The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-09-19
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STATE BRIEFS

| has been incorporated at Wildwood.
The Gloucester city police have
added a rocking chair to their room in
the city hall, AS no one has claimed the
! chair which a fleeing thief dropped
ten days ago
| Seaside Park council has decided to
have boardwalk constructed the en-
tire length Of the borough. Work will
be begun early in the spring to be
ready for next season.
Edward Smith has been awarded
| the honor as star needle worker Of the
| boys of Absecon. He finished a girls
black sweater last week.
Monroevlle has been made a sepa-
rate charge in the New Jersey NJ. f.
conference, and Rev. S. Townsend
'leT- or has been chosen pastor.
"A branch of the American Legion is
being formed in Pleasantville, and the
| city council has granted the use of us
meeting room for its meetings.
The Millyille City Commission pass
ed an ordinance providing for a $4,000
bond issue for paving Buck street HILL
dangerous highway for autoists and
hOrsemen during stormy weather
Gloucester City council passed on
| first and second readings an ordinance
appropriating $4,000 for additional
| artesian' wells at the water works to
increase the supply.
An aeroplane, piloted by Lieutenant
Donaldson of Camp Dix. which fell in
a truck field near Fries mill some
days ago, still lies there and the gov
eminent will be TO no expense of TAX
ing it away, as souvenir hunters are
carrying it off in small pieces
The Wildwood schools opened with
many changes in the teaching staff
Miss Mildred Davis of fredericksburg
Md. recently appointed to the COM
mercial department, has notified the
Board of Education that she will be
unable TO accept, as she is i'll with
typhoid fever.
Three dollars is all that a blooded
hound dog is worth, according TO a
jury before Justice TrOth at Millville
when it awarded that amount to Ham
mOnd Beebe, a well known sportsman,
who charged that his beagle was killed
b. an automobile driven by Melvin
Reeves.
1t was learned that five weeks ago
thieves entered the home of Colonel
George Harvey in Deal and stole jewel
ry from Mrs. Harvey's bedroom valued
at $1,000 The robbery was reported
to the Asbury Park police, who refused
to take finger prints because they were
too busy. Private detectives were call
ed in. The thieves are still at large,
and the Harvey jewels are uncovered
The Education Board of Woodbury.
has made some calculations as to reve-
nue. from outside pupils and finds that
if all such present students continue
in school through the year about S15,-
GOO will be received in tuition fees
There are SIS grade pupils and 404
pupils in the schools today. Last year
the enrolment was 1850
In recognition of his heroism in saw
Ing the life of Miss Martha Wallace of
North Nineteenth street. Philadelphia,
DeNatto Poricco of Milville received
word that he will he awarded a govern
ment medal. Poricco. who was camp
ing with boy scouts at Stone Harbor,
heard the cry of bathers and saw the
young woman sinking He dashed into
the breakers and brought Miss Wallace
safely to shore. while the crowd cheer
ed
Pitman council has provided a site
in the center of the borough park for
memorial stone in honor of local he
roes The dedication will take place
some time this month.
A troop of 30 Boy Scouts from Cape
May is camping at the lake at Black
wood, where the find mosquitoes scar
Ger and less ferociOus than at the
shore
The Bridgeton city council has de-
cided to create tree commission and
will make Public Works Commissioner
w d. Friedrich its superintendent
Owing to the destruction of water
melons and other produce by large
t!ocks of crows, farmers of Maurice
River valley are carrying shotguns in
the fields.
Executors of the estate of Charles G.
Comptroller Bugbee under the inherit
ance tax laws S24S.00O, the tax on
about S10000,000. Appraisal of the
estate has not been completed, and for
that reason there may be a change in
the amount fiEally paid
Governor Runyon was informed by
the surplus food department at Wash
ingtOn that the government is releasing
for sale to the public through munich
palities large quantities of cold storage
products in addition to those previous
ly released. The output includes frozen
poultry, mutton, pork loins and Shout
ders, frozen binds and evaporated
fruits. 1t is suggested by the Govern
ment that municipalities. through their
officers. apply if they desire a supply
of the food 10 Capt. A. A Stewart. sur
plus food officer, 461 Eighth avenue,
New York city.
John 4. Corcoran. truant officer Of
Gloucester City. announced that the
public school children who We're sent
home because they were not vaccinated
will not be molested h. him
The Haddon Township Committee is
procuring DATA upon which TO file
protest on the present layout for the
fare zones by the Public Service Rail
way Company. 1t contends there are
too many divisions in the less than six
miles from the Camden terminal to
Haddontield and after obtaining exact