The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-02
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences in and
About the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD

Thomas Blackburn and family have
moved from Morris street to Newark,
where they formerly resided.
Miss Danas Seminary, the Norris
town School and the Trinity School
opened Wednesday morning.
The State Fish and Game Commits
sion has appointed Edward ]. Bowen,
of this city, and Edward e. Burnett,
of Madison, deputy wardens.
City Electrician Pierson has been
busy this week working on the fire
alarm system. He has taken out the
still alarm wires at st. Hilda's
School on Western avenue.
The Memorial Hospital ambulance
was called to the Court House last
Saturday morning, and took John
Clancy, prisoner, to the hospital,
where he will undergo a surgical opera
tion.
For the best Sunbeam" drawing
for the Newark Evening News, LIE
Roy G. Philhower, nine years old, of
16 Phoenix avenue, won the gold piece
offered by the News The young
artist drew five birds in the act of
flying.
9. Franklin Wilson, president of the
Tapkaow Whist Club, has called a
meeting for Monday night, October 5,
at $50 O'Clock of all the members of
the club who are interested in whist
for the purpose of organizing for the
ensuing year.
Patrolman Hally found James Kay,
of Newton, fast asleep on the side
walk last Saturday night, saturated
with rum. Moved with compassion,
the policeman took Kay to the station
house, from which place he was laid
away in the county jail for two days.
Manager John Cannon, of the West
ern Union Telegraph office in this
city, has resigned his position here,
and will take position in the general
office in New York city, as press dis
patcher. Mr.. Cannon is an expert
operator. He will leave here with his
family October s.
The two Italians, Savara Caduta
and Leonardo DiArzio, who eloped
last week, but who were caught in
Dover and brought back to this city
by the irate parents of the girl were
married on Sunday afternoon. Rev.
G. De Vincentius, the Italian priest
performed the ceremony.
While trying to catch hold Of a
wagon on Morris street last Monday
afternoon, Celestine Mullen, six years
old, was run over. The wheels of the
vehicle passed over her arm, and she was
scratched considerably about the face
DR.. Mills, who was called, found the
arm had been sprained.
E. A. Doty resumed his work as
janitor of the Maple avenue school
yesterday. Mr.. Doty has been con-
fined to his home during the summer
from an injury to his leg by a fall, as
told in the Chronicle. He has not
fully recovered the use of his leg, but
can work with some comfort with the
assistance of a cane.
Under the direction of Superintend-
ent George G. Smith, the Methodist
Church Sunday school observed Rally
Day, last Sunday. The feature of the
exercises was the illustration of
Achievements and Practical Ideals
of the Sunday School, by ten chill
dren. Special music was rendered by
the Sunday school orchestra.
While riding spirited horse over
the jumping hurdles at the Norris
town County Golf Club Tuesday after
noon, A. f. Hyde, of Macculloch ave-
nue., was thrown off and badly bruised.
He was taken into the club house and a
physician called, who found nothing
serious. The horse ran up Madison
avenue and was caught by Mounted
Policeman Osborne.
The Bible Glass held by DR.. Hurl-
but for the study of the Sunday school
lesson will reopen in the Epworth
Hall at the rear of the Methodist
Episcopal Church on Friday evening
of this week at 7.45 o'clock. Prelude
on "The ISraeliteS and their Neigh
bors in the Time of David" Lesson
on "David Brings up the Ark" II
Sam. CLIP. All are welcome at this
class.
Two new degrees of lodges were
instituted in this city Friday night.
A degree Of the Red Men known as
the Haymakers, and a uniformed
rank Of the Knights of Pythias. The
latter degree includes the lodges of
Wharton, Dover, Rockaway and
Morristown. Brigadier General w.
E. Hitchcock, of Newark, was prse-
ent and addressed the lodge in this
city.
Notices were posted last Monday in
Wilkes-Barre Pa, at the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western collieries, by
the company, that until further notice
their collieries were to work only half
time. The company operates twenty
one collieries, employing 11,7OO men
and their wage loss will be about $685.
900 every week The restriction in
the outputs throw nearly 10000 men
idle for two and three days every week.
The Morris County Principals Asso-
citation will hold it's first meeting OF
the year at the High School building,
Morristown, Saturday, October TO- at
10 a. m. No regular program has been
arranged, but the principal feature Of
the meeting will be an informal dis
cuSsion of stEducatiOnal Conditions