The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-27
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MADISON.

On Decoration days.
NJ. j. Trenery, who has been secretary
of the local Y. NJ. C.. A. for the past
three years, will on July l resign his
position. Mr.. Trenery, who is a gradu-
ate of Drew Seminary, will return to his
home in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where
he will enter the Western Methodist
Conference.
Commander Gilbert D. Young of Tor
bert Post has appointed the following
veterans to decorate the graves of their
dead comrades in the Madison cemeteries
on Memorial day: Timothy Burroughs,
john Waters and Halsey Sturgis. These
gentlemen will be assisted by the U. S.
Grant Post of Chatham.
E. V. Theland and family are occupy
ing their summer residence on Convent
road.
The Alumni Association of Drew
Seminary has presented President Buttz
with s. 500.
Rev. j. B. Faulks will deliver an ad-
dress before the U. S. Grant Post of
Chatham on Decoration day.
Eugene Peyser and family of New
York city are now occupying their sum-
mer residence on Loantaka way.
R. II. Williams and family of New
York city arrived at their country resi-
dence on Saturday for the summer.
D. Willis James and family are now
at their summer residence on Madison
avenue.
John J. Foley is erecting four large
greenhouses on his property on Convent
road.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new Brittin building. It will be COM
pleted about July /.
E. F. Frenz has purchased fine gray
team which will probably be used with
the new fire truck.
The members of the Field Club are
planning to capture most of the events in
the athletic tournament to be held on
Memorial day.
3. J. Rathbun and family are now
occupying one of J. S. Paulmier's cot
tages on Main street.
A carload of seats has been placed in
James Park.
On Memorial Day morning the Madi-
son Field CLUB will play the strong ST.
George team of Summit. The rivalry
between these teams is very strong and
the outcome of the game is looked for
ward to with much interest. The make
up of the Field Club will be D. Ely, first
base; McGrath, second base; Troxell,
third base; Baker, short stop; r. Kelly,
pitcher; E. Ely, left field; Waters, center
field; Brant, right field, and j. Kelly,
catcher.
@. M. Sanderson and family of New
York are now occupying their summer
residence in East Madison.
A. 2. Smith and II. B. Green of Madi-
son, and Freebooter Merritt B. Lum of
Chatham purchased the Littlejohn prop.
erty in Chatham on Monday for $12, 900.
The greenhouses on the property will be
managed by William Charlton of this
place for these gentlemen.
The athletic tournament to be held on
Memorial Day bids fair to eclipse the
tournament of last year. The field
games will take place on the Athletic
Association grounds on Central avenue
and the bicycle races will be held on the |
Main street course. The prizes are very
handsome and costly which has caused |
many to enter each event. The six mile I
tandem race will be the most exciting I
event of the day, as the Morristown, /
Chatham and several local tandem riders
Will put forth every effort to, defeat
Brant and Ely, the fast riders who are /
representing the Madison Field Club. |
The starter will be e. Russell Lum and
John Stewart will do the handicapping.
The Borough Council is planning to
increase the power at the electric light
station.
The Y. NJ. G. A. will hold patriotic
and memorial service in the hall next
Sunday. The meeting will be addressed
nv m. Rev. Albert Erdman of Norris
town
yrba -
- 1e Suit of the Madison Athletic Asse- +
citation against Mrs. William j. Brittin
will be decided in the Court of Chancery
on next Thursday.
e. P. Felch has completed the wiring
Of James Park. There are about fifty
lights in the Park.
Wednesday evening.
Jeremiah Baker is erecting small
arch bridge on Greenwood avenue to
prevent the washouts which frequently
occur on this thoroughfare.
Street Commissioner Frenz is repair
ing Main street near the borough limits. i
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Herbert r. SAKE of this
place and Miss Evelyn F. Fisher of Boon
Ton, to take place at the home of the
bride at high noon on June 1.
William Flee, Edgar Burnet, Fred
Titus and John McGraw left on Tues
day to man the auxiliary cruiser Badger.
Their many friends gathered at the sta
lion to see them off.
Norman Tilden of New York city is
the guest Of his brother, Marmaduke
Eilden of High street, this week.
David Mccarthy, a well known citi-
zen, died on Saturday of heart disease at
.he age of 46. The funeral was held ;
from st. Vincent's Church on Monday.
Lnterment in st. Vincent's Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by a wife and
eight children.
The CHRONICLE is on sale each
week by Lewis A. Waters, at Depot
Newsstand.
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