The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-24
NelU Jersey
State Briefs

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Competition is keen for the silver
cup between the Vineland High School
literary societies, the Edward Everetts
and the Philomathean Society.
Residents of Phillipsburg will hole
an Indignation meeting to protest al
legged exorbitant charges of the Easton
Gas Works.
The Christmas seal campaign in
which the New Jersey tuberculosis
League and the other 80 tuberculosis
organizations in the state are trying
to raise 100000 for next years health
program, apparently is meeting with
success.
A community celebration is being ar.
ranged by the residents of .Fairview
for the night before Christmas.
Catholics of Westvile have rented
the Auditorium for Sunday services
until better place of worship can be
built.
Word has been received at Vineland
that Arthur d. Shelley, resident,
who had been in New York city for a
few weeks, died there from an injury
received in France during the late war.
He was thirty years old.
To succeed David Grotta as presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
William B. Gwinnell, president of the
Duranoid Manufacturing company, was
elected at meeting of the organiza-
ton held in the Hotel Robert Treat,
Nnu.arly 10 Off
elected by unanimous vote.
The Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan
Asylum Society has completed neg0tia-
lions for the purchase of the Caroline
d. Eayes estate at High and Crawford
streets, Newark, and preparations are
being made for the opening there of a
childrens home. The transaction is
being made by former Judge Alfred f.
Skinner.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that competitive eX-
aminations for rural letter carrier will
post offices on January 8 to fill a va
cancy at Orange. The salary of rural
carrier on standard daily route of
"a miles is 81 800 year and $50 per
mile per annum for each additional
mile From the eligible list resulting
from these examinations candidates
will be selected to fill other vacancies
which may occur in Essex county.
Announcement of the expulsion of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marinus Hannenberg,
parents of Miss Trina Hannenberg
twenty-six years old, who disappeared
simultaneously with Rev. Cornelius
Densel, former pastor, on November
IL, was made at the morning service of
the First Netherlands Reformed
Church, Passaic. The announcement
was made at the close of the service
by John Rose, presiding elder.
The house formerly owned by Ar
th1r Hearn of New York city and sold
by his widow, who married Domicio da
Cana, former Brazilian minister, to
three New Workers, was destroyed by
fire. The house. one of the show places
of the Long Branch vicinity, was val
ued at 100000. George Darby, who
reported the fire, said that short
time previously he had seen two men
running away, and the police believe
the fire may have been of incendiary
origin.
Flu" has appeared in some parts
of South Jersey, but physicians say
the cases are not general.
John ID. Smith, contractor, eighty
four years old, died recently at his
home in Plainfield. He was born in
Whitehouse.
The Millville Municipal League has
been recognized with eighty-five men,
bers. and a drive will be made to in
crease the number to 300.
The Buena Vista township Board of
Education has elected Joseph NJ.
Jamison to take charge of the continu-
alton school in the district.
The annual show of the Gloucester
County Poultry Association will be
held in Woodbury. for three days, be-
ginning December 10.
Woodbury. Council has been called
on to pay a bill of $35 for seventy
pounds of chickens. belonging to
First Ward resident, killed by dogs.
A number of men employed at the
Swedesboro glassworks, which recent
ly closed for an indefinite period, have
been transferred to the company's
plant in Baltimore.
Six hundred and fifty women attend
&c the victory luncheon of the New
Jersey Republican women at the Rob-
t.
coded by meeting, where the organi-
cation Of New Jersey Women's Re-
publican Club was effected.
The Girls Needlework Guild of
Grenloch cleared $40 from parcel
post social.
When Mayor Felmey, of Millville,
imposed 500 fine on John Gruski, for
the illegal sale of "home BREW" the
man took off a shoe, which contained
several hundred dollars, and, thank
ing the mayor for his leniency, paid
the amount required.
Mrs. Harry E. Wilson of Woodbury.,
worthy matron of the Order of East
ern Star, has been presented with
handsome pin of pearls and sapphIres.
At the meeting of the National Park
Board of Education the Teachers
Committee reported that it has been
unable to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Martha knorr
With the goal still unattained, the
projected memorial lake for service
men of Woodstown and Pilesgrove
township rests with a number of well
tn do cifizanS WIN have failad to ri ,ra