Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-07-23

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
President Hancock and Secretary McCowan
Re-elected.

rfesiuehe Hancock and Secretary MCGOWAN
Reelected.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Education was held Monday evening.
July Goth.
Members present-Messrs. Lambert.
Silvers, Watson, Souder, Hancock (Pres-
ldent), Service, Jonas, Reeves, Stiles and
Supt. Turner.
Inc meeting was called to order by the
Secretary, when John S. Turner was
made President pro tenn.
Benz, Hancock was unanimously
chosenPresident, and Geo. w. MCGOWAN.
Secretary.
Applications for positions as teachers
were read from Hattie Hicks and Miss
Van Leer.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Custer 4 Richards, 1925, for gas fitting;
Geo. w. MCGOWAN, $40, services as Sec
retary; Reeve q Fithian, S3l. 81, for books
and stationery; Rie M. Whitaker, $40, for
services as examiner; F. Willetts, So. 50
for scavenger work; Bridgeton Gas Light
Co., S5.94, for gas.
The annual report of the Finance Com
mittee and Superintendent was read. and
the following persons appointed to pre-
sent the same to City Council:-Messrs.
Jonas, Turner, Souder.
The annual report was ordered pub
lished in the PIONEER.
Miss Rie NJ Whitaker was chosen Ex-
aminer for three years.
The President announced the following
committees:
FFndmoe.-Sivers, Hancock, Holmes.
Teachers and T'ert Books,-Lambert.
Bodine, Service, Stiles.
Stationery and Printing. = Turner.
Jonas, Souders.
Schoot Batdimgs and School Property.-
Albertson, Watson, Reeves.
On motion it was ordered that the Com
mittee on School Buildings and School
Property ascertain the amount of coal
necessary for the use of the schools for the
ensuing year, and notify the Printing
Committee, that proposals may be adver-
tised for.
On motion Of Mr.. Turner the Commit
tee on Buildings and Property were in
structed to make the necessary repairs to
Second Ward School.
July Meeting of the District Medical
Society.
The Cumberland Comfy Medical So
ciety held its midsummer meeting
Tuesday the l4th inst, at the Hotel Cum
berland.
The Society was called to order at 2.9O
p. m, by I. -asident Oliver, and after the
reading of the minutes of last meeting
the program, which was strictly literary,
was opened by DIR. A. Cornwell, who
read paper on Penetrating Wounds of
the Abdomen"
Discussion opened by DIR. Jos. Tomlin-
son, DR.. H. w. Elmer participating, the
concensus of opinion being that the gen.
eral practitioner should adopt a conserva-
tive rather than radical course in the
treatment of this condition.
Mr. Fitzgerald, of New York, gave an
interesting exhibition of his ability
(Which is almost phenomenal) to produce
at will various dislocations of the joints.
DR.. S. M. Wilson, of this city, read a
paper on Hydrophobia, emphasizing the
importance of prevention by means of
strict supervision of the dog. The dis
cussion opened by DIR. Sites, followed by
Drs. T. j. Smith, M. X. Elmer, Jos. Tom
linson, A. w. Sullivan and S. M. Snyder
proved very spirited one, bringing out
some differences of opinion in minor
matters, but in the main agreeing decid-
edly with the writer.
The attendance, in spite of the extreme
ly hot weather, was large. Those present
were: S. M. Snyder, M. X. Elmer, S. NJ.
Wilson, T. J. Smith, D. H. Oliver, S. T,
Day, G. E. Day, Jos. Tomlinson, E.
Sites, II. Mailey, Alfred Cornwell, H,
w. Elmer, A. w. Sullivan, J. B. Ware
and Drs. Fogg and Hummel, of New
York.
The Society adjourned to meet at Hotel
Cumberland the second Tuesday in Oc-
tober