The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-15
Aug. IA '02.

selection, as his pictures of women
invariably show persons of fair face
and form.
q While at Coney Island one day re-
Gently Frank Connors, a hackman, lost
his gold watch and $40 in money.
The Parkside A. @. defeated the
Quakers in an exciting ten inning
game on Randoph's Field Wednesday
by the score of 21-20.
At Wednesday evenings meeting of
the Board of Excise "a license was
granted to James Lonergan to keep
saloon on Water street.
Brennan Bros, the Elm street mar
ketmen, will open branch fish, fruit
and vegetable market in Madison
about the first of September.
A large gang of Italians are already
at work on the new road from Ogden
place to the Foote homestead which
is being constructed by R. D. Foote.
Pretty cool hereabouts, but up on
Mount Washington on Wednesday the
thermometer registered % degrees
while sleet and ice were much in
evidence.
Sergeant Morrison aud Officer Holly,
of the police force, will be relieved from
duty for two weeks, commencing Mon
day. The genial Sergeant is contem-
plating a trip to Niagara Fall and
Albany
Henry E. Loney has resigned from
the firm OF S. Osgood Pell & Co., and
has become member of the real estate
firm of Marsh, Miller & Co.. Windsor
Arcade, Fifth avenue and Forty. sixth
street.
Alderman LouisX B. Tompkins pre-
scented each man in his employ with
cursion tolWest Point yesterday and
suspended work for the day. His
employees number ten.
The inspection of SUBMITS Fire De-
partment will take place on Labor Day.
No date has yet been fixed for the in
spection of the local department, but
day will probably be fixed during the
latter part of October.
The pictures of the wrecked cemtery
at Madison which appear ON the
first page were taken a little after
sunrise on Monday morning by W.
K. Muehmore, at whose store in the
McAlpin Block, complete sets may be
purchased.
| All Souls Hospital having been thor
oughly cleaned and painted throughout,
is now ready for the reception of pa
tents. DIR. Ill holds clinic for diseases
of women on the first and third Tues
days of each month. DIR. Sutphen holds
a clinic for the eye, ear and throat every
Friday at $3.50 p. IN.
Unless signs fail the Field Day of the
knights of Pythias of New Jersey,
which is to be held in Long Branch on
Labor Day, will be a big success. The
committee in charge of the parade is
sparing neither time nor expense to
make the occasion one of special inter
est to the members of the fraternity
which numbers close to $4,000 in this
state.
Morristown was somewhat depop-
ulated yesterday when the excursion
of Loantaka Council, r. A., to West
Point took over eight hundred resi-
dents. Owing to a very strong tide
the boat was nearly an hour late in
reaching the Military Academy, but
Otu0l w loO W6I6 Iuu Oll
schedule time. 1t is estimated that
the council cleared about 5000. The
members of the committee in charge:
George Grove, Thomas Harry, L. B.
Tompkins, j. X. Boniface and j.
Fred Runyon are to be heartily con-
graduated upon the success of the
occsion.
The Supreme Lodge knights of
Pythias has been in session in San Fran
cisco during the week. Supreme Chan
cellor Fethers, in his annual report, said
that on December 1, 1901, the order had
$40, 1873 affiliated members. During the
last year 70, SIG members joined the or
der Supreme Keeper Of Records r, V.
| l.. White reported that the per capita
tax of six cents per annum will proba-
bly, be sufficient revenue to meet all re
quirements The states having over
10000 members are as follows: Cali
fornia, 11,604; Illinois, A, 1903; Indiana,
AZ ,937 Iowa. 25,582; Kansas, 1901;
Maine, 13,101; Massachusetts,, II. 1888;
Michigan, BAL; Missouri, 21,046i New
Jersey, 1929; New York, 20,276; Ohio,
go, 115; Pennsylvania, AZ, los and Texas,
16 554. The endowment rank has paid
during the year 1879 death claims
amounting to So, 0S9,977. Its finances
are in excellent condition.
At recent special meeting of the
Bernard's Board of Education held in
the Bernardsville school house it was
voted to build a new school house at
Basking Ridge not to cost more than
81 800 The board were also authorized
to purchase three lots in Basking Ridge
as site, the sum not to exceed 81 200
for same.
A Romance of the Rail.