The Lambertville record., 1919-08-01
New Jersey
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local boys in the service is to be erect
ed by citizens of this place.
Buttzville.-Two of her ribs were
torn loose when Mrs. John Sarson of
this place was attacked by young
heifer on her farm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of this place
and White township, Warren county,
are raising $4,000 for a memorial for
service men.
Woodbury. Heights. - Residents of
this place are delighted with the re-
trio power shortly.
Glassboro.- Sara e. Thompson,
teacher of sciences and physical train
ing at the High School here last year,
has been elected principal of the Mer-
chantville High School.
Newark. - Clarence S. Sparrow of
Irvington was placed under arrest,
charged with the theft of $4,000
worth of gold from the plant of the
Balbach Smelling and Refining Com
pany of this city. Sparrow was the
foreman of the gold and platinum de-
partment of the plant until two weeks
ago, when, it Is said, he was discharged.
Trenton According to conserva-
tive estimate 12 of this city's licensed
bars are closed. Inability to make
money solely with the sale of beer and
soft drinks is the reason advanced for
the move on the part of the license
holders. The National hotel was clos
ed because it was not paying operated
only as rooming proposition.
South Seaville. - Arrangements are
being made for the annual "smoke out
of mosquitoes at the camp meeting
grounds here All the avenues are be-
ing raked, and smouldering fires win
be started to free the woods of the
pests. The regular camp will open on
July 81 and continue to August II.
Vineland.-When burglar crawled
into a window of the home of U. A.
Creamer, local merchant, he upset a
bird cage. The birds began to sing,
awoke the household and the thief
beat a retreat.
West Wildwood-The Utility Com
mission has recommended to the Wild
wood and Delaware Bay Short Line
Company and the Atlantic City Rail-
road Company the installation of i'm
proved station facilities here.
Seaside Heights.-Negotiatio are
Gnder way for the erection of new
Catholic church at Lavallette, and a
new parish will be formed. Several
meetings have been held to consider
ways and means to pay for the edifice.
Hearty support has been rendered
those in charge, and plans will be pre-
pared at an early date. A valuable
plot has been donated as a site. 1t is
100 by 100 feet at Virginia and Grand
Central avenues. The gift was made
by Andrew B. Kean of LansdOwne, Pa.
Trenton.-The proposal of Superin-
tendent Shields of the Anti-Saloon
League that his organization will bolt
the Republican ticket unless his candi-
date, Acting Governor Runyon, should
be nominated in the primaries has
aroused a storm of protest from the
rank and file of the party In the state.
West Orange.-Despite his 72 years
Thomas A. Edison qualified as a
fire fighter when, after blaze broke
out in a bakery connected with the
edison plant here, he organized a num-
ber of his employees into a bucket
brigade and extinguished the flames
before the arrival of the fire depart
nent.
Trenton-Donald M. Rice, a return
ed soldier, was appointed as super
visor of institutional farms under the
state department of institutions and
agencies, succeeding William B. Dur
yea, who resigned recently to accept
private employment. The position
pays $500 a year. Rice, who is a
resident of this city, served in the
Seventy-seventh Division as nom
commissioned officer and saw more
than year of active service on the
western front. He has had wide eXpe-
rience in scientific farming.
A1ickleton.-Seventeen year locusts
and soldier heroes, both back in the
country this summer, were the chief
topics of discussion at a meeting here
of the Gloucester County Pomona
Grange The farmers decided that the
locusts are not likely to do much dam
age this season. Harry HOwey, jose
phine Folwell, Charles Brown and Ma
ry Haines led the discussion on the
question "HOw can we show the re-
turned soldiers our appreciation of
their services?"
WnStUilln Pnnonsn nf hn aytr
ly bad condition of the roads in Glou-
cester county the state highway de-
partment informed the County Board
of Freeholders that it would not pay
over any of the $4,000 motor vehicle
fund allotted for road repairs until
something is done to improve the roads.
Inspector Williams of the state high
way department recently went over
some of the county roads, which are
now bearing much of the heavy shore
motor traffic on detours, and reported
them in deplorable condition.
PROFESSIONALLY John H. Ramsay
farm, near here, containing 200 acres,
has been sold to ]. Willard Ramsey for
1,20O.
Gloucester City.-The trustees of the
Baptist Church here are putting in
their spare time repainting and repair
ing the parsonage.
Glassboro.-The Board of Education
awarded the contract for the new
grammar school to Sherman Sharp, his
bid of $S2,200 being the lowest sub
mitted. The contract covers the con-
struction of the building only, and
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