The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-04-17
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences in and
About the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD
Primaries Monday night.

Tuesday, April 81 1903, at p. m.
Local Branch No. PIP of the Norris
town letter carriers will attend the
Postmen's celebration in Elizabeth on
Decoration Day A great time is eX-
pected.
Mrs. j l. Waterbury has issued in
vitations for an entertainment at her
home here next week, on Syndicate
road. Sherry, Of New York, will serve
the supper.
Mr.. 7. B. Ironside will deliver a
stereopticon lecture on Edinburgh
and Glasgow in the Market Street
Mission on Wednesday at 7.45. All
are invited.
Miss Lake, the matron at Memorial
Hospital has resigned her position ow-
ing to i'll health, and gone to Brook
lyn. Miss Lustig has been appointed
in her place.
Prof. Sidney A. Baldwin has been
selected as the accompanist Of ma
dame Maconda, the lyric soprano
who sang with success in the Lyceum
Wednesday evening, for the next
season.
The rain prevented many young
people from attending the subscrip-
tion dance in Washington Hall Wed
nesday night, but over thirty couple
were on the floor, and delightful
evening spent.
Morristown Camp, 1919, M. w. of A.,
will give their First Log Rolling and
Dance in the Young Mems Catholic
Association, Thursday evening, April
23rd. A good time is expected, and
the tickets are selling rapidly.
Thomas Homan, Addison Boniface
and Charles Vernon, Jr., will attend
the athletic meet of Preparatory
Schools at New York University to-
morrow. They go as the represent
atiyes of the MorriStown High School.
The second annual performance OF
the celebrated Orange Minstrels will
be given in st. Virgilius Hall, Morris
Plains Wednesday evening May 20.
This will be one of the most enter
tanning events of it's kind ever given
in this section.
A debate was held in Rockaway last
night between team from Loan
TAXA Council, of this city, and the
Rockaway orators. The question was :
Resolved that every voter have an
education before exercising his priv
ilege of franchise"
Fears were entertained by the
workman at the railroad bridge near
the Higgins property during the rain
of Wednesday and Thursday. The
water washed the dirt from under
several of the large hold beams, and
threatened the bridge, but the men
worked night and day, thus prevent
ing catastrophe.
"Young Men of Other Lands" will
be the subject next Sunday and the
Sunday following at the y. M. Q. A.
Mems Meeting. State Secretary
Hearne, who was with our troops in
the Philippines, will speak on the
Young Men of those Islands next Sun
day. and Rev. John p. Erdman will
tell of the Young Men of Hawaii on
April 26.
Upon a warrant issued by Justice
Stilwell, a carpenter named Struble
was arrested on Monday by Constable
NJ. G.. Pierson. He was charged with
the paternity of the child of Miss Hat
tie Smith, who came to Morristown
about two years ago, but left shortly
after the birth of the child. Since
then she has supported it, but refuses
to now. Struble gave bonds for his
appearance April 2Sth
The twenty-frst annual ball of HUI
name Engine Company was held in
Washington Hall on Monday night.
1t is reported to have been a more sue
cessful affair financially and as a social
feature than any given heretofore.
About one hundred couples were pres
ent. The grand march was led by Miss
Rolf and Mr.. Joseph Kronenburgh
The music was furnished by Sharette's
orchestra and supper served by Day.
Last Saturday opened the local base
ball season The game was between
the Morris Academy and a picked
team of the High School and Bank
Clerks "crack" players. The Acad-
envy boys were beaten by score of
10 to s. III. 0. Bates Jr., of Prince
ton and Freeman of last years high
school team did the pitching, while
Frank Abel caught. Gray and
Hinchman were the battery for the
Academy.
A frightened horse harnessed to a
stylish trap, and driven by Gordon
Forbes and Harold Short, two Prince
ton boys became unmanageable last
Sunday afternoon on the corner Of
Perry street and Maple avenue, and
ran away. The animal first broke
over the shafts and dashed upon the
sidewalk where it fell, throwing Short
out of the carriage. On getting up the
horse ran up to Market street where
it was caught. The boys were not
hurt.
The supper and fair held in the
Methodist Church Sunday School
rooms last Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society,
might have protited more had the
weather been agreeable, but a large
number came out and a neat sum was
realized. The supper was served by