The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-16
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

the "pretzel boy" has practically been
eliminated from the streets of Newark.
During the last year the inspectors OF
the food and drug division have put IN
considerable time Kidding the city OF
this traffic Boys were found selling
| pretzels under the most unsanitary
conditions.
To the casual observer passing
through North Arlington the growth OF
the borough appears TO be slow. But
the contention does not hold good
when it comes to matter OF bulldlng
| figures. Building Inspector Daniel j.
Mccarthy, in his last report to the
borough council New Years day, stat
ed that he had issued 70 permits, rep
resenting a valuation of S143,O00, DUR
ing the last u months.
Newark keeps well in the lead of all
other parts of New Jersey in the work
of the building and loan movement.
| The last year was the most productive
of results in the history of the persist
ent Swings and homecoming associa-
lions, and every officer and director of
every one of the narly 800 associations
| in Newark has registered resolution
| to make 1920 even greater than 1919.
According to the annual report of
| Sheriff Bowen, not one commitment
| has been made to the county jail at
| Bridgeton for drunkenness since July 1.
After having been in failing health
| for several months William Truesdale
Day died at his residence in Elizabeth.
II %la Iox AVN of
Day, Day, Smith & Slingerland in
Newark, where he had followed the
legal profession for over 40 years. Mr..
Day was born in. Elizabeth January &c,
1856.
The bear which escaped from Percy
Cooks's farm on the Springfield road,
Scotch Plains, is still running at large
through the Watching mountains,
frightening residents of that section.
Mr.. Cook and his men have been
searching the mountains in an effort to
| capture the animal, but without sue
cess. So far as known the bear has
not appeared on any of the highways,
but has remained in hiding among the
trees and heavy underbrush which COW
er the range.
Aggressive action to obtain largely
increased salaries for school teachers
In New Jersey is to be taken by the
State Board of Education, and a sub
stantial majority of the members of
the board believe that unless a mini
mum salary of $1,000 is speedily estab-
lished many of the schools particular
ly in the smaller communities, will
have to be closed for lack of teachers.
At the third annual meeting of the
New Jersey Urban League for Social
Service Among Negroes to be held
Monday evening, January 10, at the
First Presbyterian Church Mayor
Charles 2. Gillen and Miss Elizabeth
Lewis of the Submarine Boat Corpora
ton will be among the speakers.
Most of the oyster boats are tied up
at Bivalve and Maurice River, as many
crews have given up their jobs to find
employment in factories until the
spring planting season. Not more than
% out of the fleet of more than 400
schooners and sloops have gone to
their dredging grounds since the first
of the year. Most of the shippers have
weeks supply in the floats, but if the
cold weather continues there is likely
to be a famine of the famous Maurice
River Coves.
The Public Utility Commission or
dered the removal of grade crossings
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad in East Orange.
By another year residents of Woods
town are hoping to have public rec
reation center and a community house
and library.
With a further liquor license I'M
likely 1t is uncertain whether the no.
tel at Malaga, destroyed by fire last
Sunday morning, will be rebuilt.
There are five aspirants for the post
master vacancy at Blackwood, caused
by the death of C. G. Hargerman.
A large bronze eagle, delayed in ship
ment, has finally arrived at Pitman
and will be mounted upon the bowlder
| erected as a memorial to local service
| men.
The West Foundry and Manufacture
| Ing Company, composed of men promi-
nent in shipbuilding circles, will begin
| operations at Its plant in Williamstown
| Monday.
A committee appointed to award
free scholarships to former service
men of Glassboro under the Y. NJ. c. A.
educational service for demobilized
men will be headed by former Senator
j. Boyd Avis.
After conference in Jersey City by
| Governor Elect Edwards and his Dem
| ocratic advisers State Senator Elect
| Simpson, Democrat, of Hudson, who
is to steer through the incoming Re-
| publican legislature bill legaliZing In
| New Jersey the sale of light wines and
beer said the governors attempt to
liberalize the dry amendment in New
| Jersey will precipitate bitter clash
| between federal and state authorities,
which will result in complete victory
| for the Edwards program.
Gibbstown Boy Scouts have organ
lied fife and drum corps.
Rev. Holmes F. Gravatt one of the
best known religious leaders of New
| Jersey, died at Camden. He had been
| suffering from heart trouble for nine
months, but apparently was recovering
when death came with scarcely mo-
ment of warning Dr. Gravatt had a
wide reputation for his eloquence. He
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