The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
Neu Jersey
State Briefs

dies Ala Society netted 5000 TO the
NJ E. Church.
The American Legion post of
Swedesboro has been presented with
piano by William r. Poinsett.
The Westville Civic. Club will here
after be known as the Women's Club
of Westville and include Newbold and
Victoria
Rev. William Ashton of Westville
has been appointed pastor of the I'm
ion Welfare Church. Gloucester City.
The new - room brick school build
Ing at Fairview will be opened by the
Camden Board of Education.
Major Herman S. Dilworth, United
States cavalry, of Salem has been APP
pointed instructor of military science
at the University of Missouri.
Game wardens are investigating
charges that in streams tributary to
the Delaware river perch and other
game fish are being caught in nets,
contrary to law.
Republican clubs in South Jersey
towns are already forming marching
clubs to attend the Inauguration of
President Elect Harding in March, the
first such chance the Republicans have
had in eight years.
The Gloucester Chapter of the Red
Cross donated 1925 to Gloucester Post,
American Legion, for its new home
and 500 for disabled soldiers at Camp
Dix
Mrs. Jerome G. Harris and infant
daughter left Mount Holly unaccom-
panied on a trip to Manila, Philippine
Islands, to Join Lieutenant Harris,
who some time ago received a commits
sion in the army and was assigned to
Manila
Dinner for the survivors of the
TNenty-fourth New Jersey Volun-
teers, VINO will hold their annual re-
union at Glassboro on December 10,
will be served by J. Down Heritage
Circle, Ladies of the G. A. r.
Charged with cutting up his wife's
dresses and shoes to prevent her from
leaving home, Joseph Fallows was ar
rested at Millville by Marshal Biggs
and is held pending a hearing before
Mayor Felmey.
Cooper Beideman has been appoint
ed~ by the Board of Education truant
officer at Westville, to succeed the late
Samuel Strine.
The Cumberland County Christian
Endeavor Society has elected these
officers: President, Lewis Minch,
Bridgeton vice presidents, Boyd Gar
rison, Dividing Creek, and Rev. S. w.
Wilhelm. Bridgeton; secretary, Miss
Flora Chew, Bridgeton; treasurer,
Miss Olive Dawson, Bridgeton.
The members of West Side NJ e.
Church, Melville, have petitioned Dis
trict Superintendent Wagg to return
Rev. Christian Ernest to the pastorate
for another year. Mr.. Ernest inform
ed the officials of the church week
ago that he would move at the next
session of conference.
A Ministerial Union has been form
ed by the Woodbury. clergy, with these
officers: President, Rev. II. j. Zelley,
NJ. e. Church; vice presidents, Rev
George H. Swift, Central Baptist, and
Rev. Herbert Ure, Presbyterian; sec
rotary, Rev. Henry NJ. B. Dare, First
Baptist; treasurer, Rev. Herbert G..
Williams, P. E. Church.
John Decaney, of Philadelphia, one
of the alleged ASSISTANTS of George
Stevens, of National Park, a month
ago, was released from the Gloucester
county Jail when Magistrate Dougherty
if Philadelphia, furnished $500 bail
for him.
The beaker and test shops at the
South Millville glass plant of Whitall-
Tatum Company closed for an indefi-
mite period owing to lack of orders.
The automobile found in the orchard
of William Ashton, at Gibbstown,
three weeks ago, is still in his posses
sion, although attempts have been
made to find the owner.
In eXcavating for the theater to be
built at Kings highway and White
Horse pike, Audubon workmen struck
a zgzag vein of quicksand, which has
caused much trouble.
A civil service examination will be
held at the Woodbury. post office for
clerks and carriers on January s.
Che Che, the Health Clown, will
start weeks tour of Gloucester coun-
ty with performance before the
school children of Monroe township at
Willamstown.
A cleanup of liquor and gambling
joints in Burlington county, of which
the raids in Riverside and Beverly Sat
urday night and early Sunday morning
were only a curtain raiser. is the en-
pected outcome of the crusade started
by citizens under the lead of Rev. Nor
man II. Mcconnell, pastCi of the local
NJ. f. Church Representatives of a
private detective agency, who gathered
such strong evidence against the places
prior to the raids that it was announc-
ed several of the accused would 90 into
court at once and plead guilty rather
than stand trial, are believed TO have
had a much wider zone of activities
during the last Jew weeks.
a public farewell was given Rev.
Philip n. Pearson, pastor of st. Paul's
Lutheran Church, ColIingswood, at the
union Thanksgiving service in the
Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Pearson
has accepted a pastOrate in Virginia.
A carload of bitUminous coal for the
Woodbury. water works, shipped from
the mines several weeks ago, has been
lost in transit At the time the &C al
was shipped the price was $3.50 q ton
but there have been several cuts until
the price is now 81. The water CON-