The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-03-23
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

Governor Edwards or New jersey
vetoed the Pierson $4,000,000 referen-
dun bond issue bill for the construc-
tiOn Of state highways.
Mrs. Doris NJ. Brunen, widow of
John L. Brunen, circus man slain at
Riverside, retained counsel, who is
sued statement that she and Bru-
mems daughter, Hazel, are innocent of
any knowledge of the crime.
Harry B. Smith, who was connected
with the publishing house of Thomas
Nelson & Son of New York City for
twenty-seven years, died at his home,
No. 1900 Denmark road, Plainfield.
He was born in Newburg, N. Y, and
was seventy-three years old He
leaves his wife and two daughters.
Capt. John L. Hilton, aged seventy
eight, veteran of the Civil and Span
tsh-American wars, died in his home in
Paterson. He was civil engineer and
surveyor and at one time was city en-
/ gineer of Paterson. He was member
| of the Paterson Elks, Brereton Camp
Spanish War Veterans and other or
| ganizations. He leaves a son.
The War Department has announced
plans for the immediate construction
of new buildings to house the Reserve
! Officers Training Corps at Camp Dix.
The cost of the Improvement will be
approximately 100000, for which
Congress has made an appropriation.
With their lives hanging in the bal
ance at Freehold, Mrs. Viola Gravatt,
thirty-five years old, and William Felt
man, twenty-six years old, refused to
tell how they received their hurts. Po-
| lice are working on the theory that
they sought self-destruction in sui
eide pact.
| A mother, son and daughters BAN
quet was given in the Gloucester City
High School under the direction of
Hi Y Club. Each student brought his
or her mother. The club had it's own
orchestra and the junior girls of the
school prepared and served the BAN
quet.
Prosecutor Kelsey of Burlington
countycomplained bitterly because AS
sistant prosecutor Welsh Of Philadel-
phia had made public the letter in
which John L. Brunen, murdered, Of
Riverside, Informed his sister he
feared his wife was plotting his
death.
julius Weber, Highland Park, near
New Brunswick, went on the blacklist
of William L. Dill, commissioner of
motor vehicle. Dill says Weber al
lowed his son Lawrence to drive the
car, although neither held a license.
Lawrence, according to the commits
sioner, ran down and seriously injured
little girl
William A Hopson, sixty-seven
years old. one of the principal own
ers of. the Call Printing and Publish
ing Company, died suddenly at his
home in Paterson. He had been active
In Republican politics thirty-five years,
serving four years as postmaster of
Paterson and three years as sheriff
of Passaic county. He leaves widow
and two children.
DR.. James w. Ware, fifty-two years
old, formerly of Bayonne, N. J., died
In Cape May. DR.. Ware was prac-
ticing physician of Bayonne nearly
twenty-five years. He was at one time
resident physician at Phoenixville
| (Pa.) Hospital and also of the Green
| Vile (Pa.) Hospital. DR. Ware was
the son of the late J. Stratton Ware
of this city, and brother of DR.. ]. STRAIT
ton Ware, a dentist, of Bayonne, He
leaves a widow.
Rev. Edward G. Heal, singing
evangelist of Camden, has accepted
the pastorate of the Maple Shade Con-
gregational Church, to succeed Rev. E.
Stanton Yoder, who resigned to go to
McKeesport, Pa.
The Home and School Association of
National Park has requested that the
first floor Of the new school building
be arranged to be turned into one
auditorium for social functions and en-
tertainments.
John O'Rourke, Horace Battersby
and Lester Crismond, Gloucester boys
sent to the county jail by Mayor An
derson, did damage to the extent of
$100 to the new Jail, according to the
officials.
Boy Scouts of cumberland county
are planning a bis rally in Millville on
Monday, March 27, and the troops viii
parade. The chief speaker will De II.
A. Lotee, Of Paterson.
Major M. B. Carson, director of the
Atlantic City Publicity Bureau for
over a year, has resigned.
Members of the Gloucester City
Presbyterian Church made a tour of
the city in connection with the annual
visitation to the homes inviting the
people to attend church.
Senator Aliens bill designed to
legally revive Archibald Heron, slayer
of Rev. S. B. D. Prickett, of Metuchen,
fifteen years ago, was signed by Gov
ernor Edwards. This man, insane, has
been in the death house at the State
prison since he was sentenced and he
is legally dead" Now that he is
made legally alive, his sanity may be
inquired into and If he is found to be
sane he may be resentenced and
electrocuted. If he Is found Insane
ba will ha confined i1 tha o,.iDoi, oI in,