The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-14


lawn for establishment of districts for
sewage, street lighting, garbage col
lection and fire. They will become eff
fective December 1, when the gov
eminent r%elinquishes control.
Atlantic City.-Caught leveling a
double barreled shotgun at the win
don of the home of John Hartzell, Ohio
avenue, Absecon, Richard Price was
arrested and taken to the county jail,
where his mental condition will be
examined. Hartzell was attracted by
the screams of his wife, who saw the
man outside the house with the gun
pointed at her
Newark.-"I have nothing to fear.
Let the investigation come, and let it
be thorough" said Prohibition Direc-
tor Chamberlin of New Jersey, COM
menting on advices that Revenue Com
missioner Blair, at Washington, had
ordered an investigation of Chamber
Inns activities.
"Reminiscences of trust compa-
MES, savings banks and banks under
jurisdiction o fthe State Department
of Banking and Insurance September
IA last amounted to S1,072, SIG, 264.9T
n deposits totaled 1921, DAB ,242.3 8
AS compared with September Is, 1922.
this is an increase of sol, 276, 50S.21 in
resources and S65, ATS ,050.49 in depos-
its. Surplus funds of these institu-
tons amounted to s53, 150, 46S.11, an
increase of 1924 TAG. go in a year.
Misunderstanding on an anonymous
telephone tip, local police seized a
five-ton truck loaded with $50 cases of
whisky on the outskirts Of the city.
The driver, Louis Lippert, and his
helper, Harry Coppersmith, were ar
rested. Police estimated the value Of
the whisky at $4,000. The seizure
was made lear the bridge which leads
to the plant of the Lister Chemical
Company, at Chapel and Lockwood
streets.
Bridgeton.-A committee of five rep
%resenting the Maurice River Progress
sive League visited Prosecutor Ward
to learn the progress of the investiga-
ton of the murder in September of
Emma Dickson, Bricksboro schoolgirl.
Ernesto Faccenda is held in Philadel-
phia on a. charge of murder on the ba-
sis OF a confession of having seen the
girl murdered and of knowing the
identity of the slayers. The commit
tee demanded to know of Prosecutor
Ward what was being done in the
case and asked for the e~xtradition of
Faccenda.
Trenton. - Deaths in New Jersey
during September totaled 2,793, &C.
cording to vital statistics made public.
Suicides were fewer, only 81 being re-
ported, while 35 was the total for Au-
gust. Infantile deaths numbered AIS.
while 955 deaths of persons more than
sixty years old were reported.
Cape M~ay.-Residents swamped tel.
ephone operators with inquiries when
earth tremors shook their homes
about noon Wednesday. Shipping men
said that dynamite used by coast
guard cutters to blow up a derelict on
Beach Haven, so miles to the north
ward, may have caused the vibrations.
Atlantic City. = Court spectators
cheered loudly when the jury in the
case of Mrs. George MacNeil of 131
North Congress avenue, this city,
charged with the murder of her foster.
aunt, Mrs. Hannah Seeley, seventy.
two years old, of Germania, returned
a verdict of not guilty at Mays Land.
ing after being out only II minutes.
Gloucester City.-Dr. l. w. Knight
of the state department of health used
the Shick test on the pupils of st. Ma
rvs parochial school.
DrOoIIo MI. rrA-
Newbold Water Company has offered
to furnish water to homes here when
the contract with Gloucester City ex-
pires.
Egg Harbor.-The twenty-fifth an
niversary of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the German Baptist church was
celebrated.
~Collingswood. - West Collingswood
ministers will take a religious census
Of their community for more united
work among the churches.
Trenton. Thomas o. Herbert as
sumed charge of the West Jersey and
Seashore railroad as It's superintend-
ent.
Paulsboro. - The trustees Of st.
Paul's Episcopal church have declared
war on jitney operators, who are using
the church property as a station.
Millville. = A service entirely con-
Quoted by women was held in Trinity
M. e. church, and Rev. Permelia Pow
ell, the only ordained woman member
Of the New jersey conference, preach
ed.
Wildwood.-Rev. James Dougnerty
Of the Presbyterian church has re-
signed to accept the pastoraue OF q
church in Philadelphia.
Wildwood. = The North wildwood
Board of Education has awarded the
contract for erecting the new high
school building to Sherman Sharp of
Cape May.
Bargaintown. = The one hundred
and first anniversary of Zion M. q.
church. the oldest edif1ce in Atlantic
county, was celebrated with exercises.
and the pastor, Rev. Benjamin F.
Buck, was assisted by District Super
intendent Corson.
Haddon Heights. = Supreme Court
Justice Katzenbach has reserved de-
cision in mandamus proceedings in
stituted by Frank l.. Reimer TO com
pei this borough to show cause why
it refuses to grant a permit for the
erection of ten garages on Eighth ave
nue..
Bayonne.-Denial that the nroposal
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