The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-06-20

ue1 Levine, of Croton, is dead as the
result of attempting to clean a pair
/ of white gloves. Gasoline which h
was using ignited as the result or
friction and she inhaled the flames.
Four well dressed men blocked the
Hamburg pike between Newfoundland
and Butler, near Newton, with their
automobile and stopped a furniture
truck driven by Theodore Halfey and
lis helper, John Reeves, both of New
ton. The four men then drew revolt
vers and ooh S22 from the pockets
of the truckmen. Reeves and Halfey
told their story to State troopers, who
made a vain search for the bandits.
Residents of Elizabeth will no long
er wrinkle sensitive noses at offensive
odors of burning garbage and street
%sweepings waited across the sound
from Rowland Hook, Staten Island.
The city of Elizabeth and Rogers &
! Hagerty, contractors, hired by New
York City, have come to an agreement.
The contractors promise to dump no
more refuse on Rowland Hook during
the m and only ashes in the
winter.
A special election at Oaklyn to de-
eide the plan for the erection or a
municipal water plant was called off
at a special meeting of the borough
commissions after a committee ap-
pointed to study the plan had report
| ed that the cost would be prohibitive.
The citizens have beer dissatisfied
with the water service given them by
the New Jersey Water Company.
The biggest log cabin in South Jer-
sey is planned by Boy Scouts of Cum
berland county, who have procured a
summer camping site at Parvin's Mills.
1t is proposed to erect a cabin AZ by
20 feet. at a cost of approximately
$500. Citizens of Bridgeton, Millville
and Vineland will be asked to buy
a log to provide the necessary funds.
The cabin will provide accommoda-
tons for 80 boys. Jacob B. Jones Is
chairman of the county camp commit
tee.
Surgeons at the City Hospital, At
lantic City, succeeded in extracting a
large needle from the throat Of Miss
Mary McQuade, &c years old. No. los
Seaside avenue A half-dozen pins are
believed to be still in the young wom-
ans stomach. Miss McQuade placed
the needle and some pins in a glass
and forgot about them when she pour
ed some milk in it and beat up an
egg. With the last drop she felt the
needle sliding down her throat. DIR.
Altman was able to locate and ex-
tract the needle. X-ray pictures have
been taken to discover where the pins
are.
David Wilkers, an aged white man,
was found helpless ana alone in his
home at $50 Spruce street, Camden, by
colored neighbors. He fell down
stairs a couple of weeks ago and had
been able to hobble about until two
days ago. Superintendent Frome, of
the Bureau of Charities, had him COM
mitted to the County Farms.
The State Comptroller's Office sent
out advertisements for bids to be re.
ceived at the, State House on June ID
for an issue of 5000, 900 in road and
bridge bonds. The issue will consist
of SO, 0 900 of road bonds, which viii
run for a period of 10 years, and
s. ,000,0 900 bridge bonds for Is years.
Both will bear 4A per cent interest.
Plans to make the White Horse pike
a great white way" with powerful arc
lights strung from Camden to Berlin
were discussed by the Clementon
township committee. The township
committee decided to take immediate
steps to improve the lighting OF the
pike where it passes through the
township, and instructed the clerk,
Edward Arentzen, to communicate
with the officials of all boroughs and
towns along the pike In an effort to
get their cooperation.
Pennsgrove and Carney's Point are
looking forward to another big ceie-
bration on July 4. Arthur ]. Damn
heads the committee which has start
ed to make arrangements.
Bernard Tracey will succeed o. d.
Kline as a member of the Camden
been made an assessors clerk by the
City Commission.
Benjamin Roberts was appointed a
member of the Pitman Borough Coun
Gil by Mayor MCGOWAN to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Council
man Charles H. Riley.
A parocial school is being built
close to the Catholic Church at Lau-
rel Springs.
Thirty-two pupils were graduated
from the eighth grade of the Egg Har-
Dor City public school.
Fruit growers in the Germantown
section say the frosts this spring have
curtailed the cherry crop at least SO
per cent.
A granite and bronze monument as
a memorial to those who took part in
the world war has been erected in the
village park at Philmont, replacing
the old honor roll.
Two new artesian wells were put
into use at the Gloucester City water
works.
After having postponed her we'd
ding six months in order to care for
her widowed and aged mother Miss
Clara Dexeton, fifty-fve, died a few
hours before she was to have been
married to John Schwartz of Audi
bon. The minister, arriving by ap-
pointment to perform the ceremony,
will oficiate at the funeral.
Miss Scharman wins New Jersey
Ia n tennis chamnionShin