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The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Monmouth County Courts.

Arthur Bird, Edna Poole and Lucy
Callahan, all colored, pleaded not guilty
of open and private lewdness at As
bury Park, and they were held IN
bail for trial March is. William How
er of Red Bank was held in bail for
trial on the same date on a charge of
failing TO provide for and desertion of
his wife.
At Old Bridge, N. j.. March IA,
Charles M. Brown, 10. was burned to
death when a brush FIRE he had start.
ed got beyond hls control and en-
quilted him in flames. The aged man
met death on the farm of his brother
in-law, Edward Smith, who found his
cbarred body.
Clinton Lee and Sylvester Ferry,
negro lads, who came down from New
York a few weeks ago and commit
ted several minor robberies at Long
Branch, pleaded guilty az breaking
and entering and they were held for
sentence Friday,
Roy Hitch, colored, of Red Bank,
will be given a hearing s. iday on a
charge of failing to provide for his
wife, as will w liam Morrison, colored,
Of Neptune township, charged with
hitting his step-son, Theodore Holmes,
with an axe. Both waived Indictment
and asked for hearing before the
court without a jury.
Richard Allen, coIored. will also
be arraigned for sentence Friday he
having waived indictment and plead
ed guilty of shooting at Julian Scott
at Red Bank recently.
Harold Curtain, 30 years, of Red
Bank, was comm tied to state prison
for a term of IS months to seven years
on his plea of guilty of stealing an
automobile belonging to Charles Jul
Ian in Red Bank last week. Curtain
was twice before convicted of stealing
automobiles and was sent to the Rah-
way reformatory for his second offense.
From there he was transferred to a vet
erans' hospital, in New York for treat
Inent but took a day off and came to
Red Bank, became intoxicated and
stole another a r Judge Lawrence
was inclined to return Curtain to the
Railway institution but Curtain plead
ed to go to state prison instead.
Waived indictment pleadguilty of steal
ing an automobile belonging toFrank w.
Chambers at Asbury Park, William
and Henry Harrison. both col
ored, were rem anded by Judge Law
renee to the county jail to await sem
tence Friday.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
to Identify
-Four Are Freed

Four alleged liquor law violators were
freed while one was held for federal
jury action by q. S. Commissioner
James G. Carton. The four were set
al liberty because the inability of the
prohibition agent to identify which the
agent claimed he purchased from them
William Cummings Of Freehold who
conducts a hotel, was charged by Agent
j. Clemens Of the Philadelhia district
with having sold beer and whisky to the
latter on Febrd airy Is and H.. Cum
mings denied the charge, but the agent
positively identi fed him as the seller
of the liquor. Cummings vas held IN
$500 to wait grand jury action.
Tho the agent was unable to iden-
tify were: John Murphy and Henry
Layton, who conduct places
on South Street, Freehold, and
William Conway and William CASH
ion, who operate the Belmont hotel.
Freehold. In each instance Clemens
charged them with selling beer and
whisky, which was denied. He could
not identity any of the quartet. He
said be took samples but was not
sure whether the liquor was intoxi-
eating.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Seeks $4,000

Trial Of a SIS, 900 damage suit OF Mrs
Daisey Dorsey of Lincoln place,
IAsbury Park, against Edward l. Brown
Of Ocean Grove. The case was com
menced before Circuit Judge Frank
|B. less and a jury Judge Ward
Kremer of Asbury Park appeared for
Mrs. Dorsey and Theodore Parsons
of Red Bank and Charles s.. Gray OF
Newark represented Mr.. Brown.
The action grew out of IN injury
sustained by Mrs Dorsey on April Is,
1924. She was walking, along Jaw
renee avenue, Ocean Grove, d a
northerly direction and when she
reched a point opposite the home OF
E. I. Brown. MIR. Brown drove INTO
his private driveway from the street
and in doing so knocked her down.
Mrs. Dorsey received serious Internal
injuries which are claimed to be per-
manent. At the trial Friday DIR.
Otto r.. Holters, who has attended
Mrs. Dorsey testified. that she has q
.sacro-iliac eprain and other internal
iniuries from which she is still suf-
fering. DR.. Daniel Featherston Of 3 06
Fourth avenue, Asbury Park, called
as an expert, described Mrs. Dorsey s
injuries to the jury. DIR. Featherston
stated that altho her condition might
be relieved by operation, complete re-
covery m cases Of the character from
which shetis suffering only occurs IN
al out so percent of such cases. pr.
j. Brothers wa called for the defend
ant. Mr.. Brown, and endeavored TO
a large extent deny the testimony Of the
plaintiffs physicians. DR.. Brothers
claimed that from an examination he
made Of Mrs. Dorsey in January 1925,
she was pot suffering from any dislp-
cation Of the s~arco-ilac joint.
In regard to the liability for the
accident. it was the contention Of
Judge Ward Kremer appearing for
Mrs. Dorsey, that She had a complete
right on the sidewalk and that MI.
Brown was negligent in driving upon
it without warning.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Awarded $3.50

