The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-10-03

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Collingswood.-Former Judge John
r. Hates, member of the Delaware
River Bridge Joint Commission, was
elected president OF the Masonic Club.
Other officers elected were: Vice
presidents, John A. Kinney, w. l..
Tushingham; recording secretary,
Arthur Shearer; financial secretary,
Benjamin Engle; treasurer, Robert
While.
Trenton. - Commissioner George
Labarre refused to permit the appear
ance in a vaudeville act here of Ros-
coe (Fatty) Arbuckle. former motion
picture actor. The commissioner held
that although Arbuekle was freed of
the charge of murder of Virginia
Rappe, he did not wish to have dis.
cussion of the "unsavory" case re
vived.
vineland. = Major and Mrs. Nor.
wood P. Glading celebrated the sixty
first anniversary of their wedding at
the State Soldiers Home, where they
have lived for II years. Both are
past eighty years old and have two
SOM and a daughter, II grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
Trenton.-Three bids for construc.
ton OF the Amboy bridge over the
Raritan river were rejected by the
State Highway Commission as being
too high. The lowest bid, S3,934.000.
by the Frederick Snare Corporation
Of New York, was $500 600 in excess
of the highway departments estimate.
Millyille.-T. C. Wheaton Compa-
ny's factory has resumed. A factory
will also go in blast at the Melville
Bottle Works.
Trenton.-Governor Silzer refused
extradition papers for Evans G..
Slaughter of Wildwood. wanted in
Philadelphia in connection with an al
legged attack on Mrs. Doris Winter
mute.
Trenton.-The state convention of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians. in
session here. Endorsed Constitution
week and condemned the Ku Klux
Khan.
Ocean City.-More than 100 priests
of the Trenton diocese, headed by
Mgr. Fox, went on their annual spir-
itual retreat at Ocean Rest. the sum-
mer school of the Christian Brothers.
Vineland.-When the Lands town
ship committee came to divide the
dog tax money among those who lost
chickens by dogs last year the poul-
trymen got Is cents on the dollar.
The poultrymen are to circumvent the
dog this year, having had a law pass
ed requiring the committee to put in
the budget what the dog tax lacks in
paying 100 cents on the dollar for
losses.
Jersey City. - Police and fire de-
partment officials started separate in
v%estigations into the deaths Of sever
persons and the injury of II others in
the fire that trapped tenants in a four
story brick tenement house on Bar
row street. Most of the dead were
found in their rooms after the fire
was brought under control. They had
been either burned to death or suffo-
Gated.
Glld I1dl HO IL
sixty years old, was killed at the Min
otola crossing of the Jersey Central
railroad. She had been to Harmon
ton with her son-in-law, Charles Coss-
aboon, and his family. Cossaboon
turned his car to avoid a train, but
1t was caught and crushed. Mrs.
H~artshorn died on the way to the
Vineland Hospital. The others pulled
out of the wreck were cared for at
the hospital.
Newfeld.-The directors Of the
New1eld National Bank have APPROX
ed plans for a new building.
Mullica Hill.-Traces of frost were
found in some sections of South Jer-
sey, but farmers who have been
counting upon at least two weeks
more in which to complete their har-
vests, say that crops have not been
damaged.
Carney's Point.-A baby show is to
feature the annual community fair
Of the Carney's Point Y. NJ. c. A. on
October Is. 10 and 20.
Pitman.-The Pitman High School
has started off with an entering class
of Sc.
Misunderstanding Forman, Tren-
ton lawyer, was elected state com
mander of the New Jersey Depart
ment, American Legion, at the annual
convention here. He succeeds A.
Bruce Conlin of Westield.
Elmer.-The cornerstone of the new
Presbyterian Church will be laid, with
public ceremonies, Saturday, Septem-
Der 90. DR.. Lewis Nudge, stated clerk
of the General Assembly, will be the
principal speaker.
Trenton.-Nearly $1,000, 900 must be
added to the $4,000, 900 estimate for
the Amboy bridge, according to bids
received by the State Highway Com
mission. The lowest bid was 1884,
900.
Hackensack.-The new Hackensack
Hospital. embodying, it is said, the
most modern facilities and devices for
the surgical and medical treatment
and care of patients, is practically
completed and was opened for public
inspection. The structure cost nearly
5000, 600, all Of which was raised by
public subscription.
Atlantic City.-The wife Of Robert
Spence of Brighton avenue gave birth
to a child at the City Hospital. The
mother is only thirteen years old, the
youngest in the history of the hospital.
Mrs. Spence was we'll enough to leave
the mex afternoon. Her baby is also
doing well.