The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-08-01


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August ID to celebrate it's field day.
Excursion trains will take members
and their families from all parts of
the state. Twenty six lodges from
Newark and vicinity will send about
5, 900. 1t is expected 10000 will be
in attendance.
At ton1ghts meeting of the Alder
men, Chairman Belbey of the Fire
Committee will recommend the pur-
chase of hose wagon for Humane
Engine Company, the price not to
exceed 5000. The committee in
charge has about decided on the
wagon they wish and Chief Fox ex-
poets to have the apparatus so that it
can be shown on Inspection Day.
The pant and overall factory on
Water street is keeping all hands busy
and taking on new help every day.
Here is an excellent opportunity for
young women to learn a good trade
and become independent. The girls
are earning eight, nine and ten dol
lars a week, besides the firm has
in which even the newest operator
has chance.
The national convention of building
and loan associations, held in Ohio,
last week, showed a total member
ship in the league of 3, 302 associa-
lions. with 1859, 593 members and
1855, 387, 966 in assets. Pennsylvania
and Ohio led in associations and
membership, though New jersey was
fourth in the list of states, having 1871
associations, 100, 700 members and
$46, 500, 451 in assets.
Hon. George E. Poole, of Chatham,
whose reputation as an architect is
more than local has been selected to
draw plans and oversee the construc-
tion of a new school house to be
erected in Orange. He had as COM
petitors seven local architects.
Celluloid stock, in which number
of Morristonians are interested, has
worked up to 118 with 5000, 900 sur
plus. The boom in stock is attrib-
uted to a great sale of ping pong
balls and a novelty in the shape of
celluloid varnish.
The ping pong tournment which
has been in progress at the Young
Mems Christian Association for the
last two weeks was brought to a
finish yesterday, when John Hays de-
feated DeForrest Dawley in a hard
fought game by the score of to O.
Mrs. Buchanan died on Wednesday
at the residence of her sister. About
a month ago, Mrs. Buchanan s
house was partially destroyed by fire,
and no doubt the shock occasioned
by this fastened her death, as she
was in feeble health at that time.
The last of the series of summer
recitals which have been most
efficiently managed by Charles H.
Corwin was given in the Methodist
Episcopal Church Saturday evening.
Mr.. Corwin will give no more con-
certs until next January when an
other series of twilight recitals SINH
lar to those given the past winter
will be held.
Commencing next Tuesday the
| thirty-t third annual camp meeting of
the Newark Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church will be held
at Mount Tabor, continuing until
Monday, August IS. The regular
camp meeting services will begin on
Saturday evening, August 8. Pre-
vious to this several conventions will
be held. The grove has an unusual
| ly large number of residents, this year
and the committee on camp meeting
are expecting large attendance.
Able preachers have been secured.
Services from q. m. till p. m.
| daily Singing is made a special
feature of interest.
| Five thousand or more members of
| the Knights of Columbus, one of the
foremost Catholic organizations in
the country, are expected to be in
Atlantic City between next Saturday
and the following Monday. The oc-
casion will be the national celebra-
ton by the order of the Embarkation
Day, which marks the anniversary of
the departure of christopher Column
bus from the port Of Palos, Spain,
more than 500 years ago, on his voy
age of discovery. Much interest is
being shown in the coming event by
Catholics in general, because prom
inent persons of that faith are to at
tend the affair and at the concluding
banquet may express their views OF
recent happenings in the history OF
the nation.
Camp meeting services in the Mis-
sionary Grove near Hackettstown,
will be held from Aug. to nth,
inclusive. The camp ground is
about two miles south of Hacketts-
town, a short distance from the road
to Schooley's Mountain. 1t is we'll
shaded, and has an excellent supply
of water. Good workers, some from
a distance, will be present to con-
duct the exercises, but no special
effort has been made to secure celeb
rites as our independence is upon
God for results. All lovers of earn
est Christianity without regard to
denominational lines are invited to
unite in this effort to advance the
cause OF the Master. For further in
formation apply to Rev. VIM. B.
Osborn, Hackettstown.