The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-11-20
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences in and
About the Vicinity Of
Morristown
BRIEFLY AND TERsELY TOLD

There was Dig crown ouU w lledI
Mr.. West in the Association Hall last
Sunday afternoon.
Charles H. Platt, a former resident
of this city, has moved from his late
residence in Connecticut to Dover.
BOYS Secretary Harry Nixon, of the
local Y. M. @. A., has been confined to
his home with an attack of the grippe
The limbs on the old elm tree on
the cornor of Morris and Elm streets
are being trimmed by the John Den
man.
Mr.. and Mrs Abram West, of Hill
airy avenue, celebrated the crystal
anniversary of their wedding last Sat
urday evening.
The Post Office Department has au-
thorized the establishment OF a rural
free delivery route in Dover, to COM
menee December ID.
Four teams from the Tapkaow Club
will 90 to Rockaway next Tuesday
evening and play whist with four
teams of the Rockaway Club.
Rev. Mr.. Horsmann, who has been
supplying the pulpit in the Baptist
Church since the resignation OF the
pastor, will preach especially to the
young people on Sunday morning.
The body of Thomas Pinckney, who
died at his home in this city last week,
was taken to Baltimore in a special
car last Saturday morning, where it
will be inferred in Green Mount Gene
terry.
Mrs. Eugene Travers Hawkins, of
Maple avenue, with her son Harold
and daughter Louise, will leave Nor
ristown this week for Pasadena, Cali
fornia, where they will again spend
the winter.
The usual Thanksgiving service will
be held in the First Baptist Church
next Thursday morning. Rev. Will
lam Russell Bennett, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church, will de-
liver the sermon.
Complaint has been made that the
hackmen at the depot are continually
disregarding the law in respect to
standing their horses and carriages on
the crosswalks when train arrives
at the station.
The annual devotional meeting of
the Presbytery of Morris and Orange
held in the South Street Church on
Wednesday last was well attended, and
the addresses were exceedingly inter-
esting and profitable.
Edward Taylor, who passed worth
less check on Edgar L. During for S45
recently. was arrested in Philadelphia
on Monday and taken to Mt. Holly,
where he is also wanted for passing
bogus checks. Taylor was indicted by
the Morris county grand jury.
Dispatcher T. H. Curtis, of Hobo
ken, was buried in Succasunna on
Wednesday. He started in as an
operator at Landing few years ago
and by his faithfulneSS to duty and
carefulness in work, gradually obtained
the position of dispatcher.
Harold Clark, son of Mrs. G. A.
Clark, of IA Early street, was bitten
by a white bulldog last Saturday. The
animal tore the boys stocking and
pressed it's teeth into his flesh in three
places, making ugly wounds. DR..
Allaban was called and cauterized the
laceratiOn.
Rev. DR.. Edwin S. Lines was conse-
Grated bishop of the Episcopal Church
in the diocese of Newark in Grace
Church on Tuesday. Six bishops repre-
senting the great diocese of New York,
Albany, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del
aware and Missouri took active part
in the ceremony.
Stiner & Scheuer are going to cele-
brate their ninth anniversary during
the next week, with big list of bar
gains for the Thanksgiving table. Nine
years ago they came here and started
business; to-day they have the largest
grocery house in the city, and it is all
due to their strict integrity and atten-
ton to business.
The rumor that President Trues-
dale of the Lackawanna is to resign,
to be succeeded by William p. Halls
ted is denied by f. e. Loomis, vice
president of the road. Hesays: "There
is no truth whatever in the report nor
is there any truth in the statement
that he is broken down in health"
Four women have been chosen on
the Board of Education in Madison in
compliance with the new school law
which provides for the Increasing of
the membership of the Board from
five to nine. Miss Whitman, librarian
of the public library, Miss Alice L.
Green, Mrs. James A. Webb, Jr., and
Stark b. Ferris were named
The "Knocker's Club, " composed of
the gentlemen who accompanied Mr..
George V. Muchmore on his recent
hunting trip in the Maine forests,
has been invited TO venison dinner
to be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Much
more at their home on Springfield
avenue on November "a, on the arrival
of the ''tote teams" at O'Clock.
1t is reported that Senators Kean
and Dryden have requested President
Roosevelt to appoint Cortland Parker
Jr., Assistant United States District
Attorney for New Jersey. IT. is
understood that the President regards
the suggestion with favor. Mr..
Parker has been acting district at
torney until John B. Vreeland of this
city was appointed.
Miss Agnes Snudden. daughter of
thn 1afa Villa ~ CInddan wac mar.