At the conclusion OF a three-day trial
Of a mechanics lien suit, a jury before
Circuitt Court Judge Frank B. Jess
awarded Lloyd E. Newman, a Sea Girt
building conti actor. Judgment for 81
$50. SO against Mrs. Mary Brady Cohn
of New York and Sea Girt. MIR. New
man contracted to erect a dwelling for
Mrs. Cohn It Sea Girt for ST., 700 and
when the house was substantially"
completed last fall. as alleged by Mr.,
Newman, Mrs. Cohn refused to pay
him the balance due, claiming the house
not completed according to specifi-
cations. Mr.. Newman sued for $1,000.
MIR. Newman was represented by Arthur
M. Biidsall and Mrs. Cohn by her
husband, who is New York attorney.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Birthday Dinner to
Mr.. {. D. Adams

The friends Of Mi. Edward Dean
Adams, including men in the fields OF
enginee, ing, science, art, literature,
transportation, finance, industry and
81 ID life have arranged to tender him
a testimonial dinner on the occasion of
his seuenty~ninfh birthday on Thurs
day, April 9th, 1926. at the Hotel Wall
dorf-Astoria. New York. Mr.. Alfred D.
Finn. of the engineering societies
building. is chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Adams is well-known in Mon
mouth County. he has for many
years been a Summer resident Of the
Rumson Road and is now President Of
the Rumson Club and n Of the Vice
Presidents and one of the organizers of
the Monmouth County Historical Assoc
citation. Mr.. Adams is the author of
many valuable historical and scientific
books.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
|Beacons, the
Ancient Wireless

Those who read the article about
Beacon, Hill, N. r. in the issue Of
ISept. "a, will appreciate the follow
ing information about beacons, the
telegraph, yelephone and wireless Of
| our ancestors.
From "Service Of the New Jersey
| Militia in the Revolution by Cornelius
g. Verlnule of East Orange, which APP
peared in the New Jersey Historical
Magazine, we take the following about
the Militia in this section and the use OF
the beacons:
In 1775 Monmouth County had three
regiments of Militia.
June Is, 1777. Gen. Arnold, OF the
Connecticut line, reported The Militia
turn out in great numbers in the Jer-
seys. Our men are in great spirits and
IN four DAYS we shall have 30, 900. "A
contemporary writer says that 5000 mi-
litia assembled at Princeton alone,
within t~wenty-four hours after firing
the beacons.
One-haH Of the N. ). militia were con-
tinnously st service and the rest could
be summoned from work on their
farms blythe beacons when needed.
Maxwell's brigade were all at the battle
OF Germantown, and the brigade of
Capt. David Forman did valiant SER
vice.
General Lee had been furnished a
strong body Of Jersey militia in his adj
vance Monmouth besides $500 picked
mel Of the line.
Almost every night (from TIT to
178O) the beacons would flare from
hill-top to hillztop. the alarm guns
boom and the militia of some county
would rush ten or twelve miles across
country to battle"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
M ~
Anniversary of Easter
Brings Promise of Hope

Life is,the most valuable possession
Of a
Money, position, home, f~amily-noae
Of these things is comparable with life.
For without life there can be no
enjoyment of other possessions
Everything else will be given up for
the privilege of retaining life.
1t is IN the springtime when life
seems most worth living.
All nature is reyiving is being born
again.
The singing of the birds, the bloom
ing of the flowers, the awakening of
the trees-on every hand there are
signs of life that delight and inspire.
1t is at this joyous time that the
Easter season comes.
Easter day is in perfect harmony
with this period.
1t represents the spirit of hope, the
promise of life.
For without this promise of a
greater, broader life, the JOY OF living
would be destroyed.
Life is not all happiness now.
There are sorrows and suffering,
dlscouragements and disappolntments.
But there is always hope-hope of
a better time.
SO the anniversary Of the resurrec-
ton Of the Christ ONE As q renewal
Of our hope.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
The Monmouth Inquirer
Cross Word Puzzle

