Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-25
M0rristOwn Notes

Officers and directors Of the Propri-
etors of the Morris Aqueduct,
the corporation that furnishes
Morristown with it's potable
water, has asked its stoeiihold-
ers to favor en- increase OF the cor
poratio capital stock from 100000
to 100000, to be issued in such
amounts and at such times as the
board OF directors may from time to
time determine. A meeting of the
stockholders to consider the propo-
sition Will he held in the company's
principal office, Savings Bank build
ing, Morristown, on April at
o'clock.
II the increase IL authorized IL Is
proposed to issue during the current
year 100000 of the new stock in order
to provide the necessary funds to pay
for the laying of the additional pipes
to increase the supply OF water for
fire purposes, as required by the
Board OF Aldermen. Stockholders
will have the right to subscribe to
the new stock as issued in proper
tons to their holdings of present
stock. 1t is not intended to issue the
remainder of the authorized increase
of stock until required from time to
time for corporate purposes, with
the approval Of the Public Utility
Board.
Chief of the Fire Department Will
bur +. Day, jr., has not fully COM
pleted plans as yet for the chiefs
convention. which is to be held in this
city in April. 1t is the plan Of the
chief, however, TO entertain the Wis
itlng chiefs every minute of the time
they are here. He is considering hav-
ing the Whole department meet the
visitors at the station and escort
them to the place where the conven-
ton Will be held. After this is over
a trip to the State Hospital and the
Washington headquarters may be ar
ranged. Chief Day is also CON
sidering giving the visitors a DEM
onstration of the work of the local
fire department
William p. Wiltberger, u steward
ut the State Firemens Home at
Boonton, was visitor IN town yes
terday. He visited the quarters of
his old company, the Humanes, and
admired the big Robinson automo-
bile pumping engine the company
now has in service in place of the
horse-drawn steamer and hose wagon
that did service when Mr.. Wiltberger
ran" with the company.
MTS. JbStpn AbSdlOn is improving
the appea rance of her home on Clln-
ton street by the addition of piazza
on the front
Funeral services for Miss Mary l..
Byram We're held at her home in
Monroe this afternoon, and the body
was taken to Shrewsbury, Monmouth
county, for interment. Miss Byram
died on Sunday after an Illness Of
about one year. She was in her sew
enty-fir year. She leaves four
brothers-George n. with whom she
lived at Monroe; Edward z. Byram,
sergeant alarms OF the Norris coun-
ty court; William H. Byram, Of
Madison, and Frank c. Byram. Of
Red Bank; also one sister, Miss Julia
Byram. of Monroe,
The basketball team of the Young
Mems Christian Association will
play a return game Saturday night
with the team of the battleship Ar
kansas. The contest win be played
at the Naval Y. NJ. c. y. at Brooklyn.
Rev. Barrett Z. Tyler breaches at
Dover ut the mid-week service this
week in st. Johns Protestant Epis-
copal Church
James Dick has been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. John Dick at Bernardsville
Moses Weld Ware. a { present as
sistant to Dean West at the Gradu-
ate College OF Princeton University,
has accepted a call to return to the
Morristown school next year, where
he will resume work in the depart
ment of history and geography under
Arthur +. Butler, who will have re-
turned from u sabbatical year in Eu-
rope.
Miss Ina Kissel, of Morristown, is
an active participant In the arrange
ments for the "Cubist BALI to be
given in the Biltmore Hotel, New
York, on Easter Monday in aid of
the stony Void sanItarium. Miss
kisse! Is in charge Of q dance that
will depict the chaos of the painter 5
mind when under thoroughly eubis-
tic spell.
Miss Eleanor Marshall is interested
In the dance TO be given at the Ritz
Carlton April 16 for the Ktp's Bay
Day Nursery.
With a fire hose attached to a hy-
drant Street Commissioner W. II.
Frapwell washed the mud and most
OF the loose snow Oft the brick pave
ment on Washington street Tues
day.
A reception TO the members Sc
cured in the membership campaign
of last week will be given at the
Young Mems Christian Association
Friday night when Damaged
Goods play In three acts, will be
presented by Edward A. Mead, OF
New York. II was originally intend
ed to give the presentation to men
only. and charge small admission
fee, but the fee has been dropped.
Representatives of a number OF
councils of the Daughters of Liberty
of the county were present at the
meeting of the Pride OF Vannatta
Council, Daughters OF Liberty, OF
this city. Tuesday night as guests OF
the lodge. After the business meet
ing a social time viii be spent. Re.
freshmsnts will be served.