The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-10
New Jersey
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Woodstown.-A winter agricultural
course will be started at the high
school Tuesday evening. January 9.
Trenton. - The State Board of
Health approved the / s and speci-
tications for { proposed five mile
sewerage system in West Melville =
cost $1,000
Gloucester City.-Six boys were be-
fore Mayor Anderson, four charged
with throwing lime on the car of Ed
ward Candy, 211 Essex street, and two
were charged with taking tickets from
a moving picture show. All pleaded
not guilty and were released upon
their promise to be good.
Millville.-Mrs. Elizabeth Dallows,
who was sentenced to three months in
the county Jail for neglecting her chill
dren, was released on an order of
Mayor Felmey, who imposed the e n
tence.
Atlantic City.-James Hasson, forty
years old, of Philadelphia, found in a
gas filed room at Il South Missouri
avenue on Christmas morning, died In
a hospital here.
Al hC UNI II
county grand jury returned indict-
ments against Benny Meale, John Bal
lard and Randolph Stewart for viola
ton of the prohibition law; Alonzo
Blizzard, Harry Blizzard and Edward
Pierce for burglary.
Gloucester City.-The ministers of
the Protestant churches here met to
arrange for a union evangelistic cam
paign.
Wildwood.-Three business men Of
Camden-W. l.. Warren, w. Penn
representing a financial company,
with w. L. Porter, to finance the Arti-
sans Pier. at Wildwood avenue. The
pier is now uncovered, but it is the
intention of the promoters to put a
hall and other improvements on the
property.
Woodbury.-There Is a move by
fire companies of Gloucester County
to have hand fire extinguishers placed
in all farm houses and buildings To-
Gated some distance from towns
which have fire apparatus. 1t is be-
lieved that many small blazes could
thus be held in check until the fire.
men arrive.
Cape May.-This city is the pioneer
coast resort to lower it's tax rate for
1928. At a special meeting of the
City Commissioners the tax was low
cred II per cent, made possible by
saving of S23 900 in the annual budg-
ct. Taxpayers are jubilant over the
reduction.
Pennsgrove.-At a special meeting
of the Borough Council bids were op-
ened from nine contractors for pav-
ing during the summer. The two
lowest were Fred L. Ramsdell, $47,-
551.50, and Benjamin Foster, $4S,-
SCOTS. both of Philadelphia. The
streets to be paved are Beach, Nay
Tor, Oak, Delaware, Pitman, Har-
mony,s Sack, Penn and Franklin.
Every street in the borough will then
be paved.
rg1an-T The ssui.. sor SEQ ,93e
damages brought by Richard NJ.
More, president of the Cumberland
Trust Company, against City Comp
troller Samuel P. Fitbian, for alleged
SANDER, has been settled out of court.
The case had aroused much interest
both on account of the prominence of
the principals and because the testi-
mony was expected to have brought
out details of an alleged oil deal in
which prominent Bridgeton men had
invested considerable money.
Gloucester.-At the annual ban
quet OF the employees of the Glou-
cester Sanitary Milk Company in the
City Hall each received a $500 insur-
ance policy from the company.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a "hooch
factory" in the third story of the
home of Andrew Mozynski, of GIG
North Sixth street, detectives found
two barrels of the stuff.
Misunderstanding that it's hasty
action instituting an investigation of
the State Prison without apparent
justification has developed a general
expression of adverse criticism, the
State Board Of Control of Institutions
and Agencies has temporarily aban-
doned the probe. The session of the
board, which was, to have been held
at the prison, has been called off, and
efforts will be made to adjust what
ever difficulties exist through some
more amicable understanding with
the Board of Prison Managers.
Newton.-Joe Messina, of Easton,
Pa, member of the notorious Turko
gang, who pleaded non vult to a
charge Of murder in the Sussex
County Courts, was sentenced to life
imprisonment by Justice Minturn.
Messina was one of thirteen men
charged with the murder of. Albert
Roster. at Cat Swamp, a year ago
last June, following the theft of a
truck loaded with silk. Tony Turko,
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree several weeks ago on his second
trial, was not sentenced, as the state
desires to use him as a witness
against John and David Sabo, OF
Easton, alleged I~nstigators OF the rob
berry.
A winter agricultural course viii be
started at the Woodstown High
School Tuesday evening, January g..
Cape May Court House.-The wom-
ems Auxiliary OF Thurston Elmer
Wood Post, American Legion, elected
these officers: Miss Adeliene LANCE,
president; Mrs. Earl Wilmer, vice
president; Mrs. Thomas J. Wright,
recording secretary; Mrs. Jesse D.
Trd1or, cr-.0ro,dfn~ -co.c.o-..