The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Morristown School has closed
for the usual holiday vacation.
Or. Dean, of Candor. N. r. is visit
ing his brother, w. W, Dean.
King Sickle Dram has returned
from a hunting trip to the south.
The First National Bank is having
the banking room rewired for electric
light.
Chatham defeated the Tapkaow
bowlers two games out of three on
the Chatham alleys last Monday night.
on the first mail Monday morning
the local post office received seventy
tw0 sacks and twelve pouches OF mail.
A. T. A. Torbert Post has adjourned
until January 5, when there will be
installation Of officers.
Tom Wise, the well-known COM
edian of the Little Cherub Com
pany" was visitor in town last Tues
day.
Each employee Of the McEwan Com
panies railroad, board mills and brick
yard received a turkey as a Christmas
gift.
The night school is still holding its
own with an enrolment OF tifty-Six.
The school will have a vacation for the
holidays.
The S. 81 H. trading stamp company
will remove January first to the va
cant store in the new Miller building
on South street.
BOYS were skating on the new P0ca-
hontas Lake on Wednesday. the ice
over the shall0wer portions being
strong enough to bear.
A good business college education is
a great help to young man, Cole
mans Business College affords the
same. See adv. in another column.
n The rose crop In this vicinity is a.
failure, owing to the lack OF sunshine.
Growers state that there is less than
third Of the usual crop and prices
will be high.
Collins Weir has prepared plans for
alterations to the store OF ii. Fine.
corner of Speedwell avenue and High
street. BY which store will be made
on the street level.
James Clarke, who has been janit0r
of the TapkaOw rooms has purchased
the Kayhart barber business on Wash
ingt0n street. He is succeeded at the
club by Thomas johnson.
Charles F. Underhill pleased his
audience on Wednesday evening by
his rendition of 8 Midsummer Nights
Dream He will be at the Y. M. Q.
Al. Oh Christmas night when he will
give Dickens Christmas Carol
The Knockers First Basket Ball
Team defeated the New Brunwick
High School, Saturday night, at the
Y. M. G. "A. gymnasium. The game
was well contested, and the two teams
very evenly matched. The final score
was S6to 81 favor Of the Knockers.
e. Herbert Day was in the fatal ac-
cident on the Texas Pacific r. r. re-
Gently in which three men were killed
and others injured. He was asleep in
the sleeper at che tine and escaped
with a few bruises about the head.
He expects to reach home in time for
Christmas.
Harry Barker, an employee of Smith
81 Foster had long sleep. He went
nome TO GleSlef laSb SUNDAY ana Tell
asleep in the afternoon, remaining
asleep until Monday evening. a run
down condition is given as the reason
for the long sleep. The young man
returned to work Friday.
Miss Lille Muchmore, daughter Of
George ". Muchmore, Of Summit.
eavea luncheon on Wednesday last In
honor Of the announcement of the en-
eagement of Miss Olive Lawrence. to
J. Malcolm LaRue, a former resident
OF M0rristown. Twelve of the young
lady friends of Miss Lawrence were
present.
Nicholas Arrowsmith has been as
signed TO the new business depart
nent Of the N. Y. and N. j. Telephone
Co., with headquarters at Dover, with
the title of local agent. His district
Includes BOOnton, Rockaway, Dover
and north including the stations in
Sussex County The traffic and main
tenance departments are still handled
from M0rflsluwn.