The Journal from Asbury Park, New Jersey • 1

t. Vol. XXV. ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEYj IRIDAY, OCTOBER 18; 1901. NO.

42. TO CHANGE LAMPS SECOND WARD IN A PREDICAMENT Uncle Tom's Cabin and City Pri-mary Scheduled for Same i Hall the Same Night. MASS MEETING IN EDUCATIONAL HALL Ex-Governor Griggs Will Address Republicans There Next Week. A BEAUTIFUL PRIZE. Handsomely Embellished Cup Ready to be Presented to Baby Parade Winner.

The New York Journal's beautiful silver loving cup, won in the recent baby parade by Virginia Hope Kelsey, was Tuesday turned over by C. E. King, to Harold B. Ayers, president of the Baby Parade Commission, who will present it to the winner. The cup is now on exhibition in the window of Cornelius' store on Cook-man avenue.

BIG CROWD AT MURPHY MEETING Eigit Thousand Voters Expected at Saturday Rally in zfi Long I ranch. llerjjndicati "(Oints to Franklin 31uihy carryih Long Branch by stertp to-morro night. Senator Precis anticft t's presence of at Itast eight Vousand voters, and MtMpgements being made for ofiow meetiii Word has been rfr ed from Vie districts alt along th'egations which will aiw i and r.i the inland town- SOON TO WORSHIP IN NEWJHURCH The Interior Furnishings Have All Been Decided 1 Upon The work on the new Grand avenue Methodist church is progressing rapidly, even beyond the most sanguine expectations of Pastor Wedderspoon and his large flock. The north end of th building is already finished. If it had not been for the stormy weather this week masons would probably have had the Grand avenue side practically completed by to-morrow night.

It is expected now that the audience room, will be ready for use on November 17, although it is possible. that the windows will not be ready by that -time. The opening Sabbath, at which time the whole building will be thrown SO OTHER PLACE IS AVAILABLE Voter Will Adjourn to the Basement of Educational Hall at v. Srvtn O'clock. fbe Republican Toters of the onfi Ward were confronted recently with a peculiar state of affairs in relation to the city primary next Tuesday night.

'fhe primary has been called for Educational Hall by Henry C. Win-so chairman of the last primary, ana the hall has also been billed for that night by Manager Morris for the production of an up-to-date Uncle 'f om'i Cabin show. Wiile the Republican party is prominently identified with the revolt i which was brought about by such! conditions as are depicted in Unci Tom's Cabin, it need not be believed that the coincidence was pre-aranged. Chairman Winsor, when told of the situation last night, immediately en- dearoed to solve the problem. To hold tke primary elsewhere than Ed-, ueatioAal Hall is out of the question as it is the only place in the ward suitable for such purposes.

Afterla conference with Manager Morris was decided to open the primary in the hall at four o'clock and at seven o'clock remove it to the basement, where the primary can continue uninterrupted. Fire and Water Committee Is Em powered to Revise the Present Location of Street Lamps. At Monday's meeting of Council the Fire and Water Committee as empowered to investigate the re-location of a number of electric arc lights. At the Emory street bridge three lights, an arc, a Kitwon tnd a gaa lamp, are burning together. One of them will be moved.

At present there are seventy-seven arc lamps burning and it is quite probable that some of Ik iii will be taken off. as the ppropriation wait figured on a basis of neventy lamps. A lamp is to be placed at the corner of Atbury avenue and Benth street. Pending the ettlement of the lighting contract no monev has been paid for ser- vic-e rendered since June 1. The bill amount to and Council decided to pay 12, 000 on account.

CITY HOSPITAL SITE LOST ieldi Heirs Outbid the City at Partition Sale for the Much Desired Land. The plot of ground selected as the site the municipal hospital was sold at auction Wednesday by Ihivjd Harvey, Master in Chancery. It was a part of the seventy acres of land given by Mr. Bradley for the site of a municipal hospital. In this seventy acre tract one parcel, contain ing about fifty acres was partly owned by the heirs of the Fields estate.

