The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-06-28
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

A whistling crow and a singing owl
are mons the pets that Irving L
Francis, farm demonstration of Essex
county, will bring with him to his home
in Caldwell when he leaves Branchville
at the finish of his recuperatlon period.
These pets are his constant compan-
ions, and their antics nave attracted
much attention.
Mrs. Helen Grant Marshall, for IL
years assistant to the tax collector In
Kearny, was acquitted of the charge
of %embezzling $94,0 900 of the towns
funds by a jury before Judge Mccarthy
in the court of quarter sessions, Jersey
City. The jury was out two hours.
The grade crossing horror at Abse-
con, which wiped out the entire STRAIT
ton family, claimed it's seventh victim
when Mrs. Mary E. Stratton, aunt of
John II. Stratton, head of the family,
dropped dead in front of the Absecon
post office Immediately after attending
the funerals.
Mrs. Helen Grant Marshall, for 10
years assistant tax collector Of kear-
ny, on trial on charges of embezzling
$94, 600 of the towns funds, admitted
that. although her salary was only $50
a week, she kept Japanese servants
and owned a limousine. She denied
emphatically that she Eel took any of
the towns moncy.
James A. McHaney, former postmas-
ter of Roebling, was found guilty by a
Jury in the federal court at Newark OF
embezzling $40 in postal savings
funds. The jury, which was out nine
hours, recommended mercy. Notice OF
All appeal was served by Joseph L.
Smith, attorney for McHaney, upon
Federal Judge Lynch.
The New Jersey fruit crop will prob
ably be larger this year than last year,
according TO the report on crop condi-
tions for May, compiled by the United
States department Of agriculture.
A new road map of New Jersey,
showing all the highways Of the state,
with their condition, has just been Is
sued by the department of conservation
and development.
lIllDlo CiIiCiIt VI LILY 4SolOhN 1ONAAt
Holly road, an important link In the
sea shore routes, has ')een ordered by
the Burlington County Board of Free
holders. The work will be started
within a few days. The new highway
will be of asphalt on a macadam base.
William Heinbach, seventy-ive, for
mer fire chief, shot himself to death
at his home in Somers Point.
Organizations or clubs who wish to
use any of the school buildings IN Hope
we'll township will hereafter be COM
PEELED to first receive permission from
q member of the Board of Education
of the district in which the building Is
board after many complaints had been
received of damage that had been done
to some of the structures.
William J. Worth and William Nc
elaine of Wildwood were found dead
under in overturned machine on the
Tuckahoe road several miles outside of
Hammonton by state ~olice. From In
dications the auto had been going at a
furious pace and had upset while TAX
ing Il turn ct a high speed.
Edwin ]. Burke of Trenton was re-
appointed by Governor Edwards a
member of the Board of Managers of
the New Jersey Sanitorium for Tuber-
oulosis Diseases at Glen Gardner. He
has been a member twelve years and
Is secretary and treasurer of the
board.
In the sudden storm at Burlington
Miss Katherine Erickson, seventeen
years old, of Roebling was drowned as
the canoe in which she and Walter Nc
Cabe, also of Roebling, were padding
was capsized.
The Woodbury. Board of Education
has filed all the vacancies In the fac
ulty for mex year, with the exception
of a physical training teacher.
Malvern Nabb Post. American Le-
gion. has purchased a site In the GEN.
trail part of Millville and will erect a
home and an auditorium with a seating
capacity for 500. The citizens COM
mittee will assist in raising funds.
The board of stewards of the First
nj. r. Church, Collingswood. recon-
mended at the quarterly conference
that the pastors salary be $1,000 an
nuaily in addition to the use of the
parsonage.
\ bus line will be run from Penns-
grove to Swedesboro to connect with a
line between that town and Camden.
The Melville City Commission went
on record recently as declining to pay
100000. toward paving of West Main
street with w%arrenite, claiming the
road is 10Y a part of the system re-
Gently taken oyer by the state.
The Millville City Commission has
acquired several acres of land in West
Millville for a city park.
A banana plant IS growing sturdily
In the yard of A. d. Borton, North
Main street, Woodstown.
Growers of Salem and Gloucester
counties will go on a potato rum
through Mercer, Monmouth and Mid.
dlesex counties on June % and %.
The Vacuum Oil plant at Paulsboro
has increased its working force to
more than 1000.