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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
PART OF WHITE HORSE PIKE
BEING CLOSED TO TRAFFIC

II will be of interest TO local auto
mobilists to learn that the section OF
the White Horse Pike between Cam
den and Berlin will probably be closed
TO seashore traffic by the end OF this
week. Contracts for the repaving OF
the section have been awarded by the
Camden County Freeholders and ii is
the intention OF the contractors TO
start the work at once.
There are two detours and both of
them are in good condition. Going
eastward motorists will use the Mount
Ephraim Pike from Ferry avenue,
Camden, to Blackwood. and then turn
to the left and pass through Clemen-
ton to Berlin.
This route is paved all the way and
in good condition. There is one bad
curve at Chews Landing which will
require careful attention on the part
OF the motorists.
In returning from Atlantic City au-
tomobilists will turn to the right at
the fork of the road at the western
end of Berlin. The route will then be
to Haddonfield by way of Gibbsboro,
then to the Marlton Pike, to 21st and
Federal streets, Camden, and thence
westward on Federal street TO the
ferry.
Automobilists going to the northern
part of Philadelphia will do well not
TO turn at Federal street, but 10 CON
tinue to the State street ferry, Cam
den, which will take them to Vine
street, Philadelphia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
EASTER ENTERTAINMENT.

A delightful Easter entertainment
was given last Sunday evening by the
members O st. Johns M. P. Sunday
School to a large and a~ppreciative
audience. The training of the chill
dren was under the direction of Mrs.
Randolph Price, assisted by Mrs. Dell
ing and Miss Sarah Sutton. They de-
serve much credit for their work and
great praise is also due the children
for the able manner in which they
took their parts. The offering of the
evening was for the benefit of the
Home Mission work of the M. 2. Con
ference and amounted to $24.l5.
The program as rendered was as
follows: Singing, Lo He Comes,
school and congregations; prayer by
the pastor. Rev. Geo. w. Toms, Jr.;
address of welcome, superintendent;
responsive readinS g, congregations
singing, Come Rejoicing; recitation
and pantomime, Levora Smith; motion
song. Welcome Easter Day; rec1ta-
ton. Good Evening, Erma Ellenberg;
dialogue, Why l Am Happy at Easter,
two boys; exercise, What Does Eas-
ter Mean? four girls; exercise, sun
day School or Fishing, class OF boys;
singing, Sweet Heralds of Springtime;
exercise, Butterflies, girls; recitation,
Ny Easter Basket, Willie Tomlinson;
dialogue, Easter Greeting, Lillian He'd
lings and Marion Quein; exercise,
Flowing, class of boys; recitation,
How Speckle Got Fooled, Walter
Weeks; exercise, Easter Presents,
four girls; recitation, Good Night,
Maude Caste; exercise, The Easter
Story. Elizabeth Caddick and class of
girls; recitation, An Easter Fairy, Vir-
ginia Weeks; singing, Easter Bells
To-day Are Ringing; exercise, An
Easter Bouquet, Alice Quein and
girls: exercise, Easter Watch Word,
seven boys; recitation, On a Strike,
Horace Sutton; recitation, My Easter
Lesson, Emily Caddick; exercise,
Grasses and Daffodils, girls; recita-
ton. An Easter Lily, Howard King;
exercise, Love, four girls; exercise,
Awakening of the Flowers; singing,
We Love Him; exercise, Springs
Crown, girls; duet, Easter Dawning,
John Somers and Carl Cain; dialogue,
The Daffodil and Maiden, Dorothy
Cannon and Elizabeth Price; exercise,
Mary's and Martha's, girls; recitation
A M~illiner's Bill, James Sutton; eXer'
else and tableaux, Before the Cross
girls: doxology, benediction.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
MusIc Nu'Absfs Wsps sung
Miss stiles complimented

