The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-07
LOCAL HAPPE NINGS.

Next Monday is a legal holiday
Lincoln's Birthday.
Trinity school win have its annual
sleigh ride to Mendham Friday.
The Morris Ministerial Association
meets at the Park House this AFTER
noon.
The board Of freeholders will meet
tomorrow morning and the board Of
excise tomorrow evening.
There VIII be a 6 Lincoln = sociable
at st. Virgilius Hall. Morris Plains,
Saturday night, February llth.
The Y. Nj. G. a. basket ball team
was defeated at Orange on Saturday
evening, by the scores OF 46 to %.
Mrs. John Harmon is continuing the
feed business of her late husband at
the old stand on Speedwell avenue.
The new lodge Of Forestersat Whip
pany is arranging for ball, to be held
about Washingtons Birthday.
The Chemical engine was called out
Thursday to eXtinguiSh chimney fire
at the residence Of Fl. w. Buxton,
Franklin street.
The Architectural RECORD" for Feb
ruary contained a number Of half-tOne
pictures Of Il. A. Thebaud's Madison
avenue residence.
The State Board of Taxation will sit
at the Town Hall at Dover, on Febu-
AIRY Is, at I'll I'm, at Trenton on Febu-
ary.7 I, IA, y and %.
Thursday was Candlemas Day and
undoubtedly the ground hog saw his
shadow and retired to his hole for
six weeks more Of winter
James FL. Fancher,, lay Judge Of
Morris county from 1852 to 1872, died
at his home at Mount Arlington on
Friday. He was 81 years OF age.
The red wagon was called to the
residence of Daniel MOriarty on Bell
view Terrace, Monday morning, to
put out fire near chimney.
Somebody entered the residence Of
John A. Stewart, on Madison avenue
during Wednesday night. AS far as
can be learned nothing was taken.
G. d. Haines, who controlled the
Roclaway Valley railroad for time,
is building and consolidating num-
Der of electric lines near Toronto.
G. A. Muir has moved his office from
the back to the front of the Dalrymple
building on Washington street, taking
the quarters formerly occupied by Ste
phen Breese.
Isaac G. Pierson, of Morris street,
has a remarkable hen which recently
laid four very large eggs The largest
measured 81 inches the small way by
s inches the long way.
Lewis Kernich, collector of Wharton
Borough, died there on Sunday. He
was Sc years of age. He was born in
Cornwall, England, but came to Nor
ris county thirty years ago.
Flora Stinson, who was SO badly in
jured at the Millington crossing on
Tuesday morning last was bought
to All Souls Hospital in the afternoon
and died there on Wednesday.
The old Jensen dyeing and cleaning
business on Market street, changed
hands on Wednesday. 1t is now con-
Quoted by Madam Helene, late from
Dresden, who is thoroughly expert
enced in all lines OF the work.
The Field Club hockey team defeated
the Dewitt Clinton School, Of New
York, last Saturday The second team
of the Field Club met defeat at the
hands of the Short Hills team.
The twenty-Seventh annual muster
of the First New York Mounted Rifles
will be held at the Aston House, New
York, on February 22nd. at 2 b. M.
Walter S. Poor and J.. Al. Blanchard
are veterans of the regiment.
On Wednesday afternoon at 3.15, in
the lecture room of the South Street
Church, there will be an address on
The Mormons. by Miss Hughes, who
is going through Morris and Orange
Presbytery addressing the societies.
All women are cordially invited.
G. r. Kitchell's traction engine ran
up from Whippany through the snow
on Wednesday and is busily engaged
supplying power to saw up quantity
of cord wood for the Dalrymple-Has-
tings Co. The engine weighs about
six tons and is large enough to draw
q load of fifteen tons.