The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

served afterward.
After their regular meeting on JAM
uary 9th the local Elks will enjoy a
smoker and vaudeville show.
Miss Collier is giving several days of
each week to the visiting work OF the
Market Street mission.
Agent James Welsh, OF the local s.
p. G. O., has investigated 2S0 cases OF
cruelty to children during the past
year.
General Ballington Booth, OF the
Volunteers of America, made an ad-
dress at the South Street Presbyterian
church Sunday evening.
Word has been received from Will
iamSDort. Pa. that the Rev. Oliver G.
Horsman is slowly but steadily i'm
growing. He is still very weak.
There will be meeting OF the coun-
ty board of examiners of Morris coun-
ty at Dover high school on February
4th and 5th, at eight-thirty a. m.
Clyde Potts has been engaged by
the town Of Washington, this state, as
supervising engineer OF the sewerage
construction about to be started there.
Harry Ball, who was tried at the
last term of court for embezzlement
from Shupe & Simmons, of Dove and
the jury disagreed, has been LEASED
from Jail on bail.
The Morris County Road Drivers
association will hold its annual meet
ing for the election of officers in the
office OF President Anderson NJ. Guerin
on Wednesday evening
Adjutant Gener Il Wilbur F. Sadler,
of the state militia, has presented che
Morristown library with copy of
Records of Officers and Men OF New
Jersey in Wars l791-l8l5."
The Millington Water company.
com posed of D. HI. Nash and f. N.
Foff, have finished installing their
new plant They have erected tank
with capacity of 40, 900 gallons. n
Supervising Deputy Grand Regent
Lane will install the officers recently
elected of Loantaka council, No. 93S,
Royal Arcanum, on Tuesday evening.
Refreshments Will be served after the
work.
While Washington Engine com
pany's wagon is being repaired the old
hose reel formerly in use by that COM
pany has been put in service This
machine will be kept in storage for
emergency in future
The Rev. Franklin B. Dwight will
deliver lecture on the Holy Land "
in the Market Street mission on Wed
nesday evening. The lecture will be
illustrated with stereopticon views.
Miss Ella G.. Morris has been made
chairman of the committee in charge
of the children's meetings at The Mar
ket Street mission, vice Miss Agnes
Hoffman, who resigned as chairman,
but is still member of the commit
tee.
The Alert Athletic club has elected
officers as follows President, Pierce
j. Welsh; president, Clarence
Knight; secretary, John j. Franey;
treasurer, Charles p O'Neil manager
base ball team, Vincent D. Roache
captain of team, Harry Q. Callahan.
Oscar Rusch, of Madison street, was
taken to All Souls Hospital Tuesday
with broken leg. He was fixing some
betting in the Arrowsmith factory at
Morris Plains and jumping down from
a platform struck wire which thr eW
him, breaking his leg.
Invitations are out for dance to
be given by the Mystery club in Miller
hall next Thursday evening. The COM
mi tee in charge includes JaretT Lit
tie, Thomas J. Harmon and Clifford f.
Logan Music will be by w. Franklin
Hartenstine'S orchestra.
George Youngs, the ten. year-old son
of MIR. and Mrs. John YOungS, of Cobb
place, is in All Souls hospital suffer;
ing with an injured spine. Recently
he fell from see-saW, injuring his
back.
Mrs. Kate Elizabeth Fox, A. A. G..
O., organist of the First Presbyterian
church, will give an organ recital on
Tuesday evening, January 18th, at
eight O'Clock. This will be the four
teenth recital of the A. G. Organists'
series. No admission fee is charged.
Deputy Surrogate Joseph P. Luke
man, has admitted to probate the will
of the late John Praed, of Chatham.
He left all his property to his wife,
Alice w. Praed AT her death any
residue is TO be divided among Mr.
Praed' g brothers. and sisters children.
Mrs, Praed IS named as the executrix.
Ata meeting OF the Morris County
Republican committee THURSDAY
morning, John n Capstick, Of Boom
ton, was reelected chairman Edward
n. Soaring, OF Dover, vice-chairman
and State Treasurer, Daniel S. Voor-
hees, treasurer. In place Of Edward
X Mills, William Fl. Thompson, of
Morris Plains, was elected secretary.
The Morristown club met Saturday
evening in the club house on South
street and elected the following Off
GERS president, George G. Palmer !;
secretary, Henry Shaw; treasurer,
Walter B. Wood governors, Ridley
Watts, John M. Forbes, and Senator
Edward X. Mills. An amendment to
the constitution, limiting the mem
bership to IT'S was passed.
Next Sunday the Rev. Paul Erd-
man, son of the Rev. Albert Erdman,
will occupy the pulpit of the South
Street Presbyterian church at the
morning service and will also speak at
the quarterly meeting of the Sunday
School Missionary society In she after
noon. With his family Mr.. Erdman
has been doing missionary work in
SRA.