The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-23
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New Jersey
State Briefs
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National Park-The local councli
received bids for a standpipe anu
water plant from eight firms, put ue'
ferred award Of the contract.
Trenton.-The State Board OF Taxes
and Assessments is preparing to hgns
an attempt Of Monmouth County resi-
dents to refuse to pay increases IN
taxes on the ground that the County
Tax Board has no authority to raise
assessments.
Lambertsville.-B. Franklin Bark
ley, postmaster, died at his home
here, aged 67. A widow and three sis
ters survive 10 q
Lake Hopatcong. - Through the
Home and School Association OF the
Hurdtown School, the Hopatcong De-
velopment Company has presented the
Board of Education of Jefferson town
ship a plot of ground for playground
purposes. The lot is 115x185 feet and
adjoines the school building.
Trenton.-Following a blaze that
took the lives of 20 government horses
and destroyed a $4,000 building at
the fair grounds here. together with a
large number of saddles and other
equipment, James Camson, Filipino,
% years old, was placed under arrest
by the State police on suspicion of
having caused the fire.
Trenton.-Clifford S Heller, former
ly an assistant cashier of the Mount
Holly National Bank, who pleaded
guilty to embezzlement, was SEN
fenced by Judge Bodine in the United
States District Court here to a year
and a day in the Federal penitentiary
at Atlanta. tbs thefts amounted to
SIS, $40. SO. Heller was arrested in
Detroit after having been a fugitive
for fifteen years.
Trenton.=Poultry in cold storage
on March 81, last, totaled 1921 41
pounds as against 10, 706, 279 pounds
IN the last day of the previous month,
according to a compilation issued by
the bureau of foods and drugs of the
State Department of Health.
Caldwell.-Frank Hill, of so Leon
ard street, and Lewis Crystal, of 116
Vanderbilt avenue, New York City, re-
ported to the local police they were
kidnapped on Budd Lake road, nea-
Netcong, by three of five armed men
who held them up and stole a truck
loaded with silk shirts valued at $12,-
600, which they were driving from
Eazelton, Pa, to New York.
Hammonton.-Elmer Vossell, ~, OF
Wood Lynne, was killed when a de-
livery truck in which he was riding
with his father, overturned here. The
boys father, John Vossell, who was
driving, said a broken steering gear
caused the accident. He was slightly
injured when thrown from the ve-
hicle.
Observation-Disclosures PiIara, 35
year old, of rs Conant avenue. Lodi,
was shot through the heart and in
stantly killed here on Fair street.
Jacob Cassale, owner of a grocery on
Fair street, was hunted throughout
Bergen County as the slayer. The
police said the shooting was the re-
suit of a ~bootleggers' feud.
Cape May.-The first catch of
nackerel by the Gloucester fleet came
into the harbor. Five hundred and
ninety-six barrels were caught by four
~schooners from Gloucester, seventy
miles south Of Fenwick's Island light.
The schooners are the Killarney, with
$4,000 pounds; the Annie and Mary,
with 10000 pounds; the Butulia, with
10000 pounds. and the Vinnaman, with
1900 pounds.
Woodstown.-Boy. Scouts here will
carry out a gardening project on a lot
near the center Of the town.
Gloucester City.-Miss May Dixon,
Of Chew's Landing, has been selected
as the Queen May for the May day
exercises of the local High School.
Ocean City.-St. Johns Evangelical
Church. at Tenth street and Central
avenue. in this cSy, will be dedicated
Sunday, May 81.
Observation-Disclosures of the commit
e in charge Of the Near East Relief
drive here show $916.61 contributed in
cash and 1924 in pledges.
Pitman.-The local Board Of Educa-
ton is considering names for the two
public school buildings soon to be
erected.
Angiesea.-United States engineers,
headed by Colonel Carl /. Brown,
We a hearing to those interested in
the proposed dredging Of the channel
between the Anglesea basin and the
inland waterway.
Pitman.-A beautiful evergreen, do
mated by Councilman Henry ]. Mock
EFT, has been planted in the lower end
Of Ballard park.
Dennisville. White ribboners of
Cape My county held an I'll day SEES
sion at their annual institute here.
Camden.-Mrs. Lott S~tinson, presi.
dent of the Fairview Women's Repub-
lican Association here has announced
that she will be a candidate for MEM.
bership in the county committee sn op.
position to Mrs. Ethel Steelman, seek
in gre-election.
Glendora.-The laying of sidewalks
from here to the Camden county line
will soon start, completing walks from