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

WIDOW anu TWO UduSnteTS.
Eli Allen has been elected township
clerk at Gibbstown in place of Melvin
Tussey, resigned.
In Newton the windows of the pub
lie school are to be washed three times
a year hereafter instead of once a
year, as heretofore.
-Four generations were present at
the golden wedding celebration of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph p Hogan. ST., and
scores of relatives and friends from
various parts of South Jersey attended
the anniversary Despite their adj
and participated in the merrymaking.
Hogan was a foreman for the Millville
Manufacturing Company for 80 years.
An employment bureau for returned
soldiers and sailors has been opened at
Salem, with the Chamber of Commerce
in charge.
The average pumpage of water at
the Gloucester City water works last
month was 1.66S,OO0 gallons day
The Mantua township authorities
have stationed an officer on the main
road to stop speeding autoists at
Barnesboro.
The appointment of women as mem
bers of the MillYille Board of Health
has aroused the City Commission,
which has ordered general house
cleaning and renovation of the city
hall.
A pig roast supper will be served by
the Pennsgrove w. c. T. u May % for
the benefit of the Salem County Hos
pital.-
The spring conference of the w. c..
r. U. of Cape May county will be held
in the Dennisville NJ. f. Church on
May 16.
A concern which makes ring boxes
is negotiating for the opening of a fac
tory at Williamstown.
Miss Evelyn C. Jones, teacher Of
the Millville High School, sailed for
Bordeaux, France, to take up Y. NJ. G..
A. canteen work
Two convicts escaped from the state
prison farm near Leesburg, but, being
unacquainted with the lay of the coun-
try, returned and were taken back to
Trenton.
The Gloucester High School will
graduate a class of II this year. the
largest class in its history, and the
commencement address will be by
State Comptroller Bugbee.
Game Warden Phifer of Millvlle is
waging warfare on pine snakes. claim.
ing they are r-reat destroyers of game,
killed one near Cumberland which
measured six feet eight inches.
The inspectors of the Gloucester i'm
migrant station are on the hunt for II
Chinese seamen in this country illegal
ly and who failed to report for deporta-
ton two weeks ago.
The d. II. Chandler Shoe Company
gave notice that it will close its factory
at Vineland. The $50 hands have been
on strike for a month trying to have
the union recognized, but the firm re-
fused the demand Rumor says it will
remove TO Brooklyn.
Rev. Dr. Cornelius Schenck. pastor
emeritus of Trinity Reformed Church,
Plainfield, died at his home. 942 West
Front street from bronchial pneumonia
DR. Schenck, who was sixty-two years
old. had been in poor health since De
cember II, 1906, when he was stricken
with paralysis.
Jacob Dunn. for 10 years chief of
police of HackenSack, who resigned
January to become superintendent of
police at the United Piece Dye Works
at Lodi, died there from influenza con-
tracted last week.
The oyster planting season In the
Delaware bay and Maurice river cove
has opened, and despite the storm n
large fleet worked on the natural beds,
and the captains report a marvellous
growth of seed. A large number of the
boats at Bivalve and Maurice river
were unable to operate owing to the
inability of the planters to obtain full
crews. The men are demanding 500
and 500 a month, with board, which
is double the wages paid before the
war.
The authorities of Gloucester county
are batfled over the numerous automo-
bile thefts and robberies in general in
all sections. In cases where the
thieves have been brought into court
heavy sentences have been imposed,
but the work goes on. During the past
week a half dozen cars have been
stolen. and not one has been recovered.
School mems week at the Ocean City
summer school has been fixed for the
week beginning July T. Speakers will
include President Walter A. Jessup of
Iowa State University. DR.. Frank
Thompson. superintendent of schools
in Boston. and Superintendent ]. H.
Francis of Columbus, O., who is direc-
tor of the United States School Garden
Army.
Representatives of big concern
which has large contract with the
featured for the government met
Mayor Whitaker and other city Off
Gals at Bridgeton ard arranged to es-
tablish a plant there Fifteen acres of
land are required, and there will be a
number of large temporary buildings.
The loaded shells are shipped to
Bridgeton by vessel, and 300 men will
be employed for at least year.
Vineland peach growers are arous-
ed about the ravages of the brown
rot and have called special meeting
of all growers.
Injuries inflicted by pet bulldog q
week before caused the death of John
Hoen. five years old, adopted son OF
Mrs. Lonise Grayson of Warren Point