The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-11-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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giving Day.
Edgar E. Martin started Thursday
for Omaha, Neb., expecting to be away
about two weeks
Il. q. Parker and family are at the
MelrOSe for the winter having closed
their Morris Plains home.
The local Wells Fargo employees
have been notified tl1at they will each
receive a turkey for Thanksgiving.
Cornelius Hally desires to thank
through the press the firemen and
others who assisted in saving his house
last Sunday
The train leaving Morristown for
Whippany at $40 p. m. has been dis
continued on account OF pressure of
freight work on the road.
The speaker at the December meet
ing of the Friday Evening Club will be
Frank M. Chapman, of the New York
Museum of National History.
The regular meeting of the Women's
Auxiliary Of the Y M. Q. A., will be
held in the Association parl0r, We'd
nesday, December 9Th, at $50 p. M.
james Lawless is erecting a new
home ON Albeit avenue. Marinaro q
Trenoll0 have the mason contract,
Granville 81 CASTOR the carpenter work.
Joseph B. White has formed class
in dancing, meeting in Washington
Hall on Friday afternoon. A few more
members could be added by applying at
the hail.
The EIls have put out fine electric
sign in front of the lodge room in the
Schmidt Building also flag for the
pole on the roof TO tell by day where
they are located.
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer,, a former
resident of Morristown and an honor
airy member of the local Y M. q. A.,
died in New York on Sunday. He was
in the sixty-irst year OF his age.
Contracts for alterations and repairs
to D. S. Voorhees, house on Maple ave.
have been let as follows: mason, Tho
mas Malley; carpenter, Robert Dalg-
lish Collins Weir is the architect.
The first carload Of cement blocks
for the new Dempsey building on Elm
street have arrived via Erie r.. r. The
blocks are made in East Orange and
will be used for the inside partitions.
Arthur Meeker, the son of Arthur
Meeker, who had one OF his eyes in
jured last FouiUh of July had sue
cesSful operation performed in New
York hospital and has returned to his
home.
New York Lodge, No. /, of Elks, at
efc az In
Johnny Jones' at the New Y FORK Thea
tire on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Ambrose of this town were
among those who attended.
John Ferno, an italian, was caught
in the act OF shooting song birds on
Saturday. He was taken before JUS
tice Stilwell, who fined him $40 and
costs. There have been a number OF
complaints lately OF Italians shooting
birds.
Senator Hillery will address the
III on the Hillery tax bill and will also
debate with William A. Lord before
the Union League Club of Orange, on
the same subject on Friday evening
of this week.
Ripley Ropes was brought from
Princeton to the Hotel Webster, New
York, Thursday He is M king good
recovery but was taken TO New York
rather than brought home SO that he
might be near the ear specialist who is
caring for him.
James Chambers has sold his farm
on the Green Village road, containing
72f acres to Mrs. Helen Hartly jenkins
and Marcellus Hartley Dodge, consid-
GRAFTON private. Mrs. Jenkins has also
sold Mr.. Dodge the Steele place of 79a
acres adjoining for Sc, 600.
The Armitage Basketball team one
of New York 5 leading travelling teams
would like to book few games with
teams in MOrriSt0wn. averaging 140
lbs and having a court Send open
dates and guarantee TO James McCOrd,
$50 West DIST street, New York City.
On Thursday evening next Thanks
giving, a very select euchre and dance
will be given at ST. Virgilius Hall,
Five CorOnerS. Valuable prizes will
be given to the players and the many
other features OF the affair will make
it a notable event in the series of fine
entertainments given In this hall
The housekeeping committee Of the
MOrristown Memorial Hospital hope
for a generous response to their appeal
for Thanksgiving contributions for
hospital use. Canned soups and fruits,
groceries and winter vegetables will be
most acceptable The smallest dona-
ton thankfully received. Gifts may
be sent to Memorial Hospital, Morris
street.,
The papers have not passed as yet
but it is reported that the r A. Nc
Cnrdy place at Morris Plains has been
sold to George Mulligan, a New York
contractor, for $4,000. Mr. Mulhgan
according to report has man on The
place already but Mr.. McCurdy will re-
tain possession of the green houses
and some other portions of the estate
until spring.