The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-10


originated with vaccination. A girl OF
nine is suffering with the disease. of
unknown origin, In the same institu.
ton.
While casting her vote in the New
Jersey primary election in the Fourth
district of the Third ward in Public
School No. 2, Third and Erie streets,
Jersey City. Mrs. Catherine Ward OF
$40 Jersey avenue dropped dead.
Vigilance of nurses at the Elizabeth
general hospital averted a panic when
fire broke out in a clothes closet. Tbs
blaze was hastily halted by nurses
and many patients were removed
from the wards.
Frank Unhoch, twenty-three, ac-
cused by the Elizabeth police of being
the driver of an automobile which ran
down and killed a woman, was held in
$1,000 bail when arraigned in the Eliz-
abeth police court on a charge of man.
slaughter.
When Right Rev. Thomas j. Walsh,
bishop of the Trenton diocese, went to
lay the cornerstone of st. Joan of
Arcs church at Fairview he had to
perform the ceremony with a substi-
ute stone rovided by the contractor.
The original 200 pound stone is said
to have been dropped by members of
the Ku Klux Khan into a nearby creek,
and despite efforts of detectives it has
o been recovered. About a month
ago a large cross was set or fire at
midnight in front of the church site.
Philip Banks, sixty-eight years old.
janitor of public schools at National
Park, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the temple in a work
shop in the real of his home. The
shot was heard by his family and a
son found him on the floor dead.
Banks for many years was employed
at League Island navy yard as a
wharf builder. He retired a year ago.
In July he was appointed ~janitor of
the schools. For a week he had been
acting rather peculiarly, but his fami-
ly can assign no reason for the SUI
eide.
In a record issued by the State
Board of Health at Trenton it was
shown that the city of Elizabeth had
the smallest infant mortality rate of
any ely in New Jersey and Trenton
the highest. The rate OF deaths
among babies under one year in Tren-
ton was 1917 deaths per thousand and
that of Elizabeth 66.7. These two
cities are compared by the Board of
Health because they are almost the
same size.
Surrogate Reeves in Camden pro-
East Camden, in which SIT 900 is left
in trust to his widow. The balance
of $50, 900 goes to a son, Harry J. Ca
BILE.
Mayor McNally of Gloucester City
swore in four high school students to
act as atrol officers on Broadway.
Attorney Rufus Thompson has been
appointed referee in the bankruptcy
of Nathan Miller, a Gloucester City
merchant, who failed a few weeks
ago.
The movement started for a Great
er Gloucester City is rapidly bearing
Gloucester may secure the ad-
vantages Of the great increase in Bop
likely to follow completion of
the Delaware river bridge. officials
of the city are anxious to take in a
number Of outlying communities. and
an ordinance was introduced as the
step to annex Highland Park.
of hat community recently
held a referendum vote on the ques-
ton and gave an overwhelming ma
jority for annexation.
A new front is to be placed on the
courthouse building at Cape May
Court House, and the Offices of county
clerk and other officials will then be
in the building.
The Camden Chamber of Commerce
is planning an effective organization
Of the retail interests Of the city, with
4 rating bureau to keep tabs on dead
Two buses are being used to trans
port students from Malaga, Iona and
Franklinville to the Clayton High
School.
The Glassboro Citizens Military
Band and the towns Athletic Associa-
lion will receive about $500 each as
proceeds OF their joint carnival.
The judges at the annual country
iair of the Victoria Methodist Church,
South WestviNe, announced that Miss
Elizabeth Taylor was the winner of
the most popular girl contest.
After many complaints by residents
Of lack of gas the Public Service Gas
Company informed the Borough Com
mission the trouble is Of a local nature
and will be Immediately remedled.
The South Jersey Bank Of Black
wood, when opened for business, when
business men, residents and farmers
made an inspection OF the new build
an equipment. E. Frank Pine is
president.
The contract for the new edifce to
be built for Christ Lutheran Church in
Fairview will be awarded this week,
and work will be started next week.
The Great Council of Red Men Of
the state is preparing to adopt large
classes in different parts of the state
during the winter, a campaign for new
members having been started.
Boys have organized the Live Wire
Club OF Gibbsboro with these officers:
President, Edward Terry; secretary,
Grant Rowand; treasurer. Thomas
Leavesley.
The Gloucester City police depart
ment had new traffic lines painted on
Broadway that bus drivers may know
where TO stop.