Haul out your dictionaries and
sharpen your pencilsl The Monpoptn
Tnanirers Cross Word Puzzle is here,
on another page OF this issue will
be- found the first OF q series OF these
hra;rLtestera. Some will find it easy;
othera win stumble over the simplest
words, but everybody will take a whack
at it.
III 81 start to-day you're figuring to
learn MANY new words that you've
never heard OF and your dictionary
will soon have dog-ears and brokeu
covers.
Turn To another pace now and become
a Cross Word Puzzle fan. Full
directions for solving are given and
the correct answer IN today's' puzzle
viii be contained in u next issue.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Geran Returns,
Silent on Plans

Former Congressman Elmer H.
Geran returned to Asbury Park
March is, after having spent several
months In New Smyrna, Fla. recnper-
ating after the rigors Of the fall cam
paign. Qaeried az togwhether he would
be . candidate for the same Office in
the general election, he said:
IT have not decided yet. wanet
to think it over, with friends and then
I will announce my decision He
closed the interview by stating he had
an enjoyable trip and felt much better
than he did last December.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
EASTER N EGGS
LONG ASSOCIATED
For Centuries HGUe Been
Seasons Symbols.

The relation between eggs and Eas-
ter does not seem far-fetched when it
is remembered that the Easter festival
Is a celebration of life and that the
egg is, perhaps, the most striking SYM
boil Of life, with its wonderful posi-
bilities Of development. This symbol
ical conception of 1t can be traced
back to ancient times. One of the Ro-
man games was racing on an oval
track for eggs as prizes, and this was
In honor Of Castor and Pollux, the
twins who had come forth from an
egg laid by the Swan Lena. In an
expense account dating back to the
time of Edward I of England is the
item Eighteen pence for 100 eggs to
be used for Easter gifts" Much far
Their back than that the egg was con-
sidered the emblem of the resurrec-
ton. The custom of coloring the
shells was probably the grating OF
the art instinct upon the Easter OBJ
seryance. 1t once found much more
elaborate expression than now, when
sentimental Inscriptions and beautiful
designs were etched into the colors.
Many customs and spperstitions
have grown up around the Easter OBJ
gervance. Stockings verse:
But, oh, she dances such a way
No sun upon an Easter day
Is half 50 fine a sight,
borrows meaning when we know that,
according to an old belief, the sun in
the heavens danced on Easter MORN
ing in joy for the resurrection The
Scotch tradition was still more spe-
cifc, and claimed that the god of day
whirled around like a cartwheeI and
gave three leaps, and these perform
ances were soIemnly argued about by
wiseacres. Another belief was that
as it shines or rains on Easter day so.
will it shine or rain a little every day
in the year. and an old couplet ran:
A good deal of rain on Easter day
Gives a good crop of grass, but little
good hay.
If the wind on that day vas in the
east, one should draw Easter water
(whatever that may be) and battle in
1t to prevent Ill effects from the east
wind. An old English custom was to
wear a new article of dress On Easter
Sunday to insure good fortune in love
affairs during the coming year. The
Easter hat is probably a relic of that
practice. Still another custom was to
court good luck by putting out all
fires on Easter v and lighting them
afresh.
Constantine, the Christian emperor
of Rome, first invested the observance
of Easter with pomp. The day was
distinguished by the most elaborate
ceremonies in the churches, and by
night not only the churches but the
city itself was Illuminated by a null
titude of gigantic candles OF wax pill
lars in an attempt to outshine the day.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
FREEHOLD

