The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-28
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MADISON.
cellector McTernan as cIerk-News of thu
Borough.

Collector McTernan as clerk-News of the
Borough.
Collector John McTernan was author
lied on Monday to act as collector of the
water and light funds in the place Of the
new Borough Clerk Fl. Van w. Meyer,
who was temporarily suspended on &C
count of not being under bonds. When
Mr. Meyer was appointed on Monday
evening January IL, resolution was.
passed by the council that he be required
TO furnish bond of So 500 of a surety
company, to be approved by the Finance
Committee, composed of Chairman
Baker, Councilmen Wilder and O'DOn-
nell. 1t was discovered later however
that Mr.. Meyer was performing his
duties without having furnished the re-
CURED bond, much to the surprise of
Councilman O'Donnell, who had been
told by Mr.. Baker that everything was
ali right. The Mayors attention was
then called to the matter, and he said he
supposed that Mr.. McTernan was re-
ceiving the public moneys and he at once
appointed Collector McTernan to act as
clerk.
The engagement of James E. Burnet
of this place to Miss Elizabeth McCrack
en- of Hackettstown, has been announced.
The death of Frederick Neis we'll
known and highly esteemed citizen of this
place occurred on Friday shortly before
noon of heart disease. He left home
early that morning for his farm near
Myersville and while at work there he
was taken i'll and soon became uncon-
scious. He was Immediately put in a
wagon and brought home. An inquest
was not thought necessary. The funeral
was held on Monday from the Myersville
Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Mr..
Block officiating. The deceased was 70
years Of age. A widow and sixteen
children survive him.
A ssfive cent" social was held on
Wednesday evening at the residence OF
C. P. Stein, under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Society of East Madison.
Rev. A. T. Leonard, of India, made
his farewell address on Sunday before
the Mems meeting of the Y. M. G. A., as
he leaves about March /, to resume work
in his native country.
r. L. Remnitz returned home last
week from South Africa, after an absence
of several months.
Miss Mabel Lum of the class of '99 of
the Madison High School entertained
her fellow members at her home on
Friday evening,
{ The fourth number of entertainments
pf the star course will take place on
Wednesday evening, February %, in
Webb Memorial Chapel, when lecture,
wit and Humor," will be given by
Hon. Wallace Bruce.
Mrs. Alfred Chester Coursen gave her
lecture on american Song Makers on
Friday at Verona, under the auspices of
the Isabella Club.
Mrs. Mary A. Mulholland, wife of
VIM. Mulholland of Hanover and eldest
daughter of Patrick Cosgrove of this
place, died on Wednesday, January 10,
after lingering illness. She leaves a
husband and five small children to
mourn her loss.
The second entertainment of the
popular course of the Y. M. G. A.
will be given on Wednesday evening,
Feb. 2, in Association Hall, by Jay G.
Goodrich of Ohio. 1t will be stereop-
ficon entertainment From the Giants
Gauseway to Pompeii."
Al series of interesting talks will be
given at the Y. M. G. A. before the
Mems meeting as follows: Next Sunday
Rev. s. A. Shahzade will speak on Ar
menia and Frank Holmes, the Gospel
banjo player of Newark will play and
sing. February 6, Rev. K. Obata lin ma
five costume) will address the meeting,
!. his subject will be Japan, and February
l3 Rev. M. G. Hartzell will speak about
Africa.
Mrs. McMellen and Master Albert
Kohl Of Newburh, N. Y, are visiting
hrs. Carrot McEwan of this place.
The wi2l of Frederick Neis was offered
for probate on Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Knodell and Fred L. Kno-
deli, Jr., of Greenwood avenue, are the
guests of their cousin Mrs. Alex. Schwal-
bach, of Brooklyn.
The Chronicle is on sale each week
At the Depot News Stand by Lewis
a. Waters.