The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

William Price, OF Newark, mas ac-
&c pted a position with the Electrical
Alloy company on Water street.
Richard Fisher Decker, Of Madison
avenue, has been elected to the Yale
university society OF Book and Gavel.
The Rev. Franklin B. Dwight oc-
cupied the pulpit OF the South Street
Presbyterian church Sunday evening.
4 borse belonging to Byron Sher,
man slipped on the Ice on SpeeuWeil
avenue Saturday and fell, breaking
leg. 1t was shot.
The tea room has for rent magazines
and puzzles. Also for sale nome mace
candy and fancy articles Including
some unique hat pins.
On Wednesday afternoon the Dorcas
society OF the Methodist church VIII
meet at the residence OF Mrs Nathan
lei 9. Toms, on Wetmore avenue.
During the cold snap Street Com
noiSsion Howard J. Cole sent two men
wirh load of sand about town TO dls-
trihIlte the sand on the icy street
crossings.
The Morristown italian band has
engaged Mildred & Rouclere for their
annual benefit to be given 10 the Ly-
ceum theatre Tuesday evening, Feb
raary 18th.
The Rev. Alexander MacColl, pastor
az the South Street Presbyterian
church, is conducting a series OF ser
vices each evening this week in the
New Vernon Presbyterian church.
Surrogate David Young probated
wednesday the will of the late Rich
ard Powell, Of Wharton. He leaves
his small estate to his nephew, Dr.
James Waters, who is named as ex'
eeutOr.
The next meeting of the Mems asso
citation of the South street FTesoy
terrain church will be held on WeoneS-
day evening, January 18th me hev'
Philemon F. Sturges, rector OF ~
Peters church, will be the speaker.
A change in the management of the
SHINE q Simmons Co, has been made
Mr. Shupe has taken over the branch
in Dover and the Morristown estab
lishment will be known as the y. W
Simmons Co.
Mrs. HI. G. Olin, president Of tht
Presbyterial society Of the Presbytery
of Morris and Orange, will address The
Women's Foreign Missionary society
of the First Presbyterian churcn OF
Wednesday afternoon.
Elwood VanDunk. driver, found
fur stole belonging to Miss Elsa N1coll
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Nicoll. and when he returned thu
piece to it's fair owner hewas rewarded
with a twenty dollar bill.
The January meeting of the Wo
mans Foreign Missionary society Q
the Methodist church will be held II
the parsonage on Friday afternoon
Miss Agnes SAKE, OF Muttra, India
will address the meeting and Mrs
Blanche X. Freeze will sing.
Col. Charles e. Dennis, of the Boys
Brigade, is organizing company fol
boys ranging in age from seven x
thirteen. 1t is planned to advance
them to the older company when bns
lads reach the age Of fourteen.
A brown thrasher was seen on Jan
uary End near the Whippany Rive
cIub. 1t was probably an individual
that had been left behind by the mi
grations, as the species is not known
usually to winter far her north thar
Virginia.
The Tapkaow club will hold 1t
fourth annual banquet on the evening
OF Lincoln's birthday in the clul
rooms. The committee OF arrange
ments includes Carl v. Vogt, DR.. Cliff
ford Mills, G. Franklin Wilson. Ma
thaniel Q. Toms and Stephen @. Crit
'6th.
Henry Baker escaped from the stat
hospital at Morris Plains "Wednesday
afternoon and the police have beer
asked to search for him. Baker wa
committed from Elizabeth. He il
forty-two years old, weighs l66 pounds
i've feet six inches in height, has DARK
brown hair and eyes and wears mus
tache. He was dressed in dark cloth
ing and Overcoat, and soft hat.
The local lodge of Knights of Pythia'
has elected the following officers =
Chancellor, Ernest Parsons; vice chan
cellor, John Howard; prelate, Harrl
Ratley; master OF work, Rufus Crib
BILE; keeper of records, George Hid
master of finance, William Woodruff
master OF exchequer, Robert Sayre
inner guard, Albert Glen outer guard
George Ketch; trustee, John Tippett
representative to grand lodge, Victor
e. Boell alternate, L. e. Pierson.
PERSONAL ITEMS.