The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
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Atlantic City.-Frances McColl, nine
years old, 80 South Arkansas avenue,
was rescued from a possible death by
drowning underneath the Million Dol
lar Pier by Life Guards Eckels,
Johnann and De MARITIME.
Mays Landing.-The Jackson estate,
valued at approximately 100000, was
ordered distributed among the heirs
by Judge william H. Smathers, sitting
In the orphans court here.
Trenton.-Sam Layfelr, negro, from
Burlington county, serving a 20 year
stretch in the state prison for attack
ing a girl and who was considered one
of the institutions good prisoners"
was caught with a bottle Of moonshine.
Atlantic City. Contracts were
awarded at the last meeting Of the
Board of Education for alterations and
construction work on four schools in
this city.
Mays Landing. - Surrounding a
shack In the woods on the outskirts of
Reega, near here, County Detectives
Fulmer and Nusbaum, aided by four
state troopers, arrested W men alleg>
ed to have operated four stills which
furnished residents of the section with
moonshine.
Newark.-As a result of the Jewish
relief drive in New Jersey a few
months ago, In which wei 100000 was
subscribed, money has been pouring in
to the state treasurer, Felix Fuld, for
the relief of the war and famine strlck-
en- Jews of Europe.
Atlantic City. Zionists here COLI
Quoted a mass meeting in celebration
Of the action of the League Of Nations
in ratifying the British mandate over
Palestine.
Dover.-Mrs. Emma Names has been
granted a final decree of divorce and
the custody of her son from William
r. Names of Hackettstown.
Observation-Disclosures Forker, thirty
nine years old, of Anderson street Is
in Mckinley Hospital with severe lac
erations of the scalp, sustained when a
piece Of shafting fell onNhis head while
he was working at Stahl's machine
shop.
Trenton.-Proceedings in the cast of
Frank D. Schroth, receiver of the Cape
May Realty Company, against Peter
Shields of Pittsburgh in a rule to show
cause why the receiver should not ac-
cept $206,0S0 from the federal govern
ment for property seized during the
war have been set over until Septem-
Der 10 by Vice Chancellor Backes.
Trenton.-W. F. Tshudy, general SUI
perintendent of the New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Traction and associated
companies, has resigned his position to
accept a similar post at Easton. Pa.
Trenton.-Attorney General McCran
does not concur in views recently ex-
pressed by Judge Wells of the Burling-
ton common pleas court that the forms
used by magistrates in enforcement of
the motor vehicle law are defective
and that as a result of such defects
many convictions of motorists are il
legal.
Dover.-The hearing of the suit Of
Henry Scheer of Ledgewood for dam
ages from County Detective ]. Paul
Jameson of Morristown was postponed
in the Second district court until Au-
gust 2. Scheer Is suing for $500,
claiming that amount for damages to
the porch of his home early in the
morning of July 16, when Jamleson's
auto ran into the porch.
Rahway.-Rev. Francis Gordon Mer-
rill, pastor of the First Baptist Church,
of this city for ten years, has resigned
to accept a call to the New Market
Baptist Church.
Passaic.-Work has been started to
repair parts of the police telegraph
system of Passaic which have been out
of order. The contractor also will pro-
vide new flashlights for the police and
add ten new police call boxes and 20
fire alarm stations.
Trenton. In accordance with the
general policy of the war department
in approving crests for National Guard
organizations, the secretary of war has
given his approval to a crest for the
color bearing organization of New Jer-
sey. 1t consists Of a design based
upon the coats of arms of England and
Holland, the countries most numerous
ly represented among the original set
tiers of the state.
Elizabeth.-To prepare data for the
New York Board of Estimate and APP
portionment, Theodore S. Oxholm, en-
gineer for the borough of Richmond,
made %soundings of Staten Island Sound
In connection with a possible bridge or
tunnel connecting Elizabeth with
Staten Island.
Trenton.-Crippled children of this
city will enjoy ar outing to Burlington
Island Park August Z as guests of
Trenton Lodge, No. --05, b. p. o. e.
The date for the outing and other ar
rangements have been completed under
the direction of Joseph G. Buch, past
exalted ruler Of Trenton Lodge, and
who suggested outing for crippled
children when accepting the presidency
of the New Jersey State Elks' Associa-
ton.