The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-05-03
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

Newark's institutions will be sup
piled with eggs, vegetables, pork and
chickens from the city's farm at Ivy
Hill If the plan of Mayor Breidenbach
is carried out.
The refusal Of the people of Norris
town to accept the terms of a bequest
of the late Theodore N. Vail was re-
vealed in an announcement by the Alt
derson Galleries of the forthcoming
auction sale of Mr.. Wallis library and
art collection, which had been condi-
%tionally bequeathed to Morristown.
The membership booster banquet of
the Chamber of Commerce at the Bis
cayne, Ocean City, drew a large at
tendance, and many members were
added to the roll. A committee was
appointed to work with the city Off
ciafs ON plans for the proper coming OF
the city with the thought of adding to
the beauty of the town and preventing
the erection of objectionable buildings
In central sections.
Sheriff Pach of Monmouth county re-
quested Superintendent Berry of the
AftF ioih LII 4ob6 JAIN "a
to have n Waterman stationed at the
Interlaken grade crossing where three
persons were killed in an automobile
train crash. Although the crossing is
protected by signal bells and the cracks
visible for considerable distance on Ell
Their side, more deaths have occurred
there than at any other single crossing
In the county.
Representative business and profess
sional men of Mount Holly have form
ed the Rotary Club, and notice has
been received of recognition by the In
ternatiOnal Association. Details or or
ganiZation have been directed by
Woodford E. Shreve, president Of the
Camden Rotary Club.
james Brook, sixty years old, of
Rosenhayn was found dead in the
Jesse Bridge stream, near Norma. He
was a sufferer rom rheumatism, and
It is believed while wandering around
the stream he accidentally slipped in
and, too crippled to get out, became
exhausted. He is survived by "a wife
and three SONS.
The study of German at The South
Orange High School, dropped from the
curriculum, during the world war, has
been ordered resumed. A special com
mission named to Tlan a study course
made the recommendation. TO the
Board of Education and favorable iac-
ton followed.
Through the recent death of her
, greatauut, Susan K. Anthony, at Belle
vue, near Pittsburgh, Mary Jane Tay-
lor, a minor, of Is South Vassar ave-
nue., Ventnor City, has come into pos
session of a valuable estate, consisting
largely of stocks and bonds. An order
filed in the ~surrogate's Office names the
Atlantic Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany guardian of Miss Taylor, her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Taylor
Joining the petition.
Miss Agnes NJ. Keane of Newark
Miss Marie Louise of Plainfield, Mrs
Martha Scott of Long Branch and Miss
Jessie e. West of Camden were zap
pointed by Governor Edwards mem
bers of the State Board of Examiners
of Nurses. They will examine nurses
applying for state certificates.
Beginning with sales for the curren,
month the Pubic Utility Commission
has granted authority to thesCape May
Light and Power Company increased
rates, fixing d cents per kilowatt 'houi
as the base for lighting and ~ cents
for power. The minimum rate fol-
lighting to wholesale nsume is fix
ed at 10 cents and power 7 cents.
The Cape May county Mosquito Com.
mission has advertised for bids fol
100000 feet of ,~ditching on the meadows
Point.
A forest fire lookout station has beer
erected two miles west of Millvillc by
the State Forestry Commission, and &
fire warden will be placed on duty.
National Park is planning a big Me
mortal day celebration, and Mayor AL
len will appoint ia special committee I,
make the arrangements.
A repetition of the surplus in milk
which caused Il waste of much of the
product last summer, is looked for this
year unless consumption can be stimu
lated in some manner.
The second annual Cape May county
rural school day will be held at tht
Seaville camp meeting grounds on june
l, with morning and afternoon pro
grams.
To eliminate trolley jams at the fer
ries the Public Service Railway Com
pany established the pay-as-you-leavs
plan on all lines running out of Marker
street except the Trenton line.
Two persons We're killed and two in
jured when a philadelphia excursion
train plunged into a sedan at the Inter
laken grade crossing near Asbury Park
Miss Ailine Griffin, twenty-five year.
old, Of Shrewsbury, a nurse of thu
Monmouth Memorial Hospital, at Lon:
Branch. and Lynn B. Moore, twenty
seven years old, of Nashville, Tenn.
are dead; Elizabeth A. Griffin, twenty
three, sister of Ailine, of the same ad
dress vas fatally injured, while Clyd,
Mitchell, nine teen years old, of Eaton
town, wne and driver of the car, wa:
only slightly injured.