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The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Monmouth,s Annual School Report,

County Superintendent Enright has
completed the report of the condition
of the schools of Monmouth county
/ for the school year ending June 81,
1905.
By this report it is shown that there
has been ageneralimprovement in all
those things which have been for
progress.
The amount of money expended
during the year for all school purposes
was 1921, 399. SO. of this total amount
$24O, IA IS was expended for teachers
salaries. There was expended for
books and supplies $19,O50.11, tor
building and repairing $24,714.22 and
for debt and interest $39. 27274.
The total number of boys enrolled
in the schools was 1887 and the total
number of girls 1854, making a total
of II 1921 of these 464 are in the kinder
gartens. 1O,2l2in the primary grades,
6, 739 in the grammar grades and l2O6
in the high schools.
There are still few more boys en-
rolled in the school than girls. as the
foregoing figures will show. To teach
and supervise this large number of
boys and girls it has taken 10 super.
yisipg principals and APT teachers. OF
en-. This represents an increase OF
81 women and decrease of one man.
No very great progress has been
made in the matter of teachers sal
aries. The average salary paid to
men not including the superintend-
ents and supervisors was $500 IL
year and to women $9i3.68. These
salaries are slight increase on those
paid last year.
There are in all 81 school districts
in Monmouth county. Two of these,
Allenhurst and Deal, maintain no
school of their own but pay tuition in
Asbury Park for their children.
The largest school district is Long
Branch. which has 81 teachers EN-
ployed and has school property to the
value of $3.50, 1000 The smallest school
district maintaining a school is Spring
Lake. 1t has teachers and school
property worth $4,000. The total
value of all the school property in the
county is 81, 0l2, 900. Twenty-Five years
ago the school propertylin Monmouth
county was valued at $40, 900. There
were 427 pupils who were neither alb
sent or tardy and the average attend
ance was 1851.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Detectives win Watch the Polls.

The Monmouth County Good Gov
erment club and the Committee Of
Fifteen are keeping busy. They have
addressed letters to every candidate
for public Office requesting their en-
dorselnent of the movement to end
bribery at the polls. George l.. Rec
ord and Representative Benjamin
Howell are among those who have re-
piled to letters sent out by the anti
bribery club.
The next meeting of the Good Gov
eminent club will be held on the first
Monday in October The Committee
of Fifteen will meet at the call of the
chair.
President James Steen assured a
reporter that the Good Government
club and the Committee of Fifteen
were in earnest in their efforts to end
the corfu upton of the ballot on cleo
ton day. "rhe members said he,
mean business. The first man
caught buying or selling his vote will
he punished We expect TO have
private q detectives at every pol
in the county on election day as far
as possible. and the man caught, be
he big politician or u little fry, will
get all that is coming to him"
President Steen gave assurance that
both Judge j. Clarence Conover aud
DIR. John W. Bennett, the heads OF
the two political parties in Monmouth
county, w-re in earnest over the mat
ter ami would use their influence to
punish the first man who attempted
10 corrupt the voter.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Costiuan's Body Found.

Calvin Costigan strayed away from
tile home of his son, Daniel Costigan,
near Marlboro, on Tuesday. Nothing
was thought OF his absence Tuesday
night as il was assumed he WAS with
one of the neighbors. But on Thurs
day when no tidings came from him
a search was made. His body was
found on Saturday morning by Mr..
WEIGH. one OF the searchers. 1t was
in n brook Oh MS sons farm and the
water had eceded and lett one hand
sticking out OF tile mud and sand
Coroner j. K. Gravatt, of Freehold,
was summoned aud viewed the body
aud il was brought to Freeman I'M
d-rtakinS looms on South street.
-Costigan was 70 years old and the last
seen ot him alive was ON Tuesday ,
when he purchased tobacco and two
G Az pipes ut Marlboro and started TO
walk b ,ck home He had evidently
TO lowed wire fence that ran along
the brook and stumbled aud Tell inthe
swollen stream aud WAS suffocated
aud drowned. Daniel Cosfigan, who
is n e. ucher. was his only child.
The funeral took place ON Sunday
n; 4 p NJ, AT ST. Rose of Lima church
Rev. r. kevelilz officiating. Inter
lu-iIf Ma ia the Catholic cemetery.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
BENJAMIN ] RIrRrIs

