The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-19
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

Henry DOe, u CONTRACTOR dnu puiiu-
er, died suddenly from heart disease
while sitting on the porch of his
home at South Westville. He is sur
vived by a wife and daughter.
The eastern conference of the Meth
odist Protestant church will open in
Millyille in October, and delegates are
being elected by all the churches IN
south Jersey.
The faction of the Justices, Magis-
trates and Constables' Association, OF
which Squire e. A. Burdick of Ham
monitor is president, had it's annual
outing at Clementon.
The monthly report of the Camden
health department shows but AZ cases
of contagious maladies.
The baby-keep-well station of the
state department, in operation at the
Gloucester City community building
all summer, has closed. Weekly elm
les will be held at the fire house.
The annual meeting of the West
Jersey Baptist Association will be
held in the Canton church on October
2 and 3.
Rails of Public Service Railway
Company on Mickle street, Camden,
were taken up by the highway depart
ment preparatory to repaving that
thoroughfare from Broadway to Had
don emu
Proposed annexation of territory
adjoining Pitman now being develop
ed for BODYBUILDING will greatly in
crease the area within the borough
limits.
The Mothers Club of Woodbury.
resumed meetings, and its tenth an
niversary will be celebrated next
month.
Biddle Hiles, president Of the City
National Bank, has been made chair
man of the Salem committee to raise
$40, the city's quota toward the ST.
900, 900 fund to purchase Monticello,
Jefferson's old home in Virginia.
Mayor Edward R. Allen of National
Park is seeking reelection on the Re-
publican ticket, and Frank Dick, a
former member Of council, is a candi-
date on the Democratic ticket.
Nathan Miller, who conducted a
meat store at Burlington and Essex
streets, Gloucester City, for several
months, has been adjudged a volun-
tary bankrupt, and a receiver will be
named by Referee Gaskill in a few
days.
At the meeting OF the Camden City
Commission Felix D'Aloise was ap-
pointed Italian interpreter in police
court on the recommendation of Com
missioner Hitchner, succeeding An
tonic Mecca, for many years a Re-
publican leader, and who was request
ed to resign some months ago.
A clothing factory payroll of $3.50
was snatched from Lena MARITIME.
clerk, by a youthful robber as Miss
MARITIME stepped from the company's
automobile in front of the factory at
Newark. The police are holding Jo-
seph Serena, chauffeur of the compa-
ny's car, for examination.
James Perkins, negro janitor of the
National Bank at Atlantic Highlands.
5000 in dollar bills from the bank sew
eral days age. Thirty-eight Of the
bills were recovered from Perkins
upon his arrest in Red Bank. He had
Just returned from a trip to Virginia.
1t is alleged that he confessed the
theft.
Charles C. Wilson declined to &C
cept the appointment as superintend-
ent of schools In Jersey City.
New Jersey mayors demand that
the trolley company resume service
at once and negotiate on wages after
ward.
Atlantic City grand jury returns 81
indictments charging the sale of liq-
uor and the operating of disorderly
houses.
Police reserves guard the Great At
lantic and Pacific Company's plant at
Jersey City following the strike of
400 grocery handlers. The pant is
closed indefinitely, putting $500 peo-
pie out Of work.
Harry Spence Of Atlantic City, a
county road employee, has instituted
suit in the circuit court to recover
$40, 900 damages from Leroy Smith of
Atlantic City for injuries he claims
to have received when struck by
Smiths automobile while repairing
the bridge over Beach Thorofare.
Mrs. Mary Morrow of Ventnor has in
stituted suit in the same court aainst
the Yellow Cab Company for $4,000
damages for injuries received when a
taxicab collided with a machine on
April %.
Miss Elizabeth Hollinger, twenty
two years old, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. D. Wilson Hollinger, pastor of
the Bethany Presbyterian Church,
Trenton, was found dead from gas
poisoning in the kitchen of her home
when her parents returned from a trip
to Philadelphia. Miss Hollinger had
been curling her hair, and it is be-
iieved that u~nknowingly she caught
the sleeve of her kimono in the fix
tire, turning on the gas. The young
woman was an instructor in Spanish
ard Italian at Bryn Mawr College.
Camden city officials are inspecting
the fire houses with the idea Of plac-
ing them in a thoroughly modern con
ern condition.
Mayor Talbot Of Bayonne will liter
ally put the skids under some of the
police when an order goes into effect
detailing them to duty on roller
skates to watch over the safety oil
skating children.
Louis Kars of Keyport, Monmouth
county, a convict from the state pris.