The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-09
New Jersey
State Briefs
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GlOuC6SI6T ClJy.-AL Lne meeting OF
the local Council Mayor Anderson n
nounced the appointment of Phineas
G.. Ledden, Clarence L. Mines and
Maurice Emery as a commission to
define the lines of the Second and
Third wards.
Cold Spring.-The Cape May Court
House senior class will repeat the
play, Take My Advice" at the local
Grange hall, Friday, April II.
Camden-David Till, IL years old.
who ran away a week before, was ar
rested in Gloucester City by Police
man Gwin and was returned to the
Camden county detention house.
Cape May.-The annual spelling
contest for teams from each school,
district of Cape May county. will be
held at Cape May Court House Sat
urday. May @.
Camden.-In a statement before the
North Camden Business Mems Assoc.
citation, Martin Schneider, superin-
tend Of the Public Service Railway
Company, said the Cramer Hill bus
line will be extended to Delair by
way of River avenue mi through Del
aware Gardens.
Cape May Court House.-Cape May
County Forest, Tall Cedars. is plan
ming a dinner and entertainment for
members and their ladies here in the
NJ. E. Community Hall.
Egg Harbor.-The local City Cham
Der of Commerce has elected these Of
icers: President. Anthony G. Vau-
trinot; vice president. Theodore Mes
singer; secretary. Charles Morgen-
week, Jr.; treasurer, Otto Boysen.
Gloucester.-In the local police
court John Fetzer, Lawrence street,
Camden, agreed to give a bond for
$500 to pay for damage done to the
cars of Thomas D.. Peters of Wood
bury, and Joseph Kent of Philadel-
phia. so the charge of reckless driv-
ing against him was dismissed.
Gloucester.-Fifteen men and two
women aliens, brought east on the
western special, were taken to the
local immigrant station, They enter
ed the country illegally.
Brooklawn.-The Camden County
Board of Taxation announced the tax
rate for this town at 1888, as against
1897 last year.
Keansburg. = After an all-night
search police of this city found the
body Of 4-year-old Wilbur Lisch in
Thorne's Creek, 100 feet from the
Alberta Hotel from which he wandered
while his mother Mrs. Edwin Lisch.
was visiting there. The boy had
drowned.
Trenton.-Miss Charlotte e. Kueh-
ner, 19-year.oId member Of the senior
class OF the Trenton High School, Is
dead of sleeping sickness with which
she was stricken ten days before.
This is the first death here this year
of this malady. i
Paterson.-Rev. David H. Edwards,
young retiring pastor OF the Presby-
terrain Church of the Redeemer here,
whose resignation two months ago
was accompanied by his declaration
that Paterson was cursed with too
many churches, told newspaper men
that he and his wife had agreed to
separate. They have been married
eight years and have no children.
Princeton. - Samuel Grove, sixty
eight years old, an employee at
Princeton University, was killed when
knocked from his bicycle by an auto
mobile. The driver of the car did not
stop, and the number of his license
was not obtained.
Elmer.-A number OF young trees
are being set out in the community
park by the park commission.
Glassboro.-Mrs. Mary McKeown of
this place was arrested for reckless
driving and having no license cards
with her. She sent home for them,
and Mayor Anderson suspended SEN
tence because of her sex.
Glassboro.-s ore trees are to be
planted ON the beautiful campus at
the State Normal School.
BrooAlawn. ~ The dog pound here
has been established in the rear of
the sewage disposal plant, and T.om-
as Lane. the dog catcher, caught ten
dogs, which were taken to the pound.
Ridgefield.-William P. Douglass.
eighty, who a quarter Of a century
ago was prominent in Jersey City pol
tiles, having served as District Court
Judge and Police Court Judge. died Of
heart disease in his home here. He
was a member Of Temple Lodge. No.
ITO, F. and A. NJ, of Jersey City. His
wife. two daughters and two sons sur
vive.
Salem.-Boosters for the Salem riv-
er cutoff, which provides for straight
ening the winding channel of the
stream by cutting a canal across the
meadows, were enthusiastic over pros
poets of an early start on the project.
Colonel e. /. Brown, United States
district engineer, has informed direc-
tors of the chamber Of commerce that
the government will be te1dy to start
the cutoff this year provided state
and county funds are available in adj
dition to the appropriation made by
Congress. 1t is estimated that the
dredging will cost $1,000 Z