Arbor Day Tree Planting by Red Bank High Graduates
The Red Bank High School graduating class of 1911 planted a tree on school grounds, with 21 members contributing. The ceremony included removing last year's bow from the prior tree and adopting light blue and white ribbons for this year’s class, followed by refreshments and school-wide Arbor Day events in Long Branch and Shrewsbury.
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Red Bank High School
Scholol
Branchevenue
Elass
Orchestra Concert at First Presbyterian Church May 16
Fine music event invites attendance at First Presbyterian Church for an orchestra concert on May 16 led by Director Pred k ee Gs with performances likely to feature classical pieces and local musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Cold Blooded Murder: Husband Dies After Slaying Rebecca Pulley
Rebecca Pulley, shot by her husband Henry Pulley when she refused money, died six days later at Monmouth Memorial Hospital. Henry pulled her from their home on Abbotttsford Avenue to the sidewalk before fleeing along the N J Southern tracks. Both were taken to City Hall. Henry remains in custody as authorities anticipate a murder charge. The victim named her killer in a dying declaration as doctors reported the bullet pierced the liver. Four children, from two months to four years old, are cared for by the Long Branch Society for the Improvement of the Poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Pulley
Henry
Abbottsford Avenue
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Broadway
First Avenue
N. J. Southern
City Hall
Vetter
Frank McCarthy
Henry Pulle
Harry E. Shaw
Pulley
Shaw
City Recorder
Thomas V. Arrowsmith
Captain Walling
Long Branch Society For the Improvement of the Poor
Henry Pulley
Freehold
Grand
Vredenburgh
Arrowsmith
Flag Pole Replaces Wind-Downed Structure at Red Bank High
A sixty foot flag pole has been erected on the lawn of Red Bank High School on Branch Avenue to replace the one blown down by heavy winds last fall. The pole was furnished and installed by Essling Johnson Frake, Bridge Avenue contractors, and is tied to local community project efforts.
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Red Bank High School
Branch Avenue
Essling, Johnson & Frake
Bridge Avenue
Red Bank
Salvation Army Agent Jailed After Liquor Trouble
John L. Lamphar an agent for the Salvation Army from Williamsport Penn. was jailed in Freehold after being found drunk in Riv erside avenue Red Bank. He testified he came from a wealthy family and loved liquor. He was fined 2.50 or thirty days then sent to jail and a fellow agent arrived to take charge of the outfit.
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John L. Lamphar
Williamsport
Penn
Salvation Army
Freehold
Lamphar
Red Bank
Stryker & Stryker
Public Service
Monmouth Street
Recorder Sickles
Enlarging Residence in Middletown by Whitall-Tatum Firm
A New York firm Whitall-Tatum Company member A Tatum sues regarding an enlarged Middletown residence. Fred F Elston of Middletown is the contractor for the remodeling project at the property.
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Dc. A. Tatum
New York
Whitall-Tatum Company
Middletown Enlarged
Fred F. Elston
Middletown
Union Service at Matawan Presbyterian Church
A union service will be held Sunday evening at Matawan Presbyterian Church. The combined church choirs will provide excellent singing. Samuel Carroll, leader of the Columbia College Street Volunteer Band, will attend and speak on missions. He will soon depart for India on mission work with the Y M C A.
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Matawan
Matawan Presbyterian
Samuel Carroll
Columbia College Street
Sarrell
India
New Garage to Open by Greene’s Hotel Rear
New York’s T. Cox has rented rear buildings of Greene's third Avenue Hotel and will open a garage. Cox is a first-rate mechanic who understands the automobile business thoroughly. Wins Midshipman Prize Isaac Schlossbach of Asbury Park has been accepted as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy by the academic board. Schlossbach was among 140 of 350 who passed mental tests at mid April exams and was appointed second alternate by Congressman Benjamin F Howell.
