The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-05-05
LOCAL BREvITIES
Interesting Bits of News Gathered from
Various Sources.


The Board of Excise will meet on We'd
nesday evening next.
Two new telephone subscribers are
E. @. Larned 260 and Stephen S. Day
277 a.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
will be held tonight, when reorganiza-
ton will occur.
William H. Hibler has purchased the
Floyd Woodruff property, on Western
avenue, for $6000
On or about the 18th inst, a fair, for
the benefit of Memorial Hospital, will be
given at Nc Alpin Hall.
The Halsey will case, which has been
in the courts for some time past, will
come up again for argument on Monday
next.
st. Peters Brotherhood expect to have
an address by Rear Admiral Phillip at
the next monthly meeting of the organi-
cation.
The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Washington Association
for the election of trustees will be held
at Headquarters on Saturday June II
at IL m.
The annual exhibition of the Y. M,
G. A. Gymnasium Glasses in Association
Hall tonight promises to eclipse any
thing of the kind ever presented by that
organization.
In the Sunday school room of the
Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon
from to 6 o'clock, sale, of lemonade,
cake and candy, ported plants and ice
cream will be held. Proceeds will be
applied to the organ fund.
The rain on Tuesday afternoon was
badly needed as the improved appear
ance of plant and foliage now gives evil
dence. This shower was accompanied
by thunder and severe lightning, but the
latter did no damage in this vicinity.
Albert H. Lucas, who recently be-
came stockholder in the Morristown
Decorating Co., has been placed in
charge of the decorating department.
The store on Elm street, formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Lucas, will be continued as
a branch.
Richard Vanderhoof has a force of
men removing the debris of the Sutton
fire on South street. The fire occurred
more than three months ago and the
ruins have since presented an unsightly
spectacle to the thousand that pass on
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of the city.
The Martha johnson property, No. IA
Prospect street, was sold on Monday to
AMI Amerman for $3.50. It is under
stood that Mr.. Amerman, upon the ex-
piration of the present tenants lease,
intends erecting house upon the south
erly side of the lot and barn and store
house on the rear.
The old ramshackle building now occu-
pied by the Lackawanna Railroad as
offices at Hoboken is to be used for stor-
age purposes. Plans are out for an up
to-date Office building, more in keeping
with the D., L. and w. management
The new structure will be located east
of the old building.
Doremus, the Paterson photographer.
will have formal opening of his new
studio at so Washington street to-
morrow. The building has been re-
modelled and greatly improved for Mr..
Doremus, who is an expert in his line of
work. Handsome souvenirs will be given
to all who attend this opening.
Bids for erecting the south wing of
the new building and the subway con-
Meeting the two buildings were rejected
at the State Hospital yesterday, and bid
.ders were notified that new bids would
be received two weeks hence. The bids
submitted exceed the amount appropri-
ated by the Legislature for the work.
A fair sized audience greeted Len
Spencer's Ministrel's at a benefit for
Humane Engine Company on Monday
evening. 1t was Spencer's third appear
ance at the Lyceum this season and the
performance was no better than on the
two former occasions. Spencer's Min
istrels are not apt to pack house in
Morristown on future dates.
On Thursday next at p. m. parlor
meeting of the W. G. T. U. will be held
at the home of Mrs. w. F. Day. Mrs.
Jenny Fowler Willing, superintendent
of the Evangelistic Training School in
New York, will present her work to the
ladies. In the evening Mrs. Willing will
give an address in the Sunday school
room of the Methodist Church.
The City Fire Department has not
been called out for some time and for
this reason Humane steamer and COM
pany were out for practice at the Park
last night. Members of the First Ward
Hose Company also INDUCED in practice
work. A delegation of Summit firemen.
headed by Editor Cliff of the Herald,
visited the different houses last night.