The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-09

wears Ola u JdtiONt u NAiS eN"H
killed when he ran from in front cf a
moving trolley car near his home INTO
the path of an automobile who's
| driver was about to pass the trolley.
Palma had just bid his wife good bye
and with his sister started across the
street waving to the motorman OF the
car to stop. AS he stepped from the
tracks he was knocked down by the
automobile. The machine was being
operated by William e. Cross, a Cam
den merchant.
Atlantic City.-Following a some
what stormy meeting Of the congre-
cation of the First Presbyterian
Church here five members OF the
board of trustees resigned. The &C
tion followed Q series of disagree
ments over the policies of the pastor,
Rev Henry Merle Mellen. Among
those to resign was DR.. W Blair
Stewart, who has been president OF
the board 21 years. and a member OF
the church 80 years.
Newark.-Colonel Austen Colgate OF
this city ended reports of any pro-
posed intentions Of becoming a Re-
publican g~ubernatorial candidate by
emphatically denying it and formally
announcing his support Of the candi-
4 dacy of State Senator Arthur Whitney,
of Morris county, for the nomination
Trenton.-Permission was given by
the utility board to Charles w. Mastin,
of Camden, to change the terminus OF
three buses run between that city
and Audbon from the Pennsylvania
Railroad ferries to the Reading
Terminal.
Somerville.-Daniel Genese, on trial
here for the murder of State Trooper
Robert Coyle, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree and was
sentenced to die in the electric chair
during the week of May "a. The jury
returned the verdict after one hour
and As minutes d%eliberation.
Newton.-Jewelry valued at $1,000
was taken by thieves who broke into
the store of /. NJ. M~arkowitz. The
looters gained entrance by breaking
the glass Of a show window.
Plainfeld.-Rev. DR.. D. w. Skellin-
ger, for nine years pastor of the Hope
Presbyterian church, will retire on
August 81 because of i'll health. He
has been in the ministry 40 years,
holding ~pastorates in Scranton, Pa,
Washington, Richmond Hill, L. l.,
DuneIlen, N. J., and this city.
Atlantic City.-As the result of the
accidental shooting Of Leon Feiner,
thirteen-year-old %schoolboy, by a play
mate, Harold Meltzer, eleven years
old, County Prosecutor Repetto has
instituted a drive for banishing boys
rifles from the resort. The prosecu-
tor has issued a statement addressed
to parents asking their cooperation
in taking the deadly toys from the
hands of children. Already a number
have responded.
/ Madison. ~ Ernest w. Schonenber-
ger. former borough recorder, died
a from complications and after falling
health for several years. He had
been confined to his home for some
time, and recently his condition be-
came serious. He was seventy-seven
years old.
observation-disclosures he refused to
give a stranger whom he met on the
railroad tracks at Netcong a match
Antoni Jampagnone o. Furnace road,
Netconc, is in the Memorial Hospital
here with a deep flesh wound in his
leg. The stranger, being refused the
match, shot Campagnone.
Trenton.-Losses estimated at ST.
600 resulted from a blaze which t-oke
out in the farm buildings of Professor
| Lry Prentiss on the old Princeton
road leading to this city. Jess e.
Eggers, tenant of the farm, was in
this city Whine the fire was discov-
cred.
Cape May.-Charged witt nonsup-
port and bigamy, Dewey Potter of the
coat guard service is being held here
until authorities secure is service
records from washington. He is in
custody of the officers of the cutter
Henley.
Center. - A movement has been
started to Increase the membership of
the township committee from three to
five, and already candidates for the
f, two additional places are mentioned.
Mount Ephraim.-At the meeting Of
Center township committee here a
committee was appointed to meet
Gloucester council to adjust the 1nan-
cial end Of the separate OF Highland
Park from the township.
Glassboro. Charles f. Repp has
been reelected president of the Board
of Education. David Paulin is vice
president.
Newark.-Two armed men walked
into the warehouse Of the Gimbel
Brothers department. store at 252
North Tenth street, here, beat James
Hogan. the manager, with their re.
volvers and forced him to open the
safe. They obtained 5000.
Runnemede.-Justice of the Peace
Frank Shoemaker. former police re
corder Of Centre township, has dis
missed the warrant issued for the
arrest of Charles w. Peterson, Of
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