The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-03

during the past week. Marles IS IN
the Burlington County Hospital re-
covering from burns sustained when
Governor Silzer and County Judge
Kirkpatrick have purchased the ma
jority of shares Of the New Bruins
wick Trust Company from the Fideli-
ty Union Trust Company OF Newark
If was announced by A. J. Jones'
president Of the New Brunswick
Trust Company. OF the 1000 shares
In the trust company, Governor Silzer
and Judge kirkpatrick have acquired
1884, with the remainder held by TO-
cal men,
In letter Governor Silzer requests
Republican and Democratic legisfas
tive leaders to discuss with him pro-
posed reduction in the annual Dill
for legislative printing which this
year totals $131,50S. The Governor
believes substantial economies may
be effected by business supervision
He said the difficulty seems largely to
be that the matter drifts along and
takes care of itself"
Mrs. Mary Biggs, sixty years old,
probably was fatally injured and her
four-year-old grandchild suffered
broken arm and decorations when
Mrs. Biggs fell down with the child
in her arms at her home in Millville-
Physicians at the Millville Hospital.
where the two were taken, held out
no hope for the woman's recovery
She suffered fractured skull, broken
arm and severe decorations.
Samuel Harris, sixty, steel work
er, living at 235 Prospect avenue
alighted on the wrong side Of local
train at Dunellen and was instantly
KILLED by a westbound Philadelphia
express. His wife died on December
II after a long illness. He leaves two
sons and one daughter.
Governor Silzer of New Jersey de-
mands the state of Pennsylvania re-
peal the coal tax. He urged co-opera-
ton between the Federal Government
the state of Pennsylvania and various
anthracite consuming states to regu-
late the anthracite industry.
AS the first case in the proposed
campaign to rid the city of all-the-
year-round auction and selling out
sales" three defendants were held for
the grand jury at Atlantic City. Harry
Chern, said to be the proprietor and
Joseph Wolfe and John Bennett, en-
ployees Of an auction store on the
Boardwalk, were arrested on Christ
mas Eve. They waived hearing before
Magistrate Joseph s. Paxson when ar
p n6 an oh - 10.
full conversion.
Announcement was made at Col
lingswood of the resignation of ].
Maurice Willis as a mamber of the
Board of Education, because of a
change of residence to Jersey City.
He had served in the board less than
a year, filling an unexpired term. No
appointment has been made to fill the
vacancy. The names of three West
Collingswood residents have been
suggested, Charles Kloss, Jr., Mrs. j.
w. Williams and M. Vanalstendal
The village poet, Chahles T. Fisher,
and his wife celebrated their fiftieth :
wedding anniversary at Marlboro, fol-
lowing their custom of late years, by
going to Philadelphia to spend the
holidays with daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fisher are both said to have
learned to read by scanning the week
ly newspapers which came to their
home. For several years the hus-
band has written numerous poems fo-
the local papers. His wife has gone
on many errands of mercy as a COM
munity nurse of the old fashioned
sort. Friends anticipated their ami
versary with surprise reception a
few days ago, when they were pre-
sented with gold pieces and other
gifts
Newark baseball club plans to
erect concrete stadium with a seat
ing capacity ST 10000.
The Chautauqua festival will be
held at Maple Shade on January 8, 8
and 10.
Governor SilZer's approval of the
plan for bridge over the Hudson
river from Fort Lee to Manhattan
was supplemented by a detailed
statement from the executive depart
ment indicating practicability and de-
STABILITY of the structure. The sug-
gestion has been submitted to the
New York and New Jersey port au-
thorities.
The state police apprehended Clark
V. Jilson of Montville at Flanders
with doe in his possession Game
Warden Young took him before JUS
tice of the Peace A. A King of Net
cong, who fined him 800 and costs. 4
Harold Rose of Bayonne, cashier of
the Bayonne water department, plead
ed guilty before Judge Lazarus at
Jersey City to charge Of err bezzling
$50 "and divers other sums" of the
departments funds. He was releas-
ed in $1,000 bail to await sentence.
Experts who have made an examina-
ton Of Roses accounts are said to
have found shortage Of $4,000
Four young women. charged with
completely in an attempted robbery