The Morris County chronicle., 1902-01-31
LOCAL BREv EvlTIES

fairly goOu.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board OF Aldermen will be held next
Friday evening.
Tarbet Post G.. Al. r.. has contributed
ten dollars toward the Mckinley
Memorial Fund.
It is rumored that the banks in town
will in the near future close at three
o'clock In the afternoon instead of four.
Rev. D. ". Gwlylm the Episcopal
Evangelist will address the meeting in
the Market Street Mission Sunday night.
The next regular business meeting of
the Owen Y. 9. 7. U. will be held at
the Y M. g. A. on Tuesday evening,
February fourth, at 7.45.
Sleighing on Madison avenue is ex.
cellent and number Of lively brushes
between local horsemen took place yes
terday afternoon.
The baptism which was to take place
at the Baptist church last week will
occur Sunday when five candidates from
Trinity chapel will be immersed
Thieves entered Smarts' grocery store
on Elm street Wednesday night by fore
ing the lock or the back door. Some
change and q few stamps we're stolen.
William johnson barber ON Wash
ington street will shortly occupy the
store in the basement of the BelIbuild
ing, formerly the Crescent Lunch Room.
The ffth anniversary dance under
the auspices Of Pride of Morristown
Council, D. of L. will be given in
Masonic Hall Washington's birthday
eye.
Fred LeFurge has presented Humane
Engine company with a handsome wal.
! nut bookcase and paper rack containing
. a number Of the latest works by diff
farent authors.
The newly elected efficers of Enter
prise Encampment, No, 40 /. o. 0. f..
were installed by District Deputy Hayes,
and Grand Patriarch Phillips of Newark
Tuesday evening.
The membership Of the Woodmen of
America is increasing rapidly. It's said
that the order now numbers $1,000
members, and that last year $5, 1875, 900
was paid out in sick and death benefits.
Skinner" Cook is again in the County
eighth time he has been arrested inside
prisoners in the Jail at the present time
The regular meeting OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in their rooms at the Y. M. CA
Tuesday. February s at 3 p. m. ALI
members and friends are urged to at.
tend.
There will be demonstration Of Fl.
J. Heinz 81 Co., 81 varities. at the store
Of F. H. Fairchild beginning Feb. 81
Feb. 8 inclusive. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to call and sample the
same. 1857
Frederick w Street who has served
very acceptabIy as sexton of ST. Peters
church for the past seven years will
leave the first Of March. Mr.. Street
expects to enter a business firm in
Newark.
The game Of hockey which was to
have been played between the Morris
Academy and the Short Hills Field Club
second team Wednesday afternoon at
Short Hills was postponed on account of
the snow.
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the Market Street Mission tomorrow
evening In honor Of the late james S.
Stearn. Addresses are to be made by
Judge John b. Vreeland and Rev. DR..
Albert Erdman
Lent will commence this year at an
unusually early date, February IL. In
1900 the first of Lent was sixteen days
earlier than it will be the present year.
Last year il was eight days later. This
brings Easter on the 80 Of March.
Frank McAndrews the crack third
baseman of thesState Hospital Field Club
has signed to play the coming season,
with the Newark League team. 1t is
doubtful whether there will be ball
team at the State Hospital this summer.
Gen. Roy Stone and John Gilmar
Speed, summer residents of Mendham
are at the head of new tunnel company
with Union Square New York as the
objective point in new York City from
which side tunnels will lead to Long
Island and elsewhere.
The Chemical engine responded to a
still alarm at $50 yesterday morning
when the Greenberger house on Ken
muir avenue was found to be ablaze
The fire was in the partition between
the dining room and kitchen but was
quickly extinguished.
Raymond G. Matthews, son of County
] School Superintendent Matthews, of
Dover. and a graduate of the Nor
ristown Business College, has accepted
4 position with NJ. A. Voshuag, well
known law firm of New YORK city, as
typewriter and stenographer.
The twentieth anniversary of Humane
Engine company will be celebrated at
the engine house on Speedwell avenue
Monday evening. The officers of the
various fire companies are invited to be
present and the committee in charge has
arranged an attractive and up-to. date
program
The graduating exercises of the State
Normal school will be held at Trenton
tonight. The class numbers As and the
graduates from this county are Miss
Jennie Elizabeth Blanchard, Rockaway;
Miss Harriet May Dickerson, Denville
Miss Esler NJ Soaring, Dover: and
Walter Garrabrant. Mendham.
Beginning Monday, Letter Carrier:
i. William Beach and Frank Stilwell, OF
the Morristown Postoffice. will exchange
routes. The former will cover High
street, Atno avenue, EARLY street, Mil
street and vicinity, while the latter will