The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-11
Along the Shore.

Captain and Mrs. David L. Yarnell of
601 Ocean Park avenue, Bradley Beach,
formerly of Forked River, announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Sarah
E., to William o. Havens, of Burrsville.
Mr. Ravens is cashier at the Asbury Park
freight station.
Miss L. c. Crosby, the Oldest daughter
of Assemblyman Crosby, of Tuckerton,
has been appointed commissioner OF
deeds, in the place of her father, who is
unable to act In that capacity during his
term as assemblymen. Miss Crosby is the
second lady in this county to receive the
appointment of commissioner of deeds,
the first being Miss Martha Horner, OF
Toms River, who is deputy county clerk.
Now that the voters of Point Pleasant
have decided in favor of sewer plant,
the council has come to the conclusion
that it will be necessary to issue bonds to
the amount of $24, 900 to install the plant,
including the piping for gravity system,
a septic tank, and an outlet In the ocean
at the foot of Central avenue after the
sewage had been treated The issue of
sewer bonds and of school bonds at the
same time, while absolutely necessary,
makes pretty stiff tax budget.
Most Sea Side Park folks have feeling
of regret over the manner of the lot sales
at the north end of the borough, and es-
pecially over the selling of such small
lots, with only 20 feet frontage. They
fear that the present indications of a
shanty town may be carried out. 1t is
understood that the lot sellers have agreed
to give site for the erection OF thirty
room hotel just above the borough line,
and that will be built at once and license
asked for. The policy of the borough is
against the license.
Prof. John B. Smith, state entomolo-
gist, is giving attention to the mosquito
problem in the neighborhood Of Toms
River, Island Heights. etc. He has had
the meadows on Barnegat Bay from the
mouth of Toms River north to Bay Head |
surveyed for drainage bitches, and will
be at Toms River next week to con-
suit with the Dover Township Board of
Health about the digging Of bitches. The
local authorities will have to stand the
expense of digging and of maintaining the
bitches after they are opened, the state
making the survey and doing the over
seeing.
Ocean County's Board of Election, con-
,isting of three members instead of four
as required by law, organized yesterday
1t Toms River. E. T. Francis, Democrat,
was made chairman, and A. B. Clute,
Republican. secretary. The third mem
Der is C. D. Kelly, Democrat. A fourth
member had been recommended for ap-
s. Grant, one of Senator
5hinn's leaders. by County Chairman
but Governor Fort has not yet
acted on the recommendation. 1t has
been three weeks since it was announced !
hat County Chairman Wisey presented
he name of Grant to Chairman Murphy,
If the Republican State Committee, for
for appointment on the
Board. This nomination aroused con-
siderable excitement and indignation and
s alleged to have affected unfavorably to
| large extent. the candidacy of Wilsey for
Sheriff this fall Grant objected to the
organization of the Board, saying it had
40 right to organize unless there were
our members, and that he would fight
he organization in the Courts.