The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-12-12

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Glasses for the sixth grade pupils
were opened in the town hall at
Pennsville as result of the over
crowding of the schools.
Beginning January l. the death bene-
| fits of the Foresters of America will be
increased to 5000 and drive is being
made for new members throughout the
| state.
An analysis of Medford drinking
water, made by the State Board Of
Health, shows no typhoid germs, thus
eliminating the water supply as a
source of infection in recent typhoid
cases.
| lAbsecon Council has ordered en-
| forcement of the ordinance for licens-
| ing of dogs.
| Mothers of children of the Barnes
boro schools won the contest for hav-
ing hot lunch served at nominal cost.
The Millville fire department is
| planning to house an additional motor
driven chemical engine and ladder
| truck +
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| the erection of the buildings for the
recently organized Aura Camp meet
| ing Association is expected to go for
ward rapidly.
| The school children of Tuckahoe are
having an eight page paper printed
in Wildwood, through which they hope
| to interest their parents more in the
school work and athletics.
/, Business men of Palmyra are urg-
| ing the adoption of commission gov
| eminent for the town. The munich
| pality is at present governed by a
township committee, but promoters of
the commission plan say it will better
meet the needs of the prosperous and
rapidly developing community.
Instead of abandoning the office of
| farm demonstration in Salem county,
| the freeholders have engaged ]. c.
Crissey of Cornell University to take
| up the work where w. P Brodie left
it to accept similar position in the
northern part of the state.
Former Governor James f. Fielder
of Jersey City was appointed vice
| chancellor to fill the vacancy caused
by the recent death of Frederic w.
| Stevens of Morristown
The junior playground in the base
ment of the Gloucester City Baptist
| Church was opened to girls when
classes in physical culture and athlet-
| les were started
Absecon Council has planned to re-
| organize and assume control of the
fire department
| Moorestown residents have started
a campaign to get an independent milk
dealer to lower prices
| Nearly $50 garments were placed on
exhibition in the town hall by the
Merchantyille Needlework Guild.
Manumuskin sand mine owners who
have been handicapped by shortage
of cars have been promised relief.
A short course in agriculture will
be taken up at the beginning of the
year in the Hopewell township, Cum
beriand county, schools.
Found cunning in New Jersey with
out license, William Spangler of
Bristol was fined 500 and costs by
Magistrate Mooney of Burlington.
At the pext meeting of Gloucester
City Council the members of the po-
lice force will present a petition ask
ing for a salary increase of $40 a
month.
Edward Rhubart and Raymond
Jones shot two rabbits, each measur-
ing slightly over 81 inches in length.
One weighed five pounds and the other
six.
Colby Lamb of Westville spent three
days cunning in Cumberland county
| came home he killed one in his back
yard.
| Camden intends to erect five COM
fort stations In various parts of the
| city. City Engineer Farnham is now
preparing plans Plans are also in
the making for the building of pub
| lie bath houses in Forest Hill and
Pyne Point parks and also in the
| vicinity of Line Ditch.
| In an opinion fled in the New Jer-
sey supreme court Justice Trenchard
has upheld an award under the work.
mems compensation act to Mrs. Mary
| limerick for the death of her husband,
John Limerick, who was employed as
| bartender by the Slovenian Greek
Catholic Union of Pacific City. The
man was shot and killed by patron
of the saloon in which he was employ
ed 1t was held by Justice Trenchard
that the accident was the result of
risk reasonably incident to the employ
ment.
A suit to recover $4,000 damages
has been instituted in the supreme
cy, with seven Vinelanders as defen-
dants, Frank, Robert, Michael and
| William Mennies and Police Officers
Charles P. Sharp, William Hudson aud
James Florentino, Solomon L. Beilin
| and Il. l.. Mann, of the farm agency,
| allege damage to their business and
office equipment, the latter being
thrown into the street from the Vine
land building owned by, the Mennies,
several weeks ago. They also seek 10
recover for the loss of S1,700 in LibeT-
ty Bonds and 500 worth of War Saw
ings Stamps which they claim were
missing when they arrived upon the
scene.
The oyster supper given by Hope
Fire Company, of National Park.
Melted $l03.50.
The salary list of Gloucester City
will be greater next year than ever be-
fore, and there is no doubt but what