The Morris County chronicle., 1908-03-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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IA fire drill has been instituted at
the Hillside public school IN Morris
township.
The Y. M. q. A. circus is scheduled
for next Monday in the gymnasium
and hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Ennis and Mr..
and Mrs. S. S. Day have returned
from Florida.
John Ritter expects to begin work
on the Park improvements tomorrow
weather permitting.
Lloyd B. Tredway sails on the TWEEN
ty-eighth for Porto Rico, where he mas
a position on a traction line.
Spring showers accompanied by
thunder and lightning were the fea-
ture of the usual Sunday storm
Theodore Clark has sold his house
on Centre avenue, Hillside, tnrough
Cranes Agency toe. T. Haggerty.
I'll. j. Genung has rented his Oily.
phont Park house to j. r Pryor, or
Newark, who takes possession on May
1st.
w. B. Pierson has drawn plans for q
two story brick dwelling 26 50 Feet 60
be erected by N. Gaduta, on Nicnolas
avenue.
Alderman Twining sailed this morn
ing for Geneva, Switzerland, expect
ing to be away on business for about
six weeks.
Work has been started on the new
house for Dudley Cook in Olyphant
Park. Mooney 8 Lyons have the ma
son contract.
E. S. Day, auctioneer, will sell the
personal property OF Tunis X. Hill, at
his residence near Mendham, Thurs
day, March 10.
The new house for e w. VanVleck
In Normandie Park is enclosed and
lathed, ready for the masons to plaster
the interior.
DR.. Stephen Pierson will be the ora
tor at the Memorial Day exercises to
be held in Lyceum Hall on the even
ing of May 30.
Rev. Z. B. Ironside will address the
Missionary Society of the New Vernon
Presbyterian Church on Thursday
evening on "The Church and Labor"
Street missioner Dickson began
work on Monday cleaning the cutters
and streets but hecold weather which
followed during the night stopped all
such work.
The Public Service Corporation has
a force of linemen rebuilding some OF
the local pole lines. Bank street has
been receiving attention during the
past few days.
Glass Sc of the South Street Presby-
terian Sunday School enjoyed sup
per followed by informal speeches and
a flash light photograph Ia the sun
day school rooms on Monday evening.
In the absence of file escapes on the
Merchants Block, the managers of
the roller rink have provided wide
ladders from the rear windows to per-
NIT of rapid exist in case OF any emer-
gency. ~
There will be shoot on the grounds
Of the Morris Gun Club on Thursday
afternoon when in addition to other
attractions it is expected that there
will be return shoot with the Ber-
nardSville club.
Messrs Shelley & Davis have pur-
chased an additional portion OF the
Keenan, property at Morris Plains,
with 600 feet frontage on Central av-
enue. They plan to cut it up in plots
of 100 feet front.
Bishop Lines will administer the
rite OF confirmation at the Church of
the Redeemer on Sunday. morning,
April IL, and at Grace Church, Madi-
son. that afternoon; st. Peters Church,
Sunday evening, May 10th.
Shore Acres will be presented
by Miss Gay Zenola McLaren ia the
Sunday School room of the Methodist
Church on Wednesday evening, March
18th, the. proceeds for the benefit OF
In-As- Much Circle.
The appointment OF Willis X. Howell
as receiver oil. the Dalrymple Hastings
Go. was confirmed without any Objec-
tion at the meeting of creditors OF the
co npany held in Vice Chancellor EN-
ery's chambers last Tuesday.
The chemical engine was called to
the shop of Tunis & Reeves On South
street on Monday morning. An over
heated furnace pipe set fire to the
floor, but pail of water extinguished
the fire before the chemical arrived.
The masonS are plastering the new
Mills street school house. The metal
ceilings are all up and the painters are
painting them. Two hot air heaters
and steam boiler have been set upin
the basement and most of the connec-
tionS are made.
T. Quincy Brown, Jr., of the Morris
town School, will deliver an address at
the Market Street Mission next We'd
nesday evening on South America.
The stereopticon views shown will il
lustrate all the ports at which the
feet stopped on its trip around the
Horn. All are invited.
Members of Mrs. Parker's class of
the Methodist Church held pleasant
gathering at the residence of George
H. Loree on the Mendham road on
: Wednesday. The occasion was the
birthday of Mrs. W. d. Babbitt, one
of the members of the class, and a
large birthday cake helped to celebrate
the occasion.
Harry Ford, while employed upon
the lines of the Morris y Somerset
Electric Co., along the Morristown &
Erie r. r. tracks on Wednesday fell
from tree which he climbed aud
rolled down a bank for about Is feet