well known in Freehold from his visits
to his son. VIM. D. Burris, on Hudson
street, died at the home of his eiaugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary ". Davis, at Asbury
Park Sunday. Mr.. Burtis was born
in Burlington county, this state, in
1881. and at an early age married Miss
Rachael Mutt, of New Egypt. whose
death preceded her husband E 20 years.
To the home started by the couple
came eight children: Mary N. Davis,
of Asbury Park; II. J. Burtis of Tren-
ton; w. 8. Burtis of Freehold; John
N. and Elvin C. Burtis of Asbury Park;
Ellsworth Burtis of Burlington. and
Harvey Burtis of Mount Holly. Seven
children, % grandchildren, and four
great grandchildren are numbered
among the descendants of the de-
ceased: Harley, Blanche, May, Cliff,
Jennie, and Henry, children of Mrs.
Davis; Myra, Sallie, Cassie, Spencer,
Charles and Warren, childrea of Hen
ry j., Woolsey and Aline, children of
William s.; Amy, Rachael, Mabel and
Ralph. children of John n, Paul, son
of Ellsworth H.; Russell. Philip, Stokes,
and Elizabeth. His funeral Was 730
Wednesdaytfrom John N. Burtis' resi-
dence and at II O'Clock to-day in the
Jacobstown Baptist church Inter-
nent will be at Jacobstown.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
MURPHY AND PARSONS WIN.
Results of Primary Election Contest
In New York City.

Results of Primary Election Contest.
In New York City.
New York, Sept 19.-The results 0.
the primary election in New York show
that Mayor Mcclellan has been beat
en- in his fight for Democratic leader
ship and Benjamin b. Odell lost con
troll Of the Republican organization i.
New York The primaries were hotls
contested, and there was much dis
turbance and fighting at the polls.
Mayor McClellans defeat was CON
psete and decisive The result of Ia
struggle for the mastery between the
Quigf- Odell forces and the Parsons
Higgins men was more closely contest
ed, but SO sure was Parsons of victory
that two hours after the polls hat
closed he announced he had won safely
and sent q message to that eject to
President Roosevelt, who replied witt
csugratui&eions.
In Brooklyn. Senator McCarrcn won
having little opposition.
Borough President Hafen Of the
Drenx, at whom the Mcclellan az ha.
been especially directed, swept his en-
tire borough hsndny, winning his 6xh'
In all three of the Bronx boroughs-
II 1t be true that Murphy is sup
porter of W. r. Hearst then in al
proba bility the Independence league
candidate will be nominated in Buffalo
but the Tanmany leader declined te
commit himself beyond saying that
the delegates from New York county
would not be for District Attorney Je
rome.
The following statement was given
out at Republican headquarters by
Chairman Herbert Parsons:
Il think the result shows that the
Republican organization in New York
county is loyal to the leadership OF
President Roosevelt. have been say
ing right along that GoveRor Higgins
would be rsnominated witEout the help
of New York county. l think that Mr.
Odeil will not he reelected chairman
of the state committee. nor will Mr.
OHigg have a great deal of influence
hereafter in politics"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Monument for I4th New Jersey.

