The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-15
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LOCAL BREviTlES

1u0Suhy ofSulnS.
Another consignment of those fine
Cuban organes at the Washington Mar
ket. If you have not tried them, do So
The Morristown School base ball team
began their spring practice this week
The team promises TO be an unusually
strong one.
The regular meeting Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Will be
held in their rooms at Y. M. G. A.,
Tuesday, March 10 at p. m.
A branch store of the Home Coupon
Exchange Company has been opened
at Butler under the management Of
John Chapman CT this place.
A scandinavian Lutheran entertain
ment will be given Tuesday evening,
March 10th at eight o'clock, in Masonic
Hall, 20 Washing ton street. Tickets 20
cents.
The subject of the stereopticon lecture
at the Market Street Mission, Wednes-
day was, "Father Come Home" Re
member these are given every Wednes'
day evening and are free to everyone.
Dudgeons spring millinery opening is
now in progress and visit to their store
will show the latest improved novelties
in pattern hats, flowers and ornaments,
and all displayed in the most attractive
manner.
A special missionary service under the
auspices of 1.-The Farther Lights" will be
given at the Baptist Church Thursday
evening. An exercise Chinese Converse
ton will be given by the members OF the
society in costume.
Beginning tomorrow, March 10th for
one week d. P Mcclellan. the New
York Cash Store, will give three dollars
worth of red star stamps with every
dollars worth of goods purchased. See
their advertisement.
Two important real estate transact
tions occurred in town Tuesday when
both the Babbitt building and the Stiles
building were purchased by James A.
Webb, of Madison; the former bringing
500, 900 and the latter $4,000.
A lecture on the Passion play, illustra-
ted with moving pictures, will be given
in the Church of the Assumption on
Friday evening, March 22d These pic
lures have been highly endorsed by Car
dinal Gibbons and Apostolic Delegate
Martinelli.
The annual meeting of the Dalrymple-
Hastings Co., was held on Tuesday.
The following officers and directors were
elected: President, H. NJ. Dalrymple;
president, George q. Dalrymple;
Secretary Thomas Welsh; Treasurer,
Frederick Fl Lutterloh.
The special Thursday evening lecture
at st. Peters Church was delivered by
faf n1.5ot
Church of East Orange. The speaker
for Thursday evening March 21st. will
be Rev. VIM. Richmond, Rector of All
Saints Church of Orange.
The annual fair of the Woman's Emp
loyment Society was held yesterday
afternoon in the hall of the Y. Nj. G. A.
from three until six o'clock. The grab
bag for the children proved very attrac-
tive and the sale of fancy articles, cloth
ing, cake, candy and books was well
patronlzed.
A meeting of the congregation of
the First Presbyterian Church has
been called for Friday evening, March
22nd, at eight O'Clock, at which time
action will be taken ION the recently
rendered resignation of the pastor,
Rev. John Macnaughtan.
All sorts of weather has prevailed dur
ing the week. including rigid winter,
spring and autumn. Hail, snow and
rain have been in evidence with an es-
pecially heavy and much down-pour-
ing of the latter. This section of the
county has fortunately escaped high
winds and floods.
Local duck hunters and there are some
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cellent sport if the present weather pre-
walls. Among those in Morristown who
are especially fond of this sport are
Messrs. Frank W. milford, Robert D.
Foote, Karl Kersting, James S. Hal, |
Harry G. Wolfe, DIR. w. G.. Sharpe and
j. Boyd Headley.
The team of Roxiticus Lodge, No. 49, |
l. o. 0. F., conferred the second and
third degrees on two candidates from
Chatham Lodge, last evening The room
was crowded. members of the order. be-
ing present from Boonton, Madison,
Chatham and Morris Lodge of the
town. Refreshments were served at
conclusion of ceremonies.
An ENJOYABLE anniversary meeting
of the Womans' Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies of the First
Presbyterian Church was held in the |
chapel of that church Monday after
noon. Mrs. Wellington gave an in
teresting address on the ten years she
has spent in China. Tea was served
and social hour enjoyed.
Mrs. Robert H. McCurdy, of this
place, distinguished herself Wednesday
at Tampa, Florida by catching two of
the largest fish of the season, genuine
tarpon, weighing twenty.eight pounds
and fifteen pounds respectively. 1t is
unusual for tarpoon to be caught in
Tampa Bay. Mrs McCurdy will have
the fish stuffed and mounted and ship
ped home
We call our readers attention to the
Blickensderfer Typewriter which is
advertised in our columns. This little
machine has had wonderful success
during the last few years as it COM
bines with small size and light weight
all the efficiency Of the highest grade
typewriters. 1t is built on an entirely
new principle which has resulted in
great simplicity .of mechanism, and
convenience of operation. Any kind
of.typewritten work can be turned out
with the greatest speedsand in most
perfect form. From its small size it is
speciallysadapted to those who require
portable machine, or one TO use on
the privata desk Or aft homo The |