The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-30
TAKING IN The TOWNS. :
MADISON.

About seventy dollars was added to
the treasury of the Citizens Band from
the recent benefit baseball game.
Freebooter Troxell returned on Satur-
day from short trip through Pennsyl-
yania.
Anthony McGinnis, who was arrested
with difficulty on Tuesday by Captain
Coonan, has been adjudged insane and
placed in the State asylum at Morris
Plains.
George w. Squier and John F. Tobin
represented the Madison Forresters at
the Forresters' convention held at Pater-
son on Saturday.
The game of baseball between the old
Ridgewood A. c. and the Field Club at
tracted an unusual crowd on Saturday
last. The game resulted in complete
gictory for the Field Club boys, the
score being 10 to l. Tomorrow the
home team closes the baseball season
with the HAS Beens."
Miss Harriet Decker has entered We'll
lesley College.
Prot. w B. Matthews and family are
occupying the house recently built by
the Madison Land improvement Co. on
Grove street.
w. w. Duckham, superintendent of
the D. Willis James estate, has returned
from a two weeks trip through Canada
and New York State
H S. Brant is spending this week at
Easton. Pa
The large box factory owned by Jesse
L. Keys and recently destroyed by fire,
is being rebuilt on larger scale.
Charles KuttIer will apply for a license
for a hotel in The building owned by M.
MuIcahy, corner of Main and Prospect
streets A remonstrance is being cir
culated by several prominent citizens.
The Rosegrowers Club held business
meeting IN its hall on Central avenue
Saturday evening.
Nearly one hundred head of cattle ar
rived by special train on Tuesday for
the Florham Farms. The cattle was
purchased IN Europe and was just re-
leased from quarantine.
John TaImadge of Garfield avenue and
member OF the Seventy-hrst Regiment
is slowly recovering from typhoid fever.
Several new grades have been added
to the public schools, which will prevent
graduating class this year.
Contractor J. j. Corbett has received
the contract for the large new bridge to
be erected on Main street.
Samuel Brant of this place has with
drawn from the Democratic Congress
sionaI race.
The Republicans of this place will hold
a primary in Maverly on Wednesday
next to elect delegates to the county
convention to be he'd at Dover.
Robert Holmes has entered St. Pauls
College at Concord, N. II.
Ellis Cregan is erecting house on his
property on Greenwood avenue
Over 175 students have entered Drew
Seminary, the largest number in the his
tory of the institution.
A meeting was held in the Y. NJ. G.
A. Hall on Wednesday evening for the
purpose of organizing choral society.
Nearly fifty joined the society, which
will meet each week under the direction
of j. Bigelow Ford
Henry l. Hopper was elected delegate
at the democratic primary to the Guber
material convention held at Trenton on
Wednesday.
A meeting of the Madison Football
Association was held in the Y NJ G. A.
Hall on Monday evening, j. Matt Kop
per being elected captain of the club.
On and after October the post Office
will close at Z p. m.
Priyates MACPHERSON and Randolph,
who were in the famous charge of San
Juan, are staying at the Ridgedale
House.