The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-24
MADISON.

MADISON, N. j., Feb. 2t.-The May
oralty election to be held on Tuesday.
March Ia will be decided upon political
that decision at meetings held on
Monday evening, thus blasting the
hopes entertained by a number of
citizens for non-partisan government
in the borough. The executive COM
mittee of the Republican club met in
their hall on Monday evening. After
discussing what course to pursue it
adjourned until Monday evening, when
the course of the party in the coming
election will be finally determined
The Democratic committee met on
Monday evening and unanimously
decided to place ticket in the field.
A primary will be held on Monday
evening in Rosegrowers' Hall on Central
avenue, at which time an entire Demo-
cratic ticket will be nominated. The
battle is now ON and the results
extremely uncertain. There is strong
possibility that James III. McGrau will
lead the Republican forces while Dr.
Stuart III. Reed or Charles B. Gee will
head the Democratic ticket
The senior class of Drew Seminary
will complete their course on March LIST
when the members will return to their
homes until the commencement exercises
in May.
Herbert E. Taylor of this place has
accepted position as fireman on the
New York, Susquehanna and Western
railroad.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
G. A. are making preparations for a
large fair to be held in the Y. M. G. A.
Hall on Thursday, March 8.
MIR. E. Fortunatus of Loantaka has
made application to the Mayor and
Council to annex his property to the
borough.
William E. Carroll returned on Tues
day from a brief visit to his former
home in New Bedford Mass.
A large number attended the interest
ing exercises of the public school pupils
in commemoration of Washington's
Birthday, on Tuesday afternoon, in the
Central School Hail.
Work in excavating for the new
james Library, to be erected on the
corner of Green Village road and Main
street, was begun on Tuesday under the
supervision of Superintendent Charles
E. Cook
Prof. DIN A. Curtis of Drew
Seminary delivered an address on
s'Morality" before the Y. M. c. A.
State Convention, at Railway, on Sun
day last
Hon. George II. Yeaman of Crescent
road returned from Denver, Col, on
Friday last
A large number attended a fine
musical entertainment, given under the
auspices of the Jr. o. U. A. M, in their
hall, on Friday evening.
S. P. Flanagan of Maple avenue has
purchased the Waverly hall building,
recently bought by the late M. w.
Mettler, for $4,000.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Caroline E. Browning,
daughter of Mrs William T. Browning,
of this place, to Lewis E. Mengrove of
Milburn, on March 1.
Irving Hall, on Main street, has been
completed and will be opened on March
Q, when Prof. Devitalis will give his
grand soiree musicale.
Commissioners Reed, Phillips and
Lindsey met in the Madison House on
Tuesday to assess and estimate the
accruing value of the extension of
Alton road to property owners.
James Simmons of Brockton, Mass
employed on the new James Auditorium,
was seriously injured on Friday last by
a large stone falling from the second
story and striking his head
Edward Daimler of Convent road
had his leg broken on Friday last by a
large stone slipping from the derrick,
used in lifting heavy stones for the new
bridge, in course of erection near the
Twombly estate.