The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

evening.
J. K. Boniface has a specimen Of the
peculiar angler fish on exhibition at
his market.
The Yankee comedy-drama " Uncle
Josh Sprucebys is booked for the Ly-
-ceum on November 8th.
st. Peters brotherhood will meet
in the Guild room at the church on
Thursday evening, November 2.
The Morristown School defeated the
Cutler School of New York by the
score of 6 to at football on Saturday.
Rev. A. G. Lawson, D. d., of New
ark, will preach at the First Baptist
Church next Sunday, morning and
evening.
The meeting for the discussion Of
factories for MorriStown will be held
in county hall on Thursday, Novem-
Der at 3 p. m.
There will be dance at the Morris
County Golf Club Monday evening,
November g. at nine O'Clock for menl-
bers and their guests.
George w. Bower & Son have pre-
prepared plans and specifications for
sheep and hay barn for Frederic CrOm-
we'll. Estimates are being secured.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
s men S Auxiliary of the X. M. @. a.
will be held in the Association parlOr
Wednesday, November 1st, at $50 p.
m.
Another Sunday train was added to
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arriving ia MOrriStOWn just before the
S.15 p. m. and leaving ahead OF the
9.10 p. M.
The United Box Board and Paper
Go. has force of men at work remoY-
ing the old machinery from the Stony
Brook plant recently purchased by the
McEwan Bros.
The painter has recently been busy
on the N. j. & Penn. r. r. and the
result is reprinted passenger car, new
lettering on stages and trucks and re-
painted signs,
Marshal Holloway has received let
ter from the Atlantic x Pacific Tea
Co., thanking the police for discover
ing the thief in their South street
store some time ago.
Mrs. Elsie M. Greenwood has sold
to Mrs. Theresa Greenberger the Geo.
Greenwood place on Western Avenue,
the tract comprising II acres. The
consideration was $4,000
After the prayer meeting at the
South St. Presbyterian Church Thurs
day night a reception was held for Rev.
and Mrs Paul Erdman, who sail on
Saturday for their mission station in
the East.
Mrs. James Hever, the neice of An
drew Carnegie, who recently married
the former cOachman of Mrs. Catlin,
has purchased the Albertson farm OF
10 acres ROSlyn, L. |. The price is
said to have been $500.
There is on exhibition at George E,
Voorhees, store pumpkin which
weighs 96 pounds, and is five feet,
nine inches in circumference. 1t was
raised by George Ogden, employed by
Homer Davenport OF Morris Plains.
Mrs. A. J. Monroe, Of South Orange,
has rented the Vail stone house at
Speedwell through Cranes agency I'M
til the spring of 1907. She takes pos
session on November first. Meanwhile
the house is being remodelled and inn
proved.
g. B. Thomas IS planning for the
erection of a group of farm buildings
including horse and COW barns, hay
storage, tool house, dairy, chicken
yard, etc. on his place. George w.
Bower g. Son are making sketches for
the group.
The Womans U MON Missionary
meeting will be held through the
month of November in the chapel Of
the First Presbyterian Church every
Thursday morning at half past ten
O'Clock. The women of all the churches
are invited to attend this meeting.
A. Fillmore Hyde's residence and.
stable are nearing completion. In the
house most of the trimming is on and
som rooms papered. MaSOnS are now
at work building handsome pool and
balustrades In the yard. Two hundred
nd fifty sand stone SpindleS Will be
used ia this part of the work.
A call has been numerOusly signed
by local business firms for meeting
to consider the possibility Of securing
factories for MOTriStOWn and vicinity.
MorristOwn now has the best freight
facilities in New Jersey, except of
course Newark and Jersey City, and
tracks are so situated that sidings are
possible.
Mrs. Holton is showing some curious
nature-designs by Miss Emma II. Van
Pelt Original transformation of the
"lucky f0rked witcll-hazel twig with
its nuts. into flying, grinning little
witches of winged maple seeds into
owls; acorns into COLLINS; and milk
weed pods into tiny boats freighted
with autumn nuts.
The interior furnishings Of the Nor
ristown Trust 90 are rapidly asSum-
ing shape. A large portion OF the floor
has been laid with tile and mechanics
are being worked every night putting
in the hard wood partitions. No glass
will be used in the new fittings, Oxi-
died metal grill work being substitu-
ted for the usual glass.
Richard Fl. Swartwout and Paul
Appenzellar announce thai on N0vem-
Der 1st, 1905, COurtlandt Babcock re-
tires from the firm of BabcOclk, Swart-
won't 81 Co., his interest having been
purchased by the others. who will con-
duct the business Of bankers and note
brokers at the same address. under the
firm name of Swartwout q Appent-
cellar.
The following members Of the Boys
Department of the Y. M @. Al. at
tended the Boys Conference held at
Camden from Friday to Sunday night
Amin Hoffman r. s Ford. Fl Myers