The trustees who hold the gift until it can be transferred to the city were willing to bny out the heirs at fifty dollars per acre, but the price demanded was -one hundred -(JoIlArs per A partition suit was tnereiure necew sary, andat the sale of land yesterday 1st Kf Hall the; trustee for the city bid up eiiliiuit fifcy-Wlaw per acre, and L- parcel was then otnick ofl'toJTie heirs I of the sale the trustees will receive about $1,300.00. The way is now clear for the board of health to proceed to erect a small-pox hospital on the remaining twenty acres, and it very desirable that this necessary institution shall be provided at once. An appropriation of $500.00 is available for this purpose, and in view of the general prevalence of small-pox in other parts of the country Asbnry Park and the adjoining communities should be equipped and ready to deal with cases of this disease if they appear. FIREMEN BUY UNIFORMS Wesley and Independence Companies Will Soon Have Natty Parade Suits. Within a few days the members of both Wesley Engine company and In dependence truck company of the city fire department, will be the proud possessors of natty parade uniforms.

Wesley company has award ed to George Evans, of Philadelphia, a contract to furnish twenty-five coats or colored suits with brass buttons and fatigue caps. The coats will be of Prince Albert stvle. The suits for the members of Inde pendence truck company will be the regulation fire department uniform, blue cloth, brass buttons, fatigue cap and double-breasted, square cut coats. They will be made by Stein-bach Company. STEAM HEAT FOR NEPTUNE.

Council Will Invite Bidsfor a Plant to Be Placed In Its Engine House. The only necessary requisite to make comfortable the quarters of Neptune engine company and A. E. Cook hose company at the corner of Main street and Asbury avenue, is proper heating facilities. The companies recently applied to Common Council for the installation of a steam-heating plant.

Last night the Fire and Water Committee was authorized to advertise for bids. The rooms at present are cold and by no means inviting, but it is believed that a few weeks time will witness those conditions vastly changed. Ready to Ship New Bridge. The iron work for the new Grand avenue bridge over Sunset Lake will be shipped by the American Bridge Company next Wednesday. New Jersey pilots have purchased the Hermit to replace the James Gordon Bennett, which was run down and sunk several months ago by the Hamburg-American steamship Alene.

The Hermit was originally the pilot boat James Gordon Bennett, and was used during the past summer in con nection with Arbuckle's floating ho tel. Blft-KALLY IK OCEAN" GROVE. McKinley and Roosevelt- Club Are Working Hard for a Clean Sw eep this Fall. The memlwrs ufthe McKinley and Roosevelt club of Ocean Grove are arranging for two mass meetings to be held within the next few days. The first rally will be held next week Educational Hall.

Ex-Governor (iriL'gs has promised to be nresent and deliver an address. The second rally will be held a few days later in. Association Hall, Ocean Grove, when the Republican Assembly nominees will be present and speak. A large number of the club's mem bers will go to Long Branch to-mor row night to attend the Franklin Murphy rally. The club will meet everv Tuesday from now until election.

A committee has been appointed to provide a light lunch each Tuesday evening and the social side of the club will be developed in other ways. A large number of new names were added to the membership roll at last night's meeting- and more are wanted. The club has decided to have a spe cial wire run to its headquarters and will receive the returns on election night. Xew- officers were elected for the ensuing year last night, ihey are as follows: President (Jen Jno. C.

Patterson. Yice-presidents Louis Rainear, T. M. Dickey. A.

E. Ballard. W. H. Hamilton, S.

H. C. Smith, Dr. J. H.

Alday, William Orr, Joseph White, W. S. Conner, William Moran, A. H. Stockton and John M.

Dev. Secretary E. X. Woolston. Treasurer W.

H. Hamilton. an, Quinn, Frank Tanhim, K. LT'" Kuder, Geo. Rainear, H.

G. Shreve, i Geo. C. Pridham, John Franklin, T. Nelson Lillagore, Lincoln Wright, Henry Welsford and Frederick E.

Heale. Finance committee Frank Tan-tum, W. H. Hamilton and R. L.

Kuder. HOSE WAGON BOUGHT. North Asbury Company Will Soon. Have a Modern Apparatus Costing In about ten weeks the North Asbury Hose Company will be the proud posessers of a modern two horse hose wagon costing $500. The new apparatus will be a duplicate of the wagon now in service in Wesley Company and will greatly add to the efficiency of the department.

