The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-12-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


Loantaka Council, 0sS, Royal Area
mum, will elect officers tonight.
Sheriff Ryerson took Harris Domb
to State prison on Monday.
The sidewalk on M ills street between
Washington and Early street IS being
paved and the road repaired.
S. M. Toms has the contract for re-
building the Alexander house on
Atno ave-, recently damaged BY fire.
The paving Of Western avenue is
progressing rapidly. The walk is now
being laid in front of the property Of
the Syms estate,
Mrs. Joanna w Beers. who was I'M
accident, died at her home in New
Vernon on Tuesday.
The next number of the x M. g. az.
Star Course will be given in the Lyce-
um next Friday evening, December 8.
Marc is the attraction.
DR.. Stiles, Of Philadelphia will
visit thesoffices of Stiles u CO., eye
specialists in the Miller Bldg. on
Monday next between 8 and 1870.
The regular meeting Of the Woman's
Auxiliary OF the T. M. G. A. will he
held in the Association parlor, Wed
nesday, December It'll, at 500 p. M.
The mems social which was to have
been held at the Methodist Church on
Tuesday evening, the sixth Of Decem-
Der. has been postponed until Monday,
the 18th.
The Morris County Golf Club closed
for the season on Wednesday. Work
on the new clubhouse is advancing
rapidly, the foundation being nearly
completed.
a new schedule of rates Of the
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Legion
went into effect last Thursday. The
new rates are more than double the
former price.
The Dover Garage Co. has been I'M
scOrporated by r. A. Bennett, Charles
Il. Clark and Hiram z. Hail TO manu-
facture and deal In automobiles The
ca pital stock is $4,000.
Sheriff Ryerson sold the Kaminski
property at Passaic township on Mon
day to the receivers of the National
Building Loan and Provident Ass0cia-
tion Of Newark for $500.
There will be a sale of fancy articles
and refreshments, also concerts OF vo-
cal, instrumental and orchestral mu-
sic, at st. Hilda's school on the after
Moons Of December 7 and 8.
The chemical engine was sent to the
residence Of Mrs. Peter Ballantine on
Sunday. A fire was burning be-
tween the walls and was extinguiShed
with considerable difficulty.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in their rooms at the Y. M. G.. A.,
Tuesday December 9Th, at 2.30 p. M.
A Large attendance is desired.
The firm of Hummel u Tillyer
publishers of the Dover Index for
many wears has been dissolved, L. ID.
Tillyer retiring. The Dover Daily
published by the firm has been sus-
pended.
The Rev. George p. Eckman pastor
OF st. Paul's Church, New York, for
merly Of Morristown, will address a
mems meeting at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church on Tuesday evening, De-
cember g.
John M. Haines, who was we'll
known as a Justice of the peace in
Morristown some years ago was buried
in Evergreen Cemetery recently. He
died at the Morris Plains Hospital
on November 81.
The next lecture Of the Friday
Evening Club course will be on Dec
ember 16 when Prof. Charles r..
Chandler, of Columbia University
will speak on electrio-chemical in
dustries at Niagara Falls
The local Sunday schools are arrang-
ing for the celebration OF Christmas
which occurs three weeks from Sun
day. The exercises of the First Pres
byterian school will be held on Wed
nesday, December 18th, at 7 o'clock.
Members Of Torbet Post, G. A. r.
and ladies OF Hope League surprised
John Al. Cliff at his residence ON Park
Place, on Saturday evening, the &C.
castor being Mr.. Gifts SEVENTEEN
birthday. DR.. Pierson for the Post
presented Mr.. Cliff with a bath robe.
The elegant new altar Of the Church
of the Assumption was consecFated
this morning by Bishop O'Connor.
The services began at $50 O'Clock and
lasted for three hours. The altar is
not yet finished but the engagements
Of the Bishop required that the SER
vices be held then.
At a meeting Of the Presbytery
of Morris and Orange held on We'd
nesday the pastoral relations between
the Rev. i. L. White and the Church at
Whippany were dissolved. Mr.. White
takes Immediate charge OF the Taber-
nacle Church in Newark. Rev. DR..
Beaumont was appointed to declare
the pulpit OF the Whippany Church
vacant.
Forest and meadow fires we're num-
er0us on Saturday. Large fires near
Whippany and Florham Park illumi-
mated the heavens all through the
night. Other fires were near the
Rowland place, on the Whitney and
Bndd hills and toward Bernardsville.
There were many rumors afioat about
buildings being burned but Fortunately
proved to be untrue.
Clergyhnen of MorriStOwn enjoyed a.
dinner at Days on Wednesday even.
ing. Dr. Hughes presided. Those
present were Rev MeSsrS. Albert Erd-
man, w. M. Hughes, William Russell
Bennett, Philemon Sturges, Oliver
g. Horsman, Ralph B. Urmy, John
Macnaughtan, franklin B, Dwight,
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