The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-07-11
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

urged to make an early appointment,
who must be a Democrat.
Woodbury. residents are clamoring
for better curb market. Up to this
time only two or three small loads Of
produce have been brought in on mar
ket days, and these last only short
time. Farmers claim that better
prices are obtained in the Philadelphia
markets.
Juvenile crime seems to be prevalent
in Cumberland county. the youngsters
committing various thefts. some of
them of serious nature. Six boys are
confined now in the county Jail in
Bridgeton thus accused.
The Millville City Commission has
pending an ordinance for paving more
than mile Of additional streets with
vitrified brick at a cost of about $780,
900.
Absecon Borough Council will act on
the ordinance requiring business men
to take out a mercantile license at its
July meeting
The Bridgeton EIks have organized
a marching club to participate in the
national convention parade at Atlantic
City July 10.
The new Y. NJ. c. A at Carney's
Point will be opened on July 10 in the
old quarters of the Y. w. C. A.
The minimum salary of the school
teachers of Vineland has been raised to
5000 a year.
The City Park Commission at Bridge
ton is erecting band shell in the city
park and will provide free munich
pal band concerts during the summer.
Cumberland county farmers lost
heavily by the tieup of the railroads
by the strike of truck drivers at New
York. 1t is estimated that $4,000
worth of perishable produce was lost.
The societies of st. Peters Church,
Pleasantville. donated $40 to the fund
| for Irish freedom
Sergeant James Durham of Millville,
entertained at turkey supper num-
| Der of his comrades who fought in his
company in France. The guest of
| honor was Lieutenant A Kensleman of
PaSsaic, who commanded the unit after
Captain Shoemaker of Bridgeton had
| been killed at Chateau Thierry
Through the efforts of a special
committee of the Woodstown Chamber
| of Commerce. an earlyclOSing move
ment for the summer became effective
among local merchants on July.
| The Haddon Township Board of Edu-
cation has paid tu&tion bills amount
| ing to S5,544.49 for both high school
and elementary instruction of pupils
attending Gloucester. Collingswood
and Eaddonfield schools.
The Gloucester Historical Society,
through It's president. David ]. Doran,
is preparing data for the commission
which viii erect tablet to mark the
spot where the Dutch settled at Fort
| Nassau
To get ideas for a proposed new
borough hall for Pennsgrove, Mayor
Fisher and committee of councilmen
inspected Swedeboros fine new mu-
nicipal building.
The councils of the Junior Mechan-
les of Salem county have organized an
association, and field meeting will be
held at WoOdstOwn Tuesday evening,
August D.
The Public Utility commission de-
MED the application of the Harrison
Heights Improvement Company, which
operates water plant in part of Null
lica Hill, for a general increase in
rates to consumers, finding that the
company is not entitlC to the addi-
| nj Snnght Nn6itipa tinnS
of the petition may be filed, providing
for certain increased rates.
Contractors who are building the
new state highway from Mullica Hill
to Mantua have located a fine bed OF
gravel at the edge of the town. and it
| is being utilized for the concrete.
According TO a report issued by the
New Jersey Weather Bureau, the lack
of rain in the state in the past two
weeks retarded growth of corn, pota-
toes, oats and grass.
The week of Chautauqua closed in
Millviile with junior musical pageant
! after one of the most sue eSsful sea-
sona in its history there.
Charged with the Illegal sale of liq-
| Ut 4, cttI DtlttlIs JUN anu -hdi Npl-
a'laba We're each fined 500 and costs
in the MiIlville police court.
State hospital executives. meeting
| in the Board of Trade building, New
| ark, to organize the New Jersey Hos
ptal Association, took first steps 10
raise the efficiency of all institutions
| by Standardization of methods in COM
| Ia, ie,ci
| Archibald addressed the session in the
absence of Mayor Gillen. who is still
| out of town. Through the new organi-
| cation it is expected greater co-opera-
| ton will be obtained among hospitals
! of the state. A study of methods and
equipment will be made.
A meeting was held in Moose Home.
BcrdentOwn, to arrange for welcome
home day for returned soldiers, the
time of which will be named later on.
A special committee of 20 was named
Seized with cramps as he was swim
miag in the pond at the Avondale quar-
ry, Nutley, John 3reslin of lib Payne
avenue, Lyndhurst, drowned before
hep could reach him. Breslin, who
was fifty-three years old, had been en-
ploYed for the last three weeks as a
laborer on the pipe line now under
construction in River road, Nutley.
Nearly every summer brings loss of
life to bathers in this pond,
Several carloads of Vineland pro-
duce among which were the first
blackberries and raspberries of the
SaaS,n y,-nra held IN bV the truck driv-