The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
New jersey
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dPPOihNCd NtioS oCha
considered her so we'll adapted to the
duties.
Woodbury.. The town treasurer re-
ports that $3.50. 567.41 of SIG, S02.47
of this years taxes has. been paid.
Millville.-For hunting game 18th
out a license Joseph Belmont of this
place was fined 500 and costs by JUS
tice Long.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Elwell, a well
known resident, has announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomina-
Deputy Sheriff Henderson, an ex-serv-
ice man, will also seek IL office.
Pennsgrove. David Johnson is a
candidate for reelection as chief of
the reorganized fire department.
Gloucester City.-The state depart
ment of accounts has notified the
finance committee that s2S,229 must
be raised for the sinking fund next
year.
Gloucester City.-At the service in
First M. E. Church 80 wom were
called to the front and lang the hymn
NINETY and Nine"
Millville. For breaking into the
service station of the Cotton Oil Com
pany here and stealing SILT Howard
Beebe, a young glass worker, was SEN
fenced to the Railway Reformato. by
Judge Logue.
Cape May.-Former Senator Lewis
Il. Stevens has been appointed by the
city commissioners as city clerk, to
succeed the late William Porter.
Stevens is also city solicitor and audi
tor.
Colonial Manor.-The little church
that was ito be built in a day" by vol
unteer workmen will , finished by a
local firm of contractors.
Woodstown. = A radio club organ-
lied by pupils of the high school here
has the permission of the Board of Ed
ucation to install a set in the school.
Cape Magistrates A. DeTurk. an
expressman of this place, returning
from Pl ''adelphia struck a big deer,
which was blinded by the headlights
of his car and limped off into the
woods.
Atlantic City.-The will cf the late
John ]. Ost, for many . 'ars a saloon
keeper at Atlantic and Delaware ave
nues, bequeaths the entire S40,O 900 es-
tate to the widow.
Trenton. - Charged with violating
the dry laws, Wentzell Horn of Car
mel and Mary Tesk of Lands town
ship were arrested by a United States
marshal and will be arraigned before
a federal commissioner. Stills and
moonshine were found on their farms,
officers say.
G1assboro. - The highway commit
tee of the council has had several big
stumps removed in grading and laying
out Whitney avenue, the new thor
oughfare running past the new state
normal school.
Daretown. Baptists here cleared
more than 500 from their annual tur-
key supper.
Burlington. Republican women
have formed a Burlington county
council to keep intact their election
organization and to conduct educa-
tional work. The association is COM
posed of presidents and committee
chairmen of local units. The officers
are: President, Mrs. Alfred E.. Darnell,
Moorestown; vice president, Mrs.
Henry |. Worrell, Mount Holly; treas
urer, Miss Emma Smith, Burlington;
secretary, Mrs. j.. Malcolm Shelmire,
Moorestown.
Pitman.-The old Pitman Fire Com
pany, No. 1, which now has quarters
in the municipal building, and is un-
der borough control, will change it's
name to the Pitman Fire Department.
Cape May.-Although it is a far
cry to the May election for City
Commissioners, no less than IL can
didates for the three places are al
ready mentioned.
Atlantic City.-Local Masons, who
have been conducting q $500, 900 drive
for a new temple in Chelsea, went
over the top with total subscriptions
of S421,S50. 1t is expected that total
returns viii show a l-alf-million. The
event was celebrated with a banquet.
Cecil.-All kinds of thieves are op-
Grating aroun here. A hive of beos
vas stolen from Mrs. Eta B~ettinger,
all the white and sweet potatoes OF
Mrs. Francis Hainsworth We're takc.l
at one haul, and considerable lumber
is De'ng moved at night from new
buildings. Robert Sharp has been a
heavy loser in this way.
Sandy Hook.-A gasoline launch,
with $50 cases o whisky aboard, was
captured by Captain Tilton. of the
Sandy Hook coas: guard station, after
a iYe-mile chase. Two occupants
of the boat, Ted Gaskin, of Long
Branch, and Richard Rogers, OF
Wildwood, seeing Captain Tilton iii
pursuit, cut off in a small dory and
sent the launch adrift. Both men
were arrested and placed in the
~guardhouse at Fort Hancock.
Ocean City.-McLaughlin & Con-
over, who are developing the old Gar
dens tract in the northern section of
the city, have awarded a contract fer
hlling $4,000 cubic yards of ground.
Bridgeton.-The $500, 900 TOAD i'm
provement bond issue authorized by
the Cumberland Freeholders attract
ed II bidders and bc)ugno 101 when
opened here.
Brooklawn. The Parent.Taachor
Association OF the schools will hold
a Christmas entertainment IN each
room, and the usual entertainment ..
the Community ASSOCIATE n has been
discontinued
Fairview. Tho Democratic Club
has started a fund to build a new