The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-09
LOCAL BREvlTlES

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Invitations are being issued for an
autumnal reception, to be given by
the Z. M. O. A. in the parlors next
Tuesday evening.
jones B. VanArsdale has been APP
pointed patrolman to take the place
of Robert Mack, who rendered his re-
signation several days ago.
The Y. M. O. A. gymnasium will
open on Monday, Nov. IL. Glass at
3. 30 P. M. for boys. P. M. for bust
ness men and o'clock for seniors.
The second foot ball team
of the Morristowu School will play
q South Orange team tomorrow, and
the third team will play the Col
legiate School eleven of New York.
The Grand Officers of the State of
the Royal Arcanum will attend a
meeting of Loantaka Council, which
will be held Nov. Goth, at which a
large number of candidates will be
initiated
Miss Johanna Swayze, of Newton,
mother of Judge Francis J. Swayze,
was run down by a trolley car in
Newark on Saturday last, and was
seriously injured. Both of her arms
were broken.
Cards have been issued for the
Annual Mite Box Sociable of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society,
to be held at the residence of Mrs. w.
F. Day, Friday evening, Nov. 10th,
from 8 to 10 o'clock.
A letter received from Benjamin
Sayre, who is with Go. A, 28th U. S.
Infantry, (under date of Aug. 2S, )from
Lemeri, Philippines, says he has no
idea when he will come home He
likes the soldier life.
The Newark Sunday Call of Nov. 4
published half tone picture of the
Newark Athletic Club foot ball team,
in which Carl Vogt and John Mills,
of this city, appear clad in all the
armor of the gridiron.
The improvements in the Lacka-
wanna yards at Washington have been
completed. Trains began to run on
the new main tracks on Sunday last
A new turnable has been placed in
the northeast corner of the yard.
Benjamin Shekejian, who for the
past eight years has been with P. M.
Hall, will open shop at No. rs Speed
we'll avenue, on the 10Th, where he
will be prepared to fill orders for
cabinet work and the repairing and
polishing of furniture
Edward Nettenville, was arrested
by Officer Callahan on Wednesday. on
complaint of Herman Fine, Speed
we'll avenue merchant, who charged
him with stealing bundle of mems
socks from in front of his store. Net
tenville was committed to jail.
The pupils of the Morristown High
School held mock election on Tues
day, the object of which was to give
the pupils a practical lesson on the
the manner in which a President is
chosen. The different rooms, repre-
ssenting the States, selected electors by
ballot.
Michael Konps, residenU of New
York who was visiting in Littleton,
was found dead in his bed last Sun
day morning. Coroner Samuel Leon
ard, of this city, was sent for and is
sued burial certificate, The doctor
pronounced it to be case of apo
plexy.
DR.. Lewis @. Osmun, of Hacketts-
town, has been granted an absolute
divorce from his wife, who was for
merly Miss Nellie Oliver. of Newark
The case came up in Newark before
referee, who, after taking consider
able testimony, granted the applica-
tion.
John Wright, the old Republican
war horse of the second ward, gave
vent to his enthusiasm on Wednesday
afternoon by hiring brass band,
placing himself at the head of it and
parading the streets. For pure un-
adulterated enthusiasm it is doubted
if John Wright has an equal in Morris
town.
The death of Miss Mary Frances
Grandy occurred at the residence of
her father, Harry Grandy, rs Spring
street Miss Grandy, whose death
was due to consumption. was thirteen
years, five months and day old.
Funeral service was held Tuesday
afternoon at 200 from the A. M. e.
Church.
at the regular conclave of Odo de
st. Armand Commandery, which will
be held this evening, the Grand Cap
tain General, En-. Sir d. @. Adams,
will make his official visit and inspec-
tion. He will be accompanied by AS
sociate Officers of the Grand Com
mandery, as we'll as other distinguis-
he'd fraters.
The Buffalo express on the Della
ware, Lackawanna s. Western Rail
road, on Tuesday, afternoon, while
running at a high rate of speed
through the deep cut just east of