The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-01
LOCAL BREvITIES

Wild fowl shooting in the Great
Sounds, Ludlows Bay and Great Egg
Harbor Bay is excellent.
There is movement on foot among
local Foresters to organize womans
branch of the organization.
Frank Putnam of Plainield has been
officially declared District Deputy OF the
Knights of Pythias by the Grand Lodge
Bishop Sta1key will make his an
nual visitation to the Merristown
parishes, on the second Sunday after
Easter.
The'regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
be held in their rooms at Y. M. "A,
Tuesday March 5, at 8 p. m.
After being thoroughly overhauled
Humane Engine, No 2. was given a
test of 100 pounds pressure Tuesday
and was found to be in perfect condi-
tion.
The usual reading with stereopticon
views was given Wednesday evening
at the Market Street Mission.
"Christie's Old Organ" was the story
given.
The new Masonic Lodge recently
organized at High Bridge is named the
Hobart Lodge in honor OF the memory
of the late Vice President, Carrot A.
Hobart.
Bertram E. Mott, one of County
Clerk Voorhees, assistants was sue
cessful in his examinations at Trenton
last week and has been admitted to
the bar.
Thomas F. Harry, of this town, who
is member of the Frelinghuysen
Lancers of Newark, will take part in
the Inaugural Day ceremonies at
Washington.
The annual banquet of the New
Jersey Road Drivers Association was
held at Newark, Tuesday evening and
was largely attended by horsemen
from all over the State.
The fourteenth birthday of Miss
Mary Bonifaee was celebrated Mon
day evening at the home of her
parents on King street by very en-
joyable gathering OF young people.
Benjamin Sayre, Victor Brown and
Joseph Kossori, who for two years
have been with the 28th Regiment
in the Philippines expect to start
home March 18th, arriving here in
July.
A thorough canvass of the property
owners whose consents will be necessary
for the establishment of the proposed
speedway in Plainfield has been made by
the promoters, and but one objector is
found. The promoters hope to finally
overcome his opposition.
The New Jersey Advisory Senate of
the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Associa-
tions in New Jersey met Monday even
ing in the Catholic Institute, Newark.
The officers for the year were installed.
Delegates from all the sixty. five branches
in the State were present, the Morris
town branch being represented by Mrs.
William P. Dempsey of DeHart street
and Mrs. John J. Dowd of Ford avenue
A twenty bird handicap will be
held today at one o'clock at the Nor
ristown Driving Park. Among the
contestants are James Timmons, Ira
Quimby, W. r. Cook, G. Hathaway,
D. O. Flanagan, R. B. Budd, H. Green,
Il. Noe. James Smith, George w.
Smith, Charles Rittenhouse, DR.. Sharp,
j. Drake, WI. Cook, Mr.. Munson, john
Lindsey, J. Kuhn, and Harold Money,
CuaIuplOu dIndbour SuOG Ol Guo WOr1u. |
The sixteenth annual meeting of
the Morristown McAll Auxiliary will
be held on Tuesday, March fifth at
three o'clock in the parlors of the
South Street Church. The ladies of |
the several churches are invited to be |
present to meet Mrs Charles H. Park |
hurst, of New York City, President |
of the American McAll Association, |
who has accepted an invitation to an |
informal tea, to be given her by the
Auxiliary at that time.
The Andover Furnace Company, |
which owns quarries and other valuable |
properties in Morris and Warren coun-
ties, has announced-that it will go out of !
business. The company has been in
business since 1S48 and the plant has |
been idle only short time. The fur
mace, rebuilt in 1885, is in need of extern |
sive repairs, and the company does not |
consider business as warranting the out
lay necessary to make the improvements. |
The company's ore mines at Port Dram |
will not be closed.
The large number of ladies who |
attended the Bible reading given at
the Y. M. @. A. Hall Tuesday after
noon Dy MfS. II. "A. MCAlplu, were |
greatly interested in her talk. She |
took as her subject "Follow Me- and |
drew from it many practical and help
full lessons. During the service, two |
very pleasing solos were rendered |
with auto harp accompaniment, and at
it's conclusion refreshments were.serv-
ed and social time enjoyed.
New Jersey will be represented in the
inaugural parade by Governor Foster
M. Voorhees, and staff, provisional reg
iment, in command of Col. @. M. Gil
more of Trenton, Essex Troop, in COM
mand of Captain r. Wayne Parker, and |
one battery of artillery from Trenton.
In the civic division there will be the |
Carrot A. Hobart Association, the FIRE.
linghuysen Lancers, $50 strong, of New
ark, and the Union County Republican
Association of Elizabeth, in command of
Hamilton F. Kean, a brother of Senator
Kean.
Atlantic City and Philadelphia CAPT.
talists have organized the Mauch Chunk,
Lehighton and Slatington Electric Rail.
way Company. Their intention is to
build continuous line from Mauch
Chunk to Slatington, with branches TO
Stroudsburg and the Delaware Water
Gap These connections will enable
passengers to reach Allentown and
Philadelphia, from which latter city