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

medical practitioner in Newton, died
at his home there, aged seyenty-three.
His widow and daughter survive.
Ground has been broken for the
$4,000 brick addition to Bridgeton
Hospital The frame section is being
removed to the rear for temporary use
during construction and the new sec
ton is expected to be completed by
fall.
Seven-year-old Rockwell Harmon
Powell, son of Rev Thomas B. Pow
ell of Winthrop terrace, East Or
ange, pastor of the Grove Street Con-
gregational Church, that place, was
drowned in the Manasquan river at
Point Pleasant while wading with an
other boy.
A five-ton truck owned by L. L. Sill
bert of Philadelphia bearing load OF
silk valued at $4,000 was stolen in a
holdup by masked gunner at Clarks-
vile, between Princeton and Trenton,
1T was reported to the state police.
The driver of the truck, Lester Hoff-
man of Philadelphia, was bound and
gagged and after having been carried
in one of the bandits cars to Mercer
vile was dumped out there.
Cooperation among all those en-
gagged in educational work is the great
est need in education, United States
Commissioner of Education John J.
Tigert told $50 New Jersey public
school principals at dinner at Rut-
gers College, New Brunswick. In urg-
ing teachers to cooperate with their
principals he said "Those below
should not sit in judgment upon those
above"
David Kuritzsky of Fleischmans, N.
Y, died at Hackensack from burns re-
ceived in an explosion which occurred
when he lit match to determine the
amount of gasoline in the tank on his
automobile.
Chief of Police Cobb and Sergeant
Lynn Forcum, acting under orders
from Mayor Culver, closed all games
of chance on the Wildwood Boardwalk.
Several concessionaires had taken out
licenses to run games mot contrary
to the law" when the licenses were
granted.
Twenty-six Boy Scouts of Wenonah
are at Ocean City for a ten day camp
ing trip in charge of their scoutmas-
ter, Rev. Raymond H. Gage.
A silk flag has been presented to
the Girl Scouts of Glassboro by the
advisory committee
State inspectors sitting at Bridgeton
granted 1870 new motor drivers Ii
censes and refused 40.
The police If Gloucester City and
surrounding towns are looking for a
bogus collector who has been visiting
homes and stores.
Permission to operate sixteen buses
in and around Newark was given to
the Public Service Transportation
Company by the State Utility Board.
The board also approved the operation
view route by the Interstate Motor
Bus Transportation Company.
Lawrence Atkinson, aged forty-six
years, committed suicide by leaping in
front of northbound Cape May train
a mile below Millville. Charles. Per-
kins, engineer, said that as the train
approached Atkinson deliberately
threw himself across the rails.
Army worms have appeared in the
vicinity of Woodstown
National Park borough council re-
pealed the ordinance which prohibited
Sunday baseball games and other
sports and approved plans submitted
by Engineer Dewitt Vosbury for
municipal water liant.
Fourteen young people from Glou-
cester county Sunday schools are at
tending the summer school of meth
DDS conducted by the State Associa-
ton at Blairstown.
Michael Robinson, eleven years ole,
who disappeared from his home in
Lawnside three weeks ago. was To-
Gated in Atlantic City by Center town
ship police. He was working in
store for 81 week. The lad was re-
turned to his home much against his
wishes.
Gloucester City council at its next
meeting will take some action toward
obtaining revenue from the saloons
doing business in the city, which pay
no license fees.
Five hundred dollars is new item
of expense that George Churchion now
has to figure on in connection with his
liquor making and selling operations
at Roebling as result of his intro
duction to Judge Slaughter in the
county court at Mount Holly. Off
GERS from the force of County Detec-
tive Parker conducted a raid upon his
house. finding rs gallon still, so gal
Ions of mash and 10 gallons of whisky,
and he pleaded guilty to charges Of
possessing liquor and a STILL He had
nothing to say, but Judge Slaughter
did lot of talking that ended with
the penalty of $500. 1t was felt by the
court that still such as Churchion
had was more than he needed to pro-
duce liquor for his own thirst.
A meeting for The promotion of Boy
Scout work in Gloucester and Salem
counties was held at the American
Legion community house. SWedesboro.