St54[fx~4
&ssfhe musical comedy, "The Gypsy
Newer" given by the students OF the
High School, under the direction OF
Miss Irma K. Stiles, with Mrs. Alice
Macmillan as stage manager. Eleanor
Conoyer pianist and Robert Johnson
business manager, at the High School
Auditorium, on Thursday and this Fri
day nights, vas a great success. The
proceeds of the play will be used for
the benefit of the Senior Glass trip to
Washington, the piano fund and the
High School Athletic Association.
There were surprises when the sew
eral students rendered their parts,
and the various numbers received
rounds of applause. The musical
numbers were rendered as follows:-
ACT l..
Overture, instrumental.
See the Light in the Distant Sky
Appear, chorus.
A Gypsy's Life for Mine, Somers
Steelman.
So Come, My Friends, and Sup with
Me, Somers Steelman and chorus.
Long, Long Ago, Rose Price and
Philip Tripician.
Fairyland, Somers Steelman and
children.
Gypsyland, Paul Randall, Dorothy
Thomas and chorus.
All, To Be Happy and Gay, Mar
garet Gordon.
Twas Here That / Dreamed OF
You, Margaret Gordon and Somers
Steelman.
Nothing Beats a Hunting Day, EsleI
Helms and chorus.
Family Tolls the Evening Bel
(finale), chorus.
ACT III.
Bind the Tresses of the Bride
chorus of girls.
Listen Lady Fair, Margaret Gordon
and Somers Steelman.
We Are Merry Robbers, Paul Ran
dali and Philip Tripician.
Moon, Moon, Moon, Mildred Haines
Richard Howeser and chorus.
They Say Girls Can't Keep Secrets
Margaret Gordon and girls.
It's Just l.. o. V. e., Margaret Cor
don, Somers Steelman and chorus.
Though | Must Say Adieu ~(inale)
Margaret Gordon, Somers Steelmar
and chorus.
Bye and Bye, Somers Steelman.
Grand finale, entire company.
A great deal of credit is due those
who so successfully managed and pro
duced the play. This is especially
true of Miss Irma Stiles, the very eff.
Gent musical instructor in the Local
schools, who has spent many weeks
in training the students in the mu
steal numbers, and whose careful
supervision brought out 10 wonder,
fully the best talent in the school
Mrs. Alice r. MacMillan's work as
coach and stage manager is also de.
serving of the highest commentator
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
DEMOCRATS ARE PLANNING
MEETING AT LILY LAKE.

With Governor Edwards out for a
seat in the United States Senate and
Banking and Insurance Commissioner
futile likely to be a candidate for
Governor next November, the Allan
tic County Democrats are already
planning to pick their Senatorial and
Assembly candidates at an early date.
Arrangements are already under
way for a gathering of the Atlantic
County Democratic clans at Lily
Lake, neal Absecon, in the not dis
tant future. Democrats from Atlantic
City and all sections of the county
will be asked to attend this function
and to bring their families. There
will be an old-fashioned feast and a
flow of oratory, and it is hoped to
bring out the strongest possible can
didates for the primaries and the gen.
eral election to follow.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
LIGHTING BIDS
ARE SUBMITTED
Atlantic City Electric Company
Only Corporation Sending
Figures to Council.
Five-Y Tear Contract

When the time arrived for the open
ing of bids for the lighting of the
streets of this city for a period of five
years, at the meeting of City Council,
on Tuesday evening, 1t was found
that. as anticipated, the Atlantic City
Electric Company was the only corpo-
ration submitting a bid for the work.
The bids were for furnishing and
maintaining two hundred lights as
follows:
Seventy-iye, six hundred candle
power pendant units, bowl %refractors
and metal reflectors, each SIS pei
annum.
Seventy-fve, two hundred and fifty
candle power pendant units, band re
tractors and metal %reflectors, each $57
per annum.
Fifty, eighty candle power pendant
units, radial wave %rcflectors, each $50
per annum.
The company agreed to furnish a
bond in the sun of $4,000 for the
full performance of the contract it
awarded it. Upon reading the bids il
was moved that they be referred to
the Lighting Committee to report back
to Council at a meeting to be held
next Tuesday evening.
Incident to the receiving of lighting
bids, which call for an expenditure OF
400 a year, it developed that the
appropriation for this veal for this
purpose is only $11, 000. Several coun-
cilmen commented on the fact that
Council had pared down appropria
lions in an effort to keep the tax rate
down this veal, but the money needed
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
GRAND AND PETIT JURlES
TO BE DRAWN ON APRIL 26TH.

