The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-28
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Ears, JoSepn A. Branf0rd, a mOtOrman,
was killed here.
Glassboro.-School officials from all
parts of south Jersey visited this
place for the dedication of the new
State Normal School.
Gloucester. Second ward Demo-
Gratis may drop their fight for a re-
count on freeholder and councilman.
Newark.-A dull knife saved VIII
liam Siniuk when he tried to kill him
self while on $40 900 bail for shooting
his wife.
Gloucester City.-Local building and
loan associations cannot meet the de-
mands for, loans due to so many ten.
ants hndfng it necessary to buy houses
they occupy to avert removal.
Weenonah.-Local m met at
the home Of Mrs. Oscar Redrow to
sew garments for Cooper Hospital,
Camden.
Gloucester. = The annual show of
Gloucester County Poultry Associa-
ton will be held in the city hall De-
cember 6, 7 and 8.
Trenton. - Russell S. Henderson.
sheriff of Cumberland county. was
sworn in and appointed Frank H. Pea
cock, present senior vice commander
of Shoemaker post, as his deputy.
Camden.-Word was received by
the Health Bureau that the dog which
bit Frances Stanley of Twenty eighth
and Carman streets was not a victim
of rabies.
Pennsgrove.-A new lighting con.
tract will give this town nearly a hun
dred electric lights. increased from
the present 30-candlepower to 100-can-
dlepower. There will also be 20 400
candlepower lights in the business
district.
Gloucester City. The Women's
Civic Betterment Association arranged
to take care Of the sale Of Christmas
seals for the tuberculosis Society.
Camden.-Camden County Board of
Taxation will visit all of the rural tax
ing districts to inspect land aud prop
critics, claiming that some assessors
are not making proper assessments.
Collingswood.-Postal officials are
hunting a new post office site to save
a rent increase after December 1.
Woodstown.-An appeal has been
made by the Chamber of Commerce
TO Salem county authorities 70 rid the
town of alleged ~speakeasies.
Standardization officers who serv-
ed in the recent primary and general
elections in Camden county will be
paid off on November 26.
Gloucester.-The Gloucester County
Poultry Association will distribute ST..
900 in prizes and an equal sum in cups
and other premiums at the annual
show in the city hall Thursday, De
cember 6, and continue three days.
Camden.-Under Captain Stehr of
ficers raided the house of Pauline
Ruska, t~hirtysive years old, Baxter
street, near Ninth, and found seven
five-gallon jugs of alcohol. The wo-
man was held in $500 bail for a hear
ing.
Newark.-Arthur Artela, under 800,
900 bail here on ten robbery charges,
was arrested again on an eleventh
similar charge at the courthouse,
where his trial was to be opened. The
trial was postponed. The eleventh
charge is that of taking s700 in jewel
~ from the home of Harry L. Leon
ard, Elizabeth.
Atlantic City. Plans have been
outlined for the erection of a house of
worship for the Venice Park M. &.
church in this city's fast growing
suburb.
Gloucester City.-H. j. Preston, a
construction engineer Of Woodbury.,
was fined $40 and costs in the police
court on a charge of passing a traffic
signal.
Atlantic City.-A great parade in
which veterans of all wars partici-
pated was a feature along the Board
walk and prior to the formal
opening of the $780, 900 memorial
building.
Pitman. = Mrs. Rachel D. Dubois,
national chairman of the Junior Inter
national League for Peace, spoke at a
peace meeting in the M. E.. church
chapel. The meeting was held under
the direction of the peace department
of the w. C. T. U.
Collingswood.-The annual bazaar
OF the Parent-Teacher Association
was held in the school at Haddon and
Irwin Fancy articles, gro
ceries, canned goods, cakes and pies
donated by members were disposed
of.
Millville. = Charged with violation
of the prohibition law, Frank Pruno
of Port Norris was held under $500
bonds for court by Mayor Felmey.
Cape May Court Hosea special
meeting of the Cape May County
Board of Agriculture was held in Mid
die township High School.
Burlington.-Oldest of its denomi-
nation In New Jersey and historically
identified with the founders of Metho-
dism in the new world, Broad Street
M. e. church held a weeks celebra-
ton of it's one hundred and thirty
fifth anniversary.
Trenton.-Injection Of the prohibi
ton question into discussion OF or
ganization plans for the 1924 legisla'
ture was decried by United States
Senator Edge.
Jersey City.-This city will ask the
next legislature for $900,0 900 appro.
priation with which to build a new
state normal school on a site which