The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-01-08
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

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Police Commissioner Stearns. under
Indictment for rum running, is re-
elected by the Weehawken Town
Council.
Former Assemblyman Hervey S..
Moore has definitely. decided to be a
candidate at the next Republican pri-
maries for state senator from Mercer
county.
Appointment of Lieutenant Colonel
Edward Olmstead of Elizabeth as act
ing chief of staff of the Forty-fourth
Division was announced by Major
General Gilmore. He succeeds Colo
mel John B. Schoeffel.. who recently
resigned and who has proceeded to
Bridgeport, Conn, to be connected
with the Organized Reserve. Colonel
Olmstead has been assistant chief of
stan.
Secretary of War Weeks approved
application of the New Jersey High
way Commission for permission to
build bridge across West Creek be-
tween Cape May and Cumberland
counties.
Walter j. Henderson, Jr., former tax
collector of the city of Cape May, who
resigned in September at the request
of the city commissioners, has already
made up $4,000 Of the alleged shortage
in his accounts, from which the au-
thorities say he apparently did not
profit.
Following dissension in the First
Baptist Church, Bloomfield, the dis
senters have organized into the Cen
trail Church. with S5 members en-
rolled.
Approval of legislation authorizing
branch banking within municipal linz
its In this state was given by the New
Jersey Bankers Association at spe-
cial meeting in the assembly chamber
at Trenton.
Appointment of DR.. Rose H. jane
son, medical director of the State
Home for Girls in Trenton, as acting
superintendent of the institution. was
announced by the board of managers
of the home.
Three generations of one family are
in the Municipal Hospital in Camden
suffering from smallpox. Little John
Bullock, fiye years old, of 209 West
field avenue, was taken to the city in
stitution to join his father and grand
father
National Park needs new school
house because of the growing popula-
ton, and the Board of Education dis
covered that no proper notice of the
special election had been given, so &C
ton was deferred.
The Gloucester City water depart
ment gave notice that the ordinance
will be enforced and all persons who
allow faucets to remain open and do
not repair leaks will be fined.
There were "a alleged liquor law
violators arraisned before United
States Commissioner George R. Som
ers at Newark as a result of raids by
general prohibition agents from Diyi-
sional Chief r.. Q. Merrick's office,
New York.
During the four days in which deer
hunting was permitted, December II
to 20, there were 1,O61 bucks killed as
compared with 1919 during the five
day season Of last year. Deer were
killed in every county of the state ex-
cept Gloucester, Hudson, Salem and
Union.
Seventeen new cases Of scarlet fe-
yer and one Of typhoid were reported
to Health officer Craster in Newark.
The typhoid patient has been removed
TO Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge.
Several cases OF chicken-pox have
been reported among pupils Of the
Daretown schools, and the victims are
spending their vacation period in
their homes.
A rug company of Salem distrib-
uted $4,000 ON Christmas among the
employees who have been on the pay
roll one year.
A fins fire-fighting apparatus was
delivered to the Stone Harbor fire
company as Christmas present from
| the borough.
The Bellmawr fire company mem
bers viewed the remains Of Frank
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| in a Philadelphia hospital The fun
eral was held at the home of his par
ents on Browning road, .Bellmawr.
An amusement company In Phila-
Gelphia is looking at several sites
| along the river at Paulsboro for a
| proposed park.
! Members Of the Northmont NJ. e.
Church are working hard to raise
funds for the new edifce soon to be
built.
Thus far only two owners Of buses
| operated through Gloucester City to
Camden have applied for renewal OF
/ their licenses in Gloucester.
Rev. w. Earle Zimmerman, pastor
CT First M. g, Church, Gloucester
City, for four years. expects to be
transferred at the session Of confer.
enee in March.