The Lambertville record., 1920-12-03

William ID. Plummer or Canton Dy
walking upon the lawn near their home.
Glassboro women will provide pot
pie dinner for civil war veterans who
attend the annual reunion of the Twen-
ty-fourth New Jersey Volunteers at the
NJ e. Church on December 13.
Washouts on the new section Of the
Knights -Glassboro road, at the
edge of Pitman, have made travelling
dangerous for motorists.
The working force of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad was reduced 220 men. The
layoff, in keeping with the system wide
reduction of forces, involves also the
Pavonia car shops.
Dedication of the Clara Barton
schoolhouse at Bordentown has been
postponed until some time in Decem-
Der, the date to be announced by the
state department of education, because
of the serious illness of State Commits
sioner Kendall.
Raymond Chamberlain of 273 Bur-
wood avenue, Camden, began suit to re-
cover $4,000 from Charles Goodfellow
of Collingswood as compensation for
hurts received on July "a when he was
struck by Goodfellow's automobile.
Under the supervision of the street
department of the borough council
Somerville is at the present time un-
dergoing considerable improvement,
and plans are under way for an even
greater development. The improve
ments and street extensions recently
undertakes are all noticeably "over the
brook" the growth of the borough be-
ing principally to the east and north.
The construction of homes and busi-
ness places in the East End, Rosstown
and Lottery Field has necessitated the
Improvement of the facilities for travel
to these sections.
Joseph Skene of Newark is through
with hunting for this year He is now
contenting himself with such view of
the scenery as lie can get from a win
dow of his boarding house in Bloom
field avenue while nursing punctured
foot His gun slipped while he was
hunting near Flanders the other day
just after he had killed his tenth rab-
bit.
The latest plan of Mayor Gillen to
relieve the domestic fuel situation is
to provide for the sale of coke in
100-pound lots at some thirty different
stations through out Newark. The
mayor said at he was negotiating
with coal si-product company for the
purchase of this coke. He has been
assured, he says. that it is superior
to the ordinary gas COKE.
Former Governor Edward G. Stokes
of New Jersey and Republican state
chairman and Mrs. John Livermore of
New York will be the speakers at
luncheon to be given in the Robert
Treat, Newark, at l o'clock, December
Z, by the Republican women of New
Jersey. 1t is to be known as victory
luncheon" and will be in celebration
of the countrywide sweep for the Re
publican ticket.
st. Josephs Parochial School,
handsome new building for which has
just been completed on Second street,
adjoining ST. Josephs Church is now
well under way. Between 300 and $50
pupils have enrolled and the number is
being constantly increased. The build
ing+was blessed b., the Rt Rev Thomas
'7alsh, Bishop of the Catholic Do-
cese of New Jersey. The opening of
the handsome edifice is the elimination
of the effort of the Rev. Thomas f.
Ridden, who has long looked forward
to the day.
Bids for laying concerto side
walk around the New park at Elm
street and Mountain avenue, were re-
jected by the Summit Common Council
because they were thought too high.
The Lackawanna railroad may deed
instead of leasing to Orange strip of
property for many years used as part
of the roadway of Railroad place, be-
tween Cone street and Essex avenue.
BY vote of three to three the Board
of FreehOlders of Trenton refused to
pay road patching material bills of
James j. Barrett which have been held
up since the county investigation a
year ago.
AiiJui iNc bS L uui <>CA III Vi
248 Hunterdon street, Newark, when
his clothing caught in a drill press
which he was operating In the
Wheeler plant in the Ampere
section, caused his death short time
later in the Orange Memorial Hospital.
The unveiling and dedication of the
monument erected in Soldiers and
Sailors Park in Old Tennent Gene
terry, Freehold, to the memory of all
the soldiers and sailors who made the
supreme sacrifice in the world war,
took place last Saturday.
The Wharton Borough Council has
decided to accept, at a cost of $685.
206.02, a proposition for a new water
plant, presented by Alexander Potter,
a consulting engineer of New York.
The plant will include a pumping sta
tion, eight miles of mains, filtration
system and q concrete reservoir to
hold 100000 gallons.
Explosion of an oil stove started
blaze that destroyed the lower floors
of the home of Neill Hancock, Burling-
ton, with loss of $1,000. Flames
swept by a gale threatened an entire
row of frame dwellings when fremen
arrived and quickly extinguished the
fire.
A report made to Civics of Orange
by E. H. Philips, chairman of its de-
partment of roads, commends Com
missioner George Roach of that city
for paving work done under his man.