The Morris County chronicle., 1903-06-05
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences in and
About the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD


launch now on Hopatcong.
The Owen Y held it's regular month
ly meeting at the home of Theola
Griffith Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. "a. J. A. Bennell will sail on the
Umbria for London, England, to-mor-
row. He expects to be gone about a
month.
Editor Adams, of the Express, has
purchased a new automobile. 1t IS a
handsome machine and should afford
the editor much pleasure.
Persons desiring to purchase horses
will do well to read this issue OF The
Chronicle. On page six appears an
attractive ad +" from Edgehurst
farm.
The Morristown High School relay
running team will enter fiye-man
/ mile relay race at the New York
Athletic Club, Travers Island. to-
morrow.
Hugh Haddow and Miss Louisa May
Sickle, of Rockaway, n. j., will be
united in marriage in the Presbyter-
ian church on Thursday afternoon,
at half-past two.
Nathaniel @. Toms, Esq, and wife
left this city to-day for Lake Hopat-
cong, where they will spend the sum-
mer. Mr.. Toms will be here every day
to attend to his law practice.
The Elks operated on two candi-
dates Wednesday night and the cere-
monies were followed by spread
and a vaudeville entertainment in
which the members took part.
John johnson, who lives opposite
the Morristown Driving Park, was
arrested on Tuesday on complaint OF
his wife for assault and battery. He
was committed to jail.
Miss Lila Burke, manicurist and
chiropodist, has located in the Dodge
building, on South street, this city.
Miss Burke for several years has en-
ioyed large practice at Watch Hill
and Narraganset Pier, r. /.
There will be meeting of the
Needlework Guild in Y. NJ. G. A.
hall on Thursday, June 11th, at 3
O'Clock. Rev. William Bishop Gates,
of New York, will speak on work
among the poor. Mr. Gates is engag-
ed in settlement work and can speak
of what he knows. All will be in
terested.
The Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals issued warrant
for the arrest of Frank Applin, of
Fox Hill, and had him committed
to Jail to await hearing. Young
Applin drives a milk wagon in Boon
ton and it is alleged he used stick
with nail in it and lash the horse
until its flesh swelled so that the
harness would not go on.
An old gray horse was found by the
police in the rear of the Methodist
Church on Wednesday night. 1t was
sick and had marks upon its body
which showed it had been brutally
treated. 1t is the opinion of the
police that the horse had been aban-
doned by the Sun Brothers Circus. 1t
was turned over to local liveryman,
and will be disposed of. The police
are investigating.
A debate was held at the meeting
of the Prohibition Alliance of this
city on Tuesday evening, and the
question, "What's the matter with
Morristown'' was discussed. The
affirmative side, represented by Cyrus
Lowe and Moses Freeman, won. They
showed to the satisfaction of the
judges that Sunday golf, Sunday
trains and divers other Sunday
amusements were setting bad ex-
ample.
The pool and billiard tables of the
Tapkaow Club are being put in first
class condition, and ''3S" experts are
becoming numerous. Tonight the
Rockaway Whist team will visitthe club
and try conclusions with the Tap
kaow team. The membership in the
organization is increasing monthly
and altogether club life is booming.
Last Friday evening patriotic songs
were sung in honor of the then APP
preaching Memorial Day. Several
midsummer bowling matches are
being arranged.
The closing recital by the pupils of
Mr. Sidney A. Baldwins Morristown
class will take place in Association
Hall on the evening Of June 18th.
The pupils will have assisting them
Mr.. M'Call Lanhan, baritone, and Mr.
Baldwin, pianist. Mr.. Lanhan will
sing two groups of songs. By request
Mr.. Baldwin will play two numbers
which are great favorites with those
who know him and have heard his
work, His numbers will be the
Rachmaninoff Prelude in G sharp
minor, and the Rubinstein Etude in G
major. A feature of the programme
will be the playing of four Of the
Dyorak Slavic dances by Miss Hotch-
kiss and Miss Cattermole, two pupils.
Rev. A. NJ. Sherman, of this city,
occupied the pulpit of the ST. James
Methodist Episcopal Church in Lyn-
brook, N. Y, on Sunday morning,
May 3lst The pastor of the above
named church was pastor, when both
were young men, of a church adjoining
the town in which Mr.. Sherman was
then settled as pastor; and now after
the lapse Of about quarter of century
they are renewing their friendship.
In the evening of Sunday, the 3lst, at
the Memorial service held in the ST.
JampQ' Ch1lrah Raw Mr. sherman hv |