The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07
LOCAL BREvITlES


a director of the National Iron Bank
on Friday He succeeds f. n Nish-
witt, deceased.
The law offices of Postmaster John
e. Fennell have been removed from
Washington street, to the second floor
Of the Rabbit building.
The 9 p. M. mail has been discon-
tinued. The last mail now leaves
Morri stown for New Y ork and inter-
mediate points at Z. 10 p. m.
A foot ball game between the Day
and Sturgis teams last Saturday morn
ing resulted in victory for the Stur-
gis players by score of 81 to 5.
F. @. vanOrden, James Dickson, s.
M Toms and number Of other ma
sons of this city will attend the annual
election of officers of the Overlook
Lo lge at Summit on Wednesday even
ing.
Phillips & Day, the well known
hardware dealers are daily adding
goods suitable for Christmas presents.
Among the novelties suitable for the
younger set are g ouble runner''
skates just the thing for beginners.
OLblN6uS VI DOOutOu dT0 ClTCuldUlQR
petition which will be sent to the
council, asking them to pass an ordin-
ance authorizing Judge John B. Vree-
land, Of Morris County to appoint
an Excise Commission for Boonton
The annual meeting of the New
Jersey Sanitary Association, which is
held for the presentation of facts, the
comparison Of views and the discussion
of the methods relating to the p1even-
tion of sickness and untimely death
is in session at Lakewood.
Lafayette Council, Knights of Col
umbus of Dover entertained the mem
bers of the George Washington Coun-
Gil of this city on Monday evening
A musical entertainment in which
members of both councils took part
occupied the evening.
The annual meeting of the Morris
County Board of Agriculture for the
election of officers for 1901 will be
held at New Vernon Hall tomorrow
at /. 30 p. m. After which the meet
ing will be open for general discus
sion of that which is to the interest
of the farmers, All are invited to be
present.
The New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company is enjoying an
increase of prosperity throughout this
section and is contemplating es-
tablishing exchanges at Morris Plains,
Troy Hills, Port Dram, Parsippany,
Peapack, Hibernia, Gladstone, Far
Hills, Chester and Chatham.
The optical parlcr opened in the
Andrews building on South street by
w. f. Hartenstine is very attractive
and is visited daily by scores of shop
pers. Besides all modern optical APP
planes, high grade stock of silver
ware and novelties are exhibited. Mr.
Hartenstine is a graduate optician and
will remain here permanently.
lives with her mother, Mrs. Edith
badly burned about the face and
taking some hot grease off the stove
when the child got In the way aud
caused her mother to stumble, pour
ing part of the grease over the child.
The rummage sale of the Young
Ladies' Missionary Society of the First
Presbyterian Church began yesterday
and was visited by large number of
buyers. The sale will continue to-
day and tomorrow and every indica-
ton Joints to its financial success.
The proceeds of the sale will be de-
voted to the scholarship maintained
by the society at Ashevslle.
Leopold Strasser, who was serving
three-nonths sentence in the Morris
County Jail was found dead in his
chair on Wednesday morning. He
had been i'll for some time and Jail
Physician Griswold said death was
caused by heart disease. Strasser was
twenty-five years of age and had been
employed as crayon portrait artist
at Dover. He was convicted for forg
cry at the last term of court.
Halsey J. Sturgis, of Garfield aven-
ne, Madison, drove to Morristown on
Saturday night to make some pur
chases. He left his horse at Piper's
shed and returning about ten O'Clock
found his horse and runabout miss
ing. A man was seen by Fred Piper
about nine O'Clock to get in the
wagon and drive off. Thinking it
was the owner, he said nothing of
it. Mr.. Sturgis notified the police
and an alarm was sent out to nearby
towns
The Misses. VanPelt, are giving an
exhibition of water colors at their
home at 43 Franklin street today and
tomorrow, between the hours of II a.
IN. and p m. Cards were issued fer
today but tomorrow the exhibition
will be open to any wishing to attend.
The exhibit includes number OF
studies made of scenes in the Bermu-
das by Miss Emma Van Pelt. and of
burnt wood and leather work by Miss
Elizabeth Van Pelt
The election of officers of the A. I.
A. Torbet Post, G. A. r., was held on
Tuesday evening when the following
were elected Post Com mander, Isaac
Clark; Senior Vice Commander, J.
Horace Elmer; Junior Vice Comman-
der, James Darling; Chaplain, Theo.
Soaring; Surgeon, H. M. Dalrymple !;
Quartermaster, E. A. Doty; Officer OF
the Day, James ii. Berry; Officer of
the Guard, A. J. Springler. Delegates
to the department. enoampment, j.
Horace Elmer and Norman Fox /;
alternates, S. Brown and ], N. Bruen.
Some live Goals carelessly emptied
into barrel near the furnace at the
residence of Frederick Pantaenius, l5
Wetmore avenue caused still
alarm to be sent in ON Sunday noon
which quickly brought out the Chemi-
cal engine A few minutes later a
general alarm was sent in, but
the department was not needed for