The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-04-04
New Jersey
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ran broker here, is suffering with
blood poisoning, caused by cutting his
hand with arrowheads sent him by his
brother, Harry, a resident of the
Philippine Islands.
Atlantic City. = Mystery surrounds
the death of elan Pariud, chef in a
hotel here, whose body, with a bullet
wound over the hearth, was found in
a deserted shack on the outskirts of
the city. Pariud served in the French
army and was shell-shocked.
Jersey City.-With a moose around
the neck, the body OF Andrew Kus-
chinski of Railway was found in the
cellar of the tenement house at 80
Fourteenth street, here, where he for
merly lived, The discovery was made
by Herman ~Falkenberg, who notified
the police. The reason for his act is
undetermined.
Trenton.-Antonio Cicillio of Asbury
Park was acquitted here by. a jury in
the United States District Court of a
charge of assaulting prohibition Off
GERS last August during a raid on his
store.
demonstrating a note stating
that he had been driven to his death
by worry caused by the evil tongues
of fellow-workmen, Costantino Reali,
fifty years old, ended his life In the
yard of his home here by shooting
through the mouth. He died in the
police ambulance on the way to a
hospital. Reali was employed in the
carpenter shop of the American Steel
Company. According to the police, he
was arrested several years ago on
complaint of a young girl. 1t Is be.
Ieved that he has been frequently
tainted by other workmen because OF
this affair.
Asbury Park.-James A. Bradley
founder of Asbury Park, Ocean Grove
and Bradley Beach and former mayor
of Asbury Park, who died at the age
of ninety-one, left an estate of 81, 102,
PSI.
Trenton.-Governor Silzer signed
the bill of Assemblyman Randolph
colored, of Essex county, prohibiting
l%ynchings in New Jersey. Under the
new act the sheriffs or deputy sheriffs
permitting lynchings shall be removed
summarily from office, and the coro
ner shall act in his place.
Camden.-The Camden County TaS
Board announced the new tax rate
for Gloucester for this year would be
$3.55. This is an increase of Z cents
yer last year.
Bayonne.-Anna Markowsky, twelve
died shortly after she was brought tc
the Office of a physician suffering from
scalding. The girl had been playing
in the home Of Mrs. Elizabeth Ur
bank on the floor above her home, and
fell into a boiler of hot water on the
floor.
Bound Brook. James Connors
thirty-six yeyars old, who is believed
to have lived IN Plane street, Newark
died at the Somerset Hospital, Somer
Vile, from what a local physician de
clared was the use of drugs. Connors
had been employed by the Calico Chem
ical Company of this place for about
two weeks and had lived in a house
provided for the men at that plant
After he was taken i'll, Chief of Police
Nash asked the Newark police tc
make an investigation. He received
a reply that nothing could be learned
of Connors at the address given.
Bordentown.-The post office is tc
be moved from it's present quarters in
a building owned by the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians on Paramount ave
nue to the Masonic Hall, on the same
avenue
Elmer.-A committee of citizens is
boosting a project for establishing a
shoe factory here, for which about
100000 in local capital will be re
quired.
Pitman.-Several hundred children
participated in tt annual community
sing for the schools in the M. E
church.
Trenton. Substitutes preached in
many Methodist churches in south
Jersey Sunday in the absence at con
ference of the regular pastors.
Burlington. - The Endeavor fire
company, one of the oldest volunteer
organizations in America. celebrated
its one hundred and twenty-eighth an,
niversary at a banquet at the fire
house on East Union street. Speakers
included Mayor Thomas S. Mooney
and Sheriff Edward H. Flagg.
Westville. The borough will lose
about $1,000 In taxes from the fire al
the auditorium two weeks i.go. There
Is due about hat amount in personal
taxes from the Westville Shirt Com
pany, and for several months Chief OF
Police Ellender had been trying to 10
cate the owners. Council referred the
matter to Solicitor Letzgus, who de
cided that the taxes cannot be collect
ed now because the plant and ma
chinery went up in smoke. 1t is a
moral obligation of the company, but
there Is nothing to sell to collect the
taxes.
East Orange. = Henry Phineas
Jones, aged seventy-six. for 81 years
identified with Phineas Jones & Co.
Inc, Newark, manufacturers oil
wheels, of which he was president
died of heart disease at the Hotel AL
ford. His wife, two sens and a daugh.
ter survive him.
Vineland.-While repairs were be
ing made in the Presbyterian church
it was discovered that the congrega
! ton had been sitting in danger OF
death every Sunday for some months
The wood had dried and had loosened
the big chandelier so that it hung only
by two small electric wires. .