The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-05-09

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legal and the matter is yet unsettled.
Oxford League OF Red Bank: Arthur
"a. White, president; John Warden, Ad-
die Sherman, Lena Brewer, Eddie
Knapp, vice presidents; Sadie Sickles,
secretary; Joseph Hughes, treasurer.
Oxford League of Keyport: Rev. G..
F. Bishop. President; Nelson Scholman,
Calvin Megill, Esther Barrowman, Mat
tie Bishop, vice presidents; Butler Fow-
Ter, secretary; Sadie Ferry, treasurer.
A regular meeting of the Monmouth
Co. Liquor Dealers Association will be
held Thursday, May 9th. at o'clock P.
M, lat the Pavilion Hotel, Keyport, N. j..
Capt. Charles Stryker. who, number
of years ago, commanded packets be-
tween Red Bank and New York, died
Wednesday of last week.
The Keyport Weekly thinks that
the praise bestowed on the National
Guard of New jersey by the New York
papers should close the mouths of the
croakers who are continually growing
over the money wasted by the State in
holding the annual encampment,
Rev. w. @. Stinsop, of Manaapan,
has received his diploma from Princeton
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Dreyfus. Of Long
Branch, were neary suffocated by coal
gas, Sunday OF last week.
William VanNote, of Farmingdale,
has accepted position as clerk with
Morford, Brown & Co., at West End.
James Johnson died at his home in
Greenville few days ago. He was a
native of the old Bergen Iron Works
village, and was born about seventy
four years ago. An honest man, with
many other good traits of character, he
left good name as part of the heri-
tage to number of children, all OF
whom are married, and who have rear.
ed families.
Mrs. Mary L. Campbell died at Lit
tie Silver recently, four children survive
her, Leander B. Campbell, Richard B.
Campbell, Mrs Joseph Brown and Mrs.
Lewis Smith; burial at West Long
Branch.
The following officers of an Oxford
League, in connection with Simpson M.
e. Church, Long Branch, have been
elected President, Rev. J. A. Dilks;
vice presidents, Miss Annie Nichols, w.
D. Hendrickson, Mrs. J. A. Dllks,
Charles P Connolly, secretary, A. L.
Woolley; treasurer, Miss Carrie How
land.
The Life Saving men went out of ser
vice on Wednesday of last week.
South Jerseyman. Salem The inaug
ural celebration in New York, has
brought out lot of Goldfish cranks.
Prominent among them are Wardy Nc
Allister, who heads the list OF "400"
tony New Workers, and "Stuvy" Fish,
who in the name of '.We Centennial
People," actually threatened Governor
Green, of our state. Somebody ought
to hit "Stuvy" with feather.
The new law makes two years deser
ton n ground for divorce when the par
ties are actual residents of the state.
Under the old law the time was three
years. The bill, which passed the Leg
| islature this >e ear, has only recently
been approved an tive two first peti
| tions for div,rc iitief it were
fled at the Court OF Chancery on Mon
day.
@. r. Magee has been appointed Post
master at Holmdel.
Joseph W. Howell, well-known
Trentonian, and formerly employed in
the Pension Office, has accepted posi-
ton as Private Secretary to Colonel w
W. Dudley at the National Capital.
At special Court Martial OF Company
B, Third Regiment,o of which Lieutenant
Benz. P. Morris is President, held re-
Gently, the following members of the
company were dishonorably dismissed
from the ranks: Corporal William n.
Morris, Privates, Thomas E. Denegar,
William Arrants. Frank Brown, Franklin
Fl. Newcomb, Borden Hance, Lewis
Havens, William Morris, Alonzo B.
Mitchell, Charles H. Mitchell. Private
Charles w. s. Davis was sentenced to
pay q fine of 80. Each of the members
were dismissed for disobeying the orders
OF the commanding officer and failing to
parade and drill on various occasions.
Private Brown was also charged with be-
ing intoxicated and guilty of conduct
unbecoming a gentleman.
President Cleveland's vetoes of PEN
sion bills drove the old soldiers almost
unanimously to the support OF Cen
eral Harrison. The Democratic press
in attacking Corporal Tanner. the new
Pension Commissioner, as the friend
OF his old comrades, who declares be
will not see one of them in want if he
can procure Government aid for them,
| is keeping up the fire on the veterans.
They have been under fire before and
their reply by ballot bullets will be
duly effective at the proper time
Graphic.
The bursting of gun severely burn
ed the face and neck OF Frank Miller,
son of Joseph G. Miller. farmer living
near Holmanville. Frank was examin-
ing gun with view to purchasing il
and while firing it off the barrels ex
ploded, flying into his face and hands.
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