The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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Joseph Al. Blanchard is about again
after long illness of pneumonia.
CLYDE A. Stark has secured posi-
tiOn ais bo0kkeeper in a Madison hard
ware store.
The hotel license of Oscar Rice, at
Montville, has been transferred to
David Snyder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Ennis and
Miss Mildred Ennis steamed for Ber-
muda on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen S. Day have
steamed for Bermuda. They will be
away for three weeks.
George w. Pavie, of Early street, IS
in Mt. Clemens, Mich, taking the
baths for rheumatism.
T.. Dixon Thompsofi of Speedwell
avenue, who has been i'll for several
weeks, is convalescing.
B. J. Kenny has purchased the Fran.
els A. Day place on Elm street and
will occupy it April 1st.
Willis Drake has rented his Fairview
place house, now occupied by AlDeft
Wulff, to William Peters.
W.H.P. Day has leased the Moody
residence. adjoining the First Baptist
church property on washington street.
The Knockers club has secured the
use of the base tall diamond at the
state hospital fo~ their games mex
season.
Miss Adelaide Compton, of Harrison
street. will take the place OF Miss AD-
bolt as a teacher in the Speedwell ave-
nue. school.
George v. McMurtry has purchased
the Mendham stage route, and pro
poses to improve the service by new
horses. etc.
Loantaka council, Royal Arcanum
will give ladies' night entertainment
in the Lyceum on Friday evening
March 18th.
Henry P. White has rented his house,
No. IA Elm street, to DIR. Samuel Q.
Haven. Mr.. White will remove to the
Baldwin house on Elm street.
The Woman's Home Missionary so
ciety of the Methodist church is plan
ming social to be held in the parson-
age on the evening of March 18th.
The Boys Hundred club of the
Young Men s Christian association en-
joyed peanut jamboree on Saturday
afternoon in the association building
The Tea Tray company, of Newark
has been awarded the contract fol
building the new combination hose
wagon for Washington Engine com.
pany.
Herman Viedt, who has been i'll in
All Souls hospital with an attack OF
appendicitis, has improved sufficiently
to be removed to his home on Western
avenue.
A. d. Barris, l.. III. Smith, p Nc
Dermott and ], A. Davis represented
the Red Men tribes of this town, at
the great council held at Trenton
last week.
Rev. Ambrose Vernon, formerly of
this town, is now pastor of a large,
strong church in Br0okline, Mass; a
suburb of Boston. His parents reside
with him.
Mrs. f. B. Dwight entertained Miss
2 Maxwell of EaSton, Pa. and Mrs l..
o. Stiles at luncheon on Monday, at
her home on Kitchell avenue, Convent
station.
The managers of the puzzle party
given in Washington hall have turned
over $138, the net proceeds of ohe at
fair, to the Morristown Anti-Tubercu-
losis society.
John w. Claus. Ellen Cleary. Mich
ael Lyman, Scott Davenport and Mary
e. Tharp were committed to the coun-
ty aims house on Thursday by Justice
Edward G. johnson.
The street crossings have been
greatly improved for vehicular traffic
by the removal of the mud from the
gullies each side of croSswalks and
their filling with crushed stone.
Catcher Pop Westlake, formerly
OF the Lackawanna Base Ball league
and last season with the Lynchburg,
Va, team, has been sold to the Dan
vile team of the Virginia league.
Harrison S. Elliott, former secretary
to Bishford in China, addressed the
the vesper service of the Epworth
league Sunday evening. His topic
was Africa and the African Diamond
Jubilee ~
The suit of Mooney g Lyons against
j. @. Layer for 1888 for mason work re-
suited in a verdict for the plaintiff,
Justice johnson giving verdict on
Tuesday of 1902. 40 which included in
tereSt and costs.
The funeral services of f. S. Lathrop,
who died in Savannah on Saturday,
were held from St. Peters church this
morning. Mr.. Lathrop. who was for
ity eight years old, was a former resi-
dent Of Morristown.
The anniversary meeting of the Wo-
mems Home and Foreign Missionary
societies of the First Presbyterian
church will be held on Wednesday,
March oath. Mrs. William JeSSup
will be the speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin j. Crane
have returned from a twelve days trip
to Old Point Comfort, Norfolk and
Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs Crane en-
loyed the spectacle of the review Of
the feet at Hampton Roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Ludlow, Of
No. 134 Washington street, celebrated
their twenty-tifth wedding anniver-
sary ON Tuesday evening. A large
company Of their friends assembled at
their home and assisted in the happy
affair.
Y. Naito, of Yoyohaski, Japan, and
a student at Drew seminary spoke to
the members of the First Baptist
church Sunday school Sunday after