The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-10-17
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try home of o. H Hammond here.
Williamstown. "A fall crop of rasp-
berries is being gathered on some of
the big patches in the lower sections
of Gloucester and Camden counties
and in Atlantic county, and growers
are getting good prices for them in
markets unaccustOmed to getting these
berries at this season of the year.
Englishtown.--Two ''moonshlne" liq-
nor stills concealed in the cellars of
farmhouses six miles from this town
were raided by federal revenue agents.
Three persons were arrested, and two
complete still outfits, Is barrels of
"mash" and large quantity of sugar
and other materials We're seized. This
was the third raid made by revenue
agents in New Jersey in the last few
weeks.
Ocean City.-The term of William
g. Massey as trustee of the Ocean City
Electric Railway Company, under the
order of Chancellor Walker, has ex-
PRED Mr.. Massey has month in
which to submit his report to the
court. 1t is understood that, because
of the increased number of visitors
during the summer and the lessened
cost of operating, the road paid this
year.
Collingswood. - The Chamber of
Commerce has distributed invitations
cant on October 81 to nearly every
town in Camden county, and it Is ex-
pected that several hundred will vie
for the so prizes for fancy and comic
costumes. The parade will start at
$50 in the evening, led by band.
Westville. - The authorities of
Gloucester county and of nearby towns
believe there will be roundup of au-
tomobile thieves and probably most Of
the recently stolen cars recovered.
They have gained information that
has put them on the track Of the
thieves and automobiles and count on
the assistance of the Philadelphia au-
thorities. All the stolen cars have
been taken to a certain place and re-
assembled, and some Of them already
have been sold, according to the infor-
nation CLEANED.
Burlington. = Relief from inflated
pilk prices is promised Burlington
consumers by Walter Kirby, prominent
Columbus dairyman, who recently
forced the combine of ice cream manu-
facturers to cut prices. Kirby prom
ises to supply the city, beginning next
week, with unlimited quantities of pas
teurized milk from the best dairies at
IL cents a quart at the distributing
station here Local dealers recently
jumped prices to Is and 16 cents a
quart.
Observation-Disclosures of the Mercer
county Board of Freeholders were
called in the Investigation being con-
ducted under the direction of the Su-
preme Court into the boards methods
of doing business. Although no men,
Der Of the board is the head of de-
partment under fire, it was developed
that their administrations have not
been characterized by a strict adher-
ence to the law. Freebooter Conard
admitted that he had entered into con-
tracts necessitating an expenditure of
more than $500 without advertising for
bids. One of the contracts was for the
purchase of steam roller and another
for asphalt patching material
Paulsboro.-Council has been notl-
fed that the county hereafter will look
after Broad street, which Solicitor
Redrow has decided is a county road.
Woodbury.-The Democrats of Elk
township. Gloucester county, will put
forth every effort to elect freebooter
this year.
Clayton ON the farm of Wilson
Brothers, near here, a large pear
orchard is in bloom and a number of
cherry trees are budding.
Washington.-To relieve overcrowd-
ed conditions the Board of Education
will have pupils of the Bunker Hill,
Chestnut Ridge, Grenloch and Turner
vile schools transported to the grade
schools at Hurffville and Woodbury..
Cape May.-The Cape May County
Teachers Association has elected
these officers: President. Aaron w.
Hand, Cape May City; vice president,
Fl. G. Chalmers, Wildwood; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Lucy Corson, Cape
May Court House.
Sea Bright. = The government at
Washington awarded to Jesse A. How
land contract for S495,600 for q sea
wall at Sandy Hook a mile and a half
In length. The wall will be 20 feet
high, with a fifty foot base, and is to
be completed in is months. 1t is be-
lieved it will offer the best beach front
protection in the country
Camden.-Suits aggregating $97,500
were brought against the Reading
Railroad as echoes of the triple trag-
edy at Dorothy on September 2, when
a train struck a motor truck and killed
Essie Daline, Samuel Floss and Sam
uel Corson, all of Atlantic City. The
widow of Daline sought $4,000, Mrs
Floss $4,000 and the estate of Corson,
who was a soldier, $27, 800 1t is claim
ed freight train blocked the view of
an unprotected crossing.
Trenton.-Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory
retained her title of New Jersey state
tennis champion, defeating Miss Flor
ence Sheldon in the final
Mount Holly.-Now that cranberry
gathering is nearing the finish the true
condition of the crop has become
known, and it is estimated that it will
be several thousand bushels short of
estimates just before picking began.
When the early August estimate was
made by agents of the federal depart
ment of agriculture it appeared that
the yield in New Jersey would be about