The Lambertville record., 1920-12-31

with his automobile, gunner, fred
through the rear of his car and sew
eral shot entered the cheek of his son.
Horace, riding on the rear seat.
A civil service examination for clerk
carrier in the Gloucester City post Of
nee department will be held on Janu-
ary 8. There are three vacancies.
Marlton will soon graduate from gas
into the electric light stage if plans of
prominent citizens to establish an cleo
tric lighting plant are successful.
There are a number of new candi-
dates out for appointive offices to be
filled when the Glassboro borough
council reorganizes on January 1.
The officials of the Atlantic City
railroad are planning to reduce the
fare on the Grenloch branch, which is
claimed to be exorbitant by com
muters
AS naval officer, Vice Commander
of the American Legion Thomas Gold
ingay won the commendation of his
! superiors in rank, but in the opinion
of Mayor Gillen of Newark as an art
critic he stands at the foot of the
class
Jersey City's corporation attorney,
John Bentley, says Hudson county has
paid into the state treasury almost 49,
100000 as its share in state highway
construction and has received no di-
rect benefit since none of the new
roads have been built in that county.
When Federal prohibition enforce
/ ment agents halted the automobile of
] Jack Row of Washington, D. G. when
i it came across the Delaware river
bridge into Trenton from Pennsyl-
vania, 200 bottles of whisky were
found in the machine.
After striking a laborer on the Lin
coin Highway beyond Voorhees, Sta
/ ton, George Stana of Charleston,
Staten Island, neglected to stop his
automobile and give assistance to the
victim, but instead sped off leaving the
man lying on the road in an uncon-
| scious condition
The Catholic Young Mems Diocesan
Union has taken over large tract at
Lake Hopatcong where it is proposed
to erect summer camp and school for
| deserving boys this summer, and is
outlining a series of benefits to assist
in meeting the purchase price of $15,-
000
Lieutenant James Valentine of the
British Royal Flying Corps, whose
1 parents live in Glen Ridge, arrived on
the U. S. S. Carmania from World
War service in France. When he en-.
listed Lieutenant Valentine was a
student in Stevens Institute.
Arrangements are to be made to
have the new electric fire siren blown
from the Pitman telephone exchange
to prevent delays in sounding fire
| alarms.
John c. Helms has been elected bor-
ough councilman of Swedesb,~'o to sue
ceed his father, who died few weeks
since
Luther L. Wallace of Ocean City
brought home fine deer, weighing It's
pounds, shot on the upland near Tuck
erton.
A party Of Gloucester gunners head
ed by Albert Green shot deer weigh
ing 120 pounds at Weymouth.
A street extension from Main street
to New street, at Glassboro has been
approved by the borough council.
Essex County Superintendent H.
Brewster Willis is making a canvass.
with the help oe the supervising prin-
cipals, of the approximate number of
farm boys between the ages of four
| teen and twenty-one now attending
school in the various districts and the
number who are not attending school,
together with the approximate number
of square miles of territory in each
district
Three additional cases of diphtheria
have developed in Thorofare and the
schools may be closed.
1t is reported that the Cumberland
county Democratic organization will in
dorse State Committeeman Samuel
Jones for the county tax board, to sue
ceed Daniel Moore of Bridgeton.
Continuing its policy of having all
its alien employees Americanized, the
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
took eighteen to the courthouse, Cam
den, where they secured their first
papers.
A steel flagpole, with concrete base,
to cost approximately S40O or $500, is
to be presented to the Pitman public
schools by the Mothers Club and
Parent-Teachers' Association.
The Vineland Chamber of Commerce
voted to hold an exhibition in Febru-
ary, making it possible for every in
dustry to show the exact condition OF
trade.
Redmond Bentley, clerk of the
Board of Education of Deptford town.
ship, Gloucester county, who resigned
some time ago, has been induced to
continue in office.
A petition for 4 80 p. m. train
from Camden is being circulated along
the Grenloch branch of the Atlantic
City Railroad. Shipyard workers
would benefit by such train.
Mayor Anderson has instructed the
police to arrest all boys caught using
air rifles in Gloucester City, because
so many electric globes and windows
have been broken.
The women of the. Bridgeport M. E.
Church have asked the privilege of
caring for the cemetery, promising to
have the lots nicely fixed up and kept
in that condition
The Vineland High School won the
county banner for attendance in No
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