The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-31
New Jersey
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CLUB, with M. 5. RemSberg
Wenonah. = The municipal water
system will be connected up with a
new well recently drilled by order of
borough council.
Camden.-Convicted of dragging"
a trolley car with a motor bus, Wal
ter Frenzel of Collingswood was fined
$50 by Recorder Stackhouse.
Gloucester City. : Miss A. Kreim,
the state welfare nurse here, will be
under the supervision of the Board of
Health. The education and the health
boards will pay her salary. The state
department will also assign another
| nurse to the city.
/ Pitman.-Contractors are keeping
right along with the construction Of
the new high school building through
out the winter, equipment having
been installed for heating the mate
rails If extremely cold weather should
prevail.
Burlington. With hundreds of
homes unable to get coal and now
burning wood, Burlington county fire.
men are organizing a general cam
paign Of chimney inspections by prop
erty because of the increased
peril of fire.
Gloucester.-The Historical Society
has invited all the organizations in
the city to send representatives to it's
February meeting, when the program
will be arranged for the tri-centen-
NAL celebration in June of the land
tho nf Tho DtIfnh On the -iuor FRONT
Camden.-The Vest Jersey Pres
bytery, in session here, approved all
the overtures sent down by the gen.
eral assembly except the n provid-
ing for a consolidated executive COM
mission.
Gloucester City. = There we're 46
cases of measles, 9 OF diphtheria, 8 of
scarlet fever and 1 of chicken pox re-
ported here last month. At the meet
ing IF the Board - Health DR.. Beck
said there is no cause for alarm over
the numerous Uses of measles.
Haddonfeld. H~addonielG Post,
Aherican Legion, is making interior
alterations to it's headquarters which
will provide a coy library and read
ing room on the second floor and a
kitchen on the third.
Bradley Beach.-Municipal owner
ship is being sought by officials fol-
lowing announcement that the Coast
Gas Company will ask the Public
Utilities Commission to reopen hear
lngs on the recent rate decision.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of civic
and health organizations of Cumber-
land county held a conference in the
high school auditorium and formed a
county society. The speakers includ-
ed Miss Sadie X. Doranz, field nurse,
and DR.. Marcus Newcomb, president
of the Burlington County Tuberculo-
sis League.
Camden. The Armstrong Cork
Company has renewed its lease with
this city for the north side Of tie mu-
nicfpal pier. The company, acting as
agent for a Pittsburgh concern, will
pay the city $1,000 a month for a pc
Rod of six months for the use of the
pier proper and $1,000 for the use of
the north side.
Brooklawn. - More than 200 resi-
dents who have radio sets are much
annoyed at night by some one who
starts to send messages about the
time they are enjoying the concerts.
They have decided to appeal to Wash
ington, claiming that it is the work of
some one near at hand who has a
license to send messages.
Bridgeton.-The steel work is now
being erected for a new nine story no.
tel.
Paulsboro.-The fourth anniversary
of the Sons of Italy lodge will be OBJ
served on February II.
Sea Isle City-Cod fishermen still
are going to sea daily and are making
big catches.
Observation-Disclosures are issuing
a special 16 page newspaper calling
attention to a cooperative selling
week for the first week in February.
Trenton.-William e. Tuttle, Jr.
State Commissioner of Banking and
Insurance, who has been seriously ill
since last October, underwent a blood
TRANSMISSION operation at his home in
West Field, Union county. Mr.. Tuttle
was first stricken last August and
was ODllSeu 10 T6llT6 lTOIu IH6 CdI1-
paign for the Democratic nomination
for governor. His condition improved
somewhat, but he suffered a relapse
in October and since Their has made
little progress toward recovery.
Observation-Disclosures investigating
the Disappearance of Mrs. Marie A.
Hall ten days ago announced that an
Indebtedness OF more than $10,0 900 had
been discovered in a drygoods bust
ness conducted by her. Her husband,
Louis Hall, a carpenter, when inform
ed of the insolvency, expressed amaze
ment. Three weeks ago, he said, Mrs.
Hall told him that if she failed she
would commit suicide. He expressed
q fear that she is either dead or wan
dering about with her mind unbal-
anced.
Woodbury.. Motor Vehicle Agent
Crist reports receipts of more than
$4,000 in fees already.
Millville.-The Board of Assessors
thai they have assessed
t,515 automobiles for 1928 in Millville.
Lindenwold.-A sewing course will
be established in the schools at the
request of the Parent-Teacher Associ-
alton.
Cedarville.-Charles S. Stevens has
been elected president of the Cedar
vile library Association; vice presi-
dent, Myron L. Powell; secretary,