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BE. T. Cox
New York
Greene
Third Avenue Hotel
Mr. Cox
Isac Schlossbach
Abram Schlossbach
Asbury Park
United States Naval Academy i
Schlossbach
Benjamin F. Howell
New Physician at Keyport Opens Office Monday
Dr. Alvis Peteler of Jersey City rents the late Henry A. Young home on Front Street Keyport and will open an office Monday for treatment of cephal ic diseases especially eye ear nose and throat. He graduated from Peddie Institute and the University of Maryland and is a former Port Monmouth boy.
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Keyport
Alvis Peteler
Jersey City
Henry A. Young
Front Street
Peteler
Peddie Institute
Hightstown
University of Maryland
Port Monmouth
Trolley negotiations eye Red Bank to Port-au-Peck line
Talks are under way to build a trolley route from Red Bank to Long Branch passing Little Silver Branchport and Port au Peck then down Broadway Long Branch. Jersey Central Traction Company may head the effort with backing from Land and Loan Company. If this fails a second company stands ready. The route would run Branch avenue to Pinckney road then through private property for most of the journey. Communities would gain access to developing properties as transport access expands.
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Red Bank
Long Branch
Little Silver
Branchport
Port-au-Peck
Broadway
Jersey Central Traction Company
Key Port
Land and Loan Company
Branch Avenue
Pinckney Road
Jersey Central Company
Cooper Twenty-Year Wedding Anniversary Celebrated
Mr and Mrs Herbert W Cooper marked their twentieth wedding anniversary at their Morris Avenue home with about sixty guests. Prof J Pitman West's orchestra provided music for dancing and merrymaking, followed by a buffet lunch and receiving many gifts.
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Herbert W. Cooper
Morris Avenue
Prof. J. Pitman West
Services at Second Baptist Church Sunday Schedule
Tomorrow prayer meeting at 6 30 morning sermon by the pastor. Sunday school at two thirty. Young People's service at 7 15 and preaching at 7 45 with communion and right hand of fellowship. All seats free.
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Second Baptist Church
Charles Pupki Joins Brighton Auto Garage Co.
Charles Jewell Pupki leaves florist W. G. Eisele to work at 110 Brighton Avenue with Brighton Auto Garage Co. He will specialize in storage, repairing and vulcanizing and has already made several machine sales. Pupki is well versed in the trade.
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Charles Jewell Pupki
W. G. Eisele
Brighton Auto Garage Co
Brighton Avenue
Brighton
Popki
Offering For Weak Churches At Shrewsbury Presbytery
The Shrewsbury Presbyterian Church will hold an offering tomorrow to support the fund for weak churches in the Monmouth Presbytery. The collection aims to strengthen struggling congregations within the district.
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Shrewsbury Presbyterian Church
Monmouth Presbytery
Missionary Meeting of Monmouth Presbytery Held at Hightstown
A Thursday gathering of Presbyterian missionary societies within Monmouth Presbytery convened in Hightstown. Mrs Henry White and Miss Margaretta White of Red Bank conducted sales. Mrs John Breese, a charter member and one of the original three, gave an address. Delegate Mrs A Holmes Borden represented Shrewsbury Young People’s Missionary Society.
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Presbyterian Missionary
Monmouth Presbytery
Hightstown
Henry
Will Open Summer Market at Norwood and Phillips
Pierce and Weil of the Columbia Fish Market on Third Avenue plan a summer market at the corner of Norwood and Phillips Avenues opening Monday morning. The Third Avenue market will operate year round and an overhauled delivery wagon will serve coast patrons with improved service.
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Pierce & Weil
Weather Bureau forecast for New Jersey weekend
The Weather Bureau forecasts fair weather tonight and Sunday for New Jersey with light variable winds. North Broadway Long Branch display station records a barometer of 20.87 and wind at 7 miles per hour from the northwest. yesterday’s high was 65 and last night’s low 40 as conditions stayed clear.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
New Jersey
North Broadway
Long Branch
Taenanatesa EN
Sree Alee toWay
Sayme
Long Branch Man Makes a Flight in His Own Machine
Ralph L Bray of Long Branch built a Curtiss type biplane and made a first test flight at Monmouth Park. He lifted ten feet and flew 150 feet on an even keel before a slight crash damaged the front wheel and elevator. Bray plans to resume tests next week with improvements and support from Willis Wood as mechanic.
