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

meet with Morristown school this
spring. 1t is also possible that the
school will have baseball team as
we'll.
James Lyons, thirteen years old, son
Of Constable William Ell. Lyons, has
been taken to Manhattan hospital in
New York for treatment to his eyes
-Four years ago his right eye was in
jured by shot and since then the
lad has suffered much from defective
vision.
The Rev. Alexander MacColl, pastor
of the South Street Presbyterian
church, and Mrs. MacUoll are at home
to members of the church and congre-
CATION on the first and third Monday
evenings Of each month. Mrs. Mac
Coli will be at home every Friday
afternoon.
A horse belonging to Herman Viedt
took fright Saturday afternoon while
standing In the rear of MIR. Viedt'S
store and dashed out the lane into the
street. Its progress was short, how
ever, for Harry Flick was standing
near the lane and he ran and jumped
into the wagon and soon had the horse
quieted.
The Cleveland Field club has elected
David COombS, manager Frank l..
Fighter, treasurer; and Percy Turn
bull, secretary. The club is planning
the improvement of its Cleveland ave-
nue. base ball diamond, including the
removal of trees from the Outtield and
the erection of a baekStOp and bleach
erS.
Father P. A. Maher. of Mendham,
addressed the members of George
Washington council, Knights of Co
lum bus, at a meeting Of the lodge held
Tuesday evening. the principles of the
order being his main theme. Musical
selections, rendered by Robert Nc
| Guinness, of Newark, included vocal
and piano solos.
Angelo Galucho and Frank Lacan-
bra, both of Flager street, came to
blows after an argument on Sunday
afternoon and Lacanbra, so Galucho
says. hit him (Galucho)in the eye and
bit one of his fingers. At any rate
the little Set-to cost Lacanbra 1878,
for Justice Condor fined him SIS and
costs for diSorderly conduct.
A horse belonging to Washington
street market ran away Wednesday
morning on Sourh street upsetting the
| wagon. Elwood Wells and John De-
raxto, employees of the market, were
| in the wagon and had narrow escape
from death, being pinned under the
overturned vehicle. They we're so for
tunate as to get off with but few
bruises.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Dwight visited
| Washington, d. G., last week, and had
a very pleasant interview with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, to whom they were
| presented by a personal friend. When
youth, Theodore Roosevelt lived
| for time in the house now owned
and occupied by the Dwight family,
and he recalled the experience with
| pleasure.
William Cadmus staggered into po-
| lice headquarters last Saturday and
i managed to say that he thought he
| ought to he arrested for being drunk.
The desk officer after looking him over
was of the same opinion, and in few
moments he was being assisted in a
happy frame of mind, on the way to
the counay Jail, where he was booked
for stay of three days.
| The high wind of Thursday
night blew down tile old bird house
which has stood for years on a pole at
the Farmers hotel on Market street.
Several telephone lines were put out
of commission, signs blown down,
shingles and sections of tin torn from
roofs and the fire alarm system put out
of running order for little by limb
of tree falling upon and breaking
wire.
Horse thieves visited Naughright
Wednesday night and appropriated a
brown horse, fifteen and One-half
hands high, weighing 1000 pounds
and having a white spot on its rump,
together with a steel tired buggy with
torn top and a fair set of harness
also large dapple gray horse, eight
| years old weighing l,200 pounds and a
| wagon and harness.
| At special services held on Thursday
evenings during Lent in St. Peters
church the Rev. Philemon f. SturgeS
| will preach series Of sermons from
the last chapter of the hook of Philip
| plans. The choir will be in attend
ance at each service and special music
will be rendered. On the evening of
| April 1st the choir will sing j. H.
Maunder's " From Olivet to Calvary"
The Rev. Ernest A. Boom. of Mer-
chanJville will speak in the Speedwell
avenue chapel Tuesday evening, March
End, at seven forty-tive. Mr.. Boom is
well known as the author of the new
book THE Liquor Traffic in New Jer-
sey,'' and through his work on the
alcohol and narcotic committee Of
Governor Forts commission on crime
and dependency. His talk will be on
the temperance question and in view
of the present antI-Saloon bill before
the legislature will doubtless be oppor-
tune.
The Fisch Furnishing company was
awarded a verdict of $3.50 by a jury
in suit against Antonio S. ESpOSiti,
proprietor of the Park place moving
picture theatre. The suit was brought
TO recover $40 for linoleum furnished
the moving picture man but which he
would not pay for, asserting it was infer
ior to what ne had ordered. He had re-
turned several yards of the lin0leum
which he had not used and the jury
allowed for the amount.
The Business Boys Bible class OF
the Young Mems Christian association
held pleasant social on Tuesday even
ing. Speeches were made by William
Richards, leader of the class; Physical
Director B. Deane Brink. General
Secretary Henry p. Voorhees, and
Cyrus T. Loree. Carl Bahr told
how he obtained membership in