The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-15

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lantic City go years ago, is one Of the
pioneers of the resort. the mothe OF
Henry w. Leeds, head of the compa-
ny, and Samuel P. Leeds, president OF
the Chamber Of Commerce. The lat
ter is in Hahnemann hospital, Phila-
delphia, suffering from injuries sus-
tanned when run down by an automo-
bile several days ago.
A conference of the extension
agents in agriculture and home eco
Monies was held at the State Agricul-
tural College recently. Every agent
in the state except County Agent Nc
Lean of Mercer. county, who was con-
fined to his home on account of i'll
ness. was in attendance. Director H.
J. Baker presided.
Aroused by a burglar in her home
while her husband was attending
meeting, Mrs. H. F. Mcconnell, wife
of the mayor of Montclair, simulated
sleep when he entered her room, OBJ
tanned a revolver as he made a trip
downstairs with loot and later shot
him when he started downstairs a sec
ond time with more booty. The man
screamed, staggered out and was
whisked away in an automobile
Atlantic City.-Harry Late, head of
the Alamac hotel in New York. an
nounced that his company had pur-
chased the Senator Edge property at
Albany avenue and the beach front
and intended erecting a Is story hotel
on the site, with 700 rooms. Work
will be begun next June.
oucester.-Council has passed the
ordinance for issuance of bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for a new school.
Ordinances were also passed for the
issuance Of $4,000 street refunding
bonds and $4,000 sewer refunding
bonds George c. Stoll resigned as a
member of the Board of Health and
Joseph C. Tarpine was appointed to
succeed him.
Pompton Lakes. = Through the eff
forts of Senator Edge and Assembly
man Hershfieid the borough Of Pomp-
ton Lakes has received a IT foot navy
gun from the war department The gun
will be mounted in front of the Munic-
ipal building.
Titusville. = At a recent business
meeting of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety the following officers were elect
ed: President, Arthur Bannerman;
vice president, Miss Mary Agnew;
secretary, Miss Grace Probasco;
treasurer, Miss Kathryn Agnew; cor
responding secretary, Henry Banner
man.
George Kimble, twenty-four years of
age, son fMr. and Mrs. w. S. Kim
Bile of Rio Grande. was killed when he
fell from a motor truck at Dennis
Vile. According to other riders, kim
BILE became i'll from gas fumes, which
filed the body of the truck, and went
out to the step to get air. A rough
place in the road caused the truck to
Jolt, and Kimble landed on his head.
Kimble was former athletic star Of
Middle Township High School and
was prominent on the track Of Mer-
eersburg College, from which he grad
uated.
The Gloucester council has passed
the ordinance for Issuance Of bonds TO
the amount of $4,000 for new
school. Ordinances were also passed
for the issuance of $27, 900 street re-
funding bonds and $4,000 sewer re-
funding bonds. George G. Ston re-
signed as a member of the Board Of
Health and Joseph c. Tarpine was ap-
pointed to succeed him.
An election will be held at Brook
lawn Saturday, November II, to select
lighting commissioners and to ratify
the lines of the sewer districts.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the High
land Park Fire Company has elected
Mrs. Walter Anburger president, Mr..
James Mcconnell treasurer and Mrs.
James Benesole secretary.
Formation of the Passaic Consoli-
dated Water Company, issuance OF
So. 500, 600 capital and approval of
consolidation agreement by the Ac-
quackanonk Water Company, East
Jersey Water Company, Kearny Wa
ter Company, Montelair Water Com
pany and Passaic Water Company,
was granted by the Public Utility
Commission.
Twenty-seven robberies of homes in
Riverton. Cinnaminson. Delanco, Riv-
erside, Edgewater Park. Beverly. Bus
lington, Florence, Palmyra, Moores-
town, Camden and Delair we're con-
fessed to County Detective Parker at
Mt. Holly by Charles Jones, colored,
% years old, arrested by police at
Palmyra. Jones is the fellow for whom
Parker and other officers have been
searching for weeks while he has been
committing these robberies. He Is
in the county jail.
Postmaster Ellis Of Camden com
pleted arrangements for merging the
Audubon and Oaklyn post offices,
which come under the supervision Of
Camden, as a result of an order made
at Washington. Postmaster Ellis said
carriers and an auxiliary will look aft
er the delivery of mail and that for
while, or until they become acquaint-
ed with the territory, two daily deli7-
cries will be made The post Office for