The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-04-10
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NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

| oughfare to the State Normal Schoo
at Glassboro, is to have sidewalks and
! curbs laid.
The North Wildwood council passed
an ordinance providing for raising OF
$4,000 by bonds for cement curbs
and cutters along several streets.
The Woodlynne borough council has
decided to increase the salary of the
assessor from S125 to $3.50 year be-
cause of the increased duties.
Independent fire company Of South
Westville realized $500 in the drive
for the building improvement fund
Former Surrogate Ulysses S. Grant
of Toms River has announced his can
didacy for sheriff of Ocean county on
the Republican ticket. There are sew
eral other candidates.
A first aid station is to be establish
ed at the borough hall at Pennsgrove
for emergency accident cases.
The annual minstrel show of the
Cape May Progressive League will be
given this month, and over 500 tickets
have already been sold for the two
nights performances.
A drive for members is being made
by the newly organized Wenonah
Board of Trade More than 80 leading
business men and residents already
have their names on the roll
Clementon township held a special
election to pass on proposed appro-
priation of $1S0.0O0 for additions to
schools at Underwood. .Clementon
and Somerdale.
City Clerk Sheer of North Wild
wood has received word from the de-
partment that the Anglesea post Of
fee is to be discontinued after June
80.
The pupils OF the Fairyiew school
will take part in Arbor Day exercises
arranged at the Community Baptist
church, where trees will be planted
and exercises held, with music by the
Firemen's Band.
AS the result of fall down stairs,
Mrs. Mary E. Biggs, sixty years old,
died at her home in North Millville.
The congregation of the First Pres
byterian church, Elmer, used the audi
torium of it's new edifice for the first
time.
The ministers of the Camden M. E.
district have elected Rev ]. Mercer
Hunt of Woodlynne president; Rev.
Walter Shaw, Pleasantville, vice pres
ident; Rev Neal Kelly, Brooklawn
secretary, and Rev. Hershel Lee,
Hammonton, treasurer.
Camden received bids for asphalt
paving, the first time in many years,
because there is too much work for
the municipal plant. The Union Paw
ing Company offered the lowest bid
$1.58 square yard.
Sixteen mail carriers have been
transferred from the main post office
to the new South Camden Office at
Broadway and Atlantic avenue. The
new station opened April 1.
For possessing moonshine stills
William Wheeler and George Durmor
were fined $50 each by Judge Ell
dredge in Cape May county.
The governors of the Wildwood
Board of Trade have elected Rex N.
Whaley of Philadelphia managing sec
rotary, to succeed w. COPYRIGHT
Smith, resigned.
High street. principal business thor
oughfare of Glassboro, is to be widen
ed by cutting two feet off the side
walks on each side.
The Garfield city council forwarded
communication to the North Jersey
District Water Supply Commission
asking an extension of time until May
] to make decision regarding its en-
trance into the Wanaque project.
The funeral of Mount Holly's Oldest
female resident was held when Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Karg, ninety-two years
old, was buried in Trinity Cemetery.
Passaic and Nutley have Joined in
fight for. lower trolley fare be-
tween the two communities.
Albert Hansell, seventy-eight years
cid, was killed in the cold storage
plant of his fruit farm, near Rancocas,
when he got caught in the fywheel of
a gasoline engine and was crushed.
John T. Haines, seventy-fve years
old, colored, living alone in the woods
mile back of Elwood, was found I'M
conscious in pool of blood in his
shack, his head battered apparently
|, with an ak and bullet wound in his
temple
With forty-three point increase in
It's tax rate, Caldwell township still
has the lowest rate of any district in
the county so far, James Mungle, sec
rotary to the Essex county tax board.
has announced.
Getting together for the first time
since they were demobilized, members
OF Company |, 114th U. S. Infantry, A.
E F., which saw active service in
Eaut Alsace and in Meuse-Argonne
engagements, recently held reunion
dinner.
The extension service of the New
Jersey State College of Agriculture is
planning a series of demonstrations
for vegetable growers of the state who
are interested in machinery and mate
rails for tightening labor and increas-
ing profits.