The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-04-25
LOCAL BREVlTIES

and ducks CLOSES next thursday.
Spring flowers including the violet
and hepatica are now very plentiful.
The Alpton will not be opened for
the reception OF guests during the
coming season.
Since the first day of January, 1888
persons have registered at Washing
toms Headquarters.
Primrose & Dockstaders celebrated
minstrels will show in the Lyceum
Monday evening, May IL.
Anglers who like to catch catfish
are having good sport at the ice
ponds on the Mendham road.
A ball under the management of
the Viola A. O. will be held in Lipp-
man Hall next Thursday evening.
A meeting of the Morristown Mem
orial Day Association will be held
in Grand Army Hall this evening at
o'clock.
With the thermometer at 80 in the
shade on Tuesday, the "oh mys" were
general Yesterday overcoats were
in demand.
After being closed during the win
ter months the Armstrong Brick Com
pany on Mt. Kemble avenue is again
in operation.
Frederick HOPPER, formerly with
DR.. Humphreys has taken a position
as chauffeur for Chester O. Chapman
of New York.
P. B. Pierson has been made execu-
tor of the estate of Anna M. Bum, a
resident of Newark. The estate
amounts to $75, 900.
"Friend Karl'' by Emmett Dewey
will be presented in the Lyceum Mon
day under the auspices of Court
Ridgedale. I. o. E.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Bennell and
son, Raymond, are in London, where
they will remain for sometime. They
expect to sail for home next month.
The seventeen year old locust will
be with us about the middle of next
month. Morris is one of the counties
booked to receive her full share of
the pests.
The annual crop of spring fakirs
and frauds going the rounds of the
country and defrauding the people
seems to be larger than ever. Look
out for them.
The opening of the Morris Canal
has been postponed until April %, or
as soon thereafter as possible. Super
intendent Powers is hurrying the re-
pair work which will soon be COM
pleted.
The Inasmuch Circle of the Metho-
dist Church will hold sale of home
made cake, candy and ice cream in
the intermediate department room
May 2, from five to ten p. m. All are
welcome.
The season for catching pike and
pickerel will open next Thursday.
Judging from the reports sent in from
the various lakes about the county
this gamy fish will be unusually plen-
tiful this year.
New carpet will soon be laid on the
floor of the Sunday School rooms of
the South Street Presby terian Church.
A collection was taken for that pur
pose Sunday before last and nearly
$500 was contributed.
The lovers of front fishing in Sus-
sex County are divided as to whether
or not, there will be good sport this
spring owing to the floods which
have swept the county and swelied
the streams to overfowing
The Womens' Guild of the Memoir
rial Hospital will hold a sale in Nc
Alpln Hall Monday afternoon and
evening May 18th, of useful and
fancy articles, cake, ice cream
and candy. Supper will be served.
The Young Ladies Missionary So
ciety of the First Presbyterian Church
will hold sale of home made bread,
rusks, pies, cake and candy, on Satur-
day. April Goth from to O'Clock
in the primary room of the chapel.
Among the bicycle sprinters of
Morristown, who will take part in the
Irvington- Millburn twenty five mile
road race ON Decoration Day are
Charles and Oscar Stobbe, Joseph Cor
by, Thomas Connors and George
Gardner.
DrAlice B Condict, who has just re-
turned from Manila, will deliver
lecture on the Philippines in Market
Street Mission on Tuesday evening
at Z. 40. The lecture will be illustrated
by stereoptioon pictures. All are cor
daily invited.
Jim Blaine, the little pony owned
by Walter j. Goger, of Newark, which
was exhibited at the horse show of
the Morristown Field Club at the
Driving Park last fall, captured all
the prizes for his class at the Boston
horse show last week.
A social will be given by Morris
Lodge, No. 100, I. o. o. f., next
Monday evening to commemorate the
S3rd anniversary of the order. The
committee having the affair in charge
is composed of Fred Baker, H. J.
Gregory and George 7. Barnes.
Tue second discourse in the series
on The Christian Spirit in Modern
Poetry will be given by the pastor in
the Baptist Church next Sunday even
ing. Browning and the Christian
Faith" is the special theme. All are
cordially invited. Service at 7.SO.
Base ball magnates are not up to
date. To make the popular national
game the success it deserves. an UNI
pire trust should be instituted at
once. Then fix the penalty, for even
disputing a decision, death, in Manila
stvle-without the formalitv of trial