The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-08
MORRIS COUNTY AND VICINITY
BERNARDSvlLLE.


There were successful festivals on
Memorial Day, held by the Daughters
of Liberty, Basking Ridge, Liberty
Corner Presbyteria Church and the
Methodist Churches at Peapack and
| Bernardsville.
| The Bernardsville Base Ball Club
| played two games against the North
Ends, of Newark, on Memorial Day.
and were defeated in both games.
The score follows
Ne. Ber
Morning game, IA 8
P. NJ. game 30 innings), s
L. S. Childs has had seats built on
the ball grounds for the accommoda-
ton of spectators. Two games will
be played on the Fourth Of July, on
the Bernardsville grounds.
The storm last week was very severe
and demoralized the telephone system
centering in Bernardsvi1le. Only four
telephones out of forty responded to
the test after the storm passed. The
linemen worked all night in getting
lines in order. The lightning struck
the Episcopal Church and the house
! of F. McKensie, on Claremont road
Damage slight. Es@s - H. -
Prof. Bartlett will give a lecture on
fThe English Novel; in the league
rooms, Basking Ridge on June 6.
Rev. W. F. Randolph will preach in
Gladstone NJ E. Church, Sunday,
owing to the continued illness of Rev.
W. S. Coeyman.
A new road to Mine Mount has been
opened. The land for it was given
by George B. Mast, ST. 1t is a mile
and a quarter long.
Somerset Inn is gradually filing up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder, of Newark, and
Hamilton Kane, of Elizabeth, are
among the guests
Children's Day will be observed IN
the Methodist Church on Sunday.
Six persons united with the Metho-
dist Church last Sunday. The pastor
sermon on The Coming Republic. -
Miss Thyra Alberga, Of Colon, Cen
trail America, is visiting Mrs. J. Mar
tin, on the Claremont road.
Mrs. Chas. Humphreys, of Church
street, is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Last Saturdays ball game, sched-
uled to be played with the West
Orange A. c., was postponed on &C
count of the weather.
Mrs. VIM. Hughes, of Crawford, is
visiting at the M. E. parsonage.
Rev. W. f. Randolph, of Demands
vile, preached in the Gladstone NJ
E. Church last Sunday owing to the
prolonged illness of the pastor, Rev.
W. S. Coeyman.
Miss Leila Baird is guest at the
home of Mrs. W. D. Bum.
The golf games are q great attrac-
tion this year at Somerset Inn. The
course has been thoroughly gone over
by Mr.. Lawson 1t is now 2, 348 yards.
The polo games will soon begin in
the polo field which was used last
year.
Somerset Inn is gradually filling up
with guests. The cottages are all oc-
cupied.
Many guests from Morristown, were
present on Memorial Day
Most of the mountain residents are
now open. The repairs on Mr.. Haley
Fiske's house are completed at cost
of about $50, 600 Percy Pyne's new
residence will be finished Sept 1st, at
a cost of $275, 900. Mr.. Gaston's house
has been thoroughly repaired.
Ellis De Mond and Miss Ada Allen
were married at IL a. m. ON Wednes-
day, June 6, at the home of the
BRIDES parents, Rev. DR.. Judd officiat-
ing. A wedding dinner was served
at 10 O'Clock. The couple left at l. 80
for short wedding trip through New
Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Blist, of Lenox,
Mass, are occupying the Boroughs'
place for the season.
H.. r. Kunhardt and family will sail
for Europe ON June 18th. His resi-
dence will be occupied by Mr.. G.
Mosely and family.
Rev. Mr.. Reeves, Princeton stu
dent. was called to the Basking
Ridge Presbyterian Church by vote
on Wednesday. The contest gradually
narrowed down to two candidates,
Rev. Mr.. Rankin and Rev Reeves, the
latter having four majority on the
final ballot.