The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-31
New jersey
Items

Ocean City. - The First Baptist
Church has extended a call to Rev.
Milton George Buck, pastor of the First
Church, Utica, and he has accepted.
He will begin his new duties June /.
Pitman. - Two additional artesian
wells and a reservoir, to cost approxi-
mately $4,000, have been recommend
ed by the borough engineer to com
plete the towns new water system.
Atlantic City.-Miss Ella Sheridan
of Ventnor City, III down by a trolley
car and dragged by the hair and clothes
for a block, died in the City Hospital
without regaining consciousness. Miss
Sheridan, who was t~hirty-five years old,
vas crossing the street to mail a letter.
The motorman claims he sounded the
gong repeatedly and made frantic eff
forts to stop his car, but Miss Sheridan
paid no heed.
Pitman.-William A. Parent, presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, heads the
general committee of arrangements for
the annual convention of the New Jer-
November.
Millville. - Despite the ukase of
Mayor Felmey that ice cream and soda
fountain places must remain closed on
Sundays, several did a rushing bust
ness, and four proprietors were ar
raigned before the mayor, but it Is re-
ported that they will appeal and test
the case
Hightstown. - An auxiliary of the
Mercer County Health League has been
organized here, with Mrs. r. II. Riven-
burg as president. Especial attention
will be paid to promoting the health of
school children.
GlasSboro.-As the result of COM
plants of residents in Broad street,
part of the shore route, of the speeding
of motorists, authorities have taken
the matter up with the state motor ve-
hicle department.
Gloucester City. - Because of i'll
health Henry z. Hill has resigned as
president of the Union Cemetery Asso-
citation after holding the position many
years, and George Dallas has been
elected to succeed him.
Millville.-At the annual meeting of
liz q VI Iuu1dlloh lit ltS
teachers resigned, to take effect at the
close of the term: Della Bard, Eliza.
beth Davis, Anna Recap, Claire Rain,
Marion Briggs, Esther Phillips, Ruth
Wyatt, William Ballenti; .e, Ethel
Smith, Eva Tice, Carrie Borden, Hattie
Young and Sarah Polhamfus. Frederick
j. Sickles vas reelected city superin-
tendant and Professor Clarence Wolf
principal of the high school.
TrentOn.-One of the most disagree
able phases of the recent Borden con-
troversy in the New Jersey National
Guard was satisfactorily cleared up
when Governor Edwards ordered ex-
plunged from the official records of the
adjutant generals department the
phrase flor the good of the service"
WHICH appear in the acceptances of
the resignai ms of Major G. Frank
. Burr nton1 or John 2.
leonard Elizabeth and First Lieu
tenant Bryce V. Henderson of Asbury
ybn.-State Banking and Insur-
q commissioner William e. futile,
4 Union county announced his can
dYdacy for the Democratic nomination
sioner futile into the ~gubernatorial
ace has been anticipated for some
time and his delay in making formal
announcement has been construed as
indicating that his candidacy did not
receive the Endorsement of Mayor
Frank Hague of Jersey City.
Trenton.-The Public Utility Com
mission granted to the Lackawanna
railroad permission to discontinue its
agency at Waterloo, Sussex county.
The company showed that the salary
of the agent, $1,296 a year, is double
the yearly revenue derived.
Absecon. President Harding met
the members of the Atlantic county
Republican organization after playing
a round of golf On the course. He
had been invited to a luncheon given
by the Republican leaders here, but
greeted them personally instead and
after ~partaking of a sandwich in
formally with nator Edge, his host,
returned to the links for arother round
of golf.
Asbury Park.-Miss Elsie Voelk was
arrested here, charged with driving an
automobile without a license in con-
nection with IN automobile mishap at
Cold Indian Spring, ii whieh her IA
ther, John Voelk, was killed. She
pleaded not guilty and was released
under $1,000 bail for a hearing at
M%anasquan bocore Magistrate Long
street.
Atlantic City. Four leg. lumi-
naries are coi--.dered f~- appointment
as county Judge to succeed Judge Rob-
ert 1ngersoll, recently appointed a vice
chancellor. They are District Court
Judge Louis Repet.o, former United
States Commissioner Henry w. Lewis,
former Assistant Prosecutor S.. Cam
eron Hinkle I'D William Smathers.
The appointment will begin July 1, the
date on which Judge Ingersoll assumes
his new office, and will be for the ball
900 - Aho AA,R. xrhtab Dot,,A 10