The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-01
LOCAL BREvITIES
Interesting Bits OF News Gathered from
Various Sources.

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The Morristown A. @. baseball team
will play Somerset Inn at the latter place
tomorrow afternoon.
N. G. Toms, the enthusiastic fisherman,
at Mills pond Monday caught black
bass weighing 8 pounds
A meeting Of the Morris County Board
of Registry and Elections will be held in
the freeholders' rooms tomorrow.
Monday September 4, being a legal
holiday, the banks, stores and other bust
ness places in Morristown Will beclosed.
Ex-Foreman Thomas F. Dempsey of
v Ashington Engine Company was pre-
sGassd with a handsome gold medal last
week.
A number of Morristoians will attend
the carnival of the Hopatcong Lake
and Field Club at Lake Hopatcong to-
morrow night.
The tug boat J. A. Lawrence, now
acting as tender for the English cup
challenger Shamrock, is owned by A. Ct.
Ropes, of Morristown.
Surveyors Fred Smith and Arthur s.
Pierson have been busy during the past
county trolley project.
A miniature yacht, made by Guy
Minton, and exhibited in the window Of
Alex Bennell and Co., has attracted
considerable attention.
Persons Laundry has established a
branch at Boonton which will be in
charge of Bert Kayhart. All the work
will be done in MorristOwn
The lot at the corner of COLES and Mt.
Kemble avenues, owned by John Den
man, is being improved by the placing
of new curbing in front of the property.
J. j. Davis, the McAlpin Block shoe
dealer, announces that he will present
scholars companion to every boy or girl
purchasing a pair of of school shoes at
his store during the next few days.
j. Brad Stevens attended the annual
session of the International Association
of Fire Engineers held at Syracuse last
week. Mr.. Stevens was elected vice
president to represent New Jersey.
The starting up of numerous cider
mills in Sussex leads the Register to re-
mark THAT the devils kindling
wood will be in abundant supply this
season, in fact it is already in market
sDuffy's Jubilee attracted a good
sized audience to the Lyceum Wednesday
evening and the performance was very
creditable. The caste was fair, the
specialties good and the music first class.
Eight inch water pipes are being laid
on Morris and Speedwell avenues to re-
place the 3-inch pipe which it has been
proved are too small for the requirements
of the town particularly from a fire
standpoint.
William n. Slattery, of Orange, has
opened light lunch cafe on South street
next door to the Trimmer Building. The
business is conducted in wagon adapted
to the purpose and which is the first one
in Morris County.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of f. A. Trowbridge & Co., which ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue. This firm
has the largest stock of sporting goods
and the best equipped store of the kind
in Morris county.
The campers at Ramp Kodak, Green
Pond, report good time City Clerk
Stilwell tries the disorderlv cases and
Will Benjamin has been styled the King
of Raiders. The party expect to return
on Tue sday next.
A horse beloning to George j. Know
les of East Orange ran away at Morris
Plains on Monday throwing the owner
from his carriage. He sustained slight
bruises. The horse was caught on South
Street by some boys.
Sealed bids will be received at the
Board of Freeholders rooms on Wednes-
day next for the work and materials
necessary for the erection and compile
ton of the new Almshouse. All bids
must be accompanied by bond in 81 900,
with satisfactory surety.
A change occurred this week in the
management of the local store of d.
Wolf & Company at Washington street.
Joseph Baily, who had been manager
for the past six months, is succeeded by
Louis Kramer, of Newark.
Tony Farino, who was burned ont at
the Folly" fire, will occupy one of the
stores in the new Crane Building. Far
mos present store at SO Speedwell avenue
has been rented by Samuel Block, who
will remove his shoe business from his
present place across the street.
OUI6CL AOMLll55lOQ6T 1lOuldH M6SK1ll
is kept busy these days in the numerous
street improvements about town. The
latest throughfares to receive attention
are Franklin street and the West end of
of Western avenue. The crossing at
Mt. Kemble and Macculloch avenues has
been relaid.
A party of youngsters have been CIV
ing minstrel show nightly during the
present week in tent on Bellevue Ter
race The young minstrels appear in
black face and their exhibition is said to
be quite creditable. AS the admission
fee is but one cent, the place is crowded
at each performance.
A new set of plans have been made
for the large hotel concerning which the
Chronicle recently printed full details.
The idea now is to erect a building of
more elaborate design and which will be
more elegant in appointment than had at
first been anticipated. The new speci-
fications provide for 900 guest chambers.
Horace G.. Wright, the tenor soloist at
st. Peters P. E. Church has accepted a
role in "The Doctors Warm Reception, y
a farce comedy under the direction of
Harry Howard. The company will go
on the road about Sept. 30. Mr. Wright
will appear in the juvenile character
s'Noah Little" He will sing solo and
be member of male quartette.
Rev. George w. Kruger, of East
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