The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-02-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


The Banner says Washington bend
Birthday" Beg pardon, it was 166th.
Washington police officers receive $40
per month, Morristown $50 with $40 for
the chief.
Morristown musical talent was shown
off well in the operetta Four Leaved
Clover given at the Lyceum Hall, Tues
day afternoon and evening.
Seventeen young people from Morris
town attended the dance of the Myosotis
Club at Dover last Thursday night.
Full list of real estate transfers, wills
admitted to probate and letters of adj
ministration granted will be found each
week on page 2 of the CHRONICLE.
One of the beautiful sights on these
crisp early mornings is the gilded cross
on the st. Hilda's school building Dor
rowing its gold of the morning sun.
A number of Morristown people at
tended the entertainment, "Mrs. Jarley's
Wax Works." in Whiponong Hall, at
Whippany, last evening, postponed from
Monday.
The annual meeting of the Morristown
Branch of the American Society in aid of
the Evangelical Church of Italy will be
held in the chapel of the First Presby-
terian Church on Monday, February 80,
at 3 80 p. m.
The shortest will that has come before
the Surrogate for many years is that of
Joseph Marley, filed last Friday and
turning all his property over to his wife
The Orphans Court admitted the will on
Monday.
Beginning April list, w. J. Cara
brant of Mendham, will run stage be-
tween Mendham and Morristown three
times a week, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday afternoon, leaving Mendnam
p. M, and MorristowD at 505 p. M, al
lowing passengers three hours in town.
A happy party of young people called
at the homo of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Berry on Phoenix avenue Wednesday
evening to surprise Mr.. Berry. A pleas
ant evening was spent with amusements,
recitations, readings and refreshments as
special features.
A fantastic cake walk under the aus
pieces Of the A. A. A. Club of this city,
held at the hall in the CHRONICLE Build
ing on Tuesday evening was a very
''howling' success. The cake and cane
were won by William Mullen of this
city and young lady of Summit.
The Morristown Whist Club went to
Rockaway on the afternoon of Washing
toms birthday to play the team of that
place, and won the days match by one
point. The Morristown players were en-
tertained by the Rockaway club and
given a fine supper at Riggott's Hotel.
Alexander H. Tiers of this city is a
member of the firm of Rogers & Gould
formed in New York yesterday. The
other partners are Messrs. Edward L.
Rogers and William S. Gould, with
The firm will transact banking and
brokerage business.
Theo. Ayers, Jr., of Morristown has
been appointed superintendent of the
second district of the state for the hotel
and repair shop committee of the N. J.
Division, L. A. W. The district includes
Morris, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon,
Bergen, Passaic and Somerset counties,
with population of 1927, 900.
About three hundred and fifty public
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trip to the KIondike by Professor G. H.
French, at the Y. M. q. A. hall, We'd
nesday afternoon. In the evening lee
ture on the same subject was given to
adults. Prof. French speaks at the men 8
meeting in Association Hall Sunday af-
ternoon.
The Bayley Grammar School class of
'9S gave an literary and musical enter
tainment to their friends at the Bayley
school hall on Tuesday evening. The
songs and recitations were given by
members of the class, illustrated
throughout by stereopticon views. The
entertainment was much praised by all
and it will probably be repeated in the
near future.
A new Eliot and Hatch typewriting
machine for copying deeds, mortgages,
ETC., in books was placed on trial in the
County Clerks Office on Monday. The
machine is of recent invention having
been on the market only six months.
The book is held underneath and the
types and key board shift as the writing
proceeds. Experts pronounce the
machine a success and thus far it seems
to work well.