The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-21
LOCAL BREvlTlES


According to the report of the State
Board of Assessors there are in the State
1900 corporations.
Robert N. Smith has been appointed
substitute letter carrier. He began
work this morning.
OF the nine inmates at the state home
for aged and INDECENT firemen at Boon
ton three are Paterson men.
After July 4th lawyers will have
power to take acknowledgements the
same as commissioners of deeds.
Straw hats and overcoats have been
noticeable during the week. Sunday
night the thermometer marked 49,
Fifteen members of the Y. M 9. A.
took part in the second run of the
bicycle club Wednesday evening and
attended the festival held at Monroe.
Wilbur f. Day makes two deliveries
daily to Madison. Orders by tele-
phone or mail covering that town and
Convent and vicinity will be prompt
ly filed.
A regular meeting of the W. @. 7.
U. was held in their rooms Tuesday
afternoon, and this afternoon they are
giving a social to the Loyal Temper
ance Legion in Association Hail.
D. Farrand Stnrgis, of Sturgis Bros,
left last night with several masons
for Bay Pond, in the Adirondacks,
where he will install sewer plant
for William G. Rockefeller S summer
camp.
Various exchanges, says the Dover
Index, are trying to start a boom for an
koll nf mi pplahryA-
tion. What's the use? Let them all
drop it and decide to go to Morristown
and participate in the celebration there.
The Lincoln Guards will hold a
strawberry and ice cream lawn festival
on South ST. opposite Y M G. A build
ing on Tuesday evening June Goth. Ad-
extended to all. If stormy, next fair
evening.
On account of wreck occurring on
the Lackawanna near Binghamton,
through the explosion of dynamite car
ried in bulk on train, the company has
issued an order refusing to carry this
high explosive, except in small quanti-
ties.
This years tournament of the Nation
al Rife Association of America, the New
Jersey State Rifle Association and the
United States Revolver Association, will
be held at Sea Girt commencing Friday,
August 80, and continuing until Satur-
day, September
Rev. DR.. j L. Hurlbut was the speak
er at the Methodist preachers meeting
New York, on Monday. His theme was
1.-The Supreme Problem of Methodism,
which he defined to be the finding out
of the best method of holding together
the various grades of society in the
church
The widow of the late John D. Stew
art, formerly Miss Lizzie Albro, and
who was so severely injured while on
car of the Metropolitan Street Railway
as to be compelled to use crutches, has
been awarded $4,000 damages by
New York judge.
The closing of the free kindergarten
occurred Wednesday in it's rooms in
McAlpin block and varied and in
teresting program was rendered. The
exhibits of the pupils reflected great
credit on the instruction given. A
turkey dinner was served to the chill
dren, who were seated at their little
tables in the form of a square.
The annual meeting of the Morris
town Local Union of Christian Endeavor
will be held at Tabor on the afternoon
and evening of Tuesday, June 25th.
Addresses will be given by the well
known and eminent speakers, Dr.
Richardson of Newton; DR. Dodd, of
Newark and the Rev. H G. Fennel,
also of Newark There is to be picnic
between the sessions. It is hoped that
there will be a large attendance from
the local societies.
The fifth international convention
of the Epworth League, to be held in
San Francisco July IS to 81 is elicit
ing great interest throughout the
country, and the prospect for a very
large attendance is most flattering
The present prosperity, and the very
great interest in the Pacific coast in
view of its proximity to our now
possessions in the Pacific and the far
east, are likely to prove strong in.
centive to travel in this direction this
summer
The Flower mission meeting and
social held by the Owen "Y" on the
evening of June 18th at the home of
Mrs. Giles was an enjoyable affair.
The program consisted of readings by
UOuu DULY anu MISE Mdu0A0l0
Hendershot, recitations by Miss Maud
Berry and Master Marvin Griffith,
singing by Charles Swick and B.
Schekerjian, and o quartet composed
of Misses Bulwinkle and Lawrence and
Messrs. Leek and Davis. The devo-
tional exercises were led by Hubert
Nixon and game and refreshments
concluded the evening.
The following telephones have recent
ly been installed in Morristown: 413f,
H. Randolph Whitman; liz, Edgar F.
Randolph office: 404, Edgar F. Ran
dolph--residence 379, Margaret G. Hig.
ginson SO. J. w. Ogden; 1928. Mrs. Chas.
E. Noble; 416a, Gilbert D. Young; $685.
R. B. Duyckinck; 247i, William Wal
lace; 435, A. H. Bond; 369b, Mrs. G. E.
Bliss; 434, Chas. S. Ward; ST, S. #.
johnson; 347, VIM. l.. Marsh; 415
Walter r. Lewis; 433f, Miss S. A.
Stephenson; 10y. E. P. Benjamin; and
in Bernardsville, 30, Robert P. Stats;
50, Edward Davis SO S. Charles Welsh !;
SO, T. S. Ormiston; IS, A. Wright Post !;
81, VIM S. Post.