The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-05-25

man Of the Bipartisan Commission
authorized by the recent legislature to
recommend methods of simplifying
party election machinery. The COM
mission met in Governor Edwards's
Office at Trenton for organization.
Jersey CIty.-JOhn H. Martin, eff
cheney engineer and statistician for
Long Island manufacturing concern,
was sentenced by Judge Blair to ten
to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
He was convicted of attacking Mrs.
Anna Eberle Of No. 6 Grand street,
Hoboken, mother OF. two children.
Gloucester City. - Fishermen are
making big catches of herring and a
few shad. The industry seems to be
getting better as the season nears
the end.
enton.-Alleging that paste care
lessly dropped by circus employees
while placarding a fence on his farm
caused the death of 231 of his chick
| ems, Clarence w. Cochran, farmer
of Ewing Township, has brought suit
for $1,000 against the Sells-Floto
| Circus.
Gibbstown. While digging post
holes, Frank Burt found four pieces
of gold English money in a wallet.
One Of the gold pieces is worth $50.
Asbury Park-Driven northward by
recent forest fires, herd of seven
wild deer appeared in the outskirts
of this place recently. In attempting
to leap over high fence doe was
so badly injured that it had to be
killed by Game Warden Arthur Da-
vison. The remaining six fled.
Trenton.-Forest fires have taken
heavy toll of game, especially rab-
bit and woodc0ck. Thousands of
young rabbits and birds have been
burned AS it is the breeding season,
the parents remained with the young
and perished with them.
Trenton.-The first book of minutes
of the Hunterdon county court, cover
ing the period from June /, 1714, to
March s, 1921, has been recovered
from private ownership by the State
Public Office through DIR. Carlos E.
Godfrey, its director. The book con-
tains the deeds recorded during that
period The box has been missing
more than fifty years
Trenton-The fires have ruined the
huckleberries, and Game Warden Will
liam Steele said that there probably
would be no berries at all in south
| Jersey this year. This viii be espe-
cially hard on many families that live
] A. de- In coa r1f
the year depend on berries for their
| livelihood.
Trenton-Warden Steele said that
the forest fires have practically exter-
minated small game in some sections
of Cape May county. Dead rabbits
are scattered along the roads, and the
deer have run into the towns and the
/ farm yards for safety.
Trenton.-It is estimated that the
| damage by forest fires in Cape May,
Atlantic and Cumberland counties viii
aggregate more than $12,000,O00.
yineland.-The Pioneer and the Re-
lance Fire Companies buried the
hatchet and held their first joint car
nial which netted $1,024.
Hightstown.-A new r. F. D. route
has ben established from the post Of
fee Frank l.. Dey is the carrier.
| Newark. The Howard Savings In
stitution, one of the largest savings
banks of this city, announced an in
crease in the rates of interest paid on
| deposits fromt to Az per cent on
amounts up to $1,000 and from to 31a
| IN, Of
600. Presidents of ether savings banks,
while decling to discuss the move, said
the matter probably would be taken up
at the next meeting of their boards.
Wildwood 1.-The West Jersey Elec-
tric Company has notified the Board
of Trade that reduction in rates for
summer and winter consumers will be-
come effective within 80 days. Large
consumers Of electric current also will
| benefit by the new schedule.
Magnolia. The American Legion
posts from Laurel Springs and Lawn
side attended tLe funeral here of Clar-
ence Hill and Samuel White, colored
men who lost their lives in the well on
/ the property of Mrs. Rose Clapp. Hill
was former service man.
Dividing Creek.-The one hundred
and sixty-first anniversary of the Bap-
tist Church was observed with appro-
pirate exercises. The speak RS includ-
ed Rev. Henry Anderson of Port Nor
ris, Rev. J. Washbourne of Newport
and Rev. John Hackett.
Millville. - The City Commission
elected Mrs Delphine Misskelly
member of the Board of Health and
these officials: City clerk, John S. Hor-
ton; city treasurer, George Wiorstall;
city physician, DR.. Irwin Kirk; city
engineer, Newton B. Wade; fire mar
shall, Paul T. Ludlam.
TrentOn.-Suit DO compel Millville to
take over the Peoples Water Compa-
ny, purchase of which was approved
at an election in November, 1920, was
Instituted in the court o. chancery by
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