The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-05-25
New Jersey
Items

| Cnurcn mas extended call TO Kew.
Milton George Buck, pastor of the First
Church, Utica, and he has accepted
He will begin his new duties June l.
Pitman. - Two additional artesian
wells and -a.-seservoir, to cost approxi-
mately $4,000, have been recommend
ed by the borough engineer to com
plete the towns new water system.
Atlantic City.-Miss Ella Sheridan
of Ventnor City, run down by a trolley
car and dragged by the hair and clothes
for block, died in the City Hospital
without regaining consciousness. Miss
Sheridan, who was thirty-five years old,
was crossing the street to mail letter.
The motorman claims he sounded the
gong repeatedly and made frantic eff
forts to stop his car, but Miss Sheridan
paid no heed.
Pitman.-William A. Parent, presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, heads the
general committee of arrangements for
the annual convention of the New Jer-
sey Sunday School Association here in
November.
Millville - Despite the ukase of
Mayor Felmey that ice cream and soda
fountain places must remain closed on
Sundays, several did a rushing busi-
ness, and four proprietors were ar
raigned before the mayor, but it is re-
ported that they will appeal and test
the case.
Hightstown. An auxiliary of the
Mercer County Health League has been
organized here, with Mrs. r. a. Riven-
burg as president. Especial attention
will be paid to promoting the health of
school children.
j Glassboro.--As the result of com
plants of residents in Broad street,
part of the shore route, of the speeding
of motorists, authorities have taken
the matter up with the state motor We
hicle department.
Gloucester City. Because of i'll
health Henry P. Hill has resigned as
president of the Union Cemetery Asso-
citation after holding the position many
years, and George Dallas has been
elected to succeed him.
Millville.-At the annual meeting of
the Board of Education the following
teachers resigned, to take effect at the
close of the term: Della Bard, Eliza
beth Davis, Anna Recap, Claire Rain,
Marion Briggs, Esther Phillips, Ruth
Wyatt, William Ballentine, Ethel
Smith, Eva Tice, Carrie Borden, Hattie
Young and Sarah Polhamus. Frederick
]. Sickles was reelected city superin-
tendant and Professor Clarence Wolf
principal of the high school
Trenton.-One of the most disagree
able phases of the recent Borden con-
troversy in the New Jersey National
Guard was satisfactorily cleared up
when Governor Edwards ordered ex-
| plunged from the official records of the
| adjutant generals department the
| phrase "for the good of the service" I"
| which appeared in the acceptances of
| the designations of Major G. Frank
| Burr of Trenton Major John D..
Leonard of Elizabeth and First Lieu
tenant George v Henderson Of Asbury
Park
Trenton.- Banking and Insur-
ance Commissioner William e. Tuttle,
Jr., of Union county announced his can
didaey for the Democratic nomination
fer governor. Entrance of Commits
sioner Tuttle into the gubernatorial
race has been anticipated for some
time and his delay in making formal
announcement has been construed as
indicating that his candidacy did not
receive the Endorsement of Mayor
Frank Hague Of Jersey City.
Trenton-rhe Public Utility Com
mission granted to the Lackawanna
railroad permission to discontinue it's
agency at Waterloo, Sussex county.
The company showed that the salary
of the agent, $1,296 a year, is double
the yearly revenue derived.
Absecon. - President Harding met
the members of the Atlantic county
Republican organization after playing
a round of golf on the course. He
had been invited to a luncheon given
by the Republican leaders here, but
greeted them personally instead and
after partaking of a sandwich in
/ formally with ~-nator Edge, his host,
returned to the links for another round
of golf.
Asbury Park.-Miss Elsie Voelk was
dITtStcQ mere, CUdTScQ Will uIlNlHS an
automobile without license in con-
nection with an automobile mishap at
Cold Indian Spring, il which her IA
ther, John yoelk, was killed. She
pleaded not guilty and was released
under $1,000 bail for hearing at
Manasquan be core Magistrate Long
street
Atlantic City. - Four leg lumi-
naries are col-s,dered fr~ appointment
as county judge to succeed Judge Rob
ert Ingersoll, recently appointed vice
chancellor. They are District Court
Judge Louis Repetso, former United
States Commissioner Henry w. Lewis,
former Assistant Prosecutor s. Cam
eron Hinkle I'D William Smathers.
The appointment will begin July 1, the
date on which Judge Ingersoll assumes
mis- new Office, and will be for the bal
ance of the term, which expires in