The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10
ITEMS OF
LOCAL FLAVOR

The swimming season in Morris
town has opened.
Resolute 81. & Il. Co. will entertain
Independent Hose Co. next Tuesday
evening.
The Morristown Trust Co. has is
sued neat maps of st. Louis ana Une
fair grounds to customers.
The telegraph gang has reached
Morris Plains in the work OF rebullu-
ing the line along the Lackawanna Il.
r.
Mr.. Whites Monday Evening Dane
ing Glass gave an enjoyable dance IN
Washington Hall on Tuesday even
ing.
The Tapkaow will entertain the
Somerville bowlers and their quartet
at a bowling dinner at Days on Fri
day evening.
Collins Weir is drawing plans for a
new house for John Clark to replace
the one on South street recently de-
stroyed BY fire.
Michael Holly has sold his lot on
South street, the house on which
burned few weeks ago to Mrs. Nora
Prendergast.
A & t ne specimen of the large grow
ing CalceOlaria, from the estate Of
Gustav Kissel is on exhibition at the
MorrsitOwn Trust Co.
Frank Rodler slipped on the curb on
.Speedwell avenue last Friday afternoon
and broke one Of his legs. He was
taken to Memorial Hospital.
The Sunday School Of the Trinity
Baptist church will give an entertain
ment for the benefit of the building
fund on the evening Of May 20.
The Morris Aqueduct has started a
gang of men laying pipes in the road
from Littleton to MOrristown. Opera
tions were started at the Littleton
end.
The regular May meeting of the
Morris County Branch OF the State
Charities Aid Association will be held
in the x M. G. a. parlor on Wednes-
day, at II a. m.
The Tapkaow Club has elected the
following officers: Geo. Il. Clarke,
president; FL. J. Genung, secretary /;
Carl VI VOgt, treasurer; governors !:
G. S. Rutan, Fl. J. Genung and Carl
Y. Vogt.
The employees of the First National
Bank gave a farewell dinner to Angelo
I'll. Bennell at Days, last Saturday
Mr.. Bennell has gone aboard the St.
Mary's, which soon sails for the sum-
mer cruise.
The Farmers and Merchants Tele-
phone Co. of Hunterdon county has
connected with the telephone line
along the Rockaway Valley Ry. giving
connection with Pottersville, Peapack
and Mendham.
The Decorative Art Society of Balti-
more will have an exhibition of and
sale Of Art EmbrOideries and Dec0ra-
tive articles on Monday until Satur-
day of this week in the store in the Y !
NJ. G. A. building.
The Official board of the Methodist
Episcopal Church win hold a recep-
ton for the male members of the
church next Wednesday evening. A
lecture and orchestral music will be
the features of the occasion.
Third annual minstrel performance
by the Forester Minstrel Troupe Of
Morristown, will be given at st. Vir-
gilius Hall, Five Corners, Morris
Plains, Friday evening, May 9th.
There will be dancing after the per-
Torrance.
Thieves entered the Memorial Pres
byterian Church of Dover, during last
FRIDAY night and stole 216 OF the sill
yer Individual communion cups, leav-
ing LA behind Earlier in the week
the old communion service of the
church was stolen.
The will Of the late David NJ
Tuttle, of Hanover Neck, has been
admitted to probate. He left his en-
tire estate to his son, Geo. H. Tuttle.
The will was made in 1873 and both
executors named and both witness TO
the will are Dead
Work on the Whippany River Coun-
try Club is being pushed. The ear
penters expect to finish the remodel
ing of the buildings in about three
weeks. The polo field is being put in
fine order and the inner fence OF the
running track removed.
David Rose, has left the employ Of
the johnson Pharmacy and gone to
Bradley Beach, where he will embark
in the drug business. VIM. A. Evans
registered pharmacist in New Jersey,
New York and Massachusetts has
been engaged by the johnson Phar-
macy.
The Junior Society of Christian En-
ldeavor of the First Baptist Church
will hold sale of fancy articles, home
made cake and candy in the Sunday
school room Of the church on Friday
of this week from six until ten p. M.
The proceeds will be devoted to fresh
air work
The Morris County Traction Co has
taken title to the Morse property at
Dover, on Blackwell street, and the
LackaWanna II. r. one of the proper
ties needed for the proposed new cross
ing OF the railroad. The company also
has an option ON the old Presbyterian
Church property
The cOmmitteeOf tiremen to arrange
for the proposed demonstration In the
autumn has elected ]. III. Wulfers,
chairman. Thco. Ayers has resigned
from the committee as the representa-
tive of Independent Hose Co. lit has
been decided to secure an auxiliary
committee Of citizens to push the
project.
Postmaster Clarke has asked the de-