At the direction of Supreme Court
Justice Black, County Clerk Edwin A.
Parker will present to Common Pleas
Judge Robert H. Ingersoll. at Mays
Landing, on Wednesday, April Goth,
the names of 800 citizens of the
county to serve as Petit Jurors for
the May term of the County Courts.
From this panel will be selected the
jury which is to sit at the trial of
Mrs. Marcella B. Wills, who is to be
placed on trial for killing her hus-
band, Lewis Wills, at Atlantic City,
on March 18th.
On this date there will also be pre-
scented the names of So citizens, from
which % will be selected as the Grand
Jury for the May term. With the ex-
ception of the Wills case there are
not many important cases to come be-
fore the Grand Jury. One case of
local interest will be that of Robert
Knight who shot Justice of the Peace
Richard G. Brown.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
HELD FOR

William T. Henry, a resident OF
Blenheim, was held under $500 bail
for the May Grand Jury when he ap-
peared before Justice r. G.. Brown
on Tuesday afternoon. The charge
against him was assault with intent
to kill and was made by Mrs. Mabel
Henry, wife of his son Walter Henry,
and daughter of his deceased wife.
He was placed under arrest in the
Pleasantville Cemetery on Tuesday by
Superintendent o. j. Hammell.
The charge grew out of a family dis
pute over placing flowers on the grave
of the deceased Mrs. Henry. The
daughter had placed flowers there and
they were destroyed by some person.
The defendant admitted to Superin-
tendent Hammell that he had destroy
ed the flowers. When Mrs. Mabel
Henry replaced flowers on the grave
the threats were then made to kill her
and the threats were heard by Super
intendent Hammell. who then made
the arrest.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
EXCELSIOR COUNCIL TO -
HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING

There will be an important meeting
of Excelsior Council, Junior American
Mechanics, this Friday evening. There
is a membership drive on now that
should interest all the members. The
Council will participate in a big class
initiation to be held at the OF
Fremont Council, in Atlantic City, on
May End.
Progress is being made relative To
the erection Of the new building for
the Council. Every member is re-
quested to keep an open date for May
28th, when the Council is TO attend
church at the Wesley Methodist Epis-
copal Church. The pastor, Rev. w. y
Shaw, is a Junior, and will preach 3
real American Mechanic sermon al
that time, just at the dawn of Mem
Orial DAY..
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
E GUN CLUB.

The Crescent Trapshooting Club
will hold another interesting club
match on Saturday afternoon at the
traps here. The warm weather is
bringing lots of the old boys back to
the traps and the enthusiasm and
rivalry is very keen. Dory Hackett,
DIR. Powers, Dan Resell, Nick Young,
Sanders, Sherwood Risley. Mathis
and others were on hand last Satur-
day and made good scores. Hand
some prizes are offered each week for
the high gun. Recently Dory Hackett
captured a handsome tanned deer
skin which he prizes very highly.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
VERY NARROW EscAPE

When a real wheel of the machine
in which they were riding caught in a
trolley track in front of the county
asylum at Mortified, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Shaner. of Atlantic City, mar
rowly escaped serious injury.
The car struck a tree and then
turned upside down, the force of the
impact driving the engine from the
chassis. The couple We're thrown into
the road, but sustained only a few
bruises. A curious part of the acct
dent is that when they were picked UP
by a passing motorist, the door OF the
wrecked machine was shut.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22

man-dt-LdrSe. b0SA tnc CfUSeH free
holders. Lee Roberts, of the First
Ward, and Milton Garretson, OF the
Second Ward, are Republicans.
In the First Ward Samuel Cham
pi6n, a Republican, was elected AS
SCISSOR. Hope Candy. Sr.. Republican;
James Smith. Democrat, and George
Evans, Republican. were elected to
Council. Evans was a sticker candi-
date and won out over Ralph Bailey,
the slated candidate.
In the Second Ward Walter Surran,
a Republican, was elected Assessor.
Henry Tussing, a Democrat. L. G.
Bailey and Edgar Sheppard, Republi-
cans, were elected to Council. This
makes Council stand four Republi-
cans to three Democrats. Councilman
Tussing formerly resided in Brook
Ign, where he was an Alderman for
four years.
The city was organized on Wednes-
day night when City Solicitor Ralph
Harcourt administered the oath of
Office to Mayor McKeague, who in
turn swore into Office the other Off
Gals. Corbin City is the only city
without a church, city hall or Jail. 1t
already has a line school house. The
new municipality will start out in its
finances by taking the assessed valua-
tons as made by the assessor for
Weymouth Township for this year OF
the property lying within the bound.
aries of the new city. The state and
county apportionment will also come
through this channel for this year;
the city assessors and collector oil
taxes using the data assembled by the
township officers.
The special election was conducted
by the Atlantic County Board of Elec
tons, with William Hauenstein acting
as judge, Harry Lovett as inspector
Il. lie Roy Adams and Edward Ennis
as clerks, the latter serving as a sub.
stitute for William Charlton, who is
in Europe at This time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Swank celebrated
their thirty-eighth wedding anniversa
ny with a family reunion at Their
home. 107 Chestnut street. After an
evening of merrymaking an elaborate
luncheon was served. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Swank, M.
and Mrs. Bertsell Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Swank, Mr.. Maxwell
Swank, Master James Swank, Miss
Ida Swank, Master Harrison Swan <,
Jr., Miss Bertha White, Miss Amelia
White and Mrs. Maud White.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
FORMAL SUMMER OPENING OF
GAME PRESERVE SATURDAY.

