The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-08-08


OF Englishtown, are rusticating at Pine
Hill. in the Catskill mountains.
Collector Klotz, of the Fifth Internal
Revenue District of New Jersey, has
appointed exp Postmaster John Kelly, OF
Jersey City. Deputy Collector.
The State Convention of the Young
Peoples Societies OF Christian Endeavor
will be held at the Tabernacle in Jersey
City, on October Oath.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings, August 22d, 23d and Oath,
Tully's "Battles of the War" will be ex-
hibited at Educational Hall, Asbury
Park, in connection with grand music,
both vocal and instrumental, for the
benefit OF the G. A. r.
The Harvest Home OF the Reformed
Church, of Colts Neck, will be held on
Wednesday, the 14th day Of August.
Supper, ice cream and the usual re-
freshments will be served. II the above
named day should prove stormy it will
be held the next day.
The new banking institution at A tlan-
tic Highlands, the Middletown Safe De-
posit and Trust Company, goes into
operation, we understand, on or about
the 25th inst. The committee to choose
safe. after careful inspection, have &C.
lected one of the Marvin make. The
officers of the bank are to be elected
on Thursday of this week.
Mr.. J. @. Barkalow, of Colts Neck,
met with quite a serious accident one
day last week. He was fixing the floor
in the loft over the woodshed when the
board on which he was standing tilted
throwing him to the ground, his head
narrowly escaping the edge of box.
He was somewhat scratched and bruised
about the head and shoulders but is
now able to be around again.
The Daily Spray says: g. Fl. Camp.
q respected and wealthy resident of
Crosswicks, N. j.. is at the Coleman
House with his three daughters. the
Misses Ida W., L. A. M. and Eva E.
Camp. The young ladies are bright
and charming girls. and enter with ar
dor into all the enjoyments of Summer
existence in the Park.
The heavy rain storm in New jersey
caused q very serious washout near
Farmingdale, on the Camden and Am
boy railroad, on Thursday night. All
passengers east of Farmingdale were
transferred. The Friday seashore lines,
via Mount Holly. were abandoned. and
corresponding trains were run to the
shore by the way of Trenton and Mon
mouth Junction. The regular train
service was resumed on Friday.
A tramp who applied to Rev. Father
O'Donnell. pastor OF st. Johns Church,
at Allentown, for assistance, was taken
in and given work. Father O'Donnell
purchased him suit of clothing. and
in other ways contributed to his necessi-
ties. The stranger q few nights after
ward went away, taking with him
gold watch. some money and other val
uables belonging to his benefactor.
Internal Revenue Collector Moffet, of
the First New Jersey district. has ap
pointed Lucius Hires, son of ex-Con-
gresham Hires, of Salem, deputy col
lector for the counties of Salem, Cum
berland and Cape May, to succeed John
Smalley, of Bridgeton. resigned. He
also appointed Theodore N. Patterson,
of Camden. son of F. F. Patterson. Sr.,
late proprietor of the Camden Daily
Courier, to clerkship, vice r. O.
Thompson, of Camden, resigned.
The Neptune Township Committee
held meeting Thursday afternoon, and,
by invitation, Mr.. Bachelor, of Avon
blythe. Sea. and Mr.. A. G. Hartshorne,
were present to consult with reference
to the contemplated improvements. It
was decided to straighten the road from
Duck Creek bridge to the Shark River
~o.l ho nou
lot of gravel, ard as soon as the
weather will permit, work will be begun.
The passing of bills and minor topics
filed out the session.
Surgeon General Hamilton, of the
Marine Hospital service, has just COM
pleted contract for the care, mainte-
nance, etc., of merchant seamen who
may become disabled through either
sickness or injury at any OF the New
Jersey ports. The contract is with
Mrs. Mary A. Clifford, at Tuckerton, who
agrees to furnish quarters, subsistence,
nursing and medicine at 81 per day for
each patient, the medical attendance to
be furnished by an acting assistant sur
geon of the Marine Hospital service
For burial expenses Mrs. Clifford will be
allowed $15 per man. -''s 81
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union OF Monmouth county, will meet
in Convention at Red Bank, on Septem-
ber 25th. Miss Mary Osborne, of Mid
dletown; Miss Sarah Sickles, OF Red
Bank; Mrs. IngliDg, Freehold, and
Miss Jennie Clark, of Matawan, Pro.
granme Committee of the Union, met
at the residence of the Misses Strong, of
Matawan, few days ago, to prepare
the programme for the Convention
After their committee meeting they at
tended the weekly meeting of the Mat
avian Union in the lecture room OF the
Presbyterian church.
Messrs. Smock & Buchanan, of Mon
mouth county. have purchased the In
terest in the old swamp at Mannahawkin
from Roberts & Cohen. of Camden, n.
j., and have removed the old saw mill,
formerly belonging to Mr.. buckingham.
and are putting it up on a lot Of land
near the swamp which they purchased