Saturday morning to
distribute the mail which had accumu-
lated during the day previous. some Of
them being out till noon on the early
morning delivery.
The Orange fire department will be
| placed on a permanent basis on May
lst, when twelve men will go on duty
regularly taking the place of volun-
teerS. Six more men have been APP
pointed to man the old truck which
will be stationed at Orange Valley.
The department now has force of
thirty-four men and the commission
has asked an appropriation OF $3.50, 900
for the coming year.
/ The vestry of st. Peters Church has
contracted for pewS for the chapel
1 transcept of the church. They will
harmonic with the pews in the main
church, but still keep the Identify of
the chapel Two additional pews will
also be placed in front Of the present
front pews in the church, and the gal
lery OF the tower will also be seated
providing accommodation there for
4 about seventy persons.
Fireman Burns, of Morris Plains,
who fires the MorristoWn drill had a
narrow escape on Monday. The en-
glne was at West Summit and The
! fireman had just thrown some coal on
| the fire and stepped aside when there
was puff and report and the con-
| tents OF the fireboX were scattered
around generally. 1t was found that
fiue had exploded and the locomo-
tive was sent to the repair shop.
The regular monthly member shoot
of the Morris Gun CLUB was held on
4 Thursday afternoon, when j. w. Full
! ford broke 81 out of 49,; f. A. Trow-
/ bridge, 90 out of 100; j. Timmons, At
out Of 80, and e. Pierson, So out of rs.
In the shoot for the club trophy, the
| DUPONT silver cup, e. Pierson was the
winner. He broke % out Of 25 f. A.
| Trowbridge, IL out of 25; j. w. Full
ford, 20 out of 25, and J, Timmons, 16
ont Of 25.
The union meetings held in the
South Street Presbyterian Church by
the two Presbyterian, the Methodist
and the Baptist churches have been
we'll attended. The preacher on Mon
day evening was the Rev. r. b. Urmy,
on Tuesday evening Rev. o. O. Hors-
man, on Wednesday evening Rev. l.
do
log Rev. Alexander MacColl.
The Easter Offering at st. Peters
Church amounted to about So 400 for
the tower fund. At the Church of the
Redeemer $1,000 was contributed to-
ward general expenses and the debt on
The lots. The South Street Presby-
terrain Church took a special Offering
for the changes required for the chorus
choir and other purposes 1850 being
realized. At the Church of the AS
sumption, the Offering was 81, 300.
Rev. George I. Berry, field secretary
of the American Noah Association
will speak at the South Street Presby-
terrain Church next Sunday morning
and at the Methodist Church in the
evening on The New Era in France
The evening lecture will be Illus
trated with stereopticon views. AS
the offerings will be for the usual
church expenses, any friends desiring
to contribute to the Micah work may
give their donation to Mr.. Berry, at
the close of the service.
The work Of putting the frealarm
wires In the subwayS was renewed on
Monday. 1t is planned to run some
more cable than was at first expected.
These lines will start from the rail-
road station and 60 TO the box at Wash
ington's Headquarters and also up Elm
street tOthe FranklinStreet box, num-
bers 43 and SO. This will result in the
removal Of considerable aerial line now
only used by the town and also put
about half OF the town wires under
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