The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-24
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r. B. Jolley will remove June |, to
one of the new stores opposite the
depot.
The annual field day games OF the
Morristown School will be held on
Memorial Day.
John B. Vreeland has sold the house
and lot p Ridgedale avenue, to Mrs.
Lawrence Doyle.
Eugene Mead, of Atlanta, Ca, spent
Sunday with his sisters, the Misses
Mead of DeHart street.
Or. Frederic Fl. Humphreys has re-
sceiyed his new auto lawn mower, and
has it at work on his place.
Thos. B. Ironside has returned from
Asbury Park, where he spent a week
for the benefit of his health.
The Morris Academy defeated the
Morristown School by the score OF 6 to
o, at baseball last Saturday.
The Morristown Field Club has pur-
chased new flag pole fifty feet long.
T.. I'll. PierS0n furnished the pole.
Rev. %. C. Horsman and family az
rived in Morristown last Saturday,
and are now living on Early street.
The Office of Surrogate Young is be-
ing remodelled. A new entrance is
being cut and other changes made.
The board of aldermen has recalled
the dog proclamation and dogs may
now wander about without muzzles.
The Lacxawanna is having the pas
senger ward at the local station sprin-
kled The sprinkling was started on
Tuesday.
w. II. Hoehn, has been spending a
few DAYS hereabouts. He has just re-
turned from a trip to Egypt and the
Holy Land.
The hard winter killed most OF the
vines which for years have beautified
the front of the South Street Presby-
terian Church.
DR.. A. w. Condict, of Dover, was
thrown from his buggy on the Rocka-
way road last Saturday, and quite
badly injured.
Frank Eaton has been spending a
few days in Canada. Miss Soaring
sang at the South Street Presbyterian
Church last Sunday
The graduating exercises of the
MorriStOwn High School will be held
.on June "a. The senior class numbers
twenty-four members.
Alfred Mills has been elected dele
gate to the general convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church for the
eleventh consecutive time.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the Baptist Church is arranging for a
military social to be given In the
church on Wednesday evening next.1
A civil service examination for the
positions Of clerk and carrier will be
held on June 4, beginning at 8 a. m.
Particulars can be learned at the local
post office.
Marshall Hollaway took a walk
around Ridgedale avenue way last
Sunday, and dislodged two sets of
card players who fled, leaving parts Of
two sets of cards, some money and
other articles behind
State Secretary for Boys Scott,
the N. J. Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION has started a normal class
for boys which will meet every week
In Madison, until the last OF June, for
boys Of Summit, Madison and Norris
town.
Charles w. Beebe, curator Of birds
in the Bronx Geological Park will give
a stereopticon lecture on Bird Life, in
the Market Street Mission on Wednes-
day evening. Allare cordially invited.
Children under fifteen should be ac-
companied by parents or guardians
The Morristown Trust Company is
prepared to furnish drafts payable in
st. Louis to its customers who antici-
pate visiting the Exposition. They
also issue domestic and foreign letters
of credit, drawn by principal New
York bankers, and drafts on foreign
countries.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
granted the application of DR.. Joseph
C. Price, Frank Roe, George J Bow
man, ID. l.. b. Smith, A J. Garfield
and William p. Ellet for the establish
ing of bank in BranchviIle borough
with capital stock of $25, 900. The
institution will be known as the First
National Bank Of Branchville.
The next meeting of the Friday
-DYtfilliS G1NU VIII Dt tttfQ Ill UilB Dap
fist Church on May 9th. The speak
ers will be Hamilton w. Mabie and
Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart. Mr. Ma
bic will speak on Literature as a
Personal Resource. I" Mrs. Stuart is
the author of A Golden Wedding,
and will read selections from her own
works.
Resolute Fl. s. e. Co. entertained
the members of Independent Hose Go.
lin the truck house on Tuesday even
ing. There was an entertainment in
the large ground floor room, then
members and guests adjourned to the
parl0rs above where there we're
speeches, etc. A fine buffet lunch was
served by Day and pleasant time en-
joyed.
THE CHRISTIAN churches at Con-
stantin0ple, Turkey, and Yokohama,
Japan, have long used the Longman &
Martinez Paints for painting their
churches.
Liberal contributions Of 4. & NJ.
Paint will be given for such purpose
wherever a church Is located.
Il. M. Sc0tield, Harris Springs, s. q,
writes, painted our old homestead
with ~ AR fx15ot,fs4. "a xan as1 M