The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-11-24

Mrs. Hamilton Wright Mabie has
Thomas B. Adams, president; Miss
Carolyn Day, secretary, and Mrs. Will
| liam H. Wheeler, treasurer of the
Summit Branch of the New Jersey AS
sociation Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
John A. Matthews, former member
of the Assembly, will make an ad-
dress under the auspices of the Sum-
nit association.
The Summit Y. M. G. A. will hold
its sixteenth annual dinner in the as
sociation rooms December 10. DR..
Hamilton Wright Mabie will be the
.oastmaster. Among the speakers
will be Rev. DR.. Wallace McMullen, a
professor in Drew Theological Semin-
ary, and A. e. Roberts, secretary of
the International Y. M. G. A.
! A benefit for the Wellesley College
building fund will be held Monday,
December Z, in the gymnasium of the
Kent Place School for Girls at Sum-
NIT. The Misses Peronne and Con,
stance Arntzenins will sing Dutch
songs and give costume dances. The
benefit is being planned by the Sum,
NIT Wellesley Alumnae.
A new street has been laid out in
Boonton. 1t is called Wilson street
and extends from Lathrop avenue to
the Morris Canal, across the proper
ties of Elihu w. Banta and the Boon.
ton Hosiery company, has recently
been opened by the owners and 1--WE
new houses already erected.
William Rice, of Wilkes-B Barre, Pa,
was driving his motor cycle in New
street, Stanhope, when it got beyond
his control. Although he tried to
steer it away from its course and yell
ed for help, the machine carried him
right over twelve-foot enbankment
and into the Morris canal.
The Equal Suffrage League, of Mad
1son held meeting Monday night
in the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion building. Former Senator Ever
ett Colby, made an address. Mrs.
Joseph N. Tutle, president of the lea
que, read report from the recent suf-
frage convention in Camden
The judges in song contest at Do
yer awarded the prize offered by Sec
retary ]. B. Debnam of the Board of
Trade to Abe Bacon. The compost
t1on is entitled "A Song of Dover"
The award was made from twenty
i've contestants, principally high
school students.
A. M. Height, of Rockaway, is build
Ing barrel stave factory at Meriden
on the former John G. Smith property,
now owned by the A. j. Cobb estate.
It comprises 1000 acres of timber.
The new factory, it is expected, will
be ready to start January /.
Boonton votes on Saturday on the
question whether to buy the plant of
the United Water Supply company.
the concern that supplies Boonton
with potable water. The company's
contract with the town expires on
January 1st, 1915.
Washington Camp No. 8. P. q. 8. of
A., and Chester Cornet Band. of Ches-
ter, are already making ARRANGEMENTS
Tor their next years carnival George
u. Conover has been elected president
and general manager of the commit
tee.
The membership of the Newton
Choral Society has reached forty and
after November 80 membership will
be denied. Rehearsals are held every
Monday evening under the direction
OF Mrs. Rae Silberg, of Dover.
Women of Chatham have concluded
two days of sewing for the Red Cross
in the Ogden Memorial Presbyterian
church. They also received a large
quantity of clothing and gifts of
money.
The Rockaway Fife and Drum
Corps is planning to give a series of
motion picture entertainments during
the winter and to apply the proceeds
to purchasing new uniforms.
Cyrus A. Wolfe, of Netcong. is
building two-story residence on his
farm to replace the one in which he
was born and to which he brought his
bride more than forty years ago.
Some Morris County farmers are
selling their corn direct from the
fields, the crop being SO heavy they
cannot store all of it. It brings eighty
cents a hundred.
The working, force of the Empire
Steel and Iron Company at Mt. Hope.
increased last week, Is still being
added to gradually.
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Albert viiet has broken ground for
q house on the lot he bought Of DIR.
H. Clay Virgins at Succasunna.