The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-12-19

training school, with Captain Walter
Mertz as instructor.
Grenloch.-The Blackwood Parent
Teacher Association presented an en-
tertainment entitled Twelve Old
Maids" in the school here to raise
money for the Grenloch Terrace AS
ISOLATION.
Salem.-Four merchants are mourn
ing the loss OF money and merchan-
disc obtained from them on worth
less checks passed by a man giving
the name Harry Miller. He obtained
about $1,000.
Camden. = Banks in suburban
towns, following those in the city.
have announced a 4 per cent interest
rate on savings accounts.
Glassboro.-"The Home Guard" a
play, was presented by children from
Williamstown 1t the Presbyterian
church here.
Newark.-Two hold-up men disguis-
ed as patients bound and robbed DR..
Joseph Palmieri of $500 in jewelry
in his office at It's Summer avenue
here. A diamond ring valued at ST.
500, a 800 gold watch and other jew
elry were taken. The bandits bound
DR.. Palmieri to a chair.
Trenton. = Supreme Justice Black
has informed counsel that he will
take up on the opening day of the
county courts, December is, the dis
ruted ballots in the recent recount or
votes for sheriff.
Gloucester City.-The police are en-
deavoring to locate a brother and Sis
ter of Robert King, fifty-fve years
old. who died in Cooper Hospital. He
resided on Market street, Gloucester,
and his relatives live somewhere in
Massachusetts.
Westville. = Rev. Harold Redcay
has resigned as rector of st. Johns
Lutheran church. He will go to a
church at Centertown, Md.
Glassboro.-David Paulin has been
reelected for his tw%enty-third con
~secutive term as president of the fire
company.
Observation-Disclosures Parker has
warned merchants here that worth
less checks are being passed.
Trenton.-The State Board of Tax
alton postponed the hearing of the
appeal of the Pusey & Jones Co.
against the assessment levied on it's
shipyard in Gloucester for this year.
Gloucester City.-Two deaths here
are attributed to bad liquor being
sold, and an investigation is under
way.
Fairview.-The Women's Club Gel
ebrated its fourth anniversary at the
Community Baptist church. There
was an entertainment, followed by "a
social session and refreshments.
C~ollingswood. = Joseph Cashmere,
for 80 years in the service of the
Pennsylvania railroad, died at his
home, 201 New Jersey avenue. Cash
more, who was fifty-eight years old,
is survived by his widow and four
children. He was prominent in the
work of the Baptist church here.
Merchantville. - In this December
spring time" Miss Mary Shinn has a
peach tree in her yard from which
blossoms are bursting. Mrs. Mary
Wilson has a lilac bush which is try
ing its best to bloom for Christmas,
while pussy willow trees are all out
of season and youngsters are pluck
ing branches full of the buds, which
usually show in the spring. At Ma
pie Shade millions of worms are COM
ing from the ground and spring song
sters are heard in the early morning.
Millville. = While Mrs. Elizabeth
Callihan was attending a musicale
thieves took her automobile, parked
in front of a church here.
Haddonfield. - An X ray examina-
ton disclosed that William Mason,
star fullback of the Ligh school foot
ball eleven, had sustained a slight
fracture of the leg in the annual game
with the alumni played Thanksgiving
Day.
Glassboro. = Another examination
for entrance to the normal school va
held Monday morning.
Mount Holly. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward B. Jones celebrated their golden
wedding at their home and elaborate
ly entertained many relatives.
Gloucester City. Residents of
South Broadway are preparing a petit
ton Of protest to a big oil company
opening a wholesale supply station In
this section.
Gloucester City.-Four residents of
this place were drawn on the petit
jury for the December term of courts,
and three Of them are m
Bordentown. While examining a
shotgun in a field near his home at
Chesterfield Ralph di Natalie. four
teen, was instantly killed when the
weapon was accidentally discharged,
the charge entering his head.
Hammonton. The Semper Fidelis
class of the Baptist Sunday school
held a pure food and fancy goods sale
In the vocational school building.
Plainfeld.-Frank Coriell, formerly
sheriff of Union county, died at his
home here. He was seventy-seven
years old and was sheriff in 1902 and
city councilman the year before. He
is survived by a wife, a daughter and
a son.
Grenloch.-The fire company gave a
supper, cafeteria style, at the Presby-
terrain church for the benefit of the
building fund.
Woodbury.-This towns five police
men have petitioned city council for
an increase Of pay at the beginning Of
the year.
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