The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-08-04
NEWSY NOTES FROM
SUBURBAN TOWNS


Items Of IntSrGSt Concerning
Our NeighbOTs' Doings.
With the, boughs of the trees load
ed with fruit almost to the breaking
point in nearly adj the orchards IN
Warren and Sussex counties, the
farmers of these sections expect a
great crop of apples despite the fire
blight and other pests. Some who
gathered a large crop last year, how
ever, expect less this time. Many
are spraying to defeat the pests. It
son will exceed 10000 bushels of
apples. The last complied figures
showed a yield of 114.000 bushels in
1909.
William Henry Dumont, seventy
four years old, resident of Madison,
died in Roosevelt hospital, New York,
following an operation. He was the
oldest living custom house broker, a
member of the firm of William H
Dumont & Co., of Is Whitehall street
The firm was founded by his father
in 1910. Mr.. Dumont was member
of the st. Nicholas society of New
York. In 1879 he married Miss Fran
ces Mallady, a daughter of the late
Rev. Thomas Mallady His wife and
four children survive him.
Charged with the theft of some
automobile accessories on June 3
1913, Amidee Stimson, of Bernards
Vile, was arrested in South Bethle-
hem, Pa, and brought to jail He is
alleged to have entered the garage ol
Thomas Baxter in Passaic township
and stolen tools and an acetylene gas
tank valued at $25. Stimson is q
chauffeur, and is supposed to be one
OF a gang suspected of many garage
thefts on Bernardsville Hill.
! An organization to be known as the
Womans Suffrage league of Dover
was formed with a membership o.
thirty. The officers of the organiza
ton are: President, Miss Minervs
Freeman; vice-president, Miss Lucelit
| Angle; secretary, Miss Marion Rich
ards; treasurer, Miss Ruth Bennett
executive committee, Mrs. Franl
Cox, Mrs. Richard O'Connor. Mrs. A
R. Bennett, Miss Fannie Lowe ant
Miss Jane Lynd.
| By decision of Vice-Chancellor Lew
is the town of Boonton has beel
granted permission to examine tn
/ books of the Boonton Water Suppl,
company, permission to do which hai
been refused by the company. TIL
town authorities wanted to look a
the books to determine the value G
the company's property, having tn
end in view of purchasing it whe
the contract with the company expire
next year.
Robert Stewart Price, for fort
years an attorney of Hackettstowr
died at the home of his soEl-in-law
Prof Frederick w. Schlieder, in Ney
York. He had been i'll for severa
months. Mr.. Price was admitted t
the bar in 1875. He served as SUI
erintendent of public schools of Wal
rem county for eighteen years. H
was twice elected mayor of the town
Besides his son daughter survive
i him.
Fire destroyed the storehouse @
! the Rohner Mail Order company a
Madison. The blaze was discoyere
at one O'Clock by Mrs. George Pre-
beck, who lives next door to the pre-
prietor of the company. She arouse
Mr. Rohner, who rushed into th
building in time to save his books
All the stock was destroyed Th
loss is estimated at more than $1,000
The roof has been put on the nel
Keller avenue schoolhouse at Rocks
way. The concrete cornice, whic
looks like woodwork, has just bee
finished, The under floor has bee
laid in the first story, and wor
started ON the second floor. The ful
mace has been installed and the plum
ing work as well as the electrice
work is well under way.
Extensive improvements are bein
ihouC W luS Il IL 81 I-t0oDy tSiHdl IIldus
at Flanders. 1t was built about fort
years ago They include a pressur
tank water system of 1000 gallon
capacity, with gasoline engine, asepti
sewerage disposal plant, complet
bathroom and stationary laundry tub
! A petition containing 253 names {
voters of the town of Boonton wa
filed with Town Clerk w. R. Bale
requesting him to call an election o
the third Tuesday of August to vot
upon the question of commission for
of government for the town of Bool
ton. Edward ]. Cahill started tn
petition.
A three-year old son of Mr.. an
| Mrs. William Shuman, of Rockawa,
IS suffering from broken ankl,
While an older boy was giving til
child a ride on bicycle, both wer
thrown to the ground and one foot {
young Shuman caught in the spoke
Of the front wheel
TIE Empire Steel and Iron compar
has notified it's employees that it car
not continue to run its store at Nj
Hope on a credit basis, and unles
the employees settle their account
promptly each pay day they will hav
to pay cash for merchandise an
house rent.
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