The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-05-08

adler General JOnu h0SB DelaneIO,
national president of the Reserve Of
ficers' Association, was the principal
speaker
The Warren County Board OF Free
| holders announced 1t had received
word from the State Highway Depart
ment to the effect that no federal aid
could be procured for the BrugIer
Crossing on the Hainesburg Columbia
highway. Plans are being made to
eliminate the crossing in the building
of new road there
There will be two candidates for
Surrogate from Gloucester City at the
fall election, Walter S. Anderson, Re-
publican, and Councilman John A.
Waters on the Democratic ticket
Runnemede property owners have
asked the Centre township committee
to place cutters and curbs along the
main highways.
Increased fares to be charged after
May 10 by the North Jersey Rapid
Transit Company, operating between
Paterson and point near Sufern, n.
Y, have been authorized by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission
The majority OF drivers whose
licenses were revoked by Commits
sioner Dill of the State Motor Vehicle
Department had been charged with
driving while intoxicated
Some opposition has arisen to the
proposed new municipal building for
Paulsboro because Of the cost, and the
matter will be further threshed out
by Council.
1t is estimated that Trentonians
dropped at least a half million dol
lars last year through the purchase
of worthless stock In consequence,
the Chamber Of Commerce is seri-
ously considering the advisability Of
employing the Burns Detective Agen-
cy to help protect residents Of the
city from further imposition along
this line.
Much interest has been aroused in
the American Indian Exhibition that
is being held at the New Jersey State
Museum, in the State Office Building,
under the direction of Mrs. kathryn
B. Greywacz, curator of the State
Museum.
The Yardiey public schools and
other organizations in town are now
operating on daylight saving time
Referee Charles G. Corbin. of the
Workmens Compensation Bureau. at
New Brunswick, allowed $500 to
Mrs. John Parette. widow Of Nixon
blast victim She had petitioned for
compensation for the support Of her
self and one child, year old.
Asparagus growers of Woodbury.
are besieged for shipments but only
small quantity has been available
The season is away behind, hence the
| orders.
Hoboken druggists have taken up
the fight begun 6y Manhattan phar-
macists to have telephone company
pay higher commissions for telephone
booths in shops.
Sergeant James R. Duffy Of the
New Jersey State Police has been
dropped from the rolls of the organiza-
ton after an unexplained absence OF
about four weeks.
ALFRED in oyeralls, prominent Ro-
selle Park residents who are officials
of First Methodist Episcopal Church
labored with picks, shoyels and wheel
barrows on the construction of con-
crete driveway to the garage in the
rear of the parsonage.
The Camden City Commission has
decided to lease to the Camden Coun-
ty Historical Society the old Isaac
Cooper mansion in Forest Hill Park
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sion dates back as far as 1925
An injunction closing the Peter
Hauck Brewery in Harrison. was re-
quested OF the Federal District Couct.
Richard Garrett. colored. Of Penns-
grove, pleading his own case in the
Salem County Court, acquitted him
self Of a charge of selling liquor IL
legally. Garrett. better known to the
authorities as slim" has served time
on two or three other charges, and
he declared. when his case was called.
that he was through messin' with
lawyers.
The Plainfeld Country Clubs new
house was formally opened with
supper dance, 400 members and guests
attending Inc CLUBHOUSE WHICH AC-
places ore destroyed by fire four
years ago, was erected and furnished
at a cost OF 100000.
In a recent contest for a scholar
ship in the Trenton Conservatory cf
Music held in the Wilbur Watts High
School, Burlington, Miss Brenda Wor-
reIl of Florence Station was the win
ner. The contest, open only to piano
students. included tests in sight read
ing, theory and expression. Richard
GLASGOW OF Burlington received hon
orable mention.
Fire Chief Macauley OF Scotch
Plains received word from the Board
of Fire Underwriters that she automo-
bile fire engine purchased by the
township committee had satisfactorily
passed all tests conducted by repre-
sentatives Of the board
Mrs. Blanche Moren, eighty years
old, was fatally burned a. Weehaw-