The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-07-28
NEWSY NOTES FROM
SUBURBAN TOWNS
Items Of Interest Concerning
Our Aeighbors' Doings.

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Our hGighbOrs' DOings.
Miss Elizabeth Ortman OF Milling
ton, was injured in runaway at
Basking Ridge. She was taken to
Overlook hospital at Summit. where
it was found she had sustained a
compound fracture of an arni and
contusions about the head and face.
Frederick Crane, twelve years old,
who is employed by the Ortnlan fam-
lily, was driving Miss Ortnan when
the horse became frightened by
banner stretched across the street.
AS the animal dashed away Miss Ort-
man attempted to take the reins. Be-
fore she could do SO, however. the
horse ran up on sidewalk and dash
ed the carriage against a stone wall
along the Presbyterian church ceme-
terry, Basking Ridge.
Fire caused by an explosion pre-
sumably of a bomb, started at 3.20
o'clock Monday morning at Dover,
wrecked the building owned by John
W. Roberts at East Blackwell and
South Morris streets and did damage
estimated in excess of $4,000, partly
covered by insurance. Occupants of
the second floor of the building with
difficulty managed to escape in their
night clothing, saving but little of
their regular attire. Mr.. Roberts
carried $1,000 insurance and Patsy
Nazzaro, in whose confectionery store
on the first floor the explosion occur
red, placed his loss at $4,000 with
but little insurance,
The Richardson & BOynton company
has announced that the furnace and
range works of the company would be-
rebuilt in Dover. The contract has
been awarded to the Lackawanna
Bridge and Steel company, of Buffalo.
The new buildings will be constructed
of brick and steel and will be fire
proof. The buildings to be erected
are foundry, 44Sx140 feet; cleaning,
wood and iron pattern shop, 60x300
feet; machine testing and mounting
shop, 100x300 feet.
Traffic on the New Jersey and
Pennsylvania railroad between White
house station and the east end of
the Peapack bridge may be resumed
+ under an order made by the Public
| Utility commissioners, modifying its
previous order of September 23rd
last, under which traffic over this
portion of the road was suspended.
The modified order permits traffic
over the Peapack bridge and trestles
at a speed not to exceed fifteen
miles an hour.
The Boonton common council turn
ed down an ordinance for the put
ting down new curb and concrete
sidewalks on Main street, Boonton,
from the canal bridge near Myrtle av-
enue to the Pond bridge above the
falls. The present sidewalks OH both
sides of the street are either tagging
or concrete and the property owners
objected to being compelled to make
changes. The amendment was killed.
The Sussex county board of free
holders has approved plans of Coun-
ty Engineer Harvey Shook for the
\ proposed Newton Sparta macadam
road. The road will be five miles
long, with a maximum grade of six
Fer cent. 1t is estimated that the
cost of the road will exceed 100000,
being through hilly country, requir-
ing much excavation to overcome
grades.
Struck by lightning while seated
atop load of hay, Charles Tiker,
jr., of Stirling, nineteen years old,
a farmland, received "a shock from
which he died two hours later. The
horse he was driving was killed in
stantly and the hay was set on fire.
4 Persons who saw the burning load
had difficulty in rescuing the youth
from the flames.
Upon complaint of Edward A.
Isaacs. of Madison, Jacob Stoll was
fined $25 by Recorder Tyacke on a
charge of allowing a vicious dog to
run loose. Complaints were also made
by Mrs. Jesse Skeys, Mrs. Isaacs and
Mrs. Bruno Weyers, all of Madison,
who declare they saw the dog des-
troy property in their section. The
dog was ordered chained.
Leroy Schultz and Charles Kohl,
both of Bertrand Island, were held in
$400 bail for the grand jury on a
charge of breaking and entering the
dancing pavilion at Bertrand Island.
Kohl had been in charge of the pa
vilion. 1t was sold at sheriff''s sale
and nailed up. The two men were
accused of opening the place and
conducting dances.
John Somers DeHart, seventy-six
years old, died at his home at Mt
Freedom. Mr.. DeT1art was a retired
lawyer. He was the husband of Mrs.
Madana Fuller DeHart, one of the
first women to practice medicine in
this country. She began practicing
in Jersey City about half century
ago and established a free dispen-
sary for women.
The Newton Chautauqua committee
reports that out of 725 season tickets