The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-01
New Jersey
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butt to replace the old auditorium de-
Stroyed by fire last winter.
Pitman.-The Welcome" arch which
has stood for several years at the en-
trance to the borough park is being
rebuilt by ire Board of Trade.
'Camden.-Purchasing Agent PelouZe
has awarded a contract to the Elgin
Safety Company for a new street
sweeper and fusher for the highway
department. 1t cost Sc $500.
Camden.-The monthly report of
the police department shows $50 ar
rests in June as compared with All
for the same period last year. OF the
arrests 1919 were for drunkenness, 76
for disorderly conduct, and 3S. for
liquor violations.
Gloucester City.-The Child's Wei
fare Association will have a demon
stration and Mothers Day at the
Fairgrounds about the middle of
August.
Gloucester City.-During their spare
jnnitors of the public schools are
painting the fences and doing other
repair work.
Pennsgrove.-Former Sheriff viii.
liam T. Mifflin has announced his con
didacy for the Republican nomination
for Sheriff in Salem County, to sue
ced Sheriff A. K. Brandriff, whose
term expires in the fall. Under Sher-
if George Brown has already been in
the field for the nomination for sew
eral weeks.
Newark.-The opening battle of the
States war to stamp out ~insanitary
sweatshops was begun when Deputy
State Labor Commissioner Weeks de-
cided to prosecute Fellers & Sons of
81 East Twelfth street, New York
City. The firm will be charged with
farming out work to be done in homes
without first having obtained the nee
esary State license. No complaint
was made that the wor kwas farmed
out in homes rated as insanitary.
Iona.-The State Public Utility
Commission will hold a session in Cam
den on August 6 to hear the appiica-
ton of the Iona Light, Heat, Power
and Water Company for the right to
lay conduits in Franklin township,
Gloucester County, to supply Iona.
Fr%anklinville, Malaga and Newfeld.
The New Jersey Electric Company is
opposing the application on the
ground it already has in that locality
a plant which may be used by the
communities. The Franklin Township
Committee recently passed an ordi-
nance giving the Iona concern a fran
chise.
Hackensack.-Federal enforcement
agents made three more raids in Ber-
gen county and found considerable
whisky, wines and what they termed
high powered" beer in each instance.
The places raided and the proprietors
were the Garden Manor at Oradell,
John D.. Agnostino; Hillsdale Inn at
Hillsdale, Frank Ferera, and the Cen
tury House at Emerson, w. d. WEIGH
and ]. L. Sullivan.
Perth Amboy.-The Jersey Central
Traction Company will cease operat-
ing its line between Perth Amboy and
points in Northern Monmouth county
at once, following receipt of notice
from the Public Utility Commission at
Trenton that it's application to aban-
don operation had been granted. This
action will leave no means of trans
portation between Perth Amboy and
shore points except the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey.
Franklinville.-A site for a new fire
house has been obtained by the fire.
men.
Oldmans.-The voters Of this town
ship decided to erect a schoolhouse t
Auburn.
Gloucester City.-At the services In
the Presbyterian church Rev. j. Stock
ton Roddy distributed a copy of a new
directory and history of the church.
Trenton.-Leonidas Coyle of Bridge
ton was appointed state forest fire
warden to fill the vacancy created by
the promotion of Charles P. WILDER to
state forester.
MISUNDERSTANDING that the state
must take care properly of it's wards
Governor Silzer promised to investi
gate the circumstances surrounding
the farming out" of William MEGA
hey, 16 years, who performed hard
work on a farm in Delaware for two
years, and asserts that he received
only $2.75 in wages. McGahey was pa
rolled to a farmer in May, 1921, from
the Jamesburg State Home for Boys
and was found by Parole Officer
Charles Traine, April 81, working fol-
nearly nothing and shabbily dressed.
Deerfeld.-The camp meeting open
ed in a large tent and will continue
until Sunday, September 20, conduct
ed by Evangelist l.. G. ROBBIE, Profess
sor c.. Alexander Jones and Miss M.
M. Lyon of Chicago.
Asbury Park. - The New Jersey
School of Religious Methods closed
it's session here. Thirty-ive gradu-
ates completed the three year course.
Salem. = Council has awarded to
John M. Didinger of Philadelphia the
| contract for work in connection with
| connecting up the Elkinton pond with
the water supply at Quinton.
Observation-Disclosures commission
ers have authorized the issuance of
S145,O00 bonds for paving Haddon ave-
nue. between Kings Highway and the
Pennsylvania railroad bridge.
Camden. Twelve public schools
are crowded, according to a report
made by research bureau experts, who
have been working in the city several
months. There is also a shortage of
81 teachers.
Millville.-The Board of School Es-