The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


Philip H. Hoffman has been elected
"a member of the board OF managers Of
the Sons of the American Revolution,
New Jersey chapter.
Anderson M Guerin, of this town,
has been elected member Of the
board of directors of The Road Horse
association of New Jersey.
The Knockers will have the basket
ball team of the Knox A. O., OF Kearny,
as their opponents on the court on
.Speedwell avenue on Tuesday evening
The Alpha NJ Debating club, OF the
MorriStown high school, and many OF
their lady friends enjoyed Sieign
ride to Bernardsville Thursday even
ing.
"A new conner in MorriStOwn is 6 q.
Todd, who has been engaged as an as
SistanU to Chief Engineer Periey Il.
Boomer, of the Morris County 'Irac-
tion company.
Mrs. Townsend, who has been en-
ployed by the Market Street mission
as visitor to the poor families OF the
town, has resigned and returned to
her home in Brooklyn.
Peter Pozzi, a-full blooded Indian,
spent Friday evening ia the lookup.
This is the first of this race that Chief
Holloway remem berS entertaining over
nigh at the towns expense
A team hitched to a delivery wagon
of the Merchants Dispatch ran away
on Elm street Thursday afternoon and
before the horses were caught one OF
them was badly cut by broken pole.
Peter Dibb has closed negotiations
with Mrs. DOrothea Whalen for the
purchase of the Mansion house, the
sale being contingent upon the trans
fer of the license to the new proprie-
tor.
Homer Davenport recently lost by
death his brown Arab stallion, Haleo,
that was presented tokhim by the gov
ernor of Aleppo. The horse was the
pick of those brought from Arabia by
Mr.. Davenport 10 1905.
The Rev. William W. Barker, pas
tor of the First Baptist churcn, has
been elected secretary of the American
Bible union, succeeding the late Rev.
w. G. Hughes, ID. D., the father of
Governor Hughes, Of New York.
This evening the Knockers club will
play the basket ball five OF the Kearny
"A. c., on the locals court. On FRIDAY
evening the MorrlStown high school
five will meet the Belleville high
school five on the Knockers court.
Frank Guam, an Italian laborer en-
ployed on the Lackawanna railroads
cutoff at AndOver was injured in an
accident there Thursday morning and
was brought TO Memorial hospital.
His left leg was fractured.
From January 1st, 1909. to January
Ist, 1910, there was not a burglary
committed in MOrristown. The police
of the town are ever on the alert and
are efficient and faithful and their
reputation has gone out among tie
crooks, evidently.
National Lecturer Edward E. Burns
will address the local camp of Modern
WOodmen of America on next Tues
day evening on I. War on Tuberculo-
sis The public has been invited to
attend the lecture, which iSfree OF
charge. 1t will be given in the lodge
room in the Chronicle building.
Mohuscowunpi Tribe of Red Men
has elected officers as follows: Sachem,
Joseph PierSon senior sycamore, Fred
Weyman; junior sycamore, z. J.
Kane ;;prOphet, Peter Jorgensen ;cbief
of records. Andrew Barris collector
of wampum, Jesse Tiger keeper of
wampum, Victor E. Boell; trustee,
John Reichert ; representative, l.. III.
Smith; alternate, Andrew Barris.