The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-04-20

The Epworth League held a pleasant
and profitable social in the church
parlors Tuesday night.
A small fire occurred in Days bak-
cry Tuesday evening, which did dana
age to the extent of 1876.
The dwelling on Market street
owned by A. Louanstein, is being con-
verified into a store room.
Mrs. William Shipper has been
elected president of the Women's
Golf Association of New York
Charles W. Ennis has been appoint
ed a member of the Plan and Scope
Committee for the Newark Exposi-
ton.
A supposed mad dog ran through
Morris and Pine streets Wednesday
and disappeared without doing any
damage.
The annual May reception Of the
Young Mems Catholic Association
will be held in the Association Hall
on May 9th.
The State Convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
will be held in the Y M G. A. build
ing next Wednesday.
An advertisement in another col
umn calls attention - the sale of
eggs for Matching, which are on sale
at No. 45 Mill street.
The business man. Evangelist, w.
Phillips Hall, is conducting a very
successful series of revival meetings
in Metropolitan Temple, New York
City.
The Second Team Of the Young
Mems Catholic Association will bowl
the Second Team of the Tapkaow Club
on the latter's alleys next Tuesday
evening.
In the Lyceum this evening, Capt
Campbell will deliver his lecture on
South Africa. Tomorrow afternoon a
matinee for adults as we'll as children
will be given.
In Muchmore's store Wednesday,
live black snake over four feet long was
exhibited by Alfred Tunnis. who
caught the reptile in the woods at
Basking Ridge.
Last Thursday evening several
members of Loantaka Council, Royal
Arcanum, paid fraternal visit to
the South Orange Council and in
itiated seven candidates.
of the Morris and
Orange Presbytery to Rev. DR.. Stod-
dard, of Succasunna, whose eightieth
birthday occurs next Monday.
In a recent issue of The Home Ad-
vocate Rev. William P. Taylor, of Nor
ristown, contributed lengthy article,
giving some very practical sugges-
lions on 'Camp Entertainments. -
Rev. Father Anthony H. Stein of
Madison, left the Mss. of the log of
his recent Bermuda trip ON the train
last Thursday a. m. He will reward
the finder and ask no questions. 22S5
The special Easter services as an
nounced in last weeks Chronicle, to
be held in the churches were attended
by unusually large congregations.
The pulpits were beautifully decorated
with flowers, palms, and other potted
plants.
The game Of ball which was to
have been played between the Morris
town School team and the Drisler
School was postponed on account of
rain. Tomorrow the Hasbrouck In
stitute Club of Jersey City will try
conclusions with the Morristown
team.
A reception was rendered to I. r.
Pierson in the Baptist Church Mon
day night, in honor of the thirty one
years of his superintendency of the
Sunday School, from which office he
resigned. Several addresses were
made, during the course of which,
Mr.. Pierson was. presented with a
handsome Morris chair and a purse of
$25 in gold.
George Grusmith, the English HUI
morist of worldwide renown, Will
give an entertainment in the Lyceum,
Wednesday evening, May End. 1t is
seldom that Morristown people have
an opportunity of such rare ability as
Mr.. Grusmith displays and 1t is hoped
that large audience will be present
Tickets may be procured at the
Woman's Exchange or Henry M.
Smiths drug store.
The opening meeting of the Friday
Evening Club will be held on
the fourth Friday in May. 1t was
desired by many that there should be
a meeting in April, but the Executive
Committee found that it was i'm
possible to make arrangements in so
short time, to give meeting as the
opening one should be. Applications
for membership are rapidly coming in
and as it is limited to 300, those who
wish to join should Immediately send
in their names.
An unusual occurrence happened in
railroad circles at Somerville last
week on the Central Railroad. Per-
sons around the vicinity of the depot
were surprised to see train arrive
with an inexperienced brakeman in
charge of the engine. The engineer
was found helpless, drunk in the cab
and the fireman and head brakeman
in similar condition in the tender.
While on its way to Somerville the
train came to a standstill through
the inability of the crew to run it.
The brakeman entered the cab, threw
open the throttle and the train went
down grade at wild speed. When
he attempted to stop it, the train was
almost wrecked by the suddenness
with which it was stopped.
The Quin Que Club, of Morristown,
debated with the Literary Club of the
Plainfield Y. NJ. @. A. Monday night
at that place and Plainfield was sue
cessful in it's support of the affirmative
side of the question, Resolved, That
American Interests require American
Fertilization on the Proposed Nj
carauguan Canal" The debaters in
the order in which they spoke We're;