The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-18

Letter Carrier William Beach is
camping in Sussex County.
Bass fishing at Culver's Lake is
reported by expert anglers to be at
its best.
The Central Railroad Of New Jersey
has declared per cent. quarterly
dividend, payable August l..
Thomas H. Harry picked number
of ripe tomatoes from his new gar
den on High street on Sunday.
The Anderson Jubilee singers enter
tanned a large audience in the Spring
street M. E. Church Tuesday even
ing.
The chestnut crop this fall will no
doubt, be the largest in years, Judg-
ing from the immense clusters OF
blossoms.
Rev. J. B. Beaumont will preach at
the morning and evening services in
the South Street Presbyterian Church
on Sunday.
Last evening the Presbyterian
Church at Liberty Corner held its
third annual concert under the direo-
ton of Frank l.. Sealy.
From fifty to one hundred carloads
of ice are being shipped every day
over the Lackawanna Railroad from
the Mt. Pocono country.
Frederick Davis, manager of the
Mount Tabor Field Club, is DESTROYS
to secure games with nearby teams
for Saturday afternoons.
The Fourth of July celebration in
Morr1stown cost just 1916. 80. All
bills have been paid with balance
in treasury of seventy cents.
Contractor Malley has the work on
the Salny Building on Speedwell
avenue so far along that the owners
will move in by the first of the week.
There will be preaching in the
First Presbyterian Church on Sunday
at TO- 30 a. M. and 4 p. m. by the
Rev John T. Reeve, of Basking
Ridge.
The open season for catching brook
trout closed on Tuesday. Local
anglers have been fairly successful
in their efforts to land the "speckled
beauties. "
A successful dance under the aus
pi es of the Morristown Separate
Company, No. 9 was held in ST. Vir-
gilius Hall, Morris Plains, Wednes-
day evening.
The Union Young Peoples Meeting
of the Christian Endeavor will be
held on the lawn of the First Presby
terrain Church on Sunday evening at
$50. If stormy, in the chapel.
Discussion hot and furious still
reigns regarding the changing of the
old Indian name of Peapack to West
minister A public meeting will
shortly be called to decide the mat
ter.
For the twenty sixth time the an
nual reunion of the Smith family will
be held on their grounds at the
Smith Homestead, Peapack, on We'd
nesday, August 27th.
The choir loft of the M. E. Church,
of Bernardvsille, has been enlarged
so that it will now seat nearly twice
as many singers as heretofore. The
church has also been wired for cleo
trio light.
August 81 has been set as the date
for the annual picnic of the Grang-
ers. The place has not definitely been
decided but no doubt will be Swine
field Bridge where the picnickers
have held forth for many years.
The fair for the benefit of st. Vir-
gilius Church will be held for one
week commencing Saturday, August
10Th. Many valuable articles have
already been received and the fair
promises to be a great success.
8 William Smart's grocery store at
Short Hills was robbed of about $50
in merchandise Saturday. This is
the seventh time since Mr.. Smart es-
tablished q branch store at Short
Hills few years ago that he has Deen
robbed.
A large audience attended the
first summer night recital last Satur-
day evening in the Methodist
Church, given by Mr.. Corw1n. Two
more concerts, one tomorrow even
ing and ON Saturday, the Oath at
Z 30 O'Clock will complete the series.
Harvey J. Genung, a Morristown
real estate agent, advertises else
where desirable cottage for rent,
which is exceptionally located both
as to the ocean front and view at
Belmar, N. J. The plumbing always
an important consideration is new
and first class.
The demand is so great for the new
Mckinley postal cards that the de-
partment has informed postmasters
that only the large city offices will
be supplied with the cards at the
present time. Postmaster Clarke.
however, expects to have the new
cards for sale on Monday.
Robert Skinner, (colored) employed
as carriage washer in Armstrong;
livery stable on Market street, came
near dying Sunday evening as the
result of swallowing chloroform
liniment which he thought was
liquor. Dr. Johnson after workin g
over Skinner for several hours sue
ceeded in bringing him around.
The II year locust has come and
gone. The locusts did not appear in
many parts; for instance he did not
visit Essex county, nor very close to
that part of the State. He has ap-
peared in other parts, particularly be-
tween the section of country that lies
between Bound Brook and Trenton
AS usual he has done considerable
damage. particularly in the vicinity
of Lawrence, which is between
Princeton and Trenton. State Ento-
mologist Smith says that they have
been found in Pennsylvania this year
in much greater numbers than in
New Jersey.
The Spanish American War fol-
lowed Immediately by the war in
South Africa has caused decided adj
vance in the nrioa Of horsaS Tn an