The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-03-12
NEW JERSEY
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An orchestra has been organized by
members of the Alloway NJ. E. Sun
day school.
A claim of 50 for ducks and chick
ems killed by dogs has been filed with
Pitman borough authorities by Wes-
ley Green.
A number of supervising school
principals of. South Jersey have gone
TO Cleveland to attend the meeting of
the National Educational Society.
Rev. T. Keith Cherry, pastor of the
Gloucester City Baptist church, has
resumed the weekly penny concerts
for the children. They were discon-
tinued during the war.
AS the result of falling from an ap-
pie tree six weeks ago, Frank Lippin-
colt, aged seventy years, of Sharp
town, died in the Northwestern Hos
pital, Philadelphia.
A town bus line is advocated by the
Chamber of Commerce, that persons
may ride from one part of the Dor
eugh to another any time of the day
and give West Collingswood residents
facility for dealing with the business
houses in Collingswood without walk
ing mile or more.
In an exciting election voters of
SIapale Shade favored bond issue
of $4,000 for the erection of a fire
house and elected two fire commits
sioners. c. H. Hill and W. A. Skin
ner were chosen, with but one vote
margin each.
Workmen at the plant of the Vacu-
UNI Oil Company, Paulsboro, are re-
joicing because officials have consent
ed to sell them coal at prices far be-
low those of dealers.
A new banking house is to be erect
ed by the Phillipsburg Trust Company.
The Vineland Board of Education
firds the bids for the proposed new
sclroolhouse. and the finishing of four
rooms in the East avenue building so
high that operations must be post
price of materials.
With milder weather the pruning
and spraying OF orchards are being
speeded up in South Jersey.
Not one citizen appeared before the
Haddon Township Committee to OBJ
ject to the budget of $4,000.
The shipyards in Camden and Glou-
cester have appointed clerks to assist
the employees in making out their
income tax blanks.
Steps have been taken by Ocean
City Commissioners looking to the pur-
chase of the old Company G Armory
to utilize for storing the city's life
boats, street sprinklers, scrapers, etc.
The drive for $4,000 for the pro-
posed memorial tablet and monument
for local service men was started at
mass meeting in the First NJ. Z.
church, Ocean City
Officials and residents of Wrights-
town are urging representatives of
the Salvation Army to consider the re-
building of the big welfare hotel which
was destroyed by fire. Unless the
| building is reconstructed, they de-
clare, relatives visiting soldiers at the
camp will have to seek accommoda-
| lions in cities 10 to 30 miles distant,
while soldiers will have no welfare
center in the town itself. The need
| for such building, they contend, will
be as great in connection with the
permanent camp as during war times.
Salem citizens face a probable tax
rate of S4.06 the coming year. figure
never heretofore reached, and there is
deep concern among the taxpayers.
This is a jump of $1.47 over 1919 and
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A large number of horses, both sing
ly and in teams, has appeared in Nor
ristown since sleighing has been made
compulsory, and the number of sleighs
and sleds resurrected from remote cor
ners is no less surprising, some of
them bearing the advertising cards of
former business men or firms almost
forgotten.
As warmer weather melted ice and
snow from improved roads at Column
bus extensive damages as a result of
conditions following the big blizzard
were revealed. A complete survey of
roads throughout the county, some Off
Gals predict, will show that the cost of
necessary repairs will be close to $751;
600.
Refusal of street railway companies
to meet obligations to pay their share
of the cost of street improvements
would be met by bill introduced in
the house by Assemblyman Hyland of
Essex. The bill provides that the mu-
nicipality may go ahead with such i'm
provements and charge the costs to the
derelict company.
A newly discovered form of sleeping
sickness, the medical term for which is
encephalitis lethargica, caused the
death at Overlook Hospital, Summit,
of Mrs. Jennie L. Smith, wife of Will
liam H. Smith of SO DeForest avenue.
AT the hospital it was explained that
the disease is an affection of the brain
and was first noted after the influenza
epidemic last winter. Mrs. Smith be-
came ill ten days before and was taken
to the hospital, where she remained in
a coma until her death.
Members of Progress Camp Wood
men of the World, of Roselle Park are
negotiating for the purchase of the
Emil Klov property in Chestnut street,
Rosele Park, on which erect $780,
600 clubhouse Most of the purchase
money is being raised by the. sale of
shares TO members.
The burial of William John Fitze,
thirty-nine years old. who was killed
while coupling cars at Picatinny, will
be in the Rockaway Presbyterian Gem
etery as soon as the grave can be dug
in the deep frozen ground. He was
formerly resident of the borough and