The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-05-29
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS


numerous contributions of books and
magazines have been received.
Photographs are being made Of the
five mayors who have served Pitman
since it was incorporated as bor-
ough, to be placed in the council
chamber.
Stricken with blood poisoning two
weeks ago when his hand became in
fected from a patient he was attend
ing, DR.. F. S. Grim, mayor Of French
town, died in ST Francis Hospital,
Trenton
For the first time in years shad is
running in the Delaware River IN
consequence fishermen were out in
large numbers.
Evangelist Winter has begun the
second week of evangelistic services
in Mt. Ephraim Community Baptist
Church.
The drive to endow the $4,000 COM
munity house given to Moorestown by
Eldridge R. Johnson, president Of the
Victor Talking Machine Company,
plans for which were announced at
mass meeting, was given an active
start by the enlistment of corps of
workers.
John ]. Tagert, United States COM
missioner of education, is announced
as the speaker for the first commence
ment exercises of the new State Nor
NAL School. Glassboro, on June rs.
DR.. J. j. Savitz, principal of the school,
announced that there will be 68 grad
yates in the first class. Advance en-
rollments already made by students
who will graduate from south Jersey
high schools indicate that the present
number Of students at the normal
school will be doubled next Septem
ber
Activities of the prohibition agents,
who spent three months at Trenton
last winter, are made the basis of
bills for paddock injunetions filed in
the federal court at Trenton against
Trenton saloons at 20 East Front
street and "a South Warren street
Informations were also filed against
George .McGrath and Michael Trusiak
of Hightstown Isaac Haltzmann,
South Second street; Jesse Falkowski,
Louis street: Bruno Bubnoski, South
Ninth street. Camden, and number
of Newark saloons
Assuming the position that it is
harmful to the principles of law en-
forceme nt in general to adopt formal
resolutions bearing on enforcement of
particular laws" the Episcopal do
cese of Newark, closing an annual two
day session, called upon church mem
bers to observe the prohibition laws,
whether approving them or not.
Jasper Muma of New York, who has
figured prominently in recent senate
investigations at Washington, was
among those indicted at Newark by a
federal grand jury with TEX" Rick,
ard for transporting fight films in in
terstate commerce, it was learned
from official sources.
Petitions have been filed at Gibbs
boro by candidates for the various
municipal offices for the new borough
to be chosen ct a special election.
The candidates are; For mayor, Rev.
Thomas V. Wingate; council, Arthur
Fulleylove, Lucius W. Parker William
Cunningham, William E. Roberts,
Phillip Lanard, Frederick J. Mantle
and Charles L. Ackerson; tax collec-
tor, Charles A. Doyle and Willard
Sharp; assessor, John P. Thompson.
Mr. Wingate, lone candidate for
mayor, was active in the movement
for incorporation.
Humiliated because the grave she
purchased for herself was utilized for
another, Mrs. Mary Markof Of Perth
Amboy has filed suit for $4,000 dam
ages in the supreme court against
church corporation there.
Application of 25 citizens for sum
mary investigation into the affairs of
the town of Bel'eville has been filed
with Chief Justice Gummere of the
supreme court.
Washington street, Cape May from
Landing is bower of flowers and
shrubbery
For the second successive year COM
mencement exercises at Princeton
will be held out of doors. according to
the program of the one hundred and
seventy-seventh annual commence
ment, which is scheduled to take
place from Friday, June 10, to Tues
day, June II.
Efforts are once again being made
to bring to fruition the long discussed
plans for a Railway valley trunk
sewer. Notwithstanding the fact that
Railway would be the most obvious
beneficiary by the contamination of
such project, the initiative in push
ing the matter this time seems to
have been taken by other municipal
ties.
Hamlet" last of the horses in the
Passaic police department has Jared
better than any of his predecessors in
the department of public safety.
Faithful steed for ten years of Traffic
Officer John Noonan, Hamlet" will be
''pensioned" by Commissioner Abram
Preiskel, who has taken an interest in
the animal since he first went into Of
fee five years ago.