The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-15


carnival of the local fire company to
raise funds for new equipment was
held on the grounds of the Masonic
Community Club.
Gloucester City.-The choir OF the
First Presbyterian Church carried out
a program of vocal and instrumental
music, which was broadcast by radio.
Camden.-An all-night bus service
has beer ~inaugurated between FEDERAL
street ferry, and Gloucester City.
Woodbury.. = The Halloween com
mittee of the Eureka-Triangle Club
has fixed October 81 as the date of the
celeration this year.
Alcyon Park. Twenty colored Sun
day schools, orgaLized as the South
Jersey Combined Sunday School Asso-
citation, held heir first annual outing.
Verga.-The Freeholders are asking
bids for resurfacing the Crown Point
road, for which there has been such a
demand from residents.
Centre Township.-At the meeting
OF the township committee property
owners on the Bell road were given
80 days to have sidewalks laid.
Woodbury.-Ralph Card and Adam
Hitchner, two local young men, left
in a car for Denver.
Camden. - Motor inspectors passed
357 applicants in this city for auto
drivers licenses at the weekly tests.
Observation-Disclosures of the senior
and junior girls clubs of the Com
munity Church are on a weeks camp
ing trip at Kirby Mills.
Camden.-St. Johns. P. E. Church
has invited Rev. DR.. Camille Ester
nolle, of st. Luke's Church, Westville,
to become its pastor.
Phillipsburg.-The plant Of the EN-
pire Steel and Iron Company at Ok
ford, closed for an indefinite period,
throwing about 200 men out of en-
ployment. The plant resumed opera
lions in April after being shut down
for more than two years and about
$4,000 was spent in remodeling it.
The reasons for the shutdown are
given as overproduction and a poor
market.
Collingswood.-An effort is being
made to have summer Fairgrounds
for children established In this city
with the school properties turned over
for this purpose. A fund to provide
for instructors to be placed in charge
of the Fairgrounds has been started
with subscriptions from Mayor
Thomas w. Jack, who has Endorsed
the plan; Earl R. Lippincott and DR..
Edward B. Rogers, and already sew
eral hundred dollars has been
realized.
Paulsboro.-A %sideboard, weighing
700 pounds, was carried away by
thieves from a farmhouse owned by
Frank Lyster, of Philadelphia, along
the Delaware river, south of this city.
The thieves had made a previous
visit and carried away a grand
fathers clock and other heavy pieces
Of furniture. Lyster says he has a
big pipe organ in the house and has
asked Sheriff Clark to devise some
way to keep the thieves from carrying
that off too.
Camden.-In the will of Mrs. Anna
C. Stiles, a widow, which was pro-
bated by Surrogate Reeves in this
city, aside from some minor bequests,
the estate of $50, 900 goes toward the
establishment of a home for orphan
girls between Is and rs years of age.
1t is provided that it is to- be known
as the Stiles Home and that 1t is to
be located at the Stiles residence on
North Centre street, P~ensauken. A
house adjoining on Rogers avenue is
also to be used.
Pitman. - Committees from towns
interested in the improvement of the
Malaga route to the shore held an
other big meeting here.
Woodlynne. - Howard C. Walton,
one of the founders of this place, an
aounced his candidacy for the Repub-
lican nomination for sheriff of Cam
den county.
Gloucester.-The Market Street Bus
mess Mems Association entertained
the residents along that street at a
free open-air concert.
Camden.-Secretary Herbert Hoover
has been invited to address the Cham
Der of Commerce at the first fall men,
bership meeting to be held the latter
part of september.
Cold Spring.-The annual rally Of
the Brick Church will be held Aug. IL
Oaklyn.-A drive for funds for a
new pumping apparatus to be purchas-
ed by Fire Company, No. l, was
new pumping apparatus to be purchas-
Palmyra.-For violation of the build
ing code in the erection of a bungalow
along the Pennsauken creek, Carl
Kunsel was fined $40 and costs.
Alcyon Park.-The Strattan family
held its annual reunion here.
Millville.-The Public Utilities Com
mission will investigate the collision
of trolley cars of the Millyille Traction
Company, which resulted in the death
of Jess Porch, a motorman.
Glassboro.-A two-day carnival by
the woman's auxiliary Of the Shaw.
Paulin Post of the American Legion
wound up successfully here.
Brooklawn.-The new owners of the
homes here are forming an associa-
ton to look after the village until
they succeed in having the legislature
incorporate it as a borough.
Yorktown.-The colored people OF
this place propose to erect a new
church to replace the one recently de-
stroyed by fire.
Salem.-H. Craig Morse, of Ocean
City, has been chosen physical direc.
tor of the public schools and Y.M.C.A.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. police to
SUPERVISE the bathing grounds at Hop