The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-04-27

new stamp books and they are now on
sale.
E. l.. Dobbins has been elected
president Of the Newark City Bank.
The Morristown Gas Company has
moved into it's new Office at 80 South
street.
Postmaster Fennell's corps of mail
carriers received their new spring
uniforms Monday
Special Officer John Cannon has
been on duty this week, looking after
affairs on Officer Calahan's beat.
7. E. Marin, of India, president of
the Baptist College of that place, will
speak in the Baptist Church Sunday.
In all probability the veterans of the
American War, residing in
and near Morristown will form local
camp.
Rev Mr.. Beaumont made an address
at the eightieth birthday anniversary
of Rev. E. W. Stoddard at Succasun-
ma, Monday.
On Tuesday evening, May Is, Group,
No. Z, of the Newark District Ep-
worth League, will pay visit to the
local League.
Rev. T. l. Coultas expects to have
one of the delegates from the EQUINE
nical Conference, to speak in the
Methodist Church next Sunday.
Arrangements are being made to
have the Cobalesa Quartette give an
entertainment in the Sunday School
rooms of the Methodist Church.
Sunday, May 10, will be made a
special Epworth League Day in the
Methodist Church. Rev. W. B.
Judd, of Bernardsville, will speak.
Advance agents of Buffalo Bills
Wild West Show and Ringing
Brothers circus were in town this
week seeking location on which to
Street Commissioner Meskill put a
corps of men at work Tuesday and
treated the streets to their first spring
Several inches of mud were
off and all week the thorough
fares have been in excellent condition.
Joseph Williams, an employee of the
Gas Works, while repair
ing pipe in a trench on the property
of Patrick Farrelly on Washington
avenue Tuesday was partially over
come by the escaping gas.
Next Saturday the opening game of
the season will be played on the
grounds Of the Morristown Field
Club. For their opponents the Nor
will have the Columbia
Freshmen Team and good game
may be expected.
Theodore Wilson. of Speedwell
avenue, met with serious accident
He was holding a drill,
when another man, swinging a heavy
sledge, missed his stroke and the
hammer came down on Wilson'S hand,
it badly.
The Ladies Auxiliary rendered a
reception to the members of the Y.
M. @. A. and their friends, Wednes-
day evening. from eight to ten O'Clock.
A large number were present and the
evening of social intercourse proved
to be most pleasant
A rumor has been circulated that
George Grove, the Republican candi-
date for Alderman in the Third Ward,
has withdrawn his name. This is not
so. Mr.. Grove will be in it to the
finish. He has, however, resigned as
a member of the Board of Registry
and Election and has been succeeded
by Samuel Meeker.
The Easter holidays of the Misses
Hickok's School terminated on Mon
day last All the students returned
and the work began on Tuesday to
continue uninterruptedly until the
summer vacation. The school will
reopen in October with Miss Anne
H. Hickok as principal and a full
partments.
Mrs. Williams colored) aged 81 years
died suddenly at her home on Water
street, Saturday night. She had been
working at DR.. Ubelacker's during
the day and had just entered her home
in company with her husband. when
she was taken suddenly i'll. A
physician was summoned, but Mrs.
Williams died within twenty minutes.
Heart disease was the cause of death.
The number of voters registered in
each ward for the charter election is
as follows: First District. First Ward
319; Second District, First Ward, 420 !;
First District, Second Ward, 1884;
Second District, Second Ward, 41S i;
First District, Third Ward, 1856 !;
Second District, Third Ward, 1884 !;
Fourth Ward SOB, making total of
2, 1858. The County Board of Elections
at its meeting yesterday was not
called upon to add a single name,
which is something unusual.
Excellent progress has been made
by Mr.. W. S. Warner in his effort to
secure subscribers to the hotel project
of the proposed Morris Hotel Co. as
the following list Of subscribers show,
while the amount of stock to be taken
is not large the purpose of the projec-
tors of the enterprise is we'll served by
the good class of signatures, giving
George E. Voorhees,, J. E. Parker,
J, F; Runyon, John D. Guerin, James
r. Voorhees,, A. M. Guerin, S. W.
Luse, W. S. Rabbits Son, Wilbur F.
Day, W. W. Cutler, f. W. Schmidt,
Fairchild g. Oliver, J. A. Woods, W.
S. Warner.
A very pleasant surprise was ten
dered Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Adams last
Friday evening at their residence, II
Pine street, the occasion being the
Of their marriage About
fifty friends were present, from New
York, Newark, Trenton, Summit,
Dover, MOrristown and elsewhere.
The house was prettily decorated with
roses and carnations and the evening
was. very pleasantly spent in vocal and
instrumental music, Rotations, games,