The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-02

| InOlOF venice department., ISSueu i"'
licenses to automobile drivers and 13s
to owners of machines at Ocean City.
A delegation of leading Blackwooc
| residents has asked Woodburys co
operation in a move to get lower troll
| ley fares between the two points. The
round trip now costs % cents.
Julius Rosenfeld, Phlllipsburg no
tel proprietor, got from the town com
missioners a refund Of $500 for his
liquor license.
A. L. Ewing. Cape May county
agent Of the motor vehicle depart
ment, issued 200 licenses in one day at
Wildwood.
A movement has started In Phillips
burg to revert to the old form of gov
eminent from the present commission
form.
Woodbury. public school teachers
have formally asked the city councifs
aid in their request for an increase In
salary.
The Wildwood city commissioners
have notified Gilbert Fl. Baker, owner
VI a DlOCh VI PicPSA's OA' 49,
ocean front, between Cedar and Schei-
lenger avenues, to move his theater
and cottage 20 feet oceanward from
Atlantic avenue so that the city may
widen the thoroughfare at this point.
The Congregational Church OF Ma
pie Shade will hold series OF con-
certs during the winter months in aid
of the building fund.
J. Madison Drake of Belvidere has
been appointed Warren county chair
man of the Near East Relief Campaign
to be conducted early in the year.
Borough Clerk Clymer of Haddon-
field issued 495 hunting and fishing Ii
censes the past year, which is hun
dred more than last year.
The salaries of the steward and ma
iron at the Gloucester county aims
house will be increased to a combined
sum of 81, 800 for 1920 by the Board of
Freeholders.
Claiming the support of IA of the Fl
state senators and SO of the 90 assem-
blymen of the 1920 legislature for the
ratification of the constitutional
amendment for woman suffrage, Mrs
Lillian F. Feickert of Plainfeld, presi-
dent of the New Jersey Woman Suf-
frage Association, says New Jersey
would at the coming legislative session
go on record for votes for women.
1t was stated at Atlantic City that
Judge Robert Ingersoll who is to pass
upon the final reports of the doctors
who have examined Mrs. Esther
Blake to determine her mental state,
does not expect complete report for
a month. In the meantime no further
moves will be made in the prosecution
and Mrs. Blake will remain in the
county asylum. Attorney Theodore
Schimpf, retained by James Blake to
look after the interests of his wife,
appeared In court, as he expected that
Judge Ingersoll would pass upon the
doctors report.
Held responsible under the work
mems compensation act for an acct
dent which resulted on February 10,
1918, in the death of Bertha Wilhausen,
housekeeper at his hotel at South
Carolina and Atlantic avenues, Attain
tic City, Louis Kuehnle and the Com
mercial Casualty Insurance Company,
following an appeal from the award of
the Compensation Bureau, were order
ed in an opinion handed down by
Judge Ingersoll to make the financial
settlement originally ordered. The
beneficiary is Frank Wilhausen. young
son of Mrs. Williamson. The award is
$500.
A 16-pound raccoon was shot by Ed
ward Wright near Harrisonville.
A voting contest as to the most pop
ular young woman at Clayton is being
conducted by the American Legion
Post.
A movement was started at the
meeting of the Ocean City Progressive
League to take care of the boy prob
lem, and steps were taken to form
scout troops. Addresses in favor of
the move were made by Rev. DR.. Sny-
der, Rev. NJ. NJ. Lewis and others.
The workers of the North Baptist
Church, Millville, are planning exer-
cises for burning the mortgage on their
parsonage, the debt of $500 having
been raised by popular subscription.
A civic committee, Of which Mrs. A.
NJ Taylor is chairman, was formed
in Vineland to dine the $50 workers in
the new hospital campaign from Janu-
airy TO 10 to raise 100000.
Officials Of the Ashland Presbyterian
Church, having decided to build mod
ern manse for the pastor, Rev. Harry
NJ. Taxis, are receiving funds for the
project.
Prominent Democrats of Cumber-
land county have formed marching
club for the parade at the Inaugural
ton of Governor Elect Edwards next
month.
More Christmas barrels and boxes
than ever are being packed by church
and charitable organizations in South
Jersey to carry cheer to hospitals and
orphanages.
Haddonhelds new $4,000 free pub
lie library and historical building was
formally accepted by the borough com
missioners, making it now municipal
institution and clearing up financial
obstacle to its full use.
Ocean City has accepted City Engi-
neer Collisions plans and specif1ca-
tons for rebuilding the boardwalk
from Fifth to North streets.