The Commissioners appointed by
Governor Stokes 70 erect monument
in coinmAinoration of the services of
the 14th New Jersey Volunteers at the
battle of Monocacy. Md, July 3, 1864,
in defense of the capital ar Washing
ton met last Thursday. Nenhers pres
ent were Major John G. Patterson.
president; Adjutant William H. Eos
Ter, SECRETARY; Hon. r. A. Clark. treas
urer: Col Jarvis W-ns-r. Sergeant
John Grover.
A design that had been in the hands
OF the commission for some time was
approved and the hid OF Thomas Man
son & Sous of Red Bank was accepted.
the contract made and signed. Work
will commence at once with the idea
of having it ready to dedicate July 3,
| 1907. the ADD anniversary of the battle.
The monument is to be OF Barre. VT.
GRANT,.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
80 Indictments Returned BY Jury.

! The Monmouth County Grand Jury
returned thirty-two indictments
Thursday to Judge Foster, after
which a general jail delivery took
place.
The following arraignments took
place:
John Burns, colored, of Howell
/ township, pleaded not guilty to lar
ceny OF SIS from Stephen Bennett on
August II. Trial September Goth.
Joseph Murphy. OF Neptune town.
ship, pleaded not guilty TO the larceny
of 81 from Joseph K. Taylor Trial
/, September 18th.
Joseph Johnson, colored, of Shrews-
bury township, plea ded guilty TO
carrying concealed weapons. viii be
sentenced September Goth.
| Mary Onley, pleaded not guilty to
the illegal sale of liquor in Neptune
| township. Trial September Goth.
Kate Williams, of Asbury Park,
pleaded not guilty to adultery on July
23rd last. Trial September 18th.
John Smith. colored, of Eatontown,
pleaded not guilty to indictments
for assaulting Carrie McGill and
James 4. Smith. of Eatontown, and
A. r. Chinery. of West Long Branch.
Trials were set for September 18th.
James Freeman pleaded not guilty
to adultery with Kate Williams on
July IA, and to the charge of keeping
disorderly house at Asbnry Park on
August 18th. Trial September 18th.
Peter Frost, of Shrewsbury town
ship pleaded not guilty to assault and
battery on Walter Lippincott on Aug
ust 4th. Trial September Goth
Antonio Toreilo. colored. pleaded
not guilty to asssulting 14-year-old
girl in Long Branch. Trial Septem-
Der Goth.
Salvatore Calight and Joseph Car
ollie pleaded not guilty to the larceny
of $3.50 worth OF potatoes from Geo.
Sparks at Freehold. Trial September
18th.
Edward Braxon, colored, of Shrews-
bury township, pleaded not guilty to
assault and battery on Ann Smith on
August 10Th last. Trial September
Goth.
alfred AMariner, pleaded not guilty
to assault and battery on Lottie Coy
in Shrewsbury township. Trial Sep
TENDER 81.
Peter Jackson, of Shrewsbury town.
ship, pleaded guilty to assaulting
Kate Dawson and Ida Smith on Aug
ust 9th last. Sentence September
Goth.
Otto English pleaded guilty to the
larceny OF SOB worth of clothing from
Henry Alfred in Long Branch Will
be sentenced September 2lst.
Andrew Banks pleaded not guilty to
shooting at Wendell Reed at Free
hold. Trial September 21st.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Poisoned BY Watermelon.

Harry. the l1-vear-oid son of Dam
tel tsarkalow, of near Inionville.
about week ago, WAS taken ILL., A
doctor was sent for and the boy grew
steadily worse until now his ifs. i de-
SPARED of. 1t l. thought taat wat
er,nelon he ate the Saturday pr~vi-
Gus to his Illness. poisoned hini. ~ ne
has every symptom of nying been
poisoned. 1t is thought fhe water
melon had died on the vine and be-
come pHtrid by having lain In the hot
sun. The other boys with him say
that they tasted the watermelon hut
did not eat much Of it.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Assistant Civil Engineer
in Philippines.

