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Newspaper

Asbury Park Journal

Location

Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1900

Page

10

Sermons to Graduates at Ocean Grove Churches

Sunday services at First M Z Church and St Pauls M E B Church marked Ocean Grove graduation rites. Rev Eli Gifford preached on environment to Park High School graduates, urging duty and righteous surroundings. Bishop J N Fitzgerald addressed Neptune Township High School with reflections on monuments and a call for graduates to build noble lives.

M.Z St. Paul’s M. EB Ocean Grove Park High School Corps of Teachers Board of Education Eli Gifford Bruce Keator Gifford St. Paul’s M. EB J. N. Fitzgerald Absalom

Church Service Honors Put in Monuments of Their Own

The church was crowded as many vowed to erect monuments in their honor. Rev Dr J H Aldsy of Ocean Grove offered prayer and Rev J G Reed read scripture. Decorations were elaborate with an enlarged choir and the high school orchestra performing special music.

J. H. Aldsy Ocean Grove J. G. “Reed

Commencement Program At Asbury Park High School Tonight

The commencement exercises are set for 8 o'clock in the assembly room with an overture, orchestra, prayer, chorus, the Mountain Echoes glee club, speeches by James H. Canfield and Miss Maud Marren, and diploma presentations by J. M. Ralston. Graduates listed include Lela Ackerman, Mabel Brazer, Minnie Eckert, and others from Belmar, Lake Como, Point Pleasant, and surrounding areas. Grammar school exercises were held Thursday at 2:30 with an overture, cantata Strange Visitors, readings by Arthur Smock and Mary K. Dallas, a three part song Ring o, and diplomas by David Harvey Jr.

Asbury Park High School Mountain Echoes Glee Club James H. Canfield L.L. D Columbia University New York J. M. Ralston M. A Lela Ackerman Mabel Brazer Minnie Eckert Point Pleasant Ainslee Everett Belmar Etta Einstein Nellie Green Alma Hubbard George Hunt Jessie Justice Howard Kroehl Maud Marren Bessie Oves Ethel Parker Alice Reeves Lake Como Loreine Taylor Arthur Smock Peggy Mary K. Dallas David Harvey, Jr

Neptune Township High School Graduates List

The Neptune township high school graduation roster includes Regular Course: Maude Adele Clayton, Madge MacDonald Conover, Agnes Hurd Russell, Sara Ida Harrig, Andrew H Richardson, Kathryn Watson, Marlon P Tylor. Commercial Department: George Crowell, Rogers, John H Flanagan, Fletcher P Havens, George Edward Rees, Valcendra Richardson, Bertha Gifford, Matthaeus B Slo cum, Jewell Van Dyke, L Harry Reeves, Nellie Louise Berohard, John Q Crawford, Nellie Gertrude Hendricks, Anna Blanche Voorhees. Additional names include Charles Ro land Beegle, Margueritg H Brown, Edith C Condit, Florence J Dorsett, Leon & Fowler, Hazel Emmons, Clyde Gray, Edith Hagerman, Harold Johnson, Charles 8 Miller, Dora M Lane, Grace E Drew, Ethel Evelyn Liddle, Alonzo Stewart, Sara J Golembok, Winfield H Stephens, Georgina Woodward, Ednn P Woolley, Annie F Whitlock, Mary E Wright, Charles J Sexton, William Rushton, Henrietta B Patrick, Paul G Prayer, Joseph Pryott, Ruth E Miller, Mary J Megill.

Neptune Township High School Maude Adele Clayton Madge MacDonald Conover Agnes Hurd Russell Sara Ida Harrig Andrew H. Richardson Kathryn Watson Marlon P. Tylor George Crowell Rogers John H. Flanagan Fletcher P. Havens George Edward Rees Valcendra Richardson Bertha Gifford Matthaeus B. Slocum Jewell van Dyke L. Harry Reeves Nellie Louise Berohard Winfield H. Stephens Georgina Woodward Ednn P. Woolley Annie F. Whitlock Mary E. Wright Charles J. Sexton William ©. Rushton Henrietta B. Patrick Paul G. Prayer Joseph §. Pryott Ruth E. Miller Mary J. Megill

Asbury Park Grammar School Graduates

The graduates listed include Mabel Burt Ida Brant Ethel Bates Herman Berlager Bertie Beecroft Stanley Byram Gertrude Cobb Sadie Clayton Carabel Cole Ora Conklin Edmund Coyte Ardelian Duffield Elliott Gifford Bradie Goldstein Elnora Hulling Roy Havens Harold Hoffman Samuel Hamp den Oliver Humes George Kroehl Paul ine Kendall Edith Parsells Walter Josses Ethel MacMullen Ella Mehegan James Pine Beatrice Pike William Ricketts Herbert Smith Arthur Smock Ira Smock Carroll Svog Essie Slocum Irma Stein bach Florence Stout Joseph Turner Nellie Treat Ella VanAken Lulu Weat Robert Wilson.

