The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-08-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

H. G. Lowenstein. of Olyphant park
has purchased a large farm near BaSk'
ing Ridge.
Matthias Swackhammer has pur-
chased George Persons house and lot
onCherry street.
w. f. Barkman is putting in an
elevator connecting kitchen and jail
at the court house.
The board of freehoIders are having
the Mendham and the New Vernon
stone roads repaired.
The First Ward Hose Company will
have clam bake at the Bauer place,
at Horse Hill, on Sunday.
The store at Is Park place has been
rented to a Mr.. ESposito, of Bing-
hampton, for penny arcade.
The board of freeholders will meet
on "Wednesday morning and the board
-.of excise on Wednesday evening.
Florham Farms will discontinue its
Morristown milk and butter service
with the delivery of August 3lst.
improvements are under way at the
post room of A. T. A. TorL crt Post
in the way of repaintingj oiling, and
staining.
The Calvary Baptist and Spring
Street Methodist Sunday Schools Will
unite in the excursion to verona Lake
on Thursday.
The Dustoline Company has been
shipping drums of the dust settler
from the Morristown tank to Elberon
and West End.
The Morristown library will be
closed for cleaning and repairs on
August 18th. ALI books should be re-
turned by the 18th.
The Spring Street A. M. E. Sunday
School has arranged an excursion 10
Verona Lake via. Erie h. Il. and troll
ley to be held on August l3tn.
Out in Missouri Governor Folk or
dered out the state militia to enforce
the law against Sunday liquor selling
where the local authorities tailed ID
do it.
An entertainment for the boys who
attend the Flagler Street Settlement
House was held on Wednesday evening
at the house. The girls had a picnic
last week.
w. f. Barkman expects to occupy
his new house on SpeedWell avenue
about the middle of September. He
has rented his present residence to
John j. Gill.
Paul Drake, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis G. Drake, Sprained one OF his
arms few days ago by falling from a
large chestnut tree on the SymS prop
orfU ON WocfQrn 2VQnIln
A new two way fire hydrant has been
set at the foot of Market street hill to
replace hydrant which was found to
be out Of order at the time of the fire
on Wednesday morning.
1t is said that snakes seek their
holes at the sound OF thunder, and
berry pickerS are now using bombs
when they go into snake territory, as
a precautionary measure.
A Mrs. Decker was brought to Mem
orial Hospital on Sunday from Gram
berry Lake with her nose broken, teeth
knocked out and other bruises. There
are several stories as to how she re-
ceived the injuries.
Eney Grupelli is repairing the Joseph
oakley house on Ridgedale avenue
which he recently purchased, putting
in electric lights and modern improve
ments. He also plans to overhaul the
double house adjoining.
A. Miller Anderson, who has been
station agent of the Morristown g Erie
r. r., has taken position in the New
york office of the McEwan Bros. His
place will be filled by a Mr.. Hardy
from Washington, North Carolina.
Joyce Kilmer, who has been engaged
to teach in the High School during the
coming year, was in town on Thursday
with his wife and father, Fred Kill
mer, former resident here, house
hunting. He rented Eney Grupelli's
new house on Lakeside place.
The Chemical engine was called to
1873 South street, after the shower of
Wednesday afternoon. A pole in the
yard, but near the house, was found
to be on fire, probably from lightning.
A few pals Of water thrown from a
second story window extinguished the
blaze.
DIR. B. D. Evans is one Of the unse-
cured creditors Of Harry Kendall Thaw,
who has made application to be adj
judged bankrupt. DR.. Evans bill is
for $4,000. Thaw alleges that he has
already spent over $500, 900 on his trials
and is at the end of his resources. He
admits owing his mother Sl9l, l4o.
w. G. Van Doren is preparing plans
for alterations to the house corner Of
James street and Maple avenue for
Mrs. Dunn. The kitchen and dining
room will both be enlarged, modern
stairway put in, two additional bed
rooms added and modern plumbing re-
qujsites and heating plant will be in
stalled.
A young man named Keller, whose
home is in Texas, but hes lately been
travelling about the country, jumped
from train at Dover, on Wednesday
night, and was struck by another
train. He was brought to the Mem
orial Hospital, where DR.. Mills at
tended him, finding that he was pretty
badly bruised.
James w. Ryan, brother Of John A.
Ryan, superintendent OF the North
Butte Extension Company, shot and
killed his brother-in-law, Daniel II.
Mooney, on Wednesday, Ryan then
surrendered. Mrs. Mooney, Ryan's
sister, died last week, and Mooney
had just returned from Dover, N. j.,