Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-17

Morristown Notes

Morristown society is looking for
ward to the evening of February "a,
when the annual amateur. theatricals
of the Morristown school will take
place In the Lyceum Theatre. me
boys have acquitted themselves well
at previous performances, and at this
production, WHICH Is to be Sherid al y 8
cess is anticipated. A long list OF
patronesses has been secured. The
principals in the cast are: Captain
Absolute Alexander Hepburn, of
Louisville. Ky; Sir Anthony, Francis
Choate, of birmingham, Mass; Lydia
Languish, George Tilghman. of Ston-
ington. Conn.,; Bob Acres. Marion
Lee, of New York; Mrs. Malaprop,
Richard Hays Hammond, of Wash
ington, d. c.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger,
w, Morrison Patterson; Faulkland'
William Chauvenet, of Kingston, n
town, N Y; Lucy, David W. Guy, Of
St Louis; Fag, John D. MoPhail, of
Rochester; coachman, Kenneth Gas
ton, of somerville, n, j.; servant, F..
Mass Mssstea bo @ep FFederleE W. jones' 3d.
of Gladstone, n. ].
On Wednesday evenings during
Lent, there will be given g series Of
UPON i5 the New Testament, by the Rev:
Stuart L. Tyson. NJ A., professor of
the New Testament in the University
of the South. The dates and subjects
/
as a Whole:" March 4, .sThe First
Three Gospels ~; March IS. ."The
First Three Gospels" %; March 20,
Life and Character of st. Paul. April
s. THE Letters of st. Paul" The lee
lures are open to the public. On
Wednesday ,i,I evening, MAR, March A. the
the sacred cantata, THE Darkest
Hour" by Harold Moore.
The Rev, George e. Morris, D. D.,
who recently received call to the
Camden. N. j.. has offered his resig-
nation as pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, of this town. TO take effect
after three months.
The Current News Club met yes
terday at the home of its president,
Mrs; Ernest G. Ward, IN. ELEPHANT
Park The topic considered was
Historic Morristown."
Michael Doyle has rented the store
in the Welsh building, Morris street
now occupied by the Dempsey & Muir
ply paint shop. Mr.. Doyle will take
possession March | and will open an
establishment. Owing
to the death recently of MIR. Dempsey
the Dempsey &c Murphy business is
to be sold.
A members meeting was held at
the Young. Mems Christian Associa-
ton last night, at which Life Prob
H. Anderson and the Rev. Barrett p.
Tyler leading the discussion.
DR.. George S. Ridner, of Summit,
was arraigned before Judge Salmon
Monday afternoon by Prosecutor
Reed. and pleaded not guilty to
charge of assault and battery
brought by Mrs. Alvin S. Ridner. He
was released under 5000 bail. DR..
Carlton A. Dobblns of this town, go
ing on his bond Mrs. Ridner charges
that DR.. Ridner slapped her during
an argument about some property at
Succasunna. She sued him and OBJ
tanned a verdict at the last term of
court.
Funeral services for Miss Phoebe C.
Thompson are to be held on Wednes-
day morning at the home of her
niece, Mrs Andrew G. Phillips, in
Western avenue. Miss Thompson,
who died on Sunday, at the age of
ninety years. was for a long time
resident of Mendham. She was the
last of family of eight children of
the late Charles and ClarissaA Thomp-
son. -
Arthur Stelce has been visiting his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stelce,
1t Chester
Chief Day ordered out some of the
automobile fire apparatus Monday
afternoon to see whether it would go
rhe Humanes took out their automo-
pile, pumping engine, and despite its
Dad of six tons, it bucked the drifts |
The Washingtons' hose
wagon also took a trial run that was
satisfactory. Chief Day ordered the |
nose wagon by taking Off 200 feet OF
hose, and also the disconneetion of
the steamer from the Nashingtons'
hose wagon.