The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-15
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Henry Stone is building small ad-
dition to his house on Miller street.
The fourth quarterly conference OF
the Methodist church has been an
nounced for Friday. February 18th.
On Monday evening, February 21st,
Samuel Merwin, editor OF Success, I"
will speak before the Mems club OF
the Methodist church.
Mrs. Anderson M. Guerin's Sunday
school class will hold social in the
Junior room of the Methodist church
Wednesday evening, February 23rd.
Charles Nelson has been appointed
sexton of the Methodist church and on
Monday moved into the sections COT
tage in the rear of the church property.
Sidney F. Cole has purchased Of W.
A. Hopping lot on Evergreen avenue
and will soon start the erection OF
two-story house for his own occupancy.
Bernhardt Grond and Thomas Nc
AyOy were taken to the Railway re-
formatory by Sheriff Calhoun Orr and
Constable Samuel Leonard Friday
morning.
The Athletic association of the high
school has elected William Mcintyre
captain and manager of the track
team and Russell Pierson, manager OF
the base ball team.
The members OF Cyrus T. Loree's
Sunday school class will hold a sale OF
home made eatiDleS in the Sunday
school room of the Methodist church
on Friday afternoon.
The basket ball team Of the Knights
of st. Paul defeated the Freshmen
five OF the high school Saturday morn
ing on the Knockers club court by a
score of twenty to eight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G. Voorhees,, of
No. "a Speedwell avenue. have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Jessie May VOORHEES,,
to Elliott g. Thorne, of East Orange.
A joint meeting of the Mems clubs
of the First and South Street Presby-
terrain churches will be held on We'd
nesday evening, February 23rd, and
will be addressed by Prof. E. A..
Steiner.
Members of the Alpha NJ are wear
in5 new pins. They are of solid gold.
Across the top of a shield is the club
name. Upon the shield in blue and
white enamel are the letteas A N"
and Greek lamp.
Edward B. Hamilton 81 Co., of New
York, have sold for Philip Livingston
his residence and grounds, No. 40
Madison avenue. The purchaser be-
ing DIR. Granville M. White, Vice
President Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the LaRue Holmes Nature
league, the signers being - Benjamin
P. Holmes, George q. Musgrave, j.. r..
Haas, James Heard, Miss L. Connolly,
Mrs. M. Fl. LamSon and Mrs. BenJa-
min P. Holmes.
The Young Women's Missionary
society Of the South Street Presby-
terrain church will meet on Friday to
pack a Darrell for Miss Marion j..
Brooks, a missionary in West Virginia.
Election OF officers will be held at the
meeting and tea will be served.
Independent Hose company, of the
Morristown fire department, will en-
JOY it's annual Washington birthday
gathering as usual this year. The
committee in charge includes George
G. Smith, Eugene Carroll, Andrew G..
Phillips and d. Farrand SturgiS.
The Morris County Traction COM
pany has rented the third floor of the
Sullivan building and it will be oc-
1,n 30 funo rfv.rr
department., which now has a small
room in the rear of the company's
general offices on the second floor Of
che building.
Next Sunday the Rev. Albert Erd-
man, d. D., pastor emeritus of the
South Street Presbyterian church,
will occupy the pulpit of that church
at both morning and evening services.
The Rev. Alexander MacOoll, pastor,
will preach in the Forty Eighth
Street church, New York.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor of the First Baptist
church win give an entainment Tues
day evening. February 22nd. The en-
tertainment will consist of readings
and recftationS and an address on
Washington entitled :" A Colonial So
cial.' Inc entertainment Will be TOl-
lowed by refreshments.
Humane Engine company, No. 2, is
making plans for It's annual Easter
Monday ball. The affair as usual will
be given in Washington hall. The
committee in charge includes Frank
Marshall, chairman; Walter o. Stiles,
Rufus G. Whitehead, Watson Guerin,
Augustus Tiger and Augustus Wright.
The commissioners appointed to as
Sess the value of lands belonging to
William McGuinnesS, at Morris Plains,
and wanted by the Lackawanna rail-
road, have placed value of So, Cos on
the property. The commissioners
were former Mayor Edward A. Quayle
and James &. Voorhees,. of this town.
and George f. Weber, Of Madison.
James Callahan, OF this town, was
sentenced by Judge Mills to two
months in the county Jail for larceny.
He was committed to jail by Justice
Patrick j. Howard in DEFAULT of bail
charged with stealing lead and faucets
worth SO from the Pierson Plumbing
com pany. He waived Indictment and
was tried at special sessions.