The Lambertville record., 1919-08-01


Pitman.-A dollar a quart for sheil-
ed lima beans is the new record price
obtained for his first picking by wal
ter Robbins, a gardener of this place.
Oldwick-The peach exchange mere
will open Friday, August s. 1t is eX-
pected the yield in this section VIII DC
at least 25,000 baskets.
Trenton.-Charles w. Folker, game
warden of Camden county, has releas-
ed large number of ring neckeu
pheasants. They are smaller .thah
usual. but are exceptionally healthy
birds.
Phillipsburg.-Labor agitators VINO
visited this place with view OF nav
| ing silk workers demand a IA hour
week were refused permission to al
dress the workers in any of the city
| buildings.
oxford. = Owing to the illness OF
Postmaster William Gibbs of Towns
bury, Warren county, the post once
has been closed, and people of that
township are being served by rural
| carrier from mere.
Phillipsburg.-Peter Eurell, proprie'
| tor of local saloon, has made appli-
cation to the town commissioners Tor
| pro rata refund Of the $40O he pald
| for license June Z. He closed on
| July l He says he believes prohlbl-
ton is here to stay and that he VIII
never again apply for license.
Pennsgrove-This place is without
a mayor and will probably continue so
until the fall election, as Mayor J. Al
bert Fisher removed from town to
White Hall, S. c., and his family Will
| follow and make their permanent
home there. Mr. Fisher will be assist
ant general manager of the 1l,0O0 acre
plantation and game preserve owned
| by the Cambohee Company, about 5U
miles from Charleston. Fisher was the
central figure in sensational graft
charges brought early in January in
the Salem county courts.
South Seaville.-Railroad employees
are working eight hours, sleeping eight
! hours, picking huckleberries about six,
giving up the other two to necessary
eating few minutes walk takes one
| to the huckleberry swamps, and then
| it is only matter of how much to pick.
This place has only about 800 inhab-
! itants, and it is estimated that sufii-
cient berries have already been picked
to give each man, woman and child
| four quarts, and the bushes seem to be
| barely touched. People are seen 60
ing in all directions every day with
well filled buckets. There is good
demand for the berries from the re-
sorts, and those who want to sell can
get as high as 80 cents quart. The
fruit was never in such fine condition.
Trenton.-Distinctio of being the
first state in the Union to let contracts
for the entire amount of funds availa-
BILE for public works goes to New Jer-
sey, Colonel Arthur Woods, assistant
to Secretary of War Baker announced.
The amount is 1851, ,464.
Pitman.-ImprOveme to the mu-
nlcipal water system, including new
pumping plant, at an approximate cost
| of 100000, are contemplated by the
borough council, which has instructed
the borough engineer to submit plans
and specifications. The borough
bought out the Pitman Water Compa-
ny. More than LOO connections have
since then been made with the new
sewer system, greatly increasing the
consumption Of water and overtaXed
the capacity Of the obsolete plant. BY
buying water from the Camp Meeting
| Association, which has separate
plant, the town has been able to strug-
gle along without famine, but i'm
provements are imperative.
Gloucester.-The county freeholders
have asked Solicitor Redrow to pro-
ceed with the collection of about So
600 forfeited bail due the county
Burlington.-Polish residents of this
place have purchased the old Burling-
ton House, at High street and Della
ware avenue, and will conduct cooper
ative stores and club.
Island Heights. Rev. Joseph &.
Read, for many years one of the most
pipiiiiiNh NlVl SS iliSu III lllt 4NcW JtI-
sey NJ. E. conference, died at his home
here from the effects of paralysis, hav-
ing suffered four strokes in the last
year. Mr.. Reed retired from the ac-
tive ministry seven years ago, his last
| charge having been the Moorestown
Church. He had been pastor of a num-
! ber of the largest churches in the con-
ference and was considered one of the
ablest preachers in the state. lie en-
tered the ministry in 1876 and was
seventy-four years old.
Egg Harbor.-The grape crop in this
vicinity, which ten days ago promised
TO be one of the heaviest in years, will
be almost a complete failure, accord
ing to some of the growers. The dry
weather during June caused the vines
to stand splendidly, but the constant
heavy rains and dews during the past
ten days have caused the rot to set in,
and already three-fourths of the fruit
is rotting away. Growers who were
in quandary over what to do with
| the expected heavy crop in view of the
bone dry law suddenly find there will
be no cause to worry.
Paulsboro.-Fort the first time in the
| history of the post office here the regu-
lar employees are allowed two weeks
vacation.
Ashland.-Rev. H. w. Taxis and Of
ficials Of the Presbyterian Church here
decided to install pulpit in the church
at cost of 500 in memory of Philip
Diaz, local soldier, officially reported
by the pnNernmnnt g dnnd In Inn ~,