The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


for the erection of a two-family house
on his lot on SpeedWell avenue.
The sewing meetings of the Young
Women's Missionary society OF the
First Presbyterian church have been
resumed for the season.
The cement sidewalk in front of the
fire department building on Speedwell
avenue has been completed and is a
fine public improvement.
One hundred and fifty guests attend
ed the opening reception of Miss Mill
bred A. Logan's dancing class in Mill
er hall on Wednesday evening.
After the parade on inspection day,
October goth, Resolute Hook and Lad
der company, of the local fire depart
ment will enjoy a banquet at Days.
James Mcintyre has been elected
manager and treasurer OF the basket
ball team representing the eight grade
of the Maple avenue public schools.
Miss Clara Abbott, Mrs. William K.
Muchmore aud Mrs. John Gregory
have been elected vice-preSidents of
the women'S auxiliary of the Young
Mems Christian association.
The Epworth league will hold it's
monthly meeting for business on
Wednesday evening in the Methodist
church. An entertainment will be
presented and refreshments served.
County Clerk e. Bertram Mott has
finally succeeded in getting complete
returns of the primary election. Ed
ward K. Mills majority over Joseph
B. RICHTER for the senatorial nominal
tion is 2,O55.
Major John Tallmadge, OF Madison,
has started drilling the Morris Light
Infantry and is rounding the men into
fine shape. Several applications for
membership have been received and
more are coming in steadily.
Company B, Fourth Regiment, Boys
Brigades of America, will give a sup
per in the First Baptist church on
the evening of October 26th The Ia
dies auxiliary Of the company has the
arrangements in charge.
Nearly 800 will be realized by the
athletic association of the MorristOwn
HIGH school as a result as it's " tag
day.u A prize for selling the most
tags was won by Ralph Cutler, who
disposed of 1853 tags and turned in SIT.
Mrs. Thomas Whalen has sold the
Mansion house hotel b u s in eSs to
Charles VanBrook, of Hoboken, pro-,
nrietor of the Palace hotel. 1T is re-
ported that the new owner will close
the hotel while making extensive rem
ovations and repairs.
An interesting letter from Miss
Blake, missionary. will be read at
the bi-monthly meeting of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary society OF the
First Presbyterian church, which is to
be held in the chapel on "Wednesday
afternoon. The topic for discussion
will be 1.-THE Indian.
The greens committee of the Morris
County Golf club has announced that
on Tuesday, October 18th, there will
be an eighteen hole handicap match
play against DOGGY for cup presented
bv James M. Edwards This contest
is open only to members of the club.
There wss much exciten emit in one
of the o0ms Of the Speedwell avenue
public school Tuesday afternoon when.
If was found that Miss Beach, the
teacher, had been robbed of S42. A few
pupils were searched amid considerable
objection on their part and the money
was finally discovered slowed away in
the shoe of small negro boy
An Italian excavating on Washing
ton street turned up copper coin
bearing the inscription Transfer
Check, Tyson & 90. Stage Line, " with
a representation OF an old time stage
coach on one side. The coin was
turned over to Street Commissioner
Cole and as yet he has been unable to
secure any information regarding it.
Frank Berger left his horse and
wagon in front of Speedwell avenue
business house Thursday afternoon
and when he returned for it found it
missing. He appealed to the police
and the rig was finally located in the
Mansion house shed. A gypsy was put
under arrest on suspicion but several
people who saw a man drive away With
the rig and gave the police descrip-
tion were unable to identify him and
he was released.
Members of the Alpha NJ debating
club. of the Morristown high school,
have given Peary the decision over
Cook after discussing the question
Resolved, that Peary was justified
in his attack on Cook at meeting
held at the home Of Harold Viedt on
Western avenue Wednesday evening.
Viedt and Russell Pierson were the
negative debaters and Albert Holland
and Ned Guerin the affirmative. Re-
freShmentS and games and music filled
ont an ENJOYABLE evening.