The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-29
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

Association will be held September o.
s, 7 and s, it was learned at Atiantic
City by ]. Starry Foley of Jersey CITY
state sealer of weights and measures
and president of the association.
For every dollar spent by the state
of New Jersey teaching the pupils III
the public schools agriculture, SOUS Is
returned to the various ommunltie
in the form of profits on products
grown. Last year 800 of these pupils
cleared 1853, 513. 81 above all expenses
The assembly of the Atlantic CITY
Council of Churches adopted a resolu-
ton charging open and fragrant VIOLA
ton of the Sunday laws in Atlantic
City this summer and pledging itself
to take steps to bring about rigid Sun
day law enforcement at whatever ex
pense.
Joseph P. Tumulty, formerly secre-
tary to President Wilson, and Joseph
H. Choate of New York city, were
made permanent receivers Of the Nor
ris County Traction Company by Fed
eral Judge Lynch in Newark. In a
friendly action brought by bondhold-
ers the two men were appointed tenn
porary receivers of the traction COM
pany three weeks ago.
The dry weather that has been so
disastrous for the farmers has proved
most favorable for the Matching ard
rearing of broods of ~pheasants, quail
and other wild fowl in the hunting
grounds around Weymouth. Hundreds
of English pheasants have been re-
leased in the lower counties of South
Jersey, and as rabbits and deer are
plentiful, a splendid cunning season
is assured.
Millville Board of Education has at
last decided that a new high school
can be built for a sum not to exceed
s37S, 900. The board had first demand
ed S4O0, 600, which sum the city was
not able to raise.
The village of Bedford, near Atlantic
Highlands, is fast becoming an impor-
tant rum smuggling center, R. c. Mer-
rick, divisional chief of federal pro-
hibition enforcement agents, declared
after announcing a spectacular water
front raid there in which a speed boat,
loaded with seventy-five cases of
liquor, and five of her crew were cap
tured.
While repairing the fire alarm sys-
tenn at Belmar, Frank O. Brice, cleo
trical contractor of Belmar, was cleo
trocuted when he came in contact with
a wire carrying 1900 volts. He leaves
a wife.
James Murphy, ten years old, died
in the hospital at Elizabeth of acue
alcoholism following the drinking Of
q bottle of alcohol. The boy found the
liquor in a closet and drank it without
the knowledge o. his parents.
Operations of fire engines at Bur
lington having been hindered in re-
cent fires by the practice of car own
ers who race ahead of the apparatus,
members of the Young America Fire
Company have been requested to re-
port any further violations and to
bring action against the offending
drivers.
Director of Public Safety lie Barre
will make a request for s25, 900 addi-
tional next year in the city budget for
health work. This money will be spent
for infant welfare work in an effort
to bring down Trenton's high infant
mortality rate.
Mayor King, in Camden, welcomed
the delegates to the Grand United Or
der of Colored Odd Fellows, which
held its annual convention in Whittier
School.
The Hammonton Board of Education
is considering adding a course in cook
ing to its curriculum.
The grade crossing of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad leading to Fairview is
being improved by the company.
Tatem-Shields Post, American Le-
gion, Collingswood, plans to raise
funds for the maintenance of it's club
house with a minstrel show or fair.
Additional traffic officers to police
the White Horse pike section of Oak
Ign are being sought to relieve the reg
ular officers at night.
A siren, said to be the strongest in
that section of the state, has been in
stalled in the Darlington fire house.
"Old Home Day" was observed at
Pitman by the Pitman Cottagers' AS
ISOLATION, featured by a carnival at the
Sunset auditorium, attended by
throngs of visitors and townspeople.
Stricken with a heart attack while
drinking a third glass of soda water in
an establishment on the Boardwalk,
Atlantic City, Mrs. Minnie Wecht, fif-
ty years old, 214 Paramount avenue,
Philadelphia, suddenly collapsed and
died before a nearby physician could
reach her.
The Woodstown Chamber of Com
merce is working upon plans for a
home building campaign.
The Schick test for diphtheria will
be used ON the Gloucester City school
children when the schools reopen if
approved by the two medical inspec-
tors.
The monthly report of City Clerk
Redfeld of Gloucester City shows
there were 16 births, II marriages and
six deaths last month.
Guard rails are to be erected at the
approach to the bridge at Tyler's Mill,
near Barnsboro.
Miss Margaret Cloud of 1746 Fill
more street, Philadelphia, lost a hand
bag containing S120, five excursion
tickets and an automobile drivers Ii
cense at Wildwood. She vent to a
comfort station, hung the bag on a
hook, washed her hands and walked
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