The wagon will be built by Fitzgib-bons Crisp of Trenton and will be in accordance with the specifications printed in the Journal last Saturday. F. A. Haywood of New York, represented by R. B.

Sturm of Long Branch, bid Mr. Storm offered to add worth of nickel plating to the wagon if awarded The eon-tract. Council has already purchased lOOi) feet of new hose for the company; and the wagon will be arranged so that fwo lines of hose can be laid at Ihe same time. A PERILOUS CLIMB. Richard Hunter Mounts City Flagpole and Removes Mourning Decorations.

Nearly a hundred people Tuesday witnessed the perilous climb of Richard Hunter, of 700 Asbury avenue, to the top of the city flag pole, in Railroad Square. The ascent was made for the purpose of removing the McKinley mourning decorations and was made without accident. Mr. Hunter is perfectly at home in such lofty positions, having served Uncle Sam on the cruiser Brooklyn during the Spanish-American war. After the Dogs.

A protest has been entered by the residents of North West Asbury Park who have been disturbed by a number of hounds running rabbits at all hours of the night. Many men having guns are organizing to have these canines transported to worlds unknown if their owner's do not keep them under restraint at night. If you have a valuable hunting dog or only a house dog it would be well to take tihe precaution of keeping the dog chained at night. Ir. J.

F. Davison awarded the contract for his new drug store on Cookman avenue to the Philip Anns of this city and Philadelphia. TAXPAYERS WANT BRADLEY A Meeting of Their Association Unanimously Endorses Him For Mayor. The taxpayers of the city of Asbury Park turned out in force Oct. 10th, at the meeting of the Taxpayers' Association, called by the secretary, Mr.

George A. Smock, to meet in the Building and Loan Association rooms. It was not known what action this association would take in regard to nominations for candidates for the coming election, but before the meeting was called to order it was evident that the taxpayers were of one mind. Mr. X.

E. Buchauon as chairman of the executive committee opened the meeting with a few timely remarks in which he said if there was any man entitled to the nomination of Mayor it was James A. Bradley. It was the. taxpayers' duty to elect him by the largest majority that has ever been polled in this city.

After the election of a chairman and secretary the question was put, "This Association ratifies the action of the Young Men's Republican Club in endorsing the nomination of Mr. James A. Bradley, and urging his candidacy at election," and was unanimously carried, only three among the number present not voting. Of these, it is known that one for per- ley, and the others felt that they had no right to vote, although one is a staunch advocate of the Senator for Mayor. Mr Oves, of the Metropolitan Hotel, made a strong appeal to the voters to work for Mr.

Bradley at the primary and at the polls. He said, "I was astonished this afternoon to find parties opposed to Mr. Bradley," and he thought if Mr. Bradley had opposition it was the taxpayers duty to work for his election. After the appointment of a committee to push the nomination the meeting adjourned without taking action in regard to the rest of the ticket.

Among the objects and purposes of the Association as stated in their by-laws are the following: To secure the honest and wise ad ministration of the laws and ordin ances. To prevent partizanship in the selec tion of public officials, and to secure the election of our best citizens to official positions. To secure the establishment of a sound financial policy, and to prevent the further accumulation of a float ing- debt. To secure municipal ownership of the sewers, and the construction by the city of a suitable sewage disposal works. To promote the efficiency of all the departments of the municipal government.

To co-operate with Mr. James A. Bradley in providing for the ultimate control of the beach and lakes by the city, under proper restrictions. FORTY HOURS' DEVOTION. Processional of One Hundred Children Closed Service Tuesday Morning.

The forty hours of devotion at the Church of the Holy Spirit, on Second avenue, which began on Sunday, was brought to a close Tuesday with a processional of one hundred children of the parish. The scene was most beautiful and impressive, and a large congregation worshipped. Monday night Dr. Norris, of Trenton, preached a forceful sermon on "The Blessed Sacrament." Considering the inclement weather a large congregation was present. Change in Patten Time Table.

