The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-10-25
LOCAL BREVITlES

no game scheduled for tomorrow.
John Reed, the prisoner in the Jail
who cut his throat recently will live.
Next year the Lenten season opens
early, Ash Wednesday falling on Feb
ruary 18th.
Morris street near the railroad eros
sing is receiving top dressing OF
crushed stone.
Halloween-the small boys delight
next Thursday evening. Keep an
eye on your front gate.
The fourth annual convention of the
Great Council of New Jersey, Degree of
Pocahontas, was held in. Trenton Tues
day and Wednesday.
The recent ordinance passed by the
Common Council forbidding the
burning of leaves in the streets seems
to be disregarded by many of our citi-
zens.
The number of ballots to be printed
this year in Essex County for the
election on November 9th is 1, 800, 900.
This far exceeds any previous cleo
tion.
The final meet for 1901 of the Dover
Land and Driving Park Association
was held at that place yesterday after
noon. A fair sized crowd watched
the sport.
The Lincoln Guards will hold their
entertainment Monday evening in
Association Hall. The attraction will
be Miss Mildred A. Pipe, humorous and
dramatic reciter assisted by local tai
emit. Tickets are twenty-five cents
and may be obtained at Johnson's
Drugstore.
McAlpin Hall has been handsomely
re-decorated by W. T. Coghlan. The
ball room is finished in gold with
with white trimmings and cream
color ceiling; the hall is finished in
red and white the dressing rooms
in light olive and the dining hall
in pale green.
Deeds of conveyance of the Pike Es-
tate on the Hackensack meadows, for
years familiar to travellers on the Lack
awanna were filed in Hudson county on
Saturday. At the same time a mort
gage for 81 297 900 to the Standard Trust
company IS trustees was filed, secured
by AZ per gent. bonds to run twenty
years.
The recently completed building for
the ssArthur Home" for destitute boys
at Summit, was dedicated Tuesday, and
it is building we'll adapted to the
wants of the Home. The benediction
was pronounced by Bishop Starkey, who
with a number of visiting clergy were
present. After the services lunch was
served and enjoyed by all.
Frank Blanchard for whom a war
rant has been out for two weeks, was
arrested by police officer Henderson,
Monday evening on Market street Upon
reaching Bank street on his way to the
police station, Blanchard made dash
for liberty, whereupon Henderson, and
officer Osborne, who was standing near
by gave chase. Blanchard was over
taken before he had gone two blocks
Sunday was an ideal day for church
attendance No excuse for foul air.
No kicking because the balmy October
breezes were admitted into the churches.
And while church goers enjoyed the
day so did automobilists, cyclists, and
drivers of almost every conceivable kind
of vehicle. The magnificent roads
fauded with trees in gorgeous foliage,
with purple asters along the hedgeways
and fences, attracted thousands.
State Commissioner of Public Roads
Budd was in Morristown on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Of the pres
ent week inspecting, in connection with
County Engineer King, the new roads
in the vicinity of Whippany, Parsip-
pany and Troy; also the road leading
through Mt Freedom and Succasunna
to the Lake Road which connects with
the Sussex county road. Mr.. Budd ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with the
work which has been done in Morris
county during the year.
The return of Jose Hoffman, to this
country next month is the most import
ant of the musical events in the near
future. He is one of those grateful
pianist, who appeals to both the must
clan and the student. Hoffman, is to
give two recitals in Carnegie Hall, on
Saturday afternoon, Nov. %, and We'd
nesday afternoon the 81 These will be
Hoffmann's only recitals this season, as
his manager, Henry Wolfsohn has SO
booked him, that he will play constant
ly until the end of April.
A good thing happened at Hacken
sack the other night. 1t happens that
Mrs. Rhine Wertering who had never
seen moving picture. attended per-
Torrance where the moving was so rea-
listic that when seated in front seat
she saw an express train apparently
approaching her at lightning speed,
with whistle screaming and bell ring
ing, she become so frightened that she
ran screaming down the isle and could
only be induced to return after the train
disappeared.
Kittatinny Hose as was expected car
ried off the honors at the inspection of
the Newton Fire Department on Satur-
day. The company hauled the cart 100
yards. coupled to hydrant, laid $50 feet
of hose, uncoupled hose, connected noz-
zle and turned on stream in thirty-two
and two-fifths seconds, The steamer
No. 1 Hose Company performed the
same feat in thirty-six seconds fiat, and
Newton Hose No. in forty -one seconds.
Sussex No. hauled the chemical engine,
which weighs over 5000 pounds, 100
yards in twenty-eight seconds. The
steamer was hauled 100 yards, fire start
ed and two streams turned on in less
than two minutes,
A Klondike social was held at the
residence of Mrs. John Sturges, No. 155
Morris street, last Tuesday evening, for
the benefit of the "Noaml Rebekah
Lodge; degree No. 80, l. .. 0. F" which
woo q onccaas hnth financially and So