The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-02
LOCAL lightning SPARKS.
Daily Life of a Busy Town Done
in the Least Of Detail.
1T Takes All Sorts Of Happenings In All
Sorts of Ways at All Sorts of Times and
Places TO Make All Sorts of Home News

Places TO Make All Sorts of Home News
The fine oil paintings at Halls furni-
ture store were painted by Mrs. J. Post
of No. "a Court street.
The Young Mems Catholic Association
enjoyed smoker in the. room on South
street Tuesday evening.
An interesting entertainment. which
was followed by dance, was given by
the Bayley Literary Circle in School
Hall last Friday evening.
Rev. DIR. Erdman will speak at the
mems meeting in the Y. M. G. A. hall
Sunday afternoon at 4.15.
DIR. H. B Andrews is having the in
terror of his drug store in Park place
attractively decorated by painters.
The Board of Aldermen will meet this
evening. Previous to the meeting the
members will sit as Commissioners of
Appeals.
The old Herrick house on Mt Kemble
avenue. belonging to the Van Buren,
estate, is being generally overhauled by
workmen.
Robert Thompson of the First u s. Y.
Engineers, who recently returned with
his regiment from Porto Rico, is at his
home on furlough.
The Board of Freeholders has decided
to have the entire route from Morris
town to the Madison borough line
1iohfad nv oas strnet lan1ns
The fair and bazaar for the benefit of
All Souls Hospital. to occur in McAlpin
hall on Wednesday and Thursday next,
promises to be an interesting event.
The will of the late Henry D. Smith
of Pompton, which has been admitted to
probate in the surrogate's Office in Nor
ristown, involves an estate amounting to
$50, 900.
The broad piazza on the south side of
the Colonial House has been enclosed
with glass, affording its guests an oppor-
tunity to enjoy a sun bath when Old
Sol is visible
Gladys, the five months old child of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hendershot, died on
Monday. The burial occurred Wednes
day afternoon. Rev. DR.. Erdman con-
Quoted the service.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Morristown McAn Auxiliary will be
held on Tuesday, December 6, at three
O'Clock, in the parlor of the South Street
Presbyterian church. All are welcome.
It is rumored that number of birds
are being handled for several cooking
mains. which are scheduled for this Sec
ton of the State The purses, it is un
derstood, will run way up in the thou
sands.
Health Inspector R. S. Van Dyke re
ports that no contagious diseases have
been noted in Morristown since June
last. Mr.. Van Dyke has just recovered
from two weeks illness which was
said to have been appendicitis.
The accommodation train run from
Chatham by Conductor Budd for many
years is now in charge of Lewis Carter
who has had long experience on the
Lackawanna, serving in all the different
positions from brakeman to conductor.
David Williamson and J. F. Cox are
now in the employ of the First National
Bank as clerks, the former taking the
place made vacant by the promotion of
Charles S. Bird to the position of book
keeper. formerly held by the late M. Fl.
Woodruff.
Mrs. T. L. Rolf. wife ofrPolice Officer
Rolf, was presented with handsome silk
umbrella on Friday last by the Needle
work Society of the Church.of the Re
.deemer. The gift was in appreciation of
her services in helping to make the
work of the societYsa success.
William Mario, the crazy italian who
caused disturbance atEWhippany re-
Gently and at which time he was shot by
mistake for burglar, has been com
mitted to the Morris Plains Asylum
Mario was a troublesome subject while
he remained in the County Jail.
The heaviest piece of mail that has
ever been received at the Morristown
post Office arrived yesterday. 1t was a
new cancelIing machine for the post
office, and besides weighing 600 pounds
cbOOU AOuL 1ccb AlSus n wagon VI ttts,
United States Express Company brought
the machine from the depot
Samuel S. Thompson, one of the
deputy collectors of the Fifth Internal
Revenue District, whoi resides at Wash.
ington, has been missing fortnight
past His friends are alarmed over his
continued absence, as there is no appar-
emit reason for his remaining away His
accounts with the department are said
to be correct.
The next number of they. M. C. A.
entertainment course will the presenta
ton of Alexander Blacks Picture Play
Mr.. Black has written two stories, the
foundation of each beingylaid in Wash
ington, D. G. These are admirably told
by the author in this entertainment
which is illustrated with beautiful
series of views.
II ;e rnnortnd that Fuonne Hicoiue