The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-04-13
LOCAL BREvITIES.
Interesting Bits of News Gathered from
Various Sources.

A beautiful RergOla fountain is be-
ing erected on the Wolfe property at
Normandy Park.
Rev. S. T. Batten delivered lee
ture in the M. E. Church at Washing
ton Friday night.
Collins Wier has drawn plans for
Lake for W. G. Sharp.
Rev. T. |. Coultas preached III the
Second Presbyterian Church of
Paterson Sunday morning.
In the Sunday School of the Metho-
dist Church, Sunday, the grade sys-
tenn will probably be adopted.
In the Market Street Mission Sun
day special Easter music will be rem
dered by chorus choir and orchestra.
Rev. Israel White. of Whippany,
will conduct the mems meeting in
the Y. M. G. A. next Sunday after
noon.
The State Convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
will be held in the Y. M. @. A. build
ing, Wednesday, April 25.
Robert Trowbridge, who has been
member of the Second United States
Cavalry doing duty at Manila, has
returned to his home in Morristown
Monday, Chemical Engine Company
was called out on still alarm to the
residence of H. HI. Holbrook, where
small blaze had started. No damage
resulted
W. L. Gray, drillmaster in the
rr;S I'D
Morristown friends this week. He
was on his way to Brooklyn where
he has been transferred from Washing
ton.
The regular meeting of theWoman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held next Tuesday afternoon, April II,
at O'Clock, in their rooms in Y. M.
@. A. building. Full attendance de-
sired
At the request of the Madison Com
mon Council, the Lackawanna Com
pany has had the gateman replaced at
the Green Village crossing where an
accident occurred short time ago.
The spring term of the Morris
Academy will begin Monday April Is.
and close June Goth. A new France
microscope has been added to the faA
cilities with magnifying power of
four hundred diameters, and will add
greatly to the interest of the study of
animal and vegetable life.
The annual Y. M. G. A. meeting
for the election of officers and six
directors will be held Monday, May
IA. The meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors which was to have been held
tonight, has been postponed until
next Friday night, on account of the
observance of Good Friday.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Morristown Association of Exempt
Firemen Wednesday night, the fol-
lowing members were elected to repre-
sent the local association at the State
Convention in Dover, May IS; J. X.
Boniface. Fred DeCoster. William
Messiah, John Denman and J. B.
Stevens.
Major Dalrymple and son George,
and Collins Weir will attend the 10th
annual banquet of the Department
of the South, at Hotel ST. George,
Brooklyn, next Monday. The
meeting is held in honor of the ami
versary Of the preoccupation of Fort
Sumpter Mr. Dalrymple and Mr..
Weir are members of the department.
A spirited horse owned by James
Brant, of Madison, while standing
near Dalrymple & Hastings lumber
yard Tuesday, was frightened by
train. The horse ran up Morris street
and on turning the park left the body
and two hind wheels of the wagon
behind The animal continued to run
speedily up Speedwell avenue where
it was caught. The horse made some
artful turns in steering clear of other
vehicles
The ball club of the Morristown
School for this season, has been
games have been scheduled as follows:
to be played at Morristown: April IS,
Drisler School, of New York; April
%, Trinity, of New York, ; April 81,
Hasbrouck Institute of Hoboken /;
May 8, Rugby Military Academy May
II. Wilson Fail; May 16, Staten Is
land Academy May 26, Columbia
Freshmen June 2, Stevens School !;
June 6, East Orange High School.
The out of town games are April 26,
at Elizabeth May 2, at Newark May
8, at West Brighton, S. L.; May
10 is still open.
The regular meeting of the Excise
Board was held Wednesday evening
All the members were present. Com
missioner McCullom, who was on
Wednesday, re-appointed to the board
by Judge Vreeland was sworn in by
Counsel Muir. Clerk Stilwell called
the meeting to order, after which DR.
Norman Fox was elected chairman.
After the minutes had been read and
approved, the applications for the re-
newal for the license of the United
States Hotel, Piper's Hotel and that
of James Lawless for a saloon, were
granted The application of Patrick
Coleman to keep a saloon on Madison
street, being a new one, was as is
customary laid over for one month.
Albert Weidmer, a musician, who
came to Morristown about year ago,
bid silent adieu during the quiet
hours Tuesday night and departed for
parts unknown, taking with him that
which was not his. own and thereby
hangs tale Weidmer last summer
operated the Palm Garden on High
street, which by the way, did not
prove to be a paying venture. Since
then he has been giving lessons hav-
ing his headquarters at Sharrett's
music store on High street. When he
departed ne took with him a wheel
belonging to Hermon Netheim and
several musical instruments owned by
Sharrette. Some time ago he organized
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