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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
9
W H Woolley & Co at 181 Broadway promotes Hart Schaffner and Marx clothes. The store proclaims itself as the home of the renowned brand, highlighting its apparel offerings to customers.
Grand Potentate Yekrut of Salt Lake City Utah will visit To Kalon Castle No 72 this city next Wednesday night. He will confer the Buzzards degree on sir knights in Long Branch and Asbury Park and the past potentate known as Drazkub from San Antonio Texas will attend and assist. A new roost named Burbage Roost will be established in Asbury Park. A large attendance is expected.
Belford baseball team lost 14-3 to the Marion Athletic Club of Jersey City on a Sunday afternoon. Belford fielded well but managed few hits as they struggle at the plate. organization changes loom with a new lineup planned for the next game.
Precise weighing cases show scales varied by up to an ounce even after seals. Supt Wynkoop plans broader checks with two county assistants to ensure customers receive correct sugar and butter weights and to destroy faulty scales if ignored.
Benjamin Smith and Miss Anna Bush of Oceanport were married last Thursday night at the Oceanport Methodist parsonage. Rev J B Hellenman officiated. Attendants were Mrs Carrie Bush and Bertram Joline. A wedding dinner followed at the bride's home. The couple will live with the bride’s family a week then move to the Du Bais house on Main Street. Mrs Smith formerly lived at Long Branch.
A city committee of Italian societies plans the annual feast honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary on July 15 and 16. The committee includes Audettino as president, P. Nastasia as vice president, F. Bruno as treasurer, and T. Grandinetti as secretary.
A high pressure leak on the Broad and Front Streets corner in Keyport sent water rushing into the streets Monday night. Crews worked through Tuesday afternoon to complete repairs after the surface water created a temporary river on Front Street.
In a lengthy session officials debated duties and salaries for city posts. Candidates included Horace Curtis and Stephen A Nelson for overseer and city physician Dr Joseph Welch over Dr Charles Gremer. J Wesley Seaman won city engineer, with Eric Nordell also in the running, and George H Northam named sanitary and plumbing inspector after multiple roll calls.
A political tract extols New Jersey Governor Wilson, praising his wins in bills such as the Geran election law and public utilities commission creation. It lauds his fight against bosses, push for campaign finance disclosure, and advocacy for labor protection, framing him as a progressive reformer with national presidential prospects.
The statement urges Progressive principles to frame their dispute with the enemy by naming a leader who is only part of themselves and will accept half a victory. The nomination of Mr. Wilson promises a final decisive battle with assurance of complete success.
The First Baptist Church of Red Bank held its annual meeting with Rev. Henry Cross presiding. Despite no pastor at year start, Rev. Miner began Nov 1 and led 68 sermons 29 prayer services seven state addresses, six marriages and four funerals, plus 200 pastoral calls. Reports from Deacons Trustees Sunday School and societies highlighted growth and new groups including Nearer and Farther Lights and a baby band. Officers were elected: Moderator Rev. Henry Cross. Deacons Davis and Thompson. Trustees Ford Lum and McLean. Auditor Murdock. Delegates include Rev. Miner and Rev. Cross.
Tetley A. C. Juniors defeated Red Bank High School 9 to 3 at Prospect Avenue Diamond. Pitcher Benny White fanned 13, allowed two hits, with Gabriel Tannenbaum catching and Alfred Healier adding a hit and a run. Thomas Mead Jr led the Tetleys with three hits in five at bats. double plays were turned by both sides.
Henry W. Morris of the Newark Evening News rents his Morris avenue cottage for the season to Hugo P. Keller and family arriving from New York on June 8.
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