The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-02-05
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS


/ Michael McNamee, "a years old,
was electrocuted in an unexplained
manner assthe Ba1bach Smelling Com
pauy plant, Newark Els body was
found by Jacob Miller, when he went
to relieve McNamee, who was en-
ployed as night electrical engineer.
County Physician Warren said death
was caused by electrocution.
The Legislature in ajoint session
unanimously reelected State Treas
urer, William T. Read, for his fourth
consecutive term of three years.
Joshua E. Borton, of Mcorsetown, was
again named State Director of Rail-
roads. Commissioners of Deeds were
also chosen.
4 George f. Reeve, vice president of
the National Newark & Essex Banking
Co., died in Newark Memorial Hos
pital, following a brief Illness. Mr..
Reeve at one time was president of
the Newark Board of Trade.
Orange and white have been chosen
! as the colors to be used on 1926 auto
mobile license plates for New Jersey,
according to an announcement by
Commissioner William M. Dill. The
tags will have white numerals on
Princeton orange background.
John A. Shaw, one time nationally
known heavyweight litter, died at
Ocean City, at the aee of eighty-one.
A jury in Supreme Court, Jersey
City, awarded damages totaling $1,715
to Ellsworth de Groat, his wife and
two children in their suit to recover
$19,500 from the Ward Baking Com
pany The De Greats, who live at 1913
Fifth Avenue, Jersey City. charged
that they were made i'll when they
ate of Ward bread that contained
fragments Of an electric light bulb.
Half of the loaf, contai-ing particles
of the bulb, was submitted in evil
dence.
George. w. Vangelder, for thirty
years lawyer and formerly city So
lcitor, died at Long Branch. He was
born at Lakehurst fifty-one years ago.
Besides his wife he is survived by two
daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Grais, of Ham
monitor, were killed and their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bertha Ballard, of Phila-
delphia, was seriously injured VIXEN
their sedan skidded on a road near
Ocean City and tumbled into a ditch
Holding that there were no irreg-
ularities in a recent election in Passaic
township, Morris County, in which the
Board of Education was authorized
to issue bonds for $4,000 to pur-
chase a tract OF land and build
school, Assistant Commissioner OF
Education Charles j. Strachan, in
decision dismissed an attack on the
validity of the election brought by
voters of the township
Charles G.. Wilson, until few days
! ago president of the First National
Bank of Butler, ended his life by
shooting himself in the head while
alone in the directors room of the
! bank Mr.. Wilson's friends said he
had been extremely nervous since he
was overcome by carbon monoxide
fumes while repairing his automobile.
The budget as approved by the
Board of Commissioners of Borden
| town, for 1925, shows a total amount
of $4,000 to be raised for the opera
ton Of the city during the year.
Prof. Daniel H. Erickson, 80 years
old, principal Of the Glassboro High
| School, is dead at his home there,
victim of pneumonia. The high school
is closed out OF respect to his memory.
The Camden District Epworth
League rally was held in Woodlynne
NJ. e. church with delegates present
from nearly all the churches In the
district. There was an afternoon and
evening service.
A house that has stood between
State and Front streets, Elmer, for
nearly century and which had be-
come one of the towns landmarks has
been RACED to make room for improve
ments.
The budget for Gloucester City calls
for total appropriation of $212, 724.06,
an increase of $4,000 over last year.
The amount to be raised by taxation
| is $157.724.O6, a reduction of nearly
| $4,000 from last year.
The Flanders Hotel, Ocean City's
large beach front hotel. will open for
the season May %, it is announced by
=
also manager 1t is planned to keep
the house open until October Is.
A fine of 500 and costs was paid by
William r. Hustled before a Woodbury.
magistrate on complaint of the State
Board Of Undertakers and Embalmers
that he had been practicing as an un-
dertaker without license.
After Camden police had visited the
home Of Albert Silverstein, seventy
six. OF 512 Mechanic street they made
search and allege they brought to
light two five-gallon stills with five
gallons Of alcohol. The aged man was
placed under arrest and on charge
of violating the dry law was held In
$500 bail. Moonshine sold In the
neighborhood aroused the suspicion of
the police. Silverstein said he is old
ord he uyac .,ro b1o ~ voolxo