The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-02
New Jersey
State Briefs
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ing Of Gloucester City Council two
constables viii be appointed for High
land Park. The problem of street and
sewer improvements win be- dis
cussed.
Bridgeton. - Bridgeton sportsmen
have just organized an Izaak Walton
League. All Cumberland county
leagues will join in a big banquet in
Millville.
Bridgeton.-Because his boat went
aground while fishing for shad in
Delaware Bay, Captain Henry S. Gar
rison was unable to keep an appoint
ment al address the Bridgeton fire.
men at their March meeting.
Gloucester.-The, one-time subma-
rine chaser Hiwal, after being re-
lieved Of its cargo of 1000 cases Of
whisky, was returned to the wharf
of the Bureau of immigration, where
it will remain until the trials of the
crew and owner are held in Trenton.
Haddon Heights.-A moving picture
benefit has been arranged for Police
man William Catteil, traffic officer,
who was injured in an accident on
Kings Highway and Haddonfield bor-
oLgh line two weeks ago.
Gloucester City.-The Gloucester
city fire department will be so years
old in the tall, and it is planned to
have a big celebration and invite all
fire companies in the county to take
part.
Gloucester City. An execution
chamber has been established in the
basement Of tie Gloucester City Hall
so that stray and other dogs doomed
to die may be smothered instead OF
being shot.
Trenton.-South Jersey truck grow
ers are giving more attention thiS sea-
SON to methods for sterilizing their
sweet potato seed as a precaution
against rot and biights.
Bridgeton.-Galne Warden Freder-
lick. S.. Conner has just liberated 70
male ringneck pheasants les here.
National Park.-Cats and dogs are
being poisoned here, and the police
have been asked to find out who is
distributing poisoned meat on the
streets.
Camden.-The clerical force in the
Camden assessors Office is busy get
ting out $4,000 tax hills which will be
distributed beginning May l.. This
is being done following the annuonce-
ment OF the tax rate for the ensuing
year at $3.50 on each 800 of valua-
ton. The first half of the years
taxes are payable June l. A 2 per
cent penalty is added to zills paid
after that date.
Glen Gardner.-Mra Ida M. Rice
and Rev. E. F. Sherman, pastor of the
Spruce Run Lutheran Church, were
married in the church parsonage.
Rev. Harry Sherman, o of the bride-
groom, performed the ceremony.
Pennsville.-Work is to be rushed
upon the new school building for
Lower PENIS Neck township, at
P~ennsville. The contract has been
awarded to Bennett & Mclaughlin,
Philadelphia, and calls for the COM
pletion of the building in 17E working
days. The contract price il sea, 400
for a fireproof structure.
New Brunswick.-A scarlet carna-
ton measuring from three to four
inches across, with stems two or
three feet long, has been developed
at the State Agricultural Experiment
Station at Rutgers University, Pro-
lessor M. Az Blake, chief of the sta
ton, announced. AS scarlet is the
official color of the university. the
new bloom has been named "Rut-
gers"
Trenton.-Market Growers from a
radius of 40 miles met here for their
first annual banquet. A large and en-
thusiastic group including their wives
and friends attended.
Independence.-Miss Mary Johnson
of Hackettstcwn has been engaged by
the Board of Education to succeed as
teacher in the Central school -Mrs. An
ge1a Brown, who will leave in April
for her former home in Alabama with
her husband, Rev. H. G. Brown.
Flemington.-The Hunterdon Coun-
ty Board Of Freeholders at it's meeting
here awarded contracts for road ma
terials to be used during the present
year, subject to the approval of the
State Highway Commission.
Newark-After a conference with
H. Hugo villa, representing Gutzon
Borglum, the sculptor Of t.The Wars
Of America" Director Gillen Of the
Department of Parks and Public Prop
erty announced that the monument
will probably be ready for unwilling
July 4. The date for the unwilling
had been tentatively set for Memo
rial Day, but the work will not be
finished by that time.
New Brunswick.-Five municipali-
ties of Middlesex county show a re-
duction OF from four to ninety points
in the tax rate for 1926, according to
figures announced by the County Tax
Board. while the remaining nineteen
municipalities show increases ranging
from three to 1O4 points. The county
tax rate was officially placed at So
cents per 800 Of valuation, an in
crease of sixteen points over last year.