Harry V. Campbell left Freehold on
the 18th inst. for the Philippine L.
lands He goes AS assistant engineer
10 tile engineer in chief with
whom he served in Cuba. The
party consists of four. all civil
engineers. They go out in the inter
st of capitalists who have been grant
ed concessions by the United States
to locate and construct railroads in
Luzon. They expect to remain from
three to five years. The trip will be
overland to San Francisco. thence,
by the Pacific Mail Steamer, Siberia,
stopping at Honolulu, Yokaholna,
Shanghi and Hongkong. due to arrive
NJ Manila October 29th,. One corps
of engineers is already in the field
aud another on the way from Austral-
ia employed in this enterprise.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20

Rev. Abbott urged the veterans to
uphold the flag in times of peace as
we'll as in war, to be ready for the
taps, sounded each day to take somany
from the fast thinning ranks.
Rev. Lippincott, an old friend TO the
soldiers through his connection with
their annual reunions, injected some OF
his cheering spirit into the gathering
He was, a. usual, full of good whole
some stories, all the time urging the
veterans to recognize three essentials
in their lives as true citizens Power,
principal and duty" Rev. Abbott
pronounced the benediction and the
reunion dismissed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20

George F. keen-r and Miss Annie
Bennett, daughter of William A. Ben
nett, OF Conover street. Freehold,
were married Wednesday evening,
Sept. 5th. 1906, at the parsonage. Farm
ingdale. by Rev. Henry Wescott. Mr..
Keener is engaged in business with
his father, WIN. Keener, the butcher,
on South street.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Summer Home Robbed.

Mrs. E. w. Arrow~mith's Summer
home at Avon has been broken in
and robbed. 1t is thought the rob-
berry was committed Sunday En-
trance was gained by breaking open
a window near the pump. The
thieves took silver-ware, large guam
titv of linen, towels and other articles
and tore up things in the house, A
new overcoat, belonging to Mr.. Ar
rowsmith. valued at $50 was also
stolen. There is clue TO the thieves
and it is thought they will be appre-
blended II few days.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
&c.,, and Albany to Reduce Rates.

Washington. Sept. l9.-The Boston
and Albany Railroad company in let
ter received by the interstate commerce
commission requests permission &c
change their passenger tariff rates 70
all points east and north of tire line
drawn from Washington TO Raffalo IN
elusive and their interiine taritf to al
points west and south of such line from
cA cents per mile to ? cents per mile
No action has yet been taken on the re
quest.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Property Changes.

Nj ISIS Raiguel has sold the DR. .. r.
Freeman property on Broad street.
now occupied by Policeman Sherman
10 James Degan. of Marlboro.
The John l.. Fox property in Texas
was sold to Lewis Finegold for 5000.
Mr.. James Murphy wa the broker.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
MEYERs-PArrERson

Miss Lizzie Patterson, daughter OF
Mrs. Kate Patterson, of Freehold, and
VIM. Meyers, of ThompsonviIie, Conn
were married at the Episcopal par
sonaee at ThompsonviIIe. Thursday.
Aug. 30th. The groom is a weaver and
was formerly employed at the Free
hold Rug factory.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Freehold's u. r. Won.

Freehold Company. in command of
W. H. Davis. went to Asburv Park
Thursday and in the competitive
Grill won first rrize This company
has taken u number of prize- in coin-
petitive DIR lis through the State and
Freehold should b. proud of such II
splendid drilled company.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
MRS. cATHERINr = CIV

widow of John w. Ely, of HoImdei.
died Tuesday, Sept. IL, 1906, aged 81
years. Two sons, Eugene and John
Nj. Ely survive her. Funeral was
Saturday, Sept. 18th, at the Holmdel
Baptist church. sBurial Was in Hulse
town bury ing ground
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
MRS. REBECcA KILL,

colored, wife of Thomas Hill, died at
Marlboro, on Monday, Sept. Bird, 1905,
aged So years. Her husband and two
children survives her. Funeral was
Thursday in the Baptist church and
burial was at Hulsetown burying
ground
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
MATRIMONIAL.
RosE-MILLER.

