The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-17
LOCAL BREvITIES
Interesting Bits of News Gathered from
Various Sources.

Fields and HansOn's minstrel connanx
will appear at Lyceum Hall on Friday
March "a
William K. Muchmore the stationer
has been i'll for nearly two weeks at his
home in Nc Alpin Block.
Ex-Judge w. w. Cutler will he The
speaker at the Mems Meeting in Associa.
ton Hall Sunday afternoon.
In response to numerous requests the
old Folks Concert will be repeated in
the Sunday School room of the Methodist
Church on Tuesday evening next.
j. B. Kronenberg will on April 1,
start branch store at Bernardsville.
Mr.. Kronenberg has been a newsdealer
In Morristown for the past ten years.
The condition of Harry Meslar. who
fell from building on Madison avenue
last week, is somewhat improved. He
is resting easily at his home on Western
avenue
A special meeting of the Morristown
Auxiliary of the American Society. in
aid OF the Evangelical Church in Italy.
will be held in the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church Chapel on Monday at 8 o'clock.
At the March meeting of the Board
of Health Monday evening four cases Of
scarlet fever were reported. All are in
the isolated ward at Memorial Hospital.
A number of cases Of measles were also
reported.
Rev. d. M. Stearns Union Bible Glass
will be held as usual next Monday even
ing in the lecture room of the South
Street Presbyterian Church. These
classes have been growing in interest and
attendance.
The new telephone subscribers. are
DIR. j. Z. Wright, 33 T. Arnold Bros,
1876 B; Rutan Bros, 800 A; Union
Pacific Tea Co., d. L. Fox, manager.
191 I: Edward M. Young, 1888 A:
Geo. w. Melick, $3.50 A.
The Caledonian Insurance Company
have settled the loss by fire at the house
of Jacob B. Meeker by paying the owner
800. The fire occurred several weeks
ago on Early street and MIR. Meeker was
terribly burned. He is now able to be
about and hopes fora speedy recovery.
Simon Fl. Norman, aged IS years. died
on Tuesday. at his home on Morris
street He was a popular young man
and was member of the Y. NJ G. A. as
well as the South Street Presbyterian
Church. The funeral will be held from
his late residenc at 80 tomorrow after
noon, the Rev DR.. Erdman officiating
A meeting of representatives of the
Encampment, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, will be held in the hall of
Mount Ararat Encampment, Newark, on
the evening of April 7, for the purpose
of making arrangements for holding a
special session of the Grand Encamp-
ment of New Jersey. The date and
place will be decided at this meeting
Lawyer John Callahan, Jr.. who has
been at Ashville, North Carolina, for
more than two months, writes home
that the thermometer during the cold
snap went to Is degrees below zero.
Mr.. Callahan had pneumonia, but
recovered in about three weeks. He
expects to return to Morristown early in
April.
Part of the time at Union Bible Glass
next Monday evening will be taken by
Mr. Cooper, assistant director of the
Chinese Inland Mission, who will tell how
provision is made for the 400 missionaries
of that mission without any appeals to
people for money. Rev. d. M. Storms
travelled good deal with Mr.. Cooper in
China in 1897
Oscar D. Miller, who for is years past
has been in the employ of Samuel Katz,
the clother and gents furnisher, will in
future have charge of Crosby & Hills
clothing and furnishing department.
Mr.. Miller is we'll known by reason of a
long residence here, and his business
experience has been such as to render
his services valuable to the new firm
into whose employ he will enter.
The March meeting of the Morris
County Ministers Union will be held in
the lecture room Of t,thelI South Street
Presbyterian Church tomorrow, at $50
D. m. The Rev. VIM. Freyling will
give Scripture exposition of st. John
s.: 1920, and the Rev. H. P. Anderson
will read paper. There will also be
opportunity for general discussion of
the papers. and for the consideration of
other matters.
A collection of about fifty photographs
of scenes in and about San Juan, Porto
Rico, has been received by the CHRONICLE
from Raoul La Vallee. who has a
pleasant position in the Quartermaster's
Department. Young LIE Vallee left
Morristown last fall, when he joined the
United States service. His promotion
was earned by careful and conscientious
fullfilment of his duties. Mr.. La
Vallee's address is 157 Gale del Sol,
San Juan, Porto Rico.
A horse belonging to Price & Guerin,
and driven by Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Douglass, ran away on Friday
last. Mr.. Douglass was about to get in
the buggy when the horse started and
ran from High street, down South to the
race.track. The horse ran across cor
ner of the Baptist Church lawn and
striking a tree, broke away from the
wagon, which was partially wrecked.
Mr.. Douglass wrenched his right wrist
in trying to hold fast to the reins.
EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY.
silver Anniversary Observed by Tea and