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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1910
Page
6
Samuel Valentine of New York released the Sairs avenue cottage he occupied last season and will arrive June 15. H M Block leased W D Hendrickson's Pavilion avenue cottage he occupied that summer. Only two cottages remain to be rented in Pavilion avenue.
A coastal rain storm yesterday brought strong June winds up to 35 mph and 0.66 inches of rain. No major damage reported, but numerous tree branches lay scattered along roadways.
Western Trunk Line officials arrive in Washington to press Taft over freight rate hikes. They urge leaving rate questions to the Interstate Commerce Commission, arguing wage increases justify higher rates amid federal interference. A Barnegat outing by St. James Dramatic Club from Red Bank is planned for June 26 with a Tomes River trip and Barnegat cruise. Members listed include Marion Dugan Louise Slattery Nellie Mulligan Francis Egan George Daly Michael Hynan William Hewes James Larkin Frank Monahan Charles Paulson Edward Flaherty. W W H Lohmann of Red Bank opens a dry goods store near Beach Street on Shrewsbury Avenue.
Fred T Smythe the Atlantic avenue butcher bought a new National Cash Register with the improved correction key. John Whalen of Eatontown fell from a Monmouth County Electric Company car Saturday night and was injured, treated at home by a physician, and is expected to recover in a few days. He is an employee of the company.
Reports from Red Bank and nearby towns cover a trolley outage at camel street and a car loop issue on the Long Branch and Keyport lines. William VanWickle recovers from elevator injuries as Eatontown residents illness spreads. Daughters and minor children suffer measles while a strawberry festival is planned in Fair Haven. New church steps go in at Fair Haven. Local births include a daughter to Mrs Paul Barbuta and sons to Mr Louis Mazza and Mrs John Davis.
An American on an English tour admired a velvety smooth lawn and asked a head gardener how to produce it. The gardener replied it is simple remove stones plow seed and roll it for 800 years.
A contemplative note on choosing friends for character not riches. It speaks to enduring bonds, memory, and remains of affection after death, framed in reflective tones. The quote emphasizes virtue and lasting friendship as a blessing beyond life.
Miss Jessie Reed of Weehawken and formerly Sea Bright visited Mrs. J. Cook on Church street. Harry Manahan of Weehawken spent Sunday with his father at Atlantic Avenue residence. Dudley What of Atlantic Avenue left for New York to visit friends. Long Branch avenue buildings near the gas works are being removed by Newton Bros to remove an eye sore. Tom Kennedy the amateur champion heavyweight is staying at Abe Bennett's Atlantic Hotel Fair Haven and will fight in Boston in July. A few fruit trees of L. L. White’s estate at Shrewsbury blew down last night. The Reliance Baseball Club of Red Bank beat Port Monmouth 7 to 0 in a five inning game ruled due to rain.
Jack Goodman trains at Fair Haven for next Tuesday night’s scheduled fight with Joseph Bedell at Fairmount A C 12 New York. Earlier plans to box Jem Driscoll were scrapped due to illness and Bedell’s manager canceled a follow up bout, asserting Bedell’s condition. The article also notes corrections about management. trainer Danny Sullivan and Sammy Kelly remain involved. Also mentions New Mayland Baptist Sunday school delegates Mamie Jarvis and Gertrude Wainwright reporting to Second Baptist pupils and praise from Superintendent Baws Rey.
Nyack Baseball Club of Red Bank defeated the local YMCA baseball club in a Saturday game. Weather and poor playing conditions limited action as both sides struggled to score.
In Newark district court, Jensen stopped payment on horse sale notes charging $150 price, $25 salvage, and $55 judgment after veterinary and wagon damages. A separate Highlands Navesink postoffice concrete job dispute with Jamag F Cherry and Cabrin A Miller ended with Miller winning in the trial court. News notes report a fireman death toll in New York and a Red Bank wedding at two churches.
The Players Club plans a theater event in Red Bank featuring Charles Nelson Ernest Otto Frank Pierce Perry Ryan Fred Ryder Edward Shayne Ralph Smith James Brooke George Te Joh Weber Frank Weston and Harry Yost. The program includes Masons Annie Ell and company plus a music act by Morreaggey Billy Reeves and Ralph Morris of Batontown.
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