The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-30
JERSEY ITEMS

Trenton.-The Board of Public IT'LL
ity Commissioners has ordered the
New York Telephone Company to file
within so days a report reducing its
telephone rates, which will bring the
revenue of the company down annual
ly to not less than 100000
Trenton.-Col. Horace Reading, for
merly commander of the old New Jer-
sey Infantry, resigned.
Montclair. = An employment ex-
change has been established at the
High School here, through which girls
of the school hope to obtain work
which will enable them to earn funds
pledged for war relief work. Tie
girls are willing to undertake any
thing, from caring for babies to work
ing in stores during the holidays.
Paterson.-John Ranctor, once sher-
if of this county, where he was a lead
ing Republican, died at his home here
in his fifty-eightn year 20 minutes
after being stricken with heart disease.
Trenton.-Governor Edge has been
elected president of the recently or
ganized National Council of States.
The councils purpose is to define and
signify federal and state sources OF
revenue and to make uniform the col
lection of taxes.
Newark.-A surprise was sprung in
political circles acre when James R.
Nugent, Democratic leader, took steps
to oppose a recount of the votes in
the recent election of a city commits
sion. George w. Anderson, acting for
Mr.. Nugent, applied to Chief Justice
Gummere for a writ of certiorari to re-
view the order for the recount which
was granted to John A. Matthews,
who was nosed out in the election by
Commissioner John F. Monahan by a
plurality of ITO.
Tuckanoe.-While cunning for rab-
bits near here Oscar Berley and John
Berry of Seaville were startled to see
five deer jump from the woods within
rs yards of where they were standing
Had the season been open it would
have been easy for each man to get
his quota of deer.
Plainfield.-The recount of tne vote
on liquor license here turned the dry
victory into defeat by a majority OF
IL. The original vote gave the foes
OF booze a margin of one, and there
was much joy. The liquor men obtain
ed a recount, however, and the vote
was shown to be 1901 in favor and
1,490 against license.
South Vineland.-Joseph o. Hig-
gins, oldest farmer in Cumberland
county, is dead here, aged ninety
nine.
Woodbury.. 1t is evident that
many residents of Washington town
ship are ~endeavoring to cut the high
cost of living, as Township Clerk
Morgan has issued more than 200
cunning licenses this season and more
applications come every day. Never
before was this number equaled.
Wenonah.-The town is advertise
ing for bids for motor driven fire APP
paratus.
Trenton.-The few prisoners in the
Gloucester county Jail Toasted on rab-
bit and quail, as Warden Mayer spent
the day before cunning.
Camden.-Branded as a menace to
the community when adjudged guilty
of keeping a d~isorderly house in al
lowing boys just in their teens to
play pool for money and drink intoxi-
cants in his store, Erwin Matthias
was sentenced to from one year to is
months in state prison by Judge
Hates. The prosecution showed that
1t was not m to see boys
"chase the growler" to the place.
Camden.-A local real estate deal
er has been looking around for farms
of from rs to SO acres, stating that
there is a big demand for them.
Pitman.-Some miscreant threw a
stone through one of the memorial
windows at the Episcopal Chapel of
the Good Shepherd.
Atlantic City.-State Motor Vehicle
Commissioner Dill revoked the livery
upon the complaint that it's drivers
have driven cars in a most reckless
manner and at high speed between
Trenton and Camp Dix. Commission
er Dill announced that he would rec
ommend to Director of Public Safety
LaBarre that the license issued to-
this company to operate between Tren-
ton and W~rightstown be revoked i'm
mediately.
Trenton.-The State Department OF
Commerce and Navigation during the
fiscal ear ending October 81 received
a total of 1922, 335.04 from riparian
grants and miscellaneous sources. In
addition the department executed
leases valued at $3O8, 276, from which
the state will receive an annual re-
turn of Z per cent
Trenton.-There will be a Christ
mas drive to increase the membership
of the Trenton Chapter, American Red
Cross Plans have heen manned our