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

Sixth and Division streets, Gloucester
City, shortly before midnight Tues
day.
Plans for building tunnel soon to
bring passengers directly to New
York without use of the Co=lmuni-
paw ferries are being considered by
the New Jersey Central railroad, it
was said The Baltimore & Ohio and
Lehigh Valley roads may join the
project.
Sunday baseball, which has -four
ished at Sewell off and on for some
years, will not be permitted this sea-
son, according to Gloucester county
authorities, who say they have re-
ceived protests from citizens. At
tempts to play in any other part Of
the county will also be suppressed, it
is said
About 200 Montclair citizens pro-
tested a petition to the city ordi-
nance and law committee for cree
ton Of soda pop and cigar stand
in a restricted residence section de-
spite the city coming law. They said
1t would menace the morals of the
young.
Samuel P. Atchley, warden of the
Trenton state hospital has been re-
elected member of the State Pen
sion Fund Commission.
AS a result of the protests of more
than 200 tenants in neighboring
buildings. the chemical plant of Her
bert & Herbert, Inc, in Market street,
Perth Amboy, probably will be closed
permanently. Because of offensive
fumes from the plant it was ordered
closed by the local health department
a week ago.
The annual state convention of the
New Jersey department of the Ameri-
can Legion will be held in the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company's audi
torium, Newark, August Is and 16. it
was announced.
Two men on fishing trip on Green
wood Lake were drowned when their
motorboat struck a rock and sank N
fifty feet of water. They were Frank
Logan, thirty-two, of Boonton, and
William Tabor, thirty -fve. of Garfield.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the First Presbyterian Church, Glou-
cester City, served a waffle supper
Saturday evening at the American
Legion Home to raise funds for the
fresh-air home at Wildwood.
The annual art and craft exhibit
OF the Gloucester City public schools
was held in the high school, and par
ehts were invited to attend.
Formal dedication of the last new
building of the Mount Ephraim
schools was held Saturday afternoon
and all the organizations of the COM
Eunity were invited to take part.
Residents of Fairview are exercised
because someone has been stripping
the trees of bark. The Civic Associa-
ton and others have offered rewards
for the arrest of the guilty persons.
Commencement exercises of the
Magnolia public schools were held in
the M E. Church. The class compris-
ed Is boys and 10 girls.
On the request of Senator Clarence
E. Case, of Somerset county, the
State Highway Commission will give
a hearing at the Somerville court
house on the underpass to be con-
structed on highway Route No. 16 at
the Lehigh Valley railroad in South
SomerviIle. Somerset county free
holders have objected to the line on
which the underpass is to be con-
structed.
The cotton mill at Mays Landing,
which recently was closed down by
strike, has resumed operations. The
owners, it was said, made no conces-
sions to the workers, who lost about
$4,000 in wages during the strike.
Frank " D. Cortelyou has been ap-
pointed Cumberland county agricul-
tural agent to succeed Fred Jackson,
resigned.
No arrests have been made since
Brooklawn was incorporated except
by Constable GLADDEN., who takes his
prisoners before Recorder Shoemaker,
of Centre township.
While picking flowers on the road
side at dusk Charles Rau, eleven, OF
42S East Ninety-second street, New
York, was struck and fatally injured
by the automobile of Vincent j. Slevin,
twenty, of Ridgewood, in Saddle River
township, Bergen county Slevin, ar
raigned on charge of manSlaughter,
was released under bail of $4,000 be-
fore Justice Them
Governor Silzer and Senator Bright.
of wildwood, viii be the chief speak
ers at the annual gathering of Odd
Fellows of Cumberland. Cape May.
Atlantic, Salem and Gloucester coun-
ties, at Millville, Saturday, June IA.
After twice rejecting the PROPOSE
ton, voters of Elk township have
finally approved an appropriation for
purchase OF a site and erection of
school at Glassboro Lawns.
A new edifice to cost $4,000 will
be erected by st. PauPs Lutheran
Church at Park and Dill avenues.
Coningswood, as a result of a vote
of the congregation, which decided to