The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-09-01
Neu Jersey
State Briefs

against David Blizzard, the incumbent,
who is also candidate.
The Gloucester County Board Of
Freeholders has asked for bids for the
construction of new wooden bridge
over Raccoon creek at Mitchelps mill,
Swedesboro.
The Masonic Community Club house,
Blackwood, will be dedicated in Sep
tesnber, and Senator RunyOn of Union
county will be the principal speaker.
Extensive repairs are being made to
the former X. G. E. hall, purchased
several weeks ago as a municipal build
ing for Pitman borough.
Many men and women at Glassboro
usually employed at this season in
picking, grading or packing peaches
are Idle because of the short crop.
For passing traffic sign at Haddon
and Kaighn avenues, Camden, John X.
Mcconnell, thirty years old, Of Warren,
Pa, was fined $40 by Recorder Stack
house
Hugh Boyed of Levitt avenue, Ber-
genfield, disappeared from home Sat-
urday. His body was found in the
woods back of the house. The top of
his head had been blown off with a
shotgun, which lay beside him. He had
been melancholy lately, relatives said.
Mrs Burley Ayers, widow, of Vine
land felt so grateful for the good work
Of the fire department in saving her,
property at recent fire that she has
sent the firemen check. U. A. Crea-
mer, merchant, has done likewise.
The Glassboro Parent-Mothers' AS
sociation has ordered a playground
outfit for the grammar school grounds.
Lima beans are being canned in
large quantities in South Jersey, as the
crop is especially large.
Boy Scout troop of South Vineland
made $75 from minstrel show to pay
for a weeks camp at Ocean City.
The city commission of Atlantic City
proclaimed Thursday, September 8,
holiday, calling upon the community to
participate in the fall pageant festivi-
ties. The resolution calls upon busi-
ness houses, owners and occupants of
residences and apartments to decorate
their premises in keeping with the car
nival spirit
In raid on an alleged plant in At
lantic City for the manufacture of fake
Gordon gin 342 gallons of grain alcohol
and 1000 quarts of alleged gin in the
making were seized. The factory was
at 2222 Arctic avenue in the rear of a
junk shop operated by Isaac Raphale-
A large quantity of fake Gordon gin
labels. forged government certificates
and other spurious bottle markers were
also seized, dry agents say.
Thomas Miner, owner of burlesque
theater in Newark, declared that he
would institute Immediately an appl-
cation for an injunction in the Court
of Chancery to restrain strikers from
interfering with the removal of scenery
from the warehouses where the strike
took place 1t was this act of the
strikers that precipitated the series Of
riots. Mr.. Miner criticised the police
for failing to provide protection to the
workers who were removing the seem
cry from the railroad yards to the
theater when the strikers descended
upon them.
For the first time in years religious
service was held on Hundermarks pier,
Fortescue, and Rev. Clarence Let's,
pastor of Mt. Pleasant M. P. Church,
preached The congregation was COM
posed principally Of excursionists and
angling parties.
In driving to the station from Cecil
Charles Housman found his machine
was disabled and ran it into the yard
of John Adroian. The machine was
it was stolen car and notified the JUS
tice of the peace, VINO had the car tax
en- to a garage Housman had consid-
cradle difficulty In convincing those
concerned that it was his car.
Gloucester City Democrats are MAX
Ing an active campaign to gain the
votes of the women this fall. and it is
likely that four women election officers
will be appointed to the two new dis
tricts. The Republican election Off
GERS have all been appointed, but there
are no women on the boards.
Haddon Farms, owned by Ephraim
I. Gill and nationally known as one of
the leading Guernsey breeding and GER
titled milk farms, entertained some 200
cattle breeders of the east, represent
ing officers and members of the East
ern Guernsey Breeders Association.
Mr. Gill, director of the national or
ganization, turned his entire farm over
to his guests, who minutely inspected
his ranch, stables and equipment.
DR.. Alexander Marcy. Sr.. of River
ton and Cape May, is dead. He was
born at Cold Spring in 1888. He grad
mated from the University of Pennsyl-
vania in 1861, practiced in Camden 80
years, was an honorary member of the
Camden County Medical Society and
member of the Camden City Medical
Society. He leaves one son, DIR. John
Marcy Of Merchantville, and one daugh-
ter of Riverton.
Boxing has become popular among
the young men of Magnolia, and exhi-
hftfon confnstS arc hainv hold In tho