The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-10-08
New Jersey
State Briefs
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Win ola COINS
The Ocean city National Bank has
opened its new quarters in the build
Ing formerly occupied by the Title &
Trust Company at Eighth street and
Asbury venue
Dates and inscriptions indicated
that the coins had been brought over
by the ~colonists from England. Some
bore the inscription, REX" Gorgeous
Third" and other dates 1878 and 1854.
Plea for representation of the South
on the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion was made by U. s. Senator Oscar
w. Underwood, of Alabama in al ad-
dress before the Bankers Association,
Atlantic city.
Demolition has been begun on the
old structure at the southeast corner
of Broadway and Cooper street, Cam
den, preparatory to erecting the city's
first real sk%yscraper office building.
It will be IL stories high, and will cost
$1,000, 900.
Wandering from her home. No. 40
Berlin road, Haddonfeld, and becom-
ing lost along Kresson road, Mrs.
Mary Alderman, so years old, spent
the night in the open woods until
found next morning by residents who
went in search for her.
With the building OF a dam at the
outlet of Lake Musconetong the lake
has become a veritable paradise for
fishermen. The lake is being drained
into the Musconetong River, with the
result that thousands of fish are be-
ing caught every day.
Casper Folk, Ewing Park man has
what he believes to be the largest
squash In New Jersey. It is Sc inches
by the Mutual Pottery Company,
raised the squash In a little truck
garden at the back Of his home.
DR.. George O'Hanlon, for fifteen
years general medical superintendent
of Bellevue Hospital, became medical
director of the Jersey City Hospital
and was welcomed by Mayor Hague,
the members of the Jersey City Com
mission, the STAFF doctors and 300
nurses.
In an effort to ascertain the growth
Of MilYille during the past five years
a local newspaper made a canvass and
announced its population at 1868. In
1920 it was 1881. The last census
showed Milville to be the largest In
land city in South Jersey, south of
Camden.
Mayor Harry Jones, accompanied
by City Commissioners Walter Hates,
w. Fred Ware and City Solicitor Louis
H. Miller, reported having a thrilling
experience with an immense shark
while fishing in the Delaware Bay
channel The monster, after being
hooked, came to the surface and after
making a dash at the side Of the
boat broke loose and disappeared.
The shark was estimated to be eight
feet long.
Despite complaint by five ~independ-
ent bus operators on the Newark-West
Orange route that they are being dis
eliminated against in favor OF the
Public Service Transportation Com
pany in the division of the busine3 on
the route, the Public Utility Commits
sion ordered that the present sched-
ule Of trips be adhered to, and that
the patronage be distributed between
Independents and Public Service as
heretofore.
Several ~neighboring fire companies
attended the housing of the new chem
ical engine Of the Rancocas Fire Com
pany.
After considerable delay, title to the
site for the new armory at Burlington
has been cleared and work on con-
struction will begin November 20.
The Seventy-eighth Division ASSOC
citation, before closing It's third annu-
al reunion at Atlantic City, elected
Major Gen. James T. Dean Of New
York, PRECEDENT,
A special school election was called
by the Upper PENIS Neck Township
Board OF Education on a proposed
bond issue OF $4,000 for a six-room
school, with auditorium and gymna-
SUM.
The Parent-Teacher Association OF
the Verga schools entertained the
teachers and had many parents also
present. Most of the parents of pupils
Of the seventh and eighth grades were
in attendance.
A military funeral was accorded
Richard A. Ramsey. world wal and
Spanish war veteran, from st. Johns
P. e. Church, Camden. Members OF
General John J. Pershing Post. U. A.
w. ", attended.
Police at Passaic used tear gas
bombs to rout Albert Paycock, 80, who
said he was a world wal veteran. from
a sewer in which he had made his
home for the last two weeks. He was
charged with disorderly conduct.
One hundred barrels OF mullet, the
largest catch Of any single boat re-
corded in these waters, were brought
In to the Schellenger Landing docks
on Cape May Harbor by the steamer
Martin, and shipped to Columbia, 8. C.
Permission was granted by the
Board Of Public Utility Commission
ers for the sale Of the eauipment of