Santa Clauses Visit. Found Deadjn Bed. Train Struck

\ OLXJME XXVIII. NOJ27 , RED BANE, N.J., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 27,1J 05 PAGES 1 TO 8. superintendent, was presented with a TWO CARD PARTIES. SANTA CLAUSES VISIT. pedestal by the teachers. THE MORKELL BROTHERS TRAIN STRUCK STAGE. DEATH OF MRS. SCHENCK. One at Mrs. Joseph It. lunch's and I '•• • ....;,• The idea for the Christmas entertain- • the Other at Peter Robinson's. A CANTATA BY THE BAPTIST ment of Grace Sunday-school, which THEY APPEAR AS STARS IN A ONE MAN KILLED AND FOUR SHE DIED AT THE HIGHLANDS? , A whist party.was held at Mrs. Joseph SUNDAY-SCHOOL. was given on Friday night, was taken TWO-ACT DRAMA. OTHE RS INJURED. ON SUNDAY. H, Lynch's on Maple avenue last Thurs- from the Ladies' Home Journal, The Cliriatm.au Entertainments in the Officer C Henry Lewis Another A Fatal Grade Crossing Accident at day afternoon. About eighteen guests She Was the Widow of Peter V. central theme is the birth of Christ, Other Sunday-School* ot the Town Actor in the Plau—Knockouts* Kip- Freehold on Monday Sight-John were present. Two prizes were offered. Schenck, Whose Family, For twtr and Distribution of Gifts to the William S. Child, the superintendent, pers ana Butn Among, the Prin- Bennem of Ocean Grove Killed- The first prize^waB^acakeplate and was Generations, Was Identified With Scholars. asked questions, which were answered cipal Features of the Production. The Others Expected, to Recover. the Highlands. won by Miss Martha Sutton. The A very pretty cantata Entitled " To by carols, solos and recitations. .'Among The three Morrell brothers—Peter of One young man is dead and four second prize, a china bowl, was won by Mrs. Susan Schenck, widow of Petei* Santa's Land with the Dream Mail," was those who took special parts in the exer- Red Bank and Charles and William of others are in the Long Branch hospital, F. Schenck, died on Sunday at the High- Mrs. Louis Y, Manning. rendered at the Baptist church on Mon-cises were Marion Mount, Cora Earling, Holmdel—were tbe stars in a two-act badly cut and bruised, as the result of a lands, Her death was due to cancer, day night. • The part of theJDrfiam Man Ray Whiting, Grace Rose, Harold Whit- drama which was presented' in/Red Pennsylvania railroad train running The Hiawatha euchre club met on with which she had suffered a long was taken by J. S. Logan. Lester Hance field, Wesley Spinaing, William Mor- Bank yesterday afternoon and this morn- down a. stage loaded with basketball Tuesday night of last week, at Peter time. She was 72 years old. Her was Santa Claus. The six cousins, in row and Bessie Newman. The program ing.". The first act was played in Abram players'from Avon at the South street Robinson's on Mechanic street. Mrs. funeral was held this afternoon at tbe whose home the scene was laid, were was in charge of Miss Edith Spinning Gettleson's hotel on Front street and the crossing at Freehold on Christmas night. Frank Clusey won the first prize,.which house and the body was buried at Elizabeth. Stryker, Ernestine Scott, Mar- and Miss Grace Child. The anthems, second act and grand finale took place in John Bennem of Ocean Grove is dead, was a looking glass. The second prize, Middletown. ' a bowl, was won by Charles Bennett; ion McQu.ecn, Jerome Matteson, Edwin " Ariqp, shine," and " Gloria in excelsis," the town hall. • The title of the. drama he having died on the way to the hos- Mrs.r Schenck's husband died a num- and the third prize, a vase, was won by Davis and Walter Harrison. LeBter were sung-by Mrs.' Warreni H, Smock, was " Who slugged Lewis; or the ex- pital after the accident. Those who are ber of years ago and Mrs. Schenck had; ThomaB Glassey, Mfla. Charles .Bennett Austin represented a gingerbread tree. Miss Edith Spinning, Alvin A. Whiting termination of tbe Red Bank police suffering from their injuries at the hos- spent most of teer winters, since then at won a doll baby as tbe booby prize. There were choruses by Dryads, Santa's and Rev. B. C. Lippincott, Jr. The ac- force." >— •...,..' pital are Howard Scorleld, Samuel the Germania hotel at Red Bank. Mrfi, The next meeting of the club will be light guards, nurses, brownies and fair- companists were Miss Sadie Child, or- According to the text of the play, Hampton, Leon Apgarand Harry DolaD, Schenck's husband's people were identi- held next Tuesday night at Mrs. Charles ies. The six cousins were-kept asleep by ganist, and Mies Olive McColgan, pianist. Bob Smith, a