Asbury Park Grammar School Mabel Burt Ida Brant Ethel Bates Herman Berlager Bertie Beecroft Stanley Byram Gertrude Cobb Sadie Clayton Carabel Cole Ora Conklin Edmund Coyte Ardelian Duffield Elliott Gifford Bradie Goldstein Elnora Hulling Roy Havens Harold Hoffman Samuel Hampden Oliver Humes George Kroehl Pauline Kendall Edith Parsells Walter Josses Ethel MacMullen Ella Mehegan James Pine Beatrice Pike William Ricketts Herbert Smith Arthur Smock Ira Smock Carroll Svog Essie Slocum Irma Steinbach Florence Stout Joseph Turner Nellie Treat Ella VanAken Lulu Weat Robert Wilson

Drowned in Shrewsbury River near Newman Springs

Frank Woolley of Red Bank aged twenty three son of Justice Edmond T. Woolley was drowned Sunday while canoeing on the Shrewsbury River with Richard Applegate. The canoe upset Woolley could not swim and sank while Applegate swam to shore. His body was recovered about a half hour later.

Frank Woolley Edmond T. Woolley Newman Springs Richard Applegate Woolley Shrewsbury Applegate

Drowned Youth in Cheesequakes Creek Incident

George Geyer age eighteen, son of farmer G J Geyer near MATAWAD, drowned Monday afternoon while bathing in Cheesequakes Creek. Several friends heard his cries for help as they swam. They attempted rescue but failed. Body recovered later.

George Geyer G. J. Geyer Matawad Cheesequakes Creek Geyer

Daly to Lead New Jersey Delegation at Kansas City

Congressman William D Daly will chair the New Jersey delegation to the Kansas City convention. Collector Robert Davis, a Hudson county denapetmay leader, was invited to be chairman but Daly was chosen.

William D. Daly New Jersey Kansas City Robert Davis Hudson County Eave Ma Bit Daly

Township Lighting Plans For Neptune And Ocean Grove

Neptune Township committees approve Atlantic Coast Electric Light Co contract to install twenty three new arc lamps at $80 yearly each with additional lamps planned for Ocean Grove. Bradley Beach petition to keep a light at their borough denied. Public meeting set to gauge opinion on wagon bells. Poundkeeper Oble faces animal disputes over a horse brought to the pound. Policeman Chapman praised for killing Wyckoff’s unregistered dog four days after law change. Officials discuss Sunday store closings, sprinkle needs on Corlies Avenue, and township clerk pay set at 250.

West Park Atlantic Coast Electric Light Company Neptune Township Tampa Ocean Grove Bradley ‘Beach William Giffard Bradley Beach Patterson Joseph Lewis Asa Oble Animala Chapman James A. Wyckoff Corlles Avenue Springwood Avenue

Fierce storm causes extensive damage in Ocean Grove and Long Branch

A powerful electrical storm Friday damaged homes and streets. Sydney Kerr’s house at 107 Clark Avenue Ocean Grove was struck by lightning but remained intact beyond jarred. The Brown building at Mattison Cookman and Emory gutters flooded. Deal Lake bulkhead undermined toppled a trolley pole. Long Branch trolleys stalled. wires down and business delayed. Streets like Kingsley Street Lake Avenue flooded. Bangs Avenue roadbed washed away. gardens damaged.

Steinbach Sydney Kerr Clark Avenue Ocean Grove Brown Mattison and Cookman Avenues Emory Street Upatgira Deal Lake Long Branch Deal Kingsley Street Lake Avenue Bangs Avenue West Park

Fire Alarm Boxes Route Set by City Committee

The Fire and Water Committee with Fire Chief Scott approved the placement of six new fire alarm boxes to be installed at positions including 17-Bangea and Bond, 19-Cookman and Martin, 28-Cookman and Bangs, 6-Second and Main, 87-Munroe and Main, 44-Second and Grand, 46-Asbury and Emory, 61-Sewall and Heck, 65-Asbury and Kiogeley, 68-Fourth and Bond, 4-Fourth and Grand, 12-Second and Bergh, 18-Fourth and Klagsity, 82-Sixth and Grand, 84-Seventh and Bond, 91-Seventh and Webb, and 98-Sunset and Webb.

