The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-12-03
Neu Jersey
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the family Of Ernset GOlly, SO, OF West
Englewood, when a hunter found his
body hanging to a tree in the woods
near his home. He had been despond-
ent. He leaves wife and two grown
children.
The last one of small herd OF
deer formerly owned by DR.. j. Ack-
erman Coles of Scotch Plains, has
been shot and carried off. The
ground in the vicinity of the iuclo-
sure in which the deer was kept was
spotted in several places with blood.
Furman B. Sheppard died at his
home in Cedarville, near Bridgeton,
after twenty-six years continuous
service as assessor of Lawrence town
ship. He was also a surveyor for
fifty years and was credited with
knowing every inch of Cumberland
County. He was rs years old.
Miss Helen M. Clark, Secaucus pub
lie school teacher, who gained wide
prominence last spring when a mi
nority of the Board Of Education I'M
successfully tried to have her dis
missed for smoking, filed suit in Com
mon Pleas Court against Matthew
Pechter, Secaucus school superinten-
dent. Miss Clark asks $4,000 dam
ages.
A night school for farmers and 9TH
ers who desire to study poultry man
agement is to be established in the
agricultural department of the high
school, Glassboro, for the winter. The
course will be directed by H. e. Gull
bertson, agricultural inspector at the
high school Two winters ago he
conducted a successful night course
In fruit growing.
Mayor Theodore S. Moore, Of Stock
ton, made net gain of one vote in
the recounting of the votes cast at
the recent general election for mayor
Of Stockton. The cost of the recount
will be borne by the petitioner,
amounting to $103.22. The district
election board will each receive $40,
and each member of the county board
of elections SIS for their services.
Following a surgical operation at
Cooper Hospital, John James, father
of Frank James, electrocuted several
years ago for the murder of David
Paul, bank runner, died in Camden.
He was IS years old. He was widely
known in Camden, where much sym
pathy was given him in his ordeal in
volving his son. He had, been for
years collector for Camden depart
ment store.
Charges Of Irregularities in the
practices of John j. Carey, real es-
tate broker, were thrown out by the
New Jersey Real Estate Commission,
in session at Atlantic City, when the
complainant, Frank Thompson, Jr.,
failed for the second time to appear
in the case. It was the third time the
case had been called, Carey being abb
sent on the first occasion and the
complainant on the last two.
Petro Amaturo of Centerville was
sentenced at Freehold to serve 20 to
80 years in State prison for the kill
ing of Dominicke de Angelic of Car
teret at the Amaturo farm on August
%. Sentence was imposed by SUI
preme Court Justice Lori Amaturo
pleaded not guilty to first degree MUIR
der when indicted and went to trial.
His attorney entered a plea of guilty
to murder in the second degree,
which was accepted by the court. De
Angelic was shot when he stopped
with a, party Of friends to- pick flow
ers at the Amaturo farm.
Officials of the Public Service Com
pany have assured residents of MARI
ton that electric lines will be ex
tended to the village In the near
future.
The typhoid fever epidemic which
alarmed Barnsboro for few weeks
has so far abated that there is now
only one patient who is not yet fully
convalescing.
Westville Council will take final
action on the sewage assessment
question at its December meeting,
when the amount to be paid by each
property owner will be announced.
Hundreds of Middlesex county
residents had their names taken by
the police in the second crusade OF
the month against violators Of the
vice and immortality act, New Jer-
seys old blue law. The offenses In
clude driving an automobile, selling
newspapers, riding on trolley cars.
buying food or drink Of any kind, and
all forms of amusement, such as at
tending the theatre or playing games.
Many Of those listed were second
Offenders according to the police.
County Judge Lawrence at Free
hold fined three Monmouth county
Grand Jury members, and discharged
them from further duty on contempt
charges OF having drank part OF the
evidence in liquor violation case
before them. The men were Thomas
Fox, foreman of the jury; Patrick
Kelly and Fred Conover. Fox was
fined $40; Kelly. $40. and Conover,
SIS. In addition to drinking part Of
the evidence the men were charged
with taking home one of Ave bottles
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