The Jamesburg record., 1896-07-11
Monmouth Junction.

John Rowland's handsome residence is
nearing completion.
Friday last James Dawson nearly lost
his horse by poisoning.
Mrs. Luther Breese is slowly but
steadily recovering her health.
Mrs. John Hellenger and daughter are
visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. John Brewer is again suffering
from her old complaint, malaria.
Mrs. Margaret Brush, of Plainsboro,
spent pleasant day with friends at this
place on the 4th.
William Breese has fallen in line with
mahy others and is having his house
painted.
The Monmouth Junction Hotel has
been much improved in appearance by
its new coat of paint.
Mrs. Johu Brush, of Plainsboro, will
spend month or two with her mother,
Mrs. William H. Breese.
Harry Goode delivered an eloquent
Fourth of July Grafton at this place. Mr..
Goode's subject was ''The One Love-"
Peter Messler has what the Doctors
term a floating kidney. 1t is said that
he may have to have a stitch taken in
his kidney SO as to keep it in a proper
position.
Recently William Moore changed his
boarding place but has again returned to
the place he at first left, contrite and
willing to accept the ups and downs of
such life even if it includes another
visit to Prince ton next Memorial Day.
The Syrian who recently bought John
Wilson's farm has built the most unique
house in Middesex County. 1t may not
appear SO at its front but just take the
trouble to look at its rear elevation and
be convinced. 1t will be strange if some
West wind does not level it with the
ground.
p On Friday last Mrs. Hughes was ar.
rested by Constable Gilland of New
Brunswick, charged with having i'm
proper relations with Abraham L.
Breese. Mrs. Hughes is housekeeper for
Mrs. Breese. This was done in retalia..
ton by Mrs. Major because Edmund w.
Breese had made the complaint which
lodged William Major in the County
Jail. Mrs. Hughes was at once taken
before Justice David c, Griggs where
she was bailed out by friends. Constable
Gilland intended to arrest Mrs. Breese
on the following Monday. Bail however
was provided on Saturday so that both
Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Breese were EN-.
abled to retain their liberty.
A Fourth of July incident gently
touched US on the visible portion of our
anatomy. The young man who was
managing the sky rocket part of the
celebration at The Farm" was not over
burdened with experience in that line of
business. He managed, however, to bring
about the explosion, but the ascent of the
rocket did not follow; instead it STAYED
on terra tirma, and, seemingly with more
brilliant and gIaring colors than ever
Chinaman dreamed of putting into a
sky rocket. struck squarely the front of
a coop filled with small chickens. The
mother hen was heard to sharply remark
that the 4th was an indiscriminate affair
at the best. Rooster" said she, promise
your dear mother that whatever you do
you will never attempt to save your
country. For my son, as we already
know to our sorrow, it entails trials and
tribulations to posterity. And now,
Rooster, my son, let mother see if all
your tail feathers are intact" This was
translated for the writer by an authority
on eggs or we should not under any cir.
cumstances have presented it for publ.
cation.