The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-09-18
THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences IN and
About the Vicinity Of
MoriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD

The Free hlnueTgdrUel OpeHeu ou
Monday. Sixty-eight pupils were
enrolled.
The Loyal Temperance Legion meet
in the parlors of the Market Street
Mission this afternoon at 3.45.
The Morristown Gun Club will hold
the third match with the Newton
Gun Club on their grounds in Collins
vile.
The clergymen of this city will give
farewell banquet to Rev. Samuel
z. Batten at Days next Tuesday
evening.
State Road Commissioner Budd was
in Montville township on Wednesday
inspecting the county roads in that
vicinity.
The Democrats of Morris county will
hold their convention in Moller's Hail.
Dover, September 10Th, at eleven
O'Clock a. m.
Many of the city culverts over
flowed during the storm on Wednes-
day, which inundated property near
the waterways.
Policeman Meslar arrested Hannah
Earles Wednesday. The woman was
&c dead drunk" and had to be taken to
Jail in wagon.
The Viola Club gave dance in
Lippman Hall Monday evening 1t
was the dance of the season and was
largely attended.
The Mt. Kemble avenue school has
been closed by the Morris township
board of education on account of a
case of diphtheria.
Karl Behr won the tennis champion
ship of the Morristown Field Club, on
Saturday by defeating 0. B. Smith
Jr., in three straight sets.
City electrician Frank E. Pierson
attended the annual meeting OF the
International Association of Munich
pal Electricians at Atlantic City last
week.
B. J. Crane has rented store in the
Osborn building on South street, to
H. H. Topakyon, of New York, who
will conduct a carpet and tapestry
establishment.
The Boards of Registry met on
Tuesday to register voters for the
special election to be held next Tues
day, when the constitutional amend
ments will be voted for.
Miss Margaret Young, of Western
avenue, advertises lessons on mandolin
and banjo. Miss Young plays ex-
cellently on both instruments and is
an accomplished teacher.
Tuesday is election day. 1t is a
special election to vote on the proposed
constitutional amendments. Every
voter should read over the amend
ments carefully and then vote.
An important meeting of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union
will be held in their rooms at Y. NJ.
c. A., Tuesday, September %, at 3 p.
m. A large attendance is desired.
Joseph Barry, former resident of
this city, was killed at Huntington,
Pa, Monday morning. He was en-
ployed while in this city by the
Metropolitan Insurance Company.
The CHOSE Boys" have accepted
the invitation of Steamer Engine
Company No. l, of Somerville, to
participate in the firemen's celebra-
ton in that city on October % as its
guests.
The County Board of Elections meet
tomorrow and on Tuesday from a.
m. to 5 p. M, in the Freeholders'
rooms to add or strike out names on
the registry lists, and to perform all
other duties required of the Board by
law.
Surrogate Young has admitted to
probate the will of Daniel ). wallace,
deceased, of Milton, Harriet A.
Wallace, executrix, and the will OF
Steven R. Stinard, deceased of
Butler, James H. and Fred A.
Stinard, executors.
The annual meeting of the Owen
Y. w. G. r. T., will be held at the
Y, M. G. A. on Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER %, at 745. Superintendent
will present their annual reports, and
officers win be elected for the ensuing
year. A large attendance is urged.
The Prohibition voters of Morris
county will hold a county convention
at the Free Methodist Church in
Dover, on Friday, September 25, fol
the purpose of nominating candidates
for the office of County Clerk and
Assembly and for the transaction OF
other important business.
The annual meeting of the local
w. G. IT. u. was held Tuesday after.
noon in the Y. NJ. G. A. building
Nine new members were elected, AND
three reported as having died during
the year. The reports of the various
committees showed that good work
had been done by the Union.
Miss Grey, a teacher in the second
grade of the Speedwell avenue school
was taken sick with nervous prostra
ton last week, and was obliged to give
up teaching for the present. Miss
Helen Day. of Ridgedale avenue, viii
have charge Of the grade until Mis-
Grey is able to resume her work.
A Joint meeting of the Board o
Health and street committee of thu
Board of Aldermen was held in thu
aldermanic chambers on Tuesday
night to hear the report of Health