The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-16
LOCAL 8REVIIlES.
interesting Bits OF News Gathered from
various sourcea


Bishop Brown, of Arkansas, will de-
liver an address in St. Peters Church
Sunday afternoon.
A horse owned by Bell & Son of
Morris street, ran away Monday morn
ing and badly damaged the wagon.
The firm of H. M. Salkind and
Brother has been dissolved, and H. M.
Salkind will continue the business
The members of the Bar Association
of Morris County will hold meeting
in the court house Saturday morning.
"A live bird shoot will be held
Friday between Keeper Orr, of the
county Jail and Proprietor Decker Of
the Park Hotel, of Dover.
The regular meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in it's rooms at the Y. NJ @. A.
building, Tuesday afternoon, at 8
O'Clock
Next Tuesday afternoon Mrs. COLES
will give her third reading at Mrs.
Elias III, Ames, 30 Madison avenue.
Her subject will be "Three Heroes of
New jersey
The Union Bible Glass, conducted
as usual Monday evening at 7.45
o'clock in the chapel of the First
Presbyterian Church.
The kindergarten Bowling Team Of
the Young Men s Catholic Association
would like to arrange games with
other teams in their class. Morris
County teams preferred.
Nathaniel G. Toms and g.
Franklin Wilson, two of Morristown' 8
attorneys, have purchased of Benja-
min +. Opie, desirable double house
and lot on Hillary avenue.
The will of the late Frank Standish
Bradford has been probated at the
Surrogate's Office. In it, Mr.. Brad
ford's entire estate, real and personal,
is bequeathed to his widow.
This afternoon, Miss S. G. Very
will give her third illustrated lecture
on 1.-THE Homes and Haunts of Com
posers, F" at Mrs. J. Morgan SHADES.
Her subject will be "Paris. -
For the Easter service in M. E.
Church, arrangements are being made
to have Charlotte Maconda, Marguerite
Hall aud Hobart Smock, three of New
York's foremost oratiorio singers.
George W. Howell took the measure
ments of the Hackettstown Institute
grounds last week. He represented q
firm who will enter competition for
contract for erecting the new building.
John Ducey. aged 76 years, died at
g m inf ~ 10
morning last. He had been ailing all
winter. Mr.. Ducey had been a resi-
dent of Morristown for the past 40
years.
The street sprinkler came to the re-
lief of the merchants and pedestrians
Monday by making tour of the town
and sprinkling the roads from which
clouds of dust had made travellers
miserable for week previous.
The hearing in the suit of Stiner
Brothers against the Justice aud
officer of Madison will be held next
Tuesday. WV. Cutler will represent
Stiner Brothers and Counsel Rathbun
will look after.the Madison officials
interestss
Among the improvements which
viii be made at the grounds of the
Morristown Field Club, will be new
grand stand on the base ball ground.
1t will be 12x60 feet, sixteen feet
larger than the old one and will seat
about 100 persons. 1t is now in course
of erection.
After the regular order of business
Masti transacted at the meeting of
Watnong Council, No. Is. L. A. B. A.
Tuesday evening, a dainty supply of
refreshments were served and methods
discussed and plans accepted looking
toward an increase in the membership
of the council.
The remains of George Cook, a
former member of the Fourth Regi-
ment, u. s. A., are expected to arrive
at his home in Morristown this week.
Cook was killed in battle with the
Filipino insurgents last summer
Before he enlisted in the regular army
he was private in Company M, of
Dover.
In our account of the meeting of the
Board of Freeholders, we omitted to
state that Freebooter Whitehead re-
ported that water supply had been
selected for the new almshouse at
cost of $500. The money was ordered
TO be paid when the Boards counsel
passed ON the deed for the property
A still alarm of fire was sent in
from Stiner Brothers. store about 10
o'clock Monday morning. Chemical
Engine Company and members of
Resolute Hook and Ladder Company
responded and an extinguisher from
the latter company sufficed in putting
out the flames which ignited the floor
from gas jet. saaJs ~ 30as.
The trustees of the Baptist Church
will hold a special meeting on Friday
in the lecture room to consider the
question of giving consent to the
building of street railway in front
of the church property. All citizens
who may have any suggestions to
offer will be given hearing at that
time.
Word has been received that Harry
E. Jewett, U. S. N, brother in law
of John H. Polhemus, of Whippany,
died Monday last in San Francisco,