The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-12-19
After this month water rates al j.
nan will be Increased from 50 to $l5

The employees OF the GlouceSteF
City water and fire departments have
presented petitions to the council fol
pay increases of $40 month mex
year.
Charged with selling cider with
"kick" to Burlington schoolboys, JONI
Thompson was held under bail for
court by Magistrate Mooney.
Three memorial windows have been
placed in the Presbyterian Church,
Woodstown, and dedicated to Charles
Richman, William D. Clayton and
Edna Tionette Crispin, faithful work
ers for many years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Minnick, probably the
oldest woman in Burlington county,
celebrated her ninety-sixth birthday at
the home of her son-in-law, Allen
Stout, Burlington, friends calling to
greet her.
Through the efforts of the Fairton
Parent-Teachers' Association electric
lights have been installed in the public
schools at that place.
The bronze tablet containing the
names of every young man of the bor-
ough of Paulsboro who served the col
ors during the war and which was to
have been unveiled in September at "a
welcome home celebration, but failed
to be delivered at that time, has ar
rived, and arrangements are being
made to unveil it.
Any one who interferes with the
milk wagons of I. O.. Smiths Sons,
New Jersey milk dealers, for the next
20 years will be in contempt of court
under the terms of an unusual injunc-
ton granted by Federal Judge Mayer
The injunction was sought in May
against a milk drivers union, but a
strike then threatened did not develop
However, in the absence of objection
from the union the court proceeded to
issue the injunction when it appeared
for action on the court calendar.
The citizens are going after the $780,
600 appropriated by the legislature in
1917 for an armOry in Salem, which
was held up because of the war. TIE
chamber of commerce will have COM
mittee to encourage the organization
of a new National Guard company and
to secure the appropriation. Salem
had a company in the old Third Regi-
ment when the war broke out, and this
organization acquitted itself nobly in
the great conflict.
Ill luck pursues the Hill Dredging
Company which handed over to the
freeholders the completed Absecon-At-
lantic City boulevard, pocketing loss
of more than 100000 on the contract
awarded three years ago. The con-
tract price was $2S0,000, and the work
cost the company $4,000, due to war
time conditions. Two weeks ago the
company was awarded $1S1 900 con-
tract for extensive harbor improve
ments at the Inlet Since that time,
though large force Of workmen has
been retained on the payroll, the COM
pany has been unable to get coal to
continue the work.
]. Thompson Baker, ex-congressman
from the Second district of New Jer-
sey, founder of Wildwood and friend
of President Wilson, died in st. Agnes
Hospital, Philadelphia. His end was
FASTENED, in the opinion Of friends, by
the tragic death few months ago of
his daughter, Miss Katherine Baker,
who for close to five years had served
as a nurse with the French army
Miss Baker returned to the United
States after the signing of the armi-
stice a physical wreck and died in
sanitarium at Saranac Lake, N. Y.
Following her death Mr.. Baker went
into a decline, which finally resulted in
his death.
Charles A. Patterson, vice president
of the DUPONT Powder Company, has
donated silver loving cup as prize
for the inner plant bowling match now
In progress at Gibbstown.
The Ocean City Young Mems Pro-
gressive Leagues drive for new men,
bers Is meeting with much success.
The league will soon open a drive for
So 200 for memorial tablet for service
men.
The law prohibiting children under
the age of sixteen years attending
shows unless accompanied by parents
or guardians is being rigidly enforced
in Gibbstown.
Sugar shortage Is no respector of
person or authority, it is shown at
Camp Dix by the announcement of re-
strictions on its use by the army. that
will be rigidly enforced. Without
commenting as to what may be causing
the shortage, the zone supply officers
admit it exists and is likely to con-
tinue and directs that sugar until fur
Their notice be rationed in every post.
Regulations here make the allowance
per capita about three and one-fifth
ounces a day.
The Gloucester City council passed
tile ordinances granting an increase of
5000 year in salary to Mayor Ander-
son, City Clerk Redfield and City
Treasurer Powell and 500 increase tC
Street Supervisor Lincoln and Chief
Engineer of the Water Works Arms
A resolution was adopted fixing the
salary of each assessor at 5000 year
The increase will take effect on Jan
uary l. 1t is the first time in II years
that the officials received an increase
in salary. The police presented pc
titiOn for an increase of $40 month
basing their claim on the high cost OF
living. The matter was referred to
the Police Committee.
The Gloucester County Firemen's
Association will be royalty entertained
by the WoolWich Company of SwedeS