The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-01
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences m and
ABBOTT the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD

during the past week.
The Conchords win visit Demands
vile May 5 and assist at the concert
Of che Vocal Union there.
fair for the benefit of Memorial
Hospital will be held in Washington
Hall, Wednesday May 18th.
The annual convention of the
Morris County Christian Endeavor
Union will be held in Morristown
May 8.
One lonely straw hat of the vintage
Of 1902 was seen about town covering
the headpiece of a visitor to this city
Tuesday.
For several days this week, the
dust on Morris and other streets, has
been SO binding as to remind one of
sand storms in desert.
Rev. Samuel z. Batten delivered an
address on Missions last Monday at
the Bible conference of the Baptist
association in Philadelphia.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in their rooms at the Y. M. Q. A.
en- Tuesday, May 5, at p. m.
A valuable setter dog owned by DIR.
Britton ID. Evans, of the State Hos
pital, has been stolen or lost. A liberal
reward is offered for his return.
A regular meeting of the Morris
County Branch of the State Charities
Aid Association of N. J. will be held
in the Y. M. G. A. parlor on We'd
nesday at 4.30 p. m.
Miss Martha Ives, of Asbury Park,
delivered lecture before the members
of the Morristown Indian Association
in the South Street Presbyterian
Church Tuesday morning.
The regular business meeting Of the
Owen Y. will be held at the home OF
Miss Eleanor A. Cooke, Is Phoenix
avenue, next Thursday afternoon, May
S, at $50 O'Clock. A large attendance
is desired.
A very handsome picture in colors
OF Washington's Headquarters is being
put out by Fl. G. Emmell, of IL South
street. The copy left at THE CHRoN-
ICLR Office is particularly neat and is
tastefully framed.
The reindexing in the surrogate's
office, which is being done by Miss
Jane McKinnon and Miss Margaret
Young, is rapidly advancing. The
young ladies have finished their trial
list and are now entering the names
in the index libers.
A horse belonging to Speedwell
avenue butcher ran away yesterday
morning on South street. The driver
was delivering an order when it start
ed. The animal ran around the park
and up Speedwell avenue to the stable
where it was found.
Last Saturday night, Angelo Ben
nell and Oscar Sturgis were initiated
into the mysteries of the Gamma
Sigma. A debate by members of
the Society was held on Tuesday
evening at the residence of Henry
Carroll on Western avenue.
A union service will be held at the
First Presbyterian Church on Sunday
evening, in the interests of young
people. Mr.. John Willis Baer, until
recently the secretary of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor, is to
make the address. All are cordially
invited.
The New York Cash Store is one of
cur latest advertisers. See their an
nouncement on fourth page. Another
advertisement from this store re-
auesting notice of several days when
carpets are to be cleaned, laid or re-
paired is crowded out and this notice
is given in it's stead.
The training ship, st. Mary, upon
which Harry Thatcher, John Hays
and Clifford zimmerman, OF this city,
have enlisted, sailed from New York
on Tuesday for Glen Cove, where it
will lie several weeks before crossing
the Atlantic. Over one hundred re-
cruits are on board.
A Glee Club composed of eight
Hawaiians, gave concert in the
Association Hall last Monday night
in the members entertainment"
course. The songs were greatly en-
j0yed, many of them being in the
native tongue of the singers. Their
voices were we'll blended.
Mr.. George A. Smith, of Newton,
was visitor in town early this week.
Mr.. William L. butcher, and N. Fl.
Hart, also OF Newton, were here look
ing at some good horses. 1t doesn't
seem quite fitting that Sussex
county men should be compelled to
go away from home to get the best
horses.
A subscription concert will be given
by the Morristown Choral Society on
May IL in Lyceum hall. Miss Dor
othy Harvey, prima donna, and Mr..
Frank Eaton, tenor, will be the solo
lists. There will be eighty voices in
the chorus, and under the direction
of Prof. j. Sebastian Matthews. Mr..
George Alexander West, of Philadel- |
phia, will preside at the piano.
A masquerade ball given under the
auspices of the Daughters of Liberty |
in the Farrelly building last Tuesday
night was an enjoyable affair. The
warm weather prevented many from
masking, but enough did so to make
the dance interesting. Several young
ladies came dressed as Priscilla, Red
Riding Hood and Cinderella, while
the young men as negroes, Dutchmen,