The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27

LOCAL 5R EvlTlES

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has been repaired and put In shape at
a cost Of $3.50.
Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show
on Earth which left this country in
1897. will return in the fall Of 1902.
The MIorristown Trust Company has
per cent payable to the stockholders
on january 2, 1909.
The New Jersey State League of
Republican Clubs will participate in
the parade incident to the inaugura-
tion of Governor-elect Murphy.
The new gymnasium at Miss Dana's
Seminary is about completed, and will
be ready for use when the pupils
return on Wednesday, January s.
The regular convooation of Madison
Chapter. No s7, r. A. M, was held
in it's rooms last evening at which
time the M. M. degree was conferred.
The banks and stores will be closed
next Wednesday. The Postofice will
be open from 5 to 10 in the morning
and there will be one mail delivery.
Mrs. COLES gave her lecture on
The Art of Conversation, on Thurs
day of last week, Dec. 10Th before the
Thursday Morning Club of Madison,
N. J.
Rev. Thomas Houston, the blind
singing evangelist, will conduct
services next week under the auspices
Of the Morristown Praying, Band be-
ginning Sunday evening.
The Atlantic Coast Telephone Com
pany has united with the Interstate
Telephone Company The system now
includes Paterson, Millville, Vineland,
Atlantic City. and number OF towns
in Pennsylvania.
There are now fifty-six prisoners in
the Railway reformatory. The officers
now employed at the place number
twenty. AS q rule all the culprits
are orderly and so far no trouble has
been caused by them.
In the exchange of Christmas gifts
between the classes of the Plainfeld
High SCHOOL, 1905 received from 1904
nursing hfoT.bs and the latter received
from tbk bErmer little chairs labeled
$50 We ack and Sit Down"
The Hudson County Road Drivers
Association is having bill drafted
which will be presented to the legis-
lature for q speedway to run north
diate vicinity Of the western slope of
Jersey City.
At meeting OF the Streets and
Highways Association of New Jersey,
held in Perth Amboy this week it
was decided to use every effort in
urging the passage of an act compel
ling the use of broad tired wagons
throughout the State.
How many people have noticed that
no portrait of man has ever appeared
on United States coin or the pic
ture Of woman on the postage
stamps? An observing editor remarks
on these facts that they constitute
che reason why we lick the stamp
and squeeze the coin.
sThere are 90. 1859 pensioners in New
Jersey and they draw annually from
the treasury the sum of 50, 400, 300. So.
The only surviving daughter of the
Revolution drawing o pensionis the
daughter of a Jersey soldier, who was
Elihu Chadwick, is Sc years old and
lives in Emporium, Pa.
The government seed apportion-
ments will be made up by the con-
gressmen next month, and those who.
expect to receive the little yellow
packages of seeds for planting
in the early spring should get
in their names at once to their
respective members of the House,
as the list will be completed in
the agricultural department before
the end of next month.
1t has been the general impression
that the bicycle was going ont. -
Recently the American Bicycle Com
pany, divided up its business by in
cooperating two companies at Tren-
ton, one with IS, 600, 600 capital, and
the other with SO, 600, 900, the first TO
manufacture motor cars and the other
bicycles. This division probably re-
presents the respective Importance of
these two branches at the present
time. s..
County Superintendent of Schools
Nets of Somerset county, has opened a
vigorous campaign against the truancy
evil which is becoming more trouble
some each day to the school authorities
of that county. Notices have been sent
to every parent who has child who
is chronic absentee from calling at
tention to the strong provisions of the
school law regarding the duties
OF the parents of the truants The
parent of the truant child is liable to O.
maximum fine of $25 or imprisonment
three months for each offense. The
decision that the Stokes School law is
unconstitutional has nothing to do with
the truant act.
The Fanciers' Association Of New
Jersey has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, A. L. Sparks, Swanton Vice
President, D. A. Mount, Jamesburg
Secretary and Treasurer. Howard
VanSickle. Lebanon; Assistant Secre-
taries. James p. Ingraham, Iryington.
and Augustus Reinhardt, Orange I;
Executive Committee, Dr.J. s. Wolfe,
Bloomfield e. @. Slater, Washington
M. f.. Delano, OF Melville f. @.
Ward, Of East Orange and Frank FL.
Castner, Changewater. There are
now LAT members on the roll. It was
decided to have the exhibition in