The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-03-23


United States Army Reserves.
The benefits to accrue to Palmyra
and vicinity by reason of the opera
tion of the Tacony-P Palmyra ferry,
which starts April 1, were shown in
an address of Charles Wright, presi-
dent of the ferry company, before the
Palmyra Boosters Club
Main tourist highways in northern
New Jersey will not be seriously
blocked during the coming summer,
according to telegram from I. ].
Wasser, State Highway Commission
engineer at Trenton, In reply to
recent message of protest by the Mayor
of Asbury Park.
Delegates to the Methodist Episco-
pal Conference of New Jersey at At
lantic City, attended ST. Pauls Meth
odist Church, where the Rev. Clarence
True Wilson, Washington, d. G. gen
| eral secretary Of the Board of Temper
ance of the church, spoke on the SUBJ
| ject, Booze Challenges THE Constitu-
tion to a Finish Fight. Which will score
a knockoutT'
Three armed automobile bandits
stole about $4,000 from Joseph C. Kay,
paymaster of Kellogg, Spencer & Sons,
of Edgewater. The hold-up occurred
in Edgewater. The bandits drove their
automobile in front of the machine oc-
cupied by the paymaster, covered the
occupants with guns, took the money
and fled.
Charles w. Gaudineer, fifty years
old, president of the Charles w. Gaudi
neer Company, printers, died in his
home in Maplewood. Mr. Gaudineer
was tax assessor of South Orange
township, and had worked hard pre-
pairing revised tax list His wife
found him dead in bed. Besides his
wife, Mr. Gaudineer leaves two sons
and daughter.
The average value of farm lands in
New Jersey is decreasing, according
| to a report of the State Department
of Agriculture. The value of an acre
of improved farm land last year was
$3.50, while the rate for the present
year has fallen to $123. The value
| Of even poor plowed land has de-
creased.
Prohibition, it seems, has not pro-
duced the anticipated effect of bring
ing about reduction of population of
penitentiaries. Twenty-three addition.
| al prisoners were received at the
State prison during the past week,
bringing it's total population up to
| 1924, an increase of 169 over the same
period last year. The greater number
| of the new arrests will serve long
terms for serious offenses.
The already overburdened taxpayers
| of Fire District No. /, Moorestown, do
not take kindly to the proposed sale
| of bonds to buy a 600-gallon triple
| combination pumper, which majority
| of the citizens think unnecessary. The
town already has one 600-gallon pump
er and to sell bonds to buy another at
| this time does not meet with the ap-
proval Of many. They are in favor,
however, of the commissioners pur-
chasing with money on hand what
they believe the town does need most,
fully-equipped chemical apparatus
and ladders.
Scores of Atlantic City automo-
bilists, charged with having one or
more lights out on their machines.
were rounded up by the police, taken
| to police headquarters and freed on
posting a small deposit. Mayor Bader
appeared in the Recorders Court and
severely scored the police for resort
ing to such drastic measures, declaring
| that the same results could have been
achieved by notifying the offenders to
appear in court.
The Public Utility Commission has
notified property owners of Verga 10
file their application with the Public
Service Electric Company for electrici-
ty and that current will be furnished.
The motorcycle of Constable Freder-
| lex Verfallie of Verga was stolen
while he was in Gloucester City Sun
day.
Charged with passing bad checks
| on Samuel Rosen of Bridgeton, Harry
| Simpkins was sentenced to state pris-
on for from one to three years by
Judge Logue.
The monthly report Of City Clerk
Redfield shows II births, 16 deaths and
DIR. Daisy M. @. Robinson of Wash
| ington, D. c., win address the Millville
Woman's Club Wednesday, March p
Building Inspector Dixon of Wild
wood reports that 105 permits issued
during January and February totaled
S2O3, ,315 for 13 dwellings and IA apart
| ment houses.
Little Marcel Rene Cohidon, whose
father, a French soldier, has been an
invalid since the world war, has been
officially adopted by the Burlington
branch of the Needlework Guild of
America.
Cinders are to large degree taking
the place Of oyster shells, once used
extensively in the construction of high
ways along the bay and river fronts in
South Jersey.
Mrs. Amelia Damon, seventy years
old, cf Hartford, Conn, run down by
taxicab at North Carolina and Pa