The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

About hundred members of the Col
linsville Sunday school went on a picnic
to Speedwell Lake Wednesday.
The Rev. J. G. Bruce, D. D., of Pitts
burg, will occupy the pulpit of the South
Street Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
About twenty members of the Arnold
family, mostly of this city, went to
Dickson's Grove, along the Passaic, and
enjoyed picnic yesterday.
The executive committee of the Nor
ris County Christian Endeavor Union
will meet in the Y. NJ c. A. parlors in
Morristown this evening.
The annual picnic of the Smiths, or at
least as many of that family in this
vicinity as can be present, viii be held
at the usual place near Gladstone on
Wednesday next.
Frank Edwards, who has had charge
of the electric light plant at the Babbitt
building, takes similar position with
the Lionel Print Works at Rockaway on
Monday.
The Association Wheelmen of the Y
M. C. A. will make a run to Tabor to-
night and enjoy a 'stime" at Tabor
Lake. They will have some music along
and plenty of fun is on hand.
While working at the new railroad
bridge on the Twombly estate near Con-
vent Wednesday, M. Maloney had his
right leg broken just above the ankle
and is now at All Souls Hospital.
Thomas Conlin of Co. M, Second N.
J. Regiment, is at his home in Dover
this week on fifteen days furlough from
Jacksonville. He was in town Wednes-
day bearing the regards of the Norris
town boys with the company to some of
their friends.
Sergeant Patrick Moore, Company B,
Eighth Infantry, U. S. Regulars, who
saw some hard fighting at Santiago,
arrived at his home on Albeit avenue
Wednesday night. He is confined to
the house with sickness, the result of life
in Cuba during the past few months.
Word has come to the secretary of the
Morristown local c. E. Union from the
Executive Mansion that the resolutions
recently adopted regarding the canteen
business in the army, have been before
the President and were forwarded to the
Secretary of War for consideration.
A race meet viii be held Labor Day
under the auspices of the Lakeside Boat
Club of Morristown. The events will in
clude one mile novice, half mile handi-
cap, half mile scratch, two mile handi-
cap and tandem race against time.
The prizes will be diamond pins and
rings.
Herman Odell, who was arrested on
Tuesday by Constable E. P. Byram for
stealing horse belonging to Edward
Ball of Boonton, has the well-merited
reputation of being one of the slickest
horse thieves in the country and his in
generation will lead to other important
arrests.
A box of comforts and eatables col.
lected by the Lincoln Guards and their
friends left town Wednesday for Jack.
sonville, Fla. The box included soaps
and towels, jellies, pickles, catsup,
olives and even several cakes baked
especially for the trip by some of the
mothers at home.
One of Morristown's soldier boys,
David G. VanGilder, of the 3rd Regi
ment, while hot ., from Pompton Plains
on furlough was married on Wednesday
at the residence of Mrs. VIM. FL. Van
Houten, Speedwell avenue, to Miss
Hattie NJ. Pruden, daughter of John L.
c. Pruden of Mendham. The ceremony
was performed by Rev w. 7. Pannell.
Patrick Maher and Edward Ma
son, after an eighteen months
cruise on the battleship Indiana,
during which time he took part in our
great naval victories in Cuban waters,
arrived in town Wednesday and was
cordially received by his old friends.
He reports that he received the copies of
the CHRONICLE sent him during the war
and was glad to read the home news.