The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-02-18
New Jersey
State Briefs

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increase of 5000 in ten years.
4 Many farmers are planning to at
tend number of the sessions of the
Farmers Short Course at Moores-
town.
Owen j. Prior was reelected presi-
dent of the Standard Fire Insurance
Company Of New Jersey at the annual
meeting of directors Of that organize
ton.
When Mrs. Carolina Triefer entered
the kitchen Of her home in Jersey
City to prepare breakfast she saw the
body of her husband hanging, from
steampipe.
In four-cornered contest in the
Collingswood Board of Education
election, William F. Williams was re
elected, and Leland S. Osmun and
Francis ]. Carraine chosen to the
other vacancies.
Boyd Mcpherson, of Cape May, dug
UP a half bushel of black snakes,
some of which measured six feet, on
his farm. A neighbor, said McPher-
SON, recently found two cases Of
whisky in a corncrib
The first annual short course in
highway engineering at Rutgers Uni
versity opened with SO engineers en-
rolled. Eighteen students are con-
nected with the State Highway de-
partment
/ Charged with manslaughter in the
killing of three-year-old Margaret
Maryland, of PASS South Seventh
! street, with his automobile, Charles
Felix, 10, of Woodlynne, was ordered
held without bail by Police Judge
Cleary in Camden
The semaphore which Chief Supple
operates at Bergen street and Broad
way, Brooklawn, while the school
children are on their way to and from
school was put out of commission
when 1t was struck by a motorist,
who dragged it a block.
Charles J. Forman, Atlantic City
negro, former policeman, was SEN
fenced to three years in state prison
when he confessed he had beaten
Philip Goldstein when the latter re-
fused to reveal the mysteries of
/ secret order to which he belonged.
Colonel William Libbey of Prince
ton, chairman for New Jersey of the
/ Woodrow Wilson birthplace memorial
organization, has announced the APP
pointment Of Judge r. S. Hudspeth
of Jersey City and Harry E. Heller Of
/ Trenton as vice-chairmen OF the me-
mortal campaign in this state.
An oil burning heater exploding in
the new municipal building at Lake
wood caused $4,000 damage The ex-
plosion was heard mile, away. 1t
| blew out windows, doors and par
titions There was no fire damage,
the conclusion having smothered
flames issuing from the furnace.
Members of the State Association
Of Boards of Chosen Freeholders at
their regular meeting went on record
as unanimously opposing the Senate
bill introduced by Senator Abel,
| which would relieve New Jersey trac-
| ton companies from sharing in the
paving costs of streets on which
trolleys are operated.
Fire of undetermined origin de-
sstroyed Pine Tree Inn, on Green
| Brook road, between New Brunswick
and Frankfeld. The building, said to
! be 80 years old, was unoccupied.
Firemen from four boroughs and
towns pumped water from Green
Brook, but the stream went dry be-
fore they could control the flames.
Loss was $4,000
Newark city officials estimated that
the cost of snow removal from the re-
cent storm would approximate $780,
600.
Former Governor and Mrs. Silzer
have postponed their trip to the Med
iterranean. Mrs. F. F. Waite, mother
| of Mrs. Silzer, is ill.
Statistics compiled by Harry g. Gill
fifth, secretary of the Haddonfeld
Board of Health, show rs deaths, Is
births and 35 marriages in 1925.
Westville Council will meet to take
final action on the annual budget,
which calls for total Of $65,C35, an
increase of nearly $4,000 over last
year.
The report Of the water committee of
Gloucester City Council shows 49.7S0,-
600 gallons of wafer pumped last
month. Two new artes.al wells are
/ to be driven.
Fire Of undetermined origin, which
did 100000 damage, destroyed four
! buildings on State street and five one
story frame buildings on New Bruins
wick avenue, Perth Amboy. Fourteen
companies Of firemen the entire fire
| fighting force of Perth Amboy, fought
the blaze and finally brought it under
control.
Chickens no longer will be allowed
to roam at will upon the highways
or dig up the neighbours garden, I'M
der an ordinance which was given
first reading at the recent meeting Of
the Hamilton Township Committee in
the Greenwood school. Adoption of
| tho ordinance will nlapa nQlllfrv I'M