The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-22
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

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School officials from all parts of
south Jersey visited Glassboro for the
dedication Of the new State Normal
School.
Gloucester Second ward Democrats
may drop their fight for. recount on
freebooter and councilman
A dull knife saved William Siniuk
at Newark when he tried to kill him
self while on $4,000 bail for shooting
his wife.
Gloucester City building and loan
associations cannot meet the demands
for loans due to so many tenants find
ing it necessary to buy houses they
occupy to avert removal
Wenonah women met at the home
Of Mrs. Oscar Redrow to sew gar
ments for Cooper Hospital, Camden.
The annual show of the Gloucester
County Poultry Association will be
held in the city hall, Gloucester, De-
cember s, and 8.
Russell s. Henderson, sheriff Of
Cumberland county, was sworn in and
appointed Frank H. Peacock. present
senior vice commander Of Shoemaker
post, as his deputy.
The Camden County Board Of Free
holders awarded a contract to the
Union Construction Company for re-
paving with asphalt the Haddonfield-
Collins Corner road, to cost $4,000.
A new lighting contract will give
Pennsgrove nearly hundred electric
lights, increased from the present 30
candlepower to 100-candlepower There
will also be 20 400-candlepower lights
in the business district.
The Wonen's Civic Betterment As
ISOLATION Of Gloucester City arranged
to take care of the sale of Christmas
seals for the Tuberculosis Society.
Camden County Board of Taxation
will visit all of the rural taxing dis
tricts to inspect land and properties,
claiming that some assessors are not
making proper assessments.
Collingswood postal officials are
hunting new post office site to save
a rent Increase after December 1.
An appeal has been made by the
Woodstown Chamber of Commerce to
Salem county authorities to rid the
town of alleged speakeasies.
Election officers who served in the re-
cent primary and general elections in
Camden county will be paid off on
November rs.
The Gloucester County Poultry AS
sociation will distribute $1,000 in
prizes and an equal sum in cups and
other premiums at the annual show
in the Gloucester city hall Thursday,
December 6, and continue three days.
Under Captain Stehr officers raided
the house of Pauline Ruska, thirty
five years old, Baxter street, near
Ninth, Camden, and found seven five
gallon jugs of alcohol. The woman
was held in $500 bail for hearing.
Word was received by the Camden
Health Bureau that the dog which bit
Frances Stanley of Twenty-eighth and
Carman streets was not a victim of
rabies.
Notices have been sent by The Unit
ed States Shipping Board to pur-
chasers of Brooklawn homes who
have not made settlements that IN
less they do so at once their deposit
money will be forfeited and the homes
resold.
Rev. Daniel Camp, formerly of Dry
Run. Pa, new pastor of Grenloch
Presbyterian church. assumed charge
| Charged with violation of the pro
hibition law, Frank Pruno of Port
Norris was held under $500 bonds for
court by Mayor Felmey at Millville.
A special meeting Of the Cape FAY
/ County Board of Agriculture was held
in Middle township High School, Cape
May Court House.
A special meeting of the Oaklyn
Board of Education was held to en-
able citizens to vote on a measure au-
thorizing the commissioners to in
crease the salaries of school teachers
Jersey City will ask the next legis
lature for 100000 appropriation with
which to build new State Normal
School on a site which the state has
already purchased.
Under the direction of the Camden
Chamber of Commerce a meeting was
held to perfect plans for organization
of the Camden Motor Club. It is
hoped to have membership of 5000
Arrangements are being made to or
ganize a lodge Of Odd Fellows in
Ocean City. State Senator William
H. Bright of Wildwood, grand master
of the state, and Harry S. Pine, grand
secretary, are working in the interest
1 of the organization.
The new Gloucester City council
will consist Of six Republicans and
three Democrats until the recount
makes some changes. City Treasurer
Harris c. Powell, City Physician DR.
J. A. Beck and all other city officials
whose terms expire will be retained,
The Cape May freeholders have
awarded the contract for rebuilding
Burnt Mill culvert, on the Woodbine
Marshallville road to Samuel G. Cor
son of Marmora on bid of $3.50.