The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-08-21
NEW JERSEY
STATE NEWS

N<AACA-
wood has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Lisha XIII Reformed
church, Niskayuma, Pa, and assumed
charge of the work last week.
Sparta's new fire apparatus had its
first test when fire was discovered in
an unoccupied house on the road to
the railroad station. The flames were
quenched within short time.
The drive of the United States coast
guard to rid the New Jersey coast Of
rum runners was opened when Rear
Admiral Frederick Billiard. command
err of the coast guard, ordered that
four abandoned stations along the Jer-
sey coast be reopened Immediately.
Totowa borough does not want the
new State Home for Feeble Minded
Women, to be built at cost of more
than $4,000. 900, and the site for which
was selected in that borough recently
by the State House Commission.
Charles r. Lacy. eighty years old,
former sheriff of Atlantic county. died
at his home at Atlantic City following
an attack of acute indigestion. Lacy
served two terms as chief of police Of
Atlantic City. He was member OF
the G. A. R. His widow, three sons
and a daughter survive him.
No word has been received Of Lee
roy Hallam, who is wanted at Atlantic
Highlands on charges of abducting
Eva, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Let's Of Brevent Park, and the theft
of an automobile.
On recommendation Of Superintend-
ent Daniel S. Kealey the Board of Ed
ucation has passed a resolution au-
thorizing superintendent Kealey to
request the resignation of all married
women employed in Hoboken as
school teachers. The request will at
feet about 90 teachers.
The fftieth wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben R. Jaxheimer OF
Bethlehem. Pa, was observed at the
Lutheran parsonage, Long Valley, the
home of their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Rev and Mrs. Orlando S. Yerger.
There were 80 children and grand
children present.
Levi E. Hart, well known lawyer OF
Westfeld, did at his home in that
town after an illness of several
months. He was sixty-five years old
and had practiced law in Westheld
for more than 40 years.
Commentator for the management
of the Railway Reformatory in han
ding the riot two weeks ago. in which
two inmates were shot, one fatally. is
the feature of a report of the investi-
CATION conducted by Deputy Commits
sioner Alan B. Mills of the depart
ment of institutions, and Assistant
1 Attorney General Richard Stockton,
/ 3rd
John t. McHen- one of the largest
oyster dealers in Baltimore. Nd, has
purchased a plot of ground along the
Maurice river at Bivalve, where he
expects to erect large oyster open
ing house, employing 200 or more
men. This the fifth industry of its
kind to be started in Bivalve in the
last three years, and all have been
successful.
At the meeting of the Bordentown
commission a resolution was passed
whereby privilege is granted the COM
mittee in charge of the memorial to
the local men of all wars in which
this country has engaged to erect the
same in the center at the west end OF
! Walnut street.
Good road boosters are disappoint-
! ed over reports that the state high
way department is considering using
only a dust layer instead of slow cur
ing oil to protect the surface Of the
/ unpaved section OF the Harding high
| way. 1t is believed by motorists that
I the oil will hold the surface in good
/ condition longer.
l The Paulsboro fire companies have
I adopted a method Of getting away
with great quantities of rubbish that
4 is being collected by the borough and
/ placed on a dump This IS sprinkled
with oil, set afre and is carefully
watched by the fremen until the last
ember is gone These fires attract
1 big crowds Of people.
The digging CT the early white po-
| tato crop in Salem county, which got
started more than a week ago, is ex-
pected to pick up rapidly this week,
especially if there is any sign of an
/ Improvement in prices.
Major Matthews B. Carson, former
/ " director of the Atlantic City Pub
licity Bureau and for many years
prominent in fraternal circles, was
committed to the Mays Landing jail
in default of $4,000 bail on a fraudu-
lent check charge. He was arrested
on a fugitive warrant and will be held
for the authorities at Cleveland, O.
Alfonso Valentino. twenty, only
survivor of a Phillipsburg family of
FIVE, following the death of father,
mother and two sisters in an automo-
bile wreck a year ago, ate hearty
meal with other picnickers at Noun
tain Lake, seven miles from Wash
ington, dived into the lake shortly
afterward and never came up. Eel
low picnickers recovered his body,
and a physician said that heart trou-
BILE was the cause of death. There
was no water in his lungs, according