The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The new crossing gates at the Nor
ris street crossing OF the Lackawanna
were put in operation on Monday.
A dozen of the Morris Plains poultry
fanciers visited the Madison Square
Garden poultry show on Thursday
The plans for the proposed King
house on Kitchell avenue are in the
hands of local contractors for esti-
mate.
The First National Bank has de-
Clared it's usual Semi-arnual dividend
of five per cent, payable to StOckhold-
erS on and after January End.
N Policeman G. j. Hally has been con-
fined to his home for several days by
an attack of appendicitis. His condi-
tion is reported as improved.
iThe Christmas music at the South
Street Church on Sunday was disar-
ranged on account of the illness OF Mr..
Eaton who contracted a severe cold.
James Clark is moving the large
freezing tanks of the Shelley Ice Go.
form the old to the new plant and has
The first one out in the street on the
way.
The Morris County Savings Bank in
another column announces that IT has
declared interest at the rate of four
per cent. per annum on all accounts
from SIS to 81, 600.
A series of special meetings will be
held in the Methodist Church for two
weeks beginning on January 9th. They
will be conducted by the pastor assist
ed by neighboring ministers. NJ
Rev. James B. Cochran, Of Hwai-
Yuen, China, will address the Child
rem S Missionary Society of the First
Presbyterian Sunday School next Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock.
Rev. J. L. Hurlbut was presented
with 800 in new one dollar bills from
his church in Bloomfield, the bills be-
ing run through clothes wringer, be-
hind which the pastor held his hands.
The fire in the boiler of the police
building was started on Wednesday
and the steam turned into the pipes.
This will dry out the walls and afford
opportunity for the finishing of the
structure.
The management of the Morristown
School has been touched with the mod
ern spirit of advance toward hyg1enlc
living. The pupils in this institution
are receiving careful instruction IN
personal hygiene.
The patients at the State Hospital,
Morris Plains, will have turkey din
ner tomorrow according to the usual
custom. About three Thousand pounds
Of turkey are required besides barrels
of cranberries and other tixings.
= The contractors have finished the
! work at the new chapel at. the Acad-
envy of st. Elizabeth, Convent Station,
and are moving away their scaffolding,
etc The contracts for the plastering
end finishing have not as yet been let.
Miss Bessie Tudor, soprano soloist of
Che Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church Of Brooklyn,will be the soloist
at the Christmas day service in the
Church of the Redeemer. The choir
will also have the assistance OF George
@. Combs tenor.
,ffe contract for the stable for E. NV.
Van Week, now under erection at Nor
mandie Park, has been let to Mooney
81 Lyons, masOEs, and w. +. Barkman,
carpenter The VanVleck house has
the third story beams on and is max
ing good progress.
nRobert9rGourlie, formerly physical
director of the local Y. M. @. A., has
gone to Panama to take charge OF
athletics in one of the government
G6wns in Panama. He went on the in
vitation Of the international Commit
tee.
Interesting Christmas exercises were
held at the Hillside School on Friday
afternoon consisting of songs, recita-
tiOnS, drill, ETC., after which the pu-
pills of the school we're treated to cornu-
leopias of candy, the gifts of Principal
Kaiser and teachers.
Sat the special meeting of Roxiticus
Lodge, No. 98, i. 0. @. f., held in the
Schmidt building, on Wednesday even
ang, Rev. Andrew M. Sherman, read
an original short story, entitled: "a
Detectives Strange Deliyerance from
an Extraordinary Dilemma"
The thirtieth annive rsafy of dedica-
tion of the Morris Plains Presbyterian
Church, house of worship, was OBJ
served last Sunday by appropriate
services morning and evening and by
a reunion and social of former and
present members of the1 church and
congregation Monday evening.
The Sunday School room Of the
Methodist Church was crowded on
Tuesday evening on the occasion OF
the old fOlkeS concert given by sixty
children under the direction Of Oliver
X. Day. Ali who participated were
attired in costume of hundred or
more years ago and the program which
included a number of solos was very
much enjoyed.
Monday was stormy day, but busi-
ness was carried on at record break
ing clip, several merchants reporting
the heaviest business of the season.
At the post Office all records were
smashed. There were sent out 240
sacks of matter, twenty-eight pouches
and eighteen pouches of registered
matter. Two hundred and one pieces
were registered and over 5000 was
taken in from the sale of stamps.
DuringTueSday night some unknown
persons tapped the till of the bar Of
Piper Bros. Hotel on Market street
and took away considerable change.
From the appearance of glasses set out
on the bar it is also supposed that they
helped themselves TO some of the
LIQUIDS for sale there. A rear window
was found unfaStened otherwise there
xuae M SIGN as To how tha intru0arS