The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-30
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persons who were ordered to move.
Not house is to be had for rent in the
community.
Owing to the large number of Maple
Shade inhabitants using the Pensauken
creek for bathing during the summer a
public bathing station will be erected
for the coming season.
One hundred and fifty persons have
been enrolled in the night courses of
studies at the Community "Y," Car
ney's Point.
The auto buses that have been run
ming from Collingswood to the Camden
ferries now go as far as Center street,
Westmont.
A plan for planting trees along the
highways of Salem county, both for
beauty and the protection of the roads,
will be taken up by the Road Commit
tee of the Salem County Board of Free
holders as a feature of its program for
1920.
Former Governor Runyon is TO speak
at the Salem courthouse Thursday
evening, February 5, in the interest of
the Near East Relief campaign, of
which Sheriff William 7. Miffiin is the
Salem county chairman.
The annual report of Joseph E. Far
quhar, overseer of the poor of Glouces-
ter City, shows that it cost less to op-
crate the department the past year
than ever before, due to plenty of work
in the shipyards and big wages.
Cape Mays water department pro-
duced last year $47,3SS.39, while the
cost of operation was S19,342.14. A
few years ago political leaders wanted
to sell the works to private corpora
ton for $4,000
The people of Hudson county say
that Governor Edwards has selected as
his secretary the most competent man
for the place that could be found in the
boundaries of the new governors home
county. j. Harry Foley has spent a
life time in Hudson, and when the an
nouncement was made that he had been
selected as the confidential man of the
new state executive there was GREET
satisfaction.
George A. Garfield, cousin of Presi-
dent Garfield and president of the
American Writing Machine Company
of New York city, died of heart dis
ease during services in First Baptist
Church at Orange. He was born in
Ohio fifty-five years ago and for the
last 20 years has been in business in
New York.
While the Board of Education of
Woodbury. could not see its way clear
to grant the increases asked by the
school teachers, the next best thing
was done, and the minimum rate was
fixed at SITS for grade teachers for the
remainder of the year. Up to this time
none of the teachers have signified
their intention of leaving, neither have
they stated that the action met their
approval.
Burlington county tomato growers
took the initiative toward the incor-
poration of the South Jersey Fedora
ton of Tomato Growers Association
into selling organization, to be con-
Quoted on a nonstock and nonprofit
basis, making a concrete corporation
with which the Gamers who want to-
matoes will have to deal. This move
has been under contemplation for some
time on account of the uncertainty
over prices that has faced the growers
during the past two years.
Alterations will be made in the base
ments to provide gymnasiums for the
High School and grammar school at
PauSboro.
Chief of Police Baxter is vigorously
enforcing the dog license law in Had
donfield All dogs found at large I'M
tagged are being pulled in," locked up
and later killed unless the owners re-
claim them and pay the So fine.
Hiring of more carpenters and me-
chanics has strengthened the rumor
that the Vacuum Oil Company will
make extensive additions to its plant
on the outskirts of Paulsboro.
Mayor Ladd of Woodbury. has reap
pointed Thomas Pourison a member
of the Board of Education for a five
year term, beginning February l.
Rev. George Kane, Audubon, moder-
ator of the West Jersey Presbytery,
has named Rev. David w. Berry of
Millville chairman of the Evangelistic
Committee.
Contagious disease cases to the num-
Der of 162 were reported TO the Cam
den Board of Health during the month
just ended During the previous month
there were 1873.
Percy Rose, colored, convicted of
manslaughter in the Warren county
courts, was sentenced from six to ten
years in the penitentiary. He pleaded
self defense for the killing of William
Bonner.
A mass meeting of citizens was held
in the Pleasantville High School by the
Chamber of Commerce to raise sub
scriptions for the $1,000 fund for
silk factory site
Through activity of the Woman's
Study Club new lighting system has
been installed in Public School No. 2
of West Collingswood, with electricity
FOR the entire building.
Blowing of whistles and ringing of
church bells marked the opening of
she new hospital campaign at Vineland
The committee has promised to raise
$4,000 in one week
A Parent-Teacher Association was
organized at Watsontown by Mrs.
Charles R. Bacon of Haddonfield,
chairman of the Camden County Coun-
Gil of Parent-Teacher Associations,
who also gave a talk TO the women
present. Mrs. Victor Hammond was
elected president.
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