We are pleased to announce that Mr..
ID. ". Perrine is convalescing fro
his illness.
Patrick Coyne, who has operated
the James Smock farm at East Free
hold for several years moved to James
Powers house on South street.
A daughter was born to MIR. and
Mrs. Lester Dnryea Of New Bruins
wick. on Monday, Mesoh 9th, 1925.
Mrs. Dnryea was formerly Miss Nora
Morris Of Freehold.
George Cummings, son of Michael
Cummings Of Manalapan, cut OH the
index finger Of his left hand. last week,
while saving W Cd with q circular saw
The second finger also was lacerated.
Miss Elizabeth Nowack, who has
conducted q beauty shop BE the past
four years, first in the Strand Theatre
building, and the past year in the
Belmont Hotel building, is going to
move her business to New Bruins
wick, where she has rented a place at
86l George street near the Brun res
8AuFant.
t. w. SHUTS, has rented the w
n. Woolley h use (formeFly w. II.
CarsNn) at the corne Of Broad street
and MApalapan avenue.
Mrs. Iosaph p. McGrath and son,
Billy, visited relatives in Atlantic City
Harvey Clark II srsGting q bun
gRlow on the ManAlapan road and al
SO plans to have a road stand there.
MRS. Harry Atkinson is spending q
few DAYS at Red Bank with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robinson
john III. Dubois is i'll lat his home on
Broadway.
Al on was born DO MIR. and Mrs. Dan.
Riordan, ColtsN eek, merning, March 10,
1925, at the Long Branch Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Warrington have
moved from J~erseyville enu to
Harry Atkinson's house on Wayne Ave-
nue..
At the regular business meeting OF the
Freehold Woman's Club the new OF,
ficcrs were elected for the next two years
az follows: President, Mrs Charles =
Appleaate; Second Vice Prest., Mrs
Jacob l.. Pittenger, Corresponding
ksec'y. Mrs. Frank Hugus, EederatIon
Sec'y, Miss Annie p. Perrine, CLUB
Treas,, Miss Margaregta Forman. Mrs,
w. Harry Davis and Miss Florence
Beach were appointed to take cha,ge o.
the Salvation Army drive for the CLUB
William NJ. Ferris Of Belmar, Nd,
has been enrolled in a unique Or
ga~nization. AS a member II W. u. p.
Tribe OF Lone Scouts, he takes part
in the meeting of the organization
which are held entirely by radio every
Wednesday evening from 7:OO 20 $40,
the proceedings being broadcasted from
The Sears-Roebeck Station in Chicago.
Prohibition Agents Swakammer,
Brewer. Cannon and Brown, Of the
Newark headIuaraterss It became
known late Thursday. visited the farm
nome Of James p Cartwright on
6Dring street Freehold, Wednesday
night and found one 50-gallon and
two 25-Qallon s ills in operation IN q
cellar Under an outbuilding. The stills
were confiscated, along with a guam
titv Of other material and equipment,
and William Alexander, colored, who
was found operating the stills. was
locked in the county Jail. The prohibl-
tor agents said that warrants would
be issued for the arrest OF both
Messrs, Cartright and Alexander.
Samuel A. Lockwood has presented
ma a COPY 81 the New York Times dated
Feb. %, 1890, containing a list OF Free
hold township officers, and Of these the
only one surviving Is Col A. j. Buck.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Marlboro
MARLBORO REFORMED cHUROH

MARLBORO REFORMED cHyRCH
THE congre alton greatly enjoyed
Rev. j. W. Tower Sunday morning 1T IL
d ext ectation to have ONE more
etereopticon lectures later on. The
Bible School meets Sunday morning at
$50 ard the usual p~reaching service il
held at 1890. The prayer meeting Of
the a N. Society at 6.46 will be in
charge OF Miss Grace Magee. Evening
service at 7.3U. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening and Jr. 9. =. Friday after
NOON The annual meeting of the con-
mo Anril 10th, and the social hour will
81 n charge Of the wives Of former menu
bers OF Consistory.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Glad Messake of Hope

In a world where there is much that
Is dreary and sad there is yet the mes
sage ofEaster with its hope and good
cheer. How hopeless the world would
be If the life of the Master had closed
with the crucifxtonl How sublime 1t
becomes when the life is crowned with
the resurrection We are living to-
day in a world Of subtle influence.
We now realize more than ever the
universally of truth. Even science
has taught US the presence Of laws
whose workings are as invisible as
the miracles of Biblical times.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Matrimonial
cIAYToN-DAYIsoN

Mamie A. Dawson, daughter Of
Bridge, and Norman ). Clayton, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clayton Of
Union Hill were married at the Pres
byterian manse, Englishfown. Fred
w. Druckenniller officiating. TIE
couple were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs Russell Redshaw Of English
town. The brides parents and Edna, q
sister, were presents
sweet peas. After the ceremony tina
bride and groom began an automobile
trip to Atlantic City.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Near East Day

Everything is in readiness for appeal
to be made IN Freehold on Sunday
afternoon to continue the support of
the orphaus in the Near East Relief.
The committee, headed by Mayor
William s.. Holmes, chairman, and H.
j. McMurtris,, treasurer, hopes that
the house-to-house canvass on Sunday
afternoon will be the means of obtain
ng at least $2,480, the amount obtain
ed last year.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
The Freehold & Jamesburg
Agricultural Railroad Company.

