The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-10

Two of the well-known cOnstables
were grossly inSulted on Monday,
when ConStableS Brant and Chapman
went up Speedwell avenue to arrest a
cOlored women. She declared that
she would n0tsgO with two such; white
loafers, but needless to say she went.
The will of the late Mrs. jeremiah
Stalter has been admitted to probate.
She left all her property to her hus-
band, he to enjoy the income from it
during his lifetime. At his death $500
is left to the Baptist Church, of which
she was member, and the balance to
her sisters, Mrs. Martha Harry and
Miss Elizabeth Fox.
George T. Allen has his carpenters
at work on the tower of ST. Peters
Church putting in the beams and lay
ing the floors. In the basement will be
a pleasant room which willincreaSe the
Sunday school accommodation One flight
up from the main floor will be the gal
lero to the church and above that still
another room for general purposes.
George W. Mcintyre has sold his in
tereSt In the Morris Sand and Concrete
Supply Co. to his partner, John SiSco,
who will continue the business at the
pits on the MorriStown & Erie r. r.
Mr.. Mcintyre has taken a Subcon-
tract for grading tWenty-eight miles
of ]. e. Melick's traction line in Illi-
nois, the section from Butler to Road
House.
The Bertrand Island Transportation
Co. has been incorporated by Daniel
| S. Voorhees,, D. f. Barkman and John
M. Mills. The latter is named as
agent and the office is in the Babbitt
building. The company has an author
lied capital stock of 100000 of which
So, 900 is paid in. The company has
the right TO build or acquire steam
boats, sailboats, or other boats, rail
roads, docks, real estate, etc.
James Clark has completed moving
and raising the large Williamson
homestead at Elizabeth. The house
which was four stories high was raised
high enough for story underneath.
Mr.. Clark has the contract for moving
a house for George G. Smith in the
Bernardsyille region from the rear of
his residence across the road where it
will be remodelled and rented. He
also has house to move at Summit
| for Mr.. Samson. =
The Blairstown g Press under date
of March 4th says :-.f Mr.. Ira Mowery
has been elected Mayor of Morristown,
after serving as alderman of that city
several years. About thirty years ago
Mr.. Mowery was a resident of BlairS-
town and served as clerk in the -four
| ishing store of John Bunnell & Son
and is remembered here as genial
and enterprising young man with pro-
gressive ideas. MorristOwn has chosen
a good man for mayor.
The Shelley Ice Co. has one of the
engines and condensers set and ready
| for connection and the second machine
on the foundation. The boilers are
set, the breeding in place and the
stack is ready for raising. The work
on the tanks is being pushed, new pip
| ing being on the ground. The COM
pany has had the machines rebuilt,
a new stack has been procured and
new condenSers will be set on the roof
| of the factory. 1t is expected that ice
making will be resumed in April.
A general alarm called the fire de-
partment to the William Mooney place
on Water street last Friday afternoon
where il was found that the barn was
on fire probably from an incubator
which was running in the building.
The premises are occupied by Peter
Smith and B. Hockin!. A horse was
rescued from the barn but the other
things stored there INCLUDING a guam
tity of furniture belonging to Miss
Mooney were destroyed. The roof and
upper part of the structure were burn
ed off.