The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


Steam was gotten up in the new
Mills ice factory and the apparatus
was tested on Sunday.
a movement is on foot to hold a.
large poultry show in Morrist0wn dur
ing the coming winter.
4 movement is on foot for the or
ganization Of a c0lored Young Mems
Christian Association,
A freight wreck at Great Notch
Thursday tied up traffic on the Nor
ristown end of the Erie for the even
ing.
E. f. Coo ney is replacing a portion
of the walk in front Of his Speedwell
avenue business property with con-
crete walk.
HI. @. Pitney, Jr., has been elected a
trustee of the Young Mems Christian
Association to succeed the late II. M.
Dalrymple.
The several boards Of registry and
election will sit next Tuesday, Octo-
Der 30, from Ito 8 p. m. TO revise Jne|
lists of voters.
J. G. Layer has let the contracts for
his new building at Morris Plains 10
Gates B. Parsons, carpenter; Mooney
q Lyons, maSonS.
a. e. Outerbridge who purchased
the John Clafiin place on Sussex ave-
nue. and the Lake Road, eXpecLS 70
tlke possession soon.
Christopher L. Gallagher has ar
ranged a series of subscription dances
60 be given in washington Hall dur
ing the coming winter.
The members of the Junior 9. 2
Society of the First Baptist Church
visited the Children's Home at Parsip-
pany on Saturday afternoon.
Founders Day was celebrated at
Drew Thursday. The address Of the
occasion was made by Chancellor
James r. Day, Of Syracuse University.
a mems Bible class will be held in
the main room of the Church Cup on
each Sunday from 5.15 to s p. M. be-
ginning with next Sunday, October,
18th.
The eleventh annual show OF the
Morris County Florists and Garden
er's Socievy will be held in the Assem-
bly, rooms, Madison, on November LIST
and 2nd.
Mrs. George F. Stone has sent al
check OF 5000 to Chief Fox for the sew
eral fire companies in appreciation OF
the work done at the recent tlre at
her place.
L. d. Kay is putting down cement
in place of the old slate walk in front
of his High street house which he re-
Gently purchased from Mrs. g. n.
Chadwell.
The Day place on the Mendham
road recently purchased by Mr.. Swift
will hereafter be known as the wilson
Farm. Mrs. Swift is sister OF Mrs.
Elisha Dyer.
The Junior G. f. Society Of the
First Baptist Church has received a
certificate ttlatit is third in the State
in the number of new members re-
ceived during the year.
The Morristown & Erie r. R. will
erect a wooden house for two engines
on the lot near Albeit avenue. Grad
ing is under way for the unloading
yard and to make room for the engine
house.
The Socialist have nominated a
ticket as follows for congress, Geo. Ell.
Whitesell, of Dover; for assembly men,
Geo. B. Sharrette, of Morrist0wn, and
William s. Patton, of Dover; coroner,
John Checker, Dover.
The local employees of the United
States Express Company give their
annual ball in Washington Hall nexv.|
Wednesday evening Tickets have
sold we'll and a large attendance and
pleasant time is anticipated.
An entertainment and farce under
the auspices Of Miss Van Fleets Sum
day school class will be given in the
Sunday school room Of the Methodist
Church on Friday evening, November
2nd. Proceeds for missions.
The Morristowr Trust Co., has be-
gun the erection of book vault in
The basement Of the building The
vault will be about 22x25 feet in size
and both fire and water proof w. Q.
VanDoren is the architect. Sturgis
Bros, are the masons.
The Brotherhood Of the South st.
Presbyterian Church will meet in the
lecture room on Monday evening;
October 10Th, at eight O'Clock. The
hcVt LOuSilho VI AoAAhiSs VI AeJ ~ =. -
will give an address on { A Holiday ~
Algeria and Tunisia A very cordial
Invitation is extended to the men OF
the community
TO end misunderstanding that has
existed regarding the writer's posi-
tion, ne asks to be addressed Hon.
Francis e. Woodruff, James street,
Morristown, New Jersey" BY the
usage of our country he is entitled to
the Hon. :" having been Commits
sioner tC0llector) Of Customs in China,
and still being Chinese official Of the
second civil rank.
The fiftieth meeting Of the Friday
Evening Club was held last Friday
evening, Rev. f. B. Dwight presiding.
He referred TO its being the tiftiet.
meeting and to the fact that former
president Fox is in Europe on his we'd
ding tour The speaker was r. 5. Del
lenbaugh who spoke Of personal expert
ence with Major Powell in exploring
the Colorado Canyon. The Lecture was
illustrated by stereopticon views
The contracts out on the addition to
the Morristown Memorial Hospital
are about completed and there is yet
some money left In the building fund
but not enOugh to com lete the struc-
ture. The directors have decided to
90 on with the piping. studding and
rough floors preparing the addition for
plastering and then close up the build
ing until next spring. IL Is hoped
that in the mean time sufficient money