The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-06-12

the Ford Motor Company at Kearny
was announced by the company in
laying off 200 men.
Sporting their new spring and sum-
mer uniforms, Camden policemen pre-
sented a natty appearance. The new
uniforms give them opportunity to
wear soft collars and neckties.
Attacked in her cradle by two large
rats, believed to have eaten poison.
one-month-old Dorothy Weber. 762
River street, North Bergen, was seri-
ously injured. The mother, hearing
the childs screams, routed the rats
from the crib.
Abolition by the Essex County, N.
j., board of freeholders of the post
of head farmer at the Essex County
Hospital has been upheld by the Civil
Service Commission.
Judge Bodine, in the United States
District Court, signed an order for the
sale of the schooner Kennebunk, IL
beled and tied up at Florence.
Elders and members Of the official
load of the NJ. P Church, Westyille,
pastor, Rev. George Jackson, donned
oyeralls and put the lawn in front OK
the edifce and parsonage in first
class condition. The church has been
spending considerable money for re.
pairs and alterations and the pastor
suggested that the officials join him in
the work. A meeting was held in the
church afterward
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granted the application of the Passaic
Consolidated Water Company for ap-
proval of a mortgage of $50, 1000, 900,
dated May 1, 1924, to the First Ma
tional Bank of the City of New York,
its trustee. The board also approved
an exchange of certain tracts of land
in the city of Railway for the right
Of way through certain streets Of the
city by the Middlesex Water Company.
The largest award ever made in
the New Jersey courts for the loss of
limbs went to James T. McKeon, &c,
of 80 Jersey street, Paterson, a war
veteran, when a jury allowed him
$50 900 Only six days after his dis
charge from the army, McKeon, on
Sept 27, 1921, had both legs severed
above the knees by a Lackawanna
freight train at the South Mill street
crossing. McKeon sued for 500, 900,
charging negligence in that the gate
man did not lower the gates as the
train approached. The trial lasted
four days.
William L. Dill state commissioner
of motor vehicles, who is investigat-
ing reports of illiteracy among mo-
florists, said that he was curious to
ascertain how drivers unable to read
obtain licenses. Several cases of ar
rested drivers pleading inability to
read traffic signs have been brought
to the attention of the Motor Vehicle
Department.
Authority sought by Morris D.
Kahn, of Paterson, to examine the
books and other papers of the Hessler
Laundry Company, Trenton, has been
denied by the Supreme Court.
Four hundred grammar school chill
dren in Irvington are without school
facilities following the destruction by
fire of the Berkeley School. Some
pupils are believed by school authori-
ties to have been responsible for the
fire. The loss on the frame building
is set at $4,000. Robert ]. Saunders,
superintendent of schools, and Will
liam Sherman, secretary of the board
Of education, said they are working
on the assumption that boys broke
into the building and deliberately set
fire to it, Other officials said there
were indications that children had
fred the building to see a blaze and
avoid school attendance.
John Warrne Of Jersey City was
elected president of the New Jersey
League of Building and Loan Associa-
lions.
Charles H Cox, sixty-fvs. for 4S
years librarian at the Mercantile Ii
brary, New York city. died at his
home in Westfeld.
DR.. William H. Schipps. seventy
four years old. who had practiced
medicine n Bordentown for many
years, died in his Farnsworth avenue
home He had been an invalid since
1914. A widow and two sons survive
him.
Thomas Brown, supervising the
construction of road between South
Seaville and Sea Isle Junction, killed
four-foot rattlesnake.
Four centres for summer play
grounds instead of three have been
approved by the Collingswood Board
of Education, which will give the
summer playground idea its initial
trial in Collingswood this summer.
Because of the success Of the dual
Memorial Day observance conducted
by Collingswood and Westmont
American Legion Posts, a movement
has been started to have the posts
cooperate in a fitting Armistice Day
celebration and invite the Haddon-
field Post.
Justice of the Peace Harvey Snow,
charged with impersonating a prohi-
bition officer, was committed to the
Cumberland county Jail in default Of