The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-16
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Trenton.-State Motor Vehicle Com
missioner William l.. Dill is investigat
ing the reported influencing of motol
vehicle inspectors by automobile sales
men in the passing of tests for drivers
licenses. Dill said everything would bt
done to stop such a practice if it ex
listed.
Orange.-Mrs. Florence ID. Crowell
the only woman municipal clerk in the
Oranges and a leader in defense of the
old town council form of government
as against commission rule in West
Orange, was displaced by the tow
commission in favor of Ronald c. AL
ford, an ex-seryice man
Passaic.-Frank Schroenbrod, aget
forty-eight, general manager and vice
president of Clifton Textile Company
and considered n of the leading Sill
designers in the United States, was
found dead in bed at his home, 151
Meade ven 1t is believed he took
an overdose of veronal, a sedatiye
used to induce sleep. He suffered from
heart trouble.
Atlantic City.-William II. Smath'
ers, judge of the court of common
pleas here, in a letter to Director OF
Public Safety William S. Cuthbert, ex-
presses concern for the reputation OF
this city because of a reputed gang OF
crooks here and assumes personal re-
sponsibility for cleaning up the town II
his suggestions are followed.
Observation-Disclosures H. CASTOR of
this place, second vice president of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
died suddenly at the Somerset Hills
| Country Club. With him were George
b. Woodward and DR.. George L.. Mo-
gargee. Mr.. CASTOR was stricken with
%apoplexy and died an hour afterward.
Ocean City. = Burglars took $1,000
from the safe of William G. Abbott's
store here, but overlooked or did not
know the value of several thousand
| dollars worth of narcotics in the safe.
The dug store is opposite the city hall,
headquarters of the police.
Cape May.-Rattlesnakes took the
Joy out of huckleberrying for at least
one party in the bear swamps north of
here. Frank McCray, proprietor of the
Hotel Columbia, and Charles Willets,
assistant manager of the Standard Oil
Company office, just avoided one rat
tier. A berry picker at Tuckahoe a
attacked, but his heavy eowhide boot
saved him.
Camden. - Camden Lodge of Elks
has lust initiated the worlds smallest
Elk, Paul Toronto of Collingswood,
who weighs 80 pounds and is A inches
tall. Toronto is forty-four and came
to this country with Barnum & Bailey
| 90 years ago. His application for adj
mittance was signed by Howard Aus
termuhl, the heaviest Elk, who weighs
1893 pounds.
Newark. - The New Jersey State
Civil Service Commission has allowed
an increase from $500 to $500 q
year for Andrew X. Brady, supervising
city accountant.
Newark. To avoid possibility OF
Essex county institutions suffering
from coal shortage next winter the
Board of Freeholders has directed
three coal dealers to buy all they can
at cost plus 5 per cent profit.
Trenton. = On the farm of Elmer
Hemingway, at the upper n OF
Fishing creek, it was reported, the
hailstones cut watermelons open. Al
Green Creek, it IA reported, hardly d
window pane survived, and some tin
roofs per penetrated.
Pitman.-Efforts are being made tC
organize a band here and local musi
clans are rehearsing Monday evenings
Glassboro.-The council of this city
has taken up with county officials the
matter of having the concrete paving
on the Mantua-Bethlehem pike ex
tended to the Bethlehem Reformed
Church.
Brooklawn.-The campaign for funds
for the new Methodist Church here
Is in full swing, and a canvass is be
ing made of the entire village.
Billingsport-This place has beer
furnished a policeman TO protect the
river front from bathing rowdies.
Greenwich Piers.-Moonlight fishing
is popular now at this place, it being
claimed the fish bite better then.
Observation-Disclosures e. J. Dear
of this place and Woodstown, is clean
ing up Paulsboro of stray dogs.
Pitman Grove.-The local camp
meeting is in it's regular swing Of
meetings.
Riverton.-Drills are being held BY
the local fire company twice monthly
Camden.-Mrs. Lizzie l.. Abbott, o
the Twelfth ward, who has filed a pc
tition as a candidate for Council, hav
ing the distinction of being the frs
on the job, said she will run on the
straight Republican ticket.
Woodbury.-Judge Porch resenten
ced Charles z. Conner, of Nationa
Park, to hard labor in the State prison
for from 10 to 80 years and fined hin
$1,000, Imprisonment to begin from
the time he was sentenced a year ago
since when he has been in the count.
jail. Some days ago the Suprem,
Court affirmed judgment of the loca
Court, Connor having been convicted
of a serious crime against a girl from
National Park.