The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-05-25
LOCAL il PENINGS.


George Monteith has been elected
secretary Of the High School Athletic
association.
William Fl. Thompson is back liz
town after spending two months at
Highland Beach
Mrs. Edward w. Porter, of Albany,
is visiting her father, A. A. Vance, of
Ridgedale avenue.
Oliver K. Day, clerk Of the board Of
stockholders, is going to build bunga-
low in Olyphant park.
Misses Kathryn Clifford and Gene
We've Kenny have gone to Newark,
Ohio, for several months.
On Saturday the patrolmen Of the
police department. donned their grey
helmets for The summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Lacey steamed
on Wednesday for Bermuda where
they will spend two weeks.
The time of the Epworth league
vesper service has been changed from
seven to six -fOrty-fve O'Clock.
G.. Herman Kinnicutt has been
elected director OF the Columbian
Trust company, of New York.
The male quartet Of the Morristown
Glee club sang at the evening service
at the Methodist church on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Hearn are
receiving the congratulations of their
friends over the birth OF baby girl.
William Wallace Cook and John Fl i.
PolhemuS have been elected surveyors
of the highways by the Hanover town
ship committee.
A stereopticon lecture on "The Mos
lem World" will be given in the Sun
day c;hool room of the Methodist
church on Thursday evening.
The picnic of the Woman'S Home
Missionary society of the Methodist
church will be held in Burnham'S
woods on Saturday, June 9Th.
The Dorcas society of the Metho-
dist church held a paper social at the
residence of Mrs. George Esther, De-
) Hart street, on Wednesday evening.
Morris Academy will close for the
summer vacation Friday, June 18th.
The following week will be given to
work in preparation for the college ex-
aminationS.
William .Hessy, Samuel Brown and
Manuel johnson represented A. IT. A..
Torber6 post, G.. A. b., at the state
eneampment Of the grand army at
Atlantic City.
George Lyon will address the mis-
Sionary meeting of the South Street
Presbyterian church on Wednesday on
the subject Z Life in South Africa. =
After the address tea will be served.
Harry Hinchman, former ticket
agent at Morris Plains on the Lacka-
wanna railroad, has removed to Ham,
ills, l.. L., where he has taken SINH
lar position with the Long Island rail-
rOao.
With the reappointment of Edward
j. Cahill to its membership the Nor
ris County Tax board has organized
with the election of Charles A. Baker,
president and John M. Mills, secre-
tary.
A missionary talk on the Moslems,
their religion and customs will be
given at the residence of Mrs. John O.
HI. Pitney this afternoon at three
O'Clock. Tea will be served after the
lecture
The annual competitive examina-
tions for free scholarships in the New
Jersey State cOllege-RutgerS college
will be held in the Court house, Nor
ristown, on Friday and Saturday,
June 4th ana 9Th.
The men of the Methodist church
and congregation will dine together
on Friday evening, June 4th. Bishop
Thomas B. Nicely will be the principle
speaker A plan will probably be pre-
sented for mems organization in the
church.
There will be a special service in the
South Street Presbyterian church on
Sunday afternoon at five o'clock at
which time the Rev. Alexander Mac
Coli will preach the baccalaureate SER
mon to the graduating class OF Miss
Dana's school.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Olive Green, daughter
of Mrs. Charles FL. Green, to Jesse
Lynch The wedding will take place
at Miss Green's home, Atno avenue,
on Wednesday, June End, at seven
thirty in the evening.
H. Herbert Day has returned from a
six weeks business trip in California
and the south and will steam on Tues
day, June LIST, on the Kaiser Wilhelm
H." of the North German Lloyd line,
for an extended trip through England,
Scotland and the cont nent.
Mr.. and Mrs William W. Dean, of
Western avenue, were sorely bereayed
on Tuesday night by the death OF their
son, Harry. He was i'll ABOUT three
weeks with a kidney trouble. The fu-
neral services will be held at the home
of his parents Friday afternoon.
The Morristown Young Mems Chris
tian association base ball team has
been, organized with Harry Harbeck
manager and Joseph Klein captain.
The association boys want games with
the Knockers, Alerts, Jerseys, Cleve-
lands and other teams of this section
of like strength.
The Morristown Gas Light Co. is
setting on an average of seven gas
ranges per day in MorrisJown homes.
The company is having it's mains ex-
tended on Logan place, Pocahont as
street, James street, Lincoln street,
and part of Franklin street. Eney
Grupelli has the contract.
The VanVleck farm of about thirty
acres on Mt Kemble avenue has been
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