The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-03-14

ton that the latter town has accepted
its challenge for stamp and bond
buying contest, which viii cover
period of 80 days
Miliville.-The Board of Education
elected Professor Donald Macdonald
of New York city, and Miss Grace st.
Johns of Philadelphia, teachers Of
mathematics in the high school.
Wildwood--Th Five-Mile Beach
Electric Railway has resumed opera
tion of its cars connecting Wildwood
Crest, Wildwood and North Wildwood,
after a shutdown of a number of
weeks because of fuel shortage.
Vineland-Frank Watkins, who has
just arrived in France, writes his par
ents that the French people never
tire of honoring Americans. but he
paid 40 cents for an American pack
cents.
Woodbury.-In an explosion of
powder at the plant of the Standard
Metal Corporation, David A. Wilson
forty-three years old, suffered a
managled right hand and was badly
burned about the face. At Cooper
Hospital, Camden, the doctors hope
to save his sight.
Vineland.-Mi Michael Mennies, a young
merchant and prominent member of
the Diamond Social Club, was given
farewell prior to his departure for
the Georgia Technical School, prepara-
tory to entering the army aviation
corps. Former Judge Tuller and
Mayor Stevens made addresses.
Swedesboro.-One of the foes of
booze in this borough, has offered $100'
toward defraying the expenses of
special option election rather than
wait until the general election There
has been considerable comment over
the extra expense of special elections.
which have not been provided for in
the budgets of the townships and bor-
oughs. 1t is estimated that the cost
of special election in Swedesboro
would be about S400, while in the
townships it might be 500 less
Trenton. - Florein Macksey was.
forced to kiss every star and stripe in
the American flag before leaving the
Union county detectives office He.
plOiiiSCu W lCGiSttI lN'I lne dll.
Plainfield.-W William S. Tyler was ap-
pointed food administrator of New Jer-
sey.
Camden.-David Baird, who will
serve his state in the United States
senate until the autumn elections, was
sworn in.
Trenton.-New shipways will he
built on the Delaware river by the
New York ShipbuildIng Corporation Of
Camden
Alpha-Out of 211 Glass Al men
only % are American born.
Millville-John Stevens was elected
chief of the fire department
Phillipsburg Delaware Lodge OF
Masons voted to buy 81 600 worth OF
stamps.
Millville-TO boost the sale of thrift
stamps all the students of the public
schools have been enlisted in cam
palgn.
Wildwood-The High School has en-
rolled 100 per cent. of its students in
the organization of a Junior Red Cross
Phillipsburg. The IngersOll-Rand
Company will allow employees 70 use
1tJ acres of ground for war gardens.
Grenloch-Although the residents of
this place have overscribed the towns
quota of war savings stamps the worl,
goes on, and over 81 400 worth are
sold.
North Wildwood.-H. C. Schlichting,
principal of the public school, has re-
signed to accept a position as an in
structOr in the High School
Vineland. Walter Nickerson, a
young man of this place. bled for sew
en- days after cutting his thumb with
an oyster shell, but is now considered
out of danger.
Trenton.-Speaker Charles Wolver-
ton of the assembly has accepted an
invitation to address the Mllville Re-
publican League at a booster meeting
which Is being planned.
Trenton.-Arbor day will be ohserv-
ed in the public schools of New Jer-
sey Friday, April 13. Appropriate
programs will be provided by the coun-
ty and city superintendents of educa-
tion. An instructive pamphlet deal
ing with Arbor day observance is
available 20 school teachers upon ap-
plicatiOn to H. N. Morse. department
of public instruction, Trenton.
Trenton. = State Forester Alfred
Gaskill renews his recommendation
that Arbor day exercises he directed
toward improving and heautifying
school grounds by planting and ar
ranging for the care of trees and
shrubs and that the pupils he instruct
ed especially in the country districts.
in the prevention of forest fires and
the bearing of these fires upon the
welfare of the community. He also
advises that the school children he
taught the value of wood as fuel F,i-
ropes highly organized forestry grew
from scarcity of fire wood
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