Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-20
CAMDEN TO ASSIST
TERMINAL PROJECT
Council Expected to Rush Land
Deal So That Reading Can
Get Work Started
NEW PASTORS WELCOMED

When the City Council of Camden ac-
cepts strip of land 144 feet in Ferry
avenue. running in irregular shape to
width of 100 feet, work on the S2.jOO.-
600 terminal and fcrryhouse to replace
the present temporary structure will be
started by the Reading Railway. Coun.
Gil will meet Thursday. March 20. when
it is expected the transaction will be
completed.
Pilings are already being driven Mt
Mechanic street. and 1t is expected that
the structural work will be started by
April 1. The railroad company has
asked prompt action. as Council has
agreed to vacate certain streets in lieu
of the property offered and to aid In the
construction Of the new station.
Plans were filed with the Building Com
mission to provide for two story struc-
ture that will accommodate at least ten
sets Of tracks. There will be provision
made for double deck ferryboats. 1t
being stated BY railway officials that
ultimately it is the intention of the
company Of having craft of that char
acter to care for summer excursionists
! 70 the seashore. 1t Is planned to have
the best of modern equipment. with the
Offices on the second floor. Assurance
that there is to be actual work begun
on the terminal this spring has brought
a feeling Of qualification on the part OF
Camden officials who have been pushing
the project.
New nastors were welcomed in seven
ali, .hnS in
den Yesterday as n result Of the changes
mad. by the New Jersey Conference.
The Rev. G. V. Conover. formerly OF
Anglesea, preached in Rethel Church
the Rev. f. +. Ham. Eighth Street !;
the Rev. r. c. Smith. Fairview: the
Rev. George Taylor. Fairvicw Village :;
the Rev. Christian Ernst. st. George :;
the Rev. Albert Allen. Wesley, and the
Rev. W. X. Fisher. Wiley.
The Rev. Or. George ii. Hemingway
took as the subject of his sermon at the
: First Presbyterian Church The
Thoroughgoing School" It was the
third Of series Of sermons on The
Seven Great Ideals Of Life. In the
First Baptist Church the pulpit was oc-
cupicd by the Rev DIR. Havergnl Shep-
pard. of Three Rivers. Conn.
In the Fourth Presbyterian Church
"An- Family Day was observed and
the Rev. W. \. Williams spoke on "A
Christian Home The wife of Bishop
Lester Smith. of India. spoke in Broad
way Methodist Episcopal Church last
night.
Men. women and children in large
numbers Yesterday afternoon attended
the annual Purim play and concert OF
the Bcth-El sunday School and the
Young .iudca Clubs in tb" Y. NJ. and
! Y. W. Fl. A.. jO7 Walnut street. Cam.
den. In the past the Young Iudra
Clubs. under the auspices of the y. NJ
and y. W. II. A.. gave such entertain,
mcnt" alone. but they are now joined by
the Beth Ell congregation at larkSidc
An explosion damaged the homes o
Horace Bates. G2G I.inwood street. an'
Howard IIlnrhman. Gc4 Linwood street
Camden. yesterday. According to th'
: fircmen. Bates was looking for leah
( In IL gaspipc in the cellar. when in I'll,
excitement he struck II match. III
escaped injury The services of tn
iiremen were not required.
Injured in an automobile accident
week ago on the White Horse pike
near Camden. Jean FInkelman. twenty,
two years old. Of 403j Girard avenue
Philadelphia. and her nineteen ycar-ol'
sister. Ethel. were able to leave COopo
Hospital. Camden. yesterday afternoon
{ One occupant of tn" car. a young man
was killed at the time
An automobile owned by G. W
Gruber. 3lo1 AlaLama road. in tn
Farview district of Camden. wa
found yesterday morning in Gloucestc
city stripped of tires. headlights. col
box and everything else that could b,
removed The car was stolen at
o'clock yesterday morning. 1t was towr'
to n secluded spot and there the thieve
worked for more than an hour removing
the tires and parts. They were seen b.
I IA neighbor who thought that they ha,
} Il breakdown.
I Fire drov" the family OF :. Wcnos
| dry goods merchant AT so Elm
street. Camden, into the street at
O'Clock this morning. The fire orig
mated in the basement of tn" stOr" an
spread to the first floor, damaging m"r,
| rhnndisc to II total of about $500
Wcnos was awakened shortly after th'
fire began by the smoke and aroused hi
wife and two children. They wcr
able to escape without difficulty to th'
| street. The fire was put out wthOu
| difficulty. The building j. u two stOry
brick store and dwelling.
| \ horse belonging to Peter Poko. o
Mount Ephrn!m. y. J.. was killed lat
last night when il ran hcndlong into ~
electric train on the West Jersey lin"
at Jefferson and Chcton avenues
| Camden. Pok" had left his team stand
| ing on Chelton avenue for few mo
mcnts The horse took fright. Poko be
| licY"s, ut n passing ira in. 1t ran away
| smashed the wagon a$ IL turned tn
corner, broke loose from the harncS
and ran down the track. An "XprcS
from Atlantic City was coming. and tn
maddcncd horse dashed straight int
the toward couch. the horse was hurlc
off the track by the impact. and wa
dead when the train stopped.
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