The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

in this section.
Woodbury.. : Mrs. Sue K. Wernts.
whom Sheriff Clark named a deputy
in accordance with a request of Judge
Dongees, was sworn In by Judge Porch
and warmly congratulated by officers
and lawyers.
Vineland.-Hebah Lodge of Odd Eel
lows. instituted in the early SOS, mi
tiated the third generation of the Yer
nal family when they took in Everett.
son of Herbert Vernal.
Newark. = Frank C. christensen,
who left here for the west eight years
ago and never returned, was declared
legally dead by Surrogate sherwood.
The decree was the result of a petit
ton of Mrs. Augusta G. Gray OF
Orange, who was Christiansen's wife
at the time of his disappearance. She
waited four years for her husband to
return and then obtained a divorce and
remarked. The petition was to per-
NIT her to collect { 1000 life insurance.
Ocean City.-William F. Shriver, R.
Curtis Robinson and Mark w. Ad-
ans, commissioners of condemnation
on beach front land and property on
the boardwalk owned by Morris l..
Johnson of Atlantic City, met and de-
cided they could not agree as to the
amount to be awarded Johnson.
Wildwood.-North Wildwood Coun-
Gil awarded the contract for building
the new City Hall at Tenth street to
Bond G. WHITE for s39.4O0 and the
heating contract to William Kentner
for SS,S02. The old City Hall will be
used as a firehouse.
Northumberland Mary MaJa-
ly breathes normally through a rub
Der windpipe and talks for the first
time in five years. Attacked with
laryngeal diphtheria when she was
four years old, a piece of the trachea
became closed and a portion Of her
windpipe was removed. A silver tube
then was placed in her throat.
Alloway.-A woman recently tore
apart an old pincushion and recov-
cred more than 200 needles.
Delanco.-The school authorities
have put a ban On the game known
as "crack-the-whip," following the
serious injury of Leonard Bentcliff
and the minor injury Of other pupils.
Atco.-The measles epidemic which
started here nearly two weeks ago
has visited nearly every family in
the town. The schools are still closed
and the township authorities have
been doing everything possible to
check the malady.
Columbus. - improvement of a
keting and financial condition6 on the
farm was predicted by speakers before
the annual meeting of the Burlington
County Board of Agriculture in Grange
Hall. Cooperation and legislation
where necessary have helped the Pa
cifc coast farmer and will aid his East
ern 'c%o-laborer, the growers were told.
Burlington county's growth in agri-
cultural Importance was shown in
committee reports. This county now
leads the world in the production of
peaches, apples and cranberries, and
all three industries are f1~ourishing.
Many truck farms have been planted
to fruit during the last three years.
Woodbury.-Now that many miles
of good concrete roads run through
the farming districts of South Jersey,
fire companies with motor apparatus
are considering several propositions of
communities to give assistance when
needed, particularly when a fire oc.
ours near any of the new highways.
Fires can be reached within a few
minutes within a radius of fifteen
miles over these roads. Where there
is no water available, chemical en-
gines alone could be used. Several
township authorities can make appro-
priations for payment of this class of
protection and the tax would be very
light.
Gloucester City.-Under n order
issued by the fire apparatus comiuit-
tee of council no n except fiji emen
will be allowed to ride. on the fire
apparatus going to a fire.
Gloucester City.-The records of the
Police Department show very few
arrests in the past month. Not more
than five arrests have been made in
as many weeks.
Millville.-Malvern Nabb P)st,
American Legion, has requested the
City Commission to have a commIli''-
ty Christmas tree erected ir a public
square. The Legion is arranging an
appropriate program for Christmas
Eve.
Cape May.-While other sections of
the country have had real winter,
Harry Oliver, a painter here, is dis
playing blackberries picked from the
yard of the late Christopher Gal
lagher. James Clark. a Civil War vet
eran, is also picking blackberries
from his patch.
Melville. Declaring that the city
had no legal right to enter into an
agreement with the Cumberland
County Board of Freeholders to pave
five feet on each side of highway
route Is, on West Min street, Solicitor
Louis II. Miller advised the comlis-
sioners to reject the proposition sub
mitted by County Engineer Sharp.
Miller contends that the agreement
should be made with the State High
way Commission and will draft the
document.
Hightstown.-A proposition favor
ing the erection of a high school
building tos cost $50, 900 was carried
in a special referendum. The vote
was $50 for, to 1870 against.
Trenton.-Fearing to face his
father, whose valuables he is alleged
to have old during his illness in a
hnnnital aha Rnusman Is vaarI