The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-08-08
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STATE BRIEFS

service men has been changed from
Labor Day to Saturday, September 6,
for the convenience of number of the
boys and borough officials.
County Engineer Cattell has been in
structd by the Gloucester county Board
of Freeholders to proceed with specifi-
cations for resurfacing the Glassboro
stone road between Pitman and Glass
boro.
The Paulsboro Red Cross has pre-
sented the BillingspOrt firemen with
first aid kit. A similar gift has also
been made to the local company.
Oscar Rittenhouse of Clinton has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for reelection
as surrogate of Hunterdon county.
While working on the Isaac Brown
farm, near Indian Mills, George Allo-
way found a large land turtle bearing
three Inscriptions: John Sordan,
1861 = "Sam Brown, 1865" and Isaac
Brown, Jr, 1910"
Because of the hundreds of automo-
biles that are compelled to detour
through Woodbury. on their way to
shore points additional traffic officers
are necessary at the lower end of the
city to direct the drivers.
The big annual three day picnic and
fair of the Gloucester County Changers
will be held at Pitman on August ID, IA
and Is, and former Governor Stokes is
to be one of the orators.
Professor Carman Ross of Doyles-
town, Pa, met the teachers committee
of the Collingswood Board of Educa-
ton and accepted the position of su-
pervising principal.
Rev. Alfred D. Vanderburgh, pastor
of the Marion Baptist Church, has re-
signed to accept call to Glenwood and
will take up his new duties August 1.
The Board of School Estimates of
Pleasantville will ask the city council
for $500 at its next meeting to llace
a new heating plant in No. l school.
Theodore A. Sutton, former principal
of the pubic schools at Whitehouse,
has been chosen principal at Cedar
Grove, Hunterdon county.
A number of dwellings and stores
are being constructed at National Park
Firemen will hold their annual car
nival at Mantua on August 80 and Sep
TENDER l.
The chief feature of the carnival by
tire Billingsport firemen will be
young ladies' popularity contest, with
a diamond ring as the prize.
All the cottages at the Malaga camp
meeting grounds have been rented for
this season, and the camp meeting
starts August Z.
Arwames Lodge, I. 0. o. F., of Glou-
cester City is preparing to tender a
banquet and reception to the members
who served in the recent war.
Paulsboro young men are reorganiz-
ing a yacht club, which was forced to
disband because so many entered the
service.
All the female members of the grad
uating class of Phillipsburg High
School who took the commercial course
have been PLACID in positions.
Millville Council, Knights of Column
bus, has purchased a new home and
will occupy 1t rs soon as alterations
are completed.
After 40 years service with the
Lackawanna railroad, Whitfield D.
Geary of Washington has been placed
on the pension list.
A dozen Woodbury. boys have been
I1ndnr tho dootor'e cara from WV moi.
son, contracted from vines near the
Walnut street school.
Miss Edna Shoemaker has resigned
as principal of the Pedrickrown school
and accepted an offer at the Carney's
Point schools.
Roads to Fortescue are in bad shape,
and fishing parties are warned to use
unusual care.
A company of boys with 80 members
connected with the First Presbyterian
Church, Grenloch, has applied for
charter in the United Boys Brigade
of America and will become Company
H, Third New Jersey Regiment. Major
Frank H. Smith, for years an active
officer in the work in West Philadel-
phia. is in command.
Newton is without police protection.
The entire force has quit. Chief of
Police Arthur T. Bryan, who had to
feed his six and one-half feet of Drawn
salary, tired of his job at that price
and quit cold All the rest of the
force-namely, Charles Morriam-re-
signed at the request of the town.
The navy rifle range near Caldwell,
where the national rifle matches were
to have taken place in August under
the direction of the navy department,
was flooded when the Passaic river
overflowed its banks. Two hundred
tents in which 1900 sailors, soldiers
and marines preparing for the contest
were stationed We're swept away. The
occupants were forced to leave hur-
riedly and passed the night on the
floors, verandas and roofs of the Y. NJ.
c. A. and Knights of Columbus huts.
Tomatoes at Swedesboro are bring
ing $3.50 per crate.
Receipts of the Woodbury. post office
lOf tne year CHUNG june on were YlIU,-
1883.
Because Of the high price of wheat
New Jersey farmers planted more ex-
tensively than ever before, and wealth
err conditions during the winter and
spring produced the largest yield per
acre on the largest acreage in the his
tory of South Jersey agriculture Less
than 20 per cent of the wheat and rye,
which was harvested last month. had