The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-06-14

HtteuulnS u Weuulng u WudTloH,
Frank Hornick, ten year old son of
Joseph Hornick, was killed by an auto
mobile driven by Stephen Bitzak of
Wellington. The boy ran cut from
behind an eastbound trolley or Main
street, near the Harris Lyceum, into
the path of the car, eye witnesses and
Bitzak say.
Kearny.-Announcement was made
of the appointment of Rev. Warren P.
Coon as chaplain of the Home for Dis
abled Soldiers. The position, which
has been vacant for several years, car
ries a salary of $1,000. Services will
at once be resumed in the chapel and
the new chaplain will visit the insti-
tuition every day.
Jersey City.-Ground for the new
vehicular tunnel connecting New York
and this city was broken in the Erie
Railroad yards with no ceremonies OF
any kind. None of the members OF
the tunnel commissions or officials rep
%resenting Jersey City were present.
Paterson.-The wire worm, accord
ing to II. E. Wettyn, agricultural agent
for Passaic county, has done damage
to the extent of nearly $4,000 in the
rich truck farming section of Ridge
field, near Paterson.
Merchantville. "A bronze tablet,
erected to the memory of the men OF
the congregation who served in the
World War, was unveiled in the First
Presbyterian Church with impressive
ceremonies. OF the SO who entered the
service one did not return. He was
Samuel w. Wilbraham, killed in ac-
ton in France. His mother, Mrs. Jen-
ME Wilbraham, pulled the cord that
drew aside the flag yelling the tablet.
Prosecutor Charles Fl. Wolverton OF
Camden was the speaker.
Vineland. That James Pulminari,
thirteen years old, is alive is due to
his great courage and quick wit. AS
he was riding to his home on Wheat
road, without a light on his wheel, he
was caught between two automobiles.
He was knocked against n machine
and bounded back to catch hold of the
lamp on the other, where he hung until
the car could be stopped. DIR. George
Cunningham was called out of bed 20
bind up his wounds.
Fairview.-Joseph Cacio, postmaster
of this place, was held in 81 1000 bail
in the first criminal court in Jersey
City for the grand jury on a charge
of threatening the life of Harry Trum-
bull of No. 81 st. Paul's avenue, Jersey
City. The quarrel is alleged to have
been about Trumbulls wife.
Kapyi1 -Doctnlactar Tobn n Seals
has moved the postoffice into his new
building adjoining his house and with
new equipment. There are 100 boxes,
an increase of 80 over the former num-
Der, and a money order window. The
building is larger than the other, with
better facilities for handling the in
creased parcel post business. Mr..
Seals took charge of the office January
10.
Fortescue.-What is considered one
of the record catches of the season in
the Delaware bay for hook end line
fishermen was made by a party from
Pitman, who brought in 43S fish, most
ly croakers and weakfish. In the lot
were also two kingfish, one weighing
two pounds. and a drum1eh weighing
35,p0undsT The partx Acprlprised HRr-
mon Dilks, DR.. Marshall II. Lummis.
George Kirschner and Albert Jphnson.
Atlantic City.-That the concoction
seized in his barn by federal agents
was merely medicine for his sick cat
tie is the contention of Lawrence Stiles,
a farmer of baskerville, Cumberland
county, arraigned before United States
Commissioner Iszard here on a charge
of violating the Volstead law. The
agents said that they didn't taste the
mixture, but Judged its contents by
it's odor." Stiles waived a hearing and
was held for the federal grand jury.
Weehawken.-John Walker, eleven
years old, of $40 Boulevard East, was
seriously injured by a piece of metal
from q gasolene tank which exploded
at the Weehawken ,aygrounds. He'is
in the North Hudson Hospital, where
it was said that he may have a frac-
tured skull The boy and playmates
were gathered around a rubbish fire
onto which had been thrown a IS gal
Ion gasolene c~ontainer, believed to be
empty. and the cover was blown off,
striking Walker on the head. The 9TH
er boys escaped.
Newark.-The law enacted in 1854
branding as "vice and immortality" all
Sabbath activities except the printing
of newspapers, delivering of milk and
use of vehicles for recreational pur-
poses has been invoked by the Center
Amusement Company in an effort to
close theaters on Sunday. The COM
pany, which owns the new Central The
alter, Central venue and South Eighth
street, filed with Frank Boettner, po-
lice judge, complaints against IL lead
ing theaters, charging them with viola
ton of the ancient blue law.
Passaic.-Four men whose records,
according to the police, show that they
have been arrested a total of 10 times,
are held in $4,000 bail each by the
Clifton police on charges of conspiracy
and impersonating federal officers. 1t
is alleged that they represented Them
selves to be federal prohibition officers
and attempted to get $500 in hush
money from Stephen Carmine, proprie-
tor of an inn at Montclair. The mel
are George H. Waters and Charles
Stevenson of Newark, John j.. Moran
of Unionville and Thomas Ryan of Jer-
sey City.