The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-12-04
Neu Jersey
State Briefs

/ AWARDED at meeting VI Inc OOlOu6A
council of Metuchen after fight
which began when the chamber OF
commerce was organized five years
ago
Stopping to shoot a cock pheasant
while driving through Livingston
township cost Eugene Aber of New
ark, deputy sheriff. $55.65 after he
had been found guilty of violating the
game law by shooting game on a high
way
The question of the township of
Rlackwood purchasing some up-to-
date fire fighting equipment was
brought up for consideration at the
last meeting Of the township commit
| tee.
For failure to assist financially Mer-
/ Ger county in a road construction
project through East Windsor town
ship after agreeing to do so the town
ship is made defendant in suit for
$3,859.7g, brought in Mercer common
pleas court by the county.
The committee in charge of the war
memorial at Bordentown, which was
dedicated on Armistice Day, report
collections to date of $2.208.50, which
pays for it, and all receipts now COM
ing in will be used to build plaza
and beautify its surroundings.
With the state highway department
all set to tackle the first snow storm,
county and municipal road officials
of Glassboro are also busying them
selves with preparations for keeping
the improved roads clear when snow
does fall.
The estate of the late Grant B..
Gchley of Far Hills, for many years
a member of the Stock Exchange firm
/ of Moore & Schley, was appraised at
$9,21O,146 gross and $5,894,715 net.
The Princeton chamber of conf
merce, the credit committee. is plan
ming to call meeting of all mer-
chants for the presentation of the new
credit plan, which will be in operation
/ shortly.
Six show horses were burned to
death when fire swept Rolling Meadow
farm, owned by A. w. Atkinson, mid
way between Collingswood and Mer-
chantville. Ons fireman was ottacked
by Billy Boy, prize bull, as the ami
NAL was being rescued.
The monthly book letter sent out
by William Avery Barras, head of the
English department at Peddie, Nights
town, now goes to $40 people in 10
states, England, Burma and India, ac-
cording to a recent announcement.
Profound regret was expressed by
Governor Silzer at the death of Rev.
Father Julian zielinski, pastor Of II.
Hedwigs Polish Catholic church, who
was killed In An auto collision on the
Princeton Pike, near Eldridge Park.
The value of holding a Burlington
county dairymen's banquet and
spreading the good news about how
much better 1t is to have clean and
wholesome milk served to consumers
was so impressed upon milk producers
at their affair of that kind early this
year that they are now talking about
early arrangements for similar ban
quet that they want to hold in Mount
Holly in February.
Joseph Farr, sixty-one years old,
mayor of Pleasantville. was stricken
with apoplexy at his home and died
Is minutes later. He had been jok-
ing with members of his family, was
observed to give sudden convulsive
movement and slip to the floor.
Four or more armed and masked
robbers stole finished silk valued
/ IT $4,000 from the Stirling Silk
Mills of Stirling and escaped with
| tho loot on a motor truck after knock
ing George Hartman. sixty. night
Waterman, unconscious with their gun
butts.
New York and New Jersey veterans
of the First Gas Regiment of the
A. E. F. will meet December 6 at the
| National Democratic Club, New York,
| for a dinner the first reunion of the
organization elsewhere than at the
chemical warfare service arsenal at
Edgewood, Md.
Que woman and her baby were res
cued by firemen from the roof of the
three story brick building, Lakewood,
housing the Silverman department
store and several families In apart
ments when fire destroyed the struc-
ture at loss of $4,000. All other
tenants escaped safely.
John Peacock. well known resident
of Burlington county. has died at the
home of his son. County Solicitor Rob-
ert Peacock, Mount Holly, Funeral
services were held last Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock and interment
was made in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Burlington.
Grand View Grange of Pennington
has elected the following officers:
Master. Granville Dilts; overseer
George Alvater; steward. Charles
Morris; treasurer, Charles Snyder:
secretary. Mrs. James j. Higgins
chaplain. Mrs A. Johnson Dalrymple;
assistant steward Mrs. John Holshou
pomona, Mrs. William Y Holt; ceres
Mrs. John Mcpherson; lecturer Miss
Nellie Prall