The Lambertville record., 1920-12-03
Neu Jersey
State Briefs

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Elks at Pennsgrove are rehearsing
for big minstrel show on December 2,
3 and 4.
A 600 pound steer and 5000 rolls
were made into sandwiches at the OK
roast at Barnesboro.
The Red Cross membership drive will
be continued in Gloucester county un-
til the end of November.
For the convenience of the members
the Seaside Park borough council meet
on the second Saturday afternoon of
each month.
Mrs. Frances Smith Dean, Newark
newspaper woman. is now holding
down a position in Washington, d. c.,
as lead of the juvenile publicity Of
the American Red Cross at the ma
tional headquarters.
Another woman gunner took out a
license at the office of City Clerk Red
field in Gloucester City. She was Miss
Annie Fagin of Jersey City, who ac-
companied her brother on cunning
trip.
Rev. William Sheink, new pastor of
the National Park NJ E. Church, is STIR
ring things up with his evangelistic
work, and men and women who had
not been in church for years are at
tending.
The members of the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners ousted by Gov
ernor Edwards have filed in the su-
preme court answers to the suit
brought by Attorney General McCran
to test the validity of the governors
action.
AT the present time the celebrated
Seven Bridge road, between Maplewood
and Springfield, is in fair way of los
Ing its name Three of the seven struc-
lures from which 1t derived its name
show the battering of collisions with
motor vehicles. The familiar iron
fence, used to guard against a drop
into the waters of creek, is no longer
sufficient to hold the weight of charg-
ing vehicle laden with goods. AS a
protection to the travelling public guard
rails on all danger spots should be
heavier IN the future.
The action of the Newark Chamber
of Commerce in going on record as
favoring a bond iaue of $1,250,000 to
begin work of dredging Newark bay
in the Greater Port Newark movement
again has brought to the fore a party
of Newarkers with a proposition to
abandon this project in favor of a
canal across Bergen neck, Oh the plea
of economy and better local advantage
Reports from North Jersey are to
the effect that Assemblyman-elect
George S. Hobart, of Newark, has an
excellent chance of carrying off the
speakership caucus endorsement, be-
cause of his known attitude as a dry
Assemblyman Henry G. Hirschfield, of
Passaic, leader of the majority in the
present session is also after the speak
ership.
A number u manufacturing firms in
Camden. Gloucester and other nearby
places announce another reduction in
working hour5 Others are laying off
employees and hiring them over again
at reduced wages There are many
men seeking employment, willing to
take jobs at any wages to be en-
ployed at Christmas time. Many men
who made big wages during the war
and until recently have nothing laid
away because they spent as fast as
they got.
The State Bureau of Markets, CO.
operating with the Sussex County
Farm Bureau, is taking out of the
county about $50 bushels of apples, for
which they will pay the farmers 81 a
bushel.
The tax rate of New Providence may
ascend from $2.9S to $3.50 as the re-
suit Of the judgment gained by Elmer
G. Sammis of that township in the
United States District Court at Tren-
ton.
The Board of Public Utility commits
sioners approved the issue of $4,000
capital stock by the Atlantic Port Rail-
way Company and the transfer of the
same, excepting directors qualifying
shares to the Submarine Boat Cor
poration of Newark.
Walker II. Havens, master of the
New Jersey State Grange, dropped
dead from heart failure near his home
at Cranbury Mr. Havens was a re-
gired farmer and was clerk of Gran
bury township.
Two new teachers have been en-
gagged by the Wanaque Borough Board
Of ducaton-Miss Elizabeth Bliss to
leach the fourth grade at Haskell and
Miss Charlena Van Dyke to teach the
third grade at Midvale school,
Succeeding the late Judge Allen r.
tic City, Rev. Oscar G. Morton of
Bridgeton was elected moderator of
the West Jersey Presbytery at the fall
session in the First Presbyterian
Church Camden.
The results of the recent Donation
pital from all over Sussex county,
largest in the hospitals history, were
announced by the Hospital Auxiliary.
The total of money received was
$1,914.
The Mt. Olive Automobile Protective
Association has been formed and these
temporary officers elected: President,
Marshall W. Read; secretary, Charles
n. Drake, both of Flanders; treasurer,
Charles A. Stephens of Mt. Olive.
Mrs. Thomas A Edison is one of fif-
teen women summoned to appear IN
the Orange District Court for service
on the first jury of women to sit in a