The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-03-28
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Collingswood was med SIS and costs
by Justice of the Peace William Jack
son on the charge of driving an auto
mobile without a drivers license.
Mount Ephraim.-For a stretch of
nearly 600 feet along the Mount Eph-
rain pike between this place and
Nicholson road thieves removed about
1900 feet of copper wire from the
poles of the Delaware and Atlantic
Telephone Company.
Verga.-The Public Service Electric
Company notified the householders of
this place that 1t will run electric
wires to this place. y asks them to
file contracts at once for service. For
two years efforts have been made to
get electric service here.
Collingswood. = Rev. C. l. Fitz-
george, pastor of the First Methodist
church, was presented with a purse of
$3.50 by his congregation in recogni-
ton of his twenty-fifth anniversary as
a member of the New Jersey Metho-
dist conference.
Gloucester City. = Pastors of the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
in this city and most of the Protestant
churches in Camden county sent res
olutions of protest to Senator Joseph
Wallworth and Assemblymen Coles,
Rowland and Gibbs against the bill
which will allow 8 per cent beer and
light wines.
Trenton.-There will be no probe of
the Anti-Saloon League by the assem-
bly, of New Jersey, Notwithstanding
the introduction of a resolution to that
effect In the house. This decision was
reached during a caucus of Republican
members of the house.
Plainfeld.-John C. Thompson, for
merly a wholesale carpet merchant in
New York city and the oldest survivor
Of the New York volunteer fire de-
partment of 1850, died at the home of
a daughter here in his one hundredth
year Both Of his grandfathers fought
In the battle of Lexington.
Millville.-While Jacob King was
attending a theatre thieves stole his
new sedan, which was parked on High
street, the principal business thor
oughfare.
Gloucester City. - There were SIG
boys and $40 girls enrolled In the pub
lie schools last month. OF this num-
Der 1914 boys and 1876 girls were pres
ent each school day.
Far Hills. = The Hamilton farm
house of James Cox Brady, New York
1nancier and SOL of the late Anthony
n. Brady of Albany, was destroyed by
fire, with a loss of 500, 900. The
cause of the fire has not been deter
mined.
Atlantic City. Bootleggers and
rum peddlers in general, numbering
close to a hundred, were warned by
County Judge Smathers that Jail
awaited their temperance before
him for violation of the state enforce
ment act.
Orange.-Although one patron tes-
titled he waited Is months for a
phone, another was unable to raise
central" 35 days out of rs, wires
were fastened into e receiver with
threads and other trying experiences
were suffered. the subscribers opposed
before the Public Utilities Commits
sion an application by the Glen Gard
Norwood Glen line to abandon the
Service" Rev. E. F. Sherman was
the subscriber who waited Is months.
Decision was reserved by Commits
sfoner Autenrieth.
M~erchantville. = A committee was
appointed at the meeting of Niagara
fire company to arrange for the cele-
bration of the thirty-ffth anniversary
of the company in Nay.
Ocean Grove. - Rev. DR.. Floyd W.
Tomkins, rector of Holy Trinity P. E.
church, PHILADELPHIA, has beer secur-
ed by Bishop Berry, president of the
Ocean Grove Association, as n OF
the lecturers at the summer Bible
school the coming summer.
Jersey City.-Passaic High School
basketball team won Its one hundred
and sixteenth consecutive victory, de-
feating Grange high school SO to A In
the semi-finals for the state basketball
championship.
Pennsgrove. The spring institute
of the Salem County Sunday School
Association will be held at Emmanuel
M. E. church on April "a.
Woodstown.-The new motor driv-
en- pumper for the fire department
will be officially housed later in the
month with elaborate ceremonies.
Center,-F. w. Shoemaker, recorder
Of this township, has requested the
clergymen to deliver ermon on hon.
esty, as he claims dishonesty has In
creased.
Gloucester.-The Gloucester County
Health Association has reelected Mrs.
Wadsworth Creese president; Mrs. A.
r. Kohler, vice president; Mrs. Rich
ard Kincaid, secretary, and James A.
McWilliams, treasurer.
Collingswood.-The tax rate, It is
predicted by officials, will be about 20
cents less than last year, sowing to a
reduction of $4,000 in the budget and
In spite Of school building a~ppropria-
tions.
Pitman.-A turkey dinner was serv-
ed by women of the NJ. E. church.
Baptists also held pure food upper.
Camden.-The police were asked to
look for Rose B~ertolino, sixteen years
old, Of 324 Stevens street, missing for
several days.
Fries Mill. After Bernard Malt
man travelled 1900 miles from Florida
to his home near ere without a mis-
hap, his machine stalled in the mud
within 100 feet Of his home.
Collingswood. Efforts are being
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