young man about town all of Avon, ft is.not thought that any fied with the Highlands for a great Bennett's on Front street. the fairies until ten o'clock, when they The Christmas entertainment of Trin- (not the undertaker), waa in Gettleson's of the four will die. Others in the stage, many years. Peter W. Schenck, father were taken over the bridge of dreams by ity Sunday-school will be held to-nigbt. place yesterday afternoon. He was •but (who escaped serious injury, were of Peter F. Scbenck, was a.pioneer in the Dream Man and introduced to Santa One of the features will be a large drunk. The Morrells appeared on the A. P. Apgar, Joseph and Albert Barrett, tie 'wrecking business on the Jersey Claus. The bridge was made of rain- Christmas tree, which will be illumi- scene and Peter Morrell and Smith got J)avid Bennett, Nelson Shutts apd H. A FIRE THIS MORNING. coast. In 1880 he bought what is now bow-colored ribbon,, The singing was nated with electric lamps. T. Stanley in an argument. Smith, so it is testified McCormick. = ,-, the East View hotel at the Highlands, accompanied" by Parsohs's orchestra of Curtis will give a moving picture exhi- at the hearing, wanted to knock a chip The Avon basketball team had gone to A LIGHTED MATCH THROWN IN- together with 168 acres of land, The eighteen pieces. bition and in addition there will be off of; Peter's shoulder and Peter wanted Freehold to play-tbe Rifles team of that TO A HE IP OF OAKUM. hotel was then small. It was the only to keep the chip on his shoulder. Smith Each scholar of the Sunday-school got banjo solos and selections 1)y the phono- place. They went by stage and were hotel at the place and had been built by is such a little fellow thatGeorge Decker, The Fire Was at William O'Brien's a box of-candy and an orange. Charles graph. Each member of the school will accompanied by a number of friends. Plumbing Shop on Front Street Nimrod Woodward. Upon tbe death of who .was also in the hotel, took pity B. Parsons, who recently resigned as su- receive a package of candy and an Ab9ut eleven o'clock the party started and the Damage Was SUaht-Jtrv- Peter W. Schenck the hotel passed t* on liitn and stepped between him and perintendent of the Sunday-school, re- orange, and special gifts will be pre- for home. As they approached the rail- ing Vine Run Over bv Hose Cart. his eon, Peter E'. Schenck. The. latter Morrell. Decker has a bruised face as ceived a silver tray and a cut glass ink- sented to the choir. Rev. Robert Mac- road, .crossing John Woplley, the driver, The fire department was called out was the first postmaster, at the High" the result of his attempt at peacemaker. stand. Miss Belle Bainton, who gave up Kellar will.make an address. noticed a train of freight cars. He this morning about nine o'clock by a fire lands, having been appointed in 1853. He said tbat Morrell "stung" him hard. teaching the infant class some time ago, thuught the train was standing still and in the cellar of William-O'Brien's plumb- • No children were born to Mr. and started to cross the track. When the ing shop on Front street. A representa- Mrs. Peter ]j\ Schenck. Mr. Sohenck, at ; received a teachers' bible. The next scene showed Smith sprawled ; . The Christmas entertainment of the on his back intheyard in the rear of the horses were upon the track Mr. Woolley tive of the town water works lighted a his death, left his property absolutely Red Bank Presbyterian Sunday school FOUND DEADJN BED. hotel. Morrell said there were only two became aware that the train was back- match to read the water meter, and to his wife. Her nearest relative is a •was held last Thursday, night. The pro-' hits. He hit Smith and Smith hit tbe ing down upon him.. He whipped up thinking, the match, was out threw it nephew and he will no doubt inherit the WHISKEY PROVED TOO MUCH ground. Gettleson tried to quiet Mor- the horses but it was too late and the into a heap of oakum. The match property.,--.The estate, at Mr. Schenck'fl gram as printed in THE REGISTER last FOR FRANK E. REON. week was carried out. Newton Dore- rell, but his dander was up and he re- stage was struck by the caboose just as proved to be lighted and the oakum was death, was. valued at $20,000. mus, superintendent of the Sunday? He Was a Heavy Drinker ana Bin fused to be quieted. An officer was sent it was squarely upon the tracks. set on fire, Mrs. Schenck was the last of the name ' school, had charge of the exercises.

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