The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21

While blowing in a field at South
Dennis, Somers Hickman lost $50.
The steamer HoImdel win begin
her trips for the season on Monday,
May I'd.
During the.year ending April 1st.
the police of AsbUry Park made 80
jail
A company of light artillery has
been organized.at Asbury Park with
y members. ~ wS. Amwu - -
The Monmouth Traction Company
has secured the right of way through
Beverly township, Burlington county.
A sturgeon, weighing $50 pounds.
was caught in the large seine at
Washington Park, Saturday.
Recorder Nowrev. of Camden. sent
George Arnold to jail for 20 days for
stealing basket of apples.
a new church, known as the Breth-
rem OF New Jersey, has just been or
ganized at SergeantsvilIe, Hunterdon,
county.
William Gwynne, publisher of the
BrIdgeton Chronicle weekly
Democratic paper, is contemplating
issuing daily edition.
James Moore plowed 40 an old Eng
lisf penny of date of 1740. at South
Seaville. It is queer looking coin
and nothing has ever been seen like
it in that vicinity.
Rev. George Clark of Ocean Grove.
was arrested and held in 1900 bail last
Saturday, upon a charge of having
assaulted Mrs. Susan HOge during d
dispute about the rent of a house.
Alexander Robinson. an aged resi-
dent OF Asbury Park, got drunk and
assaulted a woman at that place last
tuesday, for which he was arrested
and sent to the county jail for ninety
days.
4 contract for the nacadamizing of
the road between Eatontown and
Long Branch, has been given out at
$15, 1898. OF this cost Eatont0wn
township and the trolley company
each pay half.
Thirty Thousand shad were shipped
from Bay Side last Friday afternoon
Freight trains were delayed two hours
In loading. 1t is the largest catch in
the history of the place.
Ralph Rees, II years old, was com
united 70 jail at Newark, Saturday,
by Judge Lambert. on a charge of
forgery. The prisoner admitted his
crime without the slightest concern.
United States Senator James Smith
has contributed $500to e fund for the
erection OF Washington monumeHt
IN Newark. and saws he will send more
to the committee if necessary.
w. 7. Emery, a contractor of Beth
lebem. Pa. committed suicide in the
hotel in Frenchtown, Saturday night
He was found with an empty laud-
anuln bottle on the floor. 1t is said
he lately met with business reverses-
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All the members Of the Bridgeton
police force have bicycles, and City
Council has adopted special uniform
for them.
Eight pound shad are no longer a
novelty at Bridgeport Shad caught
this year have been the largest ever
known.
Bridgeton City Council has abolish
ed the Office of supervisor of roads,
established two years age, and return
ed TO the old system of ward road
overseers.
Mrs. John Kyle. of yineiald. is living
at the point of death from a wound
caused by a sewing needle The in
strnmenf pricked finger and the
hand and arm swelled and turned
black.
The Geological Survey has sent to
the schools a handsome Topographic
cal map of the State of New Jersey.
and accompanied it with volume on
the physical geography of the State.
Joseph Holmes, one of the largest
owners of vessel property on the Jer-
sey coast. died on Wednesday. at
Forked River, from Bright's disease
Captain Holmes WIS about Ga wears
old. His four sons, Joseph, Nathan,
Mark and Daniel. each sails coast
ing schooner.
While Frederick Megill was plow-
ing on his farm, near Farmingdale,
Thursday last, he heard q kissing
noise, followed by binding glare of
lightning, and immediately some
thing struck near him and tore a
large hole in the earth. Megill was
frightened and ran away He rallied
neighbor, and they made an exaHni
nation of the ground. 1t was found
that hole had been made in the
ground. in which there was a large
neteorite. In its flight it had spin
tered stump and plowed furrow
in the ground for some distance.
Receution al Cream Rjd0e.