The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-12-19
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

mated three barrels of potatoes to be
sent to the Children's Home at Tren-
ton.
The home section of the Wildwood
Civic Club is planning q community
Christmas tree again, although it is
experiencing great difficulty getting
candy for the stockings.
A general shakeup in local affairs Is
predicted when the new Glassboro
Township Committee reorganizes the
first of the year.
Davis Paulin has started upon his
twel tieth term as president of the
drew ]. Stewart, Jr., has been elected
chief for the seventh consecutive time.
A new public library is assured to
Cape May through the untiring efforts
of A. w. Hand, r. Brunyate, L. G. Og-
den and others. The library probably
will be built before tie coming season
and will be the mecca of book lovers.
The Board of Education has granted
the use of one of the large rooms in
the new High School building on
Washington street for the temporary
home. .A
A bitter arraignment of the Board of
Freeho.ders of Mercer county is con-
tanned in the report submitted to Su-
preme Court Justice -renchard by for
mer Judge Frederick w. Gnichtel de-
failing the results of the investigation
he conducted as a commissioner into
the freeholders' administration. Mr.
Gnichtel charges the board with fall
IRE to give to their duties the time and
attention they require, with an utter
disregard of the laws regulating the
expenditure of money, with eXtrava-
gance in expanding Iublic funds and
with the petty theft of both money and
materials properly belonging to the
county.
AT meeting in Philipsburg of the
citation a tricounty organization, COM
posed of Warren, Sussex and Hunter
don counties, was organized, with
these officers: President, John Tiff,
Newton, Sussex county; vice president,
]. Charles Alpaugh, Oldwick, Hunter
don county; secretary, E. H. DeVoe,
Washington, Warren county, and
treasurer, P Frank Hagerty, Philips
burg, Warren county. The next meet
ing will be held at Washington.
Intense dissatisfaction has developed
among members of the medical staff of
the State Hospital for the Insane with
what they claim is the inferior quality
of the food served them and the men,
bers of their families who live at the
institution. The feelings of the physi-
clans have found expression in petit
ton presented to Dr. Henry A. Cotton,
medical director of the hospital, to
bring about an improvement in the sit
uation.
Lack of adequate facilities to get
children into the public schools and
Keep them there is one of the great de-
f1ciencies of the states educational
system, said State Commissioner of
Education Kendall In a discussion Of
school attendance. The establishment
of an attendance bureau will be neces-
sary, he believed, If New Jersey Is to
receive the fullest benefit from the
S<DtVOOOOO SpCilt SuNli year lOI Tic
maintenance Of the educational sys-
tenn. Such bureau would cost from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year, and it would
be an investment in the judgment Of
the commissioner.
Burlington city authorities will CO.
operate with the county and state in
extending the proposed concrete road
entering the city by the Jacksonville
pike through Federal street to High
street
B Frank Smith told the members Of
the Ocean City Board of Trade Tues
dav night that new hotel company Is
being formed there and that a large
and modern hotel will be built at
Tenth street and the Boardwalk
Gibbstown people have decided to
have community Christmas tree to
add joy to the hearts of the young
sters. Funds have been raised by hold
ing a bazaar. The tree will be erected
on lot adjoining the DUPONT club
house, and boxes of candy will be dis
tributed to the kiddies.
An appeal from the Public Utility
Commissions order restoring the 7
cent trolley fare is advised by Frank
Fl. Sommer, counsel for the Associated
Municipalities III all fare proceedings.
at is my Judgment that the action of
the commission can be successfully at
tackled in the court" he said at New
ark in a statement. Later he suggest
ed that an appeal to the legislature
rather than legal steps might be de-
cided.
The State Grange, in convention at
Atlantic City, went on record as favor
ing the ratification of the prohibition
amendment, in favor of woman suf-
frage and as opposed TO becoming as
ISOLATED in any way with the American
Federation of Labor until that organl-
cation had rid itself entirely of all its
radical elements. 1t was stated that
the New Jersey farmer stands at all
times for America first and is unalter-
ably opposed to anything that scents
of radicalism.
A post of the American Legion is
being formed among former soldiers OF
Paulsboro
The members of the American LIE
gion of Merchantville and Pensauker
township are preparing for series OF
athletic events this winter.
Residents of Ocean City are agair
| stirred over the possibility that the
electric line will discontinue the opera
ton of cars on January 1. BY ar
engagements with the city the company
q uranl To RIM 90 re until thnt tir,aa nc,