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Ralph L. Bray
Long Branch Aerostatt
Monmouth Park
Bray
Willis Wood
Curtiss
Albany- New York
Mr. Bray
Aittle
Monmouth County
New Jersey
Opening Day for Red Bank Ball Club and Giants
Tomorrow at 3:30 PM the Red Bank baseball club opens at the Monmouth County Fair Grounds in Shrewsbury avenue against the Savannah Colored Giants. A strong lineup returns with Dick Morris on the mound and William Seerey catching, plus outfielders including Sport Kelly and Eddie Walsh.
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Monmouth County Agricultural Fair Association
Shrewsbury Avenue
Red Bank Baseball Club
Red Bank
Savannah Colored Giants
Savannah Giants
Dick” Morris
William Seerey
Pull
Freddie Smith
Pfahler
Lester
Dodge
Morris
Matt” Woods
Jonesey
Fair Haven
Eddie Walsh
Chattle
Dangler
William B. Driscoll
New York
Mr. Driscoll
Local painter Edward Carney at Eversham shop in Shrewsbury
Edward Carney of Tinton Falls works in the painting shop of John Eversham’s establishment on Sycamore Avenue in Shrewsbury.
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Edward Carney
Tinton Falls
John John Eversham
Sycamore Avenue
Shrewsbury
Brick Entrance to Firehouse in Red Bank Nears Completion
Brick entrance to Union Home Company's firehouse on Shrewsbury avenue Red Bank nearly finished. Bricks match paving used in Red Bank streets. Project led by the union hose company with foreman Joseph Perrine Charles Johnson and Jack Hackett directing the work.
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Union Home Company
Shrewsbury Avenue
Red Bank
Union Hose Company
Joseph Perrine
Charlies Johnson
Jack Hackett
Paper sales surge as spring rush begins
Readable lines note rising paper sales daily with low prices and quick availability. The message urges customers to buy now before spring demand grows, mentioning variety and affordability.
Dinner at Elks Home Hosts and Bets
William J. O'Brien hosted a small dinner at the Bike Home on Garfield Avenue. The menu featured spaghetti a la Judas with pork tenderloin portions as a result of a wager he lost. Guests enjoyed the meal and the musical selections accompanying the event.
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William J. O’brien
Garfield Avenue
O’brien
Rev Dr Eaton to Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon at Chattle High
The Rev Dr Charles A Eaton of Madison Avenue Baptist Church New York will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the class of 1911 at Chattle High School.
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Charles A. Eaton
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Will. Deliver
Chattle High School
Eatontown Visitors Stay With Brooklyn Friends
Eatontown residents Thomas Dickinson Jr and family spend the week as guests of friends in Brooklyn. Miss Blanche Arrance daughter of Theodore Arrance of Ba is visiting relatives in Newark.
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Thomas Dickinson, Jr
Eatontown
Brooklyn
Blanche Arrance
Theodore Arrance
Asbury Park Fishing Club Sets August Casting Tournament
The Asbury Park Fishing Club tournament committee arranged the club's annual casting event for August Sth. Over 200 entries are expected this year and the prize list is valued at 200. Circular letters were sent to members nationwide announcing the major piscatorial event along the North Jersey coast.
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Asbury Park Fishing Club
Couuntry
Jersey
Bean Poles and Lumber Company Notice
Lumber and Coal Co. Myaia located at 2 Av Ray A0106 issues a notice about material supply and possible transaction terms. The fragment references bean poles and lumber as the core items in the notice.