Garfield. Rose, son of Charles and
Amanda Gardener Rose, of near Har-
mony, and Mary Miller, daughter of
Budd and Ida Miller, of Vanhise-
vile, formerly of Manchester, Ocean
county, were married Thursday, Sept
IS, 1906, by Justice q H. Appiegate,
at his residence near Clarksburg. The
ceremony was performed in the pres
ence of large gathering of friends
from Ocean county.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20

why suffer vii h constant heada che
and NEURALGIA when by wearing prop
erly-fittrd glasses you can obtain re-
lief. Stiles & CO., eye specialist will
give your eyes u free exaninHtion on
Wednesday, Sept 29th, ut the Amer
lean Motel.--ad
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
TRENTON INTER-STATE FAIR
Reduced Rates and special Train Ser
wee via fseansyivanla Railroad

For this popular event excursion tickets. in
Guiding admission 70 the Fair Grounds, VIII pc
sold September "a IS, 70. n, and Is the dates o.
abe Fair, good 10 return until september %. AZ
reduced rates from stations on the United kaii-
. roads oil New Jersey Division aud the West Jer-
sey and Seashore Railroad. For details 81
special train service consult searest ticket
Agent.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
The Seat was Reserved.

Passengers who happened to be in u
PennS ylvania Railroad car coming
from the shore on Saturday morning
witnessed an amusing incident.
Constable Peter Griffin, of Freehold,
got OH the train at Bradley, Beach and
sat down in aseat in which II bundle
was lying near the window.
At Belnar man came in the car
and to the seat and in an obstrepo-
rous manner said
Remove that bundle SO | can sit
down"
Constable Griffin, who was read
ing y paper looked up and said Il
won't remove it.h
The man said IF yon won't l will
for you, to which the constable re-
piled. II won't do it. +"
The irate passenger said; Are you
going to move that bundle? If you
don'r i'll throw it out. the window
Constable Griffin again said: Il
won't move it.
The man then picked up the bum
de and threw il out of the window
aud hen sat down with n self salts.
fed air and asked the constable what
he. was going to do about ii. to which
the Cnnsts BILE replied Nothing
About this time another passenger
all earrd and asked Constable Grif
fla what he had done with his bundle.
The Constable said; "Thst man threw
il out of the window
The cpuntenance of the irate pas
s..i,rer who hid been so fresh took
on y changed expression as he grasp
"a the situation and explained be
i hou .ht lie buntil. belonged to Con-
s-at,l.. Griffin ard he was profns- in
1 his apologies. Quickly the train was
1 stopped and the fresh passenger who
/ could rhroa buudl.s out, showed his
activity in running back aud bring.
ing the bundle TO its owner, while the
carload OF people enjoyed the fun.
None of the parties were acquaint-
ed.
James Smith, Jr., has read the
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
MRS. JANE HARsroE.

eoiored, died on Randolph street.
Freehold, Thursday, Aug. 30th, aged
90 years. Mrs. George GatIiu, a daugb-
ter, survived her.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20

JOB PRINTING of all kinds done at
this Office, Mt reasonable rates. Give
a. . share OF your work.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20
Obituary.
MRS. ELIZA PorEsETT.

'fs8Js I7I1iz1ft Z UINDEIIg
OF Eatontown, aged SO, died at the
Long Branch hospital. Silas Dangler,
colored waiter, also died at the hos
pital,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1906-09-20

James Smith, Jr., has read the
hand writing on the wall AS Bryan
ISM" and has quit the Democratic
State Committee He tried hard to
save his party in New Jersey.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
The Same Old Cry.

keep it out of the paper" is the
cry which the local newspaper publish
er daily hears. To oblige often costs
considerable, though the party who
makes the request thinks the granting
scarcely worth saying 'thank you" for.
A newspap per Is peculiar thing in the
public'S eye. The news gatherer is
stormed at because he gets hold of one
item and is abused because he does not
get another. Young men, and often
young women, as well as older persons.
perform acts which become legitimate
items for publication and then rush to
the newspaper office and beg the ed
itOr not to notice their escapadeS. The
next day they condemn the same pa
per for not having published another
party doing the same thing they were
guilty of forgetting apparently their
late visit to the printing Office
Blue Grass Clipper.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Scarcity OF Shorthorns.

