The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-02-11
New Jersey
State Briefs

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An appeal will be taken in the case
Of Harrison w. Noel, convicted abduc-
tor and slayer, in Trenton.
National Park Council has fixed the
annual appropriation budget at $22,-
1886, an increase of $12,50O over
last year.
A signal fire alarm system is being
installed in the Palmyra police sta
ton to supplement the present alarm
in the fire house.
Repairs to the bridge over Rancocas
Creek between Delanco and Riverside
were completed recently, although the
bridge has been open to traffic for sew
eral days.
improvements to the street lighting
system just completed by special
committee of Council have made
Riverton one Of the best-lighted towns
in South Jersey.
Frank Scagfiadi, manager of InnelPs
Cafe, Atlantic City, was held in $1,000
bail by United States Commissioner
MCGEE on charges Of sale and posses
sion Of liquor.
A motorcycle patrol, keeping vigil
"a hours day, will be used to break
up speeding on Haddon avenue, Col
lingswood's main street, it was an
nounced by Mayor Knebel.
Hundreds attended the funeral serv-
ices of Mrs Catherine Sutphin, known
as Aunt Katie" 1O2 years old, who
died at Point Pleasant. The Rev. l..
S. Moore oficiated Six grandsons
were her pallbearers.
The continued increase in the num-
Der of motor vehicles in operation in
New Jersey is not reflected in the
death rate from automobile accidents.
During 1926 there we're S45 fatalities
resulting from the use of automobiles,
a decrease of five from the preceding
year.
Fire damaged nine stor. buildings
in the block at Perth Amtoy bounded
by New Brunswick avenue, State,
Smith and Fayette streets, with loss
estimated at $225, 900. The fire started
in the Old Homestead restaurant, on
New Brunswick avenue, and after
spreading to three stores. jumped to
the State street side of the block
where three-story brick building, oc-
cupied by store and two families,
was totally destroyed.
Plans for a new bridge to span the
Reading Railway and Public Service
trolley tracks on Kings highway, be-
tween Audubon and Haddon Heights.
are being made at conferences be-
tween railroad officials and represent
atives of the communities interested,
Mayor Upham, of Haddon Heights, an
nounced. The present wooden struc-
ture, nearly half century old, was
the scene of a fatal accident on New
Years eve, when Hobart E. Rider, a
Collingswood salesman, plunged to his
death when his car skidded and broke
through the railing.
To facilitate the handling Of the
considerable volume Of mail that
reaches him each day, Governor
Moore has hit upon the plan of utiliz-
ing the time he spends enroute to Tren.
ton from Jersey City in debating re-
plies. In this way he is free upon
reaching the State House to receive
visitors and give attention to the other
duties of his office. The Governor
meets Miss Gertrude Walsh, his per-
sonal stenographer, at Manhattan
Transfer every morning he comes to
Trenton and on the trip down he die
tates his correspondence.
The Women's Auxiliary of the P. e.
Church of the Ascension, Gloucester,
has begun health demonstration and
has invited residents to attend.
There are Is prisoners in the Glou-
cester county jail, one Of whom Is
Joseph Goldberg, arrested IL months
ago in connection with the automobile
theft scandal
Samuel Nicholas, of Swedesboro,f re-
Gently passed traffic sign at Broad
way and Pine streets, Westville,
while other cars were stopped, and
was fined $1O.35 by Recorder Rich.
Former Governor e. c. Stokes,
whose condition had sufficiently i'm
proved to warrant his leaving Mercer
Hospital, received his final discharge
from the institution. The former
Governor has completely recovered
from the effects of minor opera
ton performed some time ago
Carolus T.. Clark, of Westfeld, has
been elected to a place on the fac
ulty Of the Hightstown high school,
taking the place of Miss Marion
Comfy, who has resigned because or
i'll health. Mr.. Clark VIII have charge
of the French department, and for
some time has been filling the place
Of Miss Comfy.
The Fire Department Of Princeton
has just held meeting for talking
over, among the officials, the plans
for the coming year. At this meeting
members of the Borough Council were
invited guests. The chairman Of the
Fire and Water Committee Of the
council, Kenneth L. Hickman, gave
the invitation to Council at it's last