The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-03-06

within a Few days. The station will
be in charge of John j. Conley in bis
store at 1192 Yorkship' Square.
The Palnyra Y. M. c. A. has start
ed drive TO raise funds to finish its
building at Broad street and Garfield
avenue. The movement is backed by
Harvey G. Fisher and B. S. Torbett
A Judgment of $1O,5 500 against the
Consolidated Eas Company OF New
Jersey for the death by electrocution
of her husband, Stanley Johnson, was
awarded to Mrs. Agnes Johnson of
West Long Branch by a jury before
Circuit Judge Daily at Freehold. Mr..
Johnson was killed July % last by
live wire which he been blown down
in storm. The court action was I'M
contested.
Members of the New Jersey senate
will go to Atlantic City on March s,
taking part in the dinner to be given
that evening at the Rltz-Carlton hotel
in honor of President of the Senate
Irman H. Reeves. The gathering, it
is said has no political significance,
nor will there be any addresses with
political tinge, the affair being intend
ed solely as tribute t. the senate
president
special meeting of residents Of
Fairfield district was held. when the
question of the incorporation of the
district as a borough was discussed
The bill will not be passed at this ses-
sion of the state legislature, 1t is said,
because Mount Ephraim and Fairfield
cannot reach an agreement
Figures compiled at the Irosecu-
tors office, Atlantic City, show that so
persons have been killed on the coun
try roads within a year. In cases of
20 autoists who figured in the acct
dents resulting in fatalities the grand
jury failed to return indictm ents,
holding that the mishaps were purely
accidental Prosecutors have been
called upon to prosecute IL murder
cases since July %, establishing rec
ord there.
The Pitman community male chorus
sang at an entertainment held by the
Mems Fellowship of the Pitman Bap-
fist church.
The Women's Civic Betterment AS
sociation entertained about 200 per
sons at a card party and social Sos
sion in Gloucester city hall.
Senator Woodruff's bill providing
for two additional circuit judges was
passed finally by the assembly with
out discussion 1t is probable that
Governor Silzer will at once approve
the measure as he was circuit judge
himself for some years and knows the
necessity for the additions to relieve
the congestion in these courts.
An additional appropriation of s145
900 was recommended by the Camden
Board of Education to provide for
new school at Rosedale. There was
set aside for that purpose $4,000,
but it was not considered sufficient to
erect building suitable for futurs
growth of that section.
Coles Van Brunt Seeley of Mont
clair, who was killed in coasting ac-
cident, was to have married Miss Anna
Williams Pearse, daughter of Harry :
Seymour Pearse, who as the adopt-j
ed son of the late United States Sena-
tor David B. Hill inherited half Of tha.
statesmans estate.
Suit was begun in the supreme
court in Camden by Thomas Wright
to recover $4,000 damages from AL
bert Malamut Of Sal Elm street for in
juries received by his son, Robert,
eighteen years .old The father also
demands $4,000 for the loss OF his
sons services. The boy was run down
by Malamut's machine at Magnolia
Heights on December "a last.
Electric lights will shine on the
streets of Elmer for the first time in
March. when the borough's new con-
tract will become effective.
Miss Eta E. Burbank of Camden
has been elected teacher of typewrit
ing and stenography in the Penns-
grove High School.
The three weeks evangelistic sery-
ices, in which the congregations of
the Methodist, Presbyterian and Bap-
fist churches participated, closed in
the Gloucester City Baptist church
The Collingswood Board of Educa-
ton has instituted an investigation
into reports that a number of citizens
were turned away from the polls at
the recent school election by someone
assuming to have authority.
Rev. DR.. George |. Fitzgeorge, pas
tor of the First M. E. church, Ceilings
wood, has been extended unanimous
invitation to return for a third year
Henry F. Stockwell of Moorestown
was elected chairman of the joint
camp and conference committee Of
the south Jersey Y. NJ c. A. organiza-
tions at the county headquarters in
Haddonfeld.
Rev. j. R. Folsom, superintendent of
the Evangelical Society of Baptist
Churches of the State, gave an illus
trated talk on Evangelism" at the
Community Baptist church, Brook
lawn.
1t was stated in Camden that Sena-
tor Woodruff will present new bill in
the legislature providing for refer