The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


A new floor is being laid in the read
ing room of the MOrristown Library
and Lyceum.
The Methodist church choir will
hold it's rehearsalS on Friday evenings
at eight o'clock during this month.
Several members Of Independent
Hose company rendered surprise
oarfy TO Eugene Carroll on Tuesday
evening in honor Of his birthday.
j. Cummings Vail has donated to-
the Roberts Memoriall library at Whip
pany number of historical and other
volumes. This is Mr.. Wallis second gift
to the library.
Charged with stealing hay from
Thomas MeSkill'S barn David Miller,
c0lOred, a hackman, was released on
bail pending grand jury action on
Tuesday by Justice Condor.
William Lyons has been appointed
lieutenant of MorriStown camp team
succeeding William Taylor, resigned,
and Edward Ergenzinger has succeed
ed Charles Brown as secretary.
Frederick S. Smith, contractor for
the repairing of South street, started
work on that thoroughfare this morn
ing. He will use the AmieSlte process
of road building for the new paving.
Mrs. Edward Bell died at the home
of her son-in-law, on Linden street
Thursday morning after long illness.
She was fOrty-three years old and was
a daughter OF the late Mrs. Jane
Bohemia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Young's
music school will reopen for enroll
ment on Tuesday, September 7th, and
lessons will begin on Monday, Septem-
Der 18th. The school studio is con-
tinued in the Parker building.
Next Sunday afternoon at four
clock Governor Glenn, of 'South Car
DINA, will speak in the Methodist
church on the question OF the liquor
traffic with special reference to the
great reform wave that is now sweep
ing the country. ).
The police are watching for violatOrS
of the bicycle ordinance and have
warned several offenderS.S Michael
Haher was arraigned before Justice
Howard Friday night for not having a
light on his bicycle and the judge rep
rimanded him and dismissed the case
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The Morris County Road Drivers
association will hold q matinee race
meet on Saturday, September 18th, At.
the driving park. The contests will
include a 2.50-3 90 trot and pace, 2.30-
2.4O trot and pace, 2.28-2.32 trot and
pace, free-fOr-all and a team race.
Street Commissioner Howard Cole
addressed the American Society of
ns--s1 ne tfr1rr nle ~
its house in New York on Wednesday
evening on the subject 9 Concrete
Piles.S Mr.. Coles lecture was Illus
trated with lantern slides.
The Wedding of John Sherlock, of
this town, and Miss Katherine Nc.
Dermott, Of Bridgeport, Pa, will be
soleanized in St. .Augustine's church,
Bridgeport, on Wednesday afternoon,
.three-thirty. Bart w. Clifford and
other friends Of Mr.. Sherlock here will
attend. :
Floyd J. Fitzpatrick, for eight years
in the employ of the New York & New
Jersey Telephone company as speci al
inspector in M0rriStOwn, has resigned
his position and will engage in other
business in this town. He has been,
With the telephone company for thir-
teen years.
Three young colored boys were ar
raigned before Justice Howard Friday
! uabTning charged with stealing toma-
toes from Robert A. Elliot. The
Judge disposed of their cases by COM
hitting Henry Corse and Henry Nixon
to the lookup for few hours and fin
ing Douglas Peterson 81.
A new local corporation is the Sup
ply g. Construction Co., the incorpor-
ators of which are j. Boyd Headley, of
this town, and Henry Fl. Petze and
5 Otto Kuester. The company is cap
italized at 1926, 900 and will manufact-
q ure gas and oil machines, for the pro-
duction and supply of light, heat and
power.
The Enterprise Dry Goods Co. has
been incorporated by George J. Miller.
of Brooklyn, and p. X. Stauff and T.
f. Wright, of New York.. with an au-
tlorized capital stock of 10000. The
company will conduct a general de-
partment store in Morristown with
Mrs. James Donnelly as the agent in
charge.
The house at No. "a Clinton street,
owned by William DOlan, was saved
from destruction on Tuesday after
noon by the auto chemical. A fire
was discovered near the entrance of
the kitchen stove pipe to the chimney
and the chemical arrived just in time
TO prevent the. flames spreading under
the upper floors and through the par
titions. The loss was trifiing.
After serving the town for fifteen
years as fire hose washer Edward Bell
has relinquished the position because
of leaving town. He is succeeded by
Frederick Gallagher, steward of HUI
mana EnOino onrnpanv