The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-03-27

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The old colonial house belonging to the
Riggs estate, opposite the homestead, is
being remodeled including floors, roofs,
windows. doors, etc.
Mr.. Fred DtCamp, who has been
spending several weeks with his parents
has returned to New York again.
Mr.. William Conklin of this place will
move to Gladstone the first of April, and
Frank Welt will occupy the house vacat
I'd by him.
Next Sunday, March 29th will be observ
I'D as missionary Sunday at the Baptist
Church, ana Mrs. Fox will conduct the
evening service by giving missionary
lecture.
Mr. T V King and family will move In
part of j. S. Corwin's house this spring.
Mrs. Sarah McDougal, widow of the
late j S. McDougal, left Tuesday for New
ton where she will reside in the future
On Friday of last week public vendue
was held at her late residence on the
Kenvil road and all of her household
effects disposed Of She has abandoned
house keeping and will live at the Gran
dali House.
Gene Coleman has gotten tired of being
the man with the hoe and from now on Will
coal over at the Kenvil powder works.
OF course, this is a nice healthy job be
cause there are not more than seven Or
ten men who become scattered over the
surrounding territory every year, but
5hen. every man to his own liking; and as
I'D Mrs Muldoon says: Fur short cut
g Hiven take the dynamite route"
BY the way in order not to be tied down
to the SOIL Mr. Coleman held a sale the
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COWS, sheep, swine, poultry and potatoes
This netted him a nice little sum with
which to buy life insurance, but up to the
present time no company has been found
at all anxious to take the risk.
The Rev c. P. P. Fox of the Ledge
wood Baptist Church will preach his last
sermon TO the congregation there next
Sunday. Mr.. Fox Is young man and
splendid orator and has been very faith
full and hard working pastor while over
chs charge The people of his church re
greet very much that he could not have
remained longer but he has accepted
charge In another town with larger pos
sibilities for the future.
Mrs. Carrie Smith of this place has
rented her house to family from New
York city, for the summer.
Mr.. A M. Philhower has moved in the
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The p ople of this place were awakened
by graphophone entertainment which
took place In Meeker's hall last Thursday
evening. Many beautiful selections were
rendered from this instrument, and the
hail was largely filled with people from
this place, kenvil, Ledgewood and Dover.
Special music is being prepared for IL
Easter services at the Methodist Episco
pal Church 1t has been decided to sing
Shelley's Christ is Risen " with chorus
of twenty-fv voices and q special quar-
5et. The church will be decorated with
Easter lilies, roses, palms, etc.
Mrs. J. M. Reeve died at an early hour
Monday morning after having been in an
unconscious condition for one hundrt d
and twenty consecutive hours Funeral
services we're held from her late residence
wednesday AFTERNOON, the Rev. ID. w.
Ryder of the Methodist Church officiat-
ing She is survived by two sons and
daughter.
The building committee of the town
council is now considering plans and
specifications for the new ten by twelve
cooler" which is to be erected this spring.
The Tuesday evening cottage prayer
meeting was held at the home of Mrs
William Thomas on the Kenvil road. The
leader being Mr.. w. j. Hambley.
Master Ellis Horton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. e. Horton has been spending the
past week with his grandmother, Mrs.
Sanderson of Chester.
Arthur Thompson. who has been so
seriously Ill with pneumonia Is slowly
recovering but is still under the care of
physician.
Mr. and Mrs. Barber and two daugh.
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Mrs BARRIERS mother over Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth j. Nortby of Dover, was
a visitor in this place on Thursday,
Mr.. William Squires of Newark, was
the guest of his wife on Sunday last.
The time is rapidly approaching when
summer boarders will flock to this place
for recreation.
tossers held spit toon caucus in Hank
Wyckoff's grocery store Tuesday night
and made plans for the coming season of
sport There were present at the meeting:
AL Fancher, Dave Thomas. Clarke Steel
man. Charlie Buck, Bill Hambley, Var
ney Rarick, George Gardner and dear old
Jack Post. After talking over the situa-
ton for couple of hours and using COZ
siderable nerve medicine THY reached thu
that as bunch of fans they
were the supreme thing and decided that
they would issue challenges to everything
from New York giants to the Flanders
farmers. Mr.. Fancher, of course, will be
captain and chief mognl and on him will |
1evolve the necessity Of upholding the
aurels Of this rural community. The |
,wirler of the team is Tom Thomas, hose
has extended over Stanhope
md High Bridge and who has even been
heard OF In Dover and HackettsUown. Ii
8 said that he has been studying Matthew
ION, the giant wonder of New York and is
into all his curves including the cork /
crew twister which has frightened SO /
many wtelder of the willow from his |
place beside the plate. In the matter OF /
notions, he has them all and bears much |
resemblance to an amateur wind mill. I
when In operation In the box.
AS a back stop. there Is none to equal
al Fancher who scoops up grounders,
'olla's the sailers and gets in front OF
hose which shoot wide the plate and
never misses an opportunity for grand
tand play on foul fly. AL is certainly
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At the initial bag stand, Charlie Buck
lear Charles, who Is such terror to bat
ers that the cry ''out at flrstl" becomes a
nightmare to them.