The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-11-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


CHARLES II Beach.
w. b. Ward has had plans prepared
for two-story brick store building to
lie erected at Morris Plains
%. M. Merchant is ereetipg a two
STORY brick store building on Speed-
we'll avenue, Morris Plains
Henry f. Dempsey has purchased OF
Joseph VI Shelley two lots on speed
well avenue, Morris Plains.
Rutan Bros, have purchased the
Peter M Kain property On oouuh
street. The price was S20,Slo
paul q. Zimmerman has invented a
violin bow holder and mas neeh slallV-
cd patent on the contrigance'
The teachers institute for Morris
aonnty win be held on November i7tn
and 18Th in Library hall, Dover
John Linehan has been fined So by
Police Justice Patrick j Howard Tor
cIisOrderly conduct on a trolley car.
The Young Mems Christian associa
rion building has been closed while eX-
tensive alterations are being maaeSuo
it.
Al bell has replaced the gong on
Resolute Hook and Ladder company $
truck. the former alarm signal having
been cracked.
The children Of the Junior Mission
band will give musicale IN the south
Street Presbyterian church on We'd
nesday evening.
The work Of repaying South street
by the Amiesite process has BEEN COM
pieted except for the relaylng OF tine
cobbled cutters.
The Queen Esther circle OF Kings
daughters will meet Thursday after
noon at the home OF Miss Frances
Myers on Western avenue.
The Women's Town Improvement
committee will hold its next meeting
On Thursday morning in the chapel OF
the First Presbyterian church.
w P. Bonright. who recently pur-
chased the Smith place, near memo
ham. has taken possession OF the prop
ertv. The Smiths have removed to
New York city.
Judpe Alfred Elmer Mills has grant
al nernission to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Sehitfinger. OF Dover, to adopt Ernest
McGee. nine years old, and William A..
Allen, ten years old.
The Rev. Lewis B. Hills viii deliver
an address on religious conditions in
the Philippines at the prayer meeting
THURSDAY evening in the South Street
PRESBYTERIAN church.
The j. TT. Monroe place of ten acres
at Monroe has been sod by Ii Z. key-
nolds and Allabough & Co., TO ii. z.
Hess, of New York city, who will
make it his summer home
Roundsman Theodore l.. Rotf is
temporarily incapacitated. While ab
at work on Saturday mailing a nail he
Jailed the nail on his finger and visit
TO physician was the sequel.
Fred Guerin, Albert Karn, Albeit
Armstrong, Carl PREM, Harry Shel-
ley and Raymond karn have organized
a social club and rented aroom 10 the
Tarrelly building on South street.
An informal talk will be given by
Miss VanZandt, a medal missionary
Of Beirut, Syria, before the Young
Wofnen's Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church on Friday
afternoon.
Henry r. Rea, president of the Nor
ris County Traction Co., has purchased
me gray saddle mares Aires and Grace
for exhibition at the National Horse
show Mr.. Rea lives in Pittsburg
Contractor George Freck, who is
building the New Jersey Il Pennsyl-
vania extension, has put large force
OF men at work and is excavating a.
cut twenty-f0ur feet deep near Lake
road
Marcellus Hartley Dodge and DR.. p.
Hunter McAlpin, of this town, have
been elected members of the Interna-
tional committee OF the Young Mems
Christian association. Their term is
ior nine years.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Union Missionary society will be held
id the lecture room of the South Street
PRESBYTERIAN church on Tuesday, at
three thirty Miss Fairbank, mis-
si0nary from Jhansi, India. will speak.
Members of the Junior Christian En-
dsa,or society OF the First Baptist
church held a " work party at the
church Monday afternoon, the cnil-
dren making sewing hays, needle books
and scrap books for he Indians ia the
west.
TIE annual Joint meeting OF the
MorristOwn Civic association and the
Women's Town Improvement asSocia-
ti0n will be held on Wednesday even
ing of next week in the chapel of the
First Presbyterian church at eight
O'Clock.
The Women S Foreign Missionary so
ciety OF the Methodist Episcopal
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Stephen S. Day, on Olyphaut place,
Friday afternoon. The subject for
consideration will be The Gospel in
South America.
All the members of the school boards
ia Morris county have been invited 60
attend the fall meeting OF tie county
teachers' institute, to be held in
Dover, on Friday of next week. The
addresses TO be delivered will be made
adaptable to both board members and
teachers.
Frightened by the lowering of the
gates at the Morris street crossing Of
the LackaWanna railroad Friday after
noon. horse hitched to a delivery
wagon belonging to Joseph Bertea ran
away The animal was caught at the
freight house and did no damage ex-
cept the breaking Of the harness.
Mrs. May Leonard Woodrdff will