The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-09-13
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS


Henry Doe, contractor and build
er, died suddenly from heart disease
while sitting on the porch of his
home at South Westville. He is sur
viyed by wife and daughter
The eastern conference of the Meth
odist Protestant church will open in
Millville in October, and delegates are
being elected by all the churches in
south Jersey.
The faction of the Justices, Magis-
trates and Constables' Association, OF
which Squire E. A. Burdick of Ham
monitor is president, had its annual
outing at Clementon.
The monthly report of the Camden
health department shows but AZ cases
OF contagious maladies.
The baby-keep-wAll station OF the
state department, IN operation at the
Gloucester City community building
all summer, has cylsed Weekly elm
les will be held at the fire house.
The annual meeting of the West
Jersey Baptist Association will be
held In the Canton church on October
and g.
Rails of Public Service Railway
Company ON Mickle street, Camden,
were taken up by the highway depart
ment preparatory to repaying that
thoroughfare from Broadway to Had
don avenue.
Proposed annexation of territory
adjoining Pitman now being develop
ed for BODYBUILDING will greatly in
crease the area within the borough
limits.
The Mothers Club of Woodbury.
resumed meetings, and its tenth an
niversary viii be celebrated next
month.
Biddle Hiles, president of the City
National Bank, has been made chair
man Of the Salem committee to raise
$140, the city's quota toward the ST.
100000 fund to purchase Monticello,
JeHerson's old home in Virginia.
Mayor Edward r. Allen Of National
Park is seeking reelection on the Re-
publican ticket, and Frank Dick, a
former member of council, is candi-
date on the Democratic ticket.
Nathan Miller, who conducted
meat store at Burlington and Essex
streets, Gloucester City, for several
months, has been adjudged volun-
tary bankrupt and a receiver will be
named by Referee Gaskill in few
days.
At the meeting of the Camden City
Commission Felix D'Aloise was APP
pointed italian Interpreter in police
court on the recommendation of Com
missioner Hitchner, succeeding An
tonic Mecca, for many years a Re-
publican leader, and who was request
ed to resign some months ago.
A clothing factory payroll of $3.50
was snatched from Lena Martino,
clerk, by a youthful robber as Miss
MARITIME stepped from the company's
automobile in front OF the factory at
Newark The police are holding Jo-
seph Serena, chauffeur of the compa-
ny's car, for examination.
James Perkins, negro janitor of the
National Bank at Atlantic Highlands
was held On a charge of having taken
$500 in dollar bills from the bank sew
eral days ago. Thirty-eight of the
bills were recovered from Perkins
upon his arrest in Red Bank He had
Just returned from trip to Virginia.
It is alleged that he confessed the
theft
Charles C. Wilson declined to ac-
cept the appointment as superintend-
ent of schools in Jersey City.
New Jersey mayors demand that
the trolley company resume service
at once and negotiate on wages after
ward.
Atlantic City grand jury returns 81
indictments charging the sale of liq-
uor and the operating of disorderly
houses
Police reserves guard the Great At
iantic and Pacific Company's plant at
Jersey City following the strike of
400 grocery handlers. The pant is
closed indefinitely putting $500 peo-
pie out of work
Harry Spence of Atlantic City, a
county road employee, has instituted
suit III the ClTCulL COuIL u TSCONSI
$4,000 damages from Leroy Smith of
Atlantic City for injuries he claims
to have received when struck by
Smiths automobile while repairing
the bridge over Beach Thorofare.
Mrs Mary Morrow of Ventnor has in
ntituted suit in the same court aainst
Che Yellow Cab Company for $4,000
damages for injuries received when a
taxicab collided with a machine on
April 49,
Miss Elizabeth Hollinger, twenty
TWO years old, daughter Of Rev. and
Mrs. D. Wilson Hollinger, pastor of
the Bethany Presbyterian Church,
Trenton, was found dead from gas
poisoning In the kitchen of her home
when her parents returned from trip
to Philadelphia. Miss Hollinger had
been curling her hair, and it is be-
iieved that unknowingly she caught