The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-12-10
Neu Jersey
State Briefs
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Recent census of Union City shows
that the city now has population Of
62,701 Three persons more than 100
years old we're listed.
The fourteenth exhibition Of the
Vineland Poultry Association was
held. 1t was the largest winter show
ever held in south Jersey, there being
| over 1900 exhibits.
Burlington will celebrate its two
hundred and fftieth anniversary in
1927 with municipal and civic OBJ
servance Of the historic event. Mayor
Mooney has appointed committee of
citizens to press the project
Mr.. and Mrs Philip Peters of Glen
dora celebrated the golden anniver-
sary of their wedding. There were
$50 guests in attendance. Mr.. Peters
| is eighty-four years old Mr. and Mrs.
Charles English, who were present at
the wedding so years ago, joined in
the celebration.
Because of its historical value Gov
ernor Silzer has presented to the State
/ Museum the letter and American flag
| dropped near Mount Holly by the crew
of the dirigible Shenandoah on its last
air trip early in September few
hours before 1t was torn to pieces in a
terrific storm over Ohio.
Railroads of New Jersey paid total
OF $16,645,511.92 into the state treas
ury this week These taxes, which
were due last Tuesday, represent
levies on first and second class rail-
road property. The taxes on first
class property aggregated $9,773,-
1909; second class, $6,871, 708.53.
To check what he terms a riot OF
extravaganza" William H. Bright,
president of the New Jersey senate
and chairman of the legislative com
mittee now Investigating the various
state departments, has prepared
number of bills for introduction at the
coming session Of the legislature.
That individual laxity and indiffer-
ence are to large extent responsible
| for the general disregard of laws and
the failure of public officials to see
that the laws are enforced was charg-
| ed in the minutes adopted by the So
ciety of Friends Of Burlington and
Bucks counties at the quarterly meet
ing held in the Friends Meeting
House in Burlington.
Three men were surprised at work
with acetylene torches in the Citizens
National Bank at .Netcong and driven
off by seven shots fred by Jacob Huy-
Ter, town marshal The men were
working on bars OF rear window
leading to the bank vaults, where $780,
600 in Christmas savings we're stored.
Two of the men escaped afoot, and
the third fed in an automobile.
Causes. of unrest in the Presby-
terrain Church of the United States
were delved into at Atlantic City by
the special commission of 1925. Gre
ated by the general assembly in May
to make a study OF the present spirit
ual condition of the church and report
to the next general session, ITO the
end that the purity, peace, unity and
progress of the church may be as
sured"
John Durchuk sawmill laborer, will
spend the remainder Of his life in
prison at hard labor. This was the de-
cision of jury hearing charges Of
first degree murder against the man
for the Staying of eleven-year-old Jose
phine Krysowaty last April at Somer-
vile. Sentence followed the findings
of the jury by Supreme Court Justice
Charles w. Parker, before whom the
case was tried Less than two hours
was consumed by the jury in finding
its verdict
Fire believed to be of incendiary
origin leveled the Princeton Borough
stables, destroyed five horses and
damaged the roof of the borough lock-
up.
An attempt to crack the safe Of the
Irving Hat factory, containing the
$4,000 payroll Of the company, failed
when five robbers were frightened
from the scene by two watchmen.
Justice Lloyd In the Supreme Court
ordered new trial in the effort Of the
State Board of Medical Examiners to
recover penalty Of 5000 from Ferdi-
nand Buettel, OF Elizabeth, charged
with practicing medicine without
| license.
- AAONO- " IOON oO1o1o al NJ la
mont. during the winter months to
provide ice skating for skaters has
been started by the Dumont Dahlia
Society. A resolution approved by
the members will be presented to the
council
Frank H. Genung. aged flfty-six, is
dead in Avon, N. j.. from a heart at
tack which occurred when he wit
messed the crash OF two autos. Mr..
Genung. formerly secretary Of the
Cook Genung Company, Newark,
collapsed ON the street as the cars
collided
The Middlesex County Board OF
Elections began recount OF the 2,100
votes cast In the general election for
councilmen Two Democratic candi-
dates were elected by majorities Of
ten and twenty-seven votes respec-