The Patten line of steamboats no longer run on Sundays. A boat now leaves Long Branch on week days at 7.20 a. returning leaves Little Twelfth street New York, at 2.00 p. m. and the Battery at 2.20.

T. Frank Appleby and the other members of the commission which is straightening out the tax muddle at Belmar did not conclude their labors last week as was anticipated. The work will probably be finished up this week. sty f-omes the story. 3 Frh tH- M.

hi fi' th to kf ar dV ti ci ai I prospe the election klin Mur i is better than is jitlook election of James ymour. een on I jarty enthusiasm there little anywhere in et, but there is.a W-arnestii is eii, si. among Republicans 'f satisfactory, to hat disconcerting Demayts, although they to believe and aay that they Ire of victory next sionth. They give their sources of informs-tun apparently build their fore- opon generalities that glitter erases that look well in print, 'his sort of campaign work Wil- tiourley, the chairman of the lwnocratic Committee; Colonel Livingston Price and Robert are skillful and probably sin-tut the facts and figures for the which they expound and for the ityof the high colored rain-ybioh they chase are up to this campaign invariably Tie other hand, the Republicans, "hat'earef ul attention to detail teal work which the late John ster instituted as committee over New Jersey, and which te Kepublican Committee still fits, are daily gathering sta- lk 8( Ei I ct f.f si Is ti 1 1 which Rhow the strong and weak places. Hence they i position to speak with some fbund that the county organizations generally speaking, are in excellent Working order, and they base their reports of the conditions in the State upon individual intercourse and writ-fen communications.

From these sources, the impression seems to be conclusive that, with the exception of a few slight disaffec-tions, the party has never been better equipped to make a contest, and rare ly, if ever, has been cheered by more encouraging signs or success, it is not to be forgotten, however, that in many instances the necessity for active and aggressive campaign work is made prominent. This is especial ly the view of the conservative and reliable Republicans of Essex, Monmouth, Middlesex and Burlington counties, and in these Essex is made the most prominent of all. SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S Xext Sunday is Rally Day and the Following Sabbath Autum nal Day. Sunday, October 20th, will be ob served as Children's Rally Day at St.

Paul's Church, Ocean Grove. A sermon on child life will be preached in the morning by the pastor, Rev. E. C. Hancock.

The Sunday-school rally will take place at 2.30 p. ni. At 3.43 there will be a public baptism of infants. The usual Epworth League service will be held at 6.30, and a revival service will be instituted at 7.30. Sunday, October 27, will be Autumnal Day, the services being arranged with especial reference to the old folks.

It is proposed to decorate the church with autumn leaves, flowers and fruits. A sermon for the old folks will be preached in the morning by the pastor. There will be an old folks' love feast in the afternoon at 3.45, and another sermon at night by the pastor. i Lighting Contract Submitted. The contract between the city and the Atlantic Coast Electric Light Co.

for arc lamps was submitted to council Monday for approval. This is the contract which was in dispute all summer and over which a satisfactory adjustment was only reached recently by president of Council Appleby and a committee which met with president Benjamin. The document was submitted to city attorney Hawkins for opproval. Noble Gilbert In Newark. Noble Gilbert, who deserted his ife last summer while the, two were living at the Pierrepont on Cookmnn avenue, is now following his occupation of a sign painter in Newark.

Gilbert claims to have a good position, and lias no thought of returning to Asbury Park. Read the Journal every day. open, will be early in December. The order for the carpet for the assembly room has just been given out. The carpet will of the best quality Brussels and will cover the whole floor in one piece.

Old rose and gold form the basis of the color scheme to be caried out in the decoration, and the carpet fs a rich and quiet blending of those shades. Circular pews of polished oak will harmonize nicely with the interior furnishings of cypress wood, and eon-tribute greatly toward the beauty of the building, which will be, when fiar isted, one of the handsomest chnrtli edifices along the Jersey coast. Pas tor Wedderspoon says that there ts no question as to this. The order for the chairs for the Sunday-school room will be placed in a few days. The chairs will come sitnrlv and in nine groups of twos and' threes.

yTb seating capacity of the church; provides comfortably for 750 persons in pews in the main room, and in. the rear of. the pews in the gallerythere is Kiace foi 100 chairs, when renuipi -i i will be placied Jhe Sunday-school building, and room can be found for one hundred more when necessary. CITY STOPS REPAIRS. Will Not Allow Roof in Fire District to be Repaired With Shingles.

