The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-30
New Jersey
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May 81.
Egg Harbor.-A handsome picture
will be presented to the schools by the
Kiwanis Club in memory of their de-
parted member, H. Clark Kaser.
Egg Harbor City.-Commencement
exercises of the High School will be
held Thursday evening, May 81. DR..
F. w. Maroney, director of physical
training, of Atlantic City will deliver
the address.
Gloucester City. - During the past
few days fishermen caught a few shad
in the Delaware. Mayor McNally was
pounds.
Weehawken.-Most of the live poul-
try brought into New York comes over
the Erie railroad, which is planning to
build the worTa's largest poultry re-
ceiving yard here at a cost Of about
$500, 900.
Plainfleld. - Orville Taylor Warning,
eighty-four years old, one of the
founders of the Standard Oil Company
and until his retirement three years
ago a director of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey, died at his
home, 900 Park avenue, of nce Of
the throat. He had been i'll for some
time.
Trenton.-The New Jersey diocesan
convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal church, in session here, voted IA
vorably on the proposition of electing
a coadjutor for the diocese. Notice Of
the action taken at the convention will
be forwarded to the general synod.
Bishop Albion Knight, temporary suf-
fragan, will be put forward for the
new office.
Emerson.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. Alfred
Alderman Of this place celebrated
their golden wedding. A week ago
Ackerman's brother, ]. j. Alderman
of Paterson, and his wife celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Hackensack = Antonio Monti, aged
twelve, Of Bogota was awarded a YER
dict Of $780, 900 for injuries when struck
by an auto.
Burlington. Police are investigat-
ing the charge of Coroner Glover that
Frank Yamiolkowski, found dead in
the yard of the home of Adam Burk-
hauser, known to authorities as king
of the bootleggers," died from poison
liquor. Analysis of the dead mans
stomach Is to be made. Yamiolkow-
ski, who leaves a wife in Poland and a
son in Riverside, was employed at
Roebling.
Woodbury.-Among the several in
dictments found by the grand jury
were two each against Max Barrier and
Dick and Frank Bruno, brothers,
charging larceny and conspiracy in
connection with the fire last March
which destroyed the auditorium and
shirt factory at Westville. The men
are out on $4,000 bail each.
Ocean City.-The city commission
ers selected Rolla Garretson, a former
city treasurer, to succeed C. S. Scull.
treasurer for eight years. After Gar
retson's election by the votes of
Mayor Champion and Commissioner
Corson, Republicans, Director Camp
bell, Democrat, objected and threaten
ed to carry the matter to the courts.
City Solicitor Boswell told the board
that all statutory Offices are to be filed
by the commissioners, but Campbell
claims the right to appoint subordi-
mates in his department. Both Garrett
son and Scull are Republicans.
Gloucester City. - A new kind Of
traffic signal is being tried out at
Broadway and Hudson street by the
police.
Collingswood. = The American Le-
gion Post has started a drive for 100
per cent membership in the vicinity.
The drive Is in charge of r. A. Lu-
kens.
Camden.-Leonard Roray, a widely
known veteran of the Civil War, has
been selected by the committee as
marshal of the parade to be held on
Memorial Day. His assistants are
David Watson and C. G. Stewart, Civil
War veterans, and John Kane, a world
war veteran.
Millville. - Professor Enos Scott,
former superintendent Of the public
schools, has been appointed to a SIM
liar position in Springfield, Mass, at a
salary of $4,000 a year.
Cape May.-It Is understood that a
syndicate will build a large number Of
cottages and apartment houses in the
fall.
Trenton.-County Agent Bowen Of
Middlesex county estimates that be-
tween 100 and 1900 toni of fertilizer
have been mixed at home this eason
by the potato growers of that county.
Virtually all of this fertilizer is in e x
cellent mechanical condition. These
farmers believe that they have saved
at least So a ton by mixing at home.
Trenton. - Experiments by Profess
sor G. w. Musgrave at the New Jer-
sey agricultural experiment station
show that the following varieties of
pats can be recommended: For the
northern counties, Silvermine; for the
central counties, Kherson and Silver
mine; for the southern counties, Full
ghum and Kherson.
Paterson. - Cornelius Cookery, a
bricklayer, leaped to his death from
the bridge over the Passaic river falls.
He landed in the basin, lot feet below,
and was instantly killed. He had
worried about his health and because
he had been separated from his wife.
Woodbury.-At a meeting Of the
Gloucester County Democratic Com
mittee in Moose hall former Judge