The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-29

IN Leslie w eohly.
Workmen started on Tuesday to
tear down the buildings belonging to
the Miller estate on South street.
The horse belonging to j. Frank
Lindsley ran away last Sunday morn
ing and damaged the wagon consider
ably
Mr.. Silas P. Genung and Mrs
Francis Tompkins were married by
Rev. Horace D. Sassaman, at Pine
Brook, May q.
The Owen Y will meet at the
residence of Miss Theola Griffith, IL
Grant street, Tuesday afternoon,
June End, at $50.
The Morristown Drum Corps will go
to Rockaway tomorrow afternoon and
participate in the Memorial celebra-
ton in that town.
The First Presbyterian G. e. Society
will hold cake sale at the chapel from
$50 to 5 O'Clock on the afternoon OF
June 5, and from s to 10 an ice cream
and strawberry festival.
Rev. John Macnaughtan, formerly
of this city, occupied the pulpit in
the First Baptist Church last sun
day morning and evening in the alb
sence of Rev. Samuel z. Batten, the
pastor.
Rev. Philemon F. Woodruff, rector
of St. Peters Church, preached in
Trinity Episcopal Church Newark,
last Sunday evening, the services
being for the benefit of ST. Barnabas
Hospital.
Policeman Vanarsdale shot col
lie dog belonging to Moses Thorp, of
Henry street, last Friday afternoon
The dog was acting strangely and it
was feared would develop hydrophobia.
Miss Electa F. Baldwin, assisted by
her pupils, will give her seventh an
nual recital at the Whippany Presby-
terrain Church, Saturday afternoon,
June at o'clock. Admission l0cents
Proceeds for benefit of the church.
Police officer Brennan found two
colored men lacking up signs and
advertisements on trees and telegraph
poles last Friday night. The matter
was reported to headquarters and
Mayor Reed notified. The Mayor
ordered the signs taken down.
The regular quarterly meeting OF
the Morristown McAll Auxiliary will
be held on Tuesday, June End, at
three O'Clock, in the parlor of the
South Street Presbyterian Church.
A delegate to the recent McAll con-
vention held in Hartford, Ct, will
present a report of the proceedings.
All are cordially welcome.
The Gamma Sigma debating society
held debate last Tuesday evening at
the home of Flagg Vogt on Prospect
street. The subject was, Resolved,
That the Negro has been more unjustly
treated than the Indian" For the
affirmative were Angelo Bennett and
Lewis Hays; negative, Charles w.
Vernon, Jr., and Oscar Sturgis. The
negative won.
While catching batted ball on
Randolph's Field, last Tuesday after
noon in a practice game Robin
Shaw, the right fielder on the Morris
Academy team, sustained compound
dislocation of his right thumb He
was taken to the office of DR.. A. A.
Lewis, who reset the bone. 1t is
said Shaw will not be able to play
baseball any more this season.
The High School relay team, COM
posed of E. Clarke, L. Armstrong,
G. Vernon and f. Whitehead, won
the Interscholastic race at New
Brunswick last Saturday This is the
first time the MorriStown Public
School has been represented, and
their efforts were rewarded. The
-four winners received beautiful gold
medals, and a handsome silk banner
which will be presented to the school.
The social and sale held by the In
.dustrial School of the First Baptist
Church last Saturday in the Y. NJ. c. A.
Hall was financial success. The art
icles, offered for sale were made by the
members of the school, and prizes were
awarded the children for proficiency.
Marian Batten and May Boniface re-
CGlNGQ DllLCS III AdhC liluhlAiSs anu
Jeanette Batten, for bread baking.
During the afternoon an entertain
ment was given by the children. An
address was made by Rev. w. r. Ben
nett.
Isaac Quimby and James Price
were arrested last Sunday night by
officers Naughton and Rolf on COM
plant of Tony Domelio, who conducts
a fruit store on Speedwell avenue.
When the policemen arrived at the
store the men were fighting. They
attacked the blue coats who subdued
them without trouble and took both
to the station house where Justice
Cliff imposed a fine of $500 each.
AS they could not pay this amount
they were committed to jail. Dome
lilo exhibited evidences of a rough en-
counter. He had an ugly cut over
his forehead, and a blackened eye.
His little boy had also been struck by
the men.