The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.


lLenten season.
Monday will be a legal holiday and
banks will close.
The dog show at Orange is attracting
number of Morristown people this
week.
Washington's birthday will be observ-
ed by exercises in the Free Kindergar-
ten to-day.
Police Justice Cliff has resumed his
duties at the police headquarters after a
short illness.
The mercury went down to five or six
below zero in some parts Of Morristown
Thursday morning
Over forty new books have been ad.
ded to the list in the Morristown Lii
.brary and Lyceum.
Mrs. John N Conklin is seriously ill
at the home of her sister. Mrs. jeremiah
Staller, on Phoenix avenue.
Hon. Champ Clark will be the guest
of the Friday Evening Club tonight and
will address number of guests
Work on the Hibler building on South
street and the new Jail has been temper
arily suspended owing to the snow storm
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Roberts, of
Morristown, left Thursday morning for
a southerntrip, and will be in Lake Coma
for few months.
The lecture given by Rev. John Erd-
man on ''Hawaii," in the Market Street
Mission Wednesday, was well attended
and greatly enjoyed.
About $500 worth of damage was done
to the Acker, Merrell & Condit store
and Peter M. Halls stock by water
from radiators this morning
The annual meeting of the lot owners
of the Evergreen Cemetery Association
for the election of trustees will be held
in Morristown, Monday, March End.
William Shelton of Miller road was
injured at the Morristown Club last
Friday night. He fell dislocating his
Collar bone He is now confined to his
home.
Rev. Franklin B. Dwight will de
liver an illustrated lecture on Religious
Work in New York in the Market
Street Mission next Wednesday at
7.45. All are invited.
The senior basket ball team of the
Y. NJ. G. A. went to Madison Friday
night and defeated the Y. M. G. A.
team of that place In very easy man
ner. The score was 90 to 8.
Mr., and Mrs Frank Tiger entertained
in honor of their guest, Miss Tyndall,
of Hackensack, at their home on Linden
street, Friday evening of last week.
Music both vocal and instrumental was
thoroughly enjoyed.
Mrs. Charles W. Vernon of Ridge
dale avenue was brought home from
Gibney Hospital, New York city last
Saturday afternoon where she UNDER
went very serious operations; and is
now rapidly recovering.
George LOCKER, an aged resident of
Littleton was badly bruised by being
thrown from his wagon just outside of
Morristown FIR day afternoon. Mr.
LOCKER is 78 years of age but recovered
from the experience rapidly.
A debate Resolved, that George Wash
ington was greater man than Abraham
Lincoln will be held in the Maple ave-
nue. public school to-day between the
Junior Glass who take the affirmative,
and the Senior Glass, the negative.
Sleighing is good on all the roads in
town, with the exception of Morris
street, which always wears away first
Many sleighs are to be seen on South
and Madison avenue, but the extreme
cold weather has prevented usual speed
ing.
The Whiponong Council of Poca-
hontas held dance and entertainment
in its rooms in the Farrely building
Wednesday night. A large delegation
from Tioga Council of Madison was
present. A very enjoyable evening was
spent
The local lodge of the Knights of
Columbus will put on a first degree
next Monday night. Several from this
city attended the exemplification of
Third degree work in Newark last Mon
day night.
Margaret, the three year.old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sharrette, died at
four O'Clock this morning. The little
one had been suffering from a cold for
the past few days and last night was
taken with an attack of acute Group
which resulted in her death.
The petition of Washington Engine
Company for team of horses has
been granted by the Fire Committee
of the Board of Aldermen. The team
will be purchased by the city and
used for work on the corporation, as
we'll as drawing the Engine to fires.
There was great excitement in Pier.
sons steam laundry for few minutes
yesterday morning, when steam radi-
ater flew out. The explosion sounded
like cannon shot and the room i'm