The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-03
LOCAL BREvITIES


Various Sources
The Board Of Aldermen will meet
tonight.
Price & Guerin will begin on Monday
to dispose ola fine lot Of Nebraska horses.
The February meeting of the Board of
Freeholders will be held on Wednesday
next.
jeremiah, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jeremiah Callahan of James street.
died on Sunday morning.
Robert Smith. with company com
posed of Morristown talent. gave an en-.
tertainment in Rockaway last night.
John Temple Graves will lecture on
the "Reign of the Demagogue'' next
Wednesday evening in Association Hall.
Rehearsals are being held for an "Old
Folks Concert" to be held in the Sunday
school room of the Methodist Church on
March Is.
After its business meeting Monday
night the Sohodalica Wheelmen enjoyed
a smoker at the pleasant quarters in Nc
Alpin Block.
Harrison Moore and David Sanderson
will conduct meeting at the brick
school house on Mt. Kemble avenue,
Sunday evening.
The Lowler store, 48 Speedwell avenue,
has been rented by Merritt Silberstein of
Allentown. Penn, who sells only and
10 cent articles.
John Jewell, conductor on the Orange
accommodation, and well known en-
ploye of the D., L. & W., is dangerously
ill with pneumonia.
The Morris County Electric Company
is taking down the large smoke-stack at
its works. which it intends replacing
with two smaller ones.
Joseph Merritt of Morristown, who
plead guilty to assault upon his wife,
was, on Friday, last sentenced to two
months in the county jail.
The Y. P. s. G. E. of Mendham has
engaged Rev. A. Magoun Sherman of
Morristown, to deliver his lecture Oh
1.-THE War in Cuba" at an early date.
On March IS Willard and Bartlette,
harp, guitar and mandolin artists, will
be the attraction for an entertainment
to be given in the Baptist Church, in aid
of the organ fund.
A social will be held tonight at the
residence of Mrs. Ernest Combs, Speed
well Place. under the auspices of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the First
Presbyterian Church
The Union Bible Glass conducted by
Pastor d. M. Stearns will hold its
monthly meeting on Monday evening
next in the lecture room of the South
Street Presbyterian Church.
OF the fifteen young attorneys admitted
to the bar at Trenton Monday two were
from Morristown They are r R. Bent
ley and Henry B. Davenport. Both pre-
pared in Dover, but may practice in
Morristown.
The billiard and pool tables of Resolute
H. & l.. Company's house have been
newly covered and cushioned and the
t'sharks" congregate nightly to contest
for supremacy. This will be decided by
tournament which will begin on Mon
day next.
The Excise Board meets next Wednes-
day evening. At this time it will be de-
cided whether or not a license is to be
granted for the Farmers Hotel. AT the
last meeting called for the Board. owing
to the absence of quorum, no business
was done.
George Peacre. who was we'll known
by D., l.. e. W. employees, died of
pneumonia at his home in Watsessing on
Friday last. He was formerly employed
in the supply department of the D.. L. &
w. at Hoboken. and had been with the
company about fifteen years,
Collector VIM. Becker has not vet found
it necessary to arrest any of the persons
who had failed to paw their poll tax De.
linquents, in every instance, concluded
it would be more agreeable to cancel the
obligation to the county. than to spend
the pleasant. spring days in Jail.
Johnnie" Wheathopper. formerly
well known resident of this city is renew
ing old friendships in Morrstown. He
has for many years been the manager of
a large paper mill at North Adams Mass.
Mr.. Wheathopper is receiving the sym
pathv of his old friends on the death of
his wife which occurred recently.
Herman Netheim. the tailor, has asso-
ciated with him in his business. Samuel
Bailey, late of Crosby e. Hill. Mr..
Netheim has been established in business
here three years. The new firm will
occupy the store at No. Park Place,
where everything in the gents outfitting
line will be sold.
The genial Tony. who is known to all
patrons of Vismara's restaurant. will not
be seen in that establishment after the
'23d of this month. On this date Toni
Savoia-for that is his lawful name,
though it is doubtful if many here knew
him by any other than Tony-will leave
for italy. where he has a sister. Tony
speaks four languages and spent part of
his life in Havana, Cuba.