The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-15
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

mere were l4J new clLlZe1S VINO
received their certificates for naturali-
cation in one night at the Camden Y.
M. G. A.
The contract for the new wildwood
Baptist church has been awarded to
Bond G Witte of that city.
Rev. T.NJ Tracey Of the Dominican
Fathers closed a week of mission serv-
ices in the new st. Joan of Arc Catho-
lie church, Fairview
While cranking an automobile How
ard B. Hancock. president of the Cum
berland Board of Agriculture, suffered
fractured arm
Miss Maude Aldrich of Philadelphia
gave the first Of a series of chapel
services over the Gloucester radio
station.
Frank T. Buchanan has beer APP
pointed postmaster at Bordentown to
succeed James D. Magee, who has
held that position for eight years.
Tax assessors throughout Camden
county have received letters from the
county board stating the duplicates
for next year must be filed on or be-
fore January 10.
The State Public Utility Commits
sion has issued an order confirming
the electric light and power rates sub
mitted by the Millville Electric Light
Company, effective October 1.
The young peoples Methodist So
cieties of Millville held a rally and
banquet in the First NJ. E. Temple,
and the chief speaker was Rev. ].
Lawrence Pitt of South Amboy.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Of
south Jersey held rally at Millville,
and the chief speaker was State Presi-
dent Almond T. Nichols of Atlantic
City.
Guy King, Philadelphia architect,
has presented the Cumberland county
Boy Scout camp with flag which
foated over the last fortress under
command of the late Colonel Roose-
welt during the Spanish-American
war
Overcome by fumes from an auto
mobile in a garage, Mrs. Sarah Rob-
erts, fifty-four years old, and her
daughter. Anna, fifteen years old, both
! of Bridgeton, were taken to the
Homeopathic hospital, Camden. After
being revived they were able to return
home.
President McCarter of the Public
Service Corporation, which operates
traction lines in New Jersey, said the
5 cent fare adopted by the company
on October 1 had proved to be fail
ure
Joseph B. Turpin, who has recently
returned to Mercer county after
four months leave of absence, has
resumed his duties as leader Of junior
extension work. During the interval
his work was carried on by George A.
Ely, who will now take up the same
line of work in another part of the
state
Through the efforts of Senator Edge
and Assemblyman Hershfeld the bor-
ough q Pompton Lakes has received
II foo5 navy gun from the war de-
partment. The gun will be mounted
in front of the Municipal building.
At a recent business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society, Ttus-
vile, the following officers were elect
ed: President, Arthur Bannerman;
vice president, Miss Mary Agnew;
secretary, Miss Grace Probaseo; treas
urer, Miss Kathryn Agnew; CORE
spending secretary, Henry Banner
man.
Caught leveling a double bareled
shotgun at the window of the home of
John Hartzell, Ohio avenue, Absecon,
Richard Price was arrested and taken
to the county jail, where his mental
condition will be examined. Hartzell
was attracted by the screams of his
! wife, who saw the man outside the
house with the gun pointed at her.
The steam freighter Suboatco, owned
by the Transmarine Company, limped
into port at Newark damaged above
her water line by collision with an al
legeI rum-running ship off Highlands
No one was injured. Members of the
crew said a ship with lights extin-
guished struck the Suboatco's bows,
carromed and made off in the misti-
ness of dawn.
The body of Mrs. Theresa Mccain,
twenty-nine years old, of Phillipsburg,
was found in a vacant lot near pub
| lie school by school chlldren. Sne had
been missing for a day, and relatives
and friends conducted an all-night
search for her. She had been i'll for
some time. had apparently wandered
away and, becoming exhausted laid
down and expired.
A committee of five representing the
Maurice River Progressive League Wis
tied Prosecutor Ward at Bridgeton TO
learn the progress of the investigation
Of the murder in September of Emma
Dickson, Bricksboro schoolgirl Err
nesto Faccenda is held in Philadel-
phia on a charge of murder on the ba-
sis Of confession of having seen the
4 girl murdered and of knowing the
identity of the slayers. The commit
tee demanded to know of Prosecutor
Ward what was being done in the
case and asked for the extradition of
i Faccenda.