The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-06-12
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences in and
About the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD

LIE SUI0eU Qcpdl ulllCllO ileto OCCAl DIoJ
during the week Mud is being scraped
off the streets.
The ball team of the st. Peters
choir boys defeated the Eagle base
ball team last Saturday by a score of
OF to-.
The Rockaway Gun Club will shoot
a match with the Morristown Gun
Club at the Collinsville grounds to-
morrow.
Rev. E. w. Stoddard, d. D., of Sue
cassunna, will address the Sabbath
school of the First Presbyterian church
on Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock,
Children's Day service.
George w. Pierson and Joseph HI.
Berry went to Atlantic City on Wed
nesday as delegates of the A. T. A.
Torbert Post to the State Encamp-
ment held in that city.
AS may be seen from the notice
published by the Board of Health in
this issue. owners of dogs will have to
take out license hereafter, paying So
for each animal owned.
The missionary social of Womens'
Home and Freign Missionary Societies
of the M. E. Church will be held on
June 10 at the home of Mrs. f. G..
Blanchard on Kitchell avenue.
The Board of Education held their
annual meeting Tuesday morning.
Three members of the teachers COM
mittee were elected, DR.. Stephen Pier
son, Harrie A. Freeman and F. H..
Fairchild.
Mr.. William T. Coghlan has been
granted a valuable patent on yarnish
cans. 1t consists of tube, constructed
so as to allow all the contents of the
can to pour out. Cans now in use do
not do this.
The First Presbyterian G. e. Society
will hold cake sale at the chapel
Friday afternoon from $3.50 to 5, and
in the evening a social in the same
place, at which ice cream and straw
berries will be on sale.
Rev. Leighton Williams, of the
Amity, NY. Baptist Church, preached
in the Baptist Church in this city
last Sunday morning and evening"
Rev. Mr.. Batten occupying the pull
pit in Amity Church.
The refusal of the shoe dealers to
continue closing their store doors at
$50 p. m. it is said is due to the
clerks union having failed in their
endeavor to have all business houses
close at an early hour. The shoemen
are now keeping open evenings.
The tenth annual concert of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward NJ. Youngs musical
school, which was held in Lyceum
Hall last Friday evening, was a very
successful affair and reflected great
credit upon Mr.. and Mrs. Young. All
the numbers were pleasing and many
were encored.
The semi-annual election of the
Grand Fraternity was held last even
ing and the following officers elected !;
Commander, Lloyd B. Treadway; vice
commander, Irving E. Salmon; mar
shall, Henry Hitler; recorder, John H..
Madigan; treasurer, d. p. Skellinger
Trustees-W. Nimmins, John Berry
and Harry Ensminger.
A deed has been placed on record
at the County Clerks office made by
Anna NJ. Booth, widow, to the
Mayor and Common Council of the
city of Newark. The consideration
in the deeds is 1000. The property
sold is situated partly in the town
ship of Jefferson in Morris county
and partly in West Milford, Passaic
county.
The Junior Glass OF the High
School entertained the Senior Glass
on Wednesday afternoon in the
chapel. 1t was a farewell social. A
guessing contest was held which con-
sisted of telling by the smell of the
contents of several bottles. Miss
Leila Quimby won first prize, stick
pin, and Principal Haven the con-
ISOLATION prize.
At the annual parish meeting of the
First Presbyterian Church, held on
Tuesday evening, the following officers
were elected for ensuing year: Trustees,
George w. Jenkins, Charles r. White
head, f. H. DeCoster; treasurer Henry
Cory; parish clerk, f. b. Cobbett:
members of committee of fifteen, John
H. Berry, M. p. LaTourette, Harry
E. Tiger. Edward Whitehead, B. M.
VanCleve.
Miss Sadie E. Blanchard was agree
ably surprised on Tuesday evening
last, when large number of her
friends gathered at her home on Lin
den street, the occasion being her
fifteenth birthday. A pleasant even
ing was spent in playing games and
dancing, and a general good time was
enjoyed by ALL Refreshments were
served at a late hour, after which the
guests departed for their homes.
Commencing with Wednesday
evening, July 1908, Rev. A. M.
Sherman, of this town, will give a
series of addresses upon the subjects
following: July 8, 1903 Natures
Method of Curing Disease Without
Drugs or Medicines; Friday evening,
July 81, 1908, The Twentieth Century
Temperance Reform; Tuesday even
ing, August IS, 1908, Was Christ
Ever Sick? If Not, Why Not?
The last meeting until fall of the
Gamma Sigma Debating Society was
held Wednesday night at the home
of Wesley Logan. A debate was had
on Resolved, that voter should not
exercise his RIGHT If franchise when