The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-01-12
LOCAL BREvITlES
interesting Bits of News Gathered from
Various Sources

Professor Sitterley, of Drew Seminary
will speak at the Mems Meeting Sunday
afternoon in the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms.
Messrs. George W. Green and John
Chapman conducted a revival meeting
in the new chapel at Berkshire Valley on
Sunday evening last.
Miss Eleanor Hall was one Of the
bridesmaids at the wedding of Miss
Annie Moulton Reynolds, of Orange, to
John H. Winterbottom, Of Chicago.
Cast off clothing of all kinds is great
ly needed for distribution at the Market
Street Mission. There is a special de-
mand for mems shirts and underwear.
James f. Clark has completed the
moving Of two houses at Mt. Airing
ton, for Mr.. Everett, of New York.
Two frame houses were moved about
one thousand feet.
DIR. M. G, Mason, one of the secretaries
of the Southern Educational Society of
the Methodist Church, colored man of
unusual ability, will speak at the Meth
odist Church next Sunday evening.
Crusade Day will be observed by the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
in their rooms in the Y M. G. A., Tues
day, January 16, at 3 p. M. There will
be a good program and refreshments.
Resolute Hook and Ladder answered
a still alarm turned in from the resi-
dence of DR.. Henry McCarroll, Elm
street, about IL. 30 o'clock. The cause
was chimney fire which was soon
put out by the extinguisher.
The Presbytery Of Morris and
Orange will hold it's stated winter
meeting in the First Presbyterian
Church, Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 8 O'Clock.
The first hour of the afternoon session
will be given to a conference on Home
Missions.
A still alarm was sent out Monday
night at six o'clock, from Randolph &
woods, back of the stable belonging tC
Edward M. Day, on Madison avenue.
The still alarm wagon of Resolute
Hook and Ladder answered the call
and put out the fire before any
damage was done.
The 55th anniversary of the A. M.
q. Church will be observed on Sun
day An address will be delivered by
Hon. John Whitehead, at the morning
session. In the afternoon the Rev. j.
M. Buckley, d. D., will preach the
sermon. Former pastors will occupy
the pulpit.
The Exempt Association elected the
following officers Wednesday night;
President. j. B. Stevens; Vice. President,
John K. B jniface; Secretary, Joseph K
Kronenberg; Financial Secretary, John
A. Cliff; Treasurer, John B. Ayres;
Trustee. three years, J. B. Byram;
Standing Committee, A. Schenck, Amos
Pruden, Jacob Beam.
The January term of the Morris Coun-
ty Circuit opens next Tuesday before
Chief-Jnstice Magic. Sheriff Bakers
first Grand Jury will be sworn in on the
same day. N. G. Toms, appointed at the
October term to succeed John Callahan,
will serve as clerk. The January term
is not expected to be long one. The
Grand Jury's sitting will also be brief as
there are comparatively few cases to
come before it.
The matter of the application of the
widow of William Ell. Baker, deceased
for an allowance for support and main
tenance under the will of her late bus
band comes up to-day before Judge
Vreeland Briefs have been submitted
and it is hoped that the matter will be
decided. The case has particular inter
est as it involves large estate and has
been in the courts of the State for
several years.
Tie Directors of the Memorial Hospit-
al were reelected on Wednesday to serve
for the coming year, as follows: Jonn E
Taylor, President; E L. Dobbins, Vice
President: George w Howell, Secretary
Henry Corey, Treasurer; Frederick G.
Burnham, FL G. Pitney. Jr., Joseph F
Randolph, Rev A. Erdman, D. ID Rev
w. M. Hughes, D. D., Samuel F. Beach;
Counsel, JOS F. Randolph and John b
Vreeland Standing Committees were
named as follows: Ways and Means
Messrs. Dobbins, Hughes Erdman, How.
ell, Burnham, Corey; Grounds and
Buildings, Howell, Pitney, Erdman
Surgery and Medicine; Hughes, Ran
dolph Beach; Housekeeping and Sup
plies, Erdman. Hughes Howell; Pa
TENTS, Dobbins, Pitney Beach.
The annual meeting of the Morris
County Gardeners Association was held
in Masonic Hall. Madison, January 10th
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, William
Dockham; Vice President, G. e. Doty;
Treasurer, w. Charlton; Secretary, Chas
III. Atkins. Among those present were
Mr.. O'Mara, president of the New York
Florists Club, and Mr.. Shaw, wei
known as the Gardeners Poet. who recit.
ed topical poem on Madison. Thu
program consisted of selections by q
quartette from Morristown, songs
speeches and cornet solo by Mastei
Ellis jackson, which carried off the hon
ors of the evening. Refreshments were
served during the entertainment.