The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-02-19
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


entertainment in the hose house on
Friday evening
Jhe Junior Team of basket ball
players defeated the Orange Juniors
by the score of 10 to 3.
The Tapkaow bowlers defeated the
Orange Valley aggregation on Mon
day night TWO games out OF three.
Sunday was observed as Y. M. G. A.
day in the Churches. Speakers tell
ing of the work of the Association.
The old buildings at Speedwell
boards being carried away for fire.
wood.
The teachers and officers of the
First Baptist Church met at the
home of j. w. Egbert on Monday
night.
Mrs. Livingston Roe treated the
boys of the Morris Academy to sleigh
ride followed by refreshments at Days
on Saturday morning.
The formal resignation of Vice
Chancellor Pitney was filed by Chan
cellor Magic last Wednesday Mr..
Pitney retires on April 1st.
James Clark has the contract for
raising the "a. Fine building, corner
of Speedwell avenue and High street,
so that store on the street level
can be constructed.
The chemical engine was called to
the residence of DR.. Campbell on the
Mendham road on Wednesday after
noon by chimney fire which burned
out without damage.
VIM. Smart, o. M. Bowen, j. H.
Madigan and HI. A. Van Glider, at
tended the Superior Forest meeting
of the Tall Cedars of Lebanan held at
Trenton last Tuesday.
The Morris County Traction Co.
has made second application to the
trustees of the Morristown Green ask
ing this time for consent to build the
road on three sides OF the Park.
G. r. Lindsey narrowly escaped ser
ious injury last Thursday when he was
struck by the MorriStown drill engine
while he was walking down the track.
He told the crew that he was not hurt.
The Washington Association will
observe Washington's Birthday with
the usual collation. and meeting at
HEADQUARTERS Admiral CaSpar H..
occasion.
DIR. Hughes has announced a series
of sermons on "The Creedand Free
Thinking" at the Church OF the Re
deemer on Sunday mornings during
Lent. The services will begin al
eleven O'Clock.
Rev. Philemon Sturgis will deliver
a series of special sermons at ST.
n
during Lent except on March 2lst,
when the choir will render the canta-
ia ''From Olivet to Calvary"
The team owners of Morristown will
meet this week to form an organiz-
alton and raise the price OF team from
"a TO So per day. There are about fifty
five teams find employment about
Morristown in grading, hauling, etc.
The second free lecture of the
course given under the auspices OF
the Madison Public Library, will be
given in Assembly Hall. Friday even
ing, March 1St. Norman A. Dubois,
of Yonkers, will lecture on Water
and it's part in Nature" The lee
ture will be Illustrated.
A team belonging to Morris Silver
man OF Ironia ran away from Harrison
street on Monday afternoon, threw
out the driver and ran down Washing
ton street where they were caught by
William Ridge. The driver shortly
after appeared and found that his rig
had hardly been damaged.
The street commissioner found it
necessary to serve a mum Der of notices
to remove the snow from walks or
cover the ice so that ii would not be a
menace to pedestrians. 1t is remark
able how little thought some people
have for the safety or convenience OF
those obliged to pass their residences
The South Street Presbyterian
Church at a parish meeting on Thurs
day night elected the following com
mittee to secure new pastor: Joseph
f. Randolph, Robert Carter, Gordon
Milford. w. w. Cutler, Edwin z.
Ford, @. P. Chew, John L. Talmadge.
The twenty-fifth annual ball of HUI
name Engine Co. No. 2 will be held in
Washington Hall, on Easter Tuesday
Night, April End. The committee con-
sists of Allyn I'll. Thompson, William
Lyons, William A. Woodruff, James
Wright, Frank Marshall and Walter
~. SUlI6S. liz HUSH lOI Ul-O OOCuolOl
will be furnished by Prof. Sharrette's
Orchestra.
1t is stated that the Public Service
Corporation has voted $4,000 to the
Morristown division of the United
Electric Co. which will be used to con-
struct conduits and bury the electric
light wires through the business sec
tion of the town, down South street
to Elm and through Elm street, also
Morris .treet from the Park to Elm
street or possible further.
Morristown is represented at the
State Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association at
Elizabeth this week by President Hen
ny W. Buxton, Frank e. Stults,
William r. Eadie, John HI. B. Corr
ell, A. e. Carpenter. Lewis @. Arm
strong, General Secretary David M.
Claghorn and Boys Secretary Willis
r. Sanders. Mr.. Coriell is chairman
of the sectional conference of social
work, over which Secretary Claghorn
presides Saturday afternoon.
In making the survey of the city
property on Speedwell avenue it was
found that the front of the present
Humane engine house is sixteen feet
and fraction back of the real street
line. Whether the city fathers will