The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-11-21
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

mission to erect shack in Wire alley
in which to live The request was
referred to the director of the de-
partment of streets and improve
ment. Huff said he had no relatives
and did not wish to board any longer.
Plans for the complete reorganlza-
ton of the civil and military branches
of the Essex Troop with program
for renewal of their activities on
wide scale were discussed at a meet
ing of 200 members of the troop III
the armory at Newark. The meeting
was held for three purposes, first TO
organize three troops of cavalry 10
be mustered in the national guard,
second, to rejuvenate the veterans
Association, and lastly to make
drive for members of the Essex Troop
Post of the American Legion.
The Short Hills club, Millburn
township, at its monthly meeting went
on record as being in favor of the con-
tinuance of the daylight saving plan,
and Floyd w. jefferson, the secretary,
was instructed to write the Essex
county representatives in the next ses-
sion of the legislature urging that
law be enacted providing for it.
The sugar stringency in Woodbury.
has been relieved by each store get
ting barrel, but only one pound is
allowed each customer.
Some of the Gloucester City saloons
have sweet cider signs out and have
their places open.
Monmouth Beach borough will hon.
or its service men by creating a vic
tory park A committee, with Mayor
A. o. Johnson as chairman, has been
at work for a month and expects to
be able soon to make definite report.
The Philadelphia firm having the
contract to dig the Shrewsbury river
channel between Sea Bright and Long
Branch will operate eight-hour shifts
every week day until the job is finish
ed. The men began at the Patton
dock and will work south. Soundings
have been taken and it has been dis
covered that the route of the proposed
channel is free from rocks.
Five new clubs have been admitted
to utilization with the Burlington
county Y. w. C. A, which has organ
lied in a score of towns under the
direction of Miss Rachel Dodge, coun-
ty secretary The county board has
elected Mrs. F. Wallis Armstrong of
Moorestown, president.
Two service men were elected to the
Clayton borough council, Milford
Peterson, Republican, and Edward
More, Democrat, the latter winning by
one vote Mayor ]. Preston Potter,
Republican, was for fifth term.
The war camp community service
established in Long Branch last May
at the Army and Navy club closed.
Twenty convalescents were sent to
government hospitals. The club will
remain open three months for the use
of Camp Vail soldiers and members of
the American Legion. Since opening
the community service has cared for
$50 soldiers, with an average of forty
q week. The American Legion ac
cepted the Army and Navy club offer
of the use of the community service
building.
Pledges and subscriptions amount
ing to $6533 toward permanent home
for the United Spanish War Veterans
were announced in Newark by Cap
tain c. Albert Gasser at meeting of
Camp Mitchell in the first Regiment
armory. The camp has already made
part payment on a three-story brick
building at 20 Franklin street.
Considerable feeling has been arous-
ed over the announcement that the
Community Service, Inc, of New Jer-
sey has inaugurated campaign in
New Jersey to raise 100000 by as
sessing each individual oganization
twenty cents per each $1,000 of its
capitalization 1t has caused general
opposition from local organizations
throughout the state.
Because of inability to obtain a
teacher for the one-room school in
lower Montville township the board
of education, upon the recommended
ton of Supervising Principal James
F. Dodd, has closed that school and
opened a fourth room in the upper
Montville school. The pupils are be-
ing transported. This is the second
school to be closed by the Montville
board for lack of teacher. The Tay-
lortown school was opened only a few
days.
Burlington Presbyterians and men,
bers of other denominations paid a
tribute to the memory of the late Dr.
Paul J. Styer, for more than thirty
years prominently identified with
church work in that city. The serv-
Ice was held in the Presbyterian
church, of which Dr.. Styer was an
officer and superintendent of the Sun
day school.
Closed three years ago because OF
wartime conditions, Atlantic City
night schools reopened, with "Ameri
canization" as the chief study.
Salem County Memorial hospital
closed its second months business
with record of 103 admissions.
The Millville city commission has
passed an ordinance providing for the
building of a sewer system and dis
posal plant in West Millville.
The Ocean City commissioners have
sold the 100000 bond issue to, the
Ocean City Title and Trust company
the highest bidders at $1001a.
| Several Melville manufacturer,
were notified that cars of bituminou.
coal en- route to their plants had beer
confiscated pursuant to an order O.
the government
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