The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-08-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

have moved from Washington street
to Pine street.
While working with a Ratchet on
Tues d ay George Benjamin cut of the
thumb on his left hand
Dr.. Harry Vaughan Win conduct the
meeting at the ColIinsville chapel on
Sund ay evening at eight O'Clock.
For the first time in several years
WaWayanda, the New Jersey boys
state camp will not have a representa-
tive of MOrristOwn.
Ned, valuable fox terrier and a
general fayorlte belonging to d. S.
Brink. was run over and killed by an
automobile last Sunday afternoon.
Sttlrpis Bros, are the masonS and
the Oliver Drake Co., the plumbers
for a new garage being erected for
Livingston Whitney on his place at
Sherman hill.
Loo al contractors are figuring on
the plans for extensive alterations to
the house recently purchased by for
mer Governor Franklin Murphy on
Mendham road.
Supreme Recorder F. S. PettOr and
District Deputy Grand Councillor
Hugh Boyd attended the meeting OF
Watn0ng Council, Loyal association,
on Tuesday evening.
70 rty-five boys haye been enrolled
as members of the swimming classes
conducted by Physical Director g..
Deane Brink, of the Young Mems
Chris tian association.
It took the board of education fif-
teen minutes to transact It's business
and adjourn on Friday evening There
was little to demand attention OF the
mem bers and only few bills were APP
proved.
Miss Martha Garabrant and Miss
Buckle, graduates from the Morris
town High school with the class of
1909, have entered the Newark city
hospital and will study the profession
of nursing.
Danish Girl, owned by f. ID. Ballan-
tine. of BernardSyille, and driven by
w. T.. Rhodes, won the 2.14 pace for
$4OO at East Liverpool, Ohio, last
week in straight heats of 2.144 each,
defeating good field.
Sturgis Bros. have the contract for
the mason work on a new greenhouse
at Florham Farms" HI. Mckay
Twombly's estate. The firm is also
setting up Sun-dial and a fountain
on Mr.. Twombly's property.
While playing on the porch of her
home on Clinton place Tuesday after
noon Helen Mack, daughter of Second
Assistant Chief Engineer Robert
Mack. of the fire department, fell and
broke her right arm above the elbow.
A brick COW barn is being erected
on the grounds of the Academy OF st.
Elizabeth at Convent after plans by
Robert G. Walsh. Sturgis Bros, are
doing the mason work and the Oliver
Drake Co., the plumbing and metal
work.
John and Joseph Bongnock, of Okla
homa, wanted for participation in an
ARRAY at that place in which Frank
Kaska was stabbed, were arrested by
County Detective Edward L. Brennan
on Wednesday. They gave bonds for
their appearance before the grand jury.
A bull dog, belonging TO Dewayne
Weaver. was affected by the heat
wednesday afternoon and his strange
actions on Washington street caused
a rumor of "mad dog" A dousing of
water, however soon brought Mr.. Dog
to his proper senses and the fears of
the pOpulace subsidized.
Vincent Contelle, an Italian of Dow
er, died in All Souls hospital Thursday
night. He fell from an automobile in
Dover Thursday afternoon while the
car was going at high rate of speed.
His head struck the trolley track and
his skull was fractured. He was
brought to the hospital here on the
Six-fifty train.
James Ferris was held under $500
bail for the grand jury on Saturday by
Justice Howard charged with malic-
ious mischief. Ferris was employed
until recently at Memorial hospital.
Since his discharge it is alleged he
visited the grounds and destroyed
flowers and shrubbery and cut the
seats from several reclining chairs.
Work on the sewer disposal site is
going steadily on. About 26 900 Of the
.38 600 yards of earth to be excavated
has been removed. The disposal bed
walls of earth have been formed and a
portion of the contact bed excavation
finished. The under drains have been
laid under the disposal beds, as well as
connecting pipe lines of tiles con-
:structed.
Charles Rickley is laid up with a
deep cash in his right thigh. Rickley,
who is in the employ of II. Fl. Prud-
den, was unloading some large iron
plates consigned to the Morristown
Gas Light Co. on Thursday, when one,
of them eluded his grasp and as it fell
to the ground a corner ripped Rick
ley thigh open TO the bone.
After getting in trouble because of
writing threatening letters in his en-
deavor to collect Bill he alleged to be
due him from Louis Piazza, Michael
Arfuso brought suit before Justice
Howard and jury to recover the
amount. The case was tried on Thurs
day and judgment given to Arfuso.
Piazza filed an Offset amounting to
to 1912.
Frank T. Hanley, chauffeur for AL
bert l. Sire, ran his employers car at
a high rate of speed through town on
Thursday morning and was put under
arrest by Chief Holloway. When ar
raigned before Justice Howard Han