The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-08-05
TAKING IN THE TOWNS. :.
MADISON.


Saturday last, making the six holes in
%, and breaking his former record of 26.
The Madison Field Club defeated the
Livingston A. C. on Saturday by score
of to 6. Tomorrow the local team
viii play the Springfield A c.
Rev. j. B. Hunter of New York city
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday.
The Glover Musical Club of this place
entertained number of friends at Liv-
ingston last Thursday evening.
A number of Madisonians attended
the Red Cross concert in the Lyceum at
Morristown on Friday evening.
Thieves entered the residence of Mrs.
d. Demorest on Crescent road Sunday
evening and stole considerable money
The police were notified, but were un-
able to find any trace of the robbers.
The fire department held business
meeting Monday evening. The pay
ment for the new truck was discussed at
length by the members.
D. Willis James has purchased the W.
P. Wight property adjoining his estate
on Madison avenue.
Bids were received on Saturday last
for the extending of Cross street through
the Smith & Poneroy estate to Pome-
roy avenue.
John B. McGrath, proprietor of the
Madison House, had his hand badly
lacerated while fixing an electric fan
Tuesday evening
Louis R. Montalbino will leave on
Saturday for a four months trip through
England, France and Italy.
E. Russell Lum returned from two
weeks vacation at Echo Lake on Friday
The Misses Baird of Morristown are
spending few days at THE Pines. /"
D. Ralph Gardner and F. D. Corwin
left on Monday for Maine, where they
will spend two weeks vacation.
The second anniversary of the Italian
Mission will be held in the Mission
rooms on Saturday evening.
J. E. Hill, purser on the Manitoba,
was the guest of William Cartwright of
Florham Stock Farms this week.
The compaign festival was held on
the Athletic grounds Friday evening
and was largely attended. The Citizens
Band furnished music.
Mrs. G. w. Neill and daughter are
visiting relatives in Newburg, N Y.
George w. Neill is summering at
Bayshore, L. l.
The auxiliary cruiser Badger, on
which are several Madison boys, cap
tured three prizes off Havana on Sunday.
The Prizes are worth about S25, 900, each
Madison boy will secure about S25 on
this sale.
John B. Baldwin, one of Madison's
oldest citizens, passed away after long
illness, at his home on Ridgedale avenue,
on Saturday last. The funeral services
were held from his late residence on
Tuesday last Burial was made in Hill
side cemetery.
Work was commenced in removing
the old johnson building on the proper
ty recently purchased by D. Willis
james on Wednesday, When the house
has been removed Mr. James will ex-
tend Green Village road through the
property.
Over one hundred Madisonians ac-
companied the NJ. E. Sunday School of
Morristown on their fifteenth annual ex-
cursion to Asbury Park on Wednesday
Miss Margaret Hinch, operator at the
telephone exchange, is on two weeks
vacation. Miss Alice Ryan of Hoboken
is acting as operator during Miss Hinchs
absence.
Miss May Irwin, the actress, was in
town on Wednesday.
D. S. Ely is enjoying two weeks va
cation at Asbury Park.
The Woman's Auxiliary has sent about
100 comfort bags to the New Jersey SOL
diers at Jacksonville this week
Rev E. N Crasto and wife of Wood
bridge, formerly of this place, are the
guests of NJ NJ Osborne of Maple ave.
nue., this week.
s. w. Stemmeler and family of Ridge
dale avenue are summering at Belmar.
w. Reginald Baker and wife returned
from two weeks trip through Canada
on Monday.
The East Madison Sunday School held
a picnic at Shonghum Lake on Thursday
j. E. Burnett purchased fast PAGER
at the sale of trotters and PAGERS at Nor
ristown Park on Wednesday,
J. Monroe Garrison, of the post office,
viii start next Thursday for Duluth,
Minnesota, where he will spend his va
cation.
The road between this place and Alton
is nearly completed.