The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-01-24
New Jersey
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American Legion Auxiliary.
Attendance in many Cape May coun-
ty schools is less than 30 per cent of
normal owing to a measles epidemic.
At a meeting at Verga the West
Deptford Township Committee ordered
every piggery out Of the township.
The debating clubs of the Millville
and Vineland High Schools are plan
ming a debate on ship subsidies. The
winning team will challenge the win
ners Of the Bridgeton-Salem contest.
A community club has been organ
ICED in Millville to raise funds to erect
a community building. Mrs. Joseph
Chester was elected president.
Miss Margaret D. Pyle has been ap-
pointed borough clerk of Allenhurst,
the fifth woman holding similar Office
IN the north coast section.
while deer hunting Charles w. Cossa-
boon, sixty-six years old, a Millville
glassworker, died from pneumonia.
The union prayer meetings of the
Gloucester City churches opened in
the Presbyterian Church, with Rev. j.
Stockton Roddy in charge.
For operating a still on his farm,
three miles west of Millville, Wazyl
HORNS was sentenced by Judge Rell-
stab in the United States District
Court to 80 days in Mercer county
Jail.
When the council of Wall township,
Monmouth county, met to plan the
new budget it was found that surplus
made it unnecessary to raise
money by taxation for 1928 expendi-
lures.
The Visiting Nurse Association has
asked Woodbury. council for an appro-
priation of $500 this year.
Business men Of Salem have started
a series of weekly luncheons on Tues
days. This week the subject of i'm
provement to the PENIS Neck bridge
over Salem river was discussed.
William Tapala, until recently Of
Philadelphia, was placed in jail at
Ocean City by Federal Prohibition
Agent Adams, charged with operating
a still near Woodbine. Adams says
he found Tapala at work IN the still,
captured the still, some mash, etc,
and destroyed 200 gallons of wine.
Dominick Chianese jumped to his
death from a second story porch at
st. Francis Hospital, Trenton. In
somnia, occasioned by a nervous
breakdown three months age, inspir-
II A. - C1;,-11o loJ haAp In Al
hospital since January 1, when he
threw himself three times against
moving railroad trains in vain at
tempts to end his life.
Governor Smith of New York Is
willing to sign extradition papers re-
turning Alexander A. Macarthur, the
dilettante artist and foster son Of
John r. Macarthur, millionaire con-
tractor of New York, to Jersey City
to stand trial on a charge of attack
ing two Cedar Grove ONE &ft1921,
according to Captain Godfrey or the
Essex county prosecutors staff.
In order that the court of pardons
may pass upon the case Governor Ed
wards granted a 60 day reprieve to
Martin Ehlers, Jr., of Bergen county,
under sentence to be electrocuted in
the state prison at Trenton during the
week of February 4. Ehlers killed his
wife and young son and was convict
ed for the latter's death. His counsel
appealed to the court of errors on the
unsound, but the conviction was up
held.
The Monmouth County Freeholders
adopted a budget of $1,114,479.S3.
Cape May county's new freeholders
will open permanent offices in the near
future at Cape May Court Hoi Sc.
In its bid for renewal of the street
lighting contract for another f~ive-year
term in Gloucester City the Public
Service Electric Company asks the
same rates.
Ocean county officials were dinner
guests of former Judge Maja Leon
Berry, now county solicitor.
Rev. Frederick Mathews, for two
years pastor Of the Second Presbyte-
rian Church, Camden, has resigned to
go to the Mauch Chunk (Pa.) church.
Mrs. Mathews conducted the service.
To accept a partnership with the
firm of Beakly & Stockwell, Albert E.
Burllng resigned as assistant prose-
cutor in Camden and was succeeded
by Frank T. Lloyd, Jr.
The Office of county auditor has
been abolished by the Cape May Free
holders, and annual audits will be
made by a nonresident accountant.
A defective gas mask was RESPONSE
BILE for the death of Albert c. Kiessel,
OF Prospect Heights, a mechanic at
the Trenton plant of the Thermoid
Rubber Company. Wearing a mask,
which was supposed to provide ade-
Quate protection, Kiessel entered a
gas tank to make repairs. Shortly
afterward an electrician noticed him
huddled at the bottom of the tank.
He was carried out and a pulmotor
was used in a futile effort to ~resusci-
tate him.
After % years continuous service
as constable and town marshal at
Wenonah, John L. Drummer has re.
signed
The water famine has reached pro-
portions eve experienced at Michle-
ton before. Rains of the past week
brought only partial relief and people
set out tubs, buckets and pans in
their yards under rain spouts to
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