The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-14
NORRIS COUNTY NEWS
THE ITALIAN CARNIVAL.
The Festival of the Nativity of the
Virgin at Madison.

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The fifth annual carnival in honor
of the nativity of the Virgin Mary
was celebrated by the Italians of
Madison on last Friday and Saturday.
The celebration opened with religious
services at St. Vincent's Church at
8. 80 a. m. on Friday. During the after
noon, a street parade took place and
various local Italian societies with
visiting friends from Morristo @n,
Summit, Newark and elsewhere
marched through the principal street
clad in the full regalia and accom-
panied by Bent Brothers Band. At
p. M, band concert was given in
Waverly Place. Open air concerts
were given in the athletic grounds
on each evening followed by displays
of fireworks directed by Pasquale
Piscopo and Joseph Gerone g. Brother
of Hoboken, and Joseph Miraconda
and John Serpico of Brooklyn.
Joseph Delucca was chairman of
the committee in charge and manager
of the carnival.
Hundreds of people flocked to
Madison from Morristown and other
nearby towns on both evenings.
Republican primaries will be held
Oh Monday night to elect candidates
to the county and congressional con-
ventions.
The regular monthly meeting of
the borough council was held on
Monday evening. Only routine bust
ness was transacted. A petition pre-
sentedsigned by residents of Maple and
Green avenue, asking that a street be
cut through connecting these two
thoroughfares. The matter was re-
ferred to the road committee for in
vestigation. Councilman Brown and
Burnett were appointed members of a
committee to confer with the Board
of Health S committee ON sewage dis
posal. The budget for the ensuing
year was made up as follows: Roads,
$4,000; borough expenses, $5, 500;
pipe extension, 81, 500; fire department,
81, 200 macadam road bonds, 50, 900
macadam road bonds interest, 81, 215;
general borough account, $5, 1885, poor
account, $780, The Morris County
Savings Bank was awarded the
$40, 900 refunding water bonds at
three and half per cent interest, at
par.
The Democrats of Madison will
meet OH Monday night and form a
club.
The tug of war between Chatham
and Madison, which turned out to be
a fiasco on Labor Day, will be tried
again on September 20, at the Athletic
grounds.
A movement is on foot to reorganize
the Madison Foot Ball team.
Ratti's fruit and candy store on
Waverly place was broken into by
burglar early yesterday morning. The
cash drawer was relieved of $S5 in
cash. About noon Harry Nethercotte,
17-year boy, was arrested by
Officer johnson on suspicion. He had
visited several stores during the
morning and had endeavored to ex-
change quantities of small silver coins
for paper money.
Mrs. Thomas Carter entertained a
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Ridgedale avenue on Wednesday
evening.
A golf tournament will be played
tomorrow afternoon on the local links
The annual meeting of the State
Library Association of New Jersey
will take place in Madison on
October 81 The meetings will be held
in the assembly rooms and will be
open to the public. The President of
the association is DR.. Richardson, of
Princeton, and the Secretary is Miss
Clara Hunt, of Newark.
Clifford Crane has turned from
Europe, where he was visitor to the
Paris Exposition.
The Republican members of the
Madison Board of Registry will be
James Blake, George P. Cook, Wilbur
f. Morrow and William B. Nc
Cracker.
Prof. DIN A. Curtis, of Drew,
has gone to GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, for
a several weeks visit.
Mrs. Calvin Anderson and daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Case, the Misses Jane and
Elizabeth Anderson and son, John
Anderson, have returned from Watch
Hill, r. /.
Mrs, and Mrs. James H. McGraw and
family have returned from their sum-
mer home at Spring Lake.
MENDHAM.