The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences in and
About the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD


Prof. John B. Holly held a recep-
ton for his dancing class in the Y. M.
Catholic Association rooms Wednes-
day evening.
Charles E. Surdam, John Burr and
Charles w. Ennis have been elected
trustees of the NJ E. Church to serve
for three years.
The Owen Y will hold social at the
residence of Miss Cihlar, Morris street,
on Tuesday evening, May 10. "a Mu-
steal Romance " will be given.
A house belonging to Lyman Young,
of Florham Park, was burned to the
ground Tuesday afternoon. The
cause of the fire is not known.
Rev. w. w. Hammond, of Morris
Plains, exchanged pulpits last Sunday
morning with Rev. Israel A. White,
of the Whippany Presbyterian Church.
Sunday afternoon the barn on the
premises of DR.. Adsit, of Succasunna,
was destroyed by fire. Spontaneous
combustion was the cause. Loss was
about $1,000.
Tonight Prof. J. E. Woodland, of
the Athen@um and Mechanics Insti-
tute, of Rochester, N. Y, will lecture
before the Friday Evening Club on
Wireless Telegraphy."
Fred Titus, bartender at the Man
sion House, broke his right ankle
Tuesday morning by falling over a
raised trap door, behind the bar. He
was taken to Memorial Hospital.
Mayor Reed last Monday suspended
George Dolan and William Marley as
hackmen for one week. They had vio-
lated city ordinance by driving their
vehicles on the sidewalks at the depot.
Harry Watson and Robert Hunt,
school boys, were arrested Wednesday
for violating the bicycle ordinance by
riding on the sidewalk along Morris
avenue. They were fined 81 and
costs.
Flower thieves have been busy in
this city during the past week and in
few cases the culprits are known. The
chief of police will be called upon to
exercise his official functions if the
depredations do not cease.
Miss Lounsbury, assistant librarian,
has arranged unique bulletin at the
Library. On it are pictures of men
and women who are prominent in the
literary world, and also a list of one
hundred of the best novels selected
by John Cotton Dana, the Newark Ii
brarian.
DR.. H. B. Andrew together with
several prominent citizens OF the
county have formed company for the
manufacture and sale of special medi-
cal preparations. The corporation
will be known as "The Andrew Spe-
cifc Company" and is capitalized at
100000.
The spring reception of the Young
Mems Christian Association will be
held in the Association building
Wednesday evening May goth. A
good program will be given and re-
freshments served. This reception
will be under the auspices of the
Women's Auxiliary.
The High School relay running
team will go to New Brunswick a
week from tomorrow to attend the
athletic meet of State preparatory
schools at Rutgers College. The
team is composed of E. Whitehead,
E. Clarke, L. Armstrong, @. Vernon
Jr., R. Coghlan substitute.
Pruden & Burke have shown their
appreciation of the faithfulness of
their employees by voluntarily in
creasing the salaries of their men
twenty-five cents day. They esti-
mate that this increase will cost them
about $1,000 year, but believe it
will be paying investment.
Old Glory which floats at the public
school caught at the top of the pole
Tuesday night and could not be pulled
down. The graduating class was
called upon to solve the problem, and
Lewis Hays, the heaviest boy in school,
walked up the pole, as it was ex-
pressed, and hauled the flag down
amid cheers from his classmates.
A dog belonging to David Compton,
bit John Corbett, the ten-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Corbett, of
Harrison street Friday afternoon
while he was delivering papers. The
boy was taken to physician who eau
terized the wound. The dog was not
muzzled. Several dogs without
muzzles have been taken by the police
this week
Under the auspices of the Mems and
Boys Club, an excellent talk was
given in Whiponong Hall Whippany,
last Friday evening by Mr.. VanWag-
enen, of Morristown. He spoke enter
tainingly of his camping and fishing
experiences in the Maine woods,
and illustrated his remarks with
lantern views which were shown by
George Udall.
Sunday evening in the Baptist
church the pastor, Rev. Samuel z.
Batten, will give the fourth discourse
on, "The Things to Come. " The
Resurrection from the Dead: What
is the resurrection body? When
does the resurrection take place? Is
there an intermediate place.?
Can we believe in a Purgatory?
Service at 7.30 and all are invited.
Local manager S. j. Roberts, of
the Morristown Beef Company, sus-
tanned painful injury last Tuesday
afternoon, while adjusting an avn