The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-01
LOCAL BREvITIES

cottage at Bradley Beach.
The Board of Aldermen meet to
night.
L. d. Guerin has purchased Weazey
Wilkes, by Patchen Wilks, speedy
five year old.
W. H. Meslar has the plumbing con
tract for work on the Jesse McEwar
House at Whippany.
Henry f. Taylor, of Boston, will
be the soloist at the Methodist Church
during the present month.
A contribution of forty books to
the Water Street Sunday School has
been made by J. J. Kleine
The skating pond at the Morris
I town Field Club has been flooded in
anticipation of cold weather.
The rooms over Kahn Brothers have
been rented by William Hosefeld, who
has opened billiard parlor.
The dog poisoner has ceased opera
tions this week, so it would seem. His
record last week was nine dead
CANNES.
Arrangements are soon to be made
nament of Resolute Hook & Ladder
Company.
The Howard Savings Institution, of
Newark, has removed to it's new
handsome and commodious building
on Broad street
A new switch for the use of passen-
ger coaches has been put down at the
rear of the Round House of the Lack
awanna railroad
The Epworth Herald, of Chicago,
devoted a page to Morristown in a
recent issue Several illustrations
accompanied the article.
Attention is called to the new ad-
vertisement of W. f. Day, the caterer,
whose services are in special demand
at this season of the year.
Tompkins & Welsh have have pur-
chased the Wadsworth houses on
Ridgedale avenues. The buildings
were sold at sheriff's sale.
The annual ball of the Chatham
Fire Department. will be held in AS
ISOLATION Hall Of that place, on Tues
day evening, December 10.
This is the time to put in gas heat
ers. Remember the price of gas has
been reduced. 1t is now among the
cheapest Of heat producing fuels.
The assessments for the town of
Morristown and Morris township
were found to be correct at recent
meeting of the commissioners of ap-
peal
A cake walk and dance was held
in McAlpin Block last night by the
Morristown Athletic Association, as
this colored aggregation has been
styled.
Jesse Lapine, of Morristown, while
hunting in the Dover Mountain one
day last week captured a gray horn
ed owl which measured over two feet
in height.
Richardson Gray, M. D., of East
Orange, spoke to large audience at
DR.. Gray was for ten years a mis-
sionary in India.
The mourning with which the Post
Office has been draped will be allowed
to remain in place for thirty days as
a mark of respect for the late Vice
President Hobart.
Vannatta Council, Jr. o. u A. M.
have arranged for a dance in their
rooms on Monday evening, December
IL. The proceeds are to be given to
disabled member.
Kronenberg Brothers have a unique
horse clipping machine. Motive power
propelled by "Teddy" Maurer, the
popular young newsboy.
A spiritual campaign is to be con-
Quoted by the local Salvation Army
beginning tomorrow and continuing
for a fortnight. Ensign Longland
will speak today and Saturday.
1t may have been noticed that the
letter carriers beamed upon those
whom they met with a smile Wednes-
day afternoon. They are wearing
new uniforms just received from the
government.
James Sherlock, boy living on
Columbia Road, got hold of gun
shell on Friday last and succeeded in
in the calf of the boys leg, making
bad wound.
Florida strawberries are in New
Y DIRK markets at 81. % pint, and the
people would do we'll to remember the
newest theory that the luscious fruit
is not healthy except in small quanti-
ties and not too often.
Louis Hill, a carpenter living at
Dover, was struck by train while
driving across the tracks at High
Bridge Tuesday night. Hill was cut
about the head and badly bruised but
the horse escaped unhurt
Work on the new County Aims
house is progressing rapidly under the
direction of Contractor Malley. The
exterior brick walls are nearly half
finished, and it is expected to have the
roof of the building on by Christmas.
Stephen @. Griffith, Jr., will con
tinue the business of A. E. Swartwout,
who goes to Rochester, N. Y. Mr..
Griffith has been in the employ of
Mr.. Swartwout for some time and is
thoroughly familiar with the bust
ness.
An entertainment and dinner in
honor Of ex-Foreman Harrie A. Free
man is an event to which members of
Resolute Hook & Ladder Company
are looking forward with pleasure.
The date selected for the event is De-
cember 10.