The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-04-21
Miscellaneous.

I
Bloomsbury piano and organ factory,
which has been closed for several
months.
The new shirt factory at Gloucester
/ City began operations Wednesday
with about sixty hands
The Rev. HenryS. Van OsteD, pastor
of the kirkpatrick Memorial Presby-
terian Church, at Ringoes, has re-
signed his pastorate.
1 1t is stated that Lincoln Park, the
pleasure resort on the Delaware below
Camden, will not be opened this Sum
mer.
A company of volunteers is being
organized at Pemberton by Clinton
French. Some seventy names have
already been secured.
1 g. H. Barto, a Bridgeton butcher.
i found in the stomach of u beef he had
slaughtered on Monday nearly half a
/ pound six-penny nails.
Some New York capitalists conte1n-
plate building extensive steel works
at Bloomsbury, Hunterdon county,
which will give employment to num-
Der OF men and boys
Somerset county has been suggested
as possible location for. the home to be
built by the State for epilepties for
the reason that the State owns farm
there.
\ James Holden. 81 years Of age, of
+ Jersey City, died at his home Tues
day from injuries alleged to have been
4 inflicted by John Holiday, 2S years
of age Holden had called to collect
rent when his tenant Holiday pushed
him from the door into the street.
! Cape May City Council on Monday
night awarded Senator Robert E.
Hand and Samuel E, Ewing the con
tract for engfhening the beach
front bulwark at $2,201. 60. It also
auth orized a lease of land from John
/ G. Bullitt, on the beach for pavil-
ion.
Receiver Hahn. for the ssDentche
Zeiiung," published at Newark, re
I ported to the Vice Chancellor, Tues
day 81, $50. 95 of collections. and
I So, 096.6 81 of disbursements. The bal
ance will allow a dividend of so per
cent. for the creditors.
! Michael Hadsick, % years old. EN-
ployed at the American Horseshoe
! Works, at Phillipsburg, stepped out
of the works in front of a Belvidere-
! Delaware Railroad drill engine Tues
day and was instantly killed. The
body was cut in two.
Charles H. Lee, general passenger
agent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
has leased house in Plainfield, and
viii take possession on May 1st 1t is
believed that Mr.. Lees removal from
Philadelphia indicates that the Le-
high Valley offices will be removed
from Philadelphia to New York.
One hundred and seventy-four dol
lars in pennies were deposited in the
Peoples National Bank, New Bruins
wick, on Saturday last, by County
Superintendent of Schools Fl r.
Willis as the first installment of mite
box contributions from school children
in the country districts for Cuban
relief
Mayor Applegate, of Bridgeton, on
Monday gave hearing to captains Of
oyster boats who were arrested last
week charged with violating the
rough cull' law of 1897. The schoon-
ers J. b. Nieukirk and G.. Gnyant
were condemned and were ordered
TO be sold according to law. The case
win be appealed.
1 Johnston Pullen. an old respected
citizen of Hights town, died Tuesday
night of last week after long illness.
He was the oldest member OF the Odd
Fellows lodge of which he has been
an honored member for 81 years. His
I funeral was held on Friday aiternoon.
with intern ent at Cedar Hill Gene
4 terry.
Professor E. w. Mctiann, Director
of the Weather Bureau, says that the
frosts have not done so much damage
in the northern part of New Jersey as
might be supposed There is still
fair prospect that the peach crop
will not fail. although the early
varieti may have been injured.
The fruit prospects in this region
are excellent The damage of the
cold snap to peaches and pears was
| Insignificant. The Japanese type of
pluIns was somewhat injured, but
English sorts, being late to bloom,
suffered no damage. The slight dam
age to cherries was sustained last
Fall
A peculiar accident occurred at
Long Branch, Saturday Isaac Fl.
Cranmer, gasping for breath, awoke
early in the morning to find that he
had swallowed his upper set of teeth.
Aphysician worked a couple hours
upon Cranmer, after the latter had
been put under anesthetics, before
bringing to light the missing nolars.
Mr.. Cranmer is slowly recovering.
As the Red Bank Signal Corps could
not get an appropriation from the
State for its maintenance, and as they
have paid all expenses so far out of
their pockets they have disbanded.
The captain of the corps, Daniel A.
Wilson, wrote to headquarters last
week and received reply few days
ago stating that as an appropriation
could not be obtained the corps could
not not be called upon in case of war
and that the signalling would be done
< by the naval reserves.
The West Jersey Proprietors held
their 211th annual meeting at noon
on Monday. at the intersection of
Board and Hights street, Burlington,
and elected the following councillors.
Henry J. Trick, J. Howard Pugh, NJ