The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-12
New Jersey
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Newton.-One of the lucky sher-
men recently at Swartswood lake was
DR.. Raymond J. Huff of this place, who
bagged a ve-pOund Oswego bass. The
fish was landed at dusk on a white
top water bait.
Elizabeth-The gold medal offered
by Argonne Post, American Legion,
for the best essay on Americaniza-
ton written by a student of an Eliza
beth high school was awarded to Kath-
crime Mcclellan of Hillside at the COM
mencement exercises of Battin school.
Her essay was selected from about
forty submitted to the judges.
Pompton Lakes.-It became known
here that %Sunnybank Sigurd, who two
weeks ago won the championship in
the collie class at the Huntington Val
ley Kennel Club show at Noble Pa,
died at the kennels of Albert Payson
Terhune, the writer, at Mr.. T%erhune's
estate, Sunnybank. Death was due to
ptomaine poisoning.
Pocono Summit.-Following its u.s.
ual custom, the New Jersey Press AS
ISOLATION elected a representative of a
daily newspaper as president, succeed
ing the publisher of a weekly, at its
annual convention just ended here.
The new official is E. A. Bristor of the
Passaic Herald.
Freehold.-A twelve-foot fail from a
cherry tree on his farm in West Free
hold killed William S. Dawson, sew
enty-four years old, when his head
struck the roof of a low Outbuilding,
breaking his neck. He died within an
hour. Mr.. Dawson is survived by
three sisters, his wife, a daughter, Mrs.
Thomas S.. Messler, of Freehold, and a
son, Robert Dawson, of Princeton.
Palmyra, n. Judge Harold b..
Wells was initiated as the one thou
sandth member of Washington Camp,
No. %, =. o. S. of A., at a celebration
staged here. Several Burlington
county clergymen also took the degree.
The Palmyra camp is the largest of
the order in the state.
Pompton Lakes. = Permission was
granted to this borough at a hearing
before the North Jersey District Water
supply Commission to enter into a con-
tract with the Butler Water Company
to supply an average not to exceed
100000 gallons of water daily.
Pensauken, n. J.-This township
will issue bonds for 100000 with
which to build a sewer system, the
ordinance having passed first and sec
ond reading. There seems to be little,
If any, objection to the proposed i'm
provement.
Gloucester City.-Mrs. Sarah Boden,
this place stood between her two
daughters in Police Court, but refused
to testify in behalf of either. She did
furnish $500 bail for the appearance
of her younger daughter, Mrs. Anne
Davidson, ut the next term of court.
Mrs. Davidson was charged by her
sister, Mrs. Martha Green, with as
sault and battery, and Mayor Ander-
son gave notice that all concerned will
go to Jail if their fighting is continued.
Lake Hopateong.-"The good roads
program and the $~40,000,000 bonding
act are synonymous in their purpose
and meaning" said George Paddock,
member of the State Highway Com
mission, in an address at the dinner
given to the commission by members
and officials of the Morris County
Board of Freeholders at the Alamac
hotel.
Swedesboro. = The cornerstone of
the new high school was laid without
ceremony.
MISUNDERSTANDING a month 127
motorists have been summoned before
Justice of the Peace George f.. Strouse
to answer for violations of the motor
vehicle laws. The most common Of
Tense was parking at night without a
real light burning. All of the offenders
We're warned not to again violate the
law under penalty of being fined.
Millville.-The glass blowing season
in South Jersey, which usually stops
for the summer months IN June 80,
will continue a month later. 1t was
said that the firms of Whitall-Tatum
Company, T. c. Wheaton Company and
Millville Bottle Works have recently
received big orders and have decided
to continue operation until August 1.
Jersey City.-Two servants won be-
quests totaling more than 100000
when two contested wills were admit
ted to probate. Miss Katherine Lin
denfeltzer. aged seventy-fve, for years
housekeeper for Percy Amin of tins
city, was left $4,000 in his will. Miss
Mathilda Wetter was bequeathed half
of the 100000 estate of her late EN-
ployer, DR.. John Frank of Bayonne.
Milleville.-Berry pickers in this re-
gion and in the upper part of Cape
May county report that thousands of
acres of the best h~uckleberry grounds
were destroyed by the recent forest
fires. The upland berries are scarce
and are bringing % cents a quart in
the local markets.
Trenton.-The Public Utility Com
mission granted a formal order giving
the Mlllville Traction Company per-
mission to discontinue service and
abandon its franchise on Lands ave-
nue., Vineland. The company is re-
quired to remove rails, poles and wires
from the ~thoroughfare and to restore
Il to good condition.