The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-07-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs

closes Sunday.
Woodcook can be shot during the
present month.
Iona Tribe of Red Men holds an
installation of officers in their rooms
this evening.
John V. Brown, of Newark, has
been appointed operator at the West
ern Union Telegraph office.
Roxiticus Lodge, I. o. o. f., con-
ferred the first degree upon a number
OF candidates. Wednesday evening.
The third dergee was conferred
upon several candidates by the
Knights of Columbus last evening.
Rev. Frederick S. Hayden, D. D.,
of Jacksonville ILL.,, will preach in
the First Presbyterian Church on
Sunday.
a new entrance has been construct
ed to the pool and billiard parlor OF
the Mansion House from Washing
ton street
The Morristown Trust Company ad-
vertises resources June 30. 1902, 80 ,6l7, :
1906 deposits, 81, 497 ,252 81: capital,
surplus and profits, 80, 115, 942 81.
Five dollars has been fixed by the
Road Committee of the Board of
Freeholders as the per diem compen-
sation of assistant engineers on coun-
ty work.
State Entomolc gist Smith SAYS that
the seventeen year old locusts have
come and gone. None, however,
have put in an appearance in this
vicinity.
The Union Young Peoples Meeting
no LoI lax nf
fist Church on Sunday evening at
$50. If stormy meeting will be held
in the church.
About September LIST, DR.. Osmun
will remove his dental parlors from
the old Babbitt Building to his own
building adjoining W. S. Rabbits
store on South street.
Street Commissioner Meskill has
moved back the curbing bordering
on the property of Francis Lath1op
on Franklin street. The case was
argued in the courts for over two
years
The stables on Washington street,
formerly occupied by Daniel S. Nc
Kee have been leased by Thomas
Lawrence, who for many years past
has been connected with the Mansion
House Stables.
Bids for three quarters of a mile
of the Pompton Plains road in
Pequannoc Township will be received
and opened in Freeholders Hall Mon
day and on Wednesday the contract
will be awarded.
Thomas Malley has the contract for
building Luther Kountze's new resi-
dence on the Mendham road opposite
his present mansion. Upon the mar
riage of his daughter this winter, the
new house will be presented to her
as wedding gift.
Mr.. Penn, principal of Pennhurst
Preparatory School for boys, Hill
street, will return to Morristown by
September 10th. In the meantime
his post office address is Melrose,
Gavanston Post Office, Baltimore
County, Maryland.
W. P. Bliss. of New York, who
has been summering for several years
past at Bernardsville, has purchased
the Forbes Ballantine property near
Mendham. Mr.. Bliss contemplates
the erection of a handsome house
upon his newly acquired premises.
III GQ6 q. ~ 6V0ub uuu6I VIl6 duSplC6S
of the Dover Driving Association last
Friday, Sylvester Mitchell of this
place, drove N. B. Lance, his sorrel
PAGER, winning third money. Au-
gustus Van Houten, familiarly known
as 'Duster" finished in third position
in the one mile bicycle race.
William Harper, basso, from New
York will sing at the morning SER
vice at the Methodist Church Sunday
and well-known organist will play
in the evening, Mr.. Oorwin is
arranging to have special musical
features during the summer, while
the quartette is away. A fine New
York soprano sang last week.
Orders have been issued to Briga-
der General Gilmore for the encamp
ment of the Second Brigade at Sea
Girt. The camp will be known as
Camp Franklin Murphy" General
Gilmore says that hard work will
be the feature of the encampment,
and that it will not be mere pleas
ure outing. The camp will extend
from July 10 to 27
On Tuesday evening in their rooms
in the Schmidt Building the annual
installation of officers of Enterprise
Enoampment, 1. o. o. F., was held,
resulting as follows: Chief Patriarch,
j. r. Eichlin: High Priest. J. B
Sturgis Senior Warden, A B.
Quimby Treasurer, L. g. Applegit;
Recording Scribe, H. S. Sturgis;
Financial Scribe, Samuel Karn;
Junior Warden, j. A. Howard.
The first appearance of the Market
Street Mission gospel wagon occurs
tomorrow evening, when service
will be held on Park Place at s. 45
opposite the United States Hotel.
On Sunday afternoon at A. 10 meet
ing will be held on the Park and at
5 o'clock on Green street in the lower
part of the town Familiarity known
as Dublin" A service has also been
planned for next Wednesday evening.
1,0S7 tickets we're sold at the LacK-
awanna station in Morristown on
Fourth of July night for Convent
station. Tickets were sold as far
west as Dover and from Summit on
the east to this station to witness the
fine exhibition of fireworks given
under the auspices of the Morris
County Golf Club. Careful estimates
as to the number of spectators