The small building at the northwest corner of Bangs avenue and Bond street, occupied by Fred Batten as a vegetable market, would now possess a new and substantial shingle roof if it did not happen to be located within the fire district. The property is owned by a Mrs. Terry and leased to David Havens. Early this morning two men began to replace the old shingle roof with a new one. When the task was about half completed Building Inspector Ormerod discovered the violation and ordered the work stopped.

The building being within the fire district the inspector could not allow the job to be completed. The owner now has the alternative of going ahead and bearing the consequences of a tine, or tearing off the new shindies and putting on slate or tin. TO CATALOGUE LIBRARY A Trained librarian Has Been En gaged to Perform That Service Here. The trustees of the free public library have engaged the services of a trained librarian to catalogue the two thousand volumnes in the city library. The work will be done according to a perfected sys tem, and will require about three months' time.

The catalogueing will begin Nov. 1, anil for the first three or four days the librarv niavbe closed while the shelf list is being made. Sketch of McKluley Window. The rough artist's sketch of the McKinley memorial window or the First M. E.

Church, was placed upon exhibition in a down town window Wednesday. rIt attracted consider able attention and many favorable cmments. All of the other windows of the church will be ready by November 15th, but owing to the intricate work to be done on the memorial window it is scarcely expected that it will be completed before the last of November or first of Decem ber. The contract for the work is held by the Philadelphia Art Glass Company. An adjourned meeting of the con gregation of Westminster Church will be held after prayer meeting to-night in the church at 8 o'clock.

It is ex pected that business of importance will come up as the officers have asked that every member shall be present at that time. The voting in both wards will probably be Hone by individual ballot boxes for tach office. This will place the respective 5 candidates on their individual! merits. Tha natter, how-ever, i orie which has not been deel ded. RepabUcaa candidate ful if any more will appear.

The Young Men's Republican Club en dorses the following candidates: Mayors-James A. Bradley. Councilman-at-Large W. Harvey Jones. Councilman First Ward, W.

Bannard. Councilman Second Ward A. R. Parsons. Collector Amos Lipplncott.

Justice of the Peace First Ward, M. L. Feris; SecondWard, George Hulick. Constable First Ward, Ambrose Carson. The other Republican candidates in the field are T.

Frank Appleby for Councilman of the Second Ward; Dr, ft. F. Wilbur for Councilman of the First Ward; Dr. Bruce S. Keator for Councilman-at-Large.

John A. Borden and Edward Day for Justice of the Peace in the First Ward; J. Cross and J. K. Morton for Justice of the Peace in the Second Ward; Jese B.

Green for Constable in the First Ward. 949 VOTES REGISTERED City Boards of Election Expect to Add at Least a Hundred Names More. The first meeting of the city Boards of Registry and Election Tuesday resulted in the addition of about sixty-five names to the register of voters in the two wards. WTien the boards concluded their sitting Tuesday a total of 949 names had been registered. That number, it is said, greatly exceeds the first day's registration of the last election The board will have their final sit ting on Tuesday of next week, when it -is expected that at least a hun dred more names will be added.

Epworth Leaguers Will Go to Key port The annual meeting of the mem bers of the Epworth League of the First M. E. Church was held Wednes- day in Whitti'er Hall. The i new president is Counsellor Wesley B. Stout.

The vice presidents are Frank Quick, Mary Crosbie, Emily Wedderspoon and H. S. Jackson. Mrs Frank Sooy was elected secretary and Mrs. McDevit treasurer.

The su- perintendent of junior work is Mrs H. S. Jackson. At the meeting next week delegates will be elected to attend the New Brunswick District Epworth League convention, to be held at Keyport on October 30. H.

S. Jackson was ap pointed a committee of one to secure conveniences. Council Adjourns for Two Weeks. The pressure of business in the various departments of the city is verv lieht at present. Council was in session but a short time Monda and adjourned to meet in two weeks,.