The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


September lst.
The curbs Of Early street are being
reset preparatory to the street being
resurfaced by the tarvia process.
The annual election of officers of the
companies of the Morristown fire de-
partment takes place on Monday even
ing, August 9th.
William Shea, of Madison, was COM
mitted to the state hospital at Morris
Plains Wednesday after an inqulsl5ion
by lunacy commission.
Thjrty-two members of the Morris
town Operatic society attended pre-
sentation of "The Mikado" by anna
tours in Newark Thursday night.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
tion has discontinued the use OF the
town hall at ROckaWay, Wnlcn muSU
be opened only for township or DOR
ough business.
Morris Rosenberg has had plans pre-
ma red by Walter Pierson for a three
story store and apartment building OF
brick to be erected on the lot No. 81
Speedwell avenue.
samuel K. Ballantine reported to
the police Thursday morning that
during the previous night his barn on
Mt. Freedom road had been entered
and a black mare and black buggy had
been stolen.
Organist Charles Fl. Corwin and the
choir of the Methodist Episcopal
church are enjoying vacation: Dur
ing their absence G. Augustus Muir IS
at the organ and the singing is leo Dy
Phil. G. Jacobs.
Because of the illness of the Rev.
w. A. Chadwick the preacher at the
Methodist Episcopal church on Sun
dav was the Rev. Marshall OWenn -.
d., of the Methodist Episcopal church
of Ocean Grove.
In response to an appeal for reading
matter for the county aims house and
the italian mission on Flagler street
the mercy and help department OF the
Epworth league is endeaving to col
lect books, magazines and papers.
The derailing of the locomotive of
an early westbonnd freight at Madison
this morning blocked the weSgbounu
track for several hours and delayed
several passenger trains. A WTecKlnR
train was sent to Madison to clear the
tracks.
Members of the Knockers club have
organized party to spend two weeks
at Lake Hopatcong. A bungalow mas
been rented from August 9th to goth.
IN the party will be Raymond Mills
Peter Pierson, Walter Melick, Robert
HipSon and Howard Mullen.
James A. Burd, of Peapack, died at
the New York hospital Sunday from
Injuries. He was drying an aut0mo-
bile near Morristown on July LIST last,
when struck by a Lackawanna engine.
Burd was brought to New York city
for treatment for fractured skull.
Frederick S, Smith is building a
road 1000 feet long across the tracts
of twenty-five acres w. @. and L. y.
Parker are developing on Littleton
avenue, Morris Plains. William Lau-
enStein and DIR. Belts have purchased
lots and are erecting handsome resi-
denceS.
The f. H. Fairchild Co. has been
Incorporated by Frank III. Fairchild,
Clifford A. Fairchild and j. Claude
Armstrong with a capitalization OF
$4,000 The company will take oyer
the grocery business conducted by
Frank II. Fairchild at No. 35 South
street.
The sewer contractors at Chatham
are experiencing difficulty in the lay
ing of mains in Hillside and Fair
mount avenues. A bed of rock is be-
ing encountered, neceSSitating blast
ing. This will mean considerable
delay in the pushing OF the sewer to
completion.
For selling impure milk the State
board of health has brought suit
against Harry Collish, Charles II. Con-
dit, Stephen HI. Dard, ST., Libby NAL
drum and Isaac Bader, all OF Troy
Hills, before District Court Judge
Oliver X. Day. The cases will be
called on Monday morning.
Camp Stanley, at Estling Lake,
formed by Company B, of Morristown,
and COmpanyS q and ID, of Summit, OF
the Fourth New Jersey division of the
Boys brigade, broke camp at 1890
Thursday morning after enjoying q
ten days vacation under the command
of Colonel Charles e. Dennis.
While throwing down hay from the
loft in Van Arsdale'S livery stable
barn, last Friday, James Donovan,
about fifty years old, OF Chester, acct
IDENTIFY slipped and fell, striking across
the edge OF board, injuring himself