The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-07-09
NeuU Jersey
State Briefs
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Work is being pushed upon enlarg-
| ing the Harrisonville school to pro-
vide two additional rooms before the
fall term opens The cost is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The recent tag day for the Homeo-
pathic Hospital Camden, netted S.
1851, according to the returns made
to Mrs. f. B. Garrison, president Of
the Ladies Auxiliary
Charles P. Downing, attorney at
Newton, announced that he would not
accept the craftsmanship of the Sus-
sex county Democratic committee, to
which he was elected.
Frederick Cook, twenty-four years
old, contractor and builder Of East
Berlin, was stricken with heart fail
ure and died in the Office of DR.. Rob
ert H. Davies at Clementon.
DR.. George Adams is the new city
physician of Gloucester City. He sue
ceeded Dr. J. A. Beck, who resigned
because he was appointed one of the
medical inspectors of the schools.
The Tullytown Board of Health
have elected their officers for the en-
suing year Richard r. Watson was
reelected secretary and Harold B.
Allen was reappointed health officer.
Mr.. and Mrs David Austin, East
Park avenue, Vineland, celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary re-
Gently. The couple were married
near Glasgow, Scotland, July 1, 1875.
Fifty Paterson policemen volun-.
teered to undergo blood TRANSMISSION
operations for the benefit of Dorothy,
the two-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Foss, who has been Ill for
three months.
Announcement is made by the
fourth assistant postmaster general
of Washington of the appointment OF
John d. Bennett of Cranbury as rural
mail carrier for Route Ne 2 from the
Cranbury Office.
Major General Edwin Warren Hine,
former head of the state militia and
former assistant to the presidents of
the Public Service Corporation, died
recently at his home in Orange at the
age of seventy-two.
York street hill section of Lam
bertville's streets that has been no
toriously bad for several years, is now
open to traffic. It is good job and
will spell joy for the motorists, who
dreaded 1t for a long time past.
James Trometta, thirty-two, fed
eral prohibition agent attached to the
Philadelphia office and assigned to
Monmouth county, was held in $500
bail at Asbury Park for the federal
grand jury on charges of accepting
bribe.
Seven men attempting 100000
whisky robbery from the government
warehouse of the Transatlantic Trad
ing Corporation were captured by po-
lice at Trenton. A similar attempt
in which seven men were implicated,
was frustrated in March.
Official figures of the primary cleo
ton, held nearly two weeks ago, have
just been announced by County Clerk
Hartpence. The figures show that
about one-third of the number of reg
istered voters in Mercer county cast
ballots at. the spring primary. While
the primary registry books show
total of 62,223 persons eligible to vote,
only 21,620 took advantage of the
right OF this number Republicans
cast 1924, while the Democratic to-
tai was 1852.
A bronze monument dedicated %
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cinity of Point Pleasant was unveiled
at Point Pleasant on July 4. The tab
let, containing the names Of more
than 100 veterans, is at Richmond and
River avenues, where the large naval
gun obtained from the war depart
ment also stands.
Municipal tax rates in the 103 mu-
inequalities in New Jersey range from
$2.7S to Silt on each 500 of valua-
ton. according to compilation made
public by Sedley H. Phinney, execu-
tive secretary of the State League Of
Municipalities at Trenton. The com
| pilation shows that in majority Of
the cities the rates have been in
creased.
Although the death rate in New
Jersey for May was 2.34, rate iden-
tical with that for May, 1924, con-
siderable jump was reported in
deaths due to certain diseases over
the average monthly number, accord
ing to statement by the Bureau Of
Vital Statistics OF the state depart
ment OF health at Trenton. Deaths
during May due to diseases of the cir
culatory system alone showed a jump
Of So over the average Of the preced-
ing IL months. The figure for May
was 500, while the average for the
preceding year was but GAL. Tuber-
culosis OF the lungs showed the next
highest increase, with 265 deaths dur
ing May and 221 the average for the
preceding IL months, the difference
being "A. Fatalities due to pneumo-
MIA showed an increase OF 38 during
May over the average figure per
month for the preceding year. Dur
Ing May there were 235 deaths as
again& 1877, the average for the pre-.