The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


The board Of aldermen will meet on
Friday evening.
The engagement is announced OF
Or. @. Q. Beeling and Miss Lucille
Abbott.
A private telephone plant connect
ing all departments has been put IN
Days store.
Abraham Burns broke an arm on
Sunday by falling on slippery walk
on Macculloch avenue.
An additional lavatory is being con-
structed in the basement OF the Ma
tional iron Bank Building.
J. M. Mossman & Co. are putting in
seventy additional safes in the vaults
of the Morristown Safe Deposit Co.
"A memorial service for the late John
Whitehead was held at the A, NJ. Il.
Church, on Spring street on Sunday
afternoon.
Al horse belonging to Mrs. Leonard
Of BrOOkSide ran from that village
nearly to MOrristoWn, dragging a
sleigh, on Wednesday.
The regular meeting of the Women's
Auxiliary OF the Y. M. G. A., will be
held in the Association parlor, We'd
nesday, March lst, at $50 p. m.
The Y. M. Catholic Asso. Dramatic
Club will present 1.-THE Widow" in
Lyceum Hall on Tuesday evening,
March 7, for the benefit Of charity.
On Tuesday afternoon special Wash
ington exercise were held in the Maple
ave. school chapel. There we're songs,
recitations and original compositions.
The twenty-one members Of the Guy
Bros. minstrel aggregation went to
Nyack from MOrriStOWn thursday
morning, going over the Morristown
& Erie R, r.
While delivering mail Saturday at
ternoon, in Pine street, Lettercarrier
William Taylor fell on the ice, break
ing small bone in his wrist and bruis-
ing his back.
The Newark Sunday News sus-
pended publication with the issue of
last Sunday. Wallace M. Scudder, Of
the " News has purchased an interest
, in the Sunday Call"
Postmasters all over the country are
now engaged in weighing the mails.
This is done every fOuryearSin order to
form basis upon which railroads are
paid for carrying the mails
A supper for the members of the
church and congregation Of the First
Baptist church will be held on Friday
evening at six o'clock, nominal
charge being made for the meal
Leon Vincent recently gave an in7
teresting talk on sThackery" at Miss
Dana's School. On the afternoon of
the same day there was recital of
the piano classes in Miss Dana's par
l0r.
There will be rally Of the Morris
town Christian EndeavOr Union insthe
Baptist Church on Wednesday even
ing. An address will be delivered by
Rev, Wendell Prime Keller, OF Madi-
son.
J.. Paul Jameson is still in Memorial
Hospital. Last week it was feared
that blood poisoning would cause the
amputation of his injured leg, but it
is now thought thai such extreme ac-
tion will be unnecessary and he will
soon be out.
The midwinter rally of the Local
Christian EndeavOr Union will be held
at the Baptist Church on Wednesday
evening, March lst, 1905, and will be
addressed by the Rev. Wendell Prime
Keller. of Madison. The service will
be opened with a song service at 7.30
D. m. An invitation is extended to
all to be present.
w r oo,,av hos ,,,Yrol,aeod no AZ
tire stock, machinery, and tools of ETA
Hall, of Chatham, who retires from
business. Mr.. LoOney is moving the
goods to his Bank street shop which
he is arranging to accommodate the
additional material. When the NOV
ing is finished he will possess a com
plete plumbing and tin shop.
The annual dance OF the Chatham
Fish and Game Club was held in the
ballroom of the clubhouse Tuesday
night, and it was largely attended by
Chatham folks and others from neigh
boring places. The hall was hand
somely decorated for the occasion, and
presented an artistic appearance, and
the dance proved to be one of the best
successes of the season.
A call has been issued by the officers
Of the Central Presbyterian Church of
Summit, to architects to submit plans
for new church, the plans to be COM
pleted before March 81, when they
will be passed upon. The question of
site was settled some weeks ago in
favor of the plot at the north east cor
ner of Morris avenue and Maple street,
and it is expected that the new build
ing will cost about 100000.