The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-10-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The DUDE league will meet in the
Baptist church, Tuesday, OCTOBER o5n,
at four p. m.
e. M. LaRoche, of Brooklyn, has pur-
chased the z. Mullen place of 100 acres
at Far Hills.
Henry Mullen will lead the meeting
at Collinsyille on Sunday. Geo. Udall
will furnish the music.
Henry e. Fanshawe has rented Miss
3FOnda's house, corner OF Farragut
place and COLES avenue.
Mrs. r. K. Luse, of Dover, has
leased the Siedler house on South
street through Cranes agency.
Harry Relyea, of Drew Seminary,
led the EpwOrth league service at the
Methodist church Sunday evening.
Alderman Kinsley Twining is hav-
ing the curb and cutters in front OF
his South street residence repaired.
The South Street Presbyterian
church has been assessed by the Pres
bytery s275 for Synodical home mis-
sion.
Henry P. White is having concrete
side walk laid in front OF his coal YARD
along Evergreen avenue and Willow
street.
Martin Brown has removed from
Morristown to Newburg. n. ~, where
he will engage in business with MS
brother.
Jacob w. Welsh, of German Valley,
has been drawn as federal grand
juryman for the United States Court
at Trenton.
w. Franklin Hartenstipe has Joined
the ranks of organized labor. Harty'
joined the Dover musical union Wed
nesday evening.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Home Missionary society OF the Metho-
dist church will hold its annual meet
ing Friday afternoon.
Economy has again struck the Lack
awanna railroad, the company having
decreased the size of the drill crews.
Irving III. Peer has been laid OF in
MOrriStown.
Matinee races will be heldssat the
driving park next Friday fbys tile Nor
ris County Road DriHefslS aSso ciation.
The proceeds will benfor the benefit OF
the hospitals.
Rev. Kenneth A. Bray Of the General
Theological Seminary, New York City,
preached at the Morristown School
last Sunday Next Sunday Rev.
Alexander MacColfOf Morristown Will
preach.
The regular meeting of heWoman's
Christian Temperance Union will not
be held on October Ttn, on account of
the State Conventions to, be held at
Atlantic City.
Many friends and relatives gave
surprise party to Willis 81. Dutton at
his home on Western avenue, Wednes-
day evening, the occasion being his
fiftieth birthday.
An electric motor, an air pump and
other much needed apparatus has
been added to the equipment OF the
scientific department. OF the Morris
town High school.
The annual fair and supper Of the
Morris Plains Presbyterian church
will be held on October 18th and l4th
Supper will be. served each evening
from six until ten O'Clock. ,..s.. i ~
Albert e. May, OF Hackettstown, a
former Morristonian, has purchased a
lot at the corner of Church and Madi-
son streets, HackettStOwn, and will
erect a house for his own occupancy.
Harry Ayers, who has been with the
Excelsior Carnival this summer was
in town Thursday. He will conduct
an attraction this winter with the
Smith Exposition Co., which will tour
Virginia.
The morning service at the South
Street Presbyterian church next Sun
day will begin at ten-thirty, which
hour will be adhered to for the winter.
Sunday School will be in the afternoon
at three.
A model of the Methodist church,
done in plaster of paris and gum tar
gent, is attracting much attention in
Days window. The model was con-
structed by Albert SchIlrdieber, Days
foreman baker. A n VIII, b Sgaa
Oscar Hatch Hawley,sa former Nor
ristonian, has been engaged as super
intendent of music in the Park Avenue
Congregational church, Minpea polls,
Mimi, one of the largest. churches in
the northwest. sgasstsRa IN
Rev. William Stout. pastor ,of the
Methodist Church at Flanders has
thirty-four sunflowers in his yard tina t
have grown TO unusual size. One stalk
is nine feet three inches in height and
one half inches in circumference at the
base. The flower on thisstalk is four
teen and one half inches in diameter.
County Detective Edward Il. Bren-
an and Constable William Lyons
made second raid of the rramps rem
devious near Alton on Friday night
and captured five Weary Willies /"
and brought them to the county jail.
Complaints have been many by resi-
dents OF the loss of chickens, eggs and
vegetables.
DR.. r. Ralston Reed is the first
MorriStown physician to place the red
cross symbol on his automobile. I'm
der the provisions of the automobile
law, physician having the symbol ON
his machine may not be held up by
the police, they taking his number If
he is speeding and hailing him before
the justice after the physician has re-
turned from his call.
The tarvia pavement on Franklin
place has been completed. The road
is built upon gravel foundation and
is made up Of trap rock covered with a
preparation Ct tar and crushed stone
and rolled. No more of this kind of
road will be laid for the present at
least. The street department will