The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-23
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told.

Upon the recommendation of As
semblyman Whitman, Robert d. Malt
by has been appointed by Governor
Fielder a Notary Public.
Brazier Booye, aged 70 years, died
at his home at Steelmanville last Sat
urday. His wife and four children
survive. Funeral Wednesday after
noon from Zion Church, Bargain
town.
A Social, under the auspices of the
Helping Hand Society of the First
Baptist Church, will be held at the
home of Mrs. Candy, Fourth St., on
Thursday evening next, Jan. 28th.
Come and spend a pleasant evening.
Thomas Davies, a State Detective
and former resident of Pleasantville,
shot Thomas Horsey, colored, in At
lantic City on Monday night. The
bullet grazed his head, and Davies
was held on a charge of attempting to
kill the man.
On Sunday morning, Jan. "a, at
II o'clock, Rev. M. J. Hoffman will
officiate and preach at St. Marks
Protestant Episcopal Church, corner
Verona and Franklin venues Sun
day School at II o'clock. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend.
At the annual meeting of the Young
Mems Republican League of Atlantic
County last Thursday night, Surro-
gate E. G. Shaner was elected presi-
dent, William Hauenstein third vice
president, and Tobias L. Mcconnell
chairman of the Executive Committee.
Mrs. Frank Reinar received from
West Palm Beach, Florida, a box of
f1owers-Bogenvellias, Woodbine and
ferns-also some lines grown in the
garden of Mrs. Paul Jones, where
they had apartments while in the
South, and which she greatly appreci-
ates. Il
Mary A. Doyle was arraigned be-
ing on the complaint of her daughter
in-law, Abilene. charged with assault
and battery. The complainant claims
that her mother-in-law attacked her
with an umbrella. The defendant was
held under $50 bail for her appearance
before the Grand Jury.
The Acme Moving Picture Film
Producing Company has its certificate
of Incorporation and under the man
agement of Al. Jacoby, expects to be
doing great things in the near future.
The buildings will be located in Pleas
antville, corner of Walnut and Main
streets, and the architect, ]. Vaughan
Mathis, is now working on the plans.
On motion of Assistant Prosecutor
Brown, Judge Shinn, sitting in the
Atlantic Court of Quarter Sessions,
directed the jury in the Ease of War
ren Sutton, charged in an Indictment
with ~trespassing on the oyster ground
of Henry S. Somers, to bring in a YER
dict of acquittal, which was done
without the jurors leaving their seats.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Atlantic County Historical Society
will be held at the home of Miss May
E. I~relan, Bellhaven Ave. and Shore
Road, Linwood, this Friday evening,
Jan. %, at 8 O'clock. This is a very
important meeting and all members
are urged to be present. Others in
terested in the work are invited to at
tend.
Work of clearing away the ruins of
the Leech building fire has been going
on for more than a week, and has at
tracted large crowds. There has been
comparatively little of value recover
ed. Mrs. Bertram E. Whitman was
particularly fortunate in that her en-
gagement ring, her wedding ring, two
other rings and some other jewelry
were found and all in excellent condi-
ton.
Damages in the sum of $1,000 were
awarded to Mrs. Jennie Frees. of
Conovertown. by a Jury in the Allan
tic CircrF Corrt this week for the
death of her ten-year-old son, Win
field, who was struck and instantly
killed by an automobile driven by DIR.
Philip Nosher, of Newark, on May
Both last. near Ahsecon. The case
vas tried before Judge Carrow at
Nays Landing.
The C. c.. L. Club spent an enjoya-
BILE evening Friday of last week at the
home of Miss Gwendolen Bassett.
Business was first transacted, then the
remainder of the evening was spent
in the playing of games and singing.
Many piano solos were also rendered.
The majority of the C. G. L. Club were
also present at a luncheon given
Thursday of last week at the home of
the Misses Alice ard Maria Clifford.
Following a trial lasting nearly two
days a jury in the Atlantic Circuit
SOuII dWdfueu udiildSeS Ill ple SuTH VI
$4,000 to Francisco and Paul Molin-
ara, administrators, for the estate of
Vencenzio Molinara and his 10-year-
old son, Vencenzio, Jr., who were kill
ed by an electric express train at the
morning of August 31st, 1913. The
jury was out two hours before they
agreed upon a verdict.
Joseph Lupton, Jr.. the ~17-vear-old
Pleasantville youth who pleaded gull
tv last Monday to an Indictment
charging him with carrying concealed
deadly weapons was sentenced by
Judge Shinn in Mays Landing to pro-
baton for three years and ordered to
paw fifty cents a week during this per-
iod to the probation officer. Lupton
was arrested while acting in a disor-
derby and a revolver was
found on his person when searched by
the constable who made the arrest.
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