The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-23
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences in and
About the Vicinity Of
Morristown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD

The street and cutters In Spring
place are being repaired.
One of the new voting machines is
on exhibition in the fire house at Mad,
ison.
The Young Mems Catholic Associa-
tion has had its bowling alleys re-
paired.
Netcong is infected with an epidemic
of measles. Last week 142 cases were
reported.
A new self-win ding clock has been
placed in the local Western Union tele-
graph office.
The Owen Y will hold meeting at
the Y. M. G. A. Tuesday evening, Oc-
tober 27, at 7.45 o'clock.
Mr.. Jacob Riis, of New York, lect-
ures on Tony's Hardships at the
Friday Evening Club tonight
James DeGroot, son of Letter
carrier DeGroot, who has been very
i'll in Memorial Hospital, is now able
to be out.
The Shakespeare Circle met for the
first reading of the season at the
home of its president, Mrs. Charlton A.
Reed, Wednesday evening.
1t should be remembered that an
ordinance has been passed by the
Board of Aldermen forbidding the
burning of leaves in the gutter.
The Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany has rented the Kahn store on
South street and will open a branch
store. The store front is being re-
modelled.
Clifford Collier will open a class of
calisthenics for women on Tuesday
night in Lippman Hall. The class
will be open until December ] for new
applicants.
Henry Farley, who was arrested in
this city several weeks ago on a
bench warrant issued by New York
courts for perjury, in connection with
the Sam Parks trial" has confessed
that he perjured himself to save
Parks.
The young ladies of Miss Muir's Sun
day school class will hold homemade
cake and candy sale in the Primary
room of the Methodist Church, Fri
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Proceeds for missionary funds.
The four-masted schooner Robert H
McCurdy was launched at Rockland,
Me-, yesterday morning. The vessel
was named for Mr.. Robert A. McCur-
dy, of MorristoWn, general manager of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York and was christened by
Mrs. McCurdy.
Guy Minton, a lawyer of this city,
has chestnut mare, Miss Herlihy,
has a filly foal by Baron Dillon.
Horsemen will be interested in the
development of this colt because of
the excellent track performance of
both sire and dam, and because of the
richness of it's blood.
The season for rabbit, quail par
fridge, grouse, ring-necked pheasant,
and gray, black and fox squirrels
opens November 10. Many farmers
are posting their lands to keep city
hunters from carrying away game.
Trespass notices, printed either on
cloth OF paper, can be obtained at the
Chronicle office.
A chicken thief has been raiding
henroosts in the village of Littleton,
near Morristown, so often that the
staid farmers can stand it no longer
and they have organized vigilance
committee, says Newark paper. And
this is about the hundredth vigil
ance committee formed in Hanover
township within the last year or two.
The Sussex Register says that an
'"air scheme" on the part of III. @.
Reynolds, the trolley promoter, Of
Morris county, is for line through
the LOngwood Valley from the vicinity
of Berkshire Valley to connect Lake
Hopatcong and Newfoundland. With
steam road connections, that would
make a beautiful and convenient trip
for summer people.
Poisoning from copper occurs fire.
quently through the careless use Of
utensils made of it, many OF the
ordinary fruits and vegetables con-
tanning enough acid to form poisonous
salts with the metal. The treat
ment to be applied in such cases, and
in other forms of poisoning are de-
cribed in "Poisons-R Remedies, one
of the series of medical handbooks
being issued by The Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York.
The book will be sent on request to
any who address the Home Office of
the Company, New York city.
The rummage sale for the benefit of
Memorial Hospital, which was to have
been held in the Kahn building, will on
account of the renting of that store
be held in the Dodge building, corner
of DeHart and South streets, next
Wednesday and Thursday, October 2e
and 20, during the mornings from 8
until / o'clock, and during the after
moons from until I. All articles,
large and small, of every description,
household furniture, bric-a-brac, and
particularly shoes and other articles OF
clothing, are much desiredsand may be
sent to the room on Monday or Tues
day between the hours of 10 and l.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the First Presbyterian Church wishes
to extend sincere thanks to all those
who helped in any way, whether by
donations or personal services, in pro
viding meals for delegates in attend
ance at the recent w. G. t. U. conven
tion. Without this kindly co-opera
tion on the part of many outside the
society the SuccncSful iSSue of the nm