The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-12-20


| Edward Stock, vice presidents; Thorn
as F. Hebrew, secretary and treasurer.
| Photographic slides of the founda-
tions and other parts of the Delaware
River bridge were shown in the
Gloucester City High School by F. w.
| Bowden, one of the assistant engi-
neers, at a meeting Of the Brown
| Street Parent-Teacher Association
| There were also exercises by the phys
ical training class, directed by Miss
Ruth B. Wooley.
Antonio Manguso, who has been ar
rested fifteen times by the police of
Kearny because of his longing to sing
opera in the early morning hours and
| to acquire a reputation as human
canary" has been ordered to leave
the town within thirty days by Re-
| corder Winner
Harry A. Brinkerhoff of Rutherford,
consulting engineer, was elected first
city manager of Portland, Me.
Three women in knickerbockers
and their male companions are being
sought at Hackensack by police in
connection with the ransacking OF
four residences in Oakland. They
are believed to have Travelled from
house to house in an automobile. Lit
tie of value was stolen, according to
reports to the police.
Claiming the innocence of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ivy Giberson, now in prscn
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
the murder of her husband Leroy
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ward of $4,000 for conviction of "the
person or persons who killed William
Giberson in his home August IA, 1872 2"
Richard f. Whitley, former postmas-
ter Of Perth Amboy, pleaded guilty to
embezzIing parcel post packages be-
fore Judge Runyon in the federal
court, Newark. White was arrested
on June A and three days later was
removed from Office.
The plant of the River Road Laun-
dry, West Palmyra, was destroyed by
fire. Hundreds of bundles of clothing
were lost and many families are find
ing it necessary to replenish their
supply of linen and wearing apparel,
A new boiler recently installed in the
plant was ruined. Part of the loss is
said to be covered by insurance.
Further extension of the "one-day-
off-in-eght" plan accepted by the Pub
lie Service Railway Company at the
7 conclusion of the trolley strike was
announced at Newark by Vice Presie
dent O'Toole The plan is now in OPP
Grafton on all but three Essex lines.
The Montclair Inc was added to the
list. AS soon as conditions warrant
the system will be installed on other
lines throughout the state.
Erastus Walbridge Buckley OF
Plainfield died at the Trenton hos
pital in his fifty-frst year. He was
member of the banking firm of Spen-
Ger Trask & Co. until broken health
compelled his retirement at the close
of 1922.
Deer poachers are utilizing automo-
biles with powerful headlights EN-
ployment of this ruse cost Thomas
Lee of English Creek $50 when he
was arraigned before Justice of the
Peace William Michlch at Egg Har-
Dor.
The State Board of Taxation has
notified Camden county that the valu-
alton of second class railroad proper
ty in the county for the purpose OF
taxation next year is $3,380,675, an in
crease of $3S,799, due to the addi-
tional tracks laid by the Atlantic City
railroad between Haddon Heights and
Magnolia. To maintain the county
travelling library next year S1O,124
will be raised.
Whooping cough is so prevalent in
some sections of Gloucester County
that drastic measures may be taken
to combat the epidemic.
Presbyterians concluded a two-day
fair and food sale at Woodstown.
Seniors of the Glassboro High
School have been selling pottery for
Christmas gifts to swell their fund for
a trip to Washington.
The new town of Colonial Manor, In
Gloucester county, has asked the
township committee for Is additional
street lights.
South Jersey teachers are planning
to attend the annual meeting OF the
state teachers at Newark December
27-29. !
DR.. Edward F. WEIGH, assistant sur
geon at the DUPONT plants at Carney's
Point, has resigned to take up prac-
tice in New York.
Donation week at the Salem County
Memorial Hospital brought large
collection of foodstuffs for the pantry.
Pupils of the Paulsboro schools are
to start school bank after the Christ
mas holidays.
Nearly 10 alleged liquor sellers, re-
Gently indicted by the Atlantic County
grand jury, will appear for trial before
County Judge Smathers at Mays
Landing
Club women of Pitman appeared be-
fore the Borough Council with a petit
ton for an appropriation to continue
the work of the towns health nurse.
Mrs. Harry w. Crane OF Quintoh