The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


18th.
Twenty-one Italian residents of Ber-
nardsville took out naturalization papers
last week.
The CHRONICLE is always pleased to
receive personal md other news items
verbally or written.
The Sanodalica Wheelmen will hold
special meeting this evening at $50, to
take action IN regard to a proposed club
banquet.
The January term of the County
Courts opens on Tuesday the 10Th, and
it is generally thought that the term will
be short one.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Miss Minnie N Smith to Robert Jolley
both of this city, which occurred on
December Is.
The ice on the ponds hereabouts is al
ready from six to seven inches thick, but
dealers are waiting for still more freeze"
before cutting for commercial use.
A coupe belonging to George s. Wylie
was upset on Morris street, opposite
Spring. on Saturday. owing to the slip
cry roadway. The.carriage was slightly
managed.
| A business and social meeting of the
local Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at the residence of
Mrs. w. F. Day next Tuesday evening
at o'clock.
| P.O. Halsey has purchased from the
heirs of the late Mrs. Mary Jane Halsey
the house and lot on the Convent road at
Madison for So 500. The sale was made
through Benjamin Bros.
The meeting of the City Improvement
Society which was first announced for
Wednesday evening of this week, was
postponed to the call of President Revere.
1t will probably be held on the 18th.
| A fine bear skin robe was stolen from
the carriage of ex Freebooter Joseph
| Van Dyke. while it stood under thesheds
in the rear of the M. E. Church, during
the Christmas entertainment last week.
The monthly meeting of the City
Board of Aldermen will be held tonight,
Of the City Board of Excise Com mission
ers next Wednesday evening and of the
County Board of Freeholders next We'd
nesday morning
The pupils of Mrs. Decker's Kinder
garten and Primary School return to
their studies on January 10th after
two weeks vacation Mrs. Decker has
spent the holidays with her parents in
Rutherford N. j.
| A COW belonging to L. B. Ford of
Whippany last week gave birth to calf
having a head like rabbit and only one
eye. Another strange thing was that the
mouth was above the nose. The calf
lived only few days.
During the coasting sport on Madison
street hill Tuesday evening, one of the
hobs coliided with hitching post, and
William Ergenzenger, of Speedwell
avenue. was carried home with broken
leg. He is doing we'll.
Advices received by parties in Morris
town from friends in Florida say the
recent cold snap damaged the oranges
somewhat in the central portion Of the
state. The greater portion of the crop
had been gathered before the frost.
A team belonging to c. M. Marsh of
Morris Plains figured in an accident on
Speedwell avenue on New Years day.
One of the horses fell on the ice and the
other set to kicking him, inhicting
several not very serious flesh wounds.
The congregation of the Presbyterian
Church of Parsippany has extended a
call to Rev. Fl. S. Sassaman of Mt.
Pleasant, to fill the place made recently
vacant by the call of Rev. A. Zabriskie
to the Second Presbyterian Church Of
Mendham.
The Crescent Hand Polo Club has re-
organized with Alfred DeGroot president
Joseph Hipson vice-president, and e. j.
Bradley secretary. The Lafayette team
is also in training. Communications
should be sent to Joseph Kronenberg,
secretary.
Six shares of the stock of the Central
Trust Company of New York, Frederick
P. Olcott of Bernardsvifie, president, of
par value of 800 each, were sold at
public auction at the Real Estate Ex-
change in New York on Wednesday at
prices ranging from 1882 to 1896 a
share.
The police raided an old passenger
coach which stood side tracked along the
Whippany River Railroad, and captured
Ellen Glover, James Norton, Ellison
Earles, aud "Snowball'' Miller, colored,
all were committed to Jail; Norton and
the woman to await the action of the
Grand Jury.
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