The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-10-06
LOCAL BREvITIEs
Interesting Bits of News Gathered from
Various Sources

Various Sources
There will be a session of the Nor
ris County Orphans Court today.
The October meeting of the Board
of Freeholders occurs on Wednesday
next.
The regular meeting of the Excise
Board will occur next Wednesday
evening.
Rev. Ralph Urmy, of Mendham,
will speak in Market Street Mission
Wednesday evening next.
The Morristown foot ball team has
organized for the season and will play
its first game at Madison tomorrow
afternoon.
Pat Maloney's New Irish Visitors
attracted a fair sized crowd at the
Lyceum Monday night and gave a
creditable performance.
Joseph B. White announces that his
dancing classes in McAlpin Hall will
begin October II instead of October
10, as had been announced.
The regular business meeting of the
Owen Young Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held Tues
day evening Oct. 10, at AS o'clock.
The thirteenth annual reunion of
the New Jersey Association Ex-
Prisoners of War, will be held at
New Brunswick on Thursday, October
10.
Mitchel1's band will try it's hand at
bowling. At least, so it is inferred
for the members have leased the alley
formerly occupied by the Commercia
Club.
Rev. W. Van Kirk, of New Vernon,
N Y, will speak in the Baptist
Church, Sunday, at 7.30. Subject:
"The Drink Evil From the Bible
Standpoint.
The Young Mems Catholic Club
has decided to hold target excursion
to Newton on Oct. %. This will be
has held since 1895.
The Dover Land and Driving Park
Association is to hold an autumnal
meeting on Saturday, H. There will
be three events, 2. As class, 2.28 class
and free for all. Entries close Octo-
Der 10.
On Saturday last the Chemical
engine was called to the house of J. S.
w. Thompson on Washington Place.
A curtain had caught fire but the
blaze was extinguished before any
damage had been done.
A pleasant dance was held in the
Young Mems Catholic Association
rooms Wednesday evening by the
Catholic Benevolent Legion. About
$50 were present. The decorations
were very pretty.
William H. Lyons, who for some
time past has been collector for Wolf
& Company, has rendered his resig-
nation to take effect Nov. 1. He has
accepted similar position with Con-
roy & Cox, Newark firm.
Ex-Street Commissioner William
johnson married Miss Ancrum on
Wednesday evening. About hundred
boys armed with tin pans and other
noise producing implements made
such racket serenading that the
police were summoned to dispense the
youngsters.
Ben Sayre, Victor Brown and
Joseph Corsaco, the three young Nor
ristonians who enlisted in the 2Sth
U. S. Regiment, are now en- route
from Camp Mead, Pa, for San Fran
cisco. This regiment will embark on
one of the first transports to leave for
the Philippines.
w. H. Conkling, of Loantaka
Terrace on Tuesday picked peaches
frozen solid; the grapes unpicked
were also frozen. Mr.. Conkling says
this is the first time he ever saw
peaches frozen, on Oct. 2nd during his
long experience as fruit grower.
The final dividend has been paid to
creditors of J. Soaring johnson. A
total of 2977-100 per. cent was de-
clared. This was made possible by
f. Elwood Leonard, one of the credi-
tors, who succeeded in finding a bid
der who paid $1400 more for the stock
than it was expected would be re-
allied.
The annual reunion of the Twenty
seventh New Jersey Regiment oc-
cured at Dover on Wednesday. The
Morristown members of this regiment
are Peter j. Struble, Amos Pruden,
Edward Pruden, Isaac Pierson, DR..
Stephen Pierson, Harrison Moore,
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David Baird, William Moreland and
Edward Jolley.
An effort is being made to continue
the private school at Whippany in
stituted by Mr.. White last season. 1t
is desired that competent teacher be
secured to carry on this work under
Mr.. White superintendent and such
an arrangement will doubtless be
brought about if enough scholars can
be found to make the effort successful
financially; otherwise, of course, it
will have to fall through.
In response to call recently pub
lished for funds and clothing for
needy Porto Ricans quite number of
Morristonians contributed. Miss X.
S. Stevenson, who was interested in
the good work, received this week a
letter Of thanks from the Secretary of
the Central Porto Rican Relief Com
mittee, for clothing and check for
$65. Further donations will be gladly
received at 80 Maple avenue.
The cast of characters in "The
Great Train Robbery" to be presented
at Lyceum Hall next Friday evening
includes representatives of English,
Irish, German, African and pure ma
tive American nationalities. The
play, moreover, is national one, full
of incidents in the romantic frontier
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