The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-02-18
News Notes

John A. Citizens. 4 Cos furniture
store at Asbury. Park was burned on
Friday night The front portion OF
the building is a total wreck. while
the small portion Of stock not destroy
ed by fire is greatly damaged BY
water
The insurance on the building
amounts to total of Sc. 500. while
the stock was insured for 50. 750 divid
ed as follows: L. Frank Applebv
agency $4,000 on building; 1900 on
stock Milan Ross agency. $500 on
building and $1,000 on stock.
James NJ. Danser, of Stockton, a
slip-tender OF the Camden & Phil
adelphia ferry, had one of his feet so
badly crushed by boat while on
duty that amputation was necessary.
The injured man formerly lived at
Windsor
An advisory council was held at
Hornerstown on Tuesday of last
week to consider the question of Or
ganizing Baptist Church at that
place. About fifty Baptists live in
the vicinity and it was decided to or
ganize church at once.
Matt Byrnes, trainer for M. DAILY.
has leased the training quarters of W.
L. Scott at Cape Charles, Va, for one
year with the pivilege o. five years.
Trainer Byrnes left Monmouth Park
for the south with his string early last
week Among the lot was Ogden, Scot
tish Chieftain, George Kessler and a
of two-year olds.
Notice is given in Monmouth coun-
ty papers Of intention to apply 10 the
Legislature at its present session for
the passage Of a law Incorporating
Asbury Park as n city. The boun-
daries of the proposed city are to be
the same as those OF the present
borough. Mayor Frank L. Ten
Brock is one of the men who is be-
hind the movement.
In the person of Pierre DeVours-
ney, aged 26 years, arrested in Mont
clair on Tuesday, the police of that
town have the man who, in the past
six months, has made business of
robbing tool chests left in houses in
process of construction. He con-
fessed the thefts.
Two weeks ago Miss Rebecca Car
son, of Jobstown, Burlington county,
visited Alfred G. Haines, of Elizabeth.
She is II years of age. and although
lifelong resident of Burlington conn
ty. living near the Kinkora branch of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, had never
travelled in cars until she we Mt to
Miss Margaret Hume Allen, daugh-
ter of Rev. w. A. Allen, d. D., of the
First III. E. Church, Asbury Park,
graduated January 20, from the
State Normal School at Trenton. In
the spring Miss Allen will be assist
ant at the Whitesyille school, to re-
main until julie. She has been en-
gagged as one of the teachers in the
Asbury Park High School for next
fall
There are many advocates of the
proposed curfew law at Millyille,
where so many glass factory boys
roam the streets at night A com
mittee of the Young Women's S
Christian Temperance Union called
upon Mayor Payne with reference TO
it on Wednesday and he promised TO
use his influence 10 have Council
pass an ordinance.
Annie Oakley, of Nutley, has been
to shoot against Frank
Kleinz, the former champion pigeon
shot of Pennsylvania. The contest is
to take place on Washingtons Birth
day at Yardville, N, J. They viii shoot
at fifty live birds for 800 side. In
former shoot the two tied at forty
five birds.
AS John Willis of Keansburg was
across the railroad track at
Second Street, Keyport, on Wednes-
day of last week his sleigh was just
struck by the locomotive AID over
turned. He was thrown out but not
injured. His harness was broken lit
tie. Willis did not know the train was
so close.
For not making his mail deliveries
on time Bob johnson, who drives
the route between Keyport and Colts
Neck, has been fined 81 by the Gov
eminent. Within two weeks his stage
had to be twice dug ont of big drifts
near Vanderburg and one night he
was forced to it and take refuge
a nearby farm house. He was fined
for these delinquencies. His pay is $4S
a month.
Frederic Adams of Newark, sold at
special masters sale on Tuesday q
fCdl CStdtC iA4 NNChAAs
Monmouth and Burlington counties,
known as the Ferguson estate. The
Cedar Bridge tract brought $1,000;
some lots at Tuckerton, $500; tract
in Howell township, Monmouth
county, $500; and the marlpit farm a
the same place, 81, 300. The land wa :,
bid in ty +. A. and w. T Day, attor-
neys for Mr.. Kellogg.
1t is now a race between two
trolley companies, each wanting to
secure the entrance Tito New Bruins
wick from Bound Brook. Each
company has capital behind it and
both meaa business. The one is the
Brunswick Traction Company and
the other is the New York and Phil
adelphia Traction Company The
latter claims to have 60 days lead on
the first company. Both companies
think that there will be no trouble,
but each thinks the other one i go
ing to make the concessions.
The funeral of Rev. Jacob Mitchell.
a colored preacher of considerable
prominence. took place at Mount
Holly on Wednesday, and was largely