The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-02-19

as breeder Of trotting horses.
! Caught by belt wheel while work
ing at Paterson Bridge company, Pat
erson, Fred Sturn. So Bergen street,
Paterson, was hurled to the floor and
killed.
Speaker Powell named Assembly
man Chandless, of Bergen; knight, OF
Camden and Siracusa, of Atlantic, as
Assembly members of the joint COM
mission to investigate the State Bank
ing Department
Seeley Simpson, ninety-two years
old, the oldest citizen of Hamburg
died in the house where he was born.
He had lived there all his life He had
been a justice of the peace, member
Of the town board of Education and !,
a number Of church and civic organ
izations. Some years. ago he con-
Quoted hotel at Franklin. He is sur
vived by three daughters and two
sons.
| Joshua Blair of Hamburg. laborer,
received a ascent award, as verdict
| for that amount in suit against his
employers, challenging a ruling that
| any man late for work should forfeit
a days wage and pay fine of quar-
ter
Jacques v. Mohr, 33, and Charles
Abrams, SO, both of New York City,
who police say have international rep
utations as card sharpers, were ar
rested in beach-front hotel, Atlantic
City.
The Supreme Court refused to re-
instate Eugene H. Meyer of Newark
as member of the New Jersey Bar
in a decision rendered at Trenton.
Meyer was disbarred in 1917 for un-
professional conduct in connection
with divorce petition.
Charles Fell, sixty years old, re-
tired farmer, died at his home,' Hill
| top after a months illness. He
served nine years as. chairman of the
Gloucester Township Committee and
was a candidate foR township asses
sor at the last election.
A case Of smallpox developed in
Blackwood, and the Gloucester Town
ship Board of Health at once removed
! the patient to the Camden Municipal
Hospital. She is Mrs. Eleanor Smith,
wife of Robert Smith
The r. L. Bonham Company, OF
Bridgton, was low bidder on liz
miles of concrete highway to be con-
structed in Monroe county, Pa, near
the Delaware Water Gap. The bid
was $500, 759.4O.
Improvements, Woodbury. HeightsCoun
After making big squirt in pub
lie Improvements, Woodbury. Heights
/ Council will take spending recess
as the borough has reached the limit
of it's bonding capacity.
Chief Doran and Detective Smith, of
Camden, went to Brooklawn and dis
mantled the moonshine plant found in
the old clubhouse on Browning road
The mash and all materials were de-
stroyed and the whiskey sent down
the sewer.
The Gloucester. Township Commit
tee had conference with the stone
road committee of the Camden county
Board of Freeholders and discussed
the proposed route of the Black Horse
| pike to eliminate two dangerous
| curves.
A movement has been strated in
Brooklawn to procure State child
welfare nurse.
Conviction of Louis Rommel, of New
ark, for alleged fraud in connection
with the Puritan Guaranty Associaz
| tion financial organization of which
he was president, was upheld at Tren-
ton by the Supreme Court Ronlmel
had been sentenced to ten months in
the Essex county penitentiary
Mrs Emman Runyon Werts, Sc,
widow Of former Governor George T.
Werts, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Elon B. Nobles in Jer-
sey following an illness of three years.
Burial was in the family plot, Ever
green Cemetery, Morristown. Aneth-
e. daughter, Miss. Harriet Werts, sur
wives, living with her sister
There are many cases of mumps in
| Gloucester City. Miss E. Kline, one
Of the school teachers, is sick with
the disease and another teacher is
quarantined with her.
Teachers in vocational agricultural
schools in Atlantic and Cape May
counties met in conference at Ocean
City. Agricultural problems and pro-
gram for the coming year were dis
1 cussed. Addresses were made by
State Supervisor H. O.. Sampson,
Trenton, and A. e. Young, practical
farmer, from Trenton.
Plans for twelve-room school build
ms at Williamstown are being pre-
| pared by Trenton architect. engaged
b. the Monroe Township Board of Ed
ucation. The structure is to be semi
fireproof and will be erected with an
appropriation of 100000 voted at
recent special election. The building
win occupy site on Church street
and will replace all other old schools
in the town and township with the ex-
ception Of the Lincoln School, reliev
ing present crowded conditions in the
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