The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-03-26


John f. Cannon, director of revenue
and finance of Jersey City, who is con
Quoting a rent profiteering investiga
ton there, residents of 1873 Monticello
avenue must pay to Harry Dranow,
owner of the house, $1.50 month fol
the privilege of using the clotheslines
in the yard.
Charles Reinecke of Union Hill,
who was convicted in Jersey City OF
| manslaughter in running down a man
with his automobile and causing fatal
injuries, was fined $500 and costs.
Nathan Mack, another automobile
driver who had run down and injured
pedestrian, was fined $3.50 and costs.
The combined tax rate for county,
state, school and state road purposes
in Morris county this year will be 1.26
per 500 of valuation. To this will be
added in each municipality the rate re-
quired to raise the funds needed for
local purposes.
Thomas Huber, the former Jersey
City policeman, who several weeks ago
was convicted of having robbed a
meat market and stolen ham and
other meats, was recalled before
Judge Doherty and his sentence to a
term in the penitentiary changed to a
fine of $500 and costs and probation.
Judge Doherty explained that drastic
punishment was not required, and he
thought the fine and costs would bet
fer meet thp ends of iuStipp
Ether discovered in the water taken
from wells within a radius of several
miles around Kenvil is believed to
have been borne through the air from
the plant of a powder company 1t
was at first observed that the water
had a peculiar taste. Samples were
sent to Trenton for examination by
the state geologist and the presence
of ether established. officials of the
powder company deny any response
bility.
A fund is to be raised for the preser-
walton of the little Star Schoolhouse,
at the intersection of Burlington and
Crosswicks streets, BordentOwn,
where Miss Clara Barton, founder Of
the Red Cross, taught years ago. The
local school children are interested in
the work.
While a storm was raging thieves
broke into the cellar at the home Of
Mrs. Joseph Redfern, ninety-four
years old, of Trenton and stole all of
the coal from the bin, amounting to
hol Mrs
lives alone with a housekeeper, and
neither of them heard any unusual
sound during the night. The robbery
was not discovered until the house
keeper went into the cellar next morn.
ing.
Prosecutor Oliphant said that he
may move for the passing of sentence
upon Attorney Paul H. Wendell, found
guilty at Trenton of perjury after the
jury had been out for four hours. The
penalty prescribed by law is fine not
exceeding $1,000, a prison term of not
more than seven years or both, at the
discretion of the court.
Members of the legislature, Cover
nor Edwards and a large number of
legislative and state officers spent the
week end in Atlantic City as guests
of the Atlantic City Hotel Mems AS.
sociation, the Rotary Club and the
Chamber of Commerce. There was a
dinner at the Breakers. Former
Mayor Theodore w. Schimpf of Vent
nor was master of toasts. Among the
speakers were the governor and Unit
ed States Senator Edge
A troop of Boy Scouts has been form
ed at Grenloch, with George NJ. WEIGH
as scoutmaster and J. Il. Geising as as
siStant.
Charles Quay, a fruit grower of
Hurffville, claims he has lost 200 four
year-old apple trees by rabbits gnaw-
ing the trunks.
As soon as weather will permit work
will be started on 60 houses for the
labOrers of the Seabrook Farms, near
Deerfield.
That the fatal wreck on the Jersey
Central railroad, when an express train
crashed into work train at Elizabeth
port, was due to injury or death of the
engineer of the express, William A
Sell, is the belief of some railroaders.
They say that just before the collision
they saw Sell hanging Imply from the
cab window and believe he may have
struck a girder of the Newark Bay
bridge.
Delegates from older boys and girls
organizations throughout Burlington
county met in Burlington in joint con-
ference to launch a movement to in
terest young people in making an early
choice of career.
Andrew mcfarland, aged eighty
five years, met death at Hammonton in
fire supposed to have been caused by
an oil stove in his room. In the same
building We're three women, two of
them former school teachers. One of
these women, Mrs. Josephine Small,
was awakened by a cracking sound
and the smell of smoke. Rushing from
the house in her nightclOthes and bare
footed, she ran to neighbours, and the
alarm was sounded. Mrs. Amanda
Wilson and Mrs. Fannie Sooy, both of
whom We're still sleeping, We're aroused
and led out to safety.
The Woodbury. High School football
team has its trophy, silver cup, for
the South Jersey championship, on ex-
hibition.
The movement for building a central
high school to accommodate popula-
ton of approximately $4,000 in suburbs
of Camden county, such as Haddon-