Fire and Water Committee of Common Counc Scott Bangea Bond Cookman Matin Bangs Second Main Munroe Grand Asbury Emory Sewall and Heck Kiogeley Bergh Klagsity Webb Sunset and

Memorial Service by Local Odd Fellows Held in Neptune Lodge

Memorial services were conducted Sunday afternoon by the Odd Fellows of the city in Neptune Lodge hall. Rev M L Ferrie led the roll of longtime members and eulogized those who have passed. Rev Jheeph H Shaw of Long Branch gave the memorial address, with prayers by Rev William G Moyer of West Grove and presiding by Rev William Margerum of Ocean Grove. The encampment members were present.

Odd Fellows Neptune Lodge M. L. Ferrie Jheeph H. Shaw Long Branch William G. Moyer West Grove William Margerum Ocean Grove

Zulick recounts a lost Arizona gold ore dream

Ex Governor Meyer Zulick recalls in a brisk, candid tale his 1885 refusal to invest ten thousand dollars in Fred Tritle's United Verdemide mine plan. The claim then passed to New York owners and later Senator Clark, with Zulick lamenting chance and noting vast yet uncertain potential in shallow workings and envisioned deeper tunneling that could employ thousands.

Meyer Zulick Avon Senator Clark Montana Arizona Zulick Capitol Fred. J. Tritle Zule Tritle Zack United Verdemide New York Clark Zalick

Bride Illness Cancels Church Wedding in Hamilton

Walter Fletcher of Hamilton and Ada Truax of West Bangs Avenue planned to wed at Trinity Episcopal Church. The bride fell ill just before the ceremony. Rev. A J Miller announced the postponement and the couple married at the bride’s home with several witnesses.

Ada Truax Walter Fletcher Hamilton Mies West Bangs Avenue Trinity Episcopal Church A. J. Miller Miss Truax Rutherford Brown Mr. Miller

Blind newsboy of Matawan earns living selling papers

Walter Thompson, 21, blind since childhood, lives with his stepmother and sister on Upper Main Street. He sells morning papers along a route, delivers to customers without error, weaves chairs and bead crafts at home, and participates in annual charity balls hosted by the town’s society folk. a lawn festival fundraiser is planned to benefit him.

Tawan Walter Thompson Momar Thompson Upper Main Street

Ocean Grove Sabbath Standoff With Rail Stops

Rev Dr A E Ballard of the Ocean Grove Association cites a never repealed order to bar Sunday train stops within specified limits and to protect the Sabbath. He notes discussions of relocating camp meetings to Pitman Grove or sea coast sites, with rail agreements to shield these areas from train interruptions. The association asserts its stance on Sabbath observance and temperance remains unchanged.

the Groves A. E. Ballard Pitman Grove Asbury Park Ballard Camden Caps May Ocean Grove Pennsylvania Railroad Long Branch Bradley Beach Deal Beach Belmar The Newark Evening News

Sea Girt summer encampment set for July

An official order fixes the Second brigade to Sea Girt in July in regimental sequence. The Second regiment based in Trenton camps week of July 9 with Battery B also there. The Third regiment from Camden and the Becong troop of Red Bank join on July 16 for a one week encampment. No man will be accepted without enrollment before June.

National Guard Sea Girt Trenton Gillmore Field Artillery Camden Red Bank

Telephone Linemen Injured in Ocean Grove Wagon Incident

Harry Wilson Walter Applegate and Walter Eberly of the New York and New Jersey Telephone Company were thrown from a wagon on Main Avenue Ocean Grove when a wheel broke. Wilson narrowly escaped serious injury as clothes were torn and he was dragged briefly. The other two men suffered scratches.

Harry Wilson Walter Applegate Walter Eberly New York and New Jersey Telephone Company Main Avenue Ocean Grove Wilson

Johnson says he is not a candidate for governor

Senator William M. Johnson, acting governor of New Jersey while Voorhees is in Europe, declares he will not seek the Republican nomination next year. He notes only two likely rivals, Franklin Murphy of Essex and Mahlon Pitney of Morris, with Murphy leading and likely to gain the nomination.

William M. Johnson New Jersey Voorhees Europe Franklin Murphy Essex County Mahlon Pitney Brorris County Johnson Murphy

Daily Journal Left at Your House Each Evening

A proposal suggests delivering the daily edition of the Journal to households each evening for convenient access. Proponents argue it would save readers time and ensure timely news, while critics worry about delivery costs and late-breaking updates.

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