The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-08

rison and Officers Holly and Callahan
will be relieved from duty for two
weeks.
The August meeting of the Exempt
Firemen's Association will be held in
the Farrelly building next Wednes
day evening.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the state convention of the
New Jersey Liquor Dealers Assoeia
tion which will be held in Passaic
September 4th.
The city of Elizabeth six months
ago changed the fire department from
a volunteer to pay system. The total
expenditures in that time have
amounted to $43, 594 IS.
| g Tomorrow will be celebrated as
| Daughters of Liberty Day when che
Hanover, Madison. Morristown, Boon
ton and Caldwell councils, D. of L.,
will assemble for basket picnic at
Dixon's Grove, Pine@Brook.
& The Bona Dea" Club will meet
tonight at Miss Gussie RICHTER S, Mill
street. 1t is understood that the
from the sea shore, will discuss the
Invitations have been extended to
| Congressman Flanagan, Mayor Reed
and the members of the Board of
Aldermen by the Labor Day Commit
tee to witness the parade of the vari-
GUS labor unions which is to be held
Monday morning, September LIST.
The engagement of the chinese min
lister, Wa Ting Fang, who was to
lecture before the members of the
Friday Evening Club at their open
ing meeting on the evening of Octo-
Der II may have to be cancelled,
owing to the ambassador being called
back to China for an indefinite
period.
Wednesday evenings band concert,
the second of a series of five, again
emphasized the fact that they are
greatly appreciated by the residents
of this and SURF ounding towns. The
music in general was excellent. The
third concert will be given in the
Green next Wednesday evening, COM
mencing at 7.45.
The coming Baby Parade at AS
bury Park will probably eclipse any
thing attempted before in this line
Something like 81, 200 will be dis
tributed in prizes which will number
one hundred in all, several of them
being elaborate and costly. 1t is un-
derstood several infants from Morris
town will participate in the parade
which is already an assured success.
Officers for the ensuing year to
officiate in the A M. E. Sunday
School on Spring street were chosen
| Tuesday evening as follows: Super
1ntendent, Miss Fannie L. Johnson
assistant superintendent, Harry A.
Ray; secretary, Mrs. Lulu VanBuren;
assistant secretary, Miss Elmare Skin
ner; treasurer, Mrs. Kate Richards;
librarian, Richard jackson; assis-
tant librarian, Manuel Skinner;
chorister, Nicholas Miller.
Andrew G. Orr, of Mount Freedom,
says the Daily State Gazette, while at
Morristown a few days ago, went
into barber shop to get shaved. He
took his coat off and hung it upon
one of the clothes hooks, leaving $ll0
in the inside pocket of the coat.
After he had been shaved Mr.. Orr, as
he thought put on his coat and
walked out. A short time afterward
he discovered that he had worn some
other mans coat from the barber
shop. He found the owner of the
coat and exchanged it for his own,
bat his $1l0 is still missing The fell
low who had his coat said there was
no money IN it.
II. Muller, Jr., the junior member
of the firm of II. Muller q Son, pro-
prietors Of the cold Dominator cigar
factory No. l03 Prince street, New
York, was a visitor in Morristown
during the fore part Of the week.
This concern deservedly has q we'll
established reputation in this section
OF the State for high class goods
which have stood the test of oriti-
cal public for thirty-six years past.
Mr.. Muller is arranging to make a
trip to Havana next month where he
will make the annual purchase of
tobacco in the famous Vuetta Abajca
district, in which is raised the
choicest crop on the island of Cuba.