The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-05-17
LOCAL BREvITIES

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Ny. & N. J. Telephone Company,
spent the week in town.
A beautiful flag has recently been pla-
ced by County Clerk VOORHEES, over his
finely equipped boat-house at White
Meadow.
The Denville Hotel which for five
wears has been conducted by +. W.
Hayden, is to be run by its owner, u.
w. GARNER.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in their rooms at I. M. Z. A.,
Tuesday, May 81, at Sp. m.
A sneak thief entered the house of
James Dickson, So Wetmore avenue
Sunday night and succeeded in getting
away with half ham, several pounds
of pork and pair of shoes.
Berlin people can say 'Hello!" on
SO, $50 telephones. qtem from The
Glen Cove, Ii. Gazette May 4th, 1901 J
Morristown, N. j., people can say
..Hello!" to over 100000 telephones.
On the grounds of the Morristown
School team Tuesday the local nine de-
feated the club representing Berkeley
School of New York, in an interesting
and one-sided contest by a score OF ~
to 2.
Walter v. Snyder, manager for Bar
new Demarest, lessee of the Morrisrown
Driving Park. is in Cleveland, Ohio, at
tending the Fasig- Upton sale. He took
three tTotters with him to offer for sale
and ernects TO return with some faster
ones.
A delegation from Newark of thirty
members of the Ray Palmer Club spent
Saturday in this city. Among other
places of interest they visited the Head.
quarters and Library and took luncheon
at Days. Newark's wellknown author
ess, Amanda Douglas, was member OF
the part-
George Savadge has rented from X.
B. kaufman, the property at the juno
ton of the Brookside and Washington
Valley roads, where he intends con-
structing trout pond by throwing a
dam across the narrow valley, through
which beautiful stream of spring wa
ter runs.
The Inauguration of the Womans
Branch of the New Jersey Historical
Society and the opening of the new
Library Building in Newark will occur
on Wednesday, May goth. An informal
reception and luncheon will be given at
1890 and the program OF the day at
$50 p. m,
The Morris District Medical Society
holds its annual meeting in James Hall
Madison, Friday, May nth. There will
be an election of officers and delegates
10 ha FnlI
cussions. One will be on hay fever, by
FL. S. Wheeler. NJ. d, and the other on
dysentery, by L. n. Foster, NJ D,
The annual publication of Stevens
Institute will make its appearance this
week. Frank Youngblood, one OF the
many Morristonians who are numbered
among its students, is its editor. Among
the illustrators are Miss Elizabeth B.
Lounsbury, Miss Sallie Van Horn, Miss
Cochran and Miss Mariana Van Pelt,
of this city.
Fire of unknown origin tirely de-
stroyed two barns belonging to jeremiah
Callahan and James Doyle in Katherine
street Yesterday afternoon. The con-
tents of the barns were saved, but the
loss will amount to about $500. The
roofs of three houses caught, but the
prompt arrival of the fire department
saved them from destruction.
George Green & Son are, as usual,
supplying a large number of residences
and stores with awnings of superior
quality, carefully manufactured and
properly adjusted. For many years this
concern has furnished more awnings
than any firm in this section, and the
fact that once customer, always Gus
TONER" is significant of the satisfaction
their work gives.
Baggage Master Geary reports that he
is now handling at the rate OF 1000 pieces
of baggage a month, -an increase OF
about 1900 pieces over that handled dur
ing the winter. 1t will remain as at pre-
sent until the late fall months Lackaw-
anna officials anticipate an extensive
summers business from Morristown sta
ton, which is said to be the best on the
Morris & Essex division
Aaron Schenck, the senior member Of
the firm of Schenck 81 Young, which
has been dissolved by mutual consent,
has shop at IL Early street. where he
will continue to give his attention to
contract work and jobbing as hereto
fore. The firm of which he was men,
Der, built the Lyceum, Morris County
Savings Bank building, and number
of the stores and fine residences in town.
His telephone number is 295 b.
The members of Loantaka Council
Royal Arcanum are anticipating with
pleasure an entertainment to be given in
their hall on Tuesday night next, when
Arthur Harrington of Madison will give
an informal talk on "a Little Tour in
Europe :" Mr.. Harrington is an old
traveller and has the happy faculty Of
telling what he saw SO that his hearers,
can see it with him. The new piano,
the gift of the members of Loantaka
will also be in evidence during the even
ing.
The Owen Young Womans Christian
Temperance Union will hold its regular
meeting on Tuesday evening, May 21st.
at 745 at the home of Miss Lawrence,
Becker Building A program of unusual
interest has been prepared. In order
that all may know of the work carried
on by the "Y' in Morristown, the var
ious superintendent will give brief &C
counts of the work being done in their
departments. All members are urged
to attend, both active and honorary, and
all persons interested in the work will
be cordially welcomed.
A most enjoyable event was the din
ner given at the White Meadow Club