The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

Mayor Hague.
The Hudson county Board of Free
holders authorized the issuance of 81,
372, 1000 in bonds for road improvement
and construction, S426 900 being for
new work. For work on Hudson boule-
ward, 1886, 600, including 1926, 900 for
new work, will be required. The bonds
will be sold at noon July 10 in the
county courthouse.
A jury in the Hudson county circuit
court, Jersey City. awrded to Mrs.
Ella Foley, West New York, a $4,000
verdict against the New York, Ontario
and Western Railroad Company,
which she charged with responsibility
for the death of her husband, Edward
Foley.
State Treasurer R. T. Read of Cam
den is being doomed for the guberna-
torial nomination, not only in south
Jersey, but in the upper section of the
state as well. He has spoken in a
number of towns and cities and has
boen introduced as the next Republi-
can candidate for governor.
Frank Cappello, twenty-five, was
found dead in bed by his sister. Mrs.
Louis De Santolo, with whom he lived
at STA South Orange avenue, Newark.
The ambulance surgeon said the youth
had been suffocated by his tonsil,
which had swollen during the night.
Trial of Alexander Macarthur, art
ist, charged with assaults upon two
women in Cedar Grove, was postponed
to October s by Judge Caffrey of the
court of common pleas, Newark.
George -. Danforth, secretary of
the American Bank Note Company,
died in his home in Summit at the age
of ffty-nine years. He was graduated
from Yale University in the class of
1890.
The United States army ordnance
depot at Morgan was sold at public
auction. Sigmund Eisner, a uniform
manufacturer of Red Bank, purchased
the land for s170,OOO, and the build
Ings were bid in by the Harris Wreck
ing Company of Chicago for $145, GOO,
making a total of $4,000 received
for the property. The government APP
praisers had valued the property at
e640,000.
General Lewis t. Bryant, commits
sioner of labor of New Jersey and
long popular in public affairs, died in
Trenton of heart disease, due to over
exertion.
Hiram Hitchner, ninety-three years
old, died OIL the farm he had titled for
many years, near Elmer. He was the
father of City Commissioner Frank G..
Hitchner of Camden.
Going down while swimming in
Rancocas creek at Mount Holly, Jo-
seph Donlin of Trenton was drowned
before some children who saw him go
down thought to call scores of nearby
bathers to give assistance. The body
was recovered.
Cornelius Doremus, banker and law
yer, of Ridgewood, Bergen county, has
announced his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for governor of
New Jersey. State Senator w. B.
Mackay of Bergen county also is re-
ported to be an aspirant for the nomi-
nation.
Dorothy Calvin, one, colored. 306
Ellison street, Paterson, was pro-
nounced dead from diphtheria and
was revived again with adrenalin.
The child is expected to ecover.
Mrs. Harriet E. Houck has accepted
the vice craftsmanship of the Glouces-
ter County Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
Students of the Woodbury. High
School who failed in subjects are to
be given an opportunity to make good
throug ha summer school.
Plans have been completed by the
congregational of the First NJ. E.
Church, harrington, for the erection
of a $4,000 edifce. A departure from
the old method has been made in the
arrangements for large recreation
rooms.
James L.. Carman. who died at his
home in Maplewood, aged e~ighty-two,
had formerly been in the lumber bust
ness in the South. He was born in
Newark and fought in the Civil War
in the Thirteenth New Jersey Volun-
teers under his brother, the late Lieut..
Col. Ezra Carman. Two daughters
and a son, Lieutenant James L. Car
man, of Fort Hamilton survive.
Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing
champion, must fulfill his contract
with Tex Richard and meet Charley
White in a title bout, or face sus-
pension by the Ne Jersey State Box
ing Commission.
Several officials OF Atlantic City
were summoned to appear before
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Dill at Trenton to explain why they
are operating their private automo-
biles with government license tags.
These tags are intended only for
the use of state, city or county-ownad
machines. Among those summoned
are DR.. Samuel Salasin, city health
officer; James Peterson, building in
spector, and Kirk Loveland, boardwalk
superintendent.
Weakfish, king1sh and croakers
have been running we'll in the surf at
Ocean City and in Great Egg Harbor
Bay, and many large catches were re-
ported.
On motion of Prosecutor Wescott in
the Camden Criminal Court, Judge
Shay nolle pressed 919 indictments
involving 1872 persons for alleged vio-
lations of the liquor laws, the largest
number of cases abandoned at a single
time in the history of hat tribunal.
These cases were on file when Prose
cutor Wescott took charge of the of