Principal Office, 20 Federal Street,
Camden, N. j., 10Th March, 1926.
The ANNUAL MERTING of the Stock
holders Of this Company, and an cleo
tion for Directors, to serve for the
ensuing year, will be held at this office
on Thursday, 9th April, 1926, at 1l.s5
o'clock, A. M.
1t LEWIS NELSON, Secretary.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Obituary

MRS. MARIANA c. COBB,
widow of Rev. Archibald G. Cobb, afor-
mer pastor of Old Tennent Church.
died at her Winter residence, 901 Lex
ington avenue, New York City, Satur-
day, March ii, 1925, in the 9th year Of
her age.
The funeral service was held at
her late home in New York CITY. the
pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain church, officiating.
During her husbands passionate Of Old
Tennent church, from Aug. 9Th, 1868.
and until hisSdeath at the parsonage.
Feb. 9th, 1881, Mrs. Cobb was his
gentle, faithful and loving companion
and help-mate and revered for her no.
bic and forceful christian character
and loving devotion to her family and
friends.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert j.. Brown, the former being a
prominent banker Of New York Civ
On Oct, 9th, 1867, the couple purchas-
ed what was known as the Roy par
sonage, and after having it rebuilt and
~furnishe ed it was burnsd Sunday, july
20, 1868, and the couple then had
built near the site Of the former struc-
ture a very large residence, which was
used as Mrs. Cobb's Summer horne
until last Fall.
One child the wife OF Rev. Gerardus
Hallock and four grandchildren sur-
vive her. The other daughter the wife
Of DR.. Silas Hallock, died seven years
ago.
The mterment was beside her hus-
band in Old Tennent cemetery on
Tuesday afternoon on the arrival of
the noon train, Rev. Herardus Hallock.
assistant pastor ofsethe Brick Presby-
terrain church at Rochester, N. Y.
conducting the service.
MRS. EMMA @. lily.
Sc wife of Wellington Ely Of 1874
lain avenue, Ocean Grove, died FRI
day Of q complication Of diseases
following a lengthy illness. Besides
her husband, she is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. eLina Pier and Mrs.
Catherine Russell, both living at
home. q mother, Mrs. Louise
Sprague of Forked River; two sisters,
Mrs Josephine Let's of Camden and
Mrs. Bell Bunnell of Forked River.
Two brothers also survive, George
Sprague and Albert Sprague of Miami,
Fla. Service was held at the house
Monday afternoon at 2, DIR. H.. ID.
Mitchell, pastor, OF st. PauI's church.
officiating. Interment was made in the
Hamilton cemetery.
JOHN n. gONOvER
90, a mason living at 40S Church
street, Asbury, Park, died suddenly
Monday evening from an attack of
indigestion while visiting at Borden
avenue. fDr. HI. w. Hartman county
physician, issued a death certificate.
The deceased is survived by a wife,
a father, Clayton Conover, three
brothers, Robert, William and Joseph,
and three sisters, Mrs. Della Reynolds,
Mrs. Ella Irons and Miss Mamie
Conoyer.
MRS. MINNIE T.. coNLEY
40, wife of John A. Conley, died Mon.
day at her home, 1876 Sixth avenue,
Bradley Park, of complication of dis
eases. Besides her husband, she is
survived by a child, MAZDA; a mother.
Mrs. Katherine Sherman Of Asbury
Park; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Brown
of Manasquan and Mrs. Fred Rey-
nolls of Freehold. Funeral service
was held at the house Wednesday at
2, Rev. M. t. Ferris officiating. In-
terment Atlantic View cemetery, Nam
Iasquan.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-19
Liz True Menning

THE present life gets It's meaning
from the life that is to come. Human
life comes to beauty and dignity and
power only as 1t Is lived for eternal
things. -
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-08
Tells MEMBERS
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
OF VISIT TO VATICAN

A most interesting talk on his trim
to Rome with his eminence. Car.
dinal O'Connell, on the recent nil
srimage. was given Thursday night
ct st. Mary's hail by George D.
Hegarty of waterville and was lis.
tened to with the closest of atten-
ton by the members of the HOLY
Name Sociey of that church. Mr..
HeSarty In opening apulogized for
not having prepared speech and
said that his address would be very
informal. After hearing it the mem
bers OF the society were pleased that
he had made 1t informal because he
introduced many little Incidents as
he went along that brought out to
them the pleasure and beauy~o of such
q trip in way that a formal adj
dress could not have done.
Mr.. Hegarty and his wife made
the trip to Rome with the Carolina
and many other Catholic priests and
laymen. While in Rome their time
was taken UP with visits to the Vat
lean and various church duties. In
on leaving Rome, Mr.. and Mrs. Heg-
arty, In company with number of
the Aymen did not at once return
to this country, but visited at vari-
GUS places Of interest before doing
so. They went to Nice. Genoa, Mon
to Carlo, London and many other
places. Mr.. Hegarty spoke briefly
with regard to Premier Mussolini,
the great Italian leader, and de-
clared that the Italian people feel