The formal opening of the Atlantic
County Game Preserve for the spring
and summer season of 1922 will oc-
cur this Saturday afternoon and eve
ming. The exercises will begin prompt
ly at three O'Clock and at th~ree-thirty
there will be a game of baseball be-
tween two teams composed of mem
bers of the Preserve. There will also
be games of quoits and trapshooting
during the afternoon.
A formal dinner will be served at
six O'Clock. This is to be followed by
a meeting of the organization, an en-
tertainment, singing and dancing.
During the evening all indoor sports
will be INDUCED in.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
HEIRS WILL MEET.

The Martin-Steelman-Adam heirs
will hold another meeting this Satur-
day night in Red Mems Hall. at which
time the contract between the heirs
and the corporation which is to wage
the legal battle for title to the lands
in dispute will be ready for signing,
The charter of the corporation will
also be on hand, so that the quit claim
deeds from the heirs to the associa-
ton can be executed and the work
actually started. 1t is expected that
about n hundred of the heirs will
attend the meeting.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
ENTERrAINs CLOVER CLUB.

The Glover Club members We're en-
tanned at the home of Mrs. R. Gale,
on East Washington avenue. Among
those present were; Mrs. Joseph h.
Thomas, Mrs. Frank Rutledge, Mr..
Harry Umbrine, Mrs. Walter Whit
man, Mrs. Dare, Mrs. Harry Helfrich,
Mrs. George H. Adams, Mrs. Albert
Bossler, Miss Geneva Gale and Master
RnddY Gale.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
KIWANIS CLUB STARTED.

At a meeting held in the Pleasant
vile Trust Company building Arthur
p. Ryon was selected as the tenn
porary head of a Kiwanis Club, which
is now being organized here. Howard
Mcconnell is the temporary secretary
and Charles s. Adams is the tenn
porary treasurer. Those who are
starting the organization will hold an
other meeting next Tuesday after
noon, when they will enjoy a luncheon
and further discuss plans for member
ship and permanent organization.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
Statement Made By
Board OF Education
Lot Has Been Purchased on
Decatur Avenue for Eight
Room Building.

1t would be amusing (if it were not
SO pathetic) to read that which has
been written relative to new school
buildings by those who would assume
the role of Don Quixote in trying to
redress the grievances of tax payers.
We wonder if those who are spreading
the propaganda realize that we, the
members of the Board of Education,
are taX payers. That there may be no
misunderstanding, WI are informing
those who may chance to read this
article, that we are not only tax pay
ers but that, in the interest of the
children and the community, we have
refused to permit any political afilia-
ton or difference to influence us in
rendering to the public the service
which becomes members of the Board
of Education.
1t is claimed that we are CONNER
cializing the High School. If by this,
our accusers mean that we are saving
for the District of Pleasantville up
wards of $11 900 yearly by the admis-
sion of nonresident pupils and at the
same time keeping down the expenses
of our neighbors by permitting them
to send their children to the nearest
high school, we plead guilty. 1t must
be remembered that $1,000 saved
makes a difference of about thirty
,~auto ~ 20l in our tax ratp. Betf0I
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
CRIMINAL KILLS
BROTHERS WIFE
Shocking Crime Here Revealed
After Suicide of Murderer
In Atlantic City.
Victim Was Sleeping

