The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

b. 5. Burke is able TO De OUT again
The Morris Academy re-opened to-
day.
w. III. Under and family spent New
Years at Hope, n. y.
The Free kindergarten opened for
the winter term Monday.
James Dickson entered upon his du-
ties as street commissioner on Monday.
Daniel Losey has 50 far recovered
from his illness as to be able to come
down town.
i The board Of freeholders meet to-
morrow morning, the board OF excise
il the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Cooper started
on Saturday for the West Indies, to
spend the winter.
The committee of the board Of al
dermen on municipal building Will
meet again next Tuesday evening.
LYMAN Abbott, d. d., will address
the Washington Association at its
meeting on Washington's birthday.
Frederick Erb was called by telegram
to Hoboxen on Sunday afternoon, ow-
ing to the sudden death Of his father,
Invitations are out for the marriage
Of Alfred Littlefield and Miss Blau-
velt, of st, Nicholas place, New York.
RevJ. Madison Hare. Of Camden,
will preach the First Baptist Church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Asmeeting preliminary to the organ
5zatiOn Of an aerie of the Order of
Eagles was held on Wednesday even
ing.
The annual meeting of the N. J. g
Pa. r. r. was held at Watn0ng STA
tion on Wednesday with two stock
holders in attendance.
Judge Hunt, of Sussex county pre-
sided in the Morris courts on Thurs
day. in the appeal in the case of w. e.
Coils against w. Batson.
Special religious services conducted
10y local pastors will be held at Collins
vile during the week of January IA
and at Littleton during the week fol-
lowing.
The congregations of the Baptist
Churches of Mortified and Livingston
presented their pastor, Rev. w. ~. Bur-
rell, purse Of S137 at the watch-night
service.
The Telephone Co. s subway gang
have laid branch conduit from the
rnanhole, corner of the Park and Bank
streets to and up the side Of the Voor-
hees Building.
The next meeting of the mems club
of the First Presbyterian Church will
be held on Monday evening, January
Is, when Hamilton W. Mabie will de-
liver an address on Books and Bush
ness. =
The thirty@third annual meeting of
the New Jersey State Board OF Agri-
culture will be held at the State House
in Trenton, ASSEMBLY Chamber),
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
January 18th, 18th and 10Th.
Assistant Trainmaster Bailey and
the wrecking train came to Norris
town last Friday, to replace loaded
coal car which had jumped the track
leading to the beef house, preventing
the switching of the meat cars.
1t is reported that Rev. George
Mooney, now located in Plainfield, will
succeed Rev. j . L. Hurlbut in the South
Orange Methodist Church after con-
ference. DR.. Hurlbut will follow lit
erary pursuits and will not assume
another pastorate.
The Morris Sand & Supply Co. has
received the contract for supplying
1000 cubic yards of sand for the
Hudson Tunnel Co. to be delivered at
18th street, Jersey City, within the
next eighteen months. The company
is also busy on other orders.
We note with pleasure that the
Lackawanna has had another pane of
glass set ia one of the doors of the
local passenger station which had been-l
minus the pane of glass for about
three weeks, permitting the cold air
90 chill the stove heated room.
There was an interesting shoot at
the grounds Of the Morris Gun Club
on Friday, when William II deer
broke l05 targets without a miss and
missed only three out of 1875. There
was also interesting shooting on the
part of teams from the association.
The Morris County Societies for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children and
to Animals will hold their annual
meeting Thursday, January is at 4.3O
o'clock In the parl0r OF the X M. @.
"A. Al. w. Abbott OF the Oranges. T.
C. g. will speak on matters relating to
the protection OF children. All are
invited to be present.
The forty-ffth anniversary Of the
Womar's Union Missionary Society
will be held on Wednesday, January
nth, at IL a. m. and p. M, at the
managers room Of the American Bible
Society. Bible House, Fourth avenue
and Eighth street. Addresses from
Miss Ellen Fl Todd and Miss II: y.
Nudge, India; DR.. Reifonyer and Miss
Elizabeth Irvine, China. and Miss Il
X. Strain Japan. The members OF
the Morrlstown Auxiliary and all
friends OF the society are cordially IN
vited to attend.
EARLY CLOSING IN Newark.