The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-26

day this year the Italian knights Of
Columbus Beneficial Association OF
J Camden will have its celebration the
( following day.
AS step toward starting the new
borough hall at Pennsgrove the old
frame dwelling on the Main street site,
purchased by council for $4,000, viii
be removed
Pitman spent a little less than $3.50
for four public band concerts in the
summer most of the fund being con
] tributed by local merchants.
Claiming $4,000 damages, William
! Zargable of Aura has Instituted suit
against X. S. Richman of Pitman,
whose automobile collided with his
wagon and seriously injured him in
August.
An examination for rural mail car
rier OH the Sickleville route will be
held on September q.
The sugar famine in Woodbury. has
been broken by the receipt of half
| ton by one of the storekeepers.
Roland Carey, farmer near
Courses Landing, Salem county, has
lost 65 pigs from a pen of 60 by
cholera.
The fourth carload of surplus army
food has been ordered for Phillipsburg.
The First Presbyterian Church of
vineland held reception in honor of
its A members who were in the war.
Mrs. Abigail Ten Eyck observed the
one hundred and first anniversary of
her birth at the home of her daughter,
| Miss Jeanette Ten Eyck of South
| Branch, with whom she lives. She
was born at the latter place and al
ways has lived there With the excep-
ton OF slightly defective vision she
enjoys all her faculties and keeps in
| band, Abraham Ten Eyck, died years
ago.
Theories of crime in connection with
| the finding of the body of pretty seven
teen-year-old Verona Lamb in Crops
! lake. Trenton, We're dispelled by COro-
ner Wagner, who after an investiga-
ton concluded the girl, finding that
she could not have the same privileges
as other girls, because she was Il ward
of the New Jersey Children's Society,
! threw herself into the lake in a sui
cidal frenzy.
The attention of the authorities at
Woodbury. has been called to numer-
Gus theftS of automobiles and aces
sories, and an appeal has been made
for some action that will stop the
thieves. One or more machines or
| Il al ie, n1 a c
missing about every "a hours.
Appealing for what they call a civ
ing wage" members of the Burlington
police force have asked the council to
grant them an increase of SO month.
They now draw SIS, A petition from
the cops will be presented to council at
its next meeting. Because of the i'm
proved order under war time prohibit
ton city officials believe the force can
be considerably reduced.
At an enthusiastic meeting OF re-
turned service men in the Auditorium,
! AIillville, "a post of the American
Legion was organized, with these offl-
GERS Commander, DR.. Frank X. Shep-
pard vice commander, Harry r. Walt
man; adjutant, Joseph F. Smith; finan-
cial officer, Lawrence Bacon historian,
G. Vernon Pepper; chaplain, Rev.
Louis +. Vein. The legion adopted
the name of Malvern Nabb, in honor of
the young Millville officer who was
| killed at chatteau-Thiery.
A troop of Boy Scouts is to be or
ganized at Quinton.
A country fair will be held by the
Somerdale Civic Association On Octo-
Der 3 and 4.
The Salem County RoaG Camp has
| been moved from the Pointers to
| Courses Laftling, where the convicts
are constructing an improved road of
gravel.
Fortescue fishermen are taking the
biggest weakfish of the season, and
the sport is good. Catches are aver
aging two pounds to the fish.
Miss Lilly McAneny, who has been
conducting a baby clinic at Alpha for
the State Board of Health, has been
transferred to Garfield
The skin disease with which num-
Der of Paulsboro school children have
| beeli dHllCtcu has DCCh uidSAooSu w
physicians as "impetigo."
An outside room is needed this year
for overflow classes at the Pitman
school, but the Board of Education has
been unable to find II suitable place.
Roosevelt Post, American Legion, of
Vineland, has opened drive for MEM
bership that will cover both the Dor
ough and the township. 1t now has
nearly 200 members
Records for fishing in the lake at
Grenloch have been broken by Will
liam Myers of Camden, wh' caught 55
fish, including pike, yellow neds and
sunfish, in few hours
Another church planned for Pleas
antville, with population approx
mating 5000, will bring the total num-
her of religious edifices in the town to
20 and make it probably the most
"churchified" community in the coun-
try in proportion to population.
Through the efforts of the Improve
ment Association and Borough Coun-
Gil, Woodbury. Heights is to have cleo
trio lights and the voters will decide
whether there shall be bond issue for
the installation of sewers.
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