After killing Mrs. Carrie Paul, aged
% years, as she slept in her bed at
her home at Risley avenue and Church
street, in this city, on Tuesday night,
George Paul, a brother-in-law OF the
dead woman, went to Atlantic City
early ON Wednesday morning and fin
ished his diabolical work by commit
ting suicide. He killed himself at a
restaurant conducted by his brother,
Stephen Paul, husband of the murder
ed woman, on Kentucky venue
Following the suicide, Stephen Paul,
who had remained in Atlantic City on
Tuesday night attending to his restau-
ant business, returned to his home
here only to find his wife lying on her
bed in death, with a bullet wound in
her head. The Pauls have three small
children. One of these, a child of six
years of age, said his uncle had been
at the home on Tuesday evening, and
that sometime during the night he had
heard a shot. The other children had
not heard any noise, as they had been
asleep.
Paul reported the murder of his
wife to the authorities here, and Cor
oner William B. Parsels notified Coun-
ty Physician Louis r. Souder of the
affair. The County Physician came
here just after investigating the sui
eide in Atlantic City. After learning
the facts of the case he decided that
there was no need of holding an in
quest, as the murderer had saved the
County the trouble and expense of
further investigation of the crime.
Stephen Paul and his wife came to
Pleasantville to reside about three
years ago.. A few weeks ago the bro
Their George, who had just been re-
leased from prison for some hold-up
jobs in Philadelphia, came here and
his brother took him in and gave him
a home. There were some quarre1s
between them and the dead woman,
because of the fact that Stephen lad
a hard time making a living for his
family and also keeping the worthless
brother, who would not find a job.
George was said to have been wanted
by the police of Wilkes-Barre for some
crime committed there. Just what
induced the murder of Mrs. Paul will
probably never b known. Rhere1Kere
two theories saQyxnced AZ tn VII m.
the other that she h4d qddrf6 M
him because he would not find work
to support himself instead of living on
the charity of his brother.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
JUDGE Brown OUT.

Justice of the Peace Richard G.
Brown, who was shot by Robert
Knight a short time ago, has recos-
cred sufficiently to be out again, and
is attending to his duties as police
magistrate.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
Golden. EdWafd - M&f#of5<H

Wilson, Dorothy Hammond, Carrie
Saalmay, Ethel Giberson, Herman l..
Madden, Mrs. III. w. Helfrich. Jr.,
Miss Alice Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
ID. Dare, DR.. and Mrs. w. j.. Hudson,
Mr.. and Mrs. w w. Whitman, Mr..
and Mrs. p. Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
A. Gale, John Weckerly, Mrs. Lena
Weckerly, Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Audrey,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Yelland, Nelson j.
fash, Harry Bennett, James Karrer,
Morrell Clark,
Mrs. William Kline, Mrs. Samuel
Mathis, Mrs. Edwin Collins, Raymond
Fox, MI. and Mrs. F. G. Turner, Mr..
and Mrs. f. Fraley Doughty, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. l.. Babcock, Mrs. Lewis Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. j. Elliott, Miss Ethel
Falls, VIM. l.. Kentnor, Mrs. Calhoun,
Mrs. William Kentnor, Mrs. Edward
Heavel, Mrs. c. NJ. Fay. w. Watts Lee,
Frank ii. Hart, Pietro Gramp, John
Cramer, Ralph Bartlett, Mrs. Joseph
r. Waddams, Mrs. c. c. Black, Lillian
Cattam, Mary Cattam, Josephine Cat
tam, s. Lehringer, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
II. Shovel, Mrs. Harry Paul Curley,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sampson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Seeley Turner, Mrs. Matthew
Ditchfield, Mrs. John Greer, Mrs. /.
d. Shovel, Julia A. Tomlin.
Marie l.. Paxson, Marie Bartlett
Emma Bartlett, Edna s. Kaeble, Mr.
and Mrs. II. V. Miller, Miss Marie l.
Moffot, Mrs. Julia w. Wyona, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kunkely, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel j. Smith, Mrs. Eleanor Bates
Mrs. Mary Conover, Mrs. Marie Mil
ton, Miss Elsie Ruess, Mrs. H.. Gilday
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Rose, Mrs. Gill
ton L.. Lake, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mil
Ter, Harriet Corbin, Grace Cummings
Jewel Harvard, Alice Howe, Heller
Child, Ada Eldredge, Charles c. Rich
ards. Robert S. Strahan, Marie S
Johnson, Beth Baumgartel, Mrs. Rob
ert M. Johnston, w. G. Peck, William
II. Graham, Mrs. Virginia Johnson
Howard r. Cloud, Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
Henry and Cadet f.. j. Brady.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22

Nick Fazio, proprietor of the Pleas
antville Electric Shoe Shop, at 25 N.
Main street, has inaugurated a new
way to repair shoes, by which your
old shoes are made to look like new.
Read his ad. elsewhere in this issue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22
ARTHUR H.. STILES,
C. H. CONOVER,
ROBERT H. ZANE,
LEWIS R. SMITH.

Read the Wednesday issues OF The
Pleasantville Press as well as the
Saturday issues. Sent to regular SUD-
.scribers until October first upon pay
ment of seventy-five cents additional.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-22

BUY MILK by the Case, Sharpless
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