The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-02


supper to the members of the company
Wednesday evening.
Col. J. J. Keppel will be present at
the regular opening of the new armory
of the American Volunteers on Speed
we'll avenue Saturday evening.
In the Orphans Court, application
of William Lee for the adoption of
Annie Mcdonald, of Dover, minor,
was granted by Judge Vreeland.
Joseph Porter, of Center street, has
moved to Boonton, where he has been
appointed assistant superintendent of
the Metropolitan Insurance Company.
The First Ward Hose Company has
extended invitations to the members
of Washington Engine Company to
attend smoker in their rooms Mon
day night.
DR.. W. P. Ferguson, president of
| the Hackettstown Centenary Cole
nation to the trustees of that in
stitution.
The regular meeting of the Woman 8
Christian Temperance Union, will
be held in their rooms in the Y. M.
@. A. building, Tuesday, February
6, at 8 p. m.
| At the meeting of the County Re-
publican Committee held in this city
last week, the application of @. F.
Hopkins for postmaster of Boonton,
was endorsed.
John Barrett, hostler, in the en-
ploy of Rudolph Kissell, was kicked
| by horse Wednesday. His injuries
were such as to require his removal
to All Souls Hospital.
| Beginning next Monday evening the
proprietors of the jewelry stores will
close their respective places of bust
ness at $50 every evening except
Saturday. This will continue during
the months of February and March.
The members of Independent Hose
| Company have accepted an invitation
from George V. Muchmore, of Summit,
to attend dinner at the Beech
wood" Hotel tonight. 1t the weather
permits the trip will be made in q
sleigh, otherwise they will go by rail.
The class of 1900, of the Morris
town High School organized Friday
last and elected the following officers ::
W. Leroy Haven, Jr., president |;
Jean Buckle, vice-president; Helen
Bird, secretary; John HI. Rosevear,
Jr., treasurer The class numbers
| forty members.
The will of Henry O. Howell de-
| ceased, of Morristown, was probated
at the office of the Surrogate last
Monday. In the will he leaves to the
Newark Charitable Eye and Ear In
Urinary the sum of $500. The residue
of his estate is left to his son Henry
Clay Howell. Other wills probated
during the month of January are
those of Cornelius Doremus, of
Newark Elizabeth Davis of Boonton !;
Sarah E. Sayles, of Chatham town
ship; Eliza H. Garfield, of Hanover
township, and Louisa J. Kirkland, of
Morristown.
Joseph Trimper, his wife and seven
year-old son, who reside on Sussex
avenue, were badly affected by escap-
ing gas Monday night. About 5
O'Clock Tuesday morning Trimper
arose feeling very weak. The sitting
odor of gas led him to open his apart
ment window. Going to the room
where his wife and son were Sleep
ing he found them both breathing
very heavily. He had much difficulty
i'll awakening them and called for a
physician who administered restora-
tives. The gas escaped from leaky
pipe.
Another case of smallpox has been
reported; this time on Cleveland
avenue, Collinsville, outside of the
city limits, in Morris township. The
patient is Ashwell E. BREASTED, a
hackman, 20 years old. He was taken
sick on Monday and DR.. Owen was
called. On Tuesday DR.. Douglas was
summoned in consultation and the
diagnosis proved Braisted to be suffer
ing from smallpox. He was taken in
the ambulance to Memorial Hospital
Annex at midnight. This makes the
ninth case reported since the advent
of the disease in Morristown, and the
| first white patient.