The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-07-09
Chief of Police William Schoepfin.

Jr., made five arrests over the Fourth
for violations of the speed and traffic
laws by motorists, who, on their way
to Atlantic City sought to speed
through town. Taken before Justice
of the Peace William Wyand, ST., the
offenders, most of whom were from
Pennsylvania, were fined amounts ran
ging from So to SIS with costs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Conover and
children, of Brooklawn, motored here
car and were guests over the Fourth
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Con-
over, at Conovertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mattson, Jr.,
had as their guests from Friday until
the evening of July Fourth the family
of her sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel E.
Steelman and daughter Kathryn: also
her brother, Albert Strickland, of
Brooklawn.
An all-day meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the NJ.
e. Church will be held in the grove of
Mrs. e. Carolus and daughter Florence,
at North Absecon, next Tuesday, July
10. A picnic luncheon will be enjoyed
in the open at noon. Members and
friends are urged to be present. Those
| without means of transportation, who
do not care to walk, will find it con
| venient to take the auto bus leaving
the trolley terminus on arrival of the
10 o'clock car.
Lemuel A. White bought a new Ford
sedan last week for the use of his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter M. Burns have
taken occupancy of an apartment on
the second floor of the former Adams
double dwelling on New Jersey avenue,
which they recently bought. The bull
ding has been entirely remodeled and
fitted for stores on the first floor. All
modern co~nveniences and appliances
have been installed.
Or. Josiah Laurence
Accidentally Killed.
The body of DR.. Josiah Lawrence,
who was accidentally killed by being
| struck by the Buick roadster of DR..
David Altman, Atlantic City Police and
Hospital Surgeon, while walking with
Philadelphia friends, who were down
to spend the Fourth, five feet from the
edge of the concrete road, within 200
feet of his home at New Jersey avenue
and New Road, at $50 last Sunday
night, was shipped or Tuesday to Phil
adelphia for interment. His brother
and other relatives live there.
DR.. Altman was driving very slow
at the time of the accident, but his
view was blinded by the glaring head
lights of approaching cars and he
could not see the men walking on the
concrete road ahead of him. In fact
he did not know he had hit anybody
until DR.. Lawrence's companions yell
ed to him to stop.
According to the account of the &C
cident DR.. Lawrence was dragged sew
ler2l, feet before the auto came to {
! stop. In the meantime, 1t Is said, he
tried to climb up on the front of the
machine but failed.
Seeing at once the plight of the in.
jured man, DR.. Altman had him rush.
ed to the Atlantic City Hospital, where
he died three hours after the accident
DIR. Altman reported all the circum
stances surrounding the accident tc
Police Chief William Schoepf1in, Jr.
who was a schoolmate of his at one
time in the Atlantic City schools, and
then gave a detailed account of the
casualty to the county authorities, who
decided an inquest was unnecessary
DR.. Lawrence having met his death as
the result of an unavoidable accident
Josiah Lawrence had been a famil
lar figure here for a score of years
He was a bachelor and made his home
with Mrs. Louisa Yates. Before the
death of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Erisman, a number of years ago
he boarded with them and other mem
bers OF the family.
He was educated in medicine but
did not practice his profession. He
was a well read man. His chief exer.
else was walking.