The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-06-28
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STATE BRIEFS


The Millville City Commission grant
ed franchises to the Maurice River
Transportation Company and George
4 zeller g. Son to operate autobus lines
between that city and Vineland, sub
ject to the approval of the State Public
Utility Commission.
E. ]. Cattell, Philadelphia orator,
was the principal speaker at the an
nual strawberry run of the Bridgeton
Rotary Club at Seabrook Farms.
At supper held in the First NJ E.
Church, Gloucester City, by the official
board. Friday night, Rev. w. Earle
Zimmerman, pastor, announced that
the recent drive had resulted in rails
ing $1,400 to pay off the mortgage on
the church. It was paid and burned
A branch OF the w. G. T. II. was
formed at meeting in the Woodlynne
M. E. Church with these officers: Mrs
Wesley Walton, president; Mrs W
Livezey, Mrs. c. Book, vice presidents;
Miss A. Handy, secretary, and Mrs. w
Peterson, treasurer.
The Camden Chamber of Commerce
quate bridge approaches with Henry
]. Sherman as chairman At the initial
meeting 1t was stated, it is the cham
ber's desire to cooperate to the fullest
extent with Park Commissioner Hitch
ner and City Planning Experts Leavitt
and Swan.
Charles Hope and Charles Hope, Jr.,
were sentenced to sixty days each by
Judge Logue at Bridgeton for aiding
two women inmates to escape from
the Feeble Minded Home at Vineland.
Residents of Brooklawn have about
decided to apply to the legislature to
incorporate as borough. They pre-
fer to have their own government in
stead of remaining as part Of Centre
| township or being annexed to Glou-
cester City.
s. ]. Franklin, general manager of
the public utilities of Milville, has been
elected president Of the Vineland
/ Country Club.
A number of mechanics and others
have offered their services to help
build wading pool for the Gloucester
City Child Welfare Association on a
plot In Ridgway street.
Ocean City officials and large num-
bers- of residents attended the funeral
of City Treasurer Rolla Garretson,
who buried with Masonic ceremonies.
Rev Dr. Haines, of Pitman, preached.
The new siren for the Riyerton fire
company has been placed in position.
A fagman has been stationed at the
Thomas avenue railroad crossing, Riv-
erton
National Park fremen took their
annual excursion to Island Beach.
The Tacony- Palmyra Ferry Com
pany has purchased another boat,
which viii soon be put in service.
That motorists may know just where
to stop and how to turn, signs have
ben painted on the street paving of
Broadway, Gloucester City.
4 BY agreement between the Atlantic
! City Railroad and the Borough of Oak
Ign, the Public Utility Commission
! has granted permission for the former
to abolish the grade. crossing at Oak
lyn avenue and construct an under
| ground crossing at Clinton avenue.
1 The station will also be moved to
point near Clinton avenue
Grounds around the new high school
in Pitman are being graded and the
surroundings will be beautiied by the
Board of Education.
Mrs. Norman G. Bovine of Toms
River has been appointed principal Of
the Cedarville public schools.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Hunter street school, Gloucester
/ City, will present books to twenty pu-
! pills who have not missed a session
this term.
Water has been turned into the
memorial lake at Woodstown and 1t
will be filed in few days.
A life guard viii be placed on duty
at the beach at Billingsport by the
Paulsboro Chamber of Commerce.
a State flag was presented to the
4 woodstown High School by this years
J graduating class.
The child welfare station in Glou-
cester City was transferred from the
firehouse to the community centre
building, where two nurses will con-
| duct clinics twice WEEK,
Sheriff Clark, of Gloucester county,
has received numerous complaints Of
the careless driving of automobiles, es-
specialy by boys who have no license,
in the vicinity of SeweH. The sheriff
assigned Squire Haines and two con-
stables to make an investigation and
several arrests have been made.
Fire of undetermined origin threat
ened three blocks at Wildwood, in
Guiding the local gas plant, on Holly
Beach and Garfield avenue. The fire
was discovered in the stable of the w.
H. Austin Coal Company. Two horses
persisted and two motor trucks, in
Guiding equipment, were consumed by
the flames, which spread rapidly to
the adjoining sheds of the Clouting
Lumber Company. The fremen pre-
verified further spread of the flames.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, part