The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

An interesting article on "Pedaling"
will be found on page two Of the
CHRONICLE.
Drew theological Seminary at Madi-
son will celebrate its thirtieth anniyer-
sary on Thursday next.
George Nixon has been appointed SUBJ
stitute carrier at the Morristown post
Office in place of Frank Stilwell, re-
signed.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held next Tuesday, Oct. u, at 8
p. m, in their rooms in the Y. M. G. A.
building.
Thomas Riley, an ssold rounder," well
known to the police of this city, was ar
rested Tuesday night for being drunk
and disorderly and was given four days
in the county jail
Geo. R. Gerard, principal of the Rock
away public school, has been appointed
on the county Board of Examiners TO fill
vacancy caused by the removal of A.
w. Kiser from the county.
Mrs. John Gilmer Speed, wife of the
editor of Leslie's Weekly, died Saturday
night at her summer home in Mendham.
She was 3S years old. Mrs. Speed was
Miss Mary Poindexter, Kentucky
belle.
Mr.. Dawes classes for dancing, formed
by the Misses Hickok, are to have their
first meeting on Wednesday afternoon,
October the 9th. The very younger
boys and girls meet at three o'clock, and
the older pupils at half past four Q clock.
The Criterion Hotel, situated on the
hill above Nolan's Point, at Lake Hopat-
cong, was entirely destroyed by fire
Monday night, the fire starting in the
sitting room. The hotel was owned and
occupied by VIM. J. Gordon. The loss
is about $500.
At the monthly meeting of the Excise
Board Wednesday evening, application
for renewal of saloon license to A. P.
Conway of Speedwell avenue was re
fused and the application of Thos. E.
Lowe, for renewal of hotel licence at the
West End Hotel, was laid over for one
month.
Thieves entered the cellar of the resi-
dence of Maj. H. M. Dalrymple on Hill
street Sunday evening for the second
time within the year. A large haul of
provisions was made, including one
boiled ham, one fresh ham, one dozen
eggs, two pounds butter and two loaves
of bread.
Contracts are out for new building
to accommodate the bowling alleys of
the Tapkaow Club. to be erected in the
rear of the club rooms on Washington
street. The building and alleys will
cost about So 1000 Sturgis Brothers
have the mason work and S. M. Toms
the carpenter work.
Miss Cassie Smith, of Ocean Grove,
will give a Bible reading at parlor
meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union to be held at the
home of Mrs. B. n. Reed, No. II Morris
street. next Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 49,,
at 3 o'clock. All ladies are cordially
invited to attend.
The Montague correspondent of the
SUSSEX Register laments the fact that
"cider will not be very plenty this fall,
SO some of us will have to go dry"
However, there is deal of comfort in
the next paragraph, for the writer re-
marks, "Peaches are gone, but buck
wheat cakes and honey are here'-and
Sussex county buckwheat cakes and
honey.
Thomas B. Ironside is in Sing Sing in
attendance at the tenth anniversary of
the Broadway Rescue Mission. In add
ton to other places of mission work Mr..
Ironside will present the well known
work as conducted by the Market Street
Mission of this city, which is looked upon
by mission workers as model for mis-
sions in small and medium sized cities.