The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-05

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way and bridge costing $4,000 to re-
place the old wooden structure IN
Tumbling Dam Park, rendered almost
useless by the cloudburst of two
weeks ago.
Gloucester City.-The congregation
of the First Presbyterian church
adopted a resolution of coincidence IN
the sudden death of Rev. John M.
Davies, pastor for 20 years, and a me-
mortal service will be held next
month.
Newark.-When Freeholders Linde-
man and Hines announced that they
had not been bitten by a single mos
quito in Essex county this year the
Board of ~Freeholders' finance COM
mittee authorized a payment of S10,-
900 to the determination Commission.
Jersey City. Street corner
"sheiks" who flirt with women will
be flirting with Jail sentences under
the orders of Chief of Police Batters-
by to arrest all such, whether COM
plants have been made against them
or not.
Gloucester City.-A big load of to-
matoes was dumped by a farmer in
the eastern section of this city, and it
was not long before scores of resi-
dents and several hucksters were hur-
rying there. The farmer had taken
the load to a Camden firm, but the
tomatoes were not accepted and he
would not take them back to the farm.
Atlantic City.-Ffve minutes after
he had directed a special officer to-
stop a quarrel which started in a To-
cal restaurant Allen Kitzmiller, for
ty-flve years old, night manager for
the restaurant, put his hand to his
heart and fell dead.
Fairview. = Residents of Fairview
enjoyed their first street dancing
when the Camden Young Mems Chris
tian Association gave a free munich
pal band concert. The band plsS ed
at Yorkship Square, and the street
was closed to traffic. A committee Of
men and women censors was OF hand
to stop any Objectionable dancing.
Mount Ephraim.-Center township
police are determined to put an n
to the white lights which appear on
the rear of many automobiles and mo-
tor trucks and to replace them with
red lights. In one night II motorists
were fined. Many trucks arc being
searched for booze.
Observation-Disclosures and their
friends from Cumberland, Cape May
and Atlantic counties gathered at the
newly purchased home for GONZALES
cent ex-service men at Menantico
Saturday afternoon. The home, for
- II y.11E I'LL a.- nv,
sists of 100 acres and an old colonial
homestead. Minor repairs have been
made, and by September l the first
contingent of 20 boys is expected to
arrive. Various organizations have
furnished rooms.
Trenton. = Trenton will be repre-
scented In the Atlantic City beauty
pageant by Miss Alma D. CeCone,
eighteen years old, of as Middle Rose
street, who has been selected for this
honor from among more than 100 as
pirants by Ned Wayburn, New York
theatrical producer. Miss CeCone IS
a stenographer in the state depart
ment of institutions and agencies at
the state house and has ambitions for
a stage career.
Wildwood.-The County Board of
Freeholders awarded a contract to
Craythorn & Nickerson Co. of this
city for the rebuilding Of Thirty
fourth boulevard, leading into Ocean
City. On September 6 the board will
accept bids for the completion of he
fill of Turtle Gut Inlet, which con-
meets Two Mile Beach and Five Mile
Beach, on which the city is located.
Westyille.-The council here has
passed an ordinance appropriating
S25, 200 for a mile and a half of
sewers.
Riverview Beach.-"Farmers' Day"
was observed at this place, Wednes-
day, by farmers of Salem county, Del
aware and eastern Pennsylvania.
Gloucester City.-The Gloucester
County Board of Freeholders did not
receive a single bid for filling the
Court House coal bins for the winter.
Almonesson.-A few days ago the
people of this city had difficulty In
getting transportation to and from
Woodbury. since the trolley strike, but
now there are almost jitneys for
every passenger.
|uICudSluS A6Oul ~
louze has purchased a new ambu-
lance for the police department here
to replace enc that has been in serv-
ice three years
Observation-Disclosures firemen were
called to this place to fight a blaze
that broke out in the baseball park
of the Newark team of the Interna-
tional League. The fire started a
short time after a game between New
ark and Toronto had ended. The
flames were confined for the most
part, to the grandstand section.
Leesburg.-State prison labor will
be used in the construction of the
Port Elizabeth cutoff IN Route Is OF
the State highway system. The pris-
oners will be brought down from
Trenton. This cutoff passes near the
State prison farm and the workers
will be CHARTERED there. The cutoff
will shorten the route from Millville
to the shore resorts by about two
miles and the State Highway Com
mission plans to have it completed
before cold weather sets in.
Camden.-The executive committee
of the Chamber of Commerce is plan
ming to give a dinner to William Ken
nedy, the new secretary-manager, who
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