The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-07-13

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for criticism by business men in New
ark for painting the dome OF the city
hall green. Newark's city hall was
built 20 years ago, and the copper
dome soon was turned green by cor
rosion But it wasn't quite green
enough to suit Director Gillen.
| Increases in the rate of the French
town Water Company were approved
| by the Public Utility Commission at
Trenton. A schedule submitted by the
company was rejected by the commits
sion, and compromise was recon-
mended, which may be accepted within
five days.
Word has just been received by
| President Leonard Fl. Davis of the
Progressive League from Congressman
Bacharach that an extra appropriation
of $4,000 has been approved by the
! Committee on Navigation for dredging
the entrance to Cold Spring inlet, the
entrance to Cape May harbor. The
league has worked hard and long to
get this appropriation.
On the ground that bottle of liquor
was found in his office Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector Charles Leavering
was suspended at Jersey City by Col
lector Ferguson of Newark. Several
attaches of Leavering's Office also were
suspended Leavering has been in the
employ of the government 20 years.
Retail butchers of Jersey City made
public announcement of an average in
crease of cents a pound in meats.
| The increase, it was said, was due to
strike conditie MS, which affected trans
portation. Inquiry among the whole
sale butchers disclosed that there had
! been no increase in the wholesale
prices of meats in the last week.
Ground was broken at Deep Water,
village of the DUPONT dye workers, for
a house of worship for the Church Of
| the Nazarene.
The Woodstown Chamber of Com
merce held its midsummer meeting in
/ the borough hall, and among several
| important subjects brought up by Pres
/ ident Snelbaker was the construction
| of the towns new memorial lake.
Bids for the erection of concrete
|
| take the place of the covered bridge
that has stood 116 years, will be open
ed by the Salem County Board of Free
holders.
In a weeks campaign, with only part
of the town fully canvassed, teams of
the Pitman Baptist Church have raised
| more than $1,000 cash and subscrip-
tions toward a fund of $4,000 for mov-
ing and remodeling their house of wor-
! ship.
A million heads of young cabbage
| are likely to rot in the fields of Bur-
| lington county because farmers cannot
get the cost Of picking aud transporta
| tion to New York and Philadelphia
markets. Experienced shippers say the
situation is due largely to the fact that
the crop has matured earlier than
usual and that large percentage of
/ housewives in the cities are not aware
that Jersey cabbage is available.
Mrs. Anna Cadmuss Yereance is dead
at her home in Rutherford, aged 103
years. She was born at Dundee June
Z. 1919. Until two years ago she was
able to knit without eyeglasses
Mayor Smith has issued orders to
the police to close all games of chance
on the Board,-alk at Wildwood. At
least 25 places will be affected Prior
to the opening of the season the con-
cession men We're notified mo games
contrary to the law would be toler-
ated.' Some games slipped by under
the subterfuge of skill. They were
given 12 hours in which to pack up and
get out.
Many former members and pastors
of the First Presbyterian Church,
| Gloucester City, attended the service
in connection with the seventy-fifth an
niversary. Pastors of other churches
were also present.
Two hundred and fifteen persons
were granted automobile drivers Ii
4 censes at Salem last week.
What was thought to be a bootleg
ging outfit in the woods between Wood
bury and Parkville turned out to be
| party of FIVE tramps sleeping off liba-
/ tions, as found by Prohibition officer
Kennedy.
| Aiming to provide a>playground that
Will lure children from the perllS or
the streets, the Burlington Chamber of
Commerce has arranged for opening u
play center in East Burlington.
Nicholas Masucci. ten, 40 Belleville
avenue, Newark, died from lockjaw
Several days ago he stepped on a rusty
nail.
Farmers of Woodbury. find that
young rabbits are destroying their
truck The farmers are helpless under
the law, as even dogs are not allowed
/ to run the rabbits off their farms
Quail also are numerous.
i Forrest Carter, eleven years old. Of
Glassboro died in the Homeopathic
Hospital, Camden, from tetanus. The
boy week ago stepped on a rusty
nail. He was taken to the hospital
after his jaws stiffened, but lived only