Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-30
MOrristOwn Notes


track depression at Sneeden's cross
ing, the Lackawanna railroad has
placed rails along its right Of way
for the temporary tracks to be used
by the trains while the depressing is
under way. The Western Union Tele-
graph Company has started work on
u temporary line around the scene of
the work.
Next Sunday Bishop Edwin S. Lines
will visit the Church of the Redeemer
to confirm a class. The evening SER
vice on Palm Sunday will be kept as
an anniversary occasion for those
who have been confirmed in the
classes Of other years.
The Miller estate is improving the
fronts of some of its stores by re-
painting. Those receiving attention
include the stores of Robert Hipson,
the a. & u. Tea Company and 10
South street.
The annual week of prayer Will be
observed April to TO- The two Pres
byterian, the Methodist and the Bap-
fist churches will unite in special SER
vices in the First Presbyterian Church
Humane Engine Company, No. 2, of
the MorristoWn fire department, has
Incorporated. The articles are signed
by all the members of the company.
Harry Il. Piper, who with former AS
sistant Chief Cornelius Tiger is one
of those who signed the charter of
the company when it was organized
in 1882, is named as the company's
agent
Next Sunday evening. in the First
Presbyterian Church, the story of the
Crucifxion will be read and the choir
will sing selections from Maunders
cantata From Olivet to Calvary"
After being held since 1894 on the
courts of the Morristown Field Club,
the annual tournament for the State
tennis championship is finally to be
moved. Instead of being conducted
solely by the Morristown club the
tourney Is to be run Jointly by the
Morristown Field Club, the Engle-
wood Field Club and the Montclair
Athletic Club. This year the State
championship for men will be played
at the Englewood club in the week
of June 8. The woman's champion
ship will be played at Morristown the
week of September 7. Next year the
mems tourney will move in an agreed
rotation to the Montclair club and
the woment's matches will be played
at Englewood.
The singing of Riles cantata 1.-The
Man of Sorrows by the choir of the
Methodist Episcopal Church instead
of being sung last Sunday night as
announced, has been postponed until
next Sunday night The solos will
be taken by Miss Grace Wheeler,
contralto, of New York, Claude War
ford. tenor. and Phil. P. Jacobs,
basso.
Rev Christopher II. Lawless, of
this town, who has just been ordained
to the priesthood of the Roman
Catholic Church, has been assigned
by Rt, Rev. Bishop John j. O'Connor,
as assistant rector at st. Mary's
Church, Jersey City.
Miss Sarah Wray of the Eighth
Avenue Mission, New York, ad-
dressed the Bible school of the South
Street Presbyterian Church Sunday
afternoon.
Ben Ross, who once played baseball
with the State Hospital Field Club
and then went to the Overlook, Essex
County Club, has been signed to pitch
for the Perth Amboy club of the new
Atlantic League.
Mrs. Harold Schenek and daughter,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs, Edwin
Schenck, at BroolSside.
The Fellowship Club. AN organiza-
ton of young men of the South Street
Presbyterian Church, viii hold an en-
tertainment and social for the young
men of the church tomorrow evening,
A professional entertainer will be on
hand and refreshments will be served
Many attended the first swimming
exhibition at the local Young Mems
Christian Association Saturday night
A swimming squad from the West
Side y. NJ. c. A., of New York city
gave the exhibition, which included
diving. speed tests and some of the
various strokes used in swimming
Three boys of the local association
swimming team took part in the eXhi-
bition. They We're Theodore Gaty
Washburn Howell and Clarence Rolf
A Japanese named NJ. Tagi national
champion, A. A. L. underwater
swimmer exhibited his staying quail.
ties by staying under the water for
three minutes, three-and-a Sec
onds. \ novelty Of the exhibition
was a race with each contestant hold.
ing a lighted candle.
Rev. George McNeely, of Newark
delivered a lecture on THE Freedom
of the United States" at a rally oil
the Norris County Patriotic League
yesterday afternoon in the First Bap-
fist Church. The church was filed
Milton McGarglc. of Madison, acted
as chairman of the meeting
The basketball team of the loca
/ Young Mems Christian Association
was defeated by margin of one
point in the return game with the
fast team of the battleship Arkan-
sas at the naval Y. NJ. c. a. In
/ Brooklyn Saturday. The score was
( az to Al.