The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-09
LOCAL lightning SPARKS
Daily Life of a Busy Town Done
in the Least Of Detail.
Ct 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.
h. Mex. Twombly has purchased the
Ford farm on Convent road
L. D. Guerin has sold the horse Ivan
-dorfe. 2171z, to G. 7. Flanagan for
1000.
The high wind on Sunday wrecked
the grandstand on the Morristown Field
Club grounds
DIR. w. II. Mcintosh has purchased of
Burtes Brothers, Westfeld. road mare
with good record.
The fair held by the Ladies' Aid So
.ciety of the Methodist Church on Tues
day evening netted about $1S7.
The headquarters of the Sahodalica
Wheelmen have been changed from
above Smith drug store to the McAlpin
building,
The total fall of snow on November
"a, 25 and 90 amounted to twenty two
inches, the greatest depth reached in
many years.
A number of Morristonians have visit
ed Madison Square Garden. New York,
during the week to witness the six day
bicycle race.
The opening reception of J.B'Holiy's
dancing class for children will be held on
Monday evening next in the Y. NJ Cath
Ole Club.rooms.
Improvements are to be made in the
bowling alleys of the Young Mems
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will be held during the winter.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Exempt Fireman's Association will be
held next Wednesday evening at its
headquarters in the Farrelly building.
John D. Collins has sold to William
Iosey, an employe of the Spring Lake
Ice Company, lot on Budd street on
which the purchaser will build $4,000
house.
Pastor D. NJ. Stearns will conduct the
Union Bible class In the lecture room of
the South Street Presbyterian church,
on Monday evening. December II, at
7.45 o'clock.
William Gilso. who has for several
years been employed by the Morris
County Electric Company will accept
position with the Newark Telephone
Company.
Alex Blacks picture play "A Capital
Courtship, will be the attraction at As
ISOLATION hall tonight, the event being
the second entertainment of the Y. NJ.
C. A. course.
Arrangements are being made by Adj
jutant Joseph Faulkner of the Salvation
Army to have great Christmas tree for
the poor children on Christmas Eve at
the hall on Water street.
A free organ recital will be given by
Prof Carl. G. Schmidt in the FIRST Pres
byterian church next Wednesday even
ing. Miss Elizabeth Cory, soprano, will
assist in the entertainment.
Herman Odell who was convicted re-
Gently of stealing horse from William
Ball, farmer living near Boonton, was
sentenced ON Friday last by Judge Vree-
land to four years in State Prison
The contract for the new boiler house
at the State Hospital has been awarded
to Reeve & Burr Of Morristown, which
firm has done considerable work to the
satisfaction of the managers of that insti-
tuition
Three flags have been used on the pole
in the park during the past year and
another replaced the third one on Mon
day. Old Glory should always be in
evidence in this historical town though
the bunting is destroyed monthly by
the elements.
The third entertainment under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Baptist church, will be given by
Miss Edith Norton, elocutionist. on Mon
day evening, December 10. The pro-
.ceeds of silver collection will be ap-
piled to the organ fund
Walter Farron and Dudley Pittenger
were brought to the county jail Wednes-
day from Boonton by Chief of Police
AGilmartin of that place. where they
broke into car and stole several pairs
of rubber boots and a quantity of whis-
key. The robbery occurred on Sunday
The prisoners admit their guilt
Previous to the meeting of the Board
of Alderman last Friday evening, the
members of that body sat as Commits
sioners of Appeal Several applications
for reduction in the taxation were con.
sidered but in no instance was the re-
quest granted, the amounts imposed
seeming to be in accordance with the
regular rate.
Parents and children were equally
delighted with Rev. A. Magoun Sher-
mans matinee entertainment at Lyceum
Hall last Saturday afternoon An inter-
esting story of the war with Spain was
recited by the lecturer. whose effort to
please and instruct was enhanced by the
exhibition Of one hundred and forty