The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-06-18
Hunterdon County and Nearby

HunterdOn County and Nearby
Cyrus VanDolah, of Sandy Ridge,
vicinity has been watching turtle
for forty years and one day recently
he CHANGED to see it again. 1t was
dated in 1906, and the names of Gar
ret VanDolah and Daniel Wilson were
carved on it. This has been on the
farm of Mr.. VanDolah for all of these
years and he looks forward to seeing
it yearly.
A meeting of the taxpayers of
Readington Township was held at
Three Bridges to vote upon a school
budget. This was the fifth attempt.
L. T. Schenck, of near Readington,
was made president of the meeting,
W. W. Foster, of Three Bridges, Sec
rotary; w. A. Drinkwater, of White
house, and David H. Agans, of Three
Bridges, tellers. There were "a votes
cast as follows: For building and re-
pairs, $4,000. 72 in favor and 2
against; for current expenses this
year $500, 6s in favor and against;
for current expenses for 1920-1921,
$21 500, 68 in favor and against; for
issue of bonds, $4,000, paying $4,000
a year FIR 8 years, SO in favor and
against.
Lawyer Alexander Simpson, of Jer-
sey City, has started suit against the
Central Railroad Of New Jersey for
$4,000 for the death Of Carlos Erman
who was killed at the second crossing
east of Whitehouse early on the ev-
ening Of May 10Th, A son-in-law, C.
B. Martel, of Ocean Grove, has en-
ployed Lawyer Simpson. He was
driving his new car from his farm
here to Somerville when he was
struck by an express train. The body
was thrown fully hundred feet and
the car almost as far. Suit is being
brought at Jersey City.
A joint meeting of the Boards of
Freeholders of Somerset and Hunter
don was held at the Court House
in Somerville, when the contract for
making some improvements at the
line bridge over the Lamington river
between Lamington and Oldwick, was
awarded to Shook & Son, of Mesh
anic, at their bid of $500 The work
to be done is to remove lot of soil
that has washed up there, remove
some trees, repoint the abutments to
the bridge and also to repair the
structure.
Four of the five teachers in the
Central School at Whitehouse have re-
signed to take positions elsewhere at
the beginning of the Fall term. They
are Miss Emma Moore, the principal;
Miss Mae Cole, who will teach in
Trenton; Miss Marjorie Stryker, who
will teach in Somerville, and Miss
Ruth Singers, who will teach in New
Market.
|. Clinton is to be congratulated upon
dIlOItlSI ISW lOl
that borough. The former garage
building on Clinton Heights has been
leased by the Trenton Porcelain Co.,
manufacturers of spark plugs. The
same which now has large plants in
operation at Trenton, Frenchtown and
Washington, N. j. The building is
being put in shape and machinery
will be installed and work started in
the near future.
The State Highway Commission on
Friday at Trenton, granted fran
chise to the Jersey Electric Company
of High Bridge to extend its line from
Clinton along the state road to An
Mandate, which town the company has
contracted to light.
A special meeting of the Reading
ton Township Board of Education was
held when contracts were rendered to
number of teachers for the coming
school year. 1t was decided to offer
teachers a salary of $3.50 year, with
bonus of $3.50. By this system it
be possible to lower salaries when the
high cost of living takes drop. 1t is
believed that because a number of the
teachers employed live in the COM
munity that they will accept lower
salaries rather than to go farther
from home for more money.
Two Whitehouse boys were arrest
ed by Detective Gray, of the New
Jersey Central Railroad on charge
of throwing stones at trains as they
pass under the overhead bridge west
of Whitehouse Station. One of the
missiles smashed a window in a ca
boose and hit trainman in the head.
The boys were arraigned before JUS
tice of the Peace Jacob C. Voorhees,, of
Whitehouse Station, who reprimanded
them severely and let them off with
a small fine on their promise not to do
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