The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-12-27
News Notes.


been visiting his brother, Cornellns'
at Turkey.
John ii. Clayton is re-painting his
residence at Turkey.
Marl IS again being dug at Shep
herds mari pits near Turkey
Andrew Lambertson, of near Tur
Key, is having his farmhouse re
painted.
Bert Erickson, who fell from an
apple tree while opossum hunting
at Turkey. and broke his arm, IS re-
covering under the skilfull treatment
OF DIR. Mcmillan.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Barcaiow
celebrated the twenty fifth anniyer-
sarv OF their marriage, at their home
near Imlaystown. by happy gather
ing of friends Christmas eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Cubberly
celebrated the 18th anniversary Of
their marriage, at Allentown MONDAY
evening Of last week.
WI. Reed has been appointed
Postmaster at North Long Branch, TO
succeed Assemblyman G. Asa Fran
els.
The chief duty Of Russian frontier
guards consists in preventing smugg
ling and the IN troductionof Nihilist1c
literature into Russian territory
People Iii the Maine backwoods are
said to regard the planet Jupiter as q
mammoth inca ndescent lamp sent up
into the heavens as an advertise
lnent.
Beggars swarm so in Malta that
the only way to avoid being poster
ed BY them is to put ont your hand
and anticipate them with their own
whining.
The family Of Geo. f. Cooper. of
Matawan. narrowly escaped death by
asphyxiation from coal gas on SUN
dav night OF last week. A defective
flue was the cause of it.
Jas. S. WalIing bought the Ada b.
Conorer farm Of sixty acres in Free
hold township for 81, ,525. 1t was sold
attlae suit Of Therese w. Seabrook
and W. Y. Wilson, executors
Assenblyman Geo Wilds, of Bur
linrton county, has been elected
president Of the Farmers Creamery,
If Philadelphia, and also Of the New
Jersey Dairymen's Association.
State Senator elect, VIM. G.. Parry,
of Burlington county, has also been
elected secretary Of both organiza-
tions.
The ManasQuan Refcsm Club held
its semi annual meeting for the cleo
ton OF officers on Monday night OF
last week. Three changes were made
is follows President, Richard b.
Petit: 1st Vice President, Elisha n.
Borden; I'd Vice President, Elisha 81.
Erickson. The other officers were
reelected. It was decided to hold
the business meetings once q month
hereafter instead Of weekly. The
second Monday in each month Is the
dsv that was chosen,
Miss lola Kane, Of Bradley Beach,
has sued JAS. Beckney. Of Jamesburg
for breach Of promise, placing DANA
ues at iivethousand dollars.
Wn. A. Cook. of Asbury Park, a
veteran of the late war, has lost the
sight Of his right eye by the rupture
ofa blood yessea.
a number of valuables lost on the
beach at Belmar during the summer
are being uncovered by the waves of
winter. Bert Aligor found a silver
bracelet r. w Brown found a gold
ring set with turquoises and pearls,
Elisha Newman found heavy plain
gold ring. and G. +. Brown picked UP
q signet ring. Other residents have
found money on the beach.
Augustus White recently picked
M on the beach at Asbury Park a
Ave dollar gold piece, an English
soveralign and q gold ring set with q
small diamond
H. Fl. LongstPeet, OF Matawan, who
recently bought the stallion Rokeby
Tor $500. has sold it for $1,000. After
the sale the buyer who was astranger
said the horse could tTot in 2:09, and
that he had come to Matawan pre-
pared to pay Sc, 1000 cash fer the ami
mai
A large gray wolf was shot by q
number Of hunters near New Egypt.
IT IS supposed to have escaped from
some circus.
A new school building to cost $50.
500 will be erected in connection with
the New Jersey Home for Feeble
Minded Children at Nineland.
Therunaort that the Mt. Holly and
Burlington Railroad, which has been
onprafed as a steam road by the
Pennsvlvania Railroad Company for
"a number of wears, was 10 be convert
ed into 81 trolley road, was confirmed
IN fI4e fling Of articles Of ineorpor-
alton in the Secretary Of States
Office. Tie incorporators are Gen
eral w. j. Sewell and Henry d..
Welsh Of Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
panv Is about to institute a. special
svstem of checking baggage. When
the owner wishes to have it arrive
u -. Il Ias+s,,s . 4ff,t4 IN fha same train
with himself. BY stating that fact
when it il checked it will receive
special attention and it is guaranteed
to arrive on time.
Frank Meinzer's, known as the
Madison House, about a mile west OF
Cliffwood railroad station. was en-
firely destroyed by fire Wedne sday
night oflast. 1t was the work OF an
ineendiary and so well was it done
that bfeinzer had no time to save
Il