Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-04
MOrristOwn Notes

Sundays blizzard so crippled the
Morris and Somerset Electric Com
pany's wires that it was unable to
supply the current to run the city's
dynamo. As all the boxes. except
five, have underground wires. and
were not affected by the storm, Su-
perintendent Pierson secured Louis
Wortman's Brush runaboul and,
placing it in the house of the Reso-
Lutte Hook and Ladder Company, on
Speedwell avenue, stripped one of
the hind tires off and hitched it up
to the dynamo. In less than an hour
enough electricity was generated to
run the system. Five of the six
boxes which will not ring are aerial
boxes and were affected by the storm.
The other, which is at the corner of
Mills and Washington streets, was
broken off. The tower bell in the
Court House, which sounds the
alarm, was also affected by the storm,
but Mr.. Pierson has repaired that
The boxes that will not ring are num-
bers SO, Speedwell avenue and Cutler
street; "a, Ridgedale and Albeit ave-
nues; 81, Early and Harrison streets
%, Western avenue and Miller street;
Maple avenue and DeHart street, and
26, Mills and Washington streets
iuP 1OuHLY 1IdCIlOn OOIll-
pany had a large force snoveling the
snow off its tracks in this city and
digging out the through car which
was stalled at the Lake road. in Nor
ris Plains, Sunday night The crew
of the stalled car is still stopping here.
The Morris and Somerset Electric
Company has been unable to supply
the city or it's private customers with
light.
The New York Telephone Company
has service on n number of its local
lines and has the through service in
shape.
Work of clearing away the fallen
trees and removing the snow from
the principal business streets
Commissioner w. p. Frapwell as rap
idly as possible. He has n large force
of men and teams at work.
The public schools opened today for
the first since the storm. There was
no session of the night school last
night. Although the town was still
in the hands of the storm, there was
a fairly good attendance at the
schools.
Both of the moving picture shows
were forced to remain closed Monday
and Tuesday on account or the lack of
electricity. Many were disappointed
who wished to see paid in Ful' at
the Palace Theatre. The manage
ment hopes to present the show to-
morrow.
With the storm keeping many
people indoors and business being
poor, many business men took the
time to make out bills, and in con-
sequence the postofiice was deluged
with mail. There promised to be Sc
rious congestion for a time as the
cancellng machine. operated by cleo
trio motor, was idle, there being no
current to drive the motor. In con-
sequence the Understanding had to
be resorted to, long and tedious
process. But James c.. Hazen, of the
postofflce force, solved the problem
He appropriated Clerk Lorees bicy-
Gle. placed it upside down on the
floor and removed the tire from the
rear wheel. A belt was then run
from the bicycle wheel to the cancel
ing machine pulley and the clerks
took turns in grinding" away al
the pedals. The contrlvance has
proved success, and Mr.. Hazen has
received the thanks of the clerks for
obviating the necessity of hand
stamping.
A freak of the storm Sunday night
was the blowing off of a large chin
ney on the house of Mrs. Mary T.
Nixon. on Morris street. without
breaking a shingle OF the roof
w D. Ward, of South street. was
the first out with an automobile after
the blizzard of Sunday.
Amateur and professional photog-
raphers were out bright and early
this morning taking snapshots.
On account of the weather only six
members of the MacAll auxiliary
were present at the annual meeting
Tuesday afternoon in the parlors OF
the South Street Presbyterian
Church. AS a quorum was not pres
ent the election of officers was moi
held and the meeting was adjourned
The present officers Of the auxiliary
are: Mrs. Franklin B. Dwight, presi.
dent: Mrs. A. w. Stiles, secretary
and DR.. f. w. owens, treasurer.
Charles Finkelmeier has negotiated
the exchange by Charles Prescott, OF
the latter's house and lot on Western
avenue with Frank S. Burnett fol
Mr.. Burnetts property, 141 and IA
Speedwell avenue known as tn,
"Governor Werts place" Mr. Fin
kelmeier has sold for Gordon Sher
man three lots on Hanover avenue