The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-08-25
Miscellaneous.

1nursday Dy Brldgeton company.
Bridgeton has new dogeatcher.
and his first yielded three hunting
dogs belonging to the Mayor and two
policemen
Thirty ribbon weavers are on strike
at the Pioneer Silk Mill, at Paterson.
out Of sympathy for one of their
number, who, they say, was unjustiy
discharged
1 The tomato is right good crop
when due attention is given it. From
\ ]. .283 hills of the vegetable John Dan
iels, of SwedesborO, realized $183, 3,58,
clear OF all expense.
1 Frank Worts, OF Camden. was ar
rested in that city by Policeman
Hartman on charge of attempting
TO kill woman known as Maggie
Worts, with whom be lived. He
struck the woman in the bead with
q brick and fractured her skull.
/ Somebody throws tacks in the
streets Of Atlantic Highlands TO the
great annoyance of bicyelists Three
wheelmen there had their tires pune
ktured by tacks last Saturday.
Charles Sickles Of Bradevelt was
seriously hurt ia runaway last week
He was thrown out on his head and
rendered unconscious for time
At the meeting of Bayside gun club
Of Keyport last Wednesday James Il.
J Walling won first prize and Daniel
w. Walling got second.
( During the month ending August
18th there were seven births, seven
deaths and one marriage in Raritan
township
l. Ill
Branch on Tuesday $45 900 was vCted
for new high school building.
During the month ending August
18th there were seventeen births and
two deaths in Matawan township.
The annual parade OF the Keyport
fire department will take place on
Thursday afternoon, September 18th.
Hazel, the year-oId daughter Of
Addison Applegate of West Freehold.
fell down an efnbankmsnt last Satur-
day and broke her arm.
The huckleberry crop is so large
that the Earmingdale growers ara
S, ling the best swamp berries as
low as 81 bushel
Moritz Blooms house at Long
Branch was damaged TO the extent
Of $400 by fire last Monday night
The public fountain for the court
house square at Freehold has been
bought, 1t cost about $500.
A new bridge is being built on the
road between Manalapan and Baird
Efforts are being made to organize
a brass band at Atlantic Highlands.
William Edward Smith Of the High
] lands is building 81. 5G6 house.
The body of ve-year-old son of
Joseph G;azo was found in a deep
pool on the river front in Camden.
I Thursday afternoon. The little fell
low had fallen into the pool while
/ playing on Wednesday, but no one
seemed TO know exactly where he had
tumbled, and search for his body had
been kept up all night.
/ Ex-Chief of Police Samuel Dodd on
Thursday engaged Attorney Scovel to
prosecute his claim for back salary
4 from the city Of Camden for time he
WAS out of Office during he regime Of
/ the Police Commission. The Supreme
Court has ordered his reinstatement,
and the exChief viii appeal his sec
ond dismissal
William Foley, of South River, Went
on the rampage III Elizabeth, Wednes
day night, and chased with an axe
the captain of the schooner on which
he was employed. The vessel caiue
4 from South River with a cargo of
bricks. The captain took refuge in
the ca bin Foley was arrested and
sent 10 the Union county jail for three
months.
At the meeting of the Bergen Coun-
I ty Farmers Game Presery alton As
sociation on Tuesday night it was re-
ported that quail, rabbits and En-
glish ring g-necked pheasants have
been multiplying, and the sporrsuen
anticipate good bags when the sea-
son opens. The grounds embraced
bv the association will be posted 10
prohibit trespassing, and force OF
fifteen Deputy Wardens will be APP
pointed to enforce the law against
trespassers Ia search of game.
Mrs. Cecilia Martin, of New York.
who is living at Asbury Park this
Summer tried to drown herself, Fri
day morning, in the ocean between
4 the Asbury pavilion and the fishing
pier. She had repeatedly told Mrs.
Pierce. with whom she has been stop
ping, that she intended TO XIII herself
FRIDAY Irorr6ng she walked into the
surf and was letting the undertow
carry her out. when Charles Reed and
his SON saw her, They both SWAN TO
her and after considerable difficulty
got herashore.
Wednesday night was the most
exciting one in the history of the camp
at Pompton Lake, Lieutenant Cobb.
who was acting rs officer of the day
wanted some prisoners who We're
digging trenches 10 work after q
O'Clock without receiving their supper.
j They refused aud remained obdurate
until { o'clock. when they We're re-.
/ turned TO the guard house. However
they had more than "a supper, as the
men threw sandwich after sandwich
TO them while they werein the trench
/ About $50 clock the whole of the
First Battalion was called to arms TO
/ pat down the prisoners. Some of them
i quarfered, IN what is called the cool
er. burst its sides out and were MAX
ing complete wreck Of it when they