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Lumber & Coal Co
Myaia
Driving While Intoxicated Chauffeur Fined Fifty Dollars
A New York and Asbury Park driver identified as Louis Sniffen was fined $50 for driving while intoxicated after a midnight incident near Broadway and Second Avenue. He claimed a state eight day permit and faced police after a quarrel over licenses. another rider, Henry Shretz, was discharged. A second offender, Elie M Namara, was jailed thirty days for intoxication after being picked up nearby with a Sea Bright companion.
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Louis Sniffen
New York
Asbury Park
City Recorder
Arrowsmith
Vetter
Broadway
Second Avenue
Coleman House
Griber
City Hall
Callahan
West End
Henry Shretz
Elie M €Namara
Recorder’s Court
First Avenue
Sea Bright
Recorder
Musicale at Red Bank Promises Culture and Charity
A high class musicale was hosted at Mrs. George M. Sanat’s Broad street Red Bank home Thursday night by the First Baptist Church ladies. The Sunday school orchestra and violin and piano solos entertained with encores for Miss Marjorie Frost of Red Bank and Miss Reigleman of Rumson. Proceeds benefited the society’s treasury.
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George M. Sanat
Broad Street
Red Bank
Ladies of the First Baptist Church
Marjorie Frost
Reigleman
Rumson
Sociable at Oceanic Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church of Oceanic held a sociable Thursday night in the Lyceum on Bingham Avenue. A good attendance enjoyed a delightful evening with a brief entertainment and dainty refreshments.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Oceanic
Lyceum
Bingham Avenue
Terhune House Expansion Underway in Matawan
John Terhune cashier of the First National Bank of Long Branch begins a three story extension on the northwest corner of his Matawan home.
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Terhune
John Terhune
First National Bask
Long Branch
Matawan
Worthley signs 226 acre tomato contract again
George G Worthley of Matawan will can tomatoes exclusively this season at a factory near the depot. He has contracted for the crop from 226 acres, 100 acres more than ever before.
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George G.worthley
Matawan
Resumed Work After Plant Closure Near Keansburg
Operations at the National Fireproofing Company plant near Keansburg shut last December leaving hundreds idle. Most workers found jobs with Harrison Construction Company of Newark, which is installing the new sewer system at Keyport.
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National Firepreefing Company
Keansburg
Old Straw Hat Promo Mentioned at 191 Broadway
An odd local note advertises bringing a straw hat to Reflection Shoe Shine Parlor at 191 Broadway for care, while also listing Sexton Bros. undertakers and embalmers at 516 Broadway and mentioning ER 100 percent.
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Pis
Phoecus
Edith Britton
Marjorie Scott
Bertha Miller
Raymond Bacon
Emily Nudd
Ethel Eckert
Toded Thomas
Byron Wortman
Alice McLain
Chester Robinson
Muriel Cole
Edna Wilson
Gertrude Hoctor
Pearl Winton
Gertrude McLain
Ruth Dodd
Josephine Hoctor
Katheryn Conrow
Ruta Es
Emma Hulit
Anna Wort
Scholl
Christian Schwarz
Louis Megee
Rebecca Cohen
Fannie Baker
Susie Garrie
Zella Wheeler
Minnie Hyers
Rachel Scollante
Leah Morris
Ethel Wantling
Lucy Nudd
Hannah Bennett
Clara McLain
Jennie Rosenberre
John Kathryn
Shrewsbury Grammar School
Edward Obre
Richard Beake
Allan Griffin
A Witay
R Ed Bank
Mary Matthews
Chester M. Truax
H. W. Cooper
Pupki
New Garage Co
Weather’ Bureau Forecast
Jackson
Woods Diamond
Orioles
Mystics
Mystic Athletic Club
Shrewsbury Avenué
Mecca Inn
South Paw
Ray Sanborn
Nationals
Alerts
Jackson’s Woods
Oceanport
South Elizabeth
Elks Home
Dr. Eaton
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