The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-11-21

The Edward Evans farm, near VIII
Jamestown, containing 200 acres, has
been sold to Isaac Beckley, of Black
| wood, for $4,000
Charitable residents met the appeal
of managers of the Home for Aged
Women of Burlington county for in
creased donations to meet the high
costs of operating with the largest
quantity of food and other supplies
ever received.
The Glassboro high school was
closed for two days fumgation by or
der of the school and health authori-
ties, following the discovery that Lee
nora Keene, of Elmer, member of
the senior class, had developed scarlet
fever
Haddonfield's new public library and
historical building is now the prop
erty of the borough and after pledges
for its erection are paid will be for
mally dedicated and occupied.
More houses are being built at Pit
man than at any time since the out
/ break of the war.
| A sale of baskets, rugs and other
/ products of the handiwork of the
! states wards will be held at the viii
| lage for epileptics at Skillman.
Millville police have been instruct
| ed to round up parents who persist in
the violation of the attendance law by
! failing to send their children to school
| and several were fined by Mayor
| Whitaker.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Berlin
Fire company realized $50 from sour
krout supper.
! Plans are under way for the organ
| ization of a Y. w. G. A. at Nights
| town.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the carpenter shop and planning mill in
! Claremont road, opposite the railroad
! station, Bernardsville, owned and OPP
Grated by Charles Phadenhauer. The
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000. The structure and contents
were not insured.
The employees of Union county who
served in the war will be given the
! difference in their army pay and their
| county salary for the time they spent
with the eolors if the board of free
holders adopts the recommendation
of the legal questions committee,
which came to this decision.
An agreement entered into between
the Pemberton Township Water, Sew
erage and Light company for the
leasing of the plant to the borough
of Pemberton has been approved by
the public utilities commission. The
application for the boards approval
was made by the company
The trolley question caused the ejec-
tion of nearly the entire Democratic
ticket in National Park. Usually the
borough is largely Republican, but
Bugbee had majority of only two.
The majority of Mayor Edgar Waters,
Democrat, was only three, while e.
Rex Allen and F. r. Dick were elect
ed to council by good majorities.
Lightning struck the creamery of
the f. w. Jansen company, of Ho-
boken, along the Lackawanna railroad
tracks at Delaware The plant, which
cost about $4,000, was practically de-
stroyed and the machinery wrecked.
Some of the residents telephoned to
Belvidere for aid and the Belvidere
fire apparatus was sent and prevented
! the blaze from spreading to adjoining
property
One cent increase in both quarts
and pints of milk was charged in New
ark by certain small dealers who here
| TO oh re
quart and nine cents pint. The ad-
vance is declared to have been forced
by increased cost of production AL
though no advance in the retail price
of milk has been announced by the
larger distributors of the city, the
general manager of the Borden Farm
Products company, at New York, stat
ed that the question of price is "be-
ing studied"
Very Rev. Albert B. Baker, D. D.,
rector emeritus of Trinity church,
Princeton, was installed at Trenton as
dean of the Cathedral of the Episco-
pal diocese of New Jersey. The cere-
monies, which were attended by many
prominent clergymen and laymen from
all parts of New Jersey, were con-
Quoted by Rt Rev. Paul Matthews,
Bishop of New Jersey, assisted by
Archdeacon r. Bowden Shepherd.
Mantua, an old Democratic town.
ship in Gloucester county, gave Thorn
as Dilkes, Democrat, a majority over
Charles Cooper, Republican, for col
lector, but gave Bugbee a majority of
%.
For the first time in many years the
Salem county Jail is empty, excepting
for one prisoner, This fellow, who
has the entire place to himself, is
Antonio Saldanio. who was found
guilty of manslaughter and was SEN
fenced to state prison. An appeal
has been taken and SaIdanio is held
awaiting bail. 81 had hoped that
might throw the doors of the Jail wide
open after the session of court" said
Warden Myers, "but this is not now
possible because of the Saldanio ap-
peal"
The Methodist Episcopal and First
Presbyterian churches of Flanders are
considering federation. The matter
is in the hands of a special commit
tee of the Presbytery of Morris and
Orange, of which Rev. Or. John F.
Patterson, of Orange, is chairman.
No decision will be reached until the
plans are submitted to the churches.
The Methodist Episcopal church was
organized in 1889 and the Presbyte-
| rio in 1SSo