The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-11-20

at Trenton, Mrs. Ella S. Gray, of Rah-
way, was sentenced to thirty days in
Jail by Chancellor Walker. The theft
came about through a decree of null
ity Of her marriage.
The cases of proprietors of forty
five saloons in various sections of the
state, against whose establishments
paddock suits are pending in the
United States District Court in TTen-
ton, will be tried before November
rs. Seventeen of the saloons are in
Mercer county, twelve in Essex
county, eight in Passaic county, and
five in Hudson county.
J. Frank Way, owner of sporting
goods store at Railway, was found
dead In the rear of his establishment
under circumstances which indicated
he had committed suicide, according
to the police. All the jets of a gas
stove in the rear room were open
and nearby was a note directing that
the body be removed to local under
taking establishment. Way was sew
enty-six years old and had been in all
health for some time.
in Trenton fixed December 8 as the
date for the hearing in the procedure
| by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Con-
pany to acquire the outstanding mi-
nority stock of the abandoned Morris
Canal The company has asked the
court to appoint a commission to ap
praise the value of the remaining
stock of the Morris Canal and Bank
ing Corporation.
Ae ,ording to federal agents, there
are many stills in operation on farms
and ort of the way places in south
Jersey.
Bicycle thieves are operating in
Gloucester City, and the police be-
liege that the wheels are being sold
to some dealer.
The claiming wall in front Of the
Red Bank battle monument and old
battlefield has been finished and the
banks saved from tidal erosions.
| Milton, four-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Ang of Main street, Pleas
antville, was instantly kille1 when an
automobile driven by Mrs. Ida Fuller
| ton of Linwood, struck him, crushing
his skull. The boys mother appeared
at the front door of their home just in
| time to see him crushed.
| Joseph Goodspeed, twenty-nine
years old, a salesman of Mountain
Lakes, was sentenced to 90 days in
| jail at Jersey City by Judge O'Dris-
coll as the penalty for attempting to-
squeeze the hand of woman seated
| next to him in movie theatre. Good
speed succeeded, but only to have a
police badge flashed on him by the
lady, who was Mrs. Margaret Lauder,
policewoman assigned to the theatres.
Charles H. K Halsey, seventy-four
years old, chairman of the board of
directors and former president of the
Union County Trust Company, died
at his home in Elizabeth after a long
illness.
Breaking the same arm four times
within the last six weeks, Harry, ten
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Kern of Carneys Point, is held by
physicians to have set new record
for fractures The latest fracture was
caused by humping into another boy
| at play.
Detailed plans have been submitted
by Lockwood, Greene & Co.. archi-
tects and engineers, of New York, for
convention hall on the Rendezvous
Park site, Atlantic City, and the prom
Use is made that the structure, if erect
ed, will surpass anything of the kind
in the country. The architects repre-
sent group of New York capitalists,
who are making a proposition to the
city to build and operate the hall for
period of 20 years.
The juniors of the Salem High
School rendered the freshmen re
ception.
The Cape May County Firemen's AS
sociation will meet at Cape May
Courthouse.
The automobile traffic on Broadway
Gloucester City, is increasing so rap
idly that the police committee is con
sidering placing all the day officers on
duty there.
The borough of Elmer decided to
purchase combination chemical
pumper for the fire department
Government engineers will be asked
to approve plans for slip at Penns-
Vile for the proposed new ferry line
across to New Castle, Del.
Robert Smallwood, five years old. of
Ocean City died in the Atlantic City
Hospital from fractured skull, suf-
tanned when struck by an automobile
driven by Charles Hankins Of Vine
land, in front of his home.
In the First Presbyterian church.
Gloucester City, Rev. j. Stockton Rcd
dy, pastor, conduc' ID special Armis-
tice Day service.
The proclamation of the Now Jersey
State Game Commission forbade hunt
ing until there had been one good
rain, and the few drops that fell are
expected to furnish hunters with an
arguing point. Farmers, who had a
furlough from fire lighting in many
narts of New Jersey where fires had