The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-04-01
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


asking, When is Easter Sunday"
There will be no school sessions at the
Bayley Grammar and st. Margaret's
schools from April until Tuesday,
April IL.
John Camisa, son of Joseph Camisa,
left town on Monday to accept position
in marble cutting establishment in
Quincy, Mass.
The spring meeting of the Morris and
Orange Presbytery is to be held at the
Webb Memorial Chapel at Madison.
on Tuesday, April 70.
The open season for trout commences
to-day, to continue to July Is. Several
local sportsmen set forth early this morn
ing in quest of the luscious fish.
An interesting editorial, concerning
personnel of Edward Wright Brady, the
CHRONICLES special correspondent at
Washington, is printed on page four.
The nearest change in pastorates to be
made by the Newark Conference, now
in session, is that of the M. E. Church
at Madison, now filed by Rev. E. N.
Crasto.
On Monday Bernard Martin fell from
the awning poles before his store on
Speedwell avenue and sustained quite
serious injuries, but no bones were
broken.
Next Sunday being Palm Sunday it
will be observed as usual at the Church
of the Assumption. Palms will be
blessed and distributed at the 1890
o'clock mass.
A new file rack and SET of newspaper
files have been added to the equipment
of the Morris County Surrogate's Office
to accommodate the weekly issues of the
twelve county papers.
A new plaster ceiling is being placed
in the boiler rooms just below the Surro-
gates office at the county court house,
as a scheme to protect the Office from
noise and dust. The work is being done
by Thomas Malley.
Frank Collins, son of j. D. Collins of
this city, requests us to say that the re-
port that he had entered the U. S. Navy,
printed in the Jerseymdp of last week,
is without foundation.
William G. Thompson has rented the
old Fairchild place on the SpeedweH
road from Mrs. F. w. Merren and will
occupy it from April LIST, removing from
the Mills farm on the Mendham road.
City officials whose terms expire with
the May meeting of this year are Mayor
E. A. Quayle, Aldermen Emile Hurtzig,
First Ward; E. A. F1eury, Second Ward;
Eugene Carroll, Third Ward; and H. A.
Freeman, Fourth Ward.
l.. M. Leek, who resides on Harrison
street, this city, has received the APP
pointment of freight agent at the Madi
son depot. to succeed D. H. Hicks, re-
signed. Mr.. Leek has assisted at the
office for eight years past.
In the absence of DR.. Coultas at Con-
ference on the coming Sunday, the M. B.
Church pulpit will be occupied in the
morning by Rev. DR.. A. Fl. futile of st.
Luke's Church, Newark, and in the
evening by Rev. DR.. J. Fl. Egbert Of
Nyack, n. Y.
After April the dry goods and mil
linery stores Of the city will continue to
close at 6 O'Clock on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday evenings only; closing at
s on Tuesday and Thursday, and 10 on
Grocery stores, which have
closed at O'Clock for three months past,
will hereafter close at s; Saturdays at 10.
Mrs. Mitchell, who lives with her
niece, Miss Celia Martell, at the resi-
dence of Frank Mcpherson on Atno ave-
nue., had severe fall down stairs Sun
day morning, severely cutting her head
and receiving several lesser bruises about
the body. Doctors Owen and Pferson at
tended the patient, and the wounds
are now healing rapidly.
Morristown charter election for city
officers occurs on Monday, May 2. The
election will be for Mayor and one
Alderman from each ward. justices of
the peace zone for every 1900 inhabi-
tants) and one constable for each ward.
The several ward primaries are to be
held during the week commencing
April Is.
The barns Of Isaac Combs on the
Mountain road were entered Sunday
night and Mr.. Combs best buggy was
missing in the morning. At the same
time new set of harness was taken from
the stables of Lewis Baird, horse from
j. j. Kline and whip and two blankets
from Charles Mattox. No trace of the
thieves has yet been found. About a
year ago Mr.. Combs lost a phaeton.
The work Of delivering poles between
Morristown and Bernardsville for the
building of telephone line to that place
commenced Tuesday morning. After
the line has been built pay station will
be placed in the store of William H.
Smith at New Vernon, in J. G.. Hand
ville's store at jacksonville and in Geo.