The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


SPECS welI avenue is being surfaced.
The Board Of Aldermen will meet on
Friday evening
There will be confirmation at the
Church Of the Assumption on Z une g.
Bhe Morristown Field Club play the
Morris Academy on Memorial Day on
the Field Club grounds.
&c. H. Tomlinson Is suffering from a
badly cut head the result Of a collision
with press In his estab lisl1ment.
The Brotherhood Of the South Street
Presbyterian Church will hold social
for members only on "Wednesday even
ing next.
Work has been started on the new
iron outside stairway for Lyceum Hall.
Workmen are putting in the concrete
foundations.
The Newark Medical Society had Its
annual dinner at the Mansion House
on Tuesday evening coming from New
ark by automobile.
The children Of the Free KindeTgar-
ten marched to the soldiers mOnu-
ment on Monday morning and decor
ated it with flowers.
Emmett avenue from Water street
to the entrance to the Whippany River
Club has been improved by rounding
up and coating Of ashes.
Beginning June Is, the banks of
Morristown will close at three instead
of four b. M. except Saturdays, where
twelve is the closing hour.
The us ual Decoration Day tennis
tournament is in progress at the Field
Club with more entries than usual.
The finals are played May 30th.
The census enumerators will start
on Thursday to secure the pedlgrees
of all the citizens Of New Jersey. They
have fifteen days in which tocomplete
their work.
Raymond Mains, son of Clarkson L..
Mains, of Morris street, was hit in the
eye with a batted ball Thursday even
ing while playing base ball and pain
fully injured.
The Woman's Union Prayer meet
inc will be held through the month OF
June in the ladies' parlor of the South
Street Church every Thursday MORN
ing at 1910 o'clock.
At the Whippany River Club on
Wednesday, New Haven, with handi-
cap of four beat the Whippany River
at polo. There will be another game
on Saturday between the same clubs
but a little different make up of teams.
The Summer Shelter is being put in
readiness for the opening on June lst,
when Mrs. Moore, the matrOn, and
Miss Gertrude Littell, assistant, who
were in charge last year, will arrive.
The first detachment of children is ex-
pected June 9th and the pound party
will be held about the middle of June.
The Board of Freeholders held spec
ial meeting on Wednesday, when the
road committee was empowered to
advertise for bids for the Morris Plains
Parsippany road in Hanover township;
the section of the Mountain View
road In Pequannoc, and the Green
Village and Madison road in Chatham
township.
Finding themselves unable to ae-
commodate the many people who de-
sire to attend their annual pupils con-
cert. Mr.. and Mrs Edward NJ Young
have abandoned the idea of giving it
in their rooms in the Parker building
The concert will be given in the Ly-
ceum on the evening Of Friday, June
eth, ats7 40 clock.
The closing exercises Of the Indus
trial School for the season were held
in the First Baptist Church on Satur-
day morning Miss Coghill presiding.
They consisted of singing and recita-
tions and an address by Rev. Franklin
B. Dwight There was also a very
creditable exhibition of work done by
the classes in sewing and bread-making
and a distribution of potted plants.
IF you anticipate erecting a monu
ment on your cemetery plot, or in need
of markers or posts, send word to L. Y.
Ward & Co. Their work recommends
itself. Prices will surprise you. Our
business card will be found on this