The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-12-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


IA German newspaper Is now on the
reading table at the Library
A subscription is being raised for
the purchase OF q piano for the Hillside
public schO0i.
Milk inspectors dropped into Nor
ristown on Monday and sampled the
milk handled BY the dealers.
Large plaster casts Of Washington,
Tass0 and Dante have recently been
presented to the MOrrist0wn Library
The Thermometer took q decided
drop on Monday registering seven q
eight above zero early Tuesday morn
Ing.
Bishop Potter will be the speaker at
the December meeting OF the Friday
Evening Club to be held on the twenty
first.
The Tapkaow bowlers defeated Hal
sted Hail two games out of three on
Monday night on the Halsted Hall
alleys.
There are now about fifty pupils en-
rolled ia the night school, One as
sistant has been provided Tor the
work
The Junior Christian EndeayQr ~
ciety Of the First Baptist Church Will
hold an anniversary IN the church on
Wednesday evening.
The regular meeting Of the We
mems Auxiliary OF the Z M Y, a.
will be held in the Association parior
Wednesday, December 9th at 5'5o P.
M.
The local employees u the Wells
Fargo Express 90 ate turkey 1of
THANKSGIVING the gift OF the company,
made as usual to each employee Ok SIX
months standing,
The way the insurance raise IN
MOrriStOwn works is SHOWN ~ the
case Of the First Baptist Churcn,
which finds an increase OF over 300
for the same insurance.
The Mems Club of the First Presby-
terian Church will meet next Monday
evening. The speaker of the occasion
will be Rev. Thomas G. Hall, ID. D.,
OF Union Theological Seminary
A new timetable went into effect on
the Lackawanna on Sunday, The only
change etfecUing Morrlsuown is bne
taking off of the Newark stop from the
$40 b. m. express from New York.
The Morris County teachers insti-
ltute will be held in the Maple ave.
school on Thursday and Friday. Con
sequently the pupils Of the public
schools will have TWO days vacation.
The club house OF the Morris County
Golf Club will be kept open during the
winter. meals being served in the care
while the large room and main dining
room are closed, except Tor special oc-
casions.
The Home Mission Circle OF Calvary
Baptist Church, will hold a bazar on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings of this week. There will be
solos, dialogues and reciUatlons each
evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Graham, mother OF
Mrs. Samuel r. Beach. formerly OF
this town, died at the home OF her son
Robert Graham, BrOOktield, Missouri
Monday, November 70, aged Y years
@ months.
The first High School Interscholas-
tic basket ball game of the season was
PLAYED Thursday evening at the Y NJ.
q. a. gymnasium. The Juniors were
defeated after an exciting and inter-
esting game by the Seniors.
The woman's union prayer meeting
will be held through the month Of
December in the ladies parlor OF
the South st. Church, every Thursday
morning at 10. 30 o'clock. The women
sOf. all the churches are welcome.
Robert Gourlie, formerly physical
director Of the Y M. 9. A. IS now with
the New Rochelle, N. X, Association
in that capacity and incidentally
studying medicine with pr. Hugh ":
Thompson, another former physical
director OF the local association.
The vaudeville at the Lyceum
Thursday was enjoyed by iar-e houSss
both matinee and night y X Burke
sent out a number OF head-llnerS IRON
the Keith and Proctor circuit and
Augustus f. PierS0n, Ianna, was
an added attraction. V0sS' orchestra
furnished the music.
Papers have been served in a suit
for 500 for SANDER brought by ..
N. HughsOn against Mrs. Margaret
Burnett. The declaration has not
as yet been filed, however, so the
ground of the suit is not known. 2.
Stillwell Jr., is counsel for Hughson
and ID. 4. Barkman, for Mrs. Burnett.
Republican primaries for the selec-
on Os ward executive committees
are held Tonight. The MOrristOwn
primaries are held as follows: Firsl
Ward, First Ward Hose House: Second
Ward, Sire's Stables, Speedwell avenue:
Third and Fourth Wards, Republican
Headquarters; all are at eight O'clock.
The regular meeting Of the Morris
County School Board Association viii
be held on Friday, December 7th, in
Maple Avenue school building, this
city. Prof. A. G. Apgal will speak on
g Scale Insects and Their Ravages y
Prof. Il. ID Sensor will also deliver an
address on, The Standardization or
New Jersey High-Schools. I"
William Smart was injured Oh Sat
urday morning by the breaking Of The
fork of the bicycle he was riding near
the depot. He was made unconscious
and was taken into Beuzler's PharIna-
cy and revived. He had a cut over
one Of his eyes and a cut on tile head
and was shaken up. Later he was
sent to his nome on Early street.
The Sunday school room Of the
Methodist Church was crowded TO the
doors this Tuesday evening to hear the
cantata, The Golden Sickle" given
4 by sixty members OF the Sunday school
under the direction of Oliver X. Day.