The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-31

The usual cut in price Of anthracite
ccal will be made this week. For
sometime the quest ion of mi intaining
the present prices has been debated by
the coal companies. In April the
Price will drop so cents a ton.
Nicholas Marinaro has purchased of
E. T. Condor the triangular block of
land bounded on Sussex avenue, Cutler
street and Mills street. Mr.. Marinaro
says that he will enclose the tract with
a fence and rent it as an amusement
ground for the present but ultimately
expects to build houses on the street
fronts.
There was an incipient fire in Jol n
Denman'S barn in the rear of Market
street on Thursday evening, which
CINE before any damage was done. 1t
is supposed that somebody threw a
match in some straw which caught.
fire, but was almost Immediately dis
covered
The grocery store of S. Marrow at
81 Morris street was broken into by
burglars shortly before midnight on
Sunday. Entrance was had by break
ing light of the rear door and reach
ing through opening the door. Draw
ers were ransacked and about seventy
five cents mostly pennies in the cash
drawer were taken. Some canned
goods are also missing.
The Mendham Borough council has
awarded the contract for the con-
StructiOn of the water supply system
for the borough to Frederick S. Smith.
The work comprises the construction
of a reservoir and the laying of about
five miles of water mains He will
start the work as soon as the material
arrives and expects to complete it by
autumn.
Workmen are putting in the glass
In the tracery window at the front OF
st. Peters tower. The carpenters
will probably complete the carpenter
work except hanging of large doors by
the middle of next week. The masonS
are waiting for the Yorkshire stone
now on the way to complete their
work and it is expected that the new
part will be open for use by Easter.
Thomas MaCarroll has sold his va
can't lot on Speedwell avenue, about
seventy-five feet north of High street
to S. Parmigiani and John Moglia for
$4,000. The lot sold has frontage of
seventy weight feet on SpeedweH ave-
nue. and runs back about hundred
feet. MI. Parmigiani expects to erect
brick building on a third of the lot
next to the lane. The sale was made
through VanDyke & Wise.
Henry P. White has started some
changes on his property corner of
Water and Willow streets. He is hayL
ing cellar excavated and will remove
and enlarge his stable, from plans
drawn by Collins Weir, locating it on
the Willow street side of the lot.
Where the stable stands at present
coal storage bins will be constructed.
Mr.. White has in mind the erection of
building with living rooms on the
corner.
Residents of Water street are glad
TO learn of improved conditions at the
rear of the Speedwell avenue fire house.
The old platform supported on a dead
tree has been taken out, also the rot
ten fence below which concealed the
manure pile. A metal pipe has been
put up from the window of the truck
house, brick wall four feet high will
be built along the street and hereafter
the manure will be removed twice a
week instead Of accommodating as has
been the case heretofore.
The Athletic Association of the
High School is preparing to put a
baseball team into the field this year.
Owing to various reasons there have
been. no athletic activities in the High
School so far this year, but the boys
expect that they will have ball team
that will make up for this lack. In
order to secure necessary finances a
basket ball game on roller skates be-
tween two High School Basket Bail
Teams Will be played in the T. M! O..
A. gymnasium Monday evening.
There will be decided change in
the music of the South Street Presby-
terrain Church after May first. The
entire arrangement has been put in
the hands of Mr.. Geetings, of New
York, who will organize chorus Choir
which he will drill each week. G. A..
Muir retires as organist and his sue
cessor will have charge of the music
on Sundays. OF the present quartet
Mr.. Eaton is the only one who will
remain. Mr.. Thompson goes TO St.
Peters Church, and Miss TippetG will
sing in Rockaway.