The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-01-18
LOCAL BREVlTlES

The first of series of three subscrlp-
ton dances will be given Friday even
ing, January 25th in McAlpin Hall.
Ernest H. Eggers, of this city, was on
January 5 b granted an absolute divorce
from his wife, Cora Farley Eggers.
The annual election of officers of the
Morristown Club will be held at the
club house on South street Saturday
evening.
At the annual meeting of the H. B
Claflin Co. John Q. Claflin was reelected
president. For the year 1900 net profits
were $914,353 90.
Rev. T. Charles Beals, who has just
returned from China, gave an account
of the recent troubles there IN the Mar
ket Street Mission last night.
An entertainment will be given in AS
sociation Hall Tuesday evening, Jan. %,
which will include moving pictures on
America, or 1.-The Land we Live in"
Miss Gertrude Murray who has been
connected with the sales department OF
Charles Kersting for nine years mas
taken similar position with wilbur
Day.
Mrs ! Halsey Couse has taken the
bonse now occupied by DIR. George
Smart Willis and will conduct both nos
1O4 and and 100 South street as board
ing house.
Persons holding tickets for the Star
Course entertainment, by the Lotus Glee
Club, can exchange them for reserved
seats at Smiths drug store on Monday
tsa1~a 20 oola
The Orients and the Cyclones, the two
prominent basketball teams of the Y
M. c. A., are practising nightly for their
first game which will be played on
Wednesday evening January 30.
knights of Pythias Lodge will confer
the third degree tonight. William
Horsefield will represent the Morristown
Lodge at the Grand Eucampment which
convenes at Trenton, February Goth.
The fifth regular meeting of the Fri
day Evening Club is to be held IN Ly
ceum Hall tonight. The experiments
and their explanation by Prof. Eugene
G. Foster will make the lecture very
interesting one.
Frank Eaton will give two song
recitals on the afternoons of February
5 and 10 Mr.. Eaton will be assisted by
best New York talent. At the first Nine.
Anna Often, violiniste. will render several
selections, and at the second Miss
Frances Miller, soprano, will assist.
Superintendent Thomas F. Grahem,
of the Broadway Mission, Sing Sing, N.
Y, will conduct meetings in the Mar
ket Street Mission on Saturday at 7.45
p. m. and 10 p. M, and on Sunday at
Al p. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Arthur Brown is building a house
20x40, including Improvements, on Har-
rison street, for his brother, G.. F.
Brown. H M. Salkind has the contract
for the plumbing, Lewis Clark the
mason work and George Barnes the
painting.
An inter communicating telephone
system has been installed in the Morris
County Savings Bank, with ten stations.
Calls can be made from one station to
another by simply turning switch. A
similar system with seven stations will
be installed IN the National Iron Bank
next week.
Several of the Morristown young peo-
PIE attende d the dance Monday evening
at the State Hospital. Morris Plains.
Among those present were Miss Jessie
M Sharpe, Miss Florence Fisher, Miss
Florence Kertsing, Miss Nina Thorn
son of New York and Messrs. Clarence
Trimmer and Richard Green.
The first of three short recitals will be
given in the Methodist Church. Satur-
day afternoon. Jan 18th, to which the
public is invited. The soloist at the first
recital will be NJ lie Anita Cluss Harpt st.
The musicale will begin promptly at
A 80 o'clock and not be over 30 minutes
in len tn.
The Independents are arranging for
an at home for its active and honorary
members and the date has been named
for Wednesday evening the Both. The
committee in charge OF the affair j.
D. Farranie Sturgls, H. b. Hoffman
Elias Amerman CT o &c Brown, George
Melick and Harvey Genung
Charles R. Slater, who has been
installed as collector for Loantaka
Council Royal Arcanum and Loyal
Additional Benefit has taken desk
room with r. A. Elliot, florist, No. ID
Morris street, where he can be found
evenings During the day assess
ments can be paid to Mr.. Elliott.
The students at Miss Dana's scnool are
preparing for the mid winter txamina-
tions which take place about the first of
February. Following these play will
be given which has been written es-
pecially for the young ladies who par
ticipate, by Miss WarburtOn. A num-
Der of students will attend the Boston
Symphony concert IN New York On Sat
urday, one of the series which they have
been attending this winter
The Woman's Union Missionary Society
of America, will celebrate its Fortieth
Anniversary on Wednesday, January %,
At the Bible house, Fourth avenue and
Eighth street, New York, at II a. m.
and 2 o m. Addresses will be given.
AS the occasion is one of unusual inter-
est, large gathering is expected of
friends aud of all who watch rhe pro-
gress Of the cause of Womau's Mission
to Women.
The organ recital given by Prof. Ed
win Hall Pierce at the First Presby-
terrain Church Saturday evening was
greatly enjoyed by the members of the
congregation aud friends who attended
Prof. Pierces rendering of the difficult
program, showed him TO be master OF
his art. Frank Eaton, precentor of the
South Street Presbyterian church and
Mr.. Worthington, who acted rs pre-
centor of the First Presbyterian Church
Sunday, each rendered a solo most &C