The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-04-18
LOCAL BREvlTIES


navigation this week.
The Morristown schools entertain.
ment in the Lyceum tomorrow evening
@. H. Whitlock has rented Patrick
Farrelly's residence on Washington
avenue for the summer.
Rev. w. R. Bennett, of Madison, will
occupy the pulpit of the First Presby-
terrain Church on Sunday.
A ball will be held in Lippman's Hall
Monday evening under the auspices of
the Morristown Council No. 104, D. of L.
A swapping turtle weighing twenty
eight pounds was captured by George
Garrabrant in Jaquis' pond Saturday
afternoon.
The tennis courts at the Field Club
have, been placed in excellent condi-
tion and were marked out yesterday
afternoon.
A large force of men are at work on
Il. NICK. Twombly's estate, repairing the
beautiful drives and arranging the flower
beds for the Summer.
A farce by Howells entitled ''The
Mouse Trap" will be presented by
the senior class of the High School In
the chapel this afternoon.
Ex- Freebooter Fancher, it is understood,
is engaged in heroic missionary work
among the faithful in his futile efforts to
capture the road inspectorship.
Luther Kountze has presented to the
Washington Association of New Jersey
an iron safe used by james Madison dur
ing his term of Office as President of the
United States.
1t is said that Mrs. e. Ledyard Blair
has purchased the Kinsey house at Ber
nardsville and that it will be converted
into the summer home of the Virginia
Day" Nursery.
Messrs. Price & Guerin have sold a
magnificent pair of Vermont bred
roadsters to L. B. Carroll, a we'll
known horse dealer in New York
City. Price, 81, 500 cash.
The Owen Y Twill hold social
meeting at the home of Miss Rodney
Wetmore avenue, on Monday evening,
April 21st. Each active and hon
orary member is asked to bring a
friend.
All the smallpox patients have been
discharged from the hospital at Hac-
kettstown The building. which was
erected so hastily has been pronoun-
ced a model of it's kind by physicians
eminent in the treatment of conta-
gious diseases.
The closing mothers meeting of the
season was held in the Market Street
Mission yesterday. The interesting re-
port of Mrs. John B. Vreeiand, H5ecre-
tary, was followed by remarks by Rev.
Albert Erdman, d. d. Refreshments
were served.
The annual bids for carrying the mails
between the Morristown postoffice and
the railroad station are open until the
gath of this month The present mail
carrier Jerry Callahan, has proven
prompt and faithful and he is doing the
work at very low bid-$S60 year.
John V. White. William Nugent,
Joseph Doyle, Jeffrey Kayton, Joseph
Collins, William Holly and Thomas F.
Dunn have been appointed committee
to arrange for the annual reception of
the Young Mems Catholic Association,
which takes place on Thursday, May ID,
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the South Street Presbyterian Church
met at the residence of E. Harold
Pavie on Early street Friday evening,
when a weighing" social was held
each person being weighed upon en-
tering the house and paying zoe per
100 lbs. Over $11 was Melted.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
two new greens at the Morris County
Golf Club. Hole number II is now
about completed. All the greens are be-
ing rolled and at the present time are in
a playable condition. The tennis courts
were covered the first of the week with
a layer of clay and will be in shape in a
few days.
W. J. Romano has sold ITO feet of
Miss Dana's property on the Headley
road adjoining the residence of Mrs.
James Emott, where she will erect
handsome house, which will be occu
pie by her son. Mr.. Romano has
also rented H. l.. Carter's house on
the corner of Madison avenue and
South street to A. H. Holmes and
family of New York for the summer
HOuUuS, NIL. dAu u1Io. Val bAd
family having taken a cottage at
Monmouth Beach for the season.
The dance given in McAlpin Hall Sat
urday evening was much enjoyed, there
being over one hundred young people
present. The rooms were prettily decor
ated with palms and ferns and Messrs.
Sydney Wilson and John Fl Rosevear,
Jr., who managed the affair, were heart
lily congratulated Among the out of
town guests present were Miss Adele
Grosclaud, of Boonton, Miss Clark, of
Brooklyn; Miss Tillyer. of Summit
Miss Bennett of Dover; Miss De Vaga,
of New York Miss Nesbitt, of Mend
ham, and Miss Agnes Phillips, of Rails
ton.
DIR. Alice B. Condit, former resi-
dent of this city, and who has been
for many years engaged in missionary
work in India and recently stationed
in the Philippines, is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Joseph M. Lee, of Perry
street. DR.. Condit, who travelled the
island very thoroughly in the interest
of missions is of the opinion that the
present is the time in which mis-
sionary work should be started in the
Philippines. The different denomi-
nations have about fifteen mission
aries there at present. She says that