The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-03-20
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Findly Mackenzie of Mendham, will
open a painting and decorating bust
ness in Madison soon.
Dean Robbins, of All Saints Cathed-
raj, Albany, occupied the pulpit Of
st. Peters church last evening.
Court Ridgedale of the Independent
the 18th, will initiate some twenty-five
new members and a general good time
will be had in their rooms.
The Grocers Association of this
place held their regular meeting on
Wednesday evening last and decided
to close their stores at 7 O'Clock p. m.
on and after April first.
There have been several runaways
in town this week by horses who be-
came frightened at approaching auto
mobiles. A lady was thrown from
her runabout, Thursday morning, on
South street, and her injuries attended
to by physician.
The Momistown Flute and Drum
Corps have vacated the room occupied
by them in the Chronicle Building
and are now located in more comli1o-
dious quarters in the Masonic Building
on Washington street. The entertain
ment committee is making arrange
ments to give dance in the near
future.
The Bible class for Sunday School
teachers and all others interested
will be held next Tuesday evening
in the Junior Sunday School hall of
the Methodist church. The lesson
will be the quarterly review; and in
place of the usual prelude, series of
stereopticon views will be given of
the City of Jerusalem at the present
| time.
Such people as Rev. Louis Albert
Banks, Francis E. Willard, Mary
Towne Burt and I. X. Funk of Stand
ard Dictionary fame, highly recon-
mend Mrs. Cora E. Seberry, who is
to give an address with recitations
at the Owen Y anniversary meeting
to be held at the Baptist church
next Monday evening at 7.45. All
are invited to hear this gifted speaker.
Odo de st. Armand Commandery
No. II Knight Templars at their
regular conclave held last Friday
evening, elected the following officers
for the coming year: Arthur H..
Lynch E. G: o. NJ. Bowen, G; Robert
Thorpe, G. g.; John H. Madigan, S.
W.: r. NJ. Forester, j. W.; w. Ed
ward Becker, r.; Walter T. Lewis, p {:
Frederick B. Cobbett st. B.; E. F.
Martin, Sw B.: William Smart, W.;
Jacob Bochle S.
A lively little fracas between two
Morristonian's occurred on Water
street last Tuesday morning. There
seemed to be thorough understanding
between the gentlemen as, when they
met they with one accord pitched into
one another and mixed up generally
Neither wasted any breath in useless
words but devoted their attention to
delivering ''solar plexes" and cleft
hooks" They did little damage to
each other, however, as both were out
of training, and were soon separated
and each went on his way rejoicing.
Pocahontas Lodge of the Inde-
pendent Order Of Red Women held an
entertainment on Wednesday evening,
known as the cup and plate entertain
ment for the purpose of replenishing
their crockery closet. In this affair
it was understood that each member
who attended the meeting was to
bring plate, cup and saucer and a
spoon, this being donated by them to
the tribe In order to leave some
place to put their articles Mr.. Thomas
Walsh presented the tribe with a
nicely made cupboard. The at
tendance was large numbering about
l25 with Mrs. Hall as Pocahontas, and
Mrs. Thomas Walsh as assistant.
Songs, recitations and a general good
time helped make pleasant the hours
of the night and even some in the
morning.