The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-30
LOCAL LIGHTNING SPARKS
Daily Life of a Busy Town Done
in the Least of Detail.
It Takes All Sorts of Happenings in All
Sorts of Ways at All Sorts of Times and
Places TO Make All Sorts of Home News

died at her late nome on Willow street
yesterday
D. E. Brennan and Bernard Absalon
will open meat market at No. 8 Market
street tomorrow.
It is said that every blacksmith in
town is busy shooting horses for the
horse show next month.
w. P. jenkins has removed from
Littleton and opened a grocery store at
No. 102 Speedwen avenue.
On October 10 the annual inspection
of the Morristown Erie Department will
be held at the Park square.
In the tennis tournament concluded
Saturday Miss Mary Howell and Miss
Alice Walker played in the finals, the
latter winning
Robert J. Kilgore, editor of the Hun
terdon county Democrat, died at his
home in Pennington yesterday in the
18th year of his age.
The funeral of Martha E DeGroodt
took place from her home at Washing
ton Valley on Wednesday. The inter
ment was at Brooklyn, N. Y.
With the Rev. T. Coultas as the
speaker the Young Mems Gospel meet
1ngs will begin on Sunday afternoon at
415 o'clock in Association Hall.
The infant. son of Patrick and Mary
Connors died on Friday last. On the
following day the death occurred of
daughter of Tony and Louise Vera.
Rev. D. NJ. Stearns viii resume the
Union Bible Glass in the lecture room of
the South Street Presbyterian Church ON
Monday evening, October 8. at 745.
The entertainment committee of the
Y. M. Q. A. is busy selecting desirable
attractions for the Star Course, which
will be announced within two weeks.
The Library having been closed for
two weeks, for cleaning and repairs.
will be opened Monday; the reading
room for readers, the delivery depart
ment for books.
P. NJ Hall has the contract for seating
the new building for the Market Street
Mission. Fiye-ply portable folding
chairs will be used with patent hat and
book racks.
Hall. the Washington street jeweler,
in another column calls your attention
to his new style eye glass panes. IF you
have any trouble in getting glasses TO fit
you call and see him.
The twelfth annuallconvention of the
Morris County Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union will be held Thursday.
Oct. G. st Rockaway. The sessions will
be at O. IS a. m, 2 and 7.45 p. m.
A requisition has been made for and
the arrival is expected daily at the post
Office OF a caueeliing machine and a new
typewriter Both are badly needed and
viii be greatly appreciated by employees.
On Tuesday evening the entertain
ment committee Of the Royal Arcanum
met and decided to recommend to coun-
Gil the presentation Of a play to be given
by local talent Council decided to put
the Secretary on the boards
At Morris Plains on Friday last the
funeral Of Miss Mary Edith Williams
was held from the home Of the parents
Of the deceased. The Rev Mr.. Freyling
preached the sermon. Interment was
IN Evergreen Cemetery, this city
Sergeant Patrick Moore Of the Eighth
e. S Infantry. who was in the Cuban
oampaign AID who spent several weeks
with his parents in this city. Te. enlisted
on Monday and upon leaving tie hos
pital in New York viii join his regiment.
Tie FIRM af BabbilE & Bay has been.
dissolved By mutual consent. The bust
ness wiz be continued By Bfr Babbitt,
who has been engaged in the clothing
business in this city for about half a
century, duringwhieh time he has given
ssfits" to thousands
Tie first Of a series of eommittemen's
teas was given In the Association build
ing Wednesday evening under the
auspices of the Christian Work Commit
tee of the Y NJ G. A. Religious work
for the coming winter was discussed and
a social time enjoyed.
Justice Gift on Monday married two
Italians, whose names at least were
rather high-sounding The man
answered to Beniamino Valerie and the
woman to Christina de Nicolo, which,
however, taxed the Justices efforts at
correct pronunciation.
Burglars attempted to enter the resi-
dence of James Goggins on Western
avenue while the family were away
Monday night, but the trespassers were
frightened away by the sudden appear.
ance of Mr. Goggins. Two men were
seen on roof at the rear of the house.
Chief of the Fire Department D. I.
Fox was presented with handsome
fireman's badge of solid gold, the gift of
the letter carriers of the Morristown de-
livery Assistant Postmaster Fox was
formerly one of the delivery service and
appreciates the token of esteem from his
fellow carriers, whose superintendent he
is at present.