The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-02-28
New Jersey
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rental insurance has been approved
by the Asbury Park City Commission.
George Rudisell, group head OF the
Federal prohibition enforcement
agents operating ; south Jersey, a
been named chief field agent for the
state. He took over the office at New
ark. Rudisell will have power to ap-
point his successor in south Jersey.
Because of the epidemic Of measles
in National Park the schools were
closed for fumigation.
Bids for widening the roadway
across the northern end of Alcyon
lake, at the western end of Holly ave-
nue., will be received by Pitman bor-
ough council on February 26.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will assume supervision of the. play
ground activities in Long Branch dur
ing the summer.
vineland taxpayers are pleased that
the public school budget is S166, 900,
several thousand. less than last year.
Long Branch police have launched
"a crusade against gambling devices
following confscation of several slot
machines and punch boards.
A baby boy about ten days old was
abandoned at the Riverton railroad
station at noon. Policeman Miller took
the child to the home of the visiting
nurses at Palmyra, and later it was
taken to the Cinnaminson Home for
Children. The baby was well dressed
and healthy, showing every evidence
OF loving care. II is described as a
fine looking child with large blue eyes
and soft brown hair.
lev. j. N. Grieh, pastor OF Holy
Family Church and producer of the
Union Hill Passion play, was arraign-
ed before Recorder Hauenstein and
fined 81 for violating the vice and i'm
morality act. The charge was made
because the Passion play was present
ed Sunday afternoon, Father Grief
declined to plead guilty to the charge.
but paid the fine.
Chief of Police Stuart Lowry of Sc
caucus was lodged in his own jail
there following a raid on a saloon.
Prohibition ag nts in charge swooped
on the saloon and charge they found
the chief behind the bar, wearing a
white apron and serving drinks. The
agents confiscated a large quantity of
alleged liquor.
Road Overseer Japhet Price of At
lantic City was presented by the
County Board of Freeholders with a
new car to take the place of a ma
chine he has been using. The new
car cost $4,000 and is equipped among
other things with a vanity case. The
only two members voting against the
outlay suggested that the sides of the
limousine be crnamented with the
following inscription in four Itch let
tiers of gold: Atlantic County Road
Supervisor" The suggestion was not
adopted.
A child's cough probably saved he
lives of nine persons from asphyxia-
ton by coal gas at Newark. Martha
Mancinelli, five years old, awoke her
parents, to whom she complained of
being sick. Her father, Michael Man
: cinelli, discovered that the house was
filled with gas. Windows were thrown
open and the family were aroused
with difficulty. They are recovering
without serious effects. The escaping
gas is blamed upon the use of a sub
stitute for coal.
The Cumberland county w. c. T. U.
will hold a conference in Millyille on
Wednesday, February 2S.
Jess Willard, former heavyweight
champion, has been looking over the
former Graves farm at Rio Grande,
with the idea of becoming its owner
The Ocean City Water Company
has awarded the contract for a stand
pipe with a capacity of 100000 gal
Ions. Drilling has been started on
another artesian we'll, the second
within nine months, and the company
Is arranging to more than double its
distributing capacity In the central
section of the city.
A veteran of the Civil War and a
member of the New Jersey militia,
Israel w. Clifford finds himself at
eighty-six years of age in Jail at Cape
May awaiting trial for the murder of
his son. The old man, who m
from Steelmantown, admits the kill
ing, but says he fired in the dark TO
quiet the younger nan, who was
drunk and rampaging. The prospect
is that Clifford will have to stay be-
hind bars in the Cape May county
Jail until the April terrl of court.
The body Of six-year-old Ellen Tate.
drowned last Friday while coasting on
Newton creek, at Gloucester City.
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Rosenburg. was recovered by Albert
Sheer, assisted by Charles McMasIer.
Fully 200 men, women and. children
Were standing on the shore when the
little form was dragged out. The
search had been continued all night
by George Callahan, Frank Hannold.
Victor Eichenhoffer, Martin McNelty,
Charles McMaster, Constable James
Ball, Sheer and several others.
Ocean City Kiwanis Club is making
plans for booster banquet" In Phila-
delphia, similar to that held there
last spring.
Agitation for installation of a mu-
nicipal sewer system at Glassboro is
growing, and officials will be asked to
take up the project.
Public Service railway officials are
teaching conductors how to run troll
ley cars as motormen. This is neces-
sary because of the change which will
take place next Sunday, when one
man pars will rim IN ElOucaSfar