The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-05-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

tomorrow. also next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
John II. Capstick Of Boonton has
been elected director OF the Morris
town Trust Co.
The dinner for Y. NC. A. members
and business men will be served in the
hall tonight at seven O'Clock.
Al cement block building IS being
erected by the McAlpin estate to
house the new steam road roller
The new ice plant Of Joseph oakley
is an operation and the 1lrSt ice from
it was marketed on Wednesday.
From present indications the class
of 1906 will be the largest ever gradu-
ated from the MOrristOwn High School.
The Gamma Sigma Congress met at
the home Of VIM. AitchisOn, 80 Ridge
dale avenue last Wednesday evening.
Carl Schmidt win give an organ re-
scital in the First Presbyterian Church
next Tuesday evening, May 8. at eight
p. NJ.
About 1926 was netted for the bene-
fit of the building fund OF the Memoir
ial Hospital by the minstrel show held
last week.
Justice Johnston has find Aaron
Earle and Isaac Pruden 81 each ana
costs for cruelty to horse which they
were driving.
The household goods of G. A. Fair
child will be sold at auction on Thurs
day, May 3, at p Court street. For
particulars see ad.
At ST. Peters Church on Sunday
81, 080 was given to be placed in the
hands Of the Bishop Of California for
work in San Francisco.
The pupils of the Hillside Public
school are contributing to the San
Francisco relief fund, the plan being
one cent for each year OF each child's
life.
Fifteen young ladies from the Kent
Place School, Summit, came TO town
in large automobile bus and had a
course dinner at Days last Friday
evening.
The Morris county board Of tax
equalization will be composed OF
Messrs. g. A. Baker, of Kenvil. y. A.
Quayle, of Morristown, and u. j.
Cahill, of Boonton.
Ransom H. Thomas has been elect
ed president of the Morris County COLI
Club, succeeding George q. Frellng-
the past six years.
l. B. Dickinson has received his new
pneumatic stone cutting machine
with its gasOlene engine and air com
preSsOr. He has them at work at his
yard on Morris street.
Sturgis Bros. have the contract for
an elaborate stone baluStrade Tor ii.
Nick. Twombly to be erected in front
of the mansion at Florham. The work
will cost about Sl3, 900.
The Women'S Union Prayer meet
ing will be held through the month Of
May in the chapel Of the South st.
Presbyterian Church every Thursday
morning at 1890 O'Clock.
Some young men while skylarking
on Washington street Hast ,Iuesuay
night about midnight broke the plate
glass window in front of lack's laun
dry in the Revere building.
The fox bounty under the new law
is to be decided by the boards OF free
holders in the several counties. Last
year $500 was appropriated in Morris
to pay the bounties and expenses.
Tbs sale of cake, candy and ice
cream, held in the First Baptist Church
by Miss Eva Persons class on Satur-
day afternoon for the benefit OF the
San Francisco sufferers netted 1881.
A unique musical evening will be
given by the famous Mexican trOuba-
dours, in Association Hall, Friday
evening, May 18th, at eight-ffteen,
under the auspices of the Association
. Knockers Club"
Thomas H. Hoagland has a new
ROYAL Tourist Car, which will pr0ba-
bly, render the railroad unnecessary
for him between MorristOwn and
Rockaway. 1t is four cylinder 1915
horsepower machine.
The First and Trinity Baptist
Churches held union service on Sun
day morning at the conclusion OF
which Rev. O. G. Horsman baptized
one candidate and Rev. James Shaw,
of Trinity Church, two
The concert which should be given
under the auspices of the First Scan
dinavianEvangelica Lutheran Church
at the Chapel, Church Of the Redeem
er, South street, April 18th, has had
to be postponed until May 9Th.
The firm of @. FL. Leonard s. Co.,
commenced business on Monday, oc-
cupying the store on Elm street re-
Gently occupied by VIM. Smart and
dealing in hay, grain, etc. Harry
Hinchman, late with the Jaqui Co. is
The manager.
At the regular monthly meeting of
Washington Engine Company, No. /,
held on April 9th, the company gave
$3.50 to be divided as follows $50 to
the Relief Fund, San Francisco; $50
to Memorial Hospital, and $50 to All
Souls Hospital.
Miss Mary Danforth Dodge and Miss
Amy Morris MOthershead, having
spent the winter in Heidelburg and
part of the spring on the Riviera, left
Gibraltar, April oath on board the
North German IS. BaroarOssa, due in
New York May 2.
S. Al. Baldwin is arranging concert
for his pupils and friends to be given
IN X M. G. A. Hall next Wednesday,
evening at eight o clock Miss Bertha
r. Ola rlro who hac rlavnd a MN hpr