The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-12-21
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Alderman John N. C0nkling won
the turkey ratified off at the poultry
show.
Special revival services will begin in
the Methodist church on Sunday eve
ming, January End.
Judge Alfred Elmer Mills has grant
ed permission to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Curtis, of Dover, TO adopt their neice,
Annie Enfar.
The cold weather has no terrors for
the local golfers for several went over
the course of the Morris County Golf
club on Saturday and Sunday.
Among the many beautiful articles
on sale at the Wonen'S Work and Art
exchange are empty boxes decorated
appropriately for the boxing of Christi
mas gifts.
Felice Cassess, who was convicted
and sentenced to fourteen years in
state prison for killing Antonio Mon
cante, was taken to Trenton on Mon
day by Sheriff Orr.
Miss Helen Sherin, OF the Maple
avenue public school, has won the
prize offered by the Larue Holmes
Nature league for the best essay on
: Natures Starch Factories"
A boys club has been organized in
the Methodist church with the follow
ing officers: Ned Guerin, president
Harry Priestman, vice-president Ray
mond, Leggett. secretary Harry
Mitchell, treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Amerman were
presented with a handsome new up
right piano as a Christmas gift from
Mrs. Amerman's mother, Mrs. John
Martin, of Bernardsville.
G. Franklin Wilson and Carl ".
VOgt are enjoying cunning trip in
the South, going first to KinstOn, N.
O., for quail and later visiting Harbor
Island club on Pimlico sound.
DIR. r. Rallston Reed, medical ex-
aminer of the Morris township schools
is making an examination of the pu-
pills. He is looking oyer an average of
eleven youngsters a day.
Secretary PHILIP. Jacobs has an
nOunced the first annual meeting of
the Morristown Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety. 1t will be held next Monday
evening at Memorial hospital.
The local agency of Wells, Fargo &
Co. express has been supplied with
special labels reading Do not open
until Christmas for the use of those
who appreciate the advantages of ship
ping their Christmas presents early.
The annual Christmas trimming of
st. Peters church will take place on
Wednesday evening. After the ever
green's are properly hung in the church
those who assist will adjourn to the
rectory where refreshments will be
served.
DR.. Harry Vaughan will lecture on
first aid to the injured before Com
pany B, 18th N. J. regiment, United
Boys BrigadeS of America, OH Tues
day evening, January 18th. DR..
Vaughan is major on the staff of
the regiment.
Former Assistant United States At
torney General James M. Beck, of New
York, may be the speaker at the an
nuai meeting of the Washington AS
ISOLATION of New Jersey, to be held at
Washington's headquarters on Febru
4 airy 22nd of next year.
s Al Pinkerton detective is working
on the recent theft Of an automobile
belonging to e. t. III. Tallmadge. The
machine was taken from the garage
on the Tallmadge place near Mend
ham and later in the evening found
the machine at the roadside mile
away.
Robert Struble found several arti-
cles of Gle thing in the woods near the
Kountze place Monday. He reported
his find to County Detective Edward
BRENNAN who is working on the
theory that the articles were stolen
from some ones house and Is trying
to locate the owner.
The chapel of the Holy Trinity at
st. Elizabeth's academy, Convent, will
be dedicated on Thursday, December
Both. A solemn ponti6cal mass will
be said by the Right Rev. John j.
O'Connor, bishop of Newark in honor
of the golden jubilee of the community
of the Sisters of Charity.
The December meeting of the Nor
ristown McAll auxiliary will be held
on Thursday, December Both, at three
thirty in the South Street Presbyter-
ian church. Miss Florence St. John
BALDWIN. former president Of the au-
Hillary, will be present and tea will be
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John w. Simmons and William f.
Shupe, Of Morristown, and John f.
Shupe, of Dover, have filed with Coun-
ty Clerk e. Bertram Mott articles of
Incorporation OF the Altmont Realty
Co. The company will deal in real es-
tate. 1t is capitalized at 100000 and
the Office is in Morristown with Mr..
Simmons as agent in charge.
Aldermen Henry A. Henriques, M.
D.. R. Rallston Reed, M. d. Angus
tus L. Revere, Kinsley Twining and
Lewis F.Sturgis have been named by
Mayor Theodore Ayers as a committee
to decide upon the question whether
the town should have made an asses
Sors map, as requested by Assessor
Stephen @. Griffith.
n Several members Of the local road
drivers association attended the
second annual banquet of the West
field Driving association held Thurs
day night in the Second Avenue hotel,
WeStfeld. Among those in the party
were Anderson M Guerin, William
Draggo, Floyd j. Fitzpatrick, Henry
W. Armstrong, David P. Mcclellan.
Sylvester Mitchell and Bert Tunis.