News from Toms River, 1911

NEW JERSEY COURIER 9 MAR 1911
C. Leland Haslett is spending some days at his home here from Boston
Mrs. W.F.Simmons entertained the Toms River orchestra on Friday evening.
Freeholder W.s. Jackson has been quite sick in Philadelphia at Jefferson hospital.
Miss Beatrice Bunnell spent the weekend home from Trenton where she attends school.
Mrs. J.C.P. MacWalter returned last week after spending the winter in New York and vicinity.
George McKaig of Island Heights brought F.G. Stanwood and S.E. Leming to town in his car Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Leon Chamberlain on Monday entertained the former's brother, Jesse Chamberlain of Providence, RI.
Miss Alfred Smythe returned to Long Branch last week after spending several months with Mrs. George Wissmach.
The young folks gave Rowland Buckwalter, Jr a surprise party on Thursday evening last and had a jolly time, too.
C.A. Morris Monday went to Trenton to attend the funeral of a cousin; Tuesday and Wednesday he inspected the New Egypt schools.
Miss Eloise Sherman of this place has left the Model school at Trenton and is now attending a business college, the Rider-Moore and Stewart school.
Mrs. A.J. Irons, who was operated upon about ten days ago at Jefferson hospital, Philadelphia, for appendicitis, is reported as getting along nicely.
Daniel Becker, a Toms River boy and graduate of the Courier office, is holding down the chair of Linotype-typography and composition in the Scranton, PA Correspondence school
Mr. and Mrs. G. Rowland Munroe of Newark spent several days here last week, where Mrs. Munroe is better known under her maiden name of Miss Flora Teeter. She renewed many old friendships while here.
Miss Lulu Robbins underwent an operation for appendicitis at her Broad street home, Wednesday of last week.
Holmes Birdsall was home for a brief stay yesterday.
Miss Helena Hurley is visiting her aunt, Mrs. E.B. Irons.
Mrs. Ada Marshall visited here this week after a trip through the west.
Rev. Leon Chamberlain leaves for Conference on Tuesday of next week.
Leonard Clark is a visitor here this week and will mae his residence here.
Mrs. Margaret Harrington has been spending several days in Lakewood this week.
Mrs. Perry and her son Frank of Millville are visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Sayres.
Misses Eleanor and Amelia Clute of Lakewood visited the Misses Crook on Saturday.
Editor H.T. Hagaman of Lakewood was in town Sunday is his new Chalmer's car.
Mrs. Charles H. Cox of West Creek, has been spending some time here with her husband, Sheriff Cox.
Mrs. Russell returned to Leesburg yesterday after several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. John Grover.
Commodore and Mrs. J.H. Stoutenburgh spent from Thursday to Saturday here last week from New York.
Dr. Rem L. Disbrow, who has been quite sick, seems to be getting stronger and is expected to be out again soon.
M.F. Rhoads of Manlius, NY a former resident here was in town this week and was greeted by many old friends.
The Misses Blute of Oyster Bay, Long Island, who have just returned from several months in Florida, are guests of Miss Mary Gwyer.
James I. McKelvey has just returned from a trip to Washington, DC where he saw the last Congress die, visited Mt. Vernon, and other interesting points.
St. Paul's church, Trenton, has asked for Rev. Henry M. Lawrence of Meford M.E. Church son of Rev. A. Lawrence, now of Island Heights, formerly of Toms River.
Henry Fuller of St. Louis, MO is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bird. He came east to see his sister, Mrs. Cornelia Hurley of Pleasant Plains, who is critically sick at Ridgefield Park, Bergen County.
Longstreet Irons of New Haven has been here this week and today started for Florida with his mo ther, Mrs. Lydia Irons. They will visit with Mrs. M.E. Beatty at Leesburg and then look over the country there.
Prosecutor T.J.R. Brown lately dismantled three slot machines picked up down shore. One was a nickel a throw, and in this was found 741 nickels, or $37.05, said to have been the pickup of one weeks business in a small town. The other two machines were penny ones and contained a dollar or two a piece. The county will be forty dollars or so richer as the money will be turned over to the county treasury.

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