The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-07-20

several nuuureu SuarduLOfS SlSHeu up
for next year.
The Hudson County Board of Free
holders at its meeting in Jersey City
appropriated $4,000 for preliminary
plans and surroundings for bridge or
tunnel over or through the Kill van
Kull, which separates Bayonne frim
State Island. 1t was stipulated that
the Borough of Richmond, the State of
New York or the city of New York
must appropriate a similar SHIN.
John Enright, state commissioner of
education, told the "schoolmen's week"
gathering of school principals and SUI
perintendents in the NJ. e. Church at
Ocean City that the real problem in
every state is to get teachers who un-
derstand their responsibilities. State
Commissioner of Labor Bryant urged
cooperation between the school and
his bureau
A privat residence is to be erected
by J. J. Hundermark on the site of the
old Fortescue House, at Fortescue,
along the Delaware Bay, a favorite
resort for hook-and-line fishermen. For
many years the Fortescue House,
which stood upon an elevation, was
one of the landmarks Of the fishing
hamlet.
The first suit growing out or the
Winslow Junction wreck on July was
led in Trenton by John Sbrolla and
his wife, Giovanni Sbrolla for an ag-
gregate sum of $4,000 for injuries.
Deputy Sheriff Leap served papers
upon Jacob Summerson, near Wood
bury, in suits for damages aggregating
S95, ,000 The plaintiffs are Stephen b.
rady and his minor daughter Lucine,
who claim they were injured by being
run into by car driven by Suninerson
in Trenton about year ago. Two
other occupants of the car asked $780,
600 each.
Supreme Court Justice Kalisch at
Newark denied the application of At
torney Walter H. Keown for writ
of Habeas Corpus for the release from
Burlington county Jail of Mrs. Doris
Brunen and Harry c. Mohr, held there
charged with the murder of John G.
Brunen, Snowman, at Riverside, March
10.
Lightning. coming through the side
of the bedroom where she had gone
to close a window during terrific
storm, instantly killed Myrtle, the four
teen year old daughter of Charles
Stewart, farmer at the edge of the
town of Mount Holly. The bolt made
a clean hole about two inches in
diameter, struck the child and did no
further damage.
Governor Edwards will name a
Democratic successor to the late John
H. Feter as county clerk of Mercer and
he viii serve until November, when
the electorate will choose an incumbent
for the full five year term. The COVER
nor, IN making this appointment, will
be guided by the Recommendations of
the Mercer County Democratic Com
mittee. Fred r. Parker of Trenton,
who served temporary term as coun-
ty clerk as successor to the late DIR.
Robbins, will be named if he Cecides
to become candidate for the full term
in November.
The Hackettstown Comon Council,
hearing that liquor was being made
and sold by one tenant of Main street
building, has ordered the property own
ers to notify the alleged offenders to
vacate within ten days or face an
action for maintaining disorderly
house. The case was reported to coun-
Gil some time ago and the deciGion
reached
Thomas Haines has been appointed
life guard for Brooklawn, as there is
much bathing in Big Timber creek.
Another community service was held
in the Woodbury. High School, Which
was more largely attended than she
first. Pastor Urc cf the Presbyterian
Church preached.
Mrs. Dayton Voorhees,, of Princeton,
has been reappointed to the board of
managers of the State Home for Girls.
Miss Caroline Lamont of Bound
Brook, was renamed on the board for
the State Village of Epileptics Mrs.
George H. Brown, of Somerville, was
reappointed to the board at the Gin
ton Reformatory for Women.
The Washington township commit
tee will enter an agreement with i'lt-
man council to pay for the extension OF
concrete paving on the section of Holly
avenue within the township between
the borough line and state stone road
The stork had busy time at Penns-
grove during the first six months OF
the year. according to the report OF
William F. Yeager, registrar of vital
statistics, as there We're 80 births, with
only 20 deaths,
A Sunday school field day will be
held by st. Johns Lutheran Sunday
school at Westville on July 20. baby
parade will be feature.
Because there was no bidders the
first time Pennsgrove council will re-
advertise $4,000 worth of street i'm
provement bonds.
Another of the series of open-air
union services by congregations of
Protestant churches of Woodstown was
held on the lawn of the Baptist Church.
Residents along the gravel pits
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