The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-29
MADISON.

residence, Meadow Brook"
U. Grant Osmun, of Maple avenue, and
of the firm of Osmun & Co.. has re
covered from an attack of grippe.
The W. G T. U. will meet to-day and
on June S, at the residence of Mrs. Will
lam Tunis, on Greenwood avenue.
Rev. John E. Hancock and wife, OF
Newark, who have been visiting Il M.
| Hancock, of Maple avenue, have returned
home.
The baseball game on Tuesday between
| the Madison and East Orange High school
teams was won by the latter with score
of to Z.
The marriage of Miss Anna r. Sliker,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sliker to
Edward Shipman, of Rockaway is an
nounced.
At the meeting of the Watonunk Tribe,
| Improved Order of Red Men on Wednes-
day evening the Haymakers' degree was
conferred.
DR.. Samuel f. Upham, of Drew Theolo-
gical Seminary, occupied the pulpit of the
| Presbyterian Church last Sunday and will
do so next Sunday.
DR.. Prince A. Morrow and family. and
Mrs T. j. Slaughter. both of New York,
A%oAANAAN~f
wood" High street.
DR.. Olin A. Curtis, who has been i'll
and was unable to attend Drew COM
mencement on that account, has recovered
and is now able to be out
DR. Leslie d. Ward was in town this
week, but will not occupy his summer
residence this season as he and his family
will spend the summer abroad. 4a3 ---s.-esl !
Mr. and Mrs. John Martin Shaw and
Miss Marion and Master Charles Shaw,
sailed on Tuesday on the Kaiser Wilhelm
l. for an extended tour in Europe.g 4-@
Mrs. Sarah J Bird, of the New York
Bowerv Mission, addressed the ladies at
the meeting of the Women's Auxiliary,
of the Y. M. G A, held yesterday.
The baseball game between the Madison
A. A., and the Summit team on Saturday
last was played at Summit, and won by
the Madisons with a score of 26 to s.
On Tuesday Mr.. John J. S. Rutan, of
Maple avenue, and Mr.. Howard Condit,
of Crescent road, attended the Episcopal
convention Of this diocese, held in Orange.
DR.. John A. Faulkner, professor of
Church History in Drew Theological
Seminary, sailed for Germany last Thurs
day to complete the work on the book he
is writing.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Mary Louise, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Fl. Pierson, of Springfield, N. j.,
to Raymond Willis Byram, of Park ave.
nue., to take place at O'Clock on June 10.
The regular monthly business and liter
airy meeting of the Epworth League of the
M. E. Church will be held this evening in
the chapel of the church. 1t Is expected
that General Burlington will address the
League.
Tonight in the Madison Assembly Hall,
an euchre and dance will be given by the
members of the Father Madden Branch
of the L. G. B. A. Among the many
handsome prizes to be awarded the win
ners is beautiful set of china.
The second spelling test. conducted by
+. B. Bardon, member of the Board of
Education, was held at the High School
last Friday afternoon and first place was
won by Marion Sayre with an average OF
SO, and second place by Edith Markham
average "a
The funeral services of Mrs. Thomas
Winters, of Rosedale avenue, were held
Sunday afternoon at the residence of her
son, Charles Winters. Or. Samuel f.
Upham officiated, and interment was
made in Hancock Cemetery, East Madi.
son. Mrs. Winters was 70 years old.
Last Saturday afternoon at two O'Clock
the house owned by Mrs. Catherine Hogan,
on Elm street, was discovered to be on fire.
The fire department was sent for, but be-
fore they arrived, the upper part of the
building was burned. The house was oc.
cupied by two families and scarcely any
thing was saved. The origin of the fire is
not known.
Miss Nellian B. Neis, daughter of the
late Frederick and Helen Neis, was buried
Friday afternoon in Hillside Cemetery.
TIE funeral was in charge of her pastor,
Rev. DR.. James B. Faulks. Nellie, as
she was called by her schoolmates, had
been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. B. Taylor,
in Vailsburg, where she died. Her death
was not unexpected, as she had been i'll
for some time with consumption, and was
member of Christ's Methodist Episcopal
Church and very attentive in Sunday
school and Junior League. Three sisters
and five brothers survive her.
While Allen Combs, who is in the milk
business, was busily engaged in setting up
new milk wagon at the freight depot
Tuesday night, his horse became fright.
ened and ran away. Mr.. Combs at
tempted to stop him but was thrown and
struck on his head receiving a very severe
cut in the back of the head The wagon
to what extent he is injured After being
taken to the doctor he was driven home.
The horse ran up Kings road and at.
tempted to cross the track at the library
when the wagon caught and threw the
horse, cutting him badly. He was taken
to Frenz's livery stable and cared for.
On Sunday, May 81, the installation
services of the First Baptist Church will
be held. The morning service will com.
mence at II O'Clock, and Rev. w. A.
Harris will preach. At O'Clock, papers
and addresses will be read and delivered
by representatives from the First Baptist
Church, of Crawford, New Jersey. At
$3.50, Rev. M. W. Vaughn pastor of the
Second Baptist Church of Roselle, N. j.,
will preach, and an address of welcome
will be delivered by Rev. George E. Nor
ris, of Morristown. A praise and song
service led by Rev George w. Breul will
be held at o'clock, and at 745 a paper
will be read by Miss Bonnie Burroughs,
after which Rev, L. r. Tucker pastor of
St. Pauls Baptist Church, Montclair, N
j., will preach.
After long and painful illness, death
came to Robert b. Holmes, Jr., on Mon
day evening Everything that could be
done for him was done, but the efforts of
skillful physicians proved futile Several
months ago he was taken with rheuma
tism and pneumonia, and after recover
ing went to Lakewood TO regain his
strength. While there, he contracted
typhoid sver which was the cause of his
death. The funeral was held Wednesday
morning from his late home, Holmes
dale" on Park avenue, and interment was
made in Greenwood Cemetery. Brooklyn
About fifty pupils from Stevens Insti-
tute attended In a body A host of friends
mourn his loss for to know him was to
love him He was about 20 years of age,
and the only son.