The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Knockers club has rented
front room in the Farrelty building
and have it prettily furnished as
club room.
A whist tournament w1llSbe held by
members of ST. Patrick'S alliance in
their rooms In the Farrelly building
on December 4th.
Miss Frances A. Orpen, addressed
the Epworth league on Sunday even
ing, telling Of her experiences while
an industrial worker in Kentucky.
The Rev. Newell Dwight Hills will
give his lecture on Oliver CrOmw well in
the First Presbyterian church on the
evening of December 8th. under the
auspices of the Mems club.
John A. Roebling is improving the
property he recently purchased at Ber-
nardsville. A fire proof addition to
the houses has been erected and an ex-
tensive garden scheme laid out.
The choir of the South Street Pres
byterian church will sing the Christi
mas cantata The Holy Chile" by
Thomas Adams at the evening service
in that church on December 10Th.
The street department is repairing
the culvert at Western avenue, clean
ing it OF an accumulation Of mud and
leaves and replacing its flag stone COW
ering with larger and heavier stones.
Matthew Flynn, Ernst W0ltsgott
and Henry Smith, who were COM
mitted to the Railway reformatory by
Judge Mills on Wednesday, we're taken
to that institution on Saturday morn
ing by Sheriff Orr.
At the annual meeting of the Altar
society of st. Peters church the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Miss
Louisa Keasbey, president; Miss Ber-
EFT, president; Mrs. William r.
Ballard, treasurer.
The Young Women's Missionary So
ciety Of the First Presbyterian church
will hold a sale of cake, candy, bread,
pie and rolls in the chapel on Saturday
afternoon for the benefit of the Ash
vile scholarship fund.
Anderson M Guerin of this town
and b. E. Ballentine, of BernardSville,
are members of the committee OF ar
fangements for the tenth annual ban
quet of the Road Horse association to
be held on February 3rd.
Barney Mcclure and Joseph Burns
got into such a heated argument on
De Hart street Monday evening that
athe police gathered in Burns and he
was fined So by Police Justice Howard
for disorderly conduct
Iona tribe of Haymakers has elected
the following officers Past, Chief
Haymaker, James Bradley; Chief Hay
maker, Irving Hathaway; Assistant
Chief Haymaker, Joseph Williams /;
sOverseer, Maurice Wyckoff.
The trolley company is negotiating
with the telephone company for the
use of it's pole at the corner of Speed
well avenue and High street. The
erection of a trolley pole at that point
is objected to by the owner OF the pro-
sperty. ..s.
A social meeting of the men Of the
congregation will be held in the par
Tors of the South Street Presbyterian
church on the evening of December
9th, at which time the committee on
permanent organization are TO make a
report.
Morristown lodge of Elks will hold
it's annual memorial service in the
dodge room In the Schmidt building on
Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Alex
ander MacColl, pastor of the South
Street Presbyterian church, Will make
sthe address.
Mrs. Proudfit will address the
Young Woman'S Missionary society
of the South Street Presbyterian
church on Friday afternoon on her re-
cent visit to the Indians in the West,
and will exhibit her collection of In
dian souvenirs.
Six members of he Madison drum
corps visited the Norris Light Infan-
try and, having brought their instru-
mentS with them, a open air drill was
held, infantrymen marching over sew
eral of the streets. After the drill re-
freshments were enjoyed at Viedt's.
The police are looking for William
Flynn and Patrick Roach who, with
William Kenny, are accused by Martin
Farino of stealing old rubber from
Earinos storehouse. Patrol m n
Youngs arrested Kenny Friday night
but the other two men have eluded the
officers as yet.
Samuel Leonard is minus the third
finger of his right hand. He was work.
ing about a machine In Leonard q
Eakley's ice plant on Albeit avenue
on Friday afternoon when he caught
: the finger in the apparatus. The mem
Der was neatly cut OF just below the
the middle joint.
w. w. Cook, of Whippany, has dis
posed of his butcher business to Ed
ward Ell. Grifith and his brother, Fred
erick p. Griffith, who will conduct the
business at the old stand. Edward ii.
Griffith has been in Mr.. Cooks employ
for six years and Is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the business.
Because a trolley pole fell from the
hands of Petro Suite and struck Pas
quale Spargo the two men became in
vOlved in fight Saturday afternoon
at Morris Plains and Spargo knocked
Suite down. The latter complained tic
Justice Howard and Spargo was held
TO await the action Of the grand jury.
f. w. Jaqui's cottage was burned
and cottages of Alderman Walter ".
Mesler and Hiram M. Sands were
threatened with destruction by fire
which ragged near N0lan's point at
Lake HopatcOng Sunday morning.
The fire started in Elias Van Fleets
cottage and is believed was OF incendi-
airy origin.
A dozen members Of Morristown
lodge of Eiks attended receDtiOn fo