The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-24
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spondence, with other county news,
anay be found on pages.
A new time table for the Wbippanv
River Railroad went into effort last
Monday See schedule on page g.
The date of the next entertainment
for the Baptist church organ fund is
April II. Prof J. II. Dillon, elocution-
ist. will be the attraction.
The widow Of o. q. Jensen has received
$4,000 from the Royal Arcanum. This
amount was paid by the r. a within
three weeks after Mr.. Jensens death.
A Swedish concert will be given in
the First Presbyterian Chapel on
Wednesday evening. April II. The
proceeds will go to the local Swedish
church.
A shadow representation of the "Pied
Piper of Hamelin" was given by the
Kings Daughters Circle at the home Of
Miss Cochran on Early street, last Friday
evening.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
South Street Presbyterian Church will
hold a Poverty Social at the home of
Mrs. w. Fl. Benson, 1911 Morris street
this evening.
A Hoboken lad named William Casey,
SIX years of age, recently ate freely of
some "April Fool' candy. death result
ing, according to the physicians from its
poisonous ingredients
Eugene Higgins gave dinner recent
ly, on board his yacht, Varuna to Sir
Thomas Upton. The guests included
james Gordon Bennett, Captain Bryce
Hamilton and G. LeGay.
The position of organist at the Metho.
dist church has been accepted by Charles
FL. Corwin, who will assume his duties
about May 1st, upon the retirement of
Prof. Charles Bigelow Ford.
A Junior Rally will be held in the Con-
gregational Church on Monday evening
next at which time Rev. r. P. D. Ben
nett of Lyons Farms will deliver an
address. Rev. Mr.. Bennett is the State
Superintendent of Junior Endeavor work.
An Easter bazaar will be held at the
Spring Street M. E Church on the even
ings of April 3, 4 and 5. On Monday
there will be Little Folks Concert"
on Tuesday, The Boys Brigade and on
Wednesday an Aesthetic Drill, entitled
1.-THE Amazon
For stealing shaving outfit from
Coachman George Burney, who is
employed by DIR. Ubelacher, John j.
Corners was arrested on Saturday last.
The articles were taken from DR..
Ubelacher's barn. Justice Cliff Isent,
sConnors to jail on charge of breaking
and entering.
Frank r. Stockton, the writer, who
has been spending the winter at Wash
ington d. c., has purchased ''Clay-
mont, an estate near Charlestown
West Virginia. The old mansion on the
place was built by Bushrod Washington,
a nephew, of General Washington.
Mr.. Stockton's family will occupy the
house during the coming summer.
A reception was rendered the Rev. w.
III. Kershaw at his home Bellevue Ter
race by members of the Congregational
Church last Friday evening. The new
pastor is already popular with his con
gregation and under his ministrations
the church will doubtless enter upon an
epoch of effective work in the COM
munity.
There was large attendance at the
exhibition in Y. M. Catholic Associa-
ton hall last Friday afternoon given by
the scholars of Prof. John Holly's after
noon class. One of the prettiest little
dancers was May Howard aged seven,
who gave very clever exhibition. The
reception by the regular class in the
evening was also well attended.
Chief of Police Holloway has selected
a new design for uniform buttons to be
worn by members of the police depart
ment. The button is to be raised cut of
Washington Headquarters in the center,
surrounded by the words ''Morristown
Police" Samples have also been sub
mitted to the chief officer preparatory
to the purchase of new light weight
uniforms.