The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-21
MADISON.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Common Council held in the Council
hall on Friday evening, Theodore W
StemmeIer was appointed by Mayor AL
bright to fill the unexpired term OF
Harry f. Francis who was elected to the
Council at the last election.
The A, M. E. Church of this place is
making great preparations for the oaroa-
cue to be held in Brittin's grove on We'd
nesday evening, August q
The Citizens Band gave the second OF
their weekly concerts in the new pand
stand on Friday evening.
William E. Troxell who resigned his
position as telegraph operator at the
depot on Saturday has been succeeded by
r. e. Derberger of Belvidere, N. j.
The Field Club defeated the st. Paul
base ball club of Brooklyn on Saturday
last by a score of 10 to IL. Tomorrow
the local club will play the Y. M. G. l..
of Orange.
Rev. William Russell Bennett, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church will sail for
England Friday, July %.
DR.. P. G. Voegtlen is attending the
convention of the New Jersey Dental
Association at Ocean Grove this week.
Rev. E. Ward of Louisville, is occupy
ing the pulpit of the Grace Church OF
this place during the absence OF the regu-
lar pastor, Rev. E. E. Butler, who is
sojourning in England.
Arthur Harrington, superintendent OF
the Florham greenhouse will sail for
England tomorrow.
The installation of the Rev. w. H.
Mclean A. B., of Fayetteville, N. O., as
nastor of the First Baptist Church of
G1r
John RYAN was arrested by Captain
Conan on Saturday last for disorderly
conduct on Wavcply Place. He was
sentenced by Recorder Cook to thirty
days in the county Jail.
No trace of John Van Houten the
cigar manufacturer, who mysterlously
disappeared from his home in this place
on Monday, July 10, has been discovered
by his friends who have searched many
towns and cities for him.
Superintendent Dupuy OF the D., l..
& w. visited this place on Tuesday in
the 'sComet.'
A handicap golf tournament for mem.
bers only will take place on the links of
the Madison Golf Club tomorrow after
noon.
Councilman A. L. Reynolds will leave
on Monday for an extensive tour OF
Canada,
The New York Fresh Air Association
sent nearly 80 children to their Fresh
Air Home at the Blake Farms on Mon
day. About this number is sent every
two weeks by the Association.
r. P. Kelly has accepted position
with Matthias Plum of Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Reed of New
York are spending this week with DR.,
Stuart Fl. Reed of Wilmer Place
The Lotus Social Club and large
number of their friends went on an ex-
cursion to Seabright on Tuesday.
j. A. Crinkshank of Brooklyn address
ed the meeting at the Y. M. G. A. on
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Gertrude Burnet, oldest daugh-
ter of the late j. D. Burnett, died at the
age of "a at the home of w. w. Davis
on Main street on Monday from con-
sumption.
Theodore Stemmeler and family of
Ridgedale avenue are spending the sum-
mer at Barnegat.
Mrs. Edward Miller and family are
spending two weeks at White Lake, New
York.
Mrs. James II. Baker and family are
now occupying their cottage at Lake
Hopatcong for the summer
NJ b. Crane, the grocer, has leased
the corner store in the Burnett building
recently occupied by Stiner Bros.
H. Carelton Baker of this place, who
is summering at Lake Hopatcong, is
manager of the Breslin base ball club,
connected with the Hotel Breslin.
Charles A. Rathbun, Borough counsel
will erect a handsome house on the prop
erty recently purchased by him from
James A. Webb on Green Village road.
Mrs. Charles Atkins of Convent road
will sail for England where she will re-
main during the summer.
Homer G. House, Glass of 9S of the
high school, who graduated this year
srom the State Normal School has ac-
cepted position as teacher in the public
school at Guelen Park.