The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-04-14
LOCAL BREvITIES


George Sherman, who is student at
the Philadelphia College of Horology
will visit his parents on Phoenix avenue
tomorrow.
'Oliver Hall, located near Mendham
was sold at Sheriffs sale on Monday for
$4,000. Us. Denman of Newark was
the purchaser.
The next meeting of the Union Bible
Glass will be held on Monday evening at
745 o'clock, in the lecture room of the
South Street Presbyterian Church.
SIN the Tolls" a five-act comedy
drama will be presented in Lyceum Hall
by the Morristown Theatrical Company
on Wednesday evening, April 10.
Rev. DIR. Freeman will have completed
half century in the Methodist ministry
next year and he has been invited by the
conference to preach semi centennial
sermon.
A team of horses belonging to W. I'll.
Shupe ran away Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Hicks. the driver, followed and
stopped them in a manner that elected
the applause of onlookers.
Il stag social" will be held at the
residence of Mrs. William E. Sewage,
corner Grant street and Bellevue terrace
tonight by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Congregational Church.
Rev. Geo. P. Eckman Phi. D., formerly
pastor of the Morristown Methodist
Church will deliver lecture before the
Epworth League of the M. E. Church
Tuesday evening, April IS tn.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held next Tuesday afternoon, April IS,
at 3 o'clock, in their rooms in the Y. M.
C. A. Building All ladies are cordially
invited to attend.
The ssJolly Five"-John P. Lyons,
Patrick l. Holly, John J. Powers, Will.
liam Macksey and John J. Belby-will
give their last dance of the season in the
Young Mems Catholic Association Hall
on Tuesday evening, April %.
The commencement address of the
Northwestern University will this year
be delivered by Rev. J. M. Buckley, D.
D., in the Auditorium, Chicago. Uni
versity commencement day is June IS.
Rev. j E. Adams former pastor in
this city has just finished a five years
term as pastor of James NJ E. Church,
Brooklyn. He has now been appointed
a presiding elder by Bishop Vincent
with headquarters at New Haven, Conn.
A grand calico carnival is to be held
in the Miller building, South street, ON
Thursday next by the st. Julius Club.
"A handsome silver cup is to be presented
to the person selling the highest number
of tickets.
In special sessions Tuesday, John Q.
Corners plead guilty to entering DIR.
Ubelacher's barn and stealing articles
belonging to the latters coachman.
Judge Vreeland sentenced Corners to
one year in State Prison.
A. j. A. Bennell, proprietor of Wash
ington Market opened the new addition
to his spendidly equipped establishment
on Friday last The interior of the new
part is finished in white and makes
Benefits the most complete place of the
kind in Morristown.
Medical Director B. D. Evans of the
Morris Plains Hospital coached the law
yers of Murderer Edward Clifford at
Jersey City yesterday morning In
spite of searching cross examination,
all the doctors present stated positively
t'that Clifford was insane"
William N. Beach vice president of the
Epworth League has been appointed
chairman of the Group of this district
A rally of the Group will be held in the
Methodist Church on the evening of May
2 when an interesting program will be
renered, followed by a social.
The April meeting of Morris County
Minister'S Union will be held in parlor
of Y NJ G. A. Thursday the Goth. at Q.
p. m. A paper: ''The Breadth of Re-
demption, will be read by Rev. Samuel
u. Batten; followed by general dis
cussion.
A number of improvements are being
made in the Sunday School room of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Chairs
will replace benches, the ventilation has
been improved and Mcclellan has the
order for five hundred yards of pretty
ingram carpet for the floor.
The last entertainment of the series
under the auspices of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Baptist Church will be
given on Monday evening next, John F.
Dillon, the humorist, being the attrac-
ton. As usual, silver collection will
be taken in aid of the organ fund.
At the entertainment provided by
Glass So of the South Street Presbyterian
Sunday school ON Friday night last,
N1AOhNt AA0A AACASSAAlOoS gave all Alluo-
trated talk on work as carried on in
New York by the Industrial Alliance.
Robert Carter exhibited number of
pictures, and E. A. Doty related some
army experiences.
The first victim of the bicycle thief
this season is Chris Gallagher, who is
employed in the office of Pruden &
Burke. Mr.. Gallagher left his wheel
standing in front of South street store
yesterday afternoon and few minutes
later returned discovered that the BIZ
cycle was missing The stolen wheel is
a Diana, '99 model, No. $500 and had
been used only short time.
Edward Blume, formerly manager of
L. Sternberg and Company's Morristown
store, and whose whereabouts was not
known last week, was seen in town early
this week. Mr.. Blume and representa-.