The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-07-17

pAdCeu d piano LII the f1uuLeE SlAccb
school and an organ in the Powell
street school.
The 200 gallon still confiscated by
the Gloucester City police six months
ago in raid was sent to the county
farm under an order of the court.
According to Squire Jackson of
Magnolia, there were fewer arrests
and accidents on White Horse pike
over the Fourth than for years,
despite the record breaking traffic.
After voters of Clementon township
at two school elections intApril turned
down proposals for school improve
ments the Board Of Education will
again submit plans for Improvement
at a special election en- July Is at the
Somerdale school.
At the opening of the city health
camp at Dudley Grange, Camden, 40
children were in attendance. 1t is
planned to operate the camp eight
weeks
Former Mayor David NJ Anderson
Of Gloucester City announced his can
didacy for the Republican nomination
for mayor when he appeared with his
nomination petitions. There are now
four active candidates.
Tent meetings are in progress at
Pennsgrove under the direction of
Rev. ]. A Ward, evangelist The tent
has been pitched on East Main street.
The Seaville camp meeting, oldest
of the camps in the state, will con-
tinue until July g. Leading pulpit
orators will preach at the three main
services daily.
Work was started upon the improve
ment of the knights Run road from
Woodbury. Heights to Lambs road,
north of Pitman.
The Pitman Swimming Club has
taken the lead in urging enforcement
of the borough ordinance regulating
bathing suits. and prohibiting the
wearing of them OIL streets.
Thomas O'Neal, who wrecked his
car after collision in Woodbury., has
been sentenced to 80 days in the coun-
ty jail by Acting Mayor Rigg, who
also revoked his license because he
was under the influence of liquor.
The frame section of Bridgeton Hos
pital is being detached and placed in
the rear for temporary use pending
the erection of the $4,000 brick adj
dition. Valuable boxwood and other
shrubbery are being carefully trans
planted
Quot pitchers are having sport at
the Pitman cottagers' courts. Elec-
trio lights have been strung to permit
evening play.
Miss Viola Ashley, one of this years
graduates at the Gloucester High
School, has been appointed a grade
teacher in the National Park schools.
Duy Harris of Wildwood pleaded
guilty of stealing an automobile from
Thomas Westcott Of Bridgeton and
then called up Westcott's father and
asked him to go his bail. 1t was re-
fused, and he went to jail to await
court.
When Rowland Potter stepped into
his car to come home from the Boy
Scout camp at "Daddy's Shack at
Union Grove Lake, he found six-foot
pine snake carefully wrapped in his
lap robe. Suspecting Roy Haynes, he
put the snake in his bed. Next morn
ing when the reptile stuck its head up
and looked around the tent was emp
tied in less than minute.
After being struck by one train at
a crossing of the West Jersey and
Seashore railroad, Westville, Joseph
McCloskey, seventy-two years old, was
hurled in front of another going in
the opposite direction and was prac-
tically ground to pieces. McCloskey
was a timekeeper for the Pennsylva-
mia Engineering Construction Compa-
ny, which is building sewers there.
The "baby-keep-well station" of the
Gloucester City Board Of Health will
have free clinics every Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons at the Com
munity Center building.
The site formerly occupied by the
old Whitney glass works in the BUSH
ness district at Glassboro is being
cleared, and new street is to be cut
through.
annual camping trip. Their plans in
clude the building Of log cabin at the
edge of Warmers lake.
Mrs. Beatrice G. Trainer of Runne-
mede was fined SIS and costs by
Squire Jackson for violating traffic
regulations.
Merrill and r. Powell, brothers, of
Ocean City, accused of assaulting
their aged father Chris Powell. with
intent to kill, we're held in $500 bail
each for court by Police Justice Ware.
The accused denied the charge Po-
lice say there was family quarrel.
The body OF Antonio Schipeli. a
prosperous farmer, was found in
field on his farm al Folsom. There
were two wounds, believed to be bull
let wounds, in his head The body
was found by boy, and Coroner Es-
posito said Schipeli had been murder
ed State police were notified.
An award Of $3,4O8 was announced
by Deputy Commissioner Harry J..
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