The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-16

Trenton.-Sol Rubenstein OF Perth
Amboy was appointed by Governor
Silzer a member of the Middlesex
county tax board, at $1,000 a year.
He will serve until May l, completing
the term of the late George l.. Haney,
and after that date will continue until
the next legislature meets. At that
time the next governor may submit
his or some other name.
Atlantic City.=Between so and so
cases of Scotch whisky came ashore
on the tide along the Ocean City
beach front. Citizens scurried to the
beach, selling what they could carry,
and worked so fast that police found
only empty boxes. Automobiles and
taxicabs were used by the finders.
Camden.-With the arrest here of
H. H. Hughcock, colored, believed to
be a oodoo doctor, charged with
practicing medicine without a license,
detectives searched his home, 411-413
Liberty street. They found a laby-
rinthine underground structure con
tanning weird instruments resembling
the furnishings of an ancient torture
chamber.
Trenton.-Colonel Alexander j. Nc
Nab, U. S. A., for the last two years
assigned to the New Jersey National
Guard at Trenton as senior infantry
instructor, has been designated as ex-
ecutive cficer of the national rifle
matches to be held at Camp Perry. O.,
this summer. Colonel McNab is rec
ognized as an authority on rife and
pistol craftsmanship.
Millville.-John Mohr of this city,
active in local fraternal and religious
circles and well known in South Jer-
sey, is in the county Jail at Bridgeton.
following denial of an appeal from his
conviction on a charge of receiving
a stolen auto, for which he was sen
fenced to two years in prison and
fined $4,000.
Trenton.-Dover General Hospital
Auxiliary has agreed to raise $4,000
for the erection Of a nurses home
and training school, to be erected ad-
jacent to the proposed new hospital
in Elm street. The new hospital is to
cost $136,000, and plans are now be-
ing drafted.
Cape May.-Hundreds of geese seen
flying low in double formation over
this city, foreshadow an extremely
warm spring, according to weather
prophets.
Camden.-Mayor King has been adj
vised by City Counsel Miller that the
authorities here are without power
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opinion three establishments closed
by the police may reopen.
Livingston.-Public Utility Commits
sion has approved four bus permits
for the De Camp Bus Line, Inc, to OPP
crate between this city and Caldwell.
Bellmawr.-The petition for the paw
ing of Creek road, here, with concrete
has been returned to the petitioners
because objection is filed by a ma
jority of property owners
Pitman.-Following the successful
election for two new grade schools
here, the Board Of Education will
proceed at once to ask for bids for
construction.
Paulsboro.-Free mail delivery for
this city will result in Civil Service
examinations shortly for appointment
of permanent carriers.
Gloucester.-The first shoots OF
asparagus have appeared on some of
the farms here.
Newark.-Mayor ~Breidenback open
ed campaign headquarters, 983 Broad
street, last night for the boys Of South
Side High School backing the candi-
dacy of Raymond Zehemkis for Junior
commission. The Mayor and r. X.
Hanson, director of boys work of the
Rotary Club, were speakers.
Brooklawn.-The Parent-Teacher
Association of this city is arranging
a mems night for Monday evening,
April 20.
Gloucester City.-The regular meet
ing of the Board of Education here
have been changed from the first Mon
day to the second Tuesday of the
month.
Pleasantville.-Henry H. Garrett,
64 years old, of this city dropped
dead al he was waiting for a trolley
a for Atlantic City. Heart failure
was assigned as the cause by County
Physician Souder.
Bellmawr.-Residents here are en-
deavoring to have the Public Service
Gas Company extend its mains to that
place that homes a be supplied,
Englewood-Fifty patients carried
from burning wing of hospital here in
$4,000 fire.
Salem.-Henry Passoff, a private in
the army and a former member of
the National Guard company of this
cits is held under $500 bail by Mayor
Acton. charged with the larceny of
some stores from the guard.
Gloucester City.-Boy Scouts made
a tour of this city and collected books
from many homes for the new public
library.
Fairview.-The local Civic AssociN
ton has found that by joining the
members can buy coal cheaper, and a