The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


d bloom Oh Fort Nonsense on Tues 4
fiay
Peter Gulick now q resident Nj
short Hills is visiting IN Aorristown
iar few days
a surprise party was rendered Mrs
oseph \ awger at her home on FRIDAY /
evening About twenty We're present..
g. A. Kinkle, formerly at New Ger
nantown is now in full charge q the
MOrrist0wp business Of the 3.
Pa. r. r.
Sebastian Matthews has rented
the house II Mt. Kemble avenue. fOf-
merry occupied By the late Rlchafd
MOriarty.
Shupe Il Simmons have purchased
from S. r. Bennett the property ag
Dover formerly occupied by the rate ~
Apgar as a bottling works
Henry j. Rees, graduate in pharma.
ey. ID with us again. and has resumed
charge of the prescription department.
Id Mr.. Bakers Red Cross Pharmacy
The regular meeting Of the Wo-
mems Auxiliary Of the M, z. a.
will be held in the Association parlor
Wednesday, February 18th at $50 p. m
al. III. Sherman's book on the First
Century Of M0Tristown has been plac-
ed in the library Of the Maple Avenue
School as a book of reference, by tie
Board of Education.
The Morris County links are being
favorably considered for the annual
championship 0f the New Jersey Golf
Association ia be held probable during
the last week in July
Harley NJ. Taylor, who for some
time was in the insurance business in
MorfistOwn has been appointed assist
ant manager OF the telephone COM
Y,any in Westerly, r. i
The Woman's Union Prayer meet
fng will be held through the month Oh
February in the Sunday school room
OF the Baptist Church every Thursday
morning at 1890 O'Clock.
Ensign Charles r. Wade, a resident
III Hackettstown, has been acquitted
.of the charge of the responsibility Tor
the explosion of the gunboat, Benning-
ton, in San Diego Harbor, some
DlonthS ago.
Salney Bros, have purchased the
Cornell row OF buildings on Speedweli
avenue, part OF which were burned. a
few weeks ago. They have not de-
cfded as yet what they will Go IN the
way of improvement.
A large muskrat was caught in the
ward OF Mrs. Fred VOrholz on Morris
street last week and another large one
was caught by fox terrier that had
been Investigating the chicken coop OF
Mrs. WALTERS on Ann street Sunday
morning.
John Murtha was arrested onsSatur-
DAY for stealing q fur cap from the
store of 81 Carroll. He went IN the
store and asked to borrow some money
and on refusal said be would carry
away a pair OF suSpenderS. MI. Carroll
pursued the thief and had him COM
mitted.
The first OF the series Of entertain
H1entS under the auspices 81 the MP
worth League of the Methodist JhurcnI
will be held in that church next
Wednesday evening by the DeeBarrle
taill CO., who give an evening OF music
and readings. 1t is the only tw0-harp
company in America.
The Morrstown Club has elected
the following officers President,
George b. Raymond secretary, Henry
Shaw treasurer Walter b, Wood; di-
rectors. j. r.. Emery, u. A Day. r. p.
pOote @. ID. Chapman, George q. TAI
Tner. A. III. Vernam. Ridley Watts,
Charles II Mellon, w Nanderpool.
The Common Sense Suspender 90.
will reopen for the season on MONDAY,
February 5th New machines have
Desn put in and the capacity 81 the
SLANT has been increased forty per
cent. Additional men have been put
On the road and it is expected that
the sales will equal the enlarged ca
pacity
Mr.. Adams and MIS-. Williamson, of
the commission appointed by Governor
stokes to investigate and report on the
moor laws Of New Jersey, helda session
inthe court house on Monday when
about half dozen Of the Morris conn
4y overSeers of the poor and one from
Sussex county appeared IN answer 10
an inyitationto be present. The time
was occupied In an Informal discussion
0f the subject
Freebooter Schoneberger was in
Trenton on Monday and hada confer
enee with Road Commissioner Hutch
inson. He says that the prospects for
a larger appropriation for road work
In order to permit road construction
during the coming season seem TO be
favorable The freehOlders want to at
least complete the Morris Plains road
on TO Parsippany and TO continue the
James street road on to New Vernon.
The Morristown Field Club on Mon
day evening elected the following Off
GERS President, Charles ID, NJ Cole
vice president, ] ohm r.. Brinley secre-
tary Edward r. Mills: treasurer,
william J Romano: additional gov
errors, O. Wickliffe Throckmorton,
Frederick w Ford. J. Steuaft Mackie,
Thomas w. Cauldwell, Henry +. Tay-
Tor. The principal business Of impor-
lance was the adoption OF a change in
the coupon system for paying f0rgo0ds
at the club house.
Great preparations are being made
for the organization Of the lodge OF
Eagles in MQrristown next Thursday.
Present plans call for q parade with
fireworks, the Drum Corps and Dover
Rand 20 furnish music, followed by orr |
uanization in the lodge room in the
Chronicle building. when candidates
win be Initiated by the team from Ho-
Fa,kan. Arrangements are being made |