The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-03-25
LOCAL NEWS TENS.

The public school children of the city
will enjoy the annual spring vacation of
week, commencing Monday
The police have thus far made 36 ar
rests during the month while the total
for February was only s.
G. v. Deats and Paul Scholz have pur-
chased lots on the Voorhees, tract on the
upper side of Chestnut street and will
erect dwelling houses soon.
A Morris County Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation has been organized. The first
officers are president, VIM. Lewis; secre-
tary, F. NJ Richards; treasurer, L. J.
Boyer.
Charles Bigelow Ford of Madison has
been engaged as organist and choir mas
ter of the M. E. Church and his services
will begin on May 1st. During April
the singing will be led by a precentor.
The agent for Buffalo Bills Wild
West Show has been in Morristown this
week arranging for performance on the
28th of May, provided the government
has no need for their services before that
date.
Friends of Miss Alberta Combs sur
prised her at her home on Speedwell
place Monday evening about thirty
young people were present and enjoyed
the evenings amusement, and bountiful
refreshments were passed.
Arrangements are in progress for the
annual convention of the Morris County
Christian Endeavor Union to be held at
Chatham, May g. Among prominent
speakers for the conference is Rev. A. f.
Schauffier, D. D., of New York.
Howard E. Young of Alton has been
appointed by State Statistician Cox of
Readington, Hunterdon county, as local
crop reporter for this district. His OBJ
servatlons and reports will be printed in
the CHRONICLE during the year.
Fred G. Willet has sold his milk route
and business to Harry G. Guerin who
will continue to serve milk from Nc
Alpin Stag Cottage Farm. Mr.. Willet
will enter the New York College OF
Veterinary Surgeons in September.
The Woman's Exchange, having out
grown its present quarters in the Young
Mems Christian Association building,
has rented the ground floor front room
of the new Trimmer building on South
street and will take possession on April
1st.
The Edison Vitagrsph; j. Stewart
Blackton, cartoonist and humorist, and
Albert E. Smith, prestidigitateur and
impersonator, comprise the attractions
for the third number of the Star Course
at Association hall this evening.
A Delsartian exhibition will be given
at the Spring Street A. M. E. Church on
March 30 by the Young Ladies Advance
Glass in Physical Culture. Music will
be furnished by the Metropolitan Or
chestra of Morristown.
Lieutenant Commander Nazro, U. S.
n, formerly well known resident of
this city, and who was chief executive
officer on the San Francisco, has been
placed IN command of the New Orleans
formerly the Amazonios, the battleship
recently purchased by Uncle Sam from
the Brazilian government.
New telephone subscribers added this
week to the Morristown list are D., l.. &
W. freight Office at depot lob; D., L. &
w. switch Office, depot, lola: Even5ng
Express 294; Thomas G. Cauldwell, AZ
Elm street, 261; Mrs. Thos. H. Murray,
"a Madison street, 213a; Thos. T. Wash
burn, Maple avenue, 293.
The Morris township school meeting
has named Robert Hipson, w. A. Bar
tron and Milton j. Pierson as school
trustees for three years. The sum of
$400 will be expended during the year
for repairing and enlarging of the town
ship school houses; 5000 for books and
supplies and 5000 for miscellaneous ex-
penses.
On Saturday last Chief Holloway ar
rested Edward Walshe who gave his ad-
dress as Madison, on charge of Mrs.
Nadsll, for stealing pocketbook con-
tanning $53 from the ''up-to-date'' gents
furnishing store on Washington street.
About $40 was found with Welshe, and
it was also discovered that he had q
wheel which had been reenameled to
change the color, left for repair at Dut-
toms shop on Market street. Welshe was
held for the Grand Jury.
Joseph f. r. Boniface, son of John K.
Boniface of this city, and recently en-
ployed as bookkeeper at the Office Of the
CHRONICLE, left Wednesday morning for
the U. S. Marine Barracks at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard, where he was assigned
Immediately on his acceptance and en-
listment the day previous, being one of
three candidates accepted out of thirty
FIVE examined on Tuesday. The term Of
enlistment is for FIVE years. Mr.. Boni-
face does not expect to be put to sea for
at least year.
CYCLING NOTES.
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