The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-31
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The Parkside Athletic Club will give
an entertainment and dance in Lippman
Hail on Wednesday evening.
1t seems probable that the main shops
of the Lackawanna will be removed
from Scranton to Binghamton.
George B. Raymond has purchased
property on the Miller road and will
begin the erection of a new residence.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in their rooms at Z. M. G. A. Hall
Tuesday, at 3 p. m.
A jolly crowd of twenty-five from
Summit made Morristown the objective
point of drive yesterday afternoon and
partook of supper at the Mansion House.
Sire Brothers have buyer in Vermont
selecting carload of fine stock, for
which the Green Mountain State is
noted. The expected arrivals will en-
brace saddlers, coachers, roadsters and
some choice Shetland ponies.
The Basking Ridge B. B. G. will
journey to Brookside on Saturday to
play the game scheduled with the B. F.
@. for last week which was cancelled on
account of rain. A good game is ex-
pected.
A number of the young friends of
Armin Hoffman united with him on
Monday night in happily celebrating his
twelfth birthday. Games of various
kinds, including ''star gazing, were fol-
lowed by refreshments.
A number of Morristown wheelmen
attended the Irvington- Milburn race yes
terday. David Turner of Paterson won
the event over George w. Miller of
Long Island by second, making the 25
miles in 1 1915, 1-5. There were 76
entries.
Public sentiment seems strongly in
favor of celebration of July 18th similar
to that of last year and Mayor Fox has
deemed it wise to call a meeting of any
citizens who are interested. to be held in
the Board of Aldermen rooms on Mon
day evening, June 3rd.
Our people will be glad to learn that
Prof Carl G. Schmidt, formerly or
ganist of the First Presbyterian church
and now of st. Paul's Methodist church
of New York, will give an organ recital
in the First Presbyterian church on
Friday afternoon. June 7th, at five
o'clock.
The subscription dance given Friday |
evening was well attended and an enjoy |
able evening was spent by all. Among
those present from out of town were
Miss Clark of Brooklyn, Mr.. Tichner of |
East Orange, Claude Budd of Chatham,
and j. G. Bray and Prof. j. B. White of |
Newark.
The third week of June will bring I'm |
Persian Garden" to the Golf Club. an |
evening entertainment, which will be |
the last of the season. Great pleasure |
is anticipated in this musical entertain
ment, which is always very popular in
Morristown, when it is so we'll ar
ranged as these promises to be.
The formation of local company of
the State militia is being considered by
number of young men of this city, par
ticularly the veterans of the Spanish
American war. At preliminary
meeting held last Saturday night,a com
mittee of six was appointed to solicit |
members, and as it is necessary to first
secure a membership of forty five no
other business will be transacted in the |
meantime,
Line aIluudl QduC0 we'll duQ ldVOTdDly
known among many of Morristown's
young people as the duck dance occurs
in McAlpin Hall Friday evening, June
7, and is anticipated with pleasure by
those Who expect TO attend. This will
be the closing dance of the season and |
the arrangements for it are receiving |
even more than the usual care and
thought given by the committee to these
dances, and its success is consequently |
assured.
The members of the recently organ
lied Musical and Literary Association |
are rehearsing nightly for the produc-
tiop of 'Robert Emmett three-act |
drama, and minstrel entertainment, to
be given by them in Lyceum Hall. |
Road Inspector Thomas Malley is in |
charge of the dramatic part of the pro-
Dunn as assistants. William rPrender-
CAST is looking after the musical features,
assisted by John B. Holly.
The McAll Auxiliary will hold its
regular quarterly monthly meeting on
Tuesday, June fourth, at three o'clock
in the lecture room of the South ST.
Presby terrain church. A condensed |
report of the annual convention of the |
American McAll Association recently |
held in Washington, D. g., will be pre-
sented and full attendance of sub
scribers and friends is earnestly desired.
In Summit where ponds and marshes
were sprinkled with oil in the hopes of
preventing the mosquito crop the exper-
iment has not been successful. Accord
ing to the Record that city is suffering
from an invasion of mosquitoes that to a
majority of the residents appeared to
exceed anything suffered there in pre-
vious years. They came in countless
millions, and the attack was source
not only of physical suffering and
annoyance but also of regret among
those who accepted it as demonstrating
the failure of the attempt to extermin-
ate the little pests.
SUBMITS assistant chief of the fire
department, P. S. Tilden, moved this
week to Brooklyn. He has not yet re-
signed from his position in the fire
department, but will do so before re-
moving, and already much speculation
is INDUCED in among the fremen as to
his successor. Hose Company No. 81
has already arranged to file a demand
for the selection of some member of
that company for the office and Freder-
lex Green has been selected as the com.
panys choice for the honor. A recep-
ton was rendered Mr.. Tilden by the
varioua comnanias in the CitV Hall on