The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
A Merry Christmas to all.

A Merry Christmas to all.
Seasonable Christmas weather.
Thermometer at Z o'clock only 10 de-
grees above zero.
The banks and stores will close to-
morrow. it being legal holiday.
..Allus kinda like to hev ut snow on
CHRISTMAS. seems kinda more Christ
missy
Barber shops about the city keep open
until II tonight, but close at p. IN. on
Christmas day.
The Post Office will be open tomorrow
from $50 to $50 a. M, and to 6 p IN.
Only one delivery will be made, that at
4; 9 o'clock.
| Under recent order of Superintendent
Reasoner trainmen now close windows
and ventilators before entering the
tunnel.
| Walter Carol of Speedwell avenue
has been confined to All Souls Hospital
for two weeks, suffering from compli-
cation of diseases.
The Oxford Club of the NJ. E. Church
was addressed by Vim. R Eadie on
Tuesday evening of this week aud VIM.
J. johnson rendered solos of sacred
music.
Rev. T. I. Coultas addresses the Y. M.
G. A. of Trenton at their great men
meeting on next Sunday afternoon. He
also breaches in one of the churches of
that city in the evening.
Grace, the three year old daughter
of Charles Douglas of Western avenue,
while playing in the back yard Tuesday,
fell and broke her collar bone. She is
now improving nicely.
Boys of the town are invited to a
special Christmas service at the Y NJ
9. A. rooms Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
! w. T. Pannell will make a talk to the
boys and some special music will also be
given.
Miss Edith Schoenheit of German
Valley. who has been for three years
secretary of the Morris County Christian
Endeavor Union, has been appointed DIS
trict secretary for the county by the State
| Union.
While workman was handling brick
on the upper story of the new ADDITION to
the house of George McCullCch Miller,
one fell striking Samuel Heath, an en-
ploye of David H. Wilday, on the head,
injuring him severely.
Says the Morristown "Yaller Kid;
Il Don't WANT no preSiuz II NE stoKlN
/ far thiss Krisnis kuz Im sGn,lllad thief
SpeedeL asN.6 an Sowth strete wuz
sKraPt off beeFour tn FRIz, An i
7 no stohAinT goTK1uz KnohOw.'
DIR. Alice B. Condict is associated
with a nnmber of prominent women of
Orange in forming "A Child Nurture
Club in that city. The society will be
composed of mothers. the object being
to improve in the education and culture
of children.
On Monday next the Rockaway Val
ley R. r. will start another freight train
on the road; this will enable the present
passenger train to make better time and
enable people living along the line to
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afternoon.
Thomas j. O'Brien has resigned the
Office of Assistant United States District
Attorney, which ne has held for the past
two years. His successor is Warren Dix
on, a Democrat, nd4he son Of the well
known Republican, Supreme Court JUS
tice Dixon. The appointment is for
three years.
Commencing on January End the week
of prayer will be observed in special
services by the Morristown churches.
Union services will be held in the Bap-
fist Church on Monday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Friday evenings. On Thurs
day evening meetings will be held in the
several churches as usual.
The meeting of the Morristown I'm
provement Society, called for Friday
night last, was adjourned on account of
small attendance to Friday evening,
January 5. The probable subjects for
discussion for the meeting will be the
city charter and the question of encoul-
aging the establishment of the silk in
dustry in Morristown.