The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-19

clCSSQ lIS sumner sunday ScnOOl dnu
Sunday evening sons services at Sun
set auditorium. J. Harry A. Dealy con-
tinues as president of the association
for a fourth year.
The four Fairgrounds in Gloucester
City closed when the boys and girls
had closing exercises.
The Worhen's Civic Retirement AS
ISOLATION of Gloucester City at the
Fairgrounds, Broadway and Morris
street, entertained the boys and girls
OF the Camden Home for Friendless
Children. A big dinner was served.
More than 1900 pupils are register
ed at the Glassboro public schools.
Gloucester City Democrats will
elect two members of the county ex-
ecutive committee from each election
district.
Mayor ]. Preston Potter is said to
be in line for the postmastership at
Clayton.
The New Jersey State Gas Associa-
outing at the Ocean City Yacht Club
september 10.
Work is progressing upon the new
building for the Pennsgrove lodge OF
Elks, and 1t is expected to be COM
pleted early in the new year.
There is no fear that Camden
schools will be without coal next win
ter, as the Board of Education was
informed that the contractor has
enough on hand to fill all the bins.
The new faculty of the Glassboro
C4at. Nr1....I CaL~aJ Lal1 thoir 6rot
meeting at the call Of DR.. j. ]. Sa-
vitz, principal.
Nearly $1,000 was realized from the
annual fair and carnival of the Glenn
enton fire company, and construction
of a new fire hall is progressing rap
idly.
The marshes of Newton and Big
and Little Timber creeks, at Glouces-
ter City, have been well filled with
gunners, and they got some reed and
rail birds.
Most all the banks in south Jersey
have filed appeals with the county
boards of taxation for removal of the
personal tax imposed by local asses
sors.
Atlantic City's quota for japanese
relief will be $4,000, according to
word from American Red Cross head
quarters. The chapter president,
Mrs. Warren Somers, has proceeded
to begin the work of raising the fund.
Public schools of Clementon town.
ship opened with the largest number
of pupils ever registered, approx
mately 1850.
DR.. D. w. Blake, ST., who fell and
fractured his right arm during the
last term of school, has resigned as
n of the medical inspectors of the
Gloucester City schools.
Four hundred ounces of narcotics,
valued at peddlers' prices at SIG 900,
we're seized at Trenton by federal
agents at the Kemper Chemical Man
u%facturing Company near the center
of the city. Joseph Wadell of Louis
Vile, KY, was arrested in connection
with the c~onfiscation.
Joseph Fullmer, forty-five years
old, met death and two others were
injured in the collapse of a gas pipe
trench at Mortified. John Sullivan,
forty years old, and Samuel Williams
escaped serious injury. A passing
trolley car shook the wooden up
rights supporting the walls Of the ex-
cavation. Williams called to the men
to stand upright. Fullmer, bending
over, was buried by sand, his face
near a leaking gas main the men
were repairing.
The Camden County Tax Board dis
missed the appeal of Assemblyman
Gibbs for reduction of the $50 900 as
sessment on Clementon Park.
In accordance with the program an
nounced, Prof. Charles C. Wilson.
principal of Lincoln High School, was
formally appointed as superintendent
of Jersey City schools at a salary of
$40, 500 by the Board of Education.
He succeeds DR.. James j. Hopkins,
who died August II at Saranac Lake.
Acting on a request by Deputy
County Physician Miningham. the po-
lice are investigating the fatal fall Of
Leonia Jacobs, one year old, In her
home at SO Morton street. Newark.
The baby was injured when its moth
er tripped and fell while carrying it
down stairs. The baby died at Beth
Israel Hospital.
Julia Sullivan, thirteen years old,
cl ampion playground speller of Jer-
sey City, has been challenged by Hen
ry Nadel, a s%choolboy, of % East One
Hundred and Twelfth street, New
York. Commissioner A. Harry Moore
said he would try to arrange the con-
test conveniently for both Miss Sulli-
van and young Nadel.
Miss Mary Bullock of Wildwood
Crest had Theron Burton, colored
chauffeur, and Louise Robertson. a
domestic, arrested and sent to the
county Jail without bail to await the
action of the grand jury, accused of
stealing jewelry to the value Of ST.
500. The jewelry consisted of two
diamond rings, a wrist watch and a
jade ring. Filters have been sent to
all the metropolitan police and to
pawnshops. The accused pleaded in
~nocence, but threw the blame on each
other. They were committed by JUS
tice of the Peace Burns.
John A. Waters will likely be the
Democratic candidate for councilman
at-large il Gloucester City and Will
liam Howarth in the Second ward.
Twenty-Five Wildwood Boy Scouts,
in charge of Mark B. Reeves and Will
liam D. Bush, left for two weeks
oaporip1 OF Vardvil1e near Trenton.