The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-04-18
MISCELLANEOUS,
INTERESTING ITEMS, ORIGINAL, ANN
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES

INTERESTING ITEMS, ORIGINAL, ANN
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Pavilion Hotel. at Ksyport ia
being greatly improved.
The Register" says there are eight
poker joints in Red Bank.
The Minnie Cornell now leaves New
York for Keyport at P. NJ, instead of
3D. NJ.
Contractor Oviatt has nearly complet-
ed bis contract of grading for Inter-
laken station.
Harry Burnett was arrested at Asburv
Park few days ago, for burglary at
Trenton.
The Walling alimony case, at Kew
port, has been submitted to the Supreme
Court for decision.
Denton, aged years, son of Edward
Howard. of Keyport, came near drown
ing Tuesday of last week.
Capt. Benjamin Smith, OF Newport.
has purchased the sloop ELLA and
fitted it up with groceries.
E. H. Stokes Hook and Ladder Com
pany, OF Ocean Grove, will have an en-
tainment on April 25th.
The trotting mare ''NelIie, +" valued at
W. 600. owned by VIM. B. Parker, of
East Red Bank, diel last week.
Red Banks water supply is inade-
quate. and the Water Commissioners
intend to apply for $500 more to
meet the demand.
A trot for 800 side took place on
Saturday, on Brownspoint lane, be-
tween Will Campbelps mare and w.
Irving's bay horse..
The Volunteer club of Fair Haven
will give the last ball of the season at
Library hall. Fair Haven, Wednesday
evening. April Oath.
Mrs. Capt. Lumbard, of Brownspoint.
took dose of arsenic instead of medi-
cine, but medical aid was So mmoned in
time to save her life.
A fire was discovered by Mrs. VIM.
Stewart in Charles G. Dennis barn, at
Red Bank. on Sunday OF last week. but
was exinguished with few pals of
water
Manager H. o. Hudson, of Asbury
Park. has resigned as Superintendent of
the New York and New Jersey Tele-
phone Company. E. d. Blake has been
appointed his successor.
Jack Burns. of Keyport, who only re-
turned two weeks ago from serving
years sentence in the State Prison, is in
the County Jail for beating his wife and
stealing $12 from Michael Tansy.
A partnership for the manufacture of
billiard balls from patent compound
has been formed by Harry Morford. of
Red Bank. and County Clerk James Il.
Patterson.
I've following schooners have arrived
at Keyport with plant oysters from
Virginia :-Stowell Sherman for R, G..
Taylor with 600 tubs: N. Hawes for
James Fl. Bedle, with 2. 900 tubs.
Mr.. James Covert. of Colts Neck, had
his hand badly injured by circular
saw one day last week. One of the
fingers had to be amputated. DIR.
Forman. of Freehold, was the attending
physician.
William keim's ice-house and barn
at Keyport, was burned Thursday even
ing of last week. Loss. So, 900; insur-
.nce $500. Cyrenus Walling. William
Riddle and John Young were injured
slightly while assisting to extinguish
the flames The Matawan iremen also
responded, but arrived too late to rem
der any assistance. The Keyport boys
provided them with horses to pull their
truck back.
A number of property owners of
Long Branch have prep,red q petition
which will soon be preeented to the
Town Commissioners aud the Board of
Freebolders, asking permission to con-
struct an electric railroad from West
End to Pleasure Bay and through the
town. Among others interested are r.
Percy Dobbins, D. M. Hildreth. pro-
prietor of the West End Hotel, United
States Senator Blodgett, Granville P.
Hawes and G. M. Rollins. The road
will be incorporated with a capital of
$1,000 and be known as the Long
Branch Railroad Company. The Ju-
lian battery system will be used.
The stereopticon entertainment given
by Mr.. j. Gordon. of 70 Clinton street.
Newark. N. jim the Reformed Church.
at Colts Neck, on the evening of April
18th. was highly satisfactory. The
evening was showery, but for all that an
aPpreciative audience of more than $50
persons gathered and all whom we have
heard speak of il, t,according to their own
testimony. felt well repaid for their at.
tendance. Some OF the views were
particularly fine, but all were excellent,
and the variety of their character, illus.
trating natural history, biography, art,
etc., made the exhibition both novel
and pleasing.
school Meeting.