The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-06-04
From Nearby Towns
scoREyvILLE.

SCOBEAN lLLb'
Albert Polhemus and his daugh5Ser,
a. iD0r frank Hance, spent Sunday
;tb M+I, Daniel Robinson at heansburg'
nfrs Daniel /. Schanck and daugh,.
ME Hohndel were the guests OF
Az HTrs Tuke Hance on Sunday.
M ~. ond Mrs. William Morris OF
Smithburg were SueSos -
Golden on Sunday .,,.
A valuable COW owned py WHli'nh
u Foster died last week
charles V. scobey has a new Oi-
cycle.
COLTS NECK.
n1I woodward is visiting rela, a.
Dr' = Baltimore. Mrs. WoodWaru
ives Iasn az at that place about SIX
weeks. s,ec;alist
1Ig,s from BroOkglyaat'l 8roOgs Atlantic al hotel.
Drs. J. NJ. Bean and ~ Wllltaa rbas
Thompson spent Sunday wien oi'''7
Rrower of Farmingdaie. 4.u
Theodore Snedeker is complee'ns
4ha work on his new barn.
Josenh Francis has encioseo LIS
,,ronerty with new fence
Thomas Thompson Tipson Fpp1Is' FpT1Is'
with friends at linton rams o,;no
charles E. Strong is remooei'ns
his outbuildings- ,4,, core
Charles Wilson is SICK WIN s0
throat. ,,;, new
barn.
sMITHBURG.
II +ba vicinity of Smithburg trees
- fsnces were blown down.
u,bar an of trees were blown across
tha roads and wagons could not pass
John Effingham had his skull , Irao. az
4ured while cleaning out a wen go, lUo
Martha ]. Hulse, who resldes pGDm W., eoL
Smithburg and Ely. one oay iass wiHh TO
bv fhe chain breaking anu prooiIlSr I,1s
f;ne him in,well. He was unconseiot1e t,e
in fhe well for ten minutes peIoi san
recovered consciousness. VI I. a.
MILAN. of Perrineyille, attehueu ii'
injuries. a,o,+
Tba strawberry crop will be aoouC
ona-nuarter of a crop in this yicinity'
The Sloan Sunday School is IN a
annaroTis mo condition. Charles ID
pPotfrell is the superintendent ana
syorLs hard for the success Oh tue
school.
pav Frank Woodfield ipreached a
very interesting sermon 70 tne SVnu S,,s
men in the Sloan NJ Il. GnuIen i5 =; aii 5o
day evening. Mr.. Woolneiu ~ 70 vel, ~,
liked by our community anu sAie9 "D
wish him success.
o,r two famous sleuths, Van Mat
+bewa and Elwood Thompson VINO
cantured the crazy woman rev
weeks ago, are now TOO nlucn
occupied with picking straWperfles 70
hunt for more renown as detectlVes
CLARKSBURG.
Mrs. Alice Bergen is reported very
si4Nr The health of this neighborhood i
remarkable Just at this time.
Rev. Matte Mesler visited his par
antS last Saturday and preached al
eionuant sermon in the NJ. E. churcf
on SUNDAY afternoon last to iargt
ond attentive audience. Mr. DavlC
Massler and wife also was among tn'
andience with a friend. Matte Il
stationed at Old Bridge and SPOTS
wood and is well liked by both con
oraoations. He will make his mars
in the near future.
Aaron l.. Eldridge, one OF our town
shin committeeman, is the directo
and dsuperintendent of the gravel roa(
from Aliens Corner to the Uppe
Freehold line. He is rushing bushes
every dav, About thirteen teams ar
emploved carting gravel They hav
ahout a quarter of mile finished
He is using good material and whel
finished and settled it will be splen
did road for either carriage or bike
They could not have a better maj
than Aaron to engineer the work.
Our crop prospects in this sectlo
will be below the average. On a.
fruits. and grain about a.
average. Wet cold weather will max
a heavier wheat. rye and oat crop.
little too wet and cold for corn an.
heavy clay ground. The cut worm
very bad in some places. Potato bug
are plentiful, and in some places
where q second planting has bee
made, they sit on the fence waitln
for them to come through tn
ground.
Rev. E. G.. Fountain has the fines
black berry patch in this section. l
is in a high state of cultivation AM
many OF our practical berry raiser
would learn some wholesome lesson
in the art if they should visit him a
this time OF the year.
The crops this year on the Austll
Wright farm are looking remarkabl.
we'll. He has an A No. 1 farmer t.
look after them.
Hon. Judge Emson stopped ant
gave us call as he was passing ol
his way home from up country. ii
looks hale and hearty.
Hon. r. g. Strahan is making grea
improvements in and around hi
handsome residence and farm.
Penn's Manor shows we'll from tn
new bike track. it being on an eleva
tion about quarter of a mile of.
Matthew White, passed quietl.
away at his home on Bovine avenu
Saturday May Both, 1896, aged 3
~xoamo 1 ,.,@afh and OF dave aftQr