The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS

Mrs. T. s. Brown and daughter,
Mary, are now occuying their cottage
at Brielle after returning home from
their Schooner trip to Cadiz, Spain.
Mr. and Mrs Richard r. Brown. Of
Keyport. went to Englishtown. on
Friday last. and spent several days
at the residence of Daniel S. AuInack.
George Humphreys, aged 12 years.
was savagely bitten BY a dog at
Ocean Grove on Saturday. He was
bitten in fifteen different places on
his left leg. The dog was shot.
Earl, aged two years, son OF Ward
Clayton. of near New Hope church.
took dose of idodine. few davs
ago. DIR. " NJ Disbrow relieved the
sufferer and he recovered.
Miss Jettie Cook. of Avon, for get
ting one hundred and fifty-six words
from the word International, has
been pesented with a diamond ring,
valued at about $50, by Home Treas
ure, a magazine.
Miss Anna.K. Stryker, daughter of
Rev. Peter Stryker. pastor of the AS
bury Park Reformed church, will sail
for Japan as missionary in Septem-
Der with Rev. Frank Scudder and
wife and mother
The Veteran association of the
Seventy regiment, n. g. n. T..
came down Wednesday morning on
the steamboat Mary Potter to
Pleasure Bay. to celebrate the battle
OF Bull Run, July 81, 1861. They
numbered about 100 members
The pocketbook advertised asIost
by Mrs. Wertheimer, of Avon. was
found on the macadam road by
gentleman from Long Branch and
restored to the owner. 1t contained
certified check for $400 and other
valuable papers.
Camp meeting under the auspices
of The WoodvilleA. M. E. Church will
be held in EIy's grove at Ely's corner
beginning August 1st and continuing
every Sunday until August Goth. Rev.
J. w. Leekins, a afaith-hea.er. and Rev.
Henry Doremus, of Asbury Park, are
among the speakers announced.
Miss Elvina Tilton, of Asbury Park.
and Mr.. Robert Lincoln King. son Of
Judge John S. King. of Plainfield.
were married at the residence of the
groom's sister. Mrs John Cannon. 36
Halsey street, Newark. on Wednes-
day, July A. by Rev. Dr. F. Bloom,
pastor of the Eighth Avenue Ii. E.
church.
Benjamin J. Parker has been ap-
pointed Collector of Shrewsbury
township. to succeed the late Esek
White. His bond is $4,000, which is
$4,000 less than the amount OF taxes
collected ia the township. There is
due the township on account of back
taxes about $4,000 If the delinquents
do not pay up within a reasona ble
time their property will be sold to
satisfy the debts.
Lenox Pullen. farm hand 81 wears
of age, committed suicide near Hamil-
ton Square Monday afternoon bv blow
ing the top of his head off with
shotgun. He buried the stock of the
gun about a foot in the ground. leaned
over it ard pulled the trigger. Pull
len had been acting strangely for
some time, and it is believed that he
had suffered sunstroke.
A literary congress was held IN
Asbury Park Thursday evening
under the auspices of the First Epis-
copal Church. A large number of the
ministers of the denomination were
present. Bishop A. Grant, of Phila-
! delphia. presided, and addresses were
delivered by Bishop Grant, the Rev
S. t. Tice and the Rev H P Ander-
son, both of Philadelphia
Judge Kirkpatrick. of Newark, has
rendered an opinion in the suit of the
Avon Land and Improvement Com
pany against the Asbury Park Il Bel
mar Street Railway Company to de-
eide the validity of the latter's bonds
The claim was made that the bonds
were invalid, because the money ac-
cruing from their sale was not used in
/ the construction of the road. Judge
Kirk patrick holds that if this can be
proven the bonds are no coed. Seven
/ ty-fve thousand dollars worth of
them were sold to New York parties,
and they also brought suit to fore
close the mortgage