The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-07-28

Kings Highway between this town
and Ellisburg, temporarily stopped
when the New Jersey Water Supply
Company having withdrawn objec-
tions to lowering Its supply main.
Dividing Creek.-k midsummer
camp meeting will be conducted in the
NJ. e. Church grove by Rev. John
Hackett, former chaplain Of the
state prison farm.
Merchantville Borough Council
has authorized sale Of $4,000 of bonds
for buying an auto combination fire
truck. The Council has also passed an
ordinance to erect shaft in the town
square to the memory of men and
women who served in the world war.
Pitman.-Two locations are to be
submitted to the voters for a site for
proposed new school at special
school election.
Salem. -Firman H. Lloyd has been
chosen president Of the County Board
of Elections and James Sullivan secre-
tary.
Alpha. There Is a movement under
way to purchase motor driven fire ap-
paratus, and committee has been APP
pointed to solicit contributions.
Salem Merchants are financing a
series of open air concerts at the court
house lawn every Thursday evening by
musical organizations of the city.
Palmyra. The chamber of com
merce has appointed a committee to
investigate the water rentals charged
by the Rivingtoa-P Palmyra Water Com
pany.
Green Meadows-A still alleged to
have been operated by Walter Domskie
was seized in raid, and he was com
mitted to jail at Belvidere.
Palmyra. The School Board has
called public meeting for August 2
for vote on bond issue of $3.50, ,0O0
for school purposes
Mullica Hill. Charged with having
passed two alleged forged checks upon
William M. Shute, merchant, VIII
liam J. Anderson was arrested on
farm near Sewell with the aid of
Shute and Eugene Garrison, cashier
of the National Bank. He was taken
to the county Jail at Woodbury. and
police say he confessed. He was held
for court.
Cape May Court House--Peter
Trimm of Anglesea was sentenced to
sixty days in Jail for bootlegging.
Charles F. Squilace, Camden law
yer, was fined $50 and costs for giving
bad check to Sheriff Tomlin. Judge
Eldredge imposed the sentence.
Palmyra The township committee
passed on final reading an ordinance
for the construction of a $175,030 sew
er system, the elimination of a long
fight for the improvement. When a
similar effort was made a year ago
it was blocked by a large delegation
of protesting taxpayers. The Cham
ber of Commerce is solidly back Of
the new move
Pennsgrove.- Searching for a man
alleged to have robbed drunken man,
Chief Of Police Houseworth and Off
Ger Jameson discovered two stills and
sixty gallons of mash in two-room
shack at 141 Willis street, Pennsgrove.
Emmen Dulis, the occupant, was ar
rested
Ellisburg Much interest is being
shown by farmers and peach growers
in peach tree experimental pruning
in the orchards of Howard f. DeCou
by Prof. M. A. Blake, Prof A. J. Far
ley and A. Freeman Mason, of the
experimental station, assisted by Sam
uel Foster, Camden county agricultur-
al agent.
Bridgeton.-The Cumberland County
Board of Agriculture attended the field
meeting at the home of Senator FIRE.
linghuysen at Somerville.
Bayonne. e.-Lightning struck q tank
of the Tidewater Oil Company and
burned it with the $4,000 barrels of oil
that 1t contained The fire was pre-
vented from spreading, but the flames
and smoke could be seen for miles.
vineland. The annual session of the
summer school at the yineland Train
ing School opened. Sessions were dis
continued during the war. Forty-three
special class teachers, representing
nearly that many states, are in attend
ance.
SdlLCy . L IOl1l.---ASSlSLtu ny ttiS fucil
and equipment of the quartermaster
corps of the DUPONT Company, swim
ming and boating enthusiasts have
cleaned up the beach for distance Of
a mile.
Phillipsburg. Miss Katherine N
Stryker has been appointed member
of the Board of Education to succeed
John Adams. who recently resigned.
Millville. John Radcliffe, I'd, landed
the largest bass caught this season in
Union Lake, near here The fish
weighed pounds 13 ounces.
Glassboro.- The cornerstone for the
new community building in course of
erection was presented to the borough
council by the hamber Of Commerce.
The stone has been presented by A. A.
Weisner in memory, of his son, Nevin,
and ShawPaulin Post, American Le-
gion, will arrange for the laying.
Woodbury.. Ralph Robinson, six
teen years, son of Conductor Robinson