The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-08-22

+. J.. Baker, mayor of Wildwood
Crest, offered resolution at the meet
ing of the Board of Trade, which as
unanimously adopted, requesting the
city commissioners to erect a sun par
Tor on the boardwalk at Cedar, Oak or
| Wildwood avenues.
Rain and worms have damaged so
many lima bean patches in South Jer-
sey that they are now the money
CROP in the vegetable market Ed
ward Stern. a farmer living near VIII
| Jamestown, has the record so far foc
the season, having sold 100 baskets for
1926
Fines aggregating $4,000 were i'm
/ posed upon 16 young men by Judge
Marshall in Mercer court, Trenton, on
charges of gambling The fines impos-
ed averaged from $500 to $500 each.
Adjudged guilty of allowing salt wa
ter to run from an ice cream wagon to
an asphalt street, Alfred Julian, TWEEN
ty years old, of Philadelphia was or
dered to pay the costs, amounting to
$500, by Recorder Stackhouse in Cam
den.
Joseph Lovett of Philadelphia paid
a fine of S. and costs to Justice Jack
son of Magnolia for allowing young
woman to help him operate an auto.
He was arrested by Special Officer
Frass.
Former Mayor William P. Abdill and
Magistrate Chimm have declined ap-
nnjntmnntc ha oil Do, IL De- r,l
of Health, made by Mayor Waters
when the old members resigned in
body last week.
The p. A. Stewart Company of Glou-
cester City has offered the city plot
of land surrounding the lake in front
| of the old Bone Boiler woods for a
/ public park and recreation grounds if
the city will spend $4,000 in making
improvements to the plot The mat.
ter has been referred to the Finance
Committee of city council.
A public reception was rendered TO
I Michael Balente at his home in Berlin
when he returned home from France
He was one of the first young men of
the town TO enter the war.
Miss Hortense Rosen of Philadel-
phia, director Of the Travellers Aid So
ciety work at Camp Dix, is the heroine
of fire at Cookstown which destroyed
barn and outbuiIdings on the Samuel
| Earl farm, occupied by George Stewart
and family Miss Rosen was In Camp
Dix and saw the reflection of the
flames Loading her touring car with
soldiers off duty, she made a speedy
run to the scene, organized the soldiers
and curious onlookers into fire bril-
gade and saved the dwelling. The
barn, recently filed with hay and
grain. was a total loss. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Falling from the handle bars of
bicycle. where he was being ridden by
an older brother. Tony Chelli. ten
years old of Wheat road, Vineland,
sustained fractured collarbone.
While enjoying his vacation at his
former home in Port Elizabeth Rev.
John Reed Greer, pastor OF the Dennis
| Vile NJ. e. Church, was stricken with
paralysis.
More than 500 textile workers organ
lied at Millville, with these officers:
President, Clarence Miller; vice presi-
dent, Raymond Powell; secretary, Al
bert Guernse: financial secretary, AL
fred Saxton: treasurer, James Brown.
A new shipping station for white
potatoes has been opened at Deerfeld.
Open air movies are given each Sat
urlay night on the recreation field of
the Pensauken Field Club.
The annual camp meetings at Mala-
ga will continue until August &c.
Farm help is so scarce that anyone
who will pick a basket OF tomatoes
can have them at half price from one
grower at Westmont.
The National Park Board of Educa-
| ton has decided that it will be neces-
sary to open at least one additional
room to accommodate the new pupils
who will be enrolled.
The Vineland Board of Commission
ers voted to order carload of food
stuffs from the surplus army stores,
and the eatables will be disposed of to
the public by the Chamber of Com
merce.
Tax appraisement of property in
Vineland is about to be raised. 1t is
| claimed that real estate has long been
undervalued by the assessors, and the
Cumberland Tax Board has instructed
them to- make assessments on the
basis of value.
Residentsn of Gloucester City have
hoan advised hy President Miner of
the Board of Health to boil the city
water for at least a week as a precau-
ton against diseases, because part of
the supply is coming from Newton
creek
Gouldtown residents gave a well
| come home TO the colored soldiers who
have just been discharged from serv-
ice.
The Moorestown Improvement Asso-
citation during the past year has put
street signs at corners, placed waste
paper cans at various points, induced
many property owners to remove I'M
slightly fences and has given attention
to the planting of shade trees.
The Burlington county freeholders
have awarded a contract for a section
with the Burlington-Borden sec
ton of the state highway to the Model
Concrete Company of Medford at ST.
1888.
Work of cleaning the old fair
grounds for the Atlantic county agri-
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