The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

these parts occurred yesterday.
The highest score made this week at
the Commercial Bowling Club was 247,
by Alderman J. J. A. Owens.
Ri. Rev. Isaac Leo Nicholson. bishop of
the diocese of Milwaukee will be present
at the services in st. Peters Church next
Sunday.
The news is out, though rather late,
that William A. Leek of Mills street,
this city, was married on Christmas day,
to young lady of Chatham.
There are now twenty-seven cases at
All Souls Hospital and seven at the
the Memorial. one of the latter being
diphtheria case at the annex.
| At the last meeting of the New Jersey
Historical Society, Messrs. Byron Sher-
man and Frank Standish Bradford, NJ
D., of Morristown were elected life mem
bers.
Some of the residents of Dover are
agitating for hospital at that place, de-
claring that its too far to Morristown Or
Paterson, where the nearest hospitals are
located.
A very quiet wedding occurred at Is
Grant street at six o'clock on Wednesday
evening. Miss Nettie F. Depoe was
married to Frank E. Tompkins, both of
this city, by Rev. S. q. Batten.
While skating on Hipson's pond
under the mountain" Tuesday evening,
Herbert Armstrong broke through the
ice and received a cold ducking. He
succeeded in getting out without help.
The Morris CHRONICLE of last week
published a good likeness of John l..
Swayze, the coming Prosecutor for Sus-
sex, and cordial endorsement of his
professional and political life. Register.
Mrs. Connolly, who was very badly
burned in a recent accident at Whip
pany, was brought to All Souls Hospital
last Friday in a very dangerous condi-
ton and her recovery is yet doubtful.
A meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Local G. E. Union which COM
prises the Endeavor Societies of Morris
town and vicinity, will be held at the Y !.
M. G. A. rooms this evening at 7.30.
There was fair skating both at the
Field Club rink and at Speedwell Lake
on Tuesday and Wednesday, but the
''spell of weather" which followed Thurs
day has destroyed the skating at present.
A team belonging to James P. Sulli-
van & Son, driven by Eugene Townley ran
away yesterday morning, tearing down
Speedwell avenue and around the park
down Market street where the team was
stopped without injury.
Scholars of the public schools were
granted half holiday yesterday on ac-
count of rain. The small boy contin-
gency turned in and had sport at marbles,
a game which starts up annually on the
first general appearance Ct mud and
slush.
J. G. Dreamer. who attempted suicide
at the Mansion House last week, is yet
at All Souls Hospital, and slowly recov-
ering. Last Thursday DR.. Ball, the en-
inent surgeon of New York, assisted by
the entire hospital staff, extracted the
bullet by operation.
The Morristown Indian Auxiliary will
hold its quarterly meeting in the parlor
of the South Street Presbyterian Church
on Tuesday, January %, at 1890 a. m.
Miss E. o. Stilwell, field matron at
Keam's Canon, Arizona, will be present
and give some account of her interesting
work. A general invitation is extended.
On Monday night the Board of Fire
Engineers heard the case of the Resolute
Hook and Ladder Company against Fred
Schraudenbach, each party being repre-
sented by counsel. About forty members
of the company were also present and the
matter was thoroughly discussed but nc
definite action was taken.
For some reason unknown, the meet
ing of the City Board of Trade called for
Friday evening last was not held, only a
few showing up" The committee
appointed on silk mills expected to re-
port against the proposition of Messrs.
Bullock and Young, who offered skilled
labor against capital stock of the COM
pany.
The first in the star course of enter
tainments arranged by the Young Mems
Christian Association will take place
next Friday evening, the 2Sth, at Asso-
citation Hall. The number announced is
Picture Play by Alexander Black, .
which promises an evening of real
amusement.
The special services which have been
held nightly in the NJ. E. Church since
the closing of the week of prayer will
end this evening. As result number
will be added to the church at the next
communion. Services have also been
held at the Baptist Church and with
equally good results. They also close
tonight.
Rev. D. M. Stearnes, pastor Of the
Church of the Atonement at German
town, Philadelphia, will conduct a
Union Bible Class in the chapel Of the
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