The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-22
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

moved to Springfield, Ohio.
Judge Mills has granted a hotel il.
cense to Michael w Mccarthy, OF
Dover.
The washington Valley road is be-
mo repaired by the addition of top
dressing Of crushed stone.
family named Weaver has moved
from New York to the Dougherty
place at Washington valley
John I. Waterbury is installing a.
gas engine and electric generator for
lighting his Glen road residence.
The twelfth annual fair and supper
will be held at the Jr. O. A. hall at
Morris Plains on June "a and %.
Z. J. Brengle has rented the Carter
house on franklin street for three
years. He viii take possession Octo-
Der 1St.
On Sunday evening, July 4th, the
choir of the Methodist church will
sing the ':Gallia,' by Gounod, having
special sol0ists.
Diomede Council, 10. U. A. NJ, Of
Morris Plains, will hold a fair and sup
per at their hall on Thursday and Fri
day Of this week.
Nicholas Marinaro has built two
handsome stone gate posts at the drive
way entrance to "The Pines on
Speedwell avenue.
Miss Emma Babbitt, formerly princi-
pal of the Speedwell avenue public
school, Steams for Europe on Satur-
day. She will spenS the summer
abroad.
Make easy money at home CORES
pOnding for newspapers experience
unnecessary. Send stamp for particu
lars. Empire Press Synicate, Middle
port, N. X.
The body of new born baby was
found by some boys Sunday afternoon
in the water under the James street
bridge. The police are making an in
vestigation.
The annual picnic of the Sunday
schools of the Church of the Redeemer
and ST. Peters church will be held on
Saturday, June 10Th, Cranberry lake,
as usual being the objective point.
An Epworth league group rally will
be held at Basking Ridge on Friday
evening. Addresses will be delivered
by the Rev. w. S. Moggs, OF New
York, and the district SUPERINTENDENT.
Prosecutors Detective Edward L.
Brennan is working on the robbery of
the Empire Steel & Iron Co. office at
Mt. Hope on Friday night, when 5000
was distracted from the cash drawer
by some one.
Frederick G.. Burnham, Phillip III.
Hoffman and Edwin A. Doty have
been reelected elders and Clifford A.
Fairchild and John L. Tallmadge
deacons by the South Street Presby-
terrain church.
During the summer and autumn the
Women's Home Missionary society OF
the First Presbyterian church will
prepare box Of, clothing for the FAM
lily of the Rev. Robert f.. Adair, Of
Providence, Ky.
a man was at work gathering the
hay crop on the Lackawanna meadow
near the r. r. depot last week. The
grass and weeds had attained height
of several feet and were an eyesore to
every one using Morris street.
Stockholders Of the National Iron
bank voted on Wednesday to increase
the number Of directors from nine to a
number not exceeding thirteen op-
tional with the board. General 3D.
ward P. Meany was elected to a direct
crate.
A through plate girder steel bridge
has arrived at LedgewOod for the Nor
ris County Traction company and will
be put into position over the Morris
canal, replacing the present temporary
structure of timber in use by the trac-
ton company.
At the graduation exercises of
Princeton university William l.. r..
Haven, of this town, received the de-
gree Of bachelor of letters, and was
also in the second group of academic
honor men and elected to the Phi Beta
\ Kappa society.
Warren S.. Johnson by good luck es-
capped serious injury Wednesday after
noon when the, rear wheel of one of
Smith s. Fosters wagons, which he
|, was driving along Park place, came off
\ and he was tbTown from his seat. A
loose nut caused the accident.
A picture OF William Leroy Haven,
the late superintendent Of the public
school, Is to- be presented to the school
by the graduating class. The preSen-
tation will either be made the coming
Thursday, Senior class day, or the day
following Commencement day.
Gallagher s. zimmerman, carpen-
tiers, and Edward Fleming, masoR sare
building fine two-StOry frame house
for Joseph Burke on South street, just
below Woodland avenue. The house
is about 28x5O feet in dimensions and
will contain nine rooms. Its cost will
be about $1,000. f Il see
While driving near Rockaway on
Saturday Sheriff Calhoun Orr was
thrown out of his carriage when one of
the team he was driving SHE'D at a
trolley car. A long cash was cut In
the sheriff'S forehead and one knee
was bruised. He was taken ID This
daughter s home at Rockaway and
given medical attention. os'.s1t
At a special musical service at the
South Street Presbyterian church
Sunday evening the choir sang Rosin-
mis- 'Inflammatus' and Mendelssohn's
cantata for soprano solo and chorus
Hear My Prayer" The Rev. Alex
ander MacColl gave brief address on
the psalm the words of which Mendel-
ssohn interpreted in his cantata.
William Dolan was held in 800 bail
for the grand jury this morning by