The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

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Casino cannot be built for less than
$4,000, and that it would be very poor
economy to erect building that would
be inadequate even to our present wants.
The Athletic Association has already is
sued $4,000 worth of stock, which is
part of the $1,000 that has been spent on
the grounds.
1t is now proposed to issue stock to the
amount of $4,000 more and mortgage
the land for Sc, 900. The position OF the
association will then be: Resources: land
SO, 200; Casino lat cost $l0,O00; total
$4,000 Liabilities: stock, $l2 ,OO0;
mortgage, $4,000; total, $4,000. In
this estimate the land is valued at
what it can be sold for to-day,
unimproved, and the buildings DO
not include those already on the grounds,
which have cost nearly LOCO. The
shares of the Athletic Association are
fixed at $1,000 each.
Mrs. Fl. Nick. Twombly, was one of
the patronesses of the concert and dance
given on Wednesday evening at the As
toria, for the benefit of 1.-The Working
Girls Vacation Society,""
The funeral of John J. Keefe, Jr., who
died on Thursday last of typhoid pneu-
was held on Saturday morning at 9
O'Clock from st. Vincents r. G. Church.
Michael Mulcahy sold his property to
D. Willis James on Monday for his park
and the last obstacle in the way of per-
feeling this work is thus removed. Mr..
Mulcahy has purchased the old Sayre
property, corner of Prospect and Main
streets and will continue his business
there.
At the regular meeting of the st.
Francis de Sales Council. No. 251 9. B.
L. on Wednesday evening last, the fol
lowing officers were elected: John f.
Cosgroye, president; L. A. Brown, vice
president; John G. Elliot, secretary; E.
j. Roberts, collector; ]. 81. Dunn, orator;
j. w. Dwyer, treasurer; David O'Con-
nell, marshal; John Doran and P. M.
Laughliu, guards: Trustees, J. E. Cos
grove, Richard Farrell and Francis
Kluxen: representatives TO state conven-
ton, L. J. Hegge; alternate, l.. A.
Brown.
The devotional services which have
been carried on in the M. E. Church for
more than week, closed on Friday
evening with praise service.
DIR. P. G.. Voegtlen, dentist, of this
place has accepted the position as organ
ist of the First Christian Church at Irv
ington, beginning with Sunday last.
DIR. s. p. Hammond, presiding elder
for the Newark district, will occupy the
pulpit of the M. E. Church on Sunday
morning next.
The Christmas entertainments of the A.
M. E. Sunday school will be held on Fri
day evening next at s o'clock. The
usual exercises will take place.
Officer Fred Burnett presented the
Mayor last Friday night with police
mans club hewn from one of the timbers
of the old Session House. The Mayor
treasures it highly.
The members of Oak Leaf Lodge No.
235, /. O. o. F., gave dinner on Mon
day evening to their friends in their
rooms over Masonic Hall.
The Christmas entertainment of the
M. E. Sunday schS2l will be held on
Friday evening nE1t at r O'Clock.
sides the customary carols, addresses
and responsive services in the church,
there will be tree Santa Claus and a
supper by Day, the Morristown caterer
in the chapel.
Mrs. Mary Smack has broken ground
for her new house on Madison avenue
next to the Episcopal parsonage.
The borough lookup is now being
built on Central avenue in the rear of
Ford & Taylor's blacksmith shop.
Matthias Plum, ST., and family, and
George w. Downs and family are
now occupying their city homes in New
ark, where they will spend the winter.
The public school was closed on
| Wednesday in consequence of the teach
ers attending the institute at Boonton.
The local court of the Independent
Order of Foresters met on Friday even
ing in Fagan's hall and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year.
Court deputy, John F. Cosgrove; court
physician, DR.. Stuart. H. Reed; chief
ranger, George Sguier; past chief
ranger, Fred B. Bardon; vice chief
ranger, j. F. Heating; recording secre-
tary, George F. Weber; financial secre-
tary, W. Fl. Klinedinst; treasurer, J.
O'Brien, Jr.; chaplain, Robert Scheur-
man; senior woodward, John Squier;
Junior woodward, J. P. Kelley; senior
beadle, Michael Madigan; board of trus-
=! tees, Fred B. Bardon and Carl Scheur-
man, financial committee, j. F. Heating
and John Squier. Installation of officers
will take place on Tuesday evening, Ian.
| 4, at o'clock. The work will be per-
formed by the supreme high court.
David II. Beaman, one of our Oldest
and most respected residents, died early
Monday morning after an illness of more
than a month On Election day he
came to vote and the excitement incl
dent thereto caused a stroke of Apo.
plexy, from the effects of which he died.
The funeral was held on Wednesday
from his late home. He leaves two
sons and two daughters,
One of the contributors to the building
fund of the old session house or council
room in 1850 was d. Willis James, the
same gentleman who now has purchased
it to make room for the park.
The residents of Greenwood avenue
suffered again on Tuesday during the
storm, cellars being flooded with from
twelve to twenty inches of water.
The Fortnightly Club will meet this
evening at James A. Webb's home.
The death of Theodore M. Peck was
announced on Wednesday evening from
Mentone, CAL, where he had gone with
Mrs. Peck some weeks ago for the bene-
fit Of his health. His ailment was pull
monary trouble, but he seemed to be i'm
! proving very much since he had arrived
there. The immediate cause of his