The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-08

of the Memorial Hospital
The city bus of Hotel Dover was in
town last Tuesday, bringing quota
of witnesses to attend court.
The Conchord Quartet attended a
musical in Basking Ridge Tuesday
evening, and rendered several pleas
ing selections.
At the meeting Of the Arabic Order
of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine in New
ark last week, Mr. Arthur Lynch of
this city, was elected noble electrician.
An entertainment, The Parliament
of Religions, by the Farther Lights
Society of the Baptist Church, will be
given tonight in Trinity Chapel,
Collinsville.
Get your hair cut and be shaved
now. On Monday the prices go up to
25 cents for the former and Is cents
for the latter There's nothing cheap
about Morristown.
The Clerks Association has issued
circulars requesting the general public
to cooperate with them in securing
merchants to close their stores at $50
O'Clock in the evening.
Richard Davis, the one-year-old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Davis Jr., fell
out of bed yesterday morning and
severely cut its head. A physician
was called and sewed up the cut.
Harry Owens, son of Alderman Ow-
ems, who has been very sick with ty-
phoid fever in hospital at Scranton,
is expected home on the 10Th inst. He
has quite recovered from the illness.
Miss Clara M. Mutt entertained a
party Of friends in an enjoyable man
ner last Friday night at her home on
Washington street. Games of vari-
Gus kinds were played, and music dis
coursed.
1t is stated that within a year over
100000 has been spent in improve
ments to the Lake Mohonk property
Money is still being spent with lavish
hand, many miles of new road being in
process of construction.
Among the coming musical events
the evening of May II. The soloists
will be Miss Dorothy Harvey and Mr..
Frank Eaton. Prof. j. Sebastian
Matthews will direct a chorus of eighty
voices.
The new offices of the Dalrymple-
Hastings Company on Elm street are
about finished and are complete. The
main office is at the left of the en-
trance, and the officers rooms in the
rear. Up stairs a spacious apart
ment for craftsmen.
Last Saturday night some unknown
person visited the lumber yard of
George " Muchmore, in Summit, and
decamped with a considerable pile of
lumber. A thorough search by Officer
Mcnamara and Henry Muchmore fail
ed to locate any of the missing build
ing material.
On Sunday evening in the Baptist
church the pastor will give the third
discourse in the series on 1.-THE Things
To Come: Death, and Afterwards:
Is this to be mans final home? Why
is death here? Does death end all?
Shall death be abolished?'' Service at
7.30 and all are invited
The B. P. o. E. or "The Best People
on EARTH will do their best to have
every one enjoy themselves at the
Lyceum May %, when they will have
one of the best plays ever written,
Way Down East, produced as played
by the original company Tickets will
be on sale on and after May Is at
Smiths drug store. Get one of 'em,
or forever after regret it.
A fiagstone which protruded above
the level of the walk caused William
w. Beers of this city, to stumble and
fall while on his way to church last
Sunday. He sustained severe injuries
to the face and was bruised in several
portions of the body. Mr.. Beers, who
is court crier for this county, has but
one arm and was unable to protect
himself from the serious results Incl
dent to the fall. He is now doing
nicely and rapidly recovering.
One of the largest catfish ever taken
out of Lake Hopatcong was caught by
Alderman Arrowsmith last Monday
night. Mr.. Arrowsmith, with party
of friends, went to the lake and cast
their lines in River Styx. The fish
weighs four pounds, and was on exhi-
bition in the show window of Kronen-
berg's market on Washington street
Tuesday. 1t was induced to bite on a
small piece of meat, and Mr.. Arrow
smith says it put up considerable fight
for its kind and size.
John Mcnamara, plumber APP
prentice in Summit, endeavored to
give an exhibition of fire eating"
last Monday as he had recently seen
professional performers do A num-
Der of boys gathered to see the show.
John filled his mouth with gasoline
and holding lighted match short
distance from it blew at it, In few
minutes his lung pressure gave out
and he was compelled to inhale the
flame. The physician attending him
says if he does not die, he will be dis
figured for life.
The Tapkaow Club held meeting
last Wednesday night and elected
members of the Board of Governors:
For years, Harrison p. Lindabury,
George l.. Clarke and David p. Nc
Clellan; for years, Alexander Ben
nell. to vacancy caused nv resipna-