The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-08-28

wages and five legal holidays.
The rum chaser Galilee, attached to
the Customs House in New York, sank
in the Raritan river at Perth Amboy
after two tanks and drum of gasoline
exploded. Chief Customs Inspector
John Rankin and two assistants were
the only persons on the boat when 1t
caught fire, and they escaped.
Accused of being a "squealer,"
George M Daniels, alias George H.
Miller, was seriously burned by an I'M
known fellow prisoner at the New
Jersey state prison, Trenton, who call
ed him to the door Of his cell and
threw a cup of acid into his face.
Daniels face was badly burned and
his eyes affected, but pair Of glasses
probably saved his sight
A temporary injunction restraining
the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals from interfering
with "Burlesque Bull Fight" conduct
ed at Dreamland Park was signed by
Vice Chancellor Bentley.
Fred S. Scoyille, who is in business
on the Boardwalk at Ocean City, was
fined $50 and costs by Magistrate
Ware for violating an ordinance pro-
hibiting the sale of goods on Sundays.
Scoville asked that he be given time
to obtain the services of lawyer,
and the request was granted. 1t is al
legged that he has been selling leather
novelties on Sundays. He said he
simply accommodated friends by sell
ing them articles.
William H. Canning, court crier at
Clarksboro, is congratulating himself
on not being buried alive. Canning
received broken rib in a fall He
nearest place to use a telephone.
Coroner Adams at Paulsboro was call
ed and, thinking it a railroad acct
dent, hurried there with his dead
wagon He found his supposed vic
tim full of life and advised he be sent
to a hospital in Woodbury..
Charles Leach, mayor of Weehaw-
ken, was marked for death by leaders
of the Chicken Pullers' gang of
Weehawken, police declared in an
nouncing further developments of
their investigation of the murders of
James and William Young, brothers,
shot down in New York by gangsters
in taxicab.
William Kimsey of Cape May, who
since the Civil War has been guessing
at the weather with fair success by
keeping tab on natures signs, predict
ed an early fall, with temperatures
below normal in November. To sup
port his prediction, he said rabbits al
ready have put on winter fur and but
terf1ies are preparing to migrate south
three weeks ahead of their usual time.
United States Senator Walter Edge
filed with the secretary of state his
nominating petition as candidate for
denomination at the coming Republi-
can primary His candidacy Is in
dorsed by 5000 signers. Every part
of the state Is represented among the
names attached to his petition. Top
ping the list are signatures of State
Senators William B. Mackay of Ber-
gen and Francis B. Davis Of Glouces-
ter county and former Attorney Gen
eral Thomas F. McCaran of Paterson.
A man who gave the name of Sam
uel P. Fishman, twenty-six, was fined
500 and three months in Jail at New
ark as the result of story told to po-
lice by a f1fteen-year-old boy-a Grip
ple-who said he had been employed
by Fishman to obtain money from troll
ley riders by the sale of nail files. Po-
lice say the boy told them he had been
given $3.50 for his work in collecting
$14.50 in one day and SO for collecting
SIS from the sales on another day.
Despite a huge catcher's NIT, a
chest protector and all the appur-
tenances of a backstop, Director of
Public Safety Butler, Of Philadelphia,
muffed the first ball thrown by Assist
ant Director Elliott in the baseball
game between Philadelphia and Jer-
sey City Police, who trounced the
"Philly" bluecoats by score of to
6.
Miss Margaret Wilson, of Washing
ton, daughter of the late President,
and DR.. Edward Miltemore, of New
York City, were guests Of honor at
clam bake given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall Keator, of Rumson, on the
beach of the Seabright Beach Club.
A colored man, who was lodging
baseballs in booth at the Firemen's
Carnival at North Branch, failed to
get out of the way of speedy inshot
and was struck above the right eye.
He was dased and was obliged to quit
the game. He went to the Office Of
DR.. H. " Davis, who took a stitch
or two In cuts about the eye. He also
complained of severe pains in his
head.
Travel over the new bridge that
spans the tracks of the Lehigh & Hud-
son Railway, Great Meadows, has be-
gun. While the approaches will not
be permanently paved until next year,
they have been put in good condition
with gravel and oil.
Betty Bronson, 17-year-old screen
actress, who was born in Trenton,
N. j., has been selected by Sir James
Barrie to play "Peter Pan" in the film