The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-05-26
LOCAL BREvlTIES

the CnOral society concern db MaulSon
last night.
Rev F. W. Cutler will have charge of
the Y.M.C.A. boys meeting on Fort Non
sense Sunday afternoon.
The Quinque CLUB is arranging for a
debate with Dover to be held in Norris
town some time next month.
Patrick Reynolds and not Patrick
Ryan as stated, has the contract for the
mason work at the State Hospital.
Hon. Elkanh Drake Of Newark will
speak in Association Hall Sunday after
noon on The Association in the War
with Spain"
The annual concert of the music class.
es condu sted by Professor Young, will
be held in McAlpin Hall, on Friday
evening, June 10Th.
Tuesday next is sentence day in the
Morris County Courts but as thisis Men,
orial Day sentences will probably not be
pronounced until Wednesday.
The grounds surrounding the Mem
orial Hospital are being graded and
new flag walk is being laid from the
front of the building direct to Morris
street.
The strawberry festival announced to
take place at the First Presbyterian
Church on Tuesday evening was post
poned from that date and will be held to-
night.
John Geary station baggage master of
the dig w. here resigned on Monday
but returned to work the following day,
his grievances evidently having been
adjusted.
Rev. Mr.. Vickery was the speaker at a
meeting held in the Lecture Room of
the South Street Presbyterian Church
Tuesday night by theYoung Peoples So
cieties in the interest of mission work.
A Gospel temperance meeting under
the auspices of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held Friday
evening. May 26, at o'clock in Salvation
Army Hall. John H. Berry will lead
the meeting to which all are welcome.
DIR. Dustan recently tested the erAire
herd of Jerseys at "Fosterfields' TO, u
berculous, without finding trace of the
disease. Mr.. Thompson, the manager.
has given much care and attention to the
herd with the result that it is one of the
best in the country.
Commencement exercises of the Nor
ristown School will occur on June ID.
Tuckerman will be the only full graduate
but Chace, Deems, Pitney, Keeper, Kobbe
and Harold Weekes will take prelimin-
airy and final examinations for Harvard.
Yale, Princeton and Columbia.
A confirmation class is being conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Vanderpool at the Morris
town School. Bishop Starkey will visit
the school on Friday next, when the
following boys will join the church:
Ct. M. W. Kobbe, j. Macy, F. B. Shep-
ard. Il. B. Willard and Weeks 3.
William II. Thompson of "Foster-
fields has recently sold forty EIGHT head
of registered Jersey cattle, for breeding
purposes-some going to Pennsylvania,
others to Newport. Mr.. Fosters herd
contains some of the best Jersey blood to
be obtained in this country or on the
island of Jersey, including Pedro, Stoke
Pogis and the best Island strains.
G.. Emil Chalquest was recently grad
uated from the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy having completed the three
years course at that institution. His
sister, Miss Ada Chalquest attended the
commencement exercises. Mr.. Chal-
quest was at one time in the employ of
E. A. Carroll, the South street druggist,
and his parents reside here now. He
stood high in his class.
Fourteen new members will be init
lated into the Grand Fraternity at the
next regular meeting of that organiza-
ton. This number added those already
admitted make a total of 81 since the
arrival of Representative D. D. Fennell
six weeks ago. Vice Commander Rich
ard Richards and Fred Schraudenbach
are forming glee club of members of the
Fraternity.
At meeting of the members of Reso-
lutte Hook and Ladder Company We'd
nesday night upon recommendation of
the committee it was decided that the
horse purchased recently be sold. The
animal cost $3.50 but the complete recov-
cry of one belonging to the old team
rendered the keeping of a third horse
unnecessary.
A crossing that has long been terror
to drivers and wheelmen and located on
Morris opposite Pine street is being
lowered by the Street Commissioner.
Neither drivers or cyclists object to
grades of 18 inches or two feet but they
prefer to make the discovery before strik-
ing these elevations. Some of the street
crossings are in keeping with the flag
and other walks about town.
There will be no game of base ball at
the Morristown School tomorrow, Staten
Island academy having Cancelled the
date too late to arrange with another
organization. A miss tatement was made
concerning the game of the 14th which
was made to read that the school was
defeated by the Chatham Athletics
whereas the result was in favor of the
home team. The school lost its first
game with st. Austins and then won five
straight. A second defeat was recorded
on Saturday last when Blair Hall played
here.
A cordial invitation by the Morristown
Gas Light Co. is extended to their
'custommers and the public to examine
many sensible appliances for cooking and
heating by gas, now on exhibition at
their office in the Savings Bank Building.
President Burke.
At meeting of the Building 6 Loan
Association held on Wednesday evening
Eugene S. Burke was elected president
in place of the late James p Sullivan,
and George Ell. Ross member of the
Board of Directors. Vice president, Fred
B. Bardon OF Madison. would have been
named as president were it not for con-
tinued i'll health.
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