The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-06-29

sanity OF EdlSOnS Wl1e, MIS- HOSlna
Edison, who is alleged to have at
tempted to take her own life and that
of her two daughters
Bites were numerous when 80 pro-
fessors and instructors from the dental
institute of the University of Pennsyl-
vanla launched out upon the Delaware
bay off Fortescue a few days ago on
their annual outing. Fishhooks took
thep lace of forceps for the time being,
and the dentists baited their lines so
well that they had little trouble to get
finny victims to open their mouths.
Many of her pupils fiocked about the
church vestibule and others filed the
entire balcony, which was reserved for
them in the First Presbyterian Church,
Woodbury., so that they might witness
the marriage of Miss Martha Lamson,
physical training instructor in the
schools, to Howard Westcott Batten,
also of Woodbury.
Carpenters quickly erected overflow
bleachers while fans waited for the
seats and flled the sections as fast as
they were completed at a game at
Woodstown, where the local team met
the Woodbury. nine in the West Jersey
League series.
The contract for a IL room stone
schoolhouse to be built at Gibbstown
has been awarded to Victor Condos of
Philadelphia for $66,000 The cost,
with heating and ventilating system
and electrical work and equipment,
will be $4,000.
At the special election conducted by
the Board of Education at National
Park not vote of the 50 cast was
against an additional appropriation Of
81 800 for four room schoolhouse.
The sum of $29,350 had been appropri-
ated, but bids showed $500 was
needed.
Issue Of $5000;OO0 In bonds for the
Delaware river bridge and the Hudson
river tunnel was oversubscribed three
times by banking and brokerage
houses. State Treasurer Read, who
supervised reading of the bids, an
nounced that $4,5S5000 sold at prices
ranging from 100000 to 103, and the
balance of the issue, $415,000, will be
awarded to banks, which bid 100.S75.
While conceding that the value of
the dollar is a great deal below nor
NAL, the supreme court held that a
verdict of $4,000 in favor of Anna La
none in suit against the Consoli-
dated Safety Pin Company for the
death of her six-year-old son, Edward,
by one of the company's automobiles
in Jersey City is excessive. If the
plaintiff will agree to accept $4,000
Judgment will be entered in that
amount. If not new trial will be
ordered.
A boys band is being formed at
Highland Park by Albert w. Wills,
backed by the Civic Association.
The members of the Millville fire de-
partment will appear in new uniforms
in the parade at Wildwood July s.
Preparing to take positions while
school is closed, many boys and girls
in Gloucester City have applied at the
office Of City Clerk Redfield for birth
certificates.
The erection of a new town hall, to
include rooms for American Legion
post and community purposes, is be-
ing considered by Westville borough
officials.
The Palmyra township committee
has adopted a resolution to petition the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
additional protection at the crossings
Throughout the town.
Five attacks, questioning the con-
stitutionality of zoning ordinances of
Montclair, Asbury Park, Leonia and
Westfield were dismissed by the Su-
preme Court without the tribunal
passing upon the validity of the 1920
zoning act. The court did, however,
in one of the Montclair cases, uphold
the section of an ordinance prohibiting
erection Of a group of garages within
200 feet of church and school. The
court said this regulation is a reason
able exercise of a police power of
municipality.
Colonel Marcellus II. Thompson,
vice president of the Auto Ordnance
Corporation of New York, and son-in-
law of Ambassador George Harvey,
who was indicted with seven others
by the Federal Grand Jury at Tren-
ton for conspiracy to ship arms to
Ireland in violation of the neutrality
laws. will be tried here during the
September term of the Federal Court.
The announcement was made by
United States District Attorney Wal
ter G. Winnie. The others will be
tried with him.
Alleged failure of Burlington county
freeholders to keep faith with the State
Highway Commission and with the
heavy ax-paying districts Of the river
front, through failure to cooperate in
the speedy construction of State High
way Route No. 2, the Camden, Trenton
s'business road through Burlington
city, while approriating huge sums for
roads of secondary Importance, is
bringing hot protests from business
and farming interests in this section
and threatens a political revolution in
next falls freeholder campaign.