The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-11-11
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.

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Places to Make All Sorts of Home News.
The Lafayette hand polo team of this
place will play the Ironclads at Dover
Thanksgiving Day.
Gen. A. T. Torbert Post No "a, G. A.
R., will hold camp fire in their rooms
on Washington street next Tuesday
evening.
Pastor D. NJ. Stearns will conduct the
Union Bible Glass in the lecture room of
the South Street Presbyterian Church on
Monday at AS p. m.
Morristown School was defeated at
football in an interesting game with a
LawrencevilIe School team on Saturday
afternoon last, the score being 10 to 5.
John Moran has purchased of Miss
Eva Meeker the house and lot No. 3
Morton street. The price paid was
So, 600 and the sale was made by Van
Dyke & Wise.
Contractor Thomas Malley is remodel
ling the Caskey building on Park place.
The first floor will be lowered to the
level of the street and a front built suit
able for show windows
The seasons greeting will be extended
by the Y NJ c. A. at an informal social
tonight. A short program will be rem
-dered and light refreshments served.
Invitation will be by card.
Captain John Worthington, who for
some time had been in charge of the
1oal post, Volunteers of America, made
his farewell address on Sunday. He
left Morristown Tuesday for new field
of labor
Zimcezo Ariesto is at All Souls hos
pital suffering from pistol shot wound
in the chest He is an italian and was
one of the principals in a row among his
countrymen at Bernardsville. Sunday.
His recovery is expected.
While riding a wheel near the Driving
Park late Saturday night Daniel Wat
son. colored, collided with a wagon and
as a result was rendered unconscious for
some time. He was badly bruised but
on Wednesday left All Souls Hospital.
The Mems Bible Glass; Church of the
Redeemer, will begin its meetings for
the winter of 1898 SO on Sunday next,
November 49, at 4.45 p. m. The course
of study will be the book of Genesis in
the light of ancient history and modern
discovery.
The Cecilia Bradford Trio of New
York will give an entertainment in the
main audience room of the Methodist
church on Tuesday evening next The
excellent ability of this combination of
musicians is too well known to require
comment.
A large delegation of the members of
Loantaka Council. Royal Arcanum.
visited the South Orange lodge last
night. After comforting duty nine
on a candidate, refreshments were
served. pleasing feature of the occa-
sion was George Udall's lecture on ''Ben
Hur" by stereopticon views
William c. Paul, who was night acting
sergeant at police headquarters, had
severe stroke of paralysis early On Sat
urday morning last He was attended
by DIR. G. A. Becker and hastily con-
veyed to his. home. Mr.. Paul has no
use of one side of his body and cannot
speak. His condition is precarious.
Joseph P. Hays, who was 90 years of
age died on Saturday last at the home
his son, Joseph P. Hays, on Western
avenue The deceased was shoemaker
by trade, but for many years was a
raftsman on the ST. Lawrence river.
Funeral services were held at his late
home Tuesday morning, with interment
at Scotch Plains.
One of the most exciting foot ball
contests ever witnessed in this vicinity
was played at Madison election day
when the team of that place put up tie
game with Morristown. The latter were
handicapped by the absence of three
regular players, that number having
been selected from the spectators SO that
the game could be played. Halves of
fifteen minutes were played and the
contest was hard fought as the score
indicates.
At a meeting of the teachers of Il 9
South Street Presbyterian Church Sun
day school, held on November 6, the
following officers were unanimously
chosen: Superintendent. H. W. Buxton;
first assistant superintendt Mt, W L. r.
Haven; second assistant superintendent
and treasurer, J. L. Tallmadge; superiL-
tendent primary department.. Miss F. S.
J Baldwin; Librarians, E. E. Crowell,
E. A. Fleury, G. A. Fairchild and H. H.
Fairchild.