The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-03-12


the San Francisco convention pre-
pared to fight for an anti-prohibition
plank in the Democratic platform.
Edward Clement, for twenty-five
years an inmate of the Essex County
Hospital for the Insane, has inherited
$4,000. 1t has been decided to de-
vote the sum to payment for Clements
care, at the rate of s. a week.
An order lifting the quarantine OF
all state institutions was issued by
State Commissioner Lewis. The quar-
antine was established as a safeguard
against the influenza epidemic and
other contagious diseases and has
been strictly maintained since Janu-
airy 81.
Internal Revenue inspectors found
195 barrels of wine, with an estimated
value of $4,000, in a small house at
Plainfield in the rear of the home of
Donate MaddaloHi, an importer, who
explained that the liquor was for his
personal use. The agents made an.
inventory of the stock which they
sealed, and returned to New York
for Instructions.
The Monday Club of Woodbury. has
assumed charge of the Near East Re-
lief campaign in that city, and Mrs.
Herbert n Twells will be at the head.
The Ocean City Board of Trade will
open a bureau of information in the
Massey & Edward building, Eighth
street and Central avenue, May /.
Work has been started on extensive
alterations and improvements to the
interior of the First Presbyterian
church, Ocean City, to cost nearly &c.,
600.
A City Church Council has been or
ganized at Millville with these Off
GERS: President, c. w. Dannehower;
vice-president, Mrs. E. c. Morrison;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Edyth
Mitchell.
Owners of cottages who have been
to Fortescue to look over their proper
ties since the high tides during the re-
cent storm report little real damage
DONE
Residents of East Greenwich town.
ship, who are compelled to send their
children to Woodbury., Swedesboro and
other towns to attend high school, are
agitating the erection of high school
in Clarksboro
Pennington Post, American Legion,
netted more than $500 from a two
nights minstrel show.
The Lands Township Committee has
mo qualification Nv
with which to finish the connecting
link on Wheat road from Vineland
through Buena to Atlantic City
Since the burning of the Daretown
school last week the principals de-
partment has been opened in the Pres
byterian Church, and the primary de-
partment is cared for in the manse.
The Charles F. Pancoast, Jr., Post,
American Legion, of Woodstown, has
received donation of 500 from the
parents of the soldier in whose honor
the post was named
The Lord Stirling house at Bask-
ing Ridge, built in 1851 and one of the
historical landmarks of New Jersey,
was destroyed by fire The property
was recently purchased by A. J. Guer-
in, formerly of Long Hill. Various
changes had greatly altered the APP
pearance of the old manor house. Its
first owner, William Alexander, bore
the title of Lord Stirling by courtesy,
as the House of Lords never recog-
nized his claim to the peerage.
Though he was known as an Amer
lean peer, he gave his fortune to the
revolutionary cause.
A bill offered by Mr.. Stanton of Hud-
son in the assembly would compel COM
panies becoming surety for jitney bus
owners to deposit with the state bank
ing and insurance department stocks,
bonds or mortgages to a value of $780,
900.
At meeting of the Board of Free
holders at Woodbury. the Road Com
mittee reported that it had cost nearly
$500 to clear portions of the roads of
snow and that $6,S99 had been expend-
ed in road repairs during the past
month. Freeholders reported that
township roads, over which the county
has no control, have been in a bad
condition because of the snow and ice
and that it will cost several thousand
dollars to make repairs.
Carrying out an order from the
County Board of Taxation for revi-
sion of the tax valuations for Millburn
township, Assessor Charles r. Reeve
of Millburn began the work of making
a reassessment. Mr.. Reeves instruc-
tons from the county board are to
jump the valuations generally. 1t is
thought that by this change the rata
bles for the township will be brought
up at least 100000, to about $780,
600.
Suit for 5000 against DR.. John H
Mcneil, state director of animal indus
try, and Melvin X Mann of the same
department, an action said TO be ex-
pected to try out some applications of
the tuberculin test law, has been filed
in the supreme court by C. C. Bell of
FREEDOM. The damages are claimed by
Mr.. Bell for the loss of cows ard in
jury TO his business as a cattle dealer
because of a tuberculin test applied by
Mr. Mann as a representative of DR..
Mcneil.
The Randolph Township Board of
Education has decided that a new pub
lie school building is necessary. The
matter will be brought before the vot-
ers at time to be fixed
County Supervisor Bowden has APP
proved the resolution providing for an
Investigation of the award of the CON
tract TO Mahlon Averlll of Newark for
the construction of the sewage dismissal