The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Patrick J.. Howard hes been elected
president OF District No. 2 of St. Pat
Tick's alliance.
Morristown Aerie of Eagles will give
a dance in their hall on High street
on Wednesday evening.
Albert Wayrich has purchased the
barber shop on High street formerly
conducted by Ernest Eggers.
The Morris County Branch of the
State Charities Aid association Will
meet in the Market Street Mission on
Wednesday morning at ten-thirty
Russell Brown celebrated his seven
teenth birthday by giving a party
Tuesday night at his home on Harrl-
son street to eighteen Of MS young
friends
Harry Jones, he's given up his posi-
tion IS night baggage man at the Lack
awanna railroad station, and has Oeen
appointed sexton Of the Church OF the
Redeemer.
The street department. has removed
a dead tree from the western END OF
the Morristown green and is looping
off the dead branches from other trees
in the park.
Oliver Herbert, brother OF Mrs.
John Underhill, of this town, was
drowned at Seattle, Wash, on Sunday.
His body will be brought to Morris
town for burial
The Christian Endeavor society OF
the First Baptist Church held a bust
ness meeting Monday evening at the
apartments of Miss Edith Foster in
the Bell building.
Joseph York has sold his house and
lot No, So Maple avenue to Mrs. Van
WORT, Of New York, who Is sister OF
Mrs. FL. Toler BoOraem, the present
occupant of the property.
IndependentiHose company, Of the
Morristown fire department, rendered
Andrew G. Phillips, one OF the mem
berS, a surprise at his home on Wes6-
ern avenue Friday evening.
Frederick Guerin hes left the choir
of st. Peters church to,accept.a posi-
tien as tenor in the First Presby terrain
church choir. He is succeeded at st.
Peters by Homer>G. Ayers.
The stated meeting of the Morris
NOuuDy DIduCll VI uiC Ou"oO C1tsAAoteo
Aid association will be held In the
Market Street Mission building on
Wednesday, May .4th, at 1890 a. M.
One Of the four men brought to
Memorial hospital from Andover two
weeks ago who were injured in an ex-
plosion OF dynamite died in the hospi-
tai Friday. He was known only by a
number.
Miss Jennie v. Hughes, Of Kin
Kiang, China, made an address on
missions in China in the Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday evening.
Arthur B. Moss, baritone, OF New
York, sang.
Carolyn Vance, the ten years old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff
M. Vance, of Morris street, is i'll with
blood poison. The child tripped over
a pie ;e of wire in the yard OF her home
on Saturday and scratched one OF her
legs.
MiStaking the black buttons operat-
ing the fire alarm gongs in the Speed
we'll avenue school for pennies little
tot from Miss Filters room Tuesday
afternoon started the gongs toringing
while trying TO pick the pennies
from the wall.
The monthly meeting Of the Wo-
mans Union Prayer Circle will be
held in the parlor of the Methodist
church next Thursday morning, May
9Th, at half past ten O'Clock. The
women of all the churches are cordial
ly invited to attend.
The first Of the series of matinee
races to be conducted by the Morris
County Road Drivers association will
be held at the driving park on Memoir
ial day. @. FL. Raymond and Arthur
HenSler have been elected members OF
the association.
The Supply & Construction corpora
tion has leased the building at No. 81
South street and will remove there on
May 1st. The store vacated by the
corporation at No. ~ South street will
probably be occupied by the new trust
company now being organized.
At the annuals dinner of the Mems
club Of the South Street Presbyterian
church to be held on Wednesday
evening, May 18th, addresses will be
made by the Rev. Irving Berg, OF Cats
kill; f. w. Pearsall, of New York,
and the Rev. Ralph B. Urmy, Of this
town.
The bodies of James M. Thomas and
his wife, Rhoda Lee Thomas, who died
in Monrovia, CAL, were brought 10
Morristown Tuesday and inferred in
Evergreen cemetery. Mr.. Thomas died
in December and Mrs. Thomas in jan
uary. Mr.. Thomas was brother OF
Mrs. Thomas Lawrence, OF Western
avenue.
A novel dinner was that served at
the Methodist church Tuesday even
ing for it was cooked and served en-
tirely by members of the Mems union
of the church, The menu included
bisQue Of asparagus, rolls, oyster patti,
peas, stuffed toast veal, string beans,
mashed potatoes, olives, oranges, ba-
nanas, ice cream and cake, coffee.
A Fire on Race street.
The combination Of an old shoe, a