The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-27

/ boo PioNNN u pun ttipiN ~ 80 PoANN~
for the use of the firemen.
! The Salem Country Club will OBJ
serve "children's day. at the clubhouse
on the Delaware river on June %.
A brass band numbering % pieces,
composed principally of young farm
ers, has been formed at Mickleton.
Army worms have appeared in scat
| tered sections in South Jersey, and
| some grain and grass has been strip
ped clean.
| Grape growers in South Jersey say
that much damage has been done to
| young grapes by rose bugs. In some
sections there will be scarcely any
| fruit.
| Scores of farmers in Gloucester
county have invested in auto trucks,
and it is expected that fully 80 per
cent of the produce grown will be thus
| transported.
| The navy department has transfer
| ed % additional yeowomen to the
| naval air craft station, Gloucester
| City, to take the places of yeomen who
are leaving the service.
Mayor Crawford of Pleasantville has
appointed a committee of citizens and
business men to arrange for a big
| Fourth of July celebration.
| Miss Alice Hendee, daughter of City
Commissioner William G. Hendee of
| Wildwood, won the alumnae medal at
| commencement exercises of the Phila-
delphia Academy of Music and has
| been appointed member of the facul-
| ty to teach at the main school.
The p G. S. of A. of Cumberland
county has asked the government
| through Congressman Bacharach to
donate couple Of captured cannon
| for the tea burning monument at
| Greenwich.
Westyille borough council will pre-
sent petition to the Public Utilities
Commission for protection at the rail-
road crossing where so many accidents
occur. The people demand safety
gates.
According to the New Brunswick
Board of Trade, there are 20 applica-
tons for manufacturing space in that
city from outside firms, which in the
aggregate would employ 1000 hands
About 100000 feet of floor space is
needed.
The Hopewell Canning Company is
making alterations to their factory and
cleaning up in preparation for an ac-
tive season, which will open in August
This year the prospect for tomatoes is
very good. The canning company sells
the seed to the farmers so they can
have standard quality One hundred
and ten acres have been planted, and
SIS ton will be paid for them. About
80 girls are employed Last year 277,-
600 cans were shipped from HopeVell
Clasping in one hand statement
that without the League of Nations the
world was no fit place to live in, a
man identified by papers in his pocket
as Frank Hacker of 65 Catherine
street, Perth Amboy, was found on the
road near New Brunswick sitting
against a tree, a bullet in his right
temple and revolver in his hand.
Colonel Anthony r. Kuser, who re-
Gently offered Bernards township a
$4,000 tract of land for a public park,
will cooperate fully with the Board of
Education in the development of the
athletic field and grounds of the 23
acre school tract if the school officials
do not think the site of his offer salts
factory.
Riverside, Delanco and Bridgeboro
are combining for their first Chautau-
qua.
Herbert A. Walls was elected presi-
dent of permanent citizens commit
tee to inquire into how the money rails
ed by taxation is spent by the various
officials of Vineland. There is great
discomfort over the high tax rate
Washington township, Gloucester
county, needs four teachers for next
school term.
A gobbler on the farm of Mrs. Halle
Linch at Daretown is caring for sew
eral young turkeys.
Lambertville has started work on the
rebuilding of the streets, using asphalt
UNI and stone
The ordinance for the construction
of the sanitary sewer in Westmont will
be introduced at the next session :
the Township Committee.
Norman Downs loaded 80 of his
young Vineland friends into hay wag-
on, drove to old Pole Tavern, Salem
county, took an orchestra and refresh
ments and invited the natives to the
dance hall for a jamboree.
Farmers are so busy that the Wood
bury street market, which opened a
week ago, is not crowded with fresh
produce One lone woman, with crate
of Strawberries and few punches Of
asparagus, was the entire market for a
long time.
Railroad officials are making good
their promise to farmers to keep plen-
| ty of cars ready during the shipping
| season, and thus far no complaints
have been heard Entire train loads of
empty refrigerator cars come down
daily and are dropped at stations, ac-
cording to need, and growers are ac-
tually surprised at the service.
Herbert n. Twells of Woodbury., adj
ministrator of the estate of John Rod
ney, has presented the Gloucester
| County Historical Society with four
letter seals, quill pen, bullet mold,
powder horn and a number of other
valuable trinkets.
Six-year-old Emil Sarynske of Pas
sale was playing with some boys about
his own age on the Second street
bridge over the Passaic river when he
| Loot his balapoa ap6 foil into tho x,,o+o,