The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-16
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STATE BRIEFS

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receipts of the 1919 exhibition TO the
Monmouth Memorial Hospital. The
1918 receipts, amounting TO S6,3S4,
were given to the Institution. An effort
will be made this year TO increase the
amount to $4,000
Joseph Cassara of New York was
sentenced to the state reformatory by
Judge Edward X. Mills at Morristown
on conviction of stealing an automo-
bile and trying to sell it in Stirling.
His companion, Joseph Ciocci, o. New
Providence received a suspended sen
tence because it was his first offense.
Roscoe Hildebrant OF Dover was
brought back from the reformatory,
where he was sent few weeks ago for
a statutory offense, and his sentence
was suspended
Paulsboro fraternal organizations
have already accepted invitations TO
participate in the big Fourth of July
celebration at Gibbstown.
The torpedo boat destroyer Badger,
the first of the fleet launched at the
New York Shipyard. Camden, returned
after a successful trial trip.
Miss Wilanna Bruner has beef en-
gagged as ch6.. leader of Emanuel
Church, Pehnsgrove. For two years
she has been musical instructor in the
Carney's Point schools.
Through the efforts of the Civic
League, recently formed booster Or
" nization. Gibbstown is to be supplied
With gas by concern supplying other
r.arby towns.
Although the Paulsboro Board of Ed
gcation has increased the salaries of
aachers and elected its corps for the
Text term, there is still possibility of
q shortage, as some who were elected
lave declined because of matrimonial
Plans.
Every resident of Buck street in
Paulsboro has had cement curbs placed
IN front of his property before final
action to compel him to do SO was TAX
e.. by council.
The muriatic acid department at the
pant of the Mantua Chemical Com
pany, at Paulsboro, closed since the
fist of the year, was placed in opera
ton again.
The Gloucester County Rural Mail
Carriers Association has elected
George A. MacFarland president, Jo-
seph Dilkes secretary and George Wal
tiers treasurer.
State Treasurer Read of Camden
will give his annual planked shad din
ner to members of the legislature and
other guests ut Mestville.
An ordinance has been introduced
before Gloucester city council for an
increase in the salary of the paid driv-
ers of the fire department.
A. S. Marshall of Woodbury. has of
fered 500 to the Sunday school in that
city that shows the largest percentage
of gain in attendance in the year
Morristown again has embarked in
the chicken business, having establish
ed small coop on the Green with a
number of small chicks Last summer
Hoover" the food saving sign, was
used for a coop, and some fowl was
successfully raised and taken to the
town barn for the winter
Fears of All ice famine in Elizabeth
this summer were dispelled when
Mayor Victor Mrvalag conferred with
three wholesale dealers and was assur-
ed that a sufficient amount would be
ebtainable.
Twelve members who joined the or
.ier more than half century ago are
participating in the centennial ami
versary celebration of Burlington Odd
Fellows. They are members of Phee-
nix Lodge, and the oldest of the dozen.
Thomas r. Schuyler. has been an Odd
Fellow more than 63 years. Former
Governor Stokes was the principal
speaker at a centennial celebration in
the Auditorium theater.
Fred G.. Sloan, who was appointed
chairman of committe to investigate
regarding a site for a public park In
BloOmingdale and found that an island
near the main stream of the Pequan-
noe river, owned by the Newark water
department, to be an ideal place, states
that the company department has as
sured him it will give the borough 3
deed for the island for term of 80
years. Attention will now be given to
the filling in of the left side of the
river.
While the Cumberland county peach
crop will probably be considerably less
than was anticipated owing 10 the cold
weather and brown scale, the apple Or
chards were never more promising,
and the yield will probably be greater
than ever.
Although score or more of special
officers of PaulsbOro have been watch
ing the town at nights in an effort to
catch the persons who have been dis
tributing Bolshevik literature, the
Reds have worked so secretly that no
trace of them can be found. The
phernalia for dipping the guilty par
ties in Mantua creek, and anyone
found distributing the literature in
that loyal borough will not be treated
gently.
A New York corporation has taken
one of the largest factory buildings in
Bridgeton and has begun the manufac-
ture of silk shirt waists upon large
scale.
Men who evaded military service on
the ground that they were aliens are 10
be refused final citizenship papers
This ruling was made by Judge Carl
ton B. Pierce in the naturalization
court, Elizabeth. when he refused the
application of Isaac Odishoo of Yonk-
ers. formerly of II First street. The