New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
NOTES FROM THE NEU-JERSEY COAST.
AsBURY PARK PIONEERs-To MOVE LIFE-sAV
ING sTATIoN-vARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS.

ASRt-RY PARK PIONEERS-TO MOVE LIFE-SAV-
ING sTATION-VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS.
Long Branch, Jan. 30 (Special).-The Pioneer So
ciey of Aebury Park will give It's second reception and
banquet at the Grand Avenue Hotel next Thursday
evening. All persons male or female. who resided
within the present corporate limits OF the town, or
conducted business there aud were twenty-onc years
of age prior to March 4. 1874 are eligible 10 mem
be.ship The date named is tie day on which the
town was incorporated. The constitution provides
for an annual banquet and reception The Oldest
member of the society present at the meetings pre-
sides When member dies, his or her char, draped
in black is left vacant at the dinner table. Last year
two OF The members died. They william :.
shano and Il. Frank Harris. Mr. Shaito was the
Oldest member of the society, and. of course, was lis
president George L. Atkins the senior proprietor OF
the Metropolitan Hotel, is the Oldest living member.
and he Will preside at the meeting and banquet on
Thursday evening. The society has a NUMBER OF
female members who take marked interest in it,
meetings, and when called upon some Of them can
make a good speech The society will last only
few wears because of its restricted membership.
At sea Island Beach the sea has made such nroad :
that the life-saying station will have to be moved
The Government has directed that the work be begun al
once.
There is considerable excitement at sea Bright be
cause a saloon license has been granted to Thomas
Walsh There is no objection to Mr. Walsh but the
people do not want saloon in the town.
Yaehtsmen who enjoy cruising about the Shrcws
bnry River and Raiian Bay delighted because the
United states authorizes have decided to erect a
lighthouse al East Point. at the mouth OF kcyport
Harbor.
Ex.ludre samuel T. IIendrickson. of Rcd Bank. was
married q few DAYS ago 10 Miss Emma Ilancc Of New
brltan. Coma. The newly welded couple will reside
at Red Bank
The hotel men along the coast are becoming anxious
about their supply OF ice fol next summer. some OF
them have ordered ice from The lakes In the northern
part Of the state.
number of the hotels at Bclmar will open carly in
February and a numbe- Of guests have already had
their names booked 10: rooms.
The free reading room at POiEt Pleasant City has re
GENTLY received large number OF valuable books from
the summe. cottagers of that popular resort.
Contracts have been signed for the construction Of
over dozen now cottages and three hotels at Point
Pleasant City.
The committee appointed by the citizens Of Asbury
Park TO BOOM that resort II doing good work and the
hotel proprietOre are making arrangements to open
their houses two months earlier than usual.
The entire cost of the new pavement in Broadway,
Long Branch. only S41 ,404. The summer cot
tacers and hotel guests viii he surprised when they
see what fine roadway the new pavement makes.
The Board of Commissioners Of Asbury Park havo
oc,n refused TO giant an extension Of the charter Of
the Seashore Electric Railway Company. This plcascs
the people.
Philip DAILY, Of Long Branch, has gone South for
his health. DR.. j. ". Taylor and others went with
him.
The handsome stone Methodist Episcopal Church at
Sea Bright which destroyed in the biz fire. Is to
he rebuilt Work on thc structure will be begun at
once. The parsonage will also be rebuilt
The ScarlOrO Club is of the winter institutions
of Long Branch This week Walter Taylor elected
president aad treasurer, W. W. Pearce secretary. and
John Chatte collector. Women figure Oh number Of
committees.
The Rev c. c. Fox has been formally installed as
the pastor # the First Baptist Church Of Long branch
lie Is popular with the members Of his new chdrg,.
4 f0urshng Methodist Episcopal Church has been
organized in Vest Asbury Park
Mrs Julia Fox, # New-iork, has purchased hand
some cottage a, the Atlantic Highlands.
Mrs John KerneI The wife Of the wcllInOwn
comedian is occupying he handsome cottage at
West Asbury Park with her mother and children.
The little wooden ShaIties used BY the business men
OF sea Bright as after the big fire there have all
been removed. and their places filed by solid brick
buildings that are a credit TO lie town.
DR. George F. Wilbur, Of Asbury Park. has been
made "A member Of the mdical stan OF the Monmouth
Memorial Hospital. at Long Branch.
A handsome new hotel Is 10 be erected at Bay
Head so as 10 be ready for occupancy next summer.
Thomas Patch, Of New York. who * All extensive
property owner at Pleasure Bay has had the plans
drawn for number of cottages that are 10 be bit at
. ..
There Is n biz boom at the Atlantic Highlands and
the real estate market is unusually lively