The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-05

vacation and is again occupying the
Brick church pulpit.
The ladies of the Marlboro Reform
ed church held their harvest home
last evening.
Miss Joe VanDeventer, of Matawan.
is the guest of Miss Sarah Parker.
Peter, son of James B. Vredenburgh,
who is summering at Monmouth
Beach, was in Freehold on Tuesday.
The game of base ball between the
Freehold and Matawan mines in Free
hold on Saturday resulted in q score
of 10 to in favor of Matawan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dubois are
visiting at ex-Sheriff Smock's at AS
bury Park.
Chas. H. Wolcott has three prizes
offered, consisting of a ring. silver
matchbox and pair of cuff buttons
for bowling in his alley in the base
ment of the Brown building.
The race meet of the Zimmerman
Cycle Club has been postponed until
later in the season.
The Reformed church will be clos
ed next Sunday Rev w. S. Cranmer
of the Somerville church, will occupy
the pulpit on Sunday of next week.
Samuel Finley, of Francis Mills,
was struck on the head by man
named Southland, in Howell township,
and knocked insensible. At first it
was thought Finley had been killed
The seven Sunday schools of III DWELL
township will go on d picnic to
Brielle to-day.
The Freehold Driving Club has
donated $25 from the receipt of the
last meeting to the Drinking Foun-
tain Fund.
Mr.. VIM. v. Statesir visited p G.
Vanderveer at Marlboro on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Cowart are
stopping at Hotel Brighton, Long
Branch.
Mr.. A. J. G. Stokes spent Sunday
as the guest of Miss Jennie Brewer,
at Avon, on Sunday.
Miss Julia Hale, of Irvington, N.
j., is visiting Miss Ella Ayres.
Miss Hattie Packard has returned
from visit to New York State.
Mr.. Edward Martin, of Clarksburg
has been spending several days at
Long Branch.
Mrs DR.. D. H. Hazen and son, of
Washington, ID. G., are spending the
Summer with Mrs. Thomas E. Morris
ON Broadway.
The twentieth annual convention
OF the New Jersey State Firemen's
Association will be held at Trenton
on Wednesday, September s.
A party of fifteen members of the
Jimmy Cycle Club went on run to
Keyport, thence by boat to New
York and to Coney Island and back
to Long Branch and thence on the
train to Freehold. Some of those
participating did not reach home un-
til Monday morning.
As Bella Bacon, was riding his BIZ
cycle up Main street Tuesday a little
after 10 noon, the front. fork of his
machine broke and threw him violent
ed to the ground. rendering him in
sensible. DR.. Truck took him in his
carriage to his house. DIR. Neafie
was summoned and dressed his
wounds. Mr.. Bacon has an ugly cash
on his head and is otherwise bruised
The Trustees of the Freehold
Young Ladies' Seminary are negotia-
ting with gentleman of enviable
reputation as an educator and it is ex-
pected that he will arrange to open a
day school for both sexes and board
ing department for young ladies'
The course of study will cover all
branches from the Kinder -garten to
the College entrance examinations,
and a high standard of education
will be maintained, fitting pupils for
business or for Collegiate course.
Preaching services at the Mount
Moriah Baptist church on Mechanic
street, Bennett building, will be held
every Sunday, at II A. NJ, and P. M.
by ID. H. Mitchell, pastor. Sunday
school at p NJ. Mr.. Mitchell comes
very highly recommended by promi-
nent people and has his credentials
as a licensed preacher.
The Hightstown Gazette says:-An
interesting contest took place at r.
0. Norton's hay press on Saturday
when Mr.. Norton found that lie need
ed extra help and hired the men from
Chamberlain s. Fields for the day.
The two gangs started in to see which
could press the most straw and as
result did a days work that has
never been equalled in this section.
Each side pressed 141 bales and quit
very nearly even, making 2S2 bales
for the 6aV