The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-03-22
Neu Jersey
State Briefs

permitting banks to refuse to cash
4 checks that are year old.
Lawnside has a new fire engine,
which was installed with special cere-
monies. The town now has excellent
fire protection.
While Jacob King was attending
Millyille theater thieves stole his new
sedan, which was parked on High
street, the principal business thor
oughfare of Melville.
There were 816 boys and $40 girls
enrolled In the Gloucester City public
schools last month OF this number,
1874 boys and 1876 girls were present
each school day.
The Blair bill, imposing tax Of
cent gallon on gasoline, was lost in
the House by vote of Is to S6.
Miss Marie Moore of Philadelphia
has been appointed a teacher in the
/ Junior High School of Gloucester City
at $135 per month domestic sci
ence teacher will also be appointed.
Bayonne and other communities
will share with Newark in the heavy
burden Of expense in completion of
| the Wanaque water project under the
terms of resolution introduced and
| passed by the house at Trenton.
There is a possibility and, in the
opinion of many Democratic members
of the inner circle" that Warren
| county may have the first woman
| common pleas Judge in the state. She
is Mrs. Edith Rosecrans, wife of Egg
bert Rosecrans. county counsel of
member of the State Democratic
Committee and practicing attorney,
working with her husband, one of
the best known members of the coun-
ty bar.
The strategy of federal narcotic
agent, who posed as hobo barber"
and thus obtained employment last
January in the Newark barber shop
! of Michael Ferma, has resulted in
eight men being under arrest on
charges Of drug peddling and the I'M
covering of what the police claim to
be a dope" peddling ring of far
reaching proportions
General Hugh L. Scott of Prince
| ton was chosen chairman of the State
! Highway Commission at its organiza-
ton meeting. The commissioners
were sworn into Office in the presence
of Governor Silzer and many state
officials at the state house. County
| Judge John p Kirkpatrick of Middle
sex county read the oath to the com
missioners. Secretary of State Mar
tin assisted Judge Kirkpatrick.
Two hundred indictments were re-
turned in Mercer court by the January
grand jury, and, with the Is indict-
ments returned few weeks ago, the
total number for the session is 215.
Mayor McNally, Gloucester City, re-
ceived a personal vote of thanks from
Mayor Head of Westville for the
good work of the Gloucester fire de-
partment at the fire at Westville
The large dairy barn of Joseph
Abatte. three miles north of Millville.
was destroyed by fire. Two register
ed heifers were burned. but several
horses and 20 cows were saved by
neighbors. The los: is more than S.,
| OO0
Morris Barack of Vineland was dis
charged by Mayor McNally of Glouces-
ter City when arraigned for violating
the traffic law. The chief of police of
vineland testified that Barack is
| careful driver. Barack apologized to
Policeman McMaster for heviolation.
A committee was appointed at the
meeting of Niagara Ere company,
Merchantville, to arrange for the eel
ebration Of the thirsy-fifth anniversary
of the company in May.
The Haddonfield Auxiliary of the
West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital
reported gifts totaling s475 to the hos
pital. seven operating gowns. II bind
ers and 80 dozen towels made and
sent by members.
Students of the Gloucester City
High School took part in a debate
preparatory to a series Of debates
with other schools in south Jersey.
The Camp Fire Committee of Adj
miral Farragut Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans. Gloucester City. decided to have
a big social night on April 10.
Miss Bertha Jones has resigned as
principal OF the FrankInVllle toWn-
ship schools, and Miss Mary F. Rich
ards of the Glassboro schools has re-
signed. to take effect April Is.
Efforts are being made to reorgan-
ize the Collingswood Teachers Asso-
citation, dormant for several years.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of the newly
organized IRE company at Lonola are
making house to house membership
campaign.
A turkey dinner was served by wo-
men of the Pitman NJ. E. church. Bap-
lists also held pure food supper.
The tax rate of S. is the highest at
National Park in the history Of the
town, due to the erection of tho new
schoolhouse and paying off Of notes
, held for three or four years. Last
year the rate was $4.4S, and council
kept down the local budget, but the
school board needed more money.