Eight cents may be paid for choice
beef before the holiday market, says
an exchange. The II cent notch has
already been reached on few cracker
jacks, the taillngS of a bunch that is
being put i'm show condition for the
International. This will indicate how
good they had to be to make the price
and what slight chance the average
feeder has to get such money. Viewed
from any standpoint present market
conditions are not unsatisfactory.
Prices are so much higher than year
ago as to leave the feeder margin Of
profit and il existing conditions can be
maintained little cOmplain9 will be
heard.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
To Penitentiary For Life,

The case of Jim Kennedy for killing
Milt Estes, at Crab Orchard, was tried
at Stanford last week Much tt Stimony
was taken and the case stubbOrnly
fought by both sides. After deliber
ating for some time, the jury brought
in a YOrdict for confinement in the
penitentiary for life. 1t is reported
that seven of the jurors were for the
death penalty on the first ballot. The
case will be taken to the court of APP
pealS. Our tOwnSman, Hon r H Tom
linSOn, Was of counsel for the prOsecu
ton, and we have heard many cOmpli-
ments on his speech.
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Some Very Pertinent Pointers.

HarrodSburg DemOcrat:-Theh Oli
day rush is almost in sight and the
time for spending money more laviShly
than at any other time of the year is
at hand. HarrOdsburg can boast OF
less out of-town shoppers than any
other city of her size in the country,
for the PLAIN and simple reason thai
everything to hand for coin Of the
realm is on sale in the local stores.
The few who do practice it should
read carefully the following, taken
from an exchange: Who sympathized
with you when your little girl was
sick? Was it Sears & ROebuck? Who
carried you last winter when you was
out of job and had no money? Was
it Montgomery, Ward & Co., or was it
your home merchant? When you
want to raise money for the church or
for some needy person in town, do you
write to the Fair Store in Chicago, or
do you 60 to your home merchant?
How much does Seigel Cooper & Co.
give toward keeping up side walks or
paying the minister's salary? When
you was sick, how many nights did
John M. Smythe & Co. sit up with
you? When your loved one was bu-
ried, was it your home merchant who
dropped the tear of sympathy and
uttered the cheering word, or was it
Marshall Field & Co.?
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1906-11-29
Sam Jonesisms,

Sam Jones did much service for the
world. His was peculiar place, a
special work which none other could
have done in just the same way.
Here are few epigrams that sur
vive him and are worth remembering
death repentance is the retreat of
coward and an insult to Coo.
The only title l want is d. DIFF it
means Devil Driver.
Whiskey is good thing in it's place.
but its place is in hell.
Politicians have no more heart than
Florida alligator or society woman.
When God gives man a good wife
and fifteen children Or so, he's all
right: when the devil gives him a So
cleJy woman and poodle dog, he's in
bad way.
Partisan politics and religious sec.
tarianism have about done up this
country.
Dancing is hugging to set music.
Any church Will do as your tempo
rary home on your way to God.
There are 10000 ways to hell and
only one to heaven, but with a good
guide We need have no fear of losing
our way"
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Attention Teachers.

Under recent act of the Kentucky
Legislature, State Normal School is
established at Richmond in the Eas
tern District. Garrard county is en-
titled to ten appOintees to this said
Normal School, tuition free.
All persons who desire to secure free
tuition in this Normal School should
present their names for registration
as applicants before or on SATURDAY.,
December 9Th, 1906. The competitive
examination for same will be held at
my office on Saturday, December 18th,
1906. Mittie A Dunn, Sup't. ct