The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-09-15
LOCAL BREvITIES
Interesting Bits Of News Gathered from
Various Sources.

Prof John B. Holly will reopen
his school for dancing in McAlpin
Hall block on Tuesday, October 5.
Thomas Lawrence has sold the
Mansion House stage business to
August Nitz. Mr.. Lawrence will
continue his livery business
John Burns, laborer, is a patient
at All Souls Hospital as the result of
an accident at Smith & Tanning
quarry, East Dover, on Saturday.
Rev. DR.. Erdman, of the South
Street Presbyterian Church, will be
one of the speakers at the State Chris
tian Endeavor Union in Camden, Sept.
~ and 90.
The partnership of Netheim &
Bailey, clothiers and furnishers, was
dissolved by mutual consent ON Mon
day. The business will be continued
by Mr.. Bailey.
G.. Macculloch Miller, of Morris
town, and who was business as
sociate of Cornelius Vanderbilt, will
be one of the pall-bearers at the great
financier's funeral.
That old reliable institution, the
Morris County Savings Bank, an
nounces in another column that, on
all deposits made before October 8 in
terest will be allowed from October l.
A new Union Automatic Tire In
fater, which William X. Muchmore
has caused to be placed in front of
his Speedwell avenue store, has al
ready become popular with local
Wheelmen.
A freight car containing quantity
of oil and which was standing on a
side track at the gravel pits near Nor
ris Plains, was burned Saturday
night. 1t was believed to have been
set on fire.
A special meeting of the Board of
Aldermen will be held tonight to
consider the annexation of portion
of Morris township. A number of
Expansionists' will probably be
present.
The death Of Mabel Evans, aged u
years, daughter of William Dewitt
Evans, of 20 Grant street, occurred on
Monday. The funeral was held at q 80
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon and in
terment was at Evergreen Cemetery
Eugene Kelley, driver for Resolute
Hook & Ladder Company, and Miss
Annie Osborne, of Newburg, N Y,
were married in New York recently.
The marriage was not announced I'M
til Tuesday of this week.
Leroy, the five-months- old son of
William j. and Ella Southland, was
buried on Saturday last, the funeral
taking place from the parents home,
81 Mills street. Interment was in
Evergreen Cemetery.
Jacob Van Wrinkle of Morristown,
was on Wednesday night appointed
by Gov. voorhees, as one of the dele
gates from this state to attend the
National State Prison Convention at
Hartford, Sept. % to n.
The firm of Barker and Runyon has
dissolved partnership. Mr.. Runyon
will continue the painting, wall paper
and decorating business at "a Bank
street. He has had wide experience
in this business to which he gives a
personal attention.
A concert is to be given in the Ly-
ceum early next month by pupils and
graduates of the popular Virgil Cal
yier system for playing the piano.
Mrs. M. A. Bosworth, of 10 High
street, is the only teacher of this
method in Morristown
The regular Gospel Temperance
meeting under the auspices of the W.
G. Z. U. will be held Friday evening,
Sept. Is, at s O'Clock. Mrs. John H.
Pugsley, the superintendent will
Z o11 an nAc -,
Prison work, and good attendance
is desired.
The entertainment committee of
Phoenix Camp, No. 20, the grand Fra
ternity, has arranged a "Wide
Awake concert for their meeting
next Monday evening. Three officers
from Philadelphia will be present
Refreshments will be served. A
large attendance is desired.
Owing to the rain the Italian cele-
bration at Madison last Friday even
ing could not be finished. 1t has been
decided to hold the event ON Wednes-
day evening next. A large crowd
from Morrristown was in attendance
ON Friday last, and the display of fire.
works before the rain was greatly en-
joyed.
Ex-Foreman George Goblet, of
Resolute Hook & Ladder Company,
met with painful accident while at
work Wednesday morning Mr.. Cob
bett is a carpenter and was employed
on the Forbes place ON Madison
avenue. He fell from the second floor
to the cellar, distance of fifteen
feet, and was badly cut about the head
Travel on the Rockaway Valley
railroad was delayed on Saturday
last owing to the burning of bridge
\ .nesar Pottersville the night before.
" ,ins did not reach this end of the
" Auntil Sunday afternoon Stages
pressed into service and took
Singers to Brookside, Mendham,
Evansville and Whitehouse.
On Monday the Morristown Free
NKindgarten was opened after the
summer vacation of two months.
This institution was a success from
it's inception, and that it is popular
with the children has been shown in
many different ways. On Monday
81 childrn presented themselves for
enrolment and this number is all
chat CON ba aocomO datnd