The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-12-12
LOCAL BREvlTIEs

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Arst of next month.
New Jersey has seventy one rural
free mail delivery routes in operation
and thirty seven more petitioned.
The certificate of incorporation of
che Board Of Trade Of Morristown
has been received from the Secretary
of State.
Rev. DR.. Frederick L. Humphreys
Is having constructed, in the rear OF
his handsome home on Normandie
Park, music hall 20x40 feet.
Tomorrow at the residence of Peter
3. Cook at Denville will be held the
annual hunt and game dinner of the
Denville Protective Association.
sHazel Kirk was presented last
evening III the Dover Opera House
by the Dramatic Club of the Young
Mems Catholic Association Of this
city.
The Y. NJ. G. A. basket ball team will
open the season in the local gymnasium
Monday evening December %, and will
have for opponents the Association five
of Summit.
Jack Frost" landed in town with q
vengeance Sunday and on Monday eve
ming the thermometer dropped to about
Ave degrees above zero. Typical winter
weather.
Robert B. McEwan purchased on
"Wednesday the Moore Brick Company
at Wnippany for $26, 300. The price
however is subject to the approval OF
the stockholders.
The Public Schools Of Morris County
CLOSED Wednesday in order that the
teachers may attend the Institute which
is now in session at the Old Presbyterian
Chulcn in Dover.
A very pleasant musical was given
Tuesday evening by G. q. Geek at his
home on WetmOre avenue. 1t consisted
of selections from y music box OF the
latest design, violin numbers and vocal
solos.
The Junior Order of American mech.
anics attended the Methodist Episcopal
Church Sunday evening when Rev. ). l.
Hurlbut delivered an interesting dis
course upon The Workman who need
not be- Ashamed"
The postof1ice department has be-
gun the issue of the stamps bearing
the Martha Washington portrait.
These stamps will replace the pres
ent Scent stamps. 1t is expected that
about 25,000,000 of them will be dis
tributed within year.
While coasting on Water street hill
Wednesday evening Marie Cooper, Eta
Osborne and Lulu Poyer were thrown
from 4 pair of bob sleds into the gutter
and seriously Injured. Miss Cooper was
removed to Memorial Hospital where
her condition is considered critical.
A parlor meeting of the Woman's
Christitn Tenn l9rance Ullon will be
held at tha residence of Mrs. Jacob
Arnold, So Mills street. Tuesday, Dec.
18th At 3 o. m. Mrs. Bourne, State w.
C. T. U president will give the address :
All are cordially invited.
Officers elected at the recent meet
ing of the Morris County Liquor
Dealers Association for the ensuing
year are: President, John Dwyer, of
Wharton; vice-presidents, John h.
Piper, of Morristown; Robert Will
son, of Boonton; recording secretary,
Augustus s. Bryant, of Landing !;
sergeant at arms, John Day, of
KenviL
We have suddenly changed our minds
since we handed over advertisement to
the printer The New York Cash Store
will have three night specials in stamps,
on Monday night, Dec 18th Thursday.
18th and Saturday. Goth, we will give
twenty stamps with every dollar pur-
chase.
Some careless member of the Viola
A O., an organization composed OF
young men, having rooms adjoining
the Telephone Exchange ON Market
Street, left lighted cigarette upon
chair Monday evening. A few
moments later the interior of the
building was in flames and call
was sent to the chemical engine. The
blaze was soon under control, the
damage being slight.
The Young Women's Christian
Union has formed classes in cooking
and home nursing. The former will
be in charge of Miss Julia Cutler and
assemble for the first time Monday
evening. The latter Will be under the
leadership of DR.. Lillian X. P. Farrar
a graduate of Boston University and
Coruell Medical College. The elias.
meetings will be held at the Market
Street Mission.
Commencing the first of the year the
grocery stores of the town will probably
close ar D. M AT recent meeting OF
of the Grocer'S Association the secretery
George e Smith was Instructed to not
ify the Clerks Union to that effect
This will certainly fall hard on the
aboring class and the farmers who