The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-22
LocA NEWS ITEMS.

The Grand Dry will probably finish
its labors this AFTERNOON.
The Morris wH Fire Department has
been invited thb ireman's carnival al
Trenton on N erhber 10.
The Novem IF meeting of the Morris
County Bran of the State Charities
Aid Association to be held November 3
1897, at p. m. at X. M. G. A. Hall.
Mr.. and Mis-. G. G. Beyeridge, the
famous Nebraska vocalists, will give q
concert in Y. N C. A. Hall on Tuesday
evening, Octobe!r 26.
A team Of Md rrstown boys will play
football with the Madison Athletics at
Madison Tomorrow afternoon at the
Athletic Club GNAunds.
Augustus III has been appoint ed
by the session o 1.-THE South Street Pres
byterian Church a member of the com.
mittee on the work of the Market Street
Mission.
The regular injecting of the Morris
town Indian AID killiary will be held in
the parlor of til South Street Presby-
terrain Church o. @ttesday, Oct. Goth, at
1890 a. m.
A meeting for be men and boys of
Morristown vii held at the Y. M. c..
A. Hall on SUMO afternoon. The SER
vice will be of cial interest and all
young men are dylted to attend.
On Wednesday next the Board of Free
holders and co4nty officials with repre-
sentatlves of the press, will dine at the
Poorhouse at Phrsippany. on invitation
OF the PoorhouSe Committee of the Free
holders
Independent Hose Company responded
to still alarm on Sunday afternoon, to
put out a fire in pile of rubbish near
the Carroll flats on Clinton street, which
had become a source of alarm to the
nearby residents.
Wallace J. Potter of Pottersville, who
was killed by being thrown from a train
on the Rock8way Valley R. R., two
weeks ago had been insured for $4,000,
but 6 days, through Elmer E. Beams of
German Valley.
William F. Hoehn. former general
secretary Of the Y. M. G. A. has accept
ed a call as one the secretaries of the
Quincy Mass, Association. to take
charge Nov. /. Quincy is eight miles
from Boston, and is a city of 1900 popu-
lation.
A syndicate composed of Messrs. B. K.
and G W. Sickle of Rockaway, Henry
G. Pitney, r. B. Moriarty and F. H.
DeCoster, has purchased the Speedwell
Iron Works Of the Vail estate for $24,-
QUO cash. A ABORTION of the real estate
will be developed and railroad connec-
ton for the central Railroad from its
terminus at Watnong to Morristown
consumated.
Rev. Geo. 70. Needham, the evangelist,
who won 14any friends in Morristowa
during his recent meetings in the Y. M.
c. A. Hall, IS to conduct special services
at the Congregational Church on Sunday
and Monday next. The Sunday services
.wsll be at 1870 a. M, $50 p. m. and 7.3O
p. M. On Monday, afternoon and even
| ing services Will be held at $50 and 7.45
O'Clock. All are invited to attend
The Morris County GARDENERS and
Florists Society will hold its second an
nual exhibition Of flowers, fruits and
flowers in McAlpin Hall, Morristown, on
November 3 and 4. Intending exhibit
tors should make early entry of their ex-
hibits to VIM. H. Thomas, Convent, N.
j. Exhibition opens November at
p. m. Admission first day, 2 p. m. till
6 p. M, 80 cents; p. m. till 10 p. M,
second day from 10 a. m. till 10 p. M,
25 cents. Voss' orchestra will attend.
Tickets are for sale at Smiths drug
store.
The CHRONICLE was favored with calls
from a number of newspaper men and
other well known persons on Wednesday.
Among the former were Robert E. Fos-
ter Of the Register, and Jacob L. Bonnell
of the Herald, Newton; John A. Spencer
of the Journal. Frank F. Hummel and his
partner, L, D. Tillyer, of the Indec,
Dover; and John w. Cliff of the Herald,
Summit Superintendent Thomas Purdy
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Mayors
Hartzell of Easton and Holmes of Rah-
way, and several of the delegates from
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