The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-09-25
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences IN and
About the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD


The Morristown school will open
next Wednesday for the year.
A son was born to DR.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Mills, Of DeHart street, on Mon
day, September q.
The boys club of the Market street
mission will be opened for the season
on Monday evening next at $50 O'Clock.
Chief J. G.. Becker, of the Madison
fire department, has become member
Of the International Fire Chiefs Asso-
citation.
The handicap shoot at the Morris
Gun Club was won by Eugene Pierson.
A third match with Newton will be
shot on October 80.
The annual examination for clerks
and carriers in the postal service will
be held on November 81. Applications
will be received until 6 p. m. OF Octo-
Der 10.
A meeting of the Woman s Christian
Temperance Union will be held in the
rooms of the union, Y. M. G. A. build
ing, at O'Clock next Tuesday after
noon.
A dramatic club has been organized
by the boys of the choir of the Church
of the Assumption. " A Trial by Jury"
will be the first playlet to be presented
by the boys.
A dime social was given by the G. T.
G. L. at the residence of Mrs. Frank
Larey, in Columbia street. After re-
freshments, dancing was INDUCED in
until the early hours.
The work of the Young Woman's
Christian Union will be resumed at the
Market street mission in the middle
of October. Particulars as to classes,
ETC., will be given later.
Next Wednesday afternoon Mrs. A.
M. Guerin's Sunday school class will
hold a sale of homemade cakes and
candies in the primary class room of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
The new infirmary of the Morristown
School will be ready for occupancy
when the school opens next Wednes-
day. The hospital affords an import
ant addition to the school buildings.
The frosts of the recent cold snap
were sufficient to open the chestnut
burs to some extent. Chestnuts were
gathered in this vicinity this week in
considerable quantities by small boys.
A letter recrived from Edward Brad
ley, who has just arrived in the Phil
ippines, states that he, and the rest
of the Morristown boys are enjoying
good health. He is stationed at Ba-
taugas.
A supper was given under the aus
pieces of the Foreign Missionary Society
of the Baptist church Tuesday after
noon and evening, at the home of Mrs.
Stephen Faulkner. 1t was well pat
.ronized.
The first mothers meeting for this
season at the Morristown Free Kinder
garten is in progress this Friday after
noon at the school. Miss Burr reports
that the kindergarten is unable to ac-
commodate all the pupils who have
applied for admission this year.
The grand officers for the state OF
New Jersey presented four tomahawks
to Whiponong council, Imp. o. R. M.
on Tuesday evening. The tomahawks
were awarded to Whiponong council
as having secured the largest gain in
membership during the past year. An
entertainment followed the presenta.
tion.
Rev. DR.. William M. Hughes adj
dressed his congregation from the chan.
Gel, preceding his sermon last Sunday
morning at the Church of the Redeem
er, on the departure of Rev. Samuel
Zane Batten from this field of work
DIR. Hughes referred to the fearless
ness manifested by Mr.. Batten in ar
raigning the forces of vice in this city,
and commended him highly for his eff
forts
On Tuesday evening the clergymen
of Morristown rendered a reception
and banquet to Rev. Samuel Zane Bat.
ten, the retiring pastor of the Baptist
church. With Rev. DR.. Albert Erd-
man as POSTMASTER, brief remarks
were made by the clergymen present
who included the following: Rev. DR.
Erdman, Rev. j. B. Beaumont, Rev
W. r. Bennett, Rev. J. Macnaughtar
and Rev. Franklin B. Dwight, of the
Presbyterian churches; Rev. DR.. Will
lam NJ. Hughes, rector of the Church
of the Redeemer; Rev. DR.. Philemon
e. Sturges, rector of st. Peters church
Rev. Frank L. Humphreys; Rev. Jesse
L. Hurlbut, pastor of the Methodist
church, and Rev. J. E. Werda, Of the
Baptist church, besides Mr.. Batten
Letters Of regret were read from Rev
Norman Fox and from Rev. Joseph M
Flynn, rector of the Church Of thu