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

appointments, AlOCit D. IAiu6 Ado IL
| ceiyed sanction from the State Board
of Commerce and Navigation which
will enable him to add 60 acres Of
ground to this borough in front of his
residence on Bank avenue.
Notwithstanding Sapire of this
place was instantly killed and Henry
Pear seriously injured when an auto
mobile truck In which they were rid
ing was struck by a Jersey Central
railroad train at a grade crossing on
the Malaga turnpike.
Trenton.-William S. Parker, act
ing chief deputy Of the state prison,
died in st. Francis Hospital as the
result of injuries sustained when
struck by the automobile of Robert
Mack, t%wenty-one years old, of. near
Robinsville. Parker vas riding his
bicycle along Greenwood avenue on
his way to the prison.
Trenton. The Barnegat Railroad
Company, operating eight miles OF
trackage in Ocean county, was grant
ed permission to abandon its lines by
the New Jersey State Board of Pub
lie Utility Commissioners.
Trenton. Cities conducting or
planning farmers markets were adj
vised by the State Bureau of Markets
to keep these institutions confined
absolutely to farmers. II hucksters
were in the market officials recon-
mended that they be in a separate
market to avoid the confusion to the
l housewife when dealing where there
is nothing to identify the farmers
from the hucksters.
Paterson.-A deaf mute here will
be under observation of the police for
a time in connection with the death
of Jessie Piekama, found s~trangled to
death in a vacant lot near her home.
This was made known following the
close questioning of the suspect by
Chief of Police Tracey. An inter
prefer was used to translate the finger
signs of the deaf mute while the lat
ter was under examination.
Trenton.-The alleged shortage OF
former State Senator James Ham
mond of this city, who fled after the
discovery of a deficit in the cash OF
the st. George Building and Loan AS.
ISOLATION, is now placed at approx
mately $50, 900. This estimate is
based on statements made by several
clients of the missing man to the po
lice.
Trenton.-Jess Willard, the former
heavyweight champion. will be per
mitted to box in New Jersey If he
passes the physical examination set
w Inv thn having anthnrifinu Nnuyfnr
A. K. Bugbee, state director Of box
ing, announced when asked for his
attitude ON a proposed match between
Willard and Luis Firpo, of South
Amrica.
New Brunswick. Sterling Drake
and Wilmer N. Tuttle sold for Henry
w. Krisch, receiver of the Dyanilir
Chemical Company, Inc, of this city
to Kuno B.. Heberlein, of Connecticut
the factory on the outskirts of New
Brunswick, consisting of four acres
and five factory buildings, with IA,
600 square feet floor space and equip.
ment, residence, railroad sidings, etc.
which Mr.. Heberlein and his asso
ciates will Immediately ~renovate and
enlarge.
Trenton.-New Jersey has 40 spe
cies of mosquitoes and some of them
can travel at the rate of 40 miles an
hour, according to a statement made
by DR.. H. H. Brinkerhoff, chairman OF
the Hudson County Mosquito Exter
mination Commission, which, he said
intended to employ the radio in Its
1928 war on this insect pest. DR..
Brinkerhoff said that the state will
never be completely rid of the mos
quito.
National Park.-Council passed on
second reading the ordinance for the
ISSUANCE of bonds to construct the wa
ter works recently authorized by the
voters. The cost will be about S45I
900.
Gloucester.-Mayor McNally in po-
lice court suspended sentence on Law.
renee Flood, charged with assault and
battery on Special Officer Joseph
Hampton. The latter turned in his
/ badge after the case had been dismiss.
ed and refused to serve any longer.
Cape May Court House.-Plans are
being made for all day Memorial Day
exercises, under the auspices of
Thurston Elmer Wood Post, Ameri-
can Legion. The new clubhouse of
the Legion will be officially opened
following a flag raising at oon
Woodbury.. - Mayor j. Hampton
Moore of Philadelphia will be the ora
tor at the commencement exercises of
the high school on June 10. The
mayor was a former Woodbury. boy
and has a nephew in the graduating
class.
Observation-Disclosures men have
appealed to Postmaster Ellis at the
Camden Office to enlarge the force of
employees in the office here to handle
the greatly increased mail.
Camden.-Business men will be ask
ed by Public Safety Commissioner
Staley to supply instruments needed
by the recently organized iremen's
band.
Woodbury.-The One Hundred and
Fourteenth Infantry regimental band
of Camden gave an open air concert
here to create more interest in the
company of guards recently formed
here.
Newfeld.-A banking house for the
recently organized National Bank is
to be erected at Boulevard and Salem
avenue.
Observation-Disclosures Dolan-