The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-09-01

Ine pubic SCHOOL at Upper H1bernla
be reopened. 1t was closed by the
Rockaway township board because it
was thought lack of work would cause
most of the residents to move away,
that there would be only a small mum
ber of children left and that they
would be benefited by attending a
graded school with four teachers at
Lower Hibernia. The petition states
there are more than sixty children at
Upper Hibernia. No money has been
provided for the Upper Hibernia
school. 1t is a mile from Lower Hi
bernia school.
The Vanover House property at
Lake HopaIcOng was sold for $1,000
by Sheriff Whitfield B. Gillen to Viii
liam H. Baker, of Dover, and William
F. Merritt. The sale was made ON a
Judgment for about $400 obtained by
James H. Neighbor, of Dover, against
the former owner, Mary j. figar.
Other claims were two mortgages ag-
gregating $4,000. The tract sold com
prises about two and three-quarters
acres located along the Central rail-
road on the way to Nolans Point.
The officials of the Musconetcong
Iron Furnace at Netcong have stated
that the furnace will close for an in
definite time when the present stock
of coke is used up. This shutdown
will be within two weeks. The COM
pany has thousands of tons of pig
iron stacked ON every available space
of its land near the furnace. Fully
1875 men will be thrown out of en-
most of whom live in this
borough. The cause given for the
shutting down of the furnace is over
stock of pig iron.
The Labor day celebration at Hac-
kettstown will be under the auspices
of Vigilant hook and ladder company,
and will be held on the public school
grounds. A merry go-round and other
attractions have been secured and a
platform will be provided for dancing
The Citizens band and an orchestra
will furnish music. Two baseball
games will be played. The Newton
team will come for the fourth game,
having already won two. The second
game will be with a team of colored
players from New York.
Reorganization of the Madison re-
publican central committee has been
affected by the election of the fol-
lowing officers: Chairman, w. Regin-
aid Baker; treasurer, Spencer s.
Marsh; secretary, Carroll B. Merritt.
Mr.. Marsh succeeds former Mayor Will
liam F. Redmond, who asked to be.
relieved from duty.
The Episcopal sisters of the order
of St. John the Baptist, have leased
for a year from Samuel s. Childs,
the residence built some years ago
by j. F. Hulshizer, near Somerset
Inn. The building will be converted
into a private school. The opening
will probably take place the latter
part of September or first of October.
. Fire destroyed the home of Horace
Lockwood in Butler with loss
estimated at 100000. The fire is be-
lieved to have started from an oil
stove. The flames communicated to
the barn, which was burned to it's
foundation. Mr.. Lockwood is law
yer with offices in New York. He
spent his summers in Morris county.
Because of an injury to his left
eye threatens the sight of the other
eye Antialio Mutt of Newton, who
was badly manned May 21st when a
stick of dynamite he was carrying
exploded in his hand, will have to
submit to an operation for the remov-
al of the left eye.
An explosion at the Pompton plant
Of the Dupont de Nemours Powder
killed John Warmth, of
Butler, and injured several other en-
ployes. The explosion is attributed
to the effect of the damp weather ON
the powder. %
Defective steering gear caused the
automobile of Ira Saunders, of Rock
away, to collide with a telephone pole
near e. B. Earl's place on the Den
Vile road. No one was hurt, but the
'front.' of the car was damaged
Benjamin Saltz, of Mt. Freedom,
has the contract for transporting the
pupils in the Mt. Freedom district of
township to the Dover high
school, the coming school year
The Rockaway township board Of
health has completed a tour of the
-ownship dairies, The state inspecto
has just reported that all milk COWS
ire in healthy condition. He found mol
cattle. ~
The general store of William D. !
ardine, Of Kenvil, which houses, the
has been robbed. Clothing
shoes and groceries worth several
1ollars were stolen.
The Mendham board of education
has received the resignation of Frank |
VI. Groendyke as member of the
BOARD and district clerk.
The Chester township committee is |
making repairs on the road leading |
rom Chester depot to the Washington
lownship line. Broken stone is being |
Ised.
The Rockaway fire department. has
rejected the proposal to take the auto
mobile hose wagon to the West New |
fork firemen's parade on Labor day. |
The Randolph township committee