The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


"a s'glad hand" extending holiday greet
ings.
w. f. Day has sent to many of his
old friends and customers neat New
Years card.
Robert Burns has sold his ten-acre
farm at Littleton to Ernest Under
mill, Of Montclair.
During the high wind Saturday a
small barn on Harvey Loree's place on
Westernsayenue was blown down.
The tea room will be opened daily
from ten a. mi to six p. m. Luncheon
will be served from twelve to three.
The First Presbyterian church will
hold half-hour New Years service
on Saturday morning at nine-thirty.
Miss Mildred A. Logan's dancing
class will give its quarterly reception
Z in Miller hall on Wednesday evening.
The Rev. James M. Buckley, of this
town, will lecture before Drew semin-
airy students at Madison on January
18th.
The game room Of Independent
Hose company'S house on Market
street is being papered and redecor-
ated.
There will be brief service of pray
er in the South Street Presbyterian
church on New Years morning at
nine-thirty.
The Sunday school of the South
Street Presbyterian church will hold
its Christmas entertainment this
evening at six-thirty.
The Lackawanna railroad has re-
placed the old fence along its Morris
street property below the railroad sta
; tiOn with a new fence. -s.s
The auto chemical and the truck
were required to extinguish fire. in a
chimney on the w. f. Day building
on Park place Thursday night,
TX Eibert Egbert has resigned his
lap0siH dugwftfi the. Whitley Exeretser
: Coaanl is now bookkeeper. and cashier
! at the Hotel Navarro, Newark
Nurses and the medical staff OF Me.
! mortal hospital celebrated Christmas
Friday evening. Presents were ex-
changed and social time enjoyed.
While the snow is on the ground an
extra horse is being used to haul Res
olute Hook and Ladder company's big
truck, three horse hitch being in
use.
Stephen McCune has purchased the
grocery business formerly conducted
by William Dolan in the store corner
of Evergreen avenue and Monroe
street.
Stockholders of the Morristown Lii
brary and Lyceum will hold their san-
nual meeting on the evening of Janu-
AIRY 5th. Nine directors are to be
elected.
DR.. f Landon Humphreys, who
started on "a cunning trip to Arizona
Christmas. was the author Of an arti-
Gle on Eusapia Palladino in Sundays
N. Y. Herald" -a3ey.s-s
Chief Engineer J. Fred Runyon was
the recipient of a Christmas gift, a
white fire helmet. from First Assist.
ant Chief Wilbur f. Day, jr., and Sec
Ond Assistant Chief Robert Mack.
The body of Engelbert Lath has
been buried In Potter's field by order
of Coroner George L. Johnson. Lath
committed suicide on Sunday, De-
cember 10th, by hanging himself to
fence by a strap.
Miss Katherine Chambers, of South
street. has presented the MOrristown
High school with a compound micro
logical specimens, and two hundred
geological specimens in case.
George Weir goes to Bound Brook
the first OF the year where he will be
the operator in moving picture the
atre to be opened there by Hulsizer g.
Hamilton, who formerly conducted
similar show on Washington street In
this town.
Antonio Resnia was held for the
grand jury by Police Justice Howard
Thursday night charged with carrying
! concealed weapons. The Italian got
into an argument with Mrs. StefanO,
his boarding mistress, OF James street,
and threatened to shoot her.
Former Alderman Ira Mowery, who
removed to East Worcester, N. Z.
has been elected patriotic instructor
by Johnson post. Of the Grand Army
of the RepublicsOf that town. Mr..
Mowery held a similar position while
a resident of MorristowD.
With the closing Of the public
n schools on Thursday for the holiday
,acation there was general exodus
&rhe teachers from Morrlstown, GO
10 their homes sip other towns for
tmas The schools will reopen
,sday, January 4th.
ers OF the Junior Christian
society OF the First Presby-
rch entertained theinmates
Ladies home on Tuesday
A program of singing and
Aas given by the children
William Russell Ben
npanied the party gave
Refreshments were
the season is a nina
which is on view
y of the Johnson
a. acting lots Of at
sryoungsters but
IN A. Anthony,
ore, is sending
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