The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-30
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New moon last Wednesday
During the last year 316 patients have
been treated at the Morristown Memoir
ial Hospital.
Denvilles Post Office was visited by
thieves Tuesday night who made away
with stamps amounting in value to $s5.
Services at the County Aims House
next Sunday will be in charge of the
Morristown Spring St., A. M. E. church.
The opening reception of j. B.
HolDy's school of dancing will occur in
Washington Hall Tuesday February 10.
Madison Chapter, No. 81, R. A M. cen
ferred the M. M. M. degree upon several
candidates at its regular convocation
Wednesday evening.
The Presbytery of New Brunswick
held its winter session on Tuesday,
adopting the eleven overtures that the
general assembly sent down,
Lent begins this year on Wednesday
the 25th day of February. Easter Sun
day falls on April 18th and Candlemas
Day on Monday, February 2nd.
The recently eletced officers of the
Woodmen were installed by District
Deputies Fl. 8. Tolin and G. Fl. Love-
land of Newark Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Squiers, tenor, of New York City,
will sing with Mr., Latin, at the evening
service in the South Street church on
Sunday evening next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barber and family are
mourning the loss of their valuable
pomeranian dog, it was killed on the
track in front of their cottage Tuesday
night.
The bins of the Morris County Court
house have been supplied with sufficient
quantity of coal to last for the balance
of the winter, Morristown firm fur
nishing 217 tons at 1915 per ton.
There are 1876 National banks, is state
banks. 81 trust companies, 81 savings
banks. 1854 building and loan associa-
lions, domestic life insurance COM
panies and ten fire insurance companies
in the State of New Jersey.
An addition to the dwelling Of John
Lacey on the Columbia road was dis
covered to be on fire Monday afternoon
by Katie McBrine visitor, and but
for the efficient assistance Of the neigh
bors serious fire would have occurred.
The annual presentation Of prizes to
the choir boys connected with st. Peters
Episcopal Church of Morristown for reg
ular attendance, resulted in the follow.
ing members winning: Robert Arm
strong, Benjamin Blanchard, Harold
Meyer.
The Odd Fellows of this city have or
ganized an Immediate Relief Fund with
George Cobbett as president; John Stur-
gress, vice president; Samuel Karn,
secretary; James Grove. treasurer. An
investigating committee has been ap-
pointed.
The case of the township of Rock.
away against the Morris County Board
of FreehoIders, which was an action for
the recovery of bill presented to the
freeholders by the township clerk for
money expended in caring for it's pauper
smallpox victim two years ago, has been
Settled for 5000. The original bill was for
5000.
George Powell Merritt, secretary of
Students Club of New York city, has
been engaged to deliver an address in
Association Hall on Sunday, on the sub
iect "The Summons to New De-
parture.' In the evening of the same
day he will speak in the South Street
Presbyterian Church on the themes,
From College Campus to City Slums. "
The Board of Directors of the Morris
town Trust Company met Saturday
morning and unanimously reelected the
old officers for the following year: They
are president, Samuel Freeman; LIST
vice. president, Aurelius B. Hull; End
vice president, Willard W. Cutler; secre-
tary. and treasurer, John H. B. Coriell /;
assistant secretary and treasurer, H. A.
Van Glider.
The Sussex Silk Company at Sussex,
filed articles Of incorporation in the
clerks office last week. The company
is capitalized at $4,000, the stock being
divided into 800 shares of 800, and will
do general silk manufacturing business
in the borough Of Sussex. The incor-
porators are Robert Souter, Ada E.
Sargent Edward A. Sargent and George
W. VanHouten.
Oystermen in Great and Tuckerton
bays are practically out of business.
The oyster crop is failure Following
on the heels of the drumfish scourge
last summer, which ruined oysters to the
value of many thousands of dollars, the
outlook is discouraging for the smaller
oystermen, whose sole capital is in
vested. For the large growers and
shippers it means the loss of an entire
years profits.
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