The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-23
LOCAL BREvITIEs
Interesting Bite of News Gathered from
various Sources.

A meeting of George Washington,
Council, No. 1853, K. of c., will be
held Monday evening.
The Parker P. Clark property on
South street has been sold to Freder-
ick Wood, of Macculloch avenue.
A. E. Voorhees, hassgiven out the
contract for the erection of a 50, 600
dwelling on Emery Place.
The sale of the Woman's Employ
ment Society last Friday evening is
reported to have been very successful.
There were fourteen persons received
in the Methodist Episcopal Church on
probation at the last Communion ser
vice.
After April LIST, Court Ridgedale
Council, No 1854, l. o. F., will hold
on South street.
The State African Association will
hold five-day convention in the At
rlcan Church on Spring street begin
ming April 25th.
Shortly after Easter a sale will be
held, arrangements for which are
now being made. for the benefit Of
Memorial Hospital.
Miss S. G. Very will give a series
of musical lectures on the Homes
and Haunts of Composers, y on Fri
day afternoon during Lent
The Summit team of bowlers will
contest in game with the First
Team of the Tapkaow Club on the
latter's alleys this evening.
The Webb Folding Box Company,
of which John S. W. Thompson, of this
city is one of the incorporators, filed
papers of incorporation last week.
Patrick Quinn went to Paterson
Friday and while there fell into the
police net. AS as result he is ten
days guest of Sheriff Buckley OF that
city.
The Culhane, Chace and Weston's
Minstrels will give an entertainment
in the Lyceum next Monday evening
for the benefit of st. Columbaneous
Council.
The regular meeting of Phoenix
Camp, No. 20. The Grand Fraternity.
was held Tuesday evening President
Carton was present and gave an in
teresting talk.
The Morris County Electric Com
pany of this city has been awarded
the contract of five years duration to
furnish the town of Boonton with
electric lights.
Several members from the sophomore
and junior classes of the Maple Avenue
High School are arranging for debate
to be held on March 9th. The subject
will be THE Transvaal y
William j. Jordan, of King street,
who was a member of the Tenth u. S.
Infantry during the late war, has
secured a position in the New York
State Hospital at Flatbush.
D. H. McAlpln has purchased the
Caskey Building which adjoins his
block on Park Place for 1876, 600. 1t
is stated that Mr.. McAlpin will make
several improvements to his new
acquisition.
A new band, to be known as the
Excelsior Band, has been formed by
several colored men. with George
Ray as leader. The members held
their first annual reception and cake
walk in McAlpin Hall Friday night
Timothy Hathaway, Frank DoIan,
Thomas Carpenter, Thomas McLaugh-
LII RhNI L RpA1 Ch kOuOI1Udls WuO were
sentenced by Judge Vreeland last
week, were taken to the State Prison
at Trenton Monday, by Sheriff Baker
and Keeper Orr.
A team attached to Moody's milk
wagon, which was left standing near
Evergreen Cemetery Monday morning
became frightened and ran away.
The horses kept up lively gait until
Water street was reached, where they
were stopped. No damage resulted.
Jeweler Parker has had an electric
arrangement placed in his store which
is connected with the Western Union
System of clocks. The ticker strikes
every hour and at IL O'Clock is rung
direct from the Washington Obser-
vatory, thus regulating all the clocks
to the correct time.
Price & Guerin, Morristown's we'll
known horse dealers, have received
twenty-five head of Iowa horses
after Wednesday, February 81. These
horses are all thoroughly broken and
were carefully selected.
The Young Mems Catholic Associa-
ton will this evening give recep-
tion to the members of the Orange
Valley Bowling Team. On Easter Sun
day Monday evening, the local team
will be the guests of the Orange Val
ley Club at the dedication of their
new hall.
Arthur H. Hays, who has been the
secretary and treasurer of the Morris
County Electric Light, Heat and
Power Company since it's organiza-
tion has resigned his position. He
has been succeeded by Percy Ingalls,,
of Newark, assistant treasurer of the
United Electric Companies Of New
Jersey.
At the last Quarterly Conference of
the M. E. Church, held on the 18th
inst, Rev. T. l. Coultas, the pastor,
was unanimously invited to return to
the passionate of the church for another
year Complimentary resolutions
were also passed in recognition of the
efficient services of Dr. S. p. Hammond,
who is finishing his term of Presid-
ing Elder of this district.
Everybody Magazine" for March
is rich in that sort of pleasant read
ing that combines instruction with
quick and easy interest. One of the
important articles is g Glimpse of
the Germ World, by G. w. Winter
burn, M. d. Theodore Tracy tells of
The Silk Industry in America. .
There are fifteen short stories and
articles of the type indicated bv the