The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-30
LOCAL BREvITlES

over ton OF poultry Ou wednesday,
including 100 turkeys
The M. M. Degree was conferred by
Cincinnati Lodge at the Comunica-
ton held Monday evening.
The thirty prisoners in the Morris
County jail were given turkey din
ner yesterday by Sheriff Baker.
A stone wall to be 700 feet long is
being built in front of the place of
Mrs. Julius Catlin on the Whippany
road.
The Morristown Praying Band held
all-day services in their headquarters
on Washington street yesterday which
were we'll attended.
If you want any draperies or rugs,
now is your chance, when the Yorel
Art Rooms are clearing out entire
stock to make room for toys.
A tea will be given by the Women's
Auxiliary in he parlor Of the Young
Mems Christian Association build
ing on Wednesday afternoon next.
Mrs. M. A. Tunis of 81 South street
has bought the property adjoining hers
from Miss Lena Dalrymple and will
lease the house for private residence.
William Littell, who was recently
convicted of assault on DR.. Myrioh
at Lake Hopatcong, was sentenced
last Friday morning to pay $l0O. an
COSTS
An ornamental coping with steps
has been placed around the Bell lot
in Evergreen Cemetery. The work
was done by H. II. Davis the monu-
nlent dealer.
The Yorel Art Rooms have great
clearing sale on all draperies and rugs
this Friday and Saturday to make
room for the holiday toys which are
coming in.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held next Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 18th
at O'Clock, in their rooms in 7. M.
O. A. building.
The Tapkaow Bowling tournament
was continued this week with Mr..
Mcclellan still in the lead. His scores
ON Monday night were lat, 1913, 155.
The tournament will be finished next
week.
A branch of the Taylor School and
Dressmaking Parlors of New York
will be opened at IL Washington
street on Mon ay next. Attention is
called to it's advertisement in another
column.
The New Jersey bureau of statistics
has issued circular showing increase
in wages for 1899 as averaging O.. per
cent. In iron and steel the advance
was above the average.
Hon. George Greer, one of Newton IS
prominent citizens died Oh Sunday
morning, November Is, in the seventy
ninth year of his age. He was the
father of Mrs. Daniel Losey, of this
city.
The Postmaster General ordered on
Saturday last the. establishment of a
free delivery service at Dover with
fonr carriers and two substitute car
riers. The service will begin on
March l, 1901.
Thanksgiving services were held in
the Methodist Episcopal Church last
Sunday evening. A chorus, composed
of 100 children's voices and solos,
DUETS and recitations, made an in
teresting program.
Bertha Wooliver, the young girl
who had been incarcerated in the Jail
since the raid ON the Ridgedale
avenue barn, was committed on Mon
day to the State Home for Girls by
Judge Vreeland.
Fifty boys were entertained at a |
campfire in the Y. M. @. A. rooms
last FRIDAY evening. Corporal Joseph
Boniface, late of the U. S. M. O., re-
counted some of his experiences in the
Spanish American war.
A barrel of rubbish in the rear of the
Becker building which took fire last
Saturday morning was discovered by
Mr.. and Mrs Hallock Quayie who
live on Water Street and extlnguished
by them before any serious damage
was done.
The vote of the state was canvass
ed at Trenton on Tuesday. Congress-
man Salmon was allowed all the votes
cast for him although his name had
been misspelled on the returns of sew
eral of the-election boards of the dis
trict.
The Drew Theological Seminary
Quartette of Madison gave a success
full concert at Perth Amboy last even
ing. j. Fred Runyon OF this city is
the musical director of this popular
organization.
A dance will be given in Chronicle
Hall on Wednesday evening, Deem
Der 5, by the Humane Social Club. |
The committee in charge are William
Wright, Robert Mack, George B.
Douglas, John Karn and James Brad
ley.
The educational classes of the
Young Mems Christian Association
opened the winter course ON tuesday
evening and were fairly well attend
ed. Arithmetic and spelling are being
taught. Glasses in stenography and
German is being organized.
An entertainment was given last
Friday evening in rooms of the Free
Kindergarten in the McAlpin block
which was largely attended by the
parents and friend of the pupils
The program included Instrumental
and vocal music and. recitations. The'I
rooms were Hastily decorated.
Mayor Seymour and several mem
bers of the Bayonne Board of Alder
man visited Madison and Morristown,
on Tuesday, inspecting the watershed
OF the Passaic River with q view of
ascertaining whether its water was
polluted by sewage matter from these
communities.
A number of painters and decorators
met in WuIfer's Hall on Tuesday
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