The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-29
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cost $1,000.
Halloween bort will be on for to-
morrow nigh INSTEAD of Sunday, the
regular day.
The Mckinley, Pitney and sound
money plurality in Morris county last
fall was 1884.
st. Peters cho& of men and boys went
to Madison lastJ Sunday afternoon and
rendered special music at Grace Epis-
copal Church,
j. William Burns has moved to his
new house on MT. Kemble avenue. He
is now in Morris township and casts his
first vote in the township next Tuesday.
The County Bo4rd of Election will sit
all day on election day. Tuesday next,
at the Court Holise in Morristown, for
the purpose of adding names to the regis
try lists.
The managers bf the Women's EN-
ployment Society Twill resume work in
their rooms in the Z. M. Christian Asso-
citation building, Jon Friday Nov. 5th,
from three until FIVE o'clock.
The Sunday school of the First Presby-
terrain Church will hold a social and
entertainment in the church chapel this
evening, to which hll are invited.
The new store building to be erected
for Patrick Welsh. at the corner of Nor
ris and Elm streets is now under way.
Reeve & Burr are the carpenters and
Thos. Malley the mason,
Rev. S. q. Baton and DIR. Norman
Fox attended the sessions of the State
Baptist convention lat Trenton this week
Mr.. Batten was elected one of the vice
presidents of the sthlte association.
1t is estimated that oyer 81 ;naa was
expended by Morristown citizens in dec
orations for the firenaan's parade of the
Goth. Messrs. Green & Company alone
did about 5000 worth of this business.
The firm of Malley, Dempsey & Cooney
masons and contractors, has this week
been dissolved by mutual consent. The
business will be conducted by Thomas
Malley, the senior member of the old
firm.
A 600 gallon water tower has just been
added to the equipment. Of. the planning
mill plant of GeorgA A. Mills. The
tower is to supply fprinkling fire ex-
tinguisher for the nib and also the 40
horse power boiler.
A party of about forty-fve friends en-
joyed a pleasant evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Garrison at IA
Clinton street last FFtday evening, on the
occasion of their Atwentieth wedding
anniversary,
Charles T. Kilborne of Orange will
give a talk on boys work at the Y. M.
c. A. hall tomorrow evening, illustrat-
ing his talk by fine steropticon views OF
scenes in boys camps; All the boys OF
the town are invited.
The special services OF the Congrega-
tia.al shnreh on aasa-iasaass "a Monday
I last, with addresses aid Bible talks by
Rev. George G. Neddham, evangelist,
were well attended and much deep inter
est was manifested.
A successful exhibition of the Little
Giant Fire Extinguishers was held on the
Park Tuesday evening. H. M. Dade, who
operated the machine, succeeded in putt
ing out the blaze Of a IL #. structure in
Just thirty three seconds.
1t is reported that Miss Minnie Blen-
ner who was compelled to give up her po-
sition as soprano soloist of the Church of
the Redeemer last spring on account of
serious illness, contemplates giving a
concert in this city at an early date.
The Jardine Land and Building Asso-
citation have made contract with Reeve
& Burr, carpenters, and PARCEL & Sons,
nasons, to build nine room house in
Olyphant Park to bb ready for spring.
Jardine, Kent 81 Jarhine of New York
are the architects.
Half hundred or more Of the young
friends of Nellie a4d Johnnie Holton,
led by Mamie Wildat and Mollie Hick-
man, surprised the former at the home
of Mrs. Holton on South street on Fri
day evening last. A merry time was
enjoyed by all, followed by bountiful
refreshments.
Phillip King died on Monday at his
home in Kearny of consumption. The
funeral services were held at his late
home Wednesday evening at o'clock
with interment in Evergreen Cemetery,
this city, yesterday morning. Deceased
was former resident Of this place and a
nephew of Jacob Bsiley.
A party of about fifty. including the
County Freeholderb and officials and
representatives of the press, took dinner
at the Almshouse at Parsippany on
Wednesday. A glance at the poorhouse
farm and its products, showed the past
to have been the most prosperous year
of the institution. The comfy house
was found to be in excellent condition.
A team of football has been organized
under the name of the Morristown
Juniors" The team is made up of Al
bert Frapwell, captain. right end; Clar-
ence King, full back; r. Levelle, right
half back; Will zimmerman, left half;
Fred Davis, quarter; Justin F. Lindsey,
left end; Maynard Day, left tackle; Geo.
Douglas, left guard; Reuben Savage,