Long Branch 25 Years Ago Highlights Trade and Town Life
A Long Branch period item reports Swift dressed beef sales to Frederick H Hoehl and Miss Katie Rovinson marriage at St Luke s Church. Local notices cover new Adams Express uniforms while lamp shop owner David G Edwards opens on Bath avenue. Public officers and clubs elect leaders and hold meetings. Christmas row events, horse sheds debate, and calls for better sidewalks and governance mark the festive era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Hoehl
New York
Misa Katie Rovinson
St. Luke’s Church
George Reed
Joseph G. Reed
Island Editorials
Heights
N. J
Long Branch
Algonn Handley
St. Luke's Noisier
Thin City
Marshall
Island Heights
Ence
Reed
Reed Succeeds Rev
A. C. Oliver
Downtown merchants to close early and shed plans debated
An editorial critiqued without credit. Starting next Wednesday night leading downtown merchants will close at 8 o’clock to ease clerks’ burden. The piece advocates stone paving on Broadway and creating public horse sheds near a central plot as essential improvements.
Pocahontas Council Officers Elected at Massabesh Rite
The semi annual ejection of officers for Massabesh Council Pocahontas of Red Bank elected Prophetess Mrs Edith Wolcott Pocahontas Mrs Ella Giberson Wenonah Mrs Hattie Little Keeper of records Mrs Mary Woodward Keeper of wampum Mrs Sanice Emmone and resistant keeper of Wampum Mrs Margaret Heasinger. Installation set for Wednesday night January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massabesh Council
Pocahontas
Red Bank
Prophetess
Edith Wolcott
Ella Giberson
Christmas Dinner Held at Rush Patton Home
Mr and Mrs Rush Patton of 195 Lippincott avenue hosted a Christmas dinner last night. Also present were their son Jesse and Nev and Mrs W B Scott Mr and Mrs John W Bowser and their son Harold Mr and Mrs Robert Towler and Miss Armin da Titts of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush Patton
Lippincott Avenue
Jesse
Nev
W. B. Scott
John W. Bowser
Harold
Robert Towler
Armin da Titts
Cantata at First Baptist Church Delights Large Crowd
The Bible School of the First Baptist Church staged a Christmas cantata A Search for Santa Claus before a large audience despite bad weather. Prof I K Pall led music with strong choruses and solos. Santa distributed gifts as the program closed and gifts were given to the pastor, Mrs McKoy, the Sunday school superintendent J F Davison, and teachers L L Dudley and T J Berrien. Visiting senior Batson Rex from Oceanic is spending holidays with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Santa Claus
I. K. Pall
J. P. Hood
Mre
Edwin Venable
Irving Howland
Allen Woolsey
Reba Herron
Harlo Clark
Byron Blaisdell
Bivié School
Wheeler
Mc Koy
Oceanic
Barren Rex
Lafayette College
Batson
Penna
Charles Rex
Chattle High School
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Lord & Taylor
Fifth Avenue
Bete Tees
Axminster
Broadway
20Th St
5Th Ave
19Th St
Long Branch Daily Record
Long Branch Beef Co
Swift
Adams Express Company
David G. Edwards
J. C. Johnson
C. P. McFaddin
Commission
Henry G. West
Howard A. Brinley
Ocean Lodge
No. &3
Edwin &, Taber
Fannie Miller
Bath Avenue
H. B. Plicher J
William J. Francis
E. H. Clark
D. McLaffe
R. J. van Brunt
H. Sprague Financial
J. M. Emanuel
Oceanic Fire Engine Company
Snyder's Hotel
Henry J. Zobel
William H. Sutphine
Sutphin
Lenora Hackman
Henry Hackman
Daniel H. Prest
Englishtown
Theodore White
Forrest Green
Social League
Long Branch City Bank
Rufus Blodgett
Thomas R. Woolley
Henry 8. Little
Henry S. Terhune
George N. Curtis
Jacob Steinbach
M. Hildreth
Memorial Hospital
Dra, Hunt and Reed
Sea Bright
L. Henry Cobb
John B. Morris
Eugene Magee
Tinton Falls
Harry Worthley
John A. Worthley
L. G. Blisg
Long Branch Building and Loan Association
William R. Maps
New York Hotel
Lower Broadway
Ttg
Monmouth County
Dr. Reed
Bic
Women’s Suit Dept
Just
Pocahontas Council
Wie
R. Mh. Harris
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