The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-23

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The Woodbury. Reading Club realiz-
ed SIG from a card party in aid of the
Armenian fund.
The Wildwood city commissioners
have purchased a triple pumping en-
CINE, with capacity of $50 gallons a
minute. The price was $11, 500.
The city commission of Millyiiie in
creased the salaries of the police and
fire department drivers from 500 to $23
week, the city physician from 1855 to
SooO year and the city engineer from
81, 100 to $2,4OO.
Unable to get a definite decision as
TO the form of memorial the communi-
" VIII erect in honor of its world var
heroes, the RivertoD council has APP
pointed committee of II citizens to
investigate the subject and present a
suggestion.
Or. Henry A. Cotton, as medical di-
rector of the State Hospital for the In
sane at Trenton, in his annual report
to the State Board of Institutions and
Agencies makes an urgent request for
additional help at the hospital so that
further success may be attained in the
treatment of cases of insanity in this
institution.
A large consignment of navy blan-
kets has arrived in Haddonfield and
are on sale under the direction of the
borough commissioners. Women of
the Loving Service are conducting the
sale in the Community House and in
HaddOn Fire hall.
The government ordnance depart
ment is still shipping powder and other
supplies purchased during the war to
the bag loading plant at Washington
Park.
A civil service examination for post
masterships of Blackwood and Chew's
Landing was held at Gloucester City
post office. There were two applicants
for each.
Rev. Henry e. Jones, the pastor Of
the Presbyterian Church, Pleasantville,
for year past, has given notice that
he will seek change, as the climate
does not agree with his family.
About 80 per cent of the inhabitants
of Harr,sonville are looking for the
thief who carried away 80 pound car
ton of sugar from the railroad station.
Post No 203 of the American Legion
has been instituted at Phillipsburg
The immense ice house of John Ri
ley at Harrisonville has been filled with
the best eight inch ice ever stored
there.
The Wildwood Alumni Association
approved the design for the bronze
tablet to be placed in the High School
in memory of the members who served
in the world war. ),
The T. G. Wheaton Company of Mill
vile has completed a new grinding
room, which will give employment to a
number of additional hands Every
department of the plant is running full
blast.
Hunterdon County Pomona Grange,
comprising Is subordinate oranges,
adopted resolutions at its annual meet
ing opposing daylight saving and the
of rural schools.
Farm and other products from the
hospital farm and from its industries
resulted in saving to the state last
year of $51,893. The aggregate value
of tsTe articles produced was $780,
9235t, while the cost Of production is
shown as SILT, 940.52 In the bakery
alone, due to institutional production,
$21, 709.12 represented the saving. The
following profits from Industries iden-
titled with the hospital are shown ::
Farm, S4,292.99; garden, $S,661.73 !;
dairy, $12,S99.52; piggery, $1,202. II !;
greenhouse, S1,OS7.37, and raising and
killing pork, $3,529.34.
Farmers say that the roads in South
Jersey are in fine condition for hauling
fertilizers and other supplies without
cutting in or becoming mired in mud.
g'he Ocean City tiremen responded
to II calls during 1919. The losses by
fire were less than $1,3O0
Labor conditions have improved so
much in Vineland that the COnsolidat-
ed Glass Company has put fire under
the 60 ton tank and will put on about
70 hands soon.
Senator Mackay of New Jersey will
prepare a bill for introduction in the
state legislature providing for a day.
light saving law similar to New York
and Pennsylvania.
James McFadden has been reap
pointed street commissioner by Bur-
lington common council.
With hog killings and the filling of
ice houses the average farmer does not
have any time to sit around the stove.
Mothers are taking an active part in
the movement for better school facili-
ties at Wenonah, and the Home and
School League and the Mothers Club
are urging citizens to approve a spe-
cial appropriation for the enlargement
of the present school building.
A committee comprising e. B. Bacon
of Jersey City, a co!tager; Russell II.
Nulty and S. B. Swan, appointed by
the Board of Tr de Of Ocean City a
few weeks ago to suggest action in the
trolley situation, made voluminous
report to the board. The committee is
not in favor of the city purchasing the
trolley system, but recommends that
the city make sure that the existing
electric line is in operation next sum-
mer, asserting that the municipality
has plenty of power to effect this even
if compelled to pay any deficit that
might be incurred by operation.
The Cumberland county criminal
court lasted less than two days, and
the jurors were excused until the civil
court opens.
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