The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-01-04
LOCAL BREVlTIES

ours n6XG Iu0Sudy.
The recently elected officers of
council No. 10, 9. B. L., were in
stalled Wednesday evening.
A new blue and white sign with
sTelephone Exchange" thereon adorns
the central office on Market St.
Jerry, the truck horse injured while
answering an alarm last week, will
sojourn for awhile at Foote'S Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. WV. Beers celebrated
their fifty-fourth wedding anniversary
at their home on Washington street,
Wednesday.
Chancellor Magic announces that
he will enforce a rule requiring all
documents coming into his court
hereafter to be written on heavy paper.
The Legislature will convene on
Tuesday. January Switch is the earl
lest date under the constitution. Next
year it will meet on the 18th, which
is the latest date.
Residents of Market street, Mt.
Kemble avenue and Maple avenue
will soon petition the Board OF Alder.
men for an arc light at corner of
Millers' Minstrels attracted large
audience at both the afternoon and
evening performances on Tuesday. In
the evening, G gorge Babbitt of this
city took part in buck and wing
dance.
A will has been submitted to Surro-
gate Young for probate written in
Arabic. The document purports to
be the last will and testament of M.
Salkisian who recently died at But
Ter.
The supply wagon of Resolute
Hook and Ladder Company was called
out about six O'Clock yesterday even
ing to 6xtinguish chimney fire at
the residence of A. FL. Vernam on
Madison avenue.
James Mclaughlin. an INDECENT
patient at the State Hospital at Morris
Plains from Edgewater, escaped on
December 10. Searching parties have
looked for him but not clue to his
whereabouts has been obtained.
William H. Truesdale, president Of
the Lackawanna railroad, has been
elected trustee CT the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, to
fill vacancy in the Board of Trustees,
H. Walter Webb.
1t is rumored that speedway islto
be built from the macadamized road
leading around the Burnham ponds
on Mendham avenue, across the
Kountze property to Bernardsvile.
A number of prominent citizens are
interested in the project.
The Young Mems Christian Assoc
iation held an open house on Tues
day. The basket ball game between the
Orients and Cylones, which was post
poned, will be played some time next
week. In the evening an entertain
ment was enjoyed which consistedsof
moving pictures, slight of hand, by
Frank Pierson and selections ON an
electrical banjo.
Hon. John Whitehead and P. III.
Hoffman were in attendance at the
annual meeting of the Sons of the
American Revolution held in Newark
yesterday. Mr.. Whitehead was re-
elected president and Mr.. Hoffman as
a member of the Board of Managers.
A banquet was held at the Continental
Hotel in the evening.
The Christmas dance of the Tuesday
evening class which was held in
McAplin Hall last Friday proved a
great success. The hall was beau
tifully decorated with ropes of laurel
and holly. The favors were taken
from Christmas Tree which was sus-
pended by rope from the ceiling.
Much credit is due Prof. White for
the successful manner in which the
dance came off.
Louis A. Thebaud of Morris Pkins
gave live bird shoot on Tuefday
to about a dozen of his friends. r.
D. Foote and Mr.. Thebaud succeeded
in making the best scores. Among
those present were: W; II, SheEon,
Robt. H. McCurdy, E. f. Randolph, W,
Day, A. B. Frost, @. D. Chapman,
bouffet lunch was served after the
shoot.
Inamere Farm announces that Aav-
ing made arrangements with the
Century Milk Company, New York
City, for the sale of their prodlcts
they will on and after January frst
1901, discontinue their deliveries of
milk, cream and butter to resideIces
ia Morristown. They will however,
offer through Messrs. Alexander Fen
nell q CO., cream and butter made in
their dairy of milk produced on
other farms.
The Prudential Insurance Company
of America has just issued it's calm
dar for l901-a pretty novelty in
colors, so constructed that it may be
used as photograph holder, if lie
sired. The picture attached to the
calendar may be pushed aside ane
photograph inserted, and the callen-
dar may also be used as a sort of
screen. The months, in little
squares. run through cIambefing
flowers The whole design is leat
and attractive.
The Sussex Register says: Morris
town financiers are attracting large
amounts of Sussex capital to that city
through liberal methods. An instance
is given by the Morristown Trust
Company, one of three institutions
bidding for public favor. It's total re-
sources aggregated on December 81,
1910, 500 56. while its surplus and
profits have grown to $608 l6l. SO. De-
posits aggregate So, 2S6, 0S8. 66. A
quarterly dividend of az per cent. vas
payable January 2; all Of which tend
to show very prosperous state iof