The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-07-10
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences IN and
About the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD

The A. M. E. church and Sunday
school will go to Rockaway Beach on
an excursion some time in August.
A reception will be held at the
home of Rev. Samuel T. Batten on
Washington street Wednesday even
ing.
The W. G. t. U. and the Y. W. @.
t. U. held a special business meeting
Tuesday to make arrangements for the
State Convention, to be held here in
October.
Fred. Barnes, the story of whose ar
rest has been told in these columns,
was adjudged guilty and on Wednes-
day sentenced to the Reform School
in Jamesburg.
1t may be of interest to know that if
you wish to send a message around the
world by the new Philippine cable
route, the cost will be 1896 word,
payable in advance.
The property of Rev. William
Burd, of Lafayette, situated on the
corner of Hillery avenue and Water
street, has been sold by B. J. Crane to
j. G.. Nixon, for $4,000.
B. J. Crane has rented Judge Cut
ler's house for the summer to Hugh
Roberts, of Jersey City, who is Sc
cretary and treasurer of the New
Jersey State Board of Architects.
Preparations for st. Virgilius
Church Fair are being made. 1t will
be the usual up-to-date affair with
special stage attractions and other
features. 1t will commence on August
10 and continue for ten days.
''Ivandorf," a horse belonging to
former Congressman Flanagan, won
two straight heats at the Empire
City track last Friday. "Little Helen"
finished we'll up in her class, as did
"Kingwood" and ED. Gray"
Mr.. F. G. McCracken, of Madison,
has taken this section as his territory
for Henry Muller s. Son, who have be-
come famed for their choice cigars.
Mr.. Henry Muller, who has been travel
ing this way for years, will devote
more of his attention to office work.
Whatsoever Circle, Kings Daugh-
tiers, held their regular monthly meet
ing on Wednesday evening last and
voted to hold another of their popular
lawn socials 1t will be held at the
home of Mrs. II. D. Fairchild, 139
Speedwell avenue, Tuesday evening,
July 81.
About two hundred of the colored
people of this town and neighborhood
took advantage of the low rates and
good times offered by the Calvary Bap-
fist Church yesterday on their trip to
Coney Island At Madison and Chat
ham many others joined the crowd.
A merry time was reported
Policeman Brennan arrested James
Hagan, who said he came from Pater-
son, on South street yesterday after
noon, and when taken to the Court
House Hagan was found to be suffer
ing from sun stroke. All
Souls Hospital ambulance was called
and the man taken to the hospital.
Rev A. M. Sherman delivered the
first of his series of lectures on
Nature, the Great Physician, in
Association Hall last Wednesday
evening. The lecture was well at
tended and Mr.. Sherman gave some
very valuable information regarding
the laws of health.
Arrangements have been made by
the w. G. T. U. for the State Conven-
tian which will be held here on October
20, 81 and %. 1t is expected about 275
delegates will be present. Mrs. Stevens,
president of the National Society," and
Miss Anna Gordon, the secretary, are
to be present. The Session of the lst
Presbyterian church have extended
the use of the church to the local
society.
The most enthusiastic fireman in
Morristown is Fred LeFerge, socially
known as "Texas." He dreams about
fires. Last Saturday night as the
clock was striking the hour of twelve
presumably the clock in the First
Presbyterian Church-he thought it
was the fire bell and ran over to the
Police Station to find out what the
number was. 1t took several police
men to convince him it was dream.
The Rev. James M. Flynn has taken
sixteen of the choir boys of the Church
of the Assumption to Belmar for
week. Next week he will take four
teen. The boys now with the Dean
are Raymond Norton, John Dagan,
Charles Dunster, Frank Boston,
Albert Conway, Andrew Camisa,
Charles Dowd, Willie Coin, j. Murphy,
j. Marley, w. Welsh, j Hillock, Paul
Hillock, Paul Glass, Robert Burke and
Bert Brennan.
Joseph Gallery was arrested in this
city last Wednesday night by Court
Officer Moffett of the first precinct of
Newark, on charge of non-support
made by his wife who resides in New
ark. Gallery has been employed for
some time as clerk in the store of the
Union Pacific Tea Company here and
is considered an efficient man. At the
company store it was said he had Of
fered to make her home here for his
wife, but she refused to live with him
in Morristown.
AT meeting of the Prohibition
Alliance held at the residence of Mrs.
James e. Welsh, on Morris street, last
Monday evening, it is said the Rev.
William Mccormick, of Dover, who
was asked to address the meeting, be-
came very eloquent, and told in very
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