The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-05-26
MADISON.

Edward Rafter of New York city, has
purchased the Thebaud property on Main
street, for 100000.
The Field Club was defeated by the
Champion Sidneys of Brooklyn, on Sat
urday last, by a score of 10 to 4. The
Sidney's will play two games with the
Field Club on Decoration Day.
Rev. HI. A. ButtZ, president OF Drew
Seminary occupied the pulpit OF the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday last.
Prof Bigelow Ford of this place, has
been appointed organist and choirmaster
of the 18th Street Methodist Church of
New York city
Prof. Robert W. Rogers and family OF
Drew Theological Seminary will sail for
Europe to-day.
Harold MCGEE of Whippany, has &C
cepted position with Bruen q Tyrrell,
grocers.
Rev. S. F. Upham, of Drew Seminary
will occupy the pulpit of the Presby-
terrain Church on Sunday.
Alfred J. Hartman is engaged in taking
the school census
A special meeting of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary was held in the Y M. 9. A. hall
on Thursday afternoon. A reception fol-
lowed the meeting.
Kings road between Green Village
road and Madison avenue is being re-
paired and widened.
The June Street Railway Journal, of
New York contains an entertaining &C
count of the electric light plant at this
place, with several excellent illustra-
lions.
Rev. Father A. H. Stein formerly as
sistant of St. Michael's Church, Newark,
has been appointed administrator OF st.
Vincent's Church of this place, to sue
coed the Rev. Father Rolando, who will
return to his former home in Italy, ow-
ing to i'll health.
Prof. w. B. Matthews of the High
School addressed the Morris County
Teachers Association at Dover, on Sat
urday last on college Scholarship Open
to High school Graduates
Fire destroyed the barn on the Pome-
roy estate near the borough stand-pipe
on last Friday afternoon. The fire was
of incendiary origin, it being the home
of number of tramps.
Prof. w. B. Matthews has been ap
pointed one of the teachers in the Morris
County Summer School for teachers in
the county.
Mrs. F. A. Bell will give an alfresco
entertainment at Bellwood in the near
future for the benefit of the Baby Hos
pital in New York city.
The members of Madison Fountain, No.
1868, G.. w. 0. of T. r., will give a grand
entertainment, followed by reception,
in Masonic hall, on Tuesday evening.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. Y.
A. gave reception in the school room
In the Dunning building, Wednesday
evening.
The Madison Academy base ball team
defeated the High School team on Sat-
nrday last by a score of II to 8.
The local Y. NJ @. A. is making great
preparations for the twenty-sixth ami
versary of the association, to be held in
the Christ Methodist Church, on Monday
evening.
Thirty Italians of this place were nat
uralized on Thursday morning.
The two small boxes of dynamite re-
Gently stolen from the dynamite pit of
j. E. Rurnet, the hardware dealer, was
found on Sunday last on the Pomery
property, near Cross street.
The members of the Boys Department
of the Y. M. G. A. will hold picnic at
Silver Lake, near Green Village, on Men,
orial Day.
The second concert of the Madison
Choral Society was given in the Metho-
dist Church last evening.
The Lowell building which was re-
Gently partly destroyed by fire has been
purchased by E. P. Burroughs, who will
conduct his undertaking business their
in the future.
Several of the local bicycle riders have
entered the Milburn and Irvington road
race, to be held on Memorial Day.