Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-11
MOrristOwn Notes

Construction on the new railroad
station at Convent has not progressed
as rapidly as was expected opd the
opening day has been set ahead to
June l. The main waiting room is
practically finished. but there yet re-
mains much to be done with the bag
gage-room. Construction of the side
walls of the west-bound shelter house
was started last week.
Mrs. James A. Webb. of Madison,
will make the address at the closing
meeting of the Young Women's Mis-
sionary Society of the First Presby
terrain Church, to be held on Friday
afternoon
steam shovel has arrived and
been set up at Sneeden's crossing. 1t
will be used by the Lackawanna IN
its grade crossing elimination work
there
Miss Adeline w owen, daughter of
Dr. Frederick w. owen. will speak
before the Women's Missionary Soci-
ETY. of the South Street Presbyterian
Church Wednesday afternoon on her
work as missionary in India.
Ralph McCarty, a former resident
of Norristown, but now of st. Louis,
was a weekend visitor, renewing old
acquaintances.
Miss Pauline Schenck will entertain
the Queen Esther Circle at her home
on Tuesday.
Harry I. Hull is improving his
property, corner of Maple avenue and
Boyken street, by the laying OF
concrete sidewalk
Miss Jennie Mills will entertain the
Dorcas Society Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Dadmun
have been guests of Mrs. Alexander
n. Tiers at "Farmlands.'
The first picnic of the season in
Durham Park will take place, if the
weather permits, the Home Guards, a
Methodist church organization, being
the merry makers.
James Mcneil has purchased three
lots on Hanover avenue, Morr s
Plains, from Gordon e. Sherman.
As only four men appeared for the
third public reading of the new build
| ing code, Alderman Clifford Mills, NJ
D., postponed the hearing until Fri
day, May %.
Members of the Morristown branch
of the Women's Political Union will
attend the tri-county suffrage ban
auet, to be held in the Summit Young
Mems Christian Association this eve
ming.
Morristown High School defeated
Boonton High School in a tri-county
league game Friday by score OF Il
to 1. This victory strengthens the To-
cal teams lead in the league race.
The game was played at Boonton.
Miss Clara Brown, principal of the
High school, has announced the fol-
lowing editorial staff of the Map c
Leaf, the High School paper: Russell
Vanderbilt, editor int chief; William
Ratley. school editor; Eleanor Chew
! and Francis Cregar, literary editors
c. Morris Garabrant boys athletic
editor; Marion Mansfield, girls ath-
letic editor; Sarah Sturgis, alumn'
editor: Ontony Murray, knocks" edi-
tor; Foster Ensminger, illustrator;
| Rae Carter, associate editor; Pau
| Drake and Nelson Butera, business
managers, and Edward Howell, sub
scription manager.
| The Literary Club of the High
| School has elected the following Off
| GERS for the year: Alexander Brook
/ president; Alene Gardner. vice-presi
| dent; Mary Caskey, secretary; Ray
mond Leggett, treasurer, and Marl
Owens, marshal.
Mrs. w. r. Todd has returend t
her home on Hill street from vlsi
in Brooklyn.
James Mcneil, Of this town, hal
purchased three lots on the Sherman
tract, at Morris Plains.