The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-01-28

prizes on yellow dent were won by
South Branch growers. John H. Stud
diford took first, James L. Haver sec
ond and James Stats third. These
farmers also took prizes on other va
rletieS of corn, and James Stats won
the prize for the best yellow ear in the
show
J. Frank Lance lost his wallet few
days ago on the road near his home at
Mt Lebanon. It contained his fox
hunting license, auto license and other
valuable papers. He offered a reward
for it's return. The finder was dog
belonging to neighbOr. The dog
picked up the wallet, took it home,
and it was returned to the owner.
The State Highway Commission has
obtained all the rights of way for the
state highway through Sussex to the
New York state line.
Representatives of the various
Grand Army of the Republic posts,
Sons of Veterans and kindred organi-
cations held a joint meeting at Pater-
son, at which preliminary plans were
the various organizations, which will
be held in Paterson during the latter
part of next June.
Beginning this month, the New Jer-
sey Zinc Company of Franklin will
quit paying its employees in cash and
will pay by check twice month on
the Sussex County Trust Company.
20 Hn than
800 employees the bank will remain
open on pay days from to D 30
O'Clock in the afternoon.
A compilation by the Bureau of
Food and Drugs of the State Depart
ment of Health of the amount of
foodstuffs held in cold storage in New
Jersey shows an increase of nearly 80
per cent in the quantity of fresh meats
at the close of last December as COM
pared with the preceding month. OF
the amounts enumerated six showed
an increase over the amounts in Stor-
age on November 30 last
Notices have been posted by the
Empire Steel and Iron Company, Ok
ford, of reduction of 20 per cent in
wages for the men employed at the
blast furnace department, men who
are doing repairs and those who are
employed at the ore kilns. The an
nOuncement has been made also that
these employees will work but three
days week until further notice. The
furnace is banked at present.
1t is expected that the street lighting
at Rockaway this year will cost the
borough $500 more than last year be-
cause of new arc lights and that the
election will cost the borough $240
more because under a new law the
borough has to pay the expenses for
merly paid by the county. However,
the borough tax will be only $4,000,
which is $235 less than last year.
Found upon examination by State
! Veterinary Surgeon McMeill to have
CHAMBERS, II mules and horses owned
by the Edison Cement Farms were
| shot and killed at Washington. The
! animals We're part of herd of 33
| horses and mules owned by the con-
| Germ. The state official was called in
after the local health officer had made
an inspection and found the animals
to be ailing.
William Lamar of Dug Hill is the
only ice dealer in the Rockaway vicn-
| ity who has succeeded thus far in har
vesting a partial supply, having filled
his ice house to half of its capacity
with eight inch ice before the sleet
| and rain storm.
The annual Chautauqua at Pitman
will be held February to H.
Miss Matilda Schuerer, assistant d.
| rector of the department of instruction
of the Visiting Nurse Association Of
Philadelphia, spoke to the Woodbury.
| Visiting Nurse Association.
The Board of Education has accept
ed the resignation of Mrs. Dora Stiles
and Mrs. Minnie Barnes. teachers in
the Red Bank school. the former hav-
| ing accepted position at Mount Roy
/ al. The latter will soon leave for Eng
| land.
Game Warden William r. Loder, at
| Egg Harbor, has issued over 80 fox
| hunting permits to local spOrtsmen.
ApCNdhpC ~ rvs III NiiC flutblll'pllC
line are fuctuating the Billingsport
fire company has cancelled an order
| for new truck.
Five of the veterans at the Soldiers
Home, Vineland, have sold their cot
tages and will give up life in the open
with their gardens.
Miss Ella Buck took her seat as a
member of the Glassboro Board of
Health when it met for reorganization.
d. H. Suppee was elected president ;
Samuel Beckett. registrar, and Albert
]. Turner, health Inspector.
Rev. Harry E. Owings has moved to
Hightstown with his family from Pitts
burgh and assumed charge of the
Hightstown Baptist Church.
The Pennsgrove fire department is
preparing to install its apparatus and
other equipment in the new borough
hall, which was constructed with the
idea of providing modern quarters for
the volunteer firemen
Nearly $500 was raised at Pitman
through voluntary subscriptions for
the relief of sufferers from the recent
fire at Pitman.
A series of cottage prayer meetings
to be held every week in various parts
of Glassboro was started by members
of the First NJ. F. Church.
Thieves took the horse of Andrew
Newberry of Orchard road, Vineland
and after driving it nearly to death
tried to hide il in a swamp about three