The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-29
LOCAL BREvlTlEs

SprlnklerS are OUT
Pussy willows are being gathered.
The peppers" were heard for the first
time this year on Saturday night.
DR.. H. B. Andrew is now oc-
cupying his new drug store on Sonth
street.
The Free Kindergarten closes today
for the Easter vacation and VIII reopen
on April 9Th.
Rev. J, M. Buckley, D. D.. will preach
at both services in the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday.
T. B. Ironside spoke at the Mems
Meeting of the Y. M. G. A, in Madison
Sunday afternoon.
Genung and Hedges are building
rear addition to their machine and re-
pair shop on Speedwell ave.
The third and last of the subscription
dances will be given Friday evening,
April twelfth in McAlpin Hall.
John J Roman assumed last Sunday
the position of tenor soloisU in the choir
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Followers of Isaac Walton are getting
out rod and line preparatory to the brook
trout season which opens April LIST.
The base ball team of Morristown
School will play on skin diamond tnls
year instead of grass one as formerly
A much needed improvement is to be
made in the Baptist Church by enlarg-
ing the choir loft and extending the
pulpit.
Tn onr library column will be found
one of the poems recently used by Mrs.
Julia Reese COLES in her Mld-wlnter
Readings.
AL. Christ N. Y. & N. J. telephone
inspector has been confined to his bed
the past week, with serious attack OF
grip and kidney trouble.
The committees of Humane Engine
Company who have the arrangements
for.the coming ball on April 9th in hand
are doing everything to make it sue
cess.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church are to give re-
cepticn to all members of the church
and congregation on Tuesday evening
April 9th
The annual meeting of the Sunday
School Board of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, for the purpose of ell
Getting officers, will be held Wednesday
evening April I'd.
The residence of Isaac Clark of Nor
ris Plains was entered by burglars last
Tuesday night, who forced an entrance
through a cellar window. Silverware
and jewelry, valued at 5000, was stolen.
The reproduction of the Passion Play
by Prof. Clonard at the Church of the
Assumption Friday evening was highly
eptert s'liny aud very successful, the
church Doing filled to its utmost capaci-
ty.
l.. B. Tompkins announces that he
will occupy his new store on South
Street, near the Lyceum by April first
with better facilities for showing the
latest improved fixtures in his line of bus
iness.
The Lafayette Hand Polo team of this
city iourneyed to Dover Wednesday
night and contested with the Blue Points
in the armory. After a lively contest
the visitors were defeated by score of
to2
The date for the annual Morris Coun
ty Christian Endeavor Convention has
been set for Tuesday, May 28th. The
Endeavorers of this county will at that
time convene in the Baptist Church in
this city.
c. W. Roberts of Philadelphia has &C
cepted the position of manager in Crosby
& Hills, in place of William q. Ander-
son. who resigned recently Mr.. Roberts
will begin his duties about the fifteenth
of April.
The Loantaka Sunday School will
hold fair and festival in Loantaka
School house on Wednesday, April
Third, afternoon and evening. Fancy
articles of all description will be sold
and refreshments served.
The spectacle contest is still on at
Jeweler Halls. Remember you can
only use the regular size postal and
only one side as the government for
bids the writing of anything on the
front except the address.
A musical club to be known as the
"Jolly Seven" has been organized
Dy seven boys Oh bu01 lTSG w dru. Iu6y
are Frank, Joseph and John Rut-
ledge, William Mack, George and John
Sturgis and Thomas Welsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Sanger will
remove from this town to Baltimore,
Md, next week. For many years MIR,
Sanger has been employed as private
secretary to 81, NICK. Twombly, and the
connection was recently severed.
Efforts are being made among the
State Militia at Trenton to form a bat
TALON camp at Lake Hopatcong this
summer. Companies A. and d. have
practically decided to go, and Companies
B. and E. are considering the matter.
While engaged in making improve
ments on his residence on Mendham ave-
nue. last Wednesday, Eugene Bonnell
unearthed an American penny, dated
1904, an English penny bearing the date
1854 and New Jersey pine tree colonial
piece.
Vice Chancellor Pitney last Wednes.
day granted an order allowing Miss
Phyllis Myers $500 for her wedding
trousseau, and 800 for her board until
her marriage. Miss Myers is an orphan
and fund is held in trust for her by
the Court of Chancery. On April 10 she
will be married to Frederick McEwan
OF Whippany.