The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-06

Veins Ut the GlouceSter lily Wdlei
works and the new pumping station
Is now being operated.
The proposed $4,000 sewer system
for P~ensauken township will be de-
layed owing to a contest over the
award of the contracts by he Town
ship Committee. The action will be
heard in the Camden courts.
Norman Hudson, sixteen years old,
was held under $500 bail for Juvenile
Court by Mayor Anderson of Glouces-
ter City on a charge of malicious mis-
chief in breaking a signal on the West
Jersey & Seashore Railroad.
Charles G. Rynick, who started driv-
ing a hack in Bridgeton o after the
Civil War, now has propelled a jitney
114,0OO miles and refuses to trade 1t
in for a new one.
Firemen at Billingsport are holding
their annual fair to raise funds for
their $4,000 motor engine, which will
be housed in September.
A new railroad station is one OF the
Projects sought by the recently or
ganized P%aulsboro Chamber Of Com
merce.
Troops Of Girl Scouts from Philadel-
phia are having an outing at Camp
Benson, near P%ennsville.
The Welsbach Company, Gloucester
City. is getting busy and during the
week has taken on many new EN-
ployees, mostly girls.
Haddon avenue, Camden, at the SOL
diers' monument, near City Hall, is be-
ing widened in conformity with plans
Of the City Plan Commission, to maka
more room for vehicles when the Della
ware River bridge is finished.
Hundreds Of children in gay cos
tunes attended the children's summer
carnival held at the Pitman Masonic
clubhouse.
After Jasper Bryant, forty-two, a
negro waiter, had been chased four
blocks at Atlantic City by an angry
crowd crying, Lynch himp he fell
to the pavement, stricken with heart
failure. He died a few moments later.
The attack, according to physicians,
was induced by fright. A report turn
ed in to police headquarters stated
that Bryant had attacked a child.
William NJ. Jameson, aged sixty,
lawyer and former Democratic leader,
died at his home, 543 East State street,
Trenton, from a complication Of dis
eases. He leaves three sons, William,
Jr., Francis and Crawford, and three
daughters, Marguerite, Catherine and
Mrs. Frank Thomson.
Salem county farmers held their
annual outing at Riverview Beach. In
spite of torn-up roads throughout the
county, many farmers ran their auto
mobiles and motor trucks, bringing
thei- -,milies and nelghbors for a days
diversion after an unusually busy sea-
son. A program of entertainment was
provided by the committee. Candi-
dates for county Offices were on hand
to meet the farmers.
The hospital committees Of the Wo-
mems Community Club and the Pro-
gressive League had a Tag Day" at
Cape May which netted well over
$1,000. Mrs. Walter H. Phillips, who
had a booth in the Merchants Nation
al Bank, received a check for $1,000
'froW q woman guest at Congress Hall.
The committee hopes to have the hos
pital bull. before next season.
Charles j. Muta died from the
scalding he received when a vat Of
tomato pulp blew up at his side in a
Bridgeton cannery. Young Nuta re-
gained consciousness and before he
died calmly discussed the explosion
with his employers, saying 1t was mere
ly an unexplainable accident.
The State Public Utility Commission
has approved the application Of the
Pennington Water Company for au-
thority to issue $4,000 of it's capital
stock at not less than par, 1t was an
nourced.
Charles Chairman, Magnolia, has
filed a claim of $3.50 against Borough
Council for damages done to flowers
and vegetables by water backing UP
on his property during recent rains.
Assemblyman William S. Stiles, Re-
publican, Of Olsmans township, will be
a candidate for reelection In Salem
county.
Concrete cutters are to be put In
along Main street., Mantua.
Free delivery of mail will be estab-
lished in Riverton, September J.
Driveways must all follow the grade
Of the new concrete paving on Broad
way at Pitman.
Petty thieving from parked automo-
biles has cropped out again around
Swedesboro and numerous complaints
have been made.
Persistent umo has 1t that the
Trenton plant Of the Taubel hosiery
organization has been acquired by the
Ford interests and will be used as an
eastern assembling factory. Repre-
%sentatives Of the hosiery firm declared
themselves without authority to dis
cuss the report, stating that any an.
nouncement must come from the home
office at Riverside.
Boys who foot tin whistles In imita'
ton of traffic policemen have caused
so much annoyance to art0ists anc
near-accidents at street n thai
Riverside police are prepared to ar
rest for malicious mischief, youngsters
who continue the practice. Drivers
stop their cars suddenly on hearing
the apparent police summons and
there have been several near-colli.
| sions.