The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-09-04

ing upon receiving their new city
service truck for display at their an
nual carnival.
Blackwood.-To give better supply
of water and to eliminate recent COM
plants the Blackwood Water Com
pany has started to sink another arte-
sian we'll
n Hurffville.-Method are having
their church renovated and will reopen
it with special services Sunday, Sep
TENDER IA.
National Park.-The annual carnival
of st. Matthew's r. G. Church netted
about $1,500 for the treasury.
Newark.-On behalf of nine insur-
ance companies, a check for $1,000
was presented to Eugene L. Stack
at the Newark Athletic Club for his
bravery in frustrating a robbery of
registered mail at the East Orange
Lackawanna Station July 81. Post
master Louis STREET made the presen-
tation.
Observation-Disclosures of the dan.
gerous curve on the Aura-Glassboro
road will be urged upon the Glouces-
the result of numerous mishaps to mo-
florists at that point. Motorists says
that the curve is trap for strange
drivers in daytime as we'll as night.
Nine mishaps have occurred at the
same spot in the last few years. BY
purchasing a small strip of land it is
said that the Freeholders could make
more gradual turn in the roadway.
Cape y.--Merrymakers broke in
to the casino at Madison and Beach
avenues, wrfenched a large hobby
horse from the brass rods attaching
it to a merry-go-round and hoisted It
to the top of the municipal life guard
tower between Guerney and Ocean
streets. Dawn found the charger peer
ing toward the Atlantic ocean. 1t
required several policemen to bring
it into the police room in the conven-
tion hall pier.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES r. Deacon,
cashier of the First National Bank of
Bordentown and Grand Treasurer of
the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
in New Jersey, died of heart disease
in Bordentown after attending meet
ing of the bank directors. He was 70
years old.
Essex County-William Hines, Free
during a discussion by the Freehold
ers Of four recent escapes from the
county penitentiary that the guard OF
prisoner who escapes should here
after be compelled to serve that pris-
oner's sentence.
Camden. = The growing menagerie
&C Forest Hills Park had an ancient
land turtle added to its collection. 1t
was found by Fireman Howard Cur
RE. On it's back is carved "1779" to-
gether with the initials IF. E." "F.
s." and III. S. c." The turtle is about
foot in diameter and evidently
very old chap. The carvings were IN
questionably made many years ago.
Morristown.--John U. Stewart, bank
err" the grand old man of Wall Street"
personal friend of Lincoln and presi-
dent pro tenn. of Princeton University
after Woodrow Wilson'S resignation
to become Governor of New Jersey,
observed his one hundred and second
birthday at his country home here.
Because of Mr.. Stewards delicate
health the day was observed in quiet
fashion. Mr.. Stewart was assistant
secretary of the treasury during the
Cleveland administration and is the
oldest living alumnus of Columbia
University.
Pennsgrove.-Mayor Jerry H. Long
is on three weeks motor trip to
Florida and other southern points.
Brooklawn.-This town, which has
two volunteer fire companies. is also
to have Juvenile company.
Trenton.-Crescent Temple, Mystic
Shrine, which has several thousand
members in south Jersey, will have
it's annual conclave at Atlantic City
September 10, ~ and 81.
Gloucester Heights. - The firemen
are much annoyed by someone turn
ing in false alarms.
Trenton. William B. Kirkbride,
sixty-six years Did, assistant to Ar
thur H. Wood, president of the First
National Bank, was found dead in bed
at his home. Death was due to heart
disease. He was an employee of the
bank for AZ years.
Kingston.-Five highwaymen, who
posed as prohibition agents, held Up
a truck driver on the Lincoln high
way between here and Franklin Park,
bound and gagged him and drove off
with the truck, which was loaded with
wooden goods valued at between $780,
coo and $4,000
liamstown.-Colored converts of
the A. M. E. church were publicly bap-
tized in Fries lake.
Collingswood.-P Petitions are to be
presented to the borough commissions
ers of this town and the Haddon town
ship committee requesting the i'm
provement and care Of the historical
burial grounds at West Collingswood.
Cape May Court House.-Citizens
are demanding that the county free
holders make improvements to the
storm sewer on Mechanic street,