The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-28
LOCAL BREvITIES

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The Interstate Fair Association has
decided to hold this popular event at
Trenton this year from September % to
80
Peaches are being shipped from Sus-
sex County to the New York market. |
The crop will be about one-sixth of
what it was last year.
An interesting ball game is expected
tomorrow afternoon when the Norris
town Field Club will play Englewood
f. G. on the home grounds.
There has been great demand for
tickets for the Methodist excursion to
Asbury Park on Wednesday next. Train
leaves Morristown at s a. m.
The regular meeting of the Womans
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in their rooms at the Y. NJ G. A., |
Tuesday, August l, at 8 p. m.
Fred Muchmore has disposed of his in
terest in the Hygiene and Lake Ice Co.,
Robert D. Glass being the purchaser.
Mr.. Glass will manage the business.
In the absence of the choir of Webb
Memorial Chapel during the month of
August, j. Fred Runyon will act as or
ganist and Harvey j. Genung as pre-
centor.
The trustees of the Spring street A.
NJ E. Church will hold rally on Sun.
day, August 6, for the purpose of raising
funds for the roofing of the church and
parsonage.
Sun Brothers circus will show on
Speedwell avenue next Thursday, when
~ oIl 5ox /.
much in evidence, as is noticeable on
such occasions.
Rev. Bishop Abraham Grant, Bishop
of the A. M. E. Church, will lecture in
the Spring street A. M. E. Church on
August s. His subject will be 1.-The
Work of Africa"
A committee has been appointed in
Sussex county for the purpose of con-
sidering ways and means for the ex-
termination of carp which at present
thrive in the Waikiki.
Rev. T. I. Coultas, D. D., has been
suddenly called to Slayton, Mimi, by
the death of his brother.in-law, the Rev.
Joseph Cornish, who was member of
the Minnesota Conference
While fishing in Olmstead's pond one
day last week Robert Wilson caught
catfish which is said to have been pure
white. No such specimen of the fnny
tribe had ever been seen here before.
The kissing bug, which until recently
had not invaded these parts, is said to
have made itself known within the past
few days. DR.. Ray Welch was one of
the victims of the new phenomena, and
he says he has no desire to cultivate the
acquaintance.
Hay is scarce and high in Sussex
County. Benjamin Cole, of Walpack,
who, in August next will celebrate his
seventy-ninth birthday says that in all
his life he never saw so light crop of
hay in his part of the county as was
gathered this year.
DR.. George Stuart Willis is the latest
addition to Morristown's medical frater
nifty. DIR. Willis has opened pleasant Of
fees at at 90 South street. He is a grad
nate of the New York Homeopathic Col
lege, and spent two years in the Brook
Ign Homeopathic Hospital.
Ben Sayre has written from Camp
Mead, Pa, to a friend in Morristown
that he has been appointed regimental
postmaster. He says also that the other
Morristown recruits to the Twenty
Eighth Regiment are well and happy.
Previous to his enlistment Private Sayre
was secretary of Humane Engine Com
pany.
DR.. George s. Bleything of New York
has taken possession of the G. " Free
man homestead on Maple avenue, re-
Gently purchased by himself, and with
his family will remain there for the next
two months. An extensive addition and
other improvements have been made, in
Guiding new plumbing, floors and bay
windows.
Jennie De Francisco, nee Parulla, and
her husband, Augustine, the young Ital-
ian couple who after two attempts to
elope from Morristown, succeeded in
finally reaching New York Tuesday and
being married by an Alderman in that
city, have returned to Morristown. The
girls father has relented and the couple
will reside here.
1t is reported that Mrs. Thomas Wat
son has secured divorce from her hus-
band in Tacoma, Wash. Mr.. and Mrs
Watson were married in 1897 and were
well known in Morristown. 1t is said
Mrs. Watson will return to her parents
in New York while Mr.. Watson will re-
main in Tacoma, having embarked in
business there.
During the absence of the pastor of the
Methodist Church, who, after occupying
his pulpit on August will be absent I'M
til September, those who will preach
are: Rev. DR.. Owen of Jersey City,
Rev. DR.. George P. Eckman, and Rev,
DR.. j. E. Adams. Rev. DR.. Curtis of
Drew Seminary will occupy the pulpit
next Sunday.
Morris Lodge No. 100, l. o. o, F. will
run their eleventh annual excursion from
Morristown, Madison and Chatham on
Wednesday, August 90. Glen Island,
the popular one day resort, will be the
destination and the trip will be made
via D., L. q W. Railroad and Starin's
steamers. Further particulars will be
announced later.
The Newton Shoe Company paid their
employees in gold last week the first
time we learn, in the history of that COM
pany. Never in the history of this new
factory has it employed a larger num-
Der of workmen, and what is equally
pleasant. it has sufficient number of
orders on record to furnish continuous
employment for months.
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