The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-05-20
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MADISON.


Memorial Chapel on Wednesday after
noon, June l.
I. F. Pagan has entered the road races
to be held in Livingston on Saturday.
The main approach to II. Mex. Twom-
bly's mansion, being made under the
track, is nearing completion.
Entries are being received for the
athletic tournament to .be held on
Memorial DAY.
Extensive alterations are being made
on Robert Ballantine's summer residence
on Madison avenue.
S. Fred Burnet and family are now &C.
cupying the residence recently purchased
by Mr.. Burnet on Convent road.
The N. G. and N. J. Telephone Co.
has erected a number of new poles near
James Park. The borough will use
the poles for its elecric light wires.
Prof. j. A. Denton of this place won
the Golf Association cup at the Baltusrol
golf tournament in Short Hills on Fri
day. Mr.. Denton is member of the
Madison Golf Club.
Ferd Tuttle of this place played
second base for the Belvidere Athletic
Club on Saturday
Charles Bunyan, well known citizen,
died at the age of Az years of a complica-
ton Of diseases on Sunday. Mr.. Bunyan
was prominent member of the Masonic
and Jr. o. U. A. NJ. lodges for mum Der
of years. The funeral services were con-
Quoted from his late residence on Green
wood avenue by the Rev. E. E. Butler.
Interment in Hillside Cemetery. The
deceased is survived by wife.
Mr. an1 Mrc a MoK xxvsII
leave on Saturday for Paris, to attend the
city.
A number of wheelmen who ride the
Spalding bicycle will organize SpaIding
Bicycle Club on Monday evening.
n. B. Garrison, John McGraw and
Fred Titus are now on duty on the Ports
mouth, ready to man the Badger when it
lis completed.
The work on the new fountain is pro-
crossing rapidly. 1t will be completed
about May 26.
Harold Magic has accepted position
with John A. Tiger, who recently pur-
chased the grocery business of Vande-
war & Hamilton.
The borough officials have issued
notices to all those having water meters
stating that the meter must be easy of
access, yet IN position where it will not
be affected by the weather.
In the death of Pierson Freeman of
Morristown on Saturday the 'sOld Bottle
Hill Boys have lost another member.
The only members left are DIR. Louis A.
Sayre of New York city, William Fl.
Sayre of Kearny, Nelson Sampson, G. G.
Force, B. Warren Burnett and Louis
Beaupland of this place.
John Howard Talmadge of this place
is camped with the Eleventh Regiment
of New York city at Lakeland, Florida.
The teachers of the public school at
tended the meeting Of the Morris County
Teachers Association held at Dover on
Saturday. Vice Principal Miss Caroline
Bonner read paper on Latin.
81. l.. Baker, N. P. Kelly and R. K.
Troxell will represent the Madison Field
Club in the athletic tournament to be
held on Memorial Day.
Louis Angevine of Newark, formerly
of this place, was in town on Wednesday
visiting friends.
The Citizens Band have a number of
engagements for the summer.
At meeting of the Fire Department
on Tuesday evening it was decided not to
hold the parade on Memorial Day and
to purchase two double sets and one
single set of patent harness for the fire
horses.
The Madison cyclers attended the
League meet at Railway Thursday. The
schedules made by the club are: Sum-
NIT, June 2; Plainfeld, June 20 Mont
clair, July IA; Newark, July 2S; Rah-
way, August %; Orange, September
%. On August IL, the cyclers will en-
terrain the League clubs at the Y. M.
G. A. Hall.
On Monday evening the numerous
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Denman gave
them delightful surprise party at their
residence on Greenwood avenue.
On Sunday, during the heavy rains,
the sidewalk on Greenwood avenue was
again washed.
John Touris has the contract for COM
pleting the large chimney at the electric
light station.
William D. Sloane and family of New
York city, who have been spending the
month with II. Nick. Twombly, returned
TO their home in New York city on
Tuesday.
Collector John McTernan, who has
been taking the school census, reports
683 school children between the ages of
v anu 10 III Gu0 DOTOuSu. All 1uCr0aS0
over last year of fifty.
The Madison Field Club will play a
practice game of ball on Saturday.
During the week several new cases
of scarlet fever have been reported in
the public school, Notwithstanding
the fact that DR.. Anderson has informed
the people that there is no danger, the
attendance in the school has fallen on
one half.
Menzies Genung will remove to Sum-
init about June /.
Frank Apgar has accepted position
with J. s. Paulmier & Son, grocers.
Rev. DR.. Henry Buttz and wife
rendered reception to the students of
Drew Seminary on Wednesday.
Rev. e. N. Crasto of Woodbridge was
the guest of NJ. NJ Osborne this week.
w. T. Brown attended the twenty
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