The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-22

August O%ssenkopf, ffty-fve years
old, of Elizabeth, who shot and serious
ly wounded his wife and then attempt
ed suicide on Dec. II, was taken from
the county jail to the State Hospital
For the Insane at Morris Plains.
Young men who attend the meetings
of the Girls club of the Upper Mont
clair Woman's club hereafter must
observe an a~ppreciative attitude. must
be courteous and must not smoke Ell
Their before or after the session."
Seyenty-two new factories were open
ed last year in New Jersey at a cost of
So, 126, 800, and ninety were enlarged al
an expense of $5,15S, 10. Trenton is
first in new plants, with 100000. while
Camden leads in an expenditure of 81.
94O.673.
The first attempt by the Hackensack
Golf club at making a skating rink
ended in the water overlooking Essex
street. Now the tennis courts have
been banked, and it is expected that
there will be ice within 100 feet of
the club.
An audit of the books of Noah VI.
Baldwin, clerk of the East Orange dis
trict court, who died on Dec. 16. 1915
showed that $767 is owing to the city
He was seventy-six years old, and the
discrepancy is thought to be due to a
mistake in bookkeeping.
James Mclaughlin. an undertaken of
Boboken, summoned John Egan of
Providence, r. l.. and Thomas Egan
of Warwick, n. Y. to his home and
gave them $500, which had beer left
to him by their brother, Daniel Egan.
who died last November.
Mounted Policeman Harry Deter, rid
ing Chief. the first horse bought by
the Westfeld police department, COW
ers one of the largest beats in the
state. Residents in the remote districts
say he is the first officer they have
seen in their neighborhood.
Hearing a rooster Growing in a box
carried by a colored man. Policeman
| Bailey arrested the man, who gave the
name of Edward Greer. He was com
mitted to the Merchantville jail after
Robert Neuborn of Maple Shade had
identified the fowls as his property.
Mrs. Jasper Lynch, wealthy society
woman and head of the Society For the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of
New Jersey, has taken a hand in the
| labor troubles near Lakehurst, where
there has been serious trouble and
whence have come reports of cruelty.
An increase of 3 per cent in the
wages of the employees of the Mays
| Landing cotton mill went into effect.
Superintendent Hears, who three years
age brought about an increase of 10
per cent. announced this latest raise.
Both increases were made voluntarily.
The playground tracts have been
made available to the school children
of Montclair through President Union
| Noble Bethel of the Montclair board
of education. He bought one plot on
Mount Hebron road and will have it
graded and fenced at his own expense.
, Thieves with a penchant for a prac-
teal joke emptied the henroosts of
Frank Waters. a justice of h peace.
at Highland Terrace, nea Pitman
| Squire Waters has been taking an ac
tive part in the hunt for the men who
have been looting residences in his
neighborhood.
Mrs. Samuel Pierce has been chosen
president of the Active Ladies' auxili-
airy of the Glassboro fire company.
The other officers are: Vice presidents.
Mrs. Samuel Brewer, Mrs. L. n.
Shreve and Mrs. Harlan Gay; treasur-
er, Mrs. Frank Il. Stanger; secretary.
| Mrs. Clifton Pimm.
The Morrisville school board is max
ing arrangements to insure all its
teachers, its secretary, treasurer and
janitors, as provided by the work
mems compensation law. The board
is liable for damage is case any of its
employees are injured while at school
or going to or from school.
The grip epidemic, unusually severe
around Riverside, has brought triple
grief to the home of Daniel Keys, near