The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. q. ID. HalSey is occupying the
Runyon house on Maple avenue.
a. Louis Thompson has removed
from Western avenue to Passaic.
Dockstader's minstrels will appear
in the Lyceum in the near future.
The First Presbyterian church has
presented the Paramount Presbyterian
church with seventy. five new hymnals.
Loantaka Council, No, 938, ROYAL
Arcanum, holds its annual election of
officers at its meeting to be held this
evening.
The Knockers club will have the
Franklin A. A. basbe6 ball team for
its opponents on the locals court this
evening.
The election of officers of Morris
town camp, Modern WOOdmen of
America, occurs this evening, in the
Red Mems hall.
The freshman class Of the Morris
town high school will give The Birds
Christmas Carol" on the evening of
December 18th.
Mrs. Morgan Slade has plans out for
the erection of house on Boykin
street adjoining the residence of Sena-
tor Edward K. Minis.
After business session social
time will be enjoyed by the members
OF the local union of carpenters on
Wednesday evening.
Miss Lizzie Zoe will entertain the
Queen Esther circle of the Methodist
church at her home, No. 16 Speedwell
Dl9cn nm Thursday afternoon
The Rev. Andrew NJ Sherman, the
local historian, is preparing book OF
First Things in MOrristOwn," cover
ing period of two hundred years.
The Misses Morris have removed
from New Vernon to the house No.
% High street, recently purchased by
them from the estate OF Charles ii.
milford.
An orchestra is being organized in
the Morristown high school by Prof.
Edward NJ. Young, the instructor in
music. A glee club and a dramatic
club are also planned.
Car No. 1Ol, known as the box, !"
on use on the Speedwell avenue line of
the Morris County Traction Co.,
burned out an armature on Sunday
and No. rs, rejuvenated horse car, is
doing substitute duty.
Sheriff Calhoun Orr has notified the
panel of petit jurors called for the Oc-
Uober term of court, to return on Mon
day of next week as their services will
be required at ten o'clock.
The committee in charge of the
Christmas entertainment of the First
Presbyterian church Sunday school
this year is George w. Gore, Robert
Hipson and Harry E. Tiger.
A most enjoyable dance was that
given by We Three" three young
ladies, in Red Mems hall Thursday
evening. Shrrette'S orchestra fur
nisheu music for the many dancers.
Hulsizer 81 Hamilton, who recently
sold the Bijou moving picture and
vaudeville theatre to Ii. A. and G. e.
Rabbit, will open a similar theatre
in HackenSack in few weeks.
Chancellor Mahlon Pitney is going
to North Carolina next week for a
cunning expedition in hopes that the
open air will benefit him. The chan
cellar has not been in good health OF
late. He is an interchangeable worker,
keeping at work from early morn un-
til late at night.
The Thanksgiving collection at the
union service of the Protestant EplS-
cOpal congregations held In the Church
of the Redeemer aggregated S770. OF
this amount S7OO was given to ST.
Katherine's home, SIS to Memorial
hospital, and the balance to st. Bar
nabas' hospital. -
The bi-monthly meeting OF the Wo-
mems Home Missionary society OF the
First Presbyterian church will be held
ON Wednesday afternoon. "The
Mountaineer's" will be the topic.
Miss Griffith, from the Home Indus
trial school at ASheville, N. O., will
give an address and tea will be served.
While attempting to back up one of
the New Jersey & Pennsylvania freight
delivery wagons to Herman iedt'S ice
cream factory in the rear of the Mer-
chants block Thursday morning the
vehicle was overturned and several
barrels Of sugar and boxes of canned
goods were thrown out. and broken
open.
The Morris County Traction Co. has
instituted condemnation proceedings
against Albert Sire to secure a right
Of-way across his property at Morris
Plains for it's line to connect the Nor
ristown and Dover lines. Judge Par
ker has appointed JudgeAlfred Elmer
Mills, Eugene $. Burke and George H.
Ross as commissioners to appraise the
land needed.
Someone entered e. T. FL. Tall
madge s garage at Mendham and made
off with his car on Monday night. The
theft was soon discovered and the po-
lice of neighboring towns we're notified
and Mr. Tallmadge with his chauffeur
set out in another Car in pursuit.
They found the stolen machine in the
ditch at the side of the road between
Bernardsville and Mendham where it
had been abandoned.
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