The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-01-22
THE LOCAL I
HAPPENINGS
Noteworthy Occurrences IN and
About the Vicinity Of
MorriStown
BRIEFLY AND TERSELY TOLD

Rockaway Monday night.
Jacob A. Brown was taken to Mem
orial on Monday suffering from a
stroke Of paralysis.
Among the United States Grand
Jurors now in session at Trenton are
Eugene Carroll and George E. Voor-
ices, of Morristown, Carnot B. Meeker,
Florham Park.
William Rowe, painter, son of the
ADimick Rowe, died in Memorial
Aital on Sunday from typhoid
He leaves surviving a wife and
tnall children.
snile walking up Washington street
list Saturday morning, Arthur Day
slipped on knob of ice and fell to the
sidewalk, sustaining painful bruises
and cuts on his face.
While crossing Speedwell avenue
last Saturday afternoon, Edward Min
ogue. bartender for Alfred Conway,
was run down by sleighload from
Boonton and his leg broken.
Court Interpreter Vincent Azzara
has rented room in the VOORHEES,
building on Washington street, and
will start a class of instruction in the
Italian language next Monday night
There will be meeting of the Nor
ristown Society for Political Inquiry,
Friday, February 5. Edward X.
Sumerwell, of East Orange, will adj
dress the meeting on the subject Of
trolleys.
Supervising deputy grand counsellor
Frederick B. Cobbett, of the Loyal
Association, went to Jersey City last
Friday night to install officers in the
Paulus Hook Lodge, and to Paterson
Monday night to the Hamilton Coun-
Gil.
While speeding in his sleigh at Nor
ris Plains last Friday afternoon, An
drew NJ Guerin lost control of his
horse, collided with the curb and was
thrown out. As a consequence Mr..
Guerin was obliged to remain in his
home for day.
The regular meeting of the Norris
town Indian Association will be held
on Tuesday morning next at 1870
O'Clock in the lecture room of the
South Street Presbyterian Church.
1t is expected that Mrs. r. r. Proud
fit will address the meeting, to which
all are welcome.
District deputy grand patriarch H.
J. Gregory and staff, John Echlin,
Lewis APPLICABLE, Edward Murphy,
Walter Casterline and Harry Sturgis,
accompanied by Grand Patriarch
Samuel Karn went to Summit Tues
day night to install Hill City Encamp-
ment, /. 0. 0. f.
The police committee OF the Board
of Aldermen has issued an order to the
effect that Justice of the Peace Charles
Stillwell, ST., shall not be allowed to
dispose of any criminal cases in the
police headquarters. The police would
often send for Justice Stilwell in the
absence of Police Justice Cliff.
Work in surveying through private
property in the township of Spring
field has been commenced by the Nor
ris County Traction Company, and
the proposed trolley system from Eliza
beth to Dover is under way. The
company means business and says it
will construct the trolley line despite
all obstacles.
The class for Bible study conducted
by DR.. Hurlbut will meet this week
on Friday evening, in Epworth Hall
at 7.45. Prelude on "The Year of OBJ
security in the Life of Christ" Lesson.
.''Jesus Rejected at Nazareth. =" Luke
a 1880. Next week on account of an
other meeting, the class will be held
on Tuesday evening.
Contracts have been let for extern
sive alterations to the Marsh house,
corner of Maple avenue and Boyken
street, as follows: Masonry, j. d.
Collins, carpentry, Couch & Smith;
plumbing, L. B. Tompkins; painting
Morristown Decorating Company. o.
B. Smith, Jr., architect, associated
with Ludlow & Valentine.
Malachi Murray, tramp and State
prison convict, was arrested last Satur-
day night upon complaint of Keeper
Orr, Of the county jail. Murray who
was in an intoxicated condition, was
creating disturbance in the court
house corridors. When taken to jail
it was found his feet were frozen. He
said he had walked to Morristown
from Newark.
The Rev. Oliver G. Horsman, who
was extended call by the First Bap-
fist Church in this city last week, took
occasion Sunday morning to thank the
the church for its invitation to be-
come the pastor and asked for week
in which to consider the matter. The
Rev. Mr.. Horsman has been occupying
the pulpit since the departure of the
Rev. Samuel z. Batten, He is at pres
emf professor of Greek in Grocer