The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-05-28

SPICY GOSSIP OF SOCIAL AND
RELIGIOUS NEWS

The Freehold commissioners VIII
meet on Monday evening.
DR.. J. HI. VanMater, of Atlantic
Highlands, has recovered from
severe Illness.
The members of the Friendship
Cycle Club of Long Branch came TO
Freehold on Saturday evening anu
took supper at the American hotel
w. w. Emmons and wife, OF Nit
chell, South Dakotn, are yisitinR
relatives at Jerseyville.
Miss Esther Marcus has returned
from New York with new selection
of trimmed hats.
Will carleton, the poet, lectured TO
q small audience in the Opera House
on Monday evening.
The Zimmerman Cycle Club held a
festival on their lawn last evening
It was gayly decorated and brilliantly
illuminated for the occasion.
Edward Clancy fell from his bi-
cycle in front of ID. V. Perrines store
on Friday and dislocated his shout
der.
DR.. VIM. M. Thompson, of Colts
Neck. has opened a dental Office In
fhe place recently vacated by DIR.
w. E. Truck. His card appears in
this weeks issue.
WIN. N. Thompson has purchased
the old Peter Vredtnburgh house on
the p. r. r.. property on Main street
and will tear it down and sell the
material.
Presiding Elder Strickland preach
ed Sunday morning in the Freehold
M. e. church. On Sunday evening
Rev. Mr.. Allen, of Turkey, officiated.
fiag-stone walk will be placed in
front of Mr. Morris VOORHEES, proper
ty on South street.
philip Keller will establish a bar
ber shep in the Hotel Belmont build
ing.
Alfred w. Dey has been appointed
Postmaster at Asbury Park by Presl-
dent Cleveland.
The Allentown base ball nine beat
the Hamilton Square there by score
of 10 to on Saturday of last week.
Chas. H. Reed, of Plainfield, and
Charles Place, of Sonerville, are the
alternates from this District to the
National Republican Convention.
Mr.. Richard V Lindabury, has re-
moved his law Office from Elizabeth
to the Merchants Insurance Co.,
building, No 776 Broad ST., Newark
N. J.
Ex-senator and ex-Judge Ephraim
p Ernson. of Golfers Mills, the
Democratic party leader in Ocean
county. is just beginning his thirtieth
wear as q member of the Board of
Freeholders.
George L. Shinn of New Egypt, one
of the enterprising merchants q tnat
place, and County Collector OF ocean
County. was elected a Director OF
the First National Bank of Nights
town last week.
T. Frank Appleby, of Asbury Park,
one of the New Jersey delegates to
the National Republican Convention
at st. Louis, will make an extended
trip through the western states after
the work of the convention has been
concluded.
At the election held in New Egypt
on Tuesday upon the question OF
changing the name of that village,
the result was 26e votes against a
change; Sc for change, and one re-
jected.
Word received from Seny Hospital
Brooklyn, states that Mrs. Adelaide
Emmons of Manasquan, was success
fully operated on for the removal of
a tumor.
The new residence of Edward Clay
ton. between Stults' Corner and
Prospect Plains, was destroyed by
fire on Tuesday afternoon. Defective
fiue was the cause. insurance, $l,-
600 on the house and $500 On the
furniture.
Mr.. Harry Bedle, has assumed
charge of the Freehold Gas Com
Dany's show room store on East
Main street and displays a handsome
variety of gas stoves, for cooking
purposes and gas fixtures. He has
also addt d complete line OF grips,
satchels, valises and trunks which
he is disposing of at city prices.
Miss Blanche Bennett, of Ocean
Grove, will Ieave for Paris May 30, ac-
conpanied by nine other young
ladies. They will devote the sum
mer to the Paris studio of Miss Nora
MAYNARD Green Miss Bennett will
study oratoria and concert
work.
John A. hayes, grandson oi Moiue 2
Pitcher, the heroine of the battle OF
Monmouth, died at his home in Car.
Isle, Pa, last week at the age of
seventy-three years. His broth e-,
Frederick Hayes, is now the only
Surviving grandson of Mollie Nc
Cauley. as our heroine is rather un-
familiarly known. The deceased
leaves one son and four daughters.
The New Jersey Sons of the
American Revolution are arranging
to celebrate the anniversary OF the
battle of Monmouth in Asbury Park
on Saturday, June 81. The exercises
viii wi he held in the Auditorium on
the beach front. General Horace
Porter. of New York city, has been
asked to deliver the oration.
ST. PETERS CHURCH.
Trinity Sunday, Services as fol
lows:-Early Celebration OF the
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