The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
March came in like a lamb.

Night Waterman Samuel Il, Meelxer
has removed to No. 15 Clinton avenue
The regular monthly meeting of the
evening
Michael Geary is temporarily filing
John Whites position at the freight
station 5fR
The scholars of the parochial school
will give an entertainment in the
Lyceum on April %.
In the First Presbyterian Church
this evening, Isaac Fisher graduate
of Tuskegee Institute will make an
address. 8&9Ek
Engineer Hill is now running train
No. 272, the 5. 10 east from this city
i'll place Of George Stout, who is at
Hoboken.
A local expressman appeared ON the
streets Wednesday with a large sign
on his wagon reading: this wagon
has been vaccinated. =
Chemical Engine Company was
called ont Wednesday night to extin-
guish small blaze in James Mans
fields shoe store on Park Place.
Enterprise Encampment, No. A, l.
0. o. f., at their regular meeting
Tuesday night, conferred the Royal
Purple Degree on two candidates.
A new stamping machine has been
added to the postoffice facilities. 1t
is quite an improvement over the old
one. The machine weighs 2. 600 pounds
John j. Geary. for many years, the
obliging baggage master at the
Lackawanna station, and who resigned
some months ago has been re-appoint-
ed. N
Peter Tillman, respected resident
of Dover, was found dead in bed at
his home yesterday morning. Death
was supposed to have resulted from
appoplexy. 9 n
William Douglass, while riding on
Convent, was severely injured about
the head He was taken to All Soul S
Hospital for proper treatment
Speedwell Council, Daughters of
Liberty, held an interesting social in
their rooms Tuesday evening. About
fifty couples participated in the even
ing's enjoyment for which music was
furnished by Sharette.
The social to be given by the Music
Committee of the Y. P. S. G. E., of
the South Street Presbyterian Church
at the home of Mrs. Frank Cooley on
Western avenue, March 3rd, has been
indefinitely postponed.
Conductor W. G. Burritt, the con-
ductor Of trains No. 95 and SO, who
was one of the conductors injured at
the Paterson wreck on Thanksgiving
eve, returned to to work ON March
1st, taking his former position.
On Wednesday evening next there
will be a meeting of the Morristown
Improvement Association in the
rooms of the Tapkaow Club, at which
the plans TOR the new hotel will be
exhibited and the project discussed.
At the annual meeting of the
United States Golf Association, held
at Delmonico's in New York City,
Wednesday evening, the Morris
County Golf Club was represented by
Messrs. W. Allston Flagg and r. HI.
Williams.
ThesLenten season is generally a
most popular period for the holding
of entertainments in aid of the vari-
GUS charities, and for the next thirty
seven days, Morristown folk will likely
have plenty of opportunity of attend
ing many affairs for sweet charity s
sake.
AS the Board of Health has ordered
the Lyceum closed until further
notice, the lecture on South Africa by
Captain Campbell. U. S. A, which
was to have been given for the
benefit of the Furnishing Fund of the
Naval Y. M. g. A.. has been post
poned until later date than March
10th.
There will be meeting of the
members of the Morris County Bar
in the Court House Saturday at
10. 80 a. M, for the purpose of
receiving the report of the committee
appointed to draw up plan of organ
ization and constitution and by laws
and to transact any other business
that may come before the meeting.
AS the 1915 train pulled in the sta
ton Wednesday morning, brakeman
in calling out the name shouted
pox; don't get off, 1t so happened,
and very unlucky for that brakeman
too. that Secretary Mitchell, of the
State Board of Health, was passen-
ger on the train and overheard the
remark. He Immediately reported
the incident to Superintendent Du-
Puy, who will investigate the matter.
At the conclusion of the hearing be-
fore Vice-C Chancellor Pitney in the
matter of J. Fl. Buckley, Jr. Of Dover,
for divorce from his wife, Stella.
held in the Govt House yesterday, the
complainant was granted the decree
The cause assigned for the divorce
was adultery and desertion. The
husband was also awarded the custody
of his 7-year- old son. B. W, Ellicott
appeared for the complainant and Z.
j. O'Brien for the defendant, both of
whom caused several prominent per-
sons from Dover to be sworn.
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