The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-09
LOCAL BREvITIEs

WIFI w N. OluCuulOIOs
Harry Card of Madison, has taken a
position with the Morristown Trust
Company.
The annual Smith picnic will be held
this year at Gladstone, Wednesday,
August 28th.
Rev. James F. Riggs will occupy the
pulpit of the South Street Presbyterian
Church Sunday
Miss Tessie Murray is relieving Miss
Lizzie Mcguire at the telephone ex-
change in Dover.
Miss M. G. Dwyer of the telephone ex-
change is acting as substitute for Miss
Sadie Berry at Bernardsville.
The gates at the D., L. and w. cross
ing, which have stood idle for the past
five years, have been removed.
Rev. Henry M. Mellen of Newark
will preach in the First Presbyterian
Church at both the Sabbath services.
The next regular conclave of Odo de
st. Armand Commandery, No. 10, K. L.
will be held this evening at s o'clock.
The new round house of the D., L.
and W. Railroad on the site OF the old
Pocohontas Pond is almost completed.
The annual italian festival will be
held this year on the Athletic Assocla-
tior grounds at Madison, September
11-12.
The annual Foresters' Field Day which
has been held at the Driving Park for
number of years past on Labor Day VIII
be omitted.
These additional subscriptions have
been received for the park Improvement
fund Current News Club So 90, Ridley
Watts $500.
The Morristown Library will close
for cleaning two weeks, beginning Aug.
49, 1901. All books must be returned
Aug. II, 1901.
A number of our young people are an
ticipating with pleasure attending the
dance to be given at the Chatham Club
house this evening.
The Fire Wardens will take their an
nual outing on September to College
Point, where they will have a clambake
and numerous other sports.
The large coal shed of Dalrymple-
Hastings Company gave way Wednes-
day night. There was at the time ABOUT
225 tons of coal in the shed.
The investigation of the management
of the Trenton State Hospital for the
Insane at Trenton plainly shows that the
quality of food has been inferior.
The rain of Tuesday and Wednesday
was the heaviest in the northern section
of the county that has been had IN years.
The water of Budds' Lake was raised
four inches Tuesday night.
The quantity of ice cream sold by
Viedt from his wagon which nightly
traverses the streets shows how greatly
such a luxury is appreciated. The SER
vice will be continued during the re-
manning warm weather.
The many friends of Frank Blanchard
of Morris Plains will be surprised to
learn of his having been very quietly
married to Miss Nellie Gallagher of
New York city Mr.. and Mrs, Blanch-
ard will make their home in Morris
Plains.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of J. H. Comstock, ladies tailor.
The work and materials of the Club
Suit Tailoring Company are the best,
and the methods used for cleaning and
refinishing garments of all description
cannot be excelled.
Henry Armstrong, the genial livery
man on Market street, has just added to
his already extensive stock OF venlcies
a handsome rubber tired three-seat sur
rev. If is an easy-running affair and
lust the thing for driving and picnic
parties. Mr.. Armstrong will add with
in a day or so a handsome up-to-date
wagonette, with glass sides.
The annual elections of the indie
pendent Chemical Hose Company, the
Board of Fire Wardens, Washington
Engine Co. No. /, Humane Engine Co.
No. and the First Ward Hose Co. will
all be held on Monday evening in their
respective houses. There seems to be
very little strife for the offices, as civil
service seems to prevail among the com
panies.
A reputation counts with the public,
hence the announcement made elsewhere
nv Messrs. w. P. Turner q Co., the
we'll known, reliable clothiers can be de-
pended upon. When this concern, never
given TO blow and bluster, say they have
cut prices from ten to fifty per cent
it is true, and the way to prove 1t Is to
make personal inspection OF their
stock Open evenings.
A work of local interest which is at
tracing widespread attention Is the
recent book of Carman F. Randolph on
ssThe Law and Policy of Annexation
With Special Reference to the Phllll-
pines. together with Observations on
the Status of Cuba" AS Mr.. Randolph
states 1.-THE annexation of the PHILIPPINES
is the immediate reason for this book,
which. in dealing with the event itself,
advocates withdrawal of our sovereignty
from the islands, and suggests method
for it's accomplishment.
The labors of Evangelist Jones during
the past week in the Market Street Mis-
sion have been very successful. Mr..
Jones, who, because of his Welsh de-
scent, is generally called ''the Welsh
Evangelist" was engaged in work at
Northfield during the early summer
with the Rev. DIR. Schofield, later con-
Quoting a series of meetings at South
hold. l.. |. He will probably remain at
the mission for some days Mr.. Jones
is an earnest speaker, sings with ex-
preston and attracts fair sized aud
fences.
Among the appointees named Tues
day by Gov. Voorhees, to attend the Ma
Association q RIlf.