The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-17

be held at Cape May on December 10.
Vineland Chamber of Commerce is
investigating coal profteers and has
about absolved local dealers from
blame
Many Gloucester county sportsmen
have arranged to spend the entire
open season for deer in the woods.
Rumor says a large rubber manu-
featuring concern has about decided
to locate in Vineland, and land on Oak
road near the Central railroad is be-
| ipg purchased for plant.
! An early morning collection of mail
will be established at the Pitman post
Office Formerly letters collected did
not go out until noon.
City Solicitor Letzgus of Gloucester
City is preparing to sell many of the
! boat houses at the river front for I'M
paid taxes.
A delegation of % young women,
! mostly high school students, canvass
ed Gloucester City in the interest of
/ the Red Cross drive
/ AS the result of numerous accidents
| in Gloucester and Salem counties, au-
thorities have revived the crusade to
| compel drivers of all vehicles to dis
play proper lights after dark.
Dealers at Elmer have dropped the
price of milk to u cents a quart.
Riverside Post of the American Le-
| gion has organized an orchestra.
. Miss Augusta Bushong, a teacher in
the sixth grade in the Bordentown
school, has resigned and accepted
clerical position at Lancaster, Pa, her
former home
Arthur Rene of Swedesboro, caught
| hunting on the posted land of Wilbert
| e. Ashcraft, was fined $3.50 and costs,
which made him pay So, and he did
not get any game.
The Collingswood Board of Educa-
! ton has decided to postpone building
a new school at Haddon avenue and
| Wayne terrace until material and la
Dor prices drop.
Gloucester City Sunday schools,
churches and organizations which usu-
ally distribute candy at Christmas
time are Withholding their orders, and
unless the price comes down, officers
declare, the distribution will be elimi-
mated this year. The price of sugar
has dropped 100 per cent, and the or
CARNATIONS say the price of candy
should drop, but the dealers say there
will be no reduction until after Christ
mas.
Prohibition has failed signally to end
drunkenness in Trenton. Records of
the police department for November
show ~ arrests for intoXication, 46
more than during the same month in
1919. Samuel P. Wilson, assistant
state superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League, calls upon federal, state,
county and municipal authorities to
make use of the injunction and abate-
ment law to end the traffic This law
permits issuance of injunctions pre-
venting the use of premises for unlaw-
full purposes.
Tony Monulski, proprietor of the
Polish Club in Burlington, was arrest
ed and quantity of whisky and beer
confiscated when Captain Johnson and
police raided the place. A warrant for
|
cured by detectives, was signed by
Rev. Norman r. Mcconnell of River
side, head of the county law enforce
ment crusade. The presence of a gas
cook stove in the poolroom was eX-
planned when police found it contained
bottled goods. Monulsili was held I'M
der 81 900 bail by Magistrate Mooney.
Because of the shortage Of coal near
ly every home in Turnerville is using
wood fer fuel.
The Professional Guild of Cape May
county has been organized, with these
officers: President, DIR. Philip Wash
: burn of Cape Nay Court House; vice
president, Dr. Corson of Cape May
!, Court House, secretary, Dr. w. ".
Christian of Ocean City; treasurer,
Miss Elizabeth Hartman, registered
nurse of Ocean City.
The Public Service Gas Company has
inspectors on tour Of houses in Glou-
cester. 1t is said that since the recent
increase in rates some persons have
been manipulating the meters with the
aid of wire to get more gas for q
quarter.
A Christmas box will be filed by the
, Agenda class of the Pitman NJ E. Sun
: day school for wounded soldiers in the
hospital at Cam, DIX.
The Woodbury. branch Of the Red
Cross reports receipts of s10S1 from
1882 members enrolled this year.
; A night school will soon be opened
in Woodbury. for the benefit of foreign
ers, who will take up English princi-
: pally.
, Charles r. Goodfellow, a prominent
druggist, has ammo need his candidacy
for the postmastership Of Vineland
, whe the term of Postmaster A. L, VIII
liams expires in August, 1921. There
are several othe- receptive candidates
Additional scholarships have been
awarded former service men In Glou-
cester and Cumberland counties by the
educational committee of the Y. NJ C.
A., which former Senator ]. Boyd
Avis is chairman.
Goldfish are being caught by fisher
men of Somers Point One of the
Stretch brothers brought in 40, averag-
ing ten pounds each.
Stricken as he entered the Office of
his physician at Florence, Joseph
Hines fifty-fve years old, of the River
road dropped dead from an acute at
, tack of heart disease. DIR. E. B.
Pearce reached Hines as he fell, but
could do nothing. Coroner Rogers is
| sued n burial hermit