The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-18
NEW JERSEY
STATE NEWS

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George Lemont Of Rosedale, father
of ten children, was struck by Phil
adelphia and Reading passenger train
while riding his bicycle across the
tracks at a crossing in Winslow juno
ton. Both legs were severed below
the knees.
DR.. Jacob c. Price of Montclair, for
nine years director of New Jersey de-
partment of health, resigned, effec-
tive October /, due to i'll health
A resolution criticising bill by
[ Senator Pat Harrison to create an
army mortuary corps, headed by
mortician having the rank of briga-
der general, was adopted by New
Jersey State Funeral Directors Asso-
citation at Asbury Park.
A small green snake, picked in
bootleg rum, rolled out of a jug of
whisky at Morristown as court at
taches poured the liquor into the
sewer. How the snake got into the
rum is a mystery. 1t is believed, how
ever, that it crawled into the jug be-
fore the bootlegger filled it. The
snake was dead.
Through purchase of additional
land at Mulberry and Boudinot streets
the Public Service Corporation be-
came the largest single owner of prop
erty in Newark. The corporation has
come into possession Of an entire
! block.
Newark Chamber of Commerce is
! checking up Pennsylvania trains pass
ing through the city in the attempt to
have the line agree to stopping of all
passenger trains at the Market street
station.
North Jersey District Water Supply
Commission on Thursday closed con-
tracts with Newark, Paterson, Pas
sale, Bayonne, Clifton, Montclair,
Bloomfield, Glen Ridge and Kearny
for use of the Wanaque water supply
| development, which cost S20350,000.
| Richard Smith, Jr., six years old,
died as a result of inhaling gasoline
/ fumes while he was playing near the
exhaust pipe of the engine in his ia
theirs motor boat in Raritan bay
Judge Mecum in the Salem county
/ court has set October 8 to hear
charges of the State Board OF Medical
Examiners against William H. Sharp
of Pennsgroye, who is alleged to have
practiced medicine illegally.
Contracts for concrete curbs and
I cutters on several of the Pitman ave-
nues will be completed before cold
weather at the rate of present rapid
progress.
Federal officers seized four freight
car loads of alcohol in 100 gallon
drums at the docks of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, Bivalve. 1t
is said to be the largest such seizure
ever made in this country.
Playing "Wild West" at their home
at Hyde Park, near Woodbury.. Dan
iel Wilcox, six years old, was shot
and killed by his cousin, Joseph Will
cox, eight They found revolver in
their play. Joseph pulled the trigger
1 and Daniel fell to the floor dead.
Coroner Adams of Paulsboro decided
an inquest was unnecessary.
Just what the pageant meant to
Atlantic City financially, without con-
sidering the advertising value, is re-
vealed in the statement of one of the
1 leading bankers in Atlantic City that
more than S7,O00,O00 was added to de-
posits in local banks during the first
week in September. The profit from
the pageant is estimated at 100000
and the Labor Day profit at $4,000
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A flaw in the first election will re-
uuire Gibbstown to take another vote
at special election on September "a
to authorize appropriations for school
buses and garage.
Riverview Beach, Pennsvilie, closed
after a wonderfully successful season.
The completed enrolment at the
Glassboro State Normal School for it's
second year is Ais as compared with
265 for the first year.
Registry boards in Gloucester City
and other suburbs of Camden county
began the annual house to house can
vass to register voters.
BENJAMIN A Carpenter, wife and
three children of Salem have gone on
a motor trip to the Pacific coast and
| Will NOT I0luAn " OeAACAA Ia 1890
months.
National Park public schools re.
opened with the largest enrolment of
pupils in the history of the borough.
There is not enough room to accom-
modate all of the youngsters, and it is
likely that some will be placed on part
time. There are eight rooms, and ten
teachers are now in service. A large
fence now divides the Fairgrounds for
both boys and girls.
Suits for damages totaling $4,000
against Mrs. Geraldine L. Thompson.
Republican national committee wom-
an, have been filed in the supreme
court at Trenton, it was learned at
Asbury Park. The suit is brought by
Mrs. William T. Dunphy of Atlantic
Highlands and claims damages Of
s25,00 for the death of Miss Mary
Mckinney of Boston, $4,000 for in
juries to Mrs. Dunphy and the balance
TO others who were injured in an au-