The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-14
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court was recommended in the annual
report of Major David f. Barkman,
read at the reorganization meeting of
the Board of Aldermen of Morristown.
Action looking to the selection of a
magistrate for the same is anticipated
at once.
AS soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be made there will be inau-
gurated in Newark police headquar-
tiers a regular morning lineup of i'm
pOrtant prisoners arrested during the
preceding "a hours for inspection by
the detectives of the Newark police de-
partment
Falling off the dam at brakes Low
er pond, near Union avenue, Iryington,
Gustave Heyer, tifty-seven years old,
of 1000 Stuyvesant avenue, that town,
landed in a pool several feet below and
was drowned. The body was found by
an employee of the Pure Milk Farms,
1858 Union avenue, IrvingtOn, and the
police were notified.
Wildwood's initial mummers parade
was held New Years day, with over
1000 in line and a long array of floats,
automobiles and pony carts. The af-
fair was held under the auspices of
Wapella Tribe of Red Men, and for a
beginner it was pronounced such a
great success as to encourage its repe-
tition next year.
Orange greets 1921 not at all enthu-
siastically in a financial sense. Weigh
ed down by debt substantially over
$4,000 600 the oldest and poorest of
the Oranges starts the new year face
to face with serious financial prob
lem. The city's plight is not disguised
by false optimism by those who realize
the true state of affairs.
The Hyatt Roller Bearing Company,
Newark, which was scheduled to re-
open last Monday with part of its
working force, has abandoned that
plan, it Is said, and will not open until
February l.
Lambertville automobilists and 9th
ers are much interested in the posi-
biity of the early Improvement of the
Delaware River road from New Hope
north, possibly to Point Pleasant soon
and later all the way to Easton.
Captain Leslie Ludlam, a retired
coast guard and amateur gardener,
plucked a ripe Kiefer pear from his
orchard the other day in Wildwood.
The fruit budded when the rest of the
crop had matured. In his garden he
has a number of rose bushes in bios
SOM In other parts of the island roses
also are in bloom The mild winter is
accountable.
Fire Chief A. S. Brewster of Summit
was a surprised man when he learned
that the 1921 common council had re-
appointed him for another year at its
organization meeting. Brewster had
contended all along that he was to be
dumped" that his acts had met with
opposition.
Confronted with a possible deficit in
the city treasury for expenses in run.
ming the affairs of the city, common
council of Burlins ton is considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of passing an ordi
nance creating a mercantile tax.
The body of we'll dressed woman
with her throat cut and 2 razor in hel
hand, was found stretched upon a
sport coat in the woods under the Pal
isades at Englewood cliff. The only
marks of Identification were the mi
tials &C. L. H" on her pocketbook
which contained S453S.
A motor express line between
Woodstown, Harrisonville, Mullica
Hill and Jefferson will be established
early in the year.
Williamstown Grange has elected F.
r. Hammitt master, and a fine pro
gram has been mapped out for the
winter meetings.
At least three Of the motor snow
plows recently purchased by the state
highway department will be stationed
in Gloucester count for the winter.
The attractiv new school building
erected at d ~otown to replace the old
brick building destroyed by fire last
winter will be ready for use early in
the new year.
Herman Rooy of Lawrenceville cap
tured a chicken hawk recently at his
home that measl red four feet from tip
TO tip.
The Haskell plant of E. l. Du Point
de Nemours & Co will close this week
for an indefinite period.
The resignation of Congressman
Elect Charles f. y. O'Brien as director
of public safety and member of the
Jersey City Commission was received
and accepted by the Jersey City com
missioners.
A resolution authorizing the engi
neering forces to complete plans and
specifications for the beginning Of
work on the New Jersey side for the
new vehicular tunnels under the Hud
son river was passed at the meeting OF
the New Jersey Bridge and TUNE
Commission.
Col John Blanchard Edgar, lifelong
resident of Edgarton Farm, Avenel is
dead in his seventy-eighth year. The
estate where he died had been occu
pied by his family for more than 15C
years
The Camden branch of the Nationa
Association of Letter Carriers has
elected these officers: Harry Refer
president; Albert Scott, vice presi
dent; Walter Ellis, secretary; Wilbel
Cole, treasurer; George W. Johnston
.Jr., financial secretary, and Walter
Grissell, sergeant-at-arms.
Two women were burned to death in
fire in PleaSantyille which Quilted the
three story boarding house owned by
Harry Risley. They We're Mrs. May c