The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-01-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


dence on Glen road.
The Christ mas collectionsin the Ro-
4 man Catholic churches in Morristown
aggregated S2.QsQ.Sl
George Coombs has rented a truck
& farm near Shrewsbury which he will
occupy about April lst.
The walls If the county clerk s offices
are being repapered and new filing
cabinets are being put in.
The Epworth league of the Metho-
dist church will conduct the meeting
at the Market Street mission on Fri
day evening.
J. A. Lindstrom secured second
prize on his single comb white leg
horns at the Madison Square Garden
poultry show that was held last week.
The Lewis Pierson estate is contem-
plating the raising of the building on
its Washington street property and
the erection Of stores, in the lower
floor.
The Rev. Robert Bruce Hull, who
was invited to supply the pulpit OF the
First Baptist church while a pastor
was being sought for, has accepted and
will occupy the pulpit for an indefinite
period.
The Dorcas society, an organization
connected with the Methodist church.
will meet on Wednesday at three
4 O'Clock at the residence of Mrs. Will
liam N. Beach, No. 235 Speedwell
avenue.
The commission appointed to in
Quire into the sanity of Miss Alice
Z Callahan, met Thursday and decided
she was incapable of caring for herself
and recommended the appointment
of a guardian.
At the South Street Presbyterian
church the regular Thursday evening
4 prayer meeting will be omitted this
\ week and New Years morning at
nine-thirty there will be brief SER
vice of prayer.
On Sunday afternoon the boys of the
Young Mems Christian association
will be addressed by Charles r. Scott,
state secretary of boys work, at four
fifteen in their rooms in the assucia-
ton building
Offerings for the month of Deem
Der at the South Street Presbyterian
church aggregaled 81 .l02.05, of which
S933.77 was was for church support,
S76. so for the deacon's fund and S8.68
for the Bible society.
DR.. Vaughan has agreed to give the
the boys of the Boys brigade a series
of practical talks and instruction IN
\ first aid to the injured. The talks
will be given at the drill meeting of
the brigade and will commence soon.
Frank Edwards, who had been con-
Y fined'to All Souls hospital by illness
was taken with a lit of insanity on
Monday and the aid of the police was
required to get him TO Jail pending
.committment to the state hospital at
Morris Plains
Roxiticus Lodge of Odd Fellows has
cleo ed officers for the year as follows
/ Melvin R. Emmons. noble or nd Jos.
eph H. Meeker, vice grand W. II.
\ KlinedinSt, recording secretary Sam
uel Karn, financial secretary; Stephen
q. Griffith, treasurer.
New Years day saw the greatest
crowd of skaters on POcohontas lake
so far this winter Although near the
shore the ice appeared in some places
as if it, has not decided whether to stay
frozen or to melt, in most parts of the
lake it was thick and excellent for
skating.
Morristown commuters were delayed
siiifiiGseetttt iiigg home nesaAy evening when
a cylinder head on the locomotive
drawing the EastOn mail train, due
here at 4:40 p. M, blew out near Sum-
nit. The train tihally arrived in Nor
ristown, with the aid of another en-
CINE at $40.
MorriStown Lodge. NJ. 100, /. O. O..
f., elected officers for the year at the
annual meeting Monday evening.
They we're: Fred B. Waterhouse, no.
BILE grand; Albert Wayman, vice
grand ; j. r. Eichlin, recording secre-
tary Edward Murphy, financial Sec
rotary FL j.. Gregory, treasurer.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor of the South Street
Presbyterian church has elected the
following officers - President, Samuel
Purdy president, James d. Rem
nick: corresponding secretary, Miss
Jessie Norman recording secretary,
Miss Florence EmmOnS treasurer,
Miss Minnie G. Fairchild.
Evidently the New York historical
society recognizes the value of 8 In the
Lowlands Of Louisiana in 1868, by
Rev. Andrew M. Sherman, OF this
city. for they have recently ordered a
copy to be placed in their large refer
ence library. They also ordered a copy
of I" Memorials of Honorable Joshua S.
Salmon by the same author.
Alderman John N AConkling has sold
his house and lot, No. so Speedwell
avenue, to William H.Aand Frederick
Horsefield. Mr.. and Mrs. COnkling
will board for time with Mrs. Cork
ling'S mother, Mrs. Baird, and will
later seek new home. The MesSrS.
Horse6eld will raise the house, put in
two stores and remodel it to accommo-
date two families.
The Bayley school alumni gave a re-
sception to the Rev. John Holton and
the Rev. Edward Hillock in the school
hall Tuesday evening. The Rt. Rev.
MonsignE Joseph M. Flynn, Miss May
Coin, president of the society, ana
Robert Barrett m ade addresses
Father HOlton and Father Hillock
were presented with silk umbrellas by
the society, of which they are mem
bers.
Despite the inclement weather and
it being holiday week the quarterly
reception of Miss Mildred A Logan's
dancing class, held in the Miller hall
Wednesday evening, was we'll attend
ed. The room was pretGily decorated
with, garlands Of red and green
and Christmas bells. The cotillion,
l<.d lNty ,iNxr