The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-02-09
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS.



Miss Carrie Day, of Ridgedale ave-
nue.. is Visiting her sister, Mrs. Adna
r. Leonard, insCincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick S. Smith are
receiving congratul ations over tine
birth Of a boy on Wednesday.
Offerings at the South Street Pres
byterian church for church support
during January aggregated S25S.73
Felix Azzara has plans out for the
erection of a three-story brick build
ing to be erected on Flagler street.
Mrs. S. L. Haywood, Of Bucksport,
Me-. is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Willis H. Dutton, of Western avenue.
Mrs. Henry r. Young, Of Newark,
has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. George
! ,. Hopkins, Of Hazel street, for a few
days.
The Young Women's Christian
union will hold a social in the Market
Street mission on Monday evening at
eight O'Clock.
Mrs. James Donnelly. who has been
i'll at her home in East Orange, is
again able to give attention to her
business here.
+ The lower hallway of the Parker
building has been beautified by the
addition of tiled floor, replacing the
old one of wood
Owing to i'll health William Kelley
has given up his position on the Wor-
cester Telegram " and has returned
to Morristown.
Louis Terreri has given the con
tracts for the erection of frame
building to be erected on Water street.
1t will have two stores with fats over
head.
= Robert Hipson has been elected
president Of the senior class of the
high school to take the place of Ben
jamin Blanchard who resigned the
office.
A meeting of parties interested will
be held at " M. @. A. hall on Tuesday
evening at eight o'clock to appoint a
committe to take up the electric light
SUBJECT.
A LaFrance auto chemical engine
will be in town tomorrow morning
for demOnstration to the fire Depart
ment officials and Independent Hose
company.
Mrs. Frederick A. Bridge, of Brook
lyn, and Mrs. e. G. McCauley were
guests over Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William III. Lounsbury, of
Elm street.
J. Howard HulSart, county superin-
tendent of schools. will deliver an adj
dress on school matters in the Brook
side school house on the evening of
February 10Th.
First Assistant Chief Engineer Will
bur +. Day, jr., has been presented
with handsome solid gold first aSSis-
tant chiefs badge by Resolute Hook
and Ladder company.
Rev. Harry Short, of New Provi-
dence, has accepted call TIC the pas
torate of the Mt. Olive Baptist
church. and with his family has taken
possession of the parsonage.
On Tuesday evening, of next week,
the Royal Arcanum will hold social
followed by dance for the members
and their friends after short bust
ness section of the council.
w. III. Terrell, local manager of the
Metropolitan Insurance company, has
rented from the MeSsrS. Horsefield the
house formerly occupied by Alderman
John N. Conkling on Speedwell ave-
nue..
On Saturday afternoon the Young
Women'S Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church. will hold
sale of homemade bread, cake and
candy, flowers and valentines in the
chapel.
The Rev. K. A. Paddock will adj
dress the Mems association of the
South Street Presbyterian church on
next week Wednesday evening, his
subject being Roughing 1t in the
Rockies
Chief Engineer j. Fred Runyon and
committee from independent Hose
company will visit Bridgeport, Spring
field and Waterbury on Monday and
inspect auto fire apparatus in use in
those cities.
Members of the First Baptist Sunday
School will present patriotic enter
tainment in the lecture room of the
church, the evening of February oath.
The proceeds will be for new hymn
books for the Sunday school.
Mrs. j. Edward Boiling has rented
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on Washington avenue, Spring Lake.
She will conduct it during the sum-
mer. The Bolding house here will be
closed the latter part of June, reopen
ing September first.
George Douglas has been elected
foreman OF Humane Engine company,
succeeding Robert Mack, recently APP
pointed second assistant chief engi-
neer of the fire department.. Rufus
Whitehead succeeds Douglas as assis-
tant foreman of the company.
g The Spirit of Lincoln was the
theme of the Rev. Ralph B. Urmy's
sermon on Sunday evening at the
Methodist church. The service was
attended by A. T. A. Torbert Post,
No. "a, G.. A. r. Special music of a
patriotic nature was rendered.
At a white dress carnival at the
Morristown roller skating rink We'd
nesday evening Miss Pauline Wayrich
won the prize, handsome veil pin,
for being the best dressed skater on
the floor. She was attired all in
white, including furs and a big picture
hat.
William Hambright, an employee of
the William H. Sheehan company, was
surprised Oh Thursday morning while
walking along Washington street to
find his overcOat ahiaze. He beat out
the flames with his hands while sever
al byStanderS we're rude enough to
laugh. He had no idea how the fire