The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

less 10 ~, NJ NUt,
Morton Keller is at Montclair help
ing in the Wells Fargo Office there
The board Of freeholderS viii meet
tomorrow morning and the board Of
excise in the evening.
There are now about fifty pupils en-
rolled in the night school. One as
sistant has bean provided for the
work.
j. s. Matthews delivered an address
on organ music before the pupils Of
Miss Dana's school on Wednesday
evening
sheriff Shaw took FL. NanW. Meyer
To the Trenton prison on Friday after.
noon only few hours after sentence
was passed.
The desk and chair of The late Free
holder Isinglieb, Of Boonton, Ia tne
freeholder's room, llas been draped
with Grape,
The East Orange Common Council
has received a report which Is being
considered for a municipal lighting
plant In that city.
The Field Club had the skating
pond flooded before the cold snap and
as a result skating has been enjoyed
there since last Tuesday.
The first chapter of the Christmas
rush at the post Office is already we'll
advanced in the forwarding OF money
to foreign countries.
Professor D Agestiuo is organizing
a band among the Italians which ~ ~
expected will have over nifty pieces,
most OF the players being local ltallans'
j. w. Roberts has contracted with
III. Al. Granville for the carpenter work
on the new house he is erecting on the
Mendham road, near the township
hall,
The @. e. Society Of the First Bap-
list Church held a business meeting
and social at the residence Of VIM.
Babcock, Maple avenue, last Tuesday
evening.
The money order business at the To-
cal post Office last week was the larg-
est in the history of the office. There
were 24O foreign orders issued for
amounts aggregating about So; 400 and
262 domestic orders.
Frank s. Burnett has beautiful
line of hand-colored pictures on exllI-
bition at his frame shop, No, ii South
street A sample assortment suitable
Tor Holiday gifts will be sent TO your
residence upon request.
The street department has paved
the fifteen feet Of walk IN frost OF the
Jones property on Western avenue,
near Ann street. 1t was the only un-
paid piece of walk between Washing
ton street and the town limits
Alex. q. Humphreys has commenced
quite extensive alterations to the
Hartigan place just purchased by him.
The rooms will be rearranged and ad-
ditional bath rooms added. George
r Gordon is the carpenter, w. j..
Looney, plumber
Contractor Marinaro is pushing work
on the PocahOntas dam. The gang
was employed during the cold spell IN
backing up the concrete dam with
earth excayated from the pond bed
About three days Of good weather will
be required for the completion OF the
concrete work.
The @. e. Society OF the South ST.
Presbyterian Church has elected these
officers president, Frederick Tomp-
kins; e-president, Miss Minnie Fair
child; recording secretary, Miss Mary
Milford treasurer, Elmer ROmine;
corresponding secretary, Miss. Jessie
Norman.
f. T. Naylor has purchased the
Babbitt Building adjoining the Ma
tional Iron Bank on Washington
street, which was sold at Sheritf's
sale last Monday and will remove
his stationery business there from the
Bell Building, ia fact he already has
some stock in the new store.
Al man named Case from Parsippany
left his horse in the shed by LOsey's
stable last Friday evening and on his
return found 1t gone. The police were
notified and Case walked home. In the
morning it was learned that Frank
Gulick had taken the rig, but brought
it back. No arrest was made
The Junior Society Of G. e. of the
First Baptist Church observed its an
niverSary with program given in the
Sunday school room of the church on
Wednesday evening. There was sing
ing, REPETITION of scripture verses, and
"a cantata followed by a drill. Follow
ing the program there was a social
hour with refreshments.
The entertainments for the Church
Club are held IN the Lyceum WedneS-
day evening and Friday evening, one
admission paying for both nights, one
entertainment In measure suppl :
menting the other. Walter McClit-
t0ek will be the guest of A. r. Whit
ney, while MIR. Nevln will be enter
tanned by Rev. Philemon Sturges.