The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-03-21
New Jersey
State Briefs

The large dairy barn of Joseph
Abatte. three miles north of Millville,
was destroyed by fire. Two register
ed heifers were burned, but several
horses and 20 COWS were saved by
neighbors. The loss Ia more than $5,-
900.
There were SIG boys and $40 girls
enrolled In the Gloucester City public
schools last month. OF this number
1914 boys and 1915 iris we're present
each school day.
The Salem Shade Tree Commission
is to plant a sapling from the famous
old oak in the Friends burying
grounds on the campus of the High
School.
The Cape May Freeholders awarded
a contract to Warren d. Ham to erect
a frame bridge to connect West Wild
wood with Wildwood for S22, 800.
While Jacob King was attending a
Millville theatre thieves stole his new
sedan, which was parked on High
street, the principal business thor
oughfare of Millville.
Lawnside has a new fire engine,
which was installed with special cere-
monies. The town now has excellent
fire protection.
The Merchantville Trust Company.
recently organized, has purchased the
bank building on Center street, for
merly occupied by the First National
Bank.
Mayor McNally, Gloucester City, re-
ceived a personal vote of thanks from
Mayor Head of Westville for the
good work of the Gloucester fire de-
partment at the fire at Westville.
Woodstown citizens have started a
movement for the erection of a mod
ern borough hall, the present struc-
ture having outlived it's usefulness.
More than 80 tribes of Red Men will
be represented at a rally at Millville
on April 13s
The Maple Shade unit of the Bur
lington County Women's Republican
Club is conducting a school of poll
tics twice a month.
Residents of Lawnside housed their
new fire engine with impressive cere-
monies and a parade. Addresses were
made by Horace ]. Bryant, Rev. ]. W.
Morrison, Walter Miller, Sra and
Thomas N. Rovers.
Work has been started upon the
completion of sections of curbs and
cutters on North Broadway, Pitman,
left unfinished last fall.
County Clerk Ballinger reports
S,2S8 hunting and fishing licenses Is
sued in Salem county last year, a de-
crease of $50 from 1921.
Miss Marie Moore Of Philadelphia
has been appointed a teacher in the
Junior High School of Gloucester City
at $135 per month. A domestic sci
ence teacher will also be appointed.
Lyman Berkawitz of Bordentown
was arrested on a charge of bootleg
ging and Judge Wells held him in
81, 900 bail.
Fourteen new houses are to be
erected this spring on the ground OPP
posite st. L~awrence's church, Laurel
Springs. The contracts for the new
| construction are ready and the houses
are expected to be completed by June
Is.
Nearly 100 members of the choir
serving at the recent evangelistic
| services held in Gloucester City went
to Kensington and took part in the
special services being held In the
First Church by Rev. S. B. Golf and
DR.. Frederick Mills, who conducted
the Gloucester services.
Revival services are being held in
Friendship M. E. church.
The Gloucester County Chamber of
Commerce, with other organizations,
met in Woodbury. city council cham
Der to discuss plans and suggestions
for betterments, including roads.
The seventh grade of the Paulsboro
for the highest percentage of attend
ance, SO per cent.
Streets and homes at Blackwood
are soon to be lighted by electricity,
as the Public Service Electric Com
pany is erecting poles and will string
the wires in a few days.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Berlin
fire company entertained the mem
bers at a sauerkraut supper at the
uTe uOuo6s
s.. B. Gaskill, Jr., of Swedesboro is
organized a county voiture of the $40
ct 8" among American Legion posts
In Gloucester county.
A citizens committee Is getting ap-
proximate cost figures for the con-
struction of a municipal sewerage
system at G~lassboro.
Members of Morgan-Ranck post,
American Legion, of Ocean City, are
planning to organize a band of 26
pieces.
Rum runners are now making land
ing places, it is said, in small creeks
and tributaries of Delaware bay, in the
rural sections of Cape May county.
The hooch Is collected by fast motor
cars and hauled to a central location,
said to be a lonely farmhouse, and
thence loaded into moving vans for
general distribution. The supply is
said to be greater than eve-
The Belmont fire company of Ma
tional Park enjoyed ar old fashioned
potpie upper at the FIRE house.
While eating cinnamon buns Will
liam M. Pratt, twenty years old, Of
| Camden laughed heartily over a joke
told by a friend. The laughing was
eol1ou,od bv a choking sensation He