The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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Tyrian Lodge, No. "a, F: 8 a. M.
will RIM an excursion to Cranberry
Lake on July l6.
The board CT freeholders will meet
this Wednesday morning and the
hoard Of excise in the evening.
last week there was S., 900 sent out
Of Morristown in postal money orders.
The were 255 domestic orders issued.
Patrick J. Howard has been elected
Junior vice-preSident OF the state or
ranization of st. Patricks Alliance OF
America.
one year ago Friday ground was
broken for the sewer mains, Jne WorK
being started on SpeedWell avenue, al
the Cory road.
THE Woman'S Union prayer-meet-
mo win he discontinued through the
Summer months and resumed the hrsL
week of October.
Hanover township has taken out a
writ, Of error appealing its sewer case
against Morristown to the court OF
errors and appeals.
Mrs. Thomas H. Murray has pur-
chased the Oliver property at As F'ranK-
lin street, this town, now leaSeu 70
George III. Sinclair.
The factory of the Common Sense
Suspender Co., has shut down lot Two
weeks to clear up and AFFORD Une en-
ployees vacation.
The Guerin house on South street
has been rented for one year from sep
TENDER through W. J. homaines
agency to Mrs. Klngnorn.
1t is possible that the Turkish Am,
hassador NAV be a summer resident OF
Morris Plains, negotiations being I'M
der way looking to that end.
All the Golf Club tomorrow there
will be an eighteen hole handicap and
also play at thirty-six holes for prizes
given by the greens committee.
A picture of the old Fairchild Drum
Corps aud the first American railway
train, with round shot, flag, etc., are
in the store window of f. H. Fairchlld.
The freeholders have arranged with
the Dustolene Company to scrape the
mud from all the county roads In Nor
riStown with the new flexible Scraper.
The italian Workingmen's Mutual
Benefit Association will have Gel
ebration on August 9Th and It'll, with
band concerts and an exhi0l6l0n OF
fireworks on Flagler street.
Howard Mullen was arrested on
"Wednesday night charged with re-
speatedly shooting a revolver In the
rear Of his residence on Park place.
He was dismissed with a reprimand.
Members Of the Junior Society of
Christian Endeavor of the First Bap-
fist Church made. an inspection OF the
Summer Shelter on Wednesday ana
picniced in the woods near that instl-
tuition.
Property owners of Madison avenue
are arranging to continue the cement
walk in front of the McCurdy and Jen-
kins places on down Madison avenue
to the Mellon place where a walk is
already laid.
The first arrest under the new
shade tree act was made on Saturday
night when Jesse Dickerson, OF Den
vile. was arrested and fined 81 ana
costs for tying his horse to tree on
Speedwell avenue.
Sewer work is now being prosecuted
on Water street, 1.-TWO gangs, willow
street. Race street, Spring street hill,
Washingto street, and on the private
right of way between AtnO avenue
and Washington street.
The managers of the Morris Light
Infantry field day anticipate that
about a hundred and fifty will partake
of the clam bake which will be served
on the Cutler lot tomorrow IN con-
nection with the sports.
John Mayer has purchased OF John
Chambers and the Misses Chambers
the premises now occupied by him on
Miller road. The improvements in
clude house and stable. The consld-
Grafton is not announced.
The annual excursion of the Sunday
schools of st. Peters Church and the
Church of the Redeemer was held on
Saturday the destination being Gran
berry Lake. A special train was run
for the accommodation OF the schools.
The Morristown Roller Skating Rink
closed for the season on Saturday
night. The rink will be opened in
October and their is prospect OF
larger and better communications Tor
this pastime which again proved SO
popular.
Asa Howard Geeding, choir director
of the South Street Presbyterian
Church, will be present at the morn
ing service next Sunday, and will sing
the baritone solo, II saw a new heaven
and new earth" from "The Holy City,"
assisted by the chorus.
On July 10th the rates between New
York and suburban stations by the
United States Express 90. will be re-
duced to the figure in effect before
April 1st, a reduction of ten cents per
hundred pounds. The public did not
take kindly to the increase.
The L. P. Baird farm of nearly fifty
acres on Mt. Kemble avenue, near the
Brick School House in Morris town
ship has been sold to j. M. Brown.
who has taken possession of the farm
and begun improvements. Mr.. Brown
was an official of East Orange.
George Green & Son have received a
flag l5x25 feet, which, when banner
portion containing the names Taft &
Sherman is prepared, will be swung
across Washington street from the
Republican Headquarters. 1t is hoped
to have it raised by the Fourth.
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