The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-02-22
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LOCAL BREVlTIES

The wedding of Miss Rosetta Camp
bell and Alfred Gibbs occurred Tuesday
evening, Dean Flynn officiating.
The Cobalesa Quartette, assisted by
outside talent are to give concert TO-
night at the Harris Lyceum, Boonton.
The second of the subscription
dances will be held in McAlpln Hall,
Wednesday evening, February 9th.
Mrs. Colles' first lecture of the new
course will be given at Mrs. Hoyt's "a
Elm street, on next Tuesday afternoon
at g. 10 o'clock.
The improvements to the Morris
County Golf Club will include
dining room,a serving room and a
gentlemen's cafe.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. J. f. Pierson for the cele-
bration of their tenth wedding an
niyersary this evening.
The Chemical Engine was called out
10 o'clock noon on Wednesday to extln.
guished a chimney fire at the house OF
Robert D. Foote on South street.
The regular meeting of the Owen
Y. W. q. T. u. was held Tuesday
evening at which Mrs. Giles gave her
renort of the National convention
The first address of the Lenten SER
vice at st. Peters Church was given
last evening by Rev. H. @. Swenzel,
DID,, of st. Luke's Church, Brooklyn,
"Billy'', three legged cat, with
trace Of the Maltese apparent IN his
breeding, has been installed as mas
colt in the house of Independent Hose
Company.
The Washington Market has just
received consignment OF fine Cuban
oranges from our new possessions.
Fine, sweet and juicy. Price, % cents
per dozen.
In some manner rumor became cir
culated widely Monday that "Cad"
Howell was dead. but was forcibly con-
tradicted by his appearance on the
streets as usual.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold ''Willard Memorial
Feb. 26, at the home of Mrs. j. E. Welsh,
10 Morris street.
"Cradle Songs of Many Nations,
a unique musical entertainment will
be given by the children of the
Methodist Church Friday evening,
March 9Th in that church.
J. S. Matthews of Burlington, N. j.,
has been secured to fill the vacancy of
organist in st. Peters church, caused
by the resignation of l.. l.. Curtis. Mr..
Matthews enters upon his duties May l.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Elmer Romine have
issued invitations to about sixty friends
to assist in the celebration of the fifteenth
anniversary of their wedding at their
home. II Cleveland street, Saturday
evening, March second
At the regular session of the Chatham
council last week, the state president OF
the G, B. L., made the address and
Deputy State Chancellors Banderman,
of Newark and Collins, of Morristown,
were also present and spoke.
An address on Some February Events
of the Revolution was given by Mrs.
COLES, at Mrs Chittick's. Roseville, N.
j., where the East Orange Chapter of
the d. A. R., of which Mrs. Yardley is
Regent, was entertained at luncheon
The members of Independent Hose
Co. and the Fire Committee of the
Common Council of Summit are to
be the guests of Fire Chief George V.
Mucbmore. of Summit, Thursday
evening, February 28th.
The March LIST edition of the New
York and New Jersey Telephone Com
pany Directory goes to press February
23rd, and unless contracts for service are
LoE, Il l-A wx1s1
not appear in that issue of the directory.
The next meeting of the st. Peters
Brotherhood of st. PETERS Church
will be held Wednesday evening,
March 9Th. DR.. Prout of the Morris
Plains hospital will speak on "The
Present Status of the Alcohol CUES
tion."
The reproduction of Tissot's paint
ings of the life of Christ au the Ly-
ceum Wednesday evening was not as
we'll patronized as it deserved. The
pictures sswere we'll reproduced and
were enjoyed by those who were
present.
Mrs. e, A. kMcAlpln will give Bible
reading in the hall of the YIN. @. A.
on Tuesdy, Feb. 23, at 3. 80 p. m. All
ladies are cordially invited to be
present and to remain for social hour
after the reading when refreshments
will be served
Unless the weather prevents skat-
ing carnival will take place this even
ing on the Field Club lake. The
skating committee has made elaborate
preparations Flor a carnival which
promises Ito be one of..the.most enjoy
able affairs of the season.
The Lenton services at the Church of
the Assumption will be as follows: Sun
day and Wednesday evenings, rosary,
sermon and benediction; Friday even
ipgs. litany and Way of the Cross. The
collections taken will be devoted to the
poor of the parish.
James F. Marley, for many years tel
egraph operator at the switch tower at
the Morris street crossing, died Friday
at his home on Ridgedale avenue He
was about forty years old and was a
member Of the Foresters in which or.
ganization he was insured for 50 900.
The Society of Mayfower Descendants
has been organized in this state. Sew
eral residents of Morristown are eligible
for membership in this society. A meet
ing of the New Jersey society will be
held in Plainfeld on May II, the ami
versary of the sailing Of the "Mayfiower'
on her return to the mother country.