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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
3
Advertisement seeks men to become exclusive general agents for Brown Brothers Company Rochester NY and Hughes 1947 Broadway New York for a lucrative line and exclusive Long Branch territory.
Ocean Park Casino begins a star studded week with six headline acts led by May Ward and Harry First & Co. Spellman’s Bears Lena Pantzer and The Watermelon Trust join a strong lineup plus two reels from Independent Film. Matinees at 2 30 daily and evening shows at 8 30 with 10 15 25 cent seating.
Manuel Martinez eighty eight, known as the hermit of Broadway, has lived thirty years in the Broadway Central hotel refusing doctors and isolation in a crowded city. He spoke of atheism and antipathy to religion, choosing daily study over social contact, rarely leaving his room and declining medical help as he nears death.
A London Globe sketch notes Chatham Island in the south Pacific lies on the date line causing Sunday to yield to Monday at noon. The article adds a tale of Spanish etiquette and a rumor linking Marshall Prim to a royal mishap and an assassination.
A historical note details calfskin baby shoes made in 1783 that traveled from Missouri to Lening ton Kentucky. The Merrill family received a letter claiming the shoes had been worn by over 200 infants nationwide. A Confederate veteran Colonel CO B Mer tifa is mentioned in consigning the shoes.
Read Cent-a-Words on the third page for bargains and notices. The page highlights bargain listings and small ads from local merchants.
At a Monday meeting Mayor and Council consider a plan to sewer into the Atlantic Ocean. Summer residents urge a system while Oceanfront neighbors from Sea Bright and Galilee oppose. the state sewerage commission may require action against polluters along the river.
Mrs Lester Lane and daughter of big city spent Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Harry C Fay on Waverly Place Red Bank. Rev Dr J Ward Gamble of Sea Bright is in Syracuse NY for a brief stay. Mrs John Jay Knox at Rumson summer home recovering from illness. David Meyer moved to New York and took possession of Charles Schlang cottage Matilda Terrace. F Belier of New York visiting Frederick Lewisohn at Seligman cottage Ocean Avenue. A M Johnson of New York visiting Edward Steindler at Speyer centre Jerome Avenue.
Wilbur Adamis assistant cashier of Sea Bright National Bank will visit Grandin V Johnsons Miller Street drug store Highlands on Monday and Friday afternoons through the summer to receive deposits and conduct banking business for Highlands depositors. The Highlands branch began last week and took large deposits on opening day.
A compact storefront ad touts practical, no frills service. The notice promises affordable goods with straightforward sales and business principles. Located at 75 Broadway, the shop invites customers to select items they want and receive them directly.
The Convocation of New Brunswick holds its summer meeting at St George's Church on Tuesday June 20 with Holy Communion at 11 00 a.m. and a business session at 2 30 p.m including an essay on The Preacher and Present Day Problems. A missionary service at 8 00 p.m. will feature Bishop Frederick J. Kinsman of Delaware confirming a class. All sessions open to the public.
William Andrews of Oakhurst allegedly beat and choking his wife and struck William W. Brown on June 2. The wife showed injuries when appearing before Judge Schoenlein. Andrews was jailed on Brown’s and his wife’s complaints, with bail set at 200 and 100 dollars respectively pending grand jury action.
Daily balloon efforts by merchant John H. Disbrow excite boys and girls who seek the valuable tags exchangeable for fireworks. Several tags have been returned, with Robert L. Meyers among early winners. A valuable prize balloon was released at noon.
Mrs Kristine Neissen formerly at Packer cottages receives 1000 from the late J A Roberts of Highlands on Hudson for faithful service. Roberts’ son O F Roberts has stayed at the cottages seven years. Neissen placed the funds with the N J Mortgage and Trust Co Long Branch. Highlands Building and Loan Association reports over eight percent earnings first year. a new series opens. officers reelected: Huss Bills Johnson.
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