The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-26
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

ter City, Superintendent Burns spoke
on the crowded condition of the
schools.
Wildwood schools r%eopened, and
high school shows an increase OF 80
over last year. An enrolment of 300
Is expected by the end of he month.
A new recreation building planned
for Darlington is to be called the
John s.. Roberts Community House,
hall will be built by the congregation
of the First M. E. church.
Only two candidates appeared for
the postmastership at Blackwood,
taking the civil service examination.
They are Mrs. Ada Weikel and Clar-
ence Glover.
William Wilder, a negro, twenty
four years old, was given six months
In Jail by Police Judge Cleary In Cam
den, charged with acting disorderly
toward working girls, who said he
frightened them nearly into Mysteries.
Charged with grasping Policeman
Frank Cayille by the throat when told
to keep within the traffic zone lines,
William Fitchell, colored, thirty-three
years old, of Mitchell street, Camden,
was held in $500 bail by Police Judge
Cleary.
The committee on water supply of
the Mount Ephraim Civic Association
called a public meeting in the fire
hall to discuss plans for installation
of a plant.
The certificate of Incorporation for
the Kearsarge Building and Loan As
sociation Of Fairview has been ap-
proved by the state banking and in
department.
Children of the Gloucester City
public schools turned over to Mayor
McNally for the Japanese relief fund
500 which they contributed. The
teachers will also make a donation.
For the safety of pupils crossing
the railroad Superintendent Burns Of
the Gloucester City public schools has
arranged for grade children to meet
at the high school building, to be es-
corted by Mrs. Anna Andrews, a
teacher.
The Haddon township committee
has been informed by the Ceilings
wood Borough Commission that resi-
dents of the township on the borough
line will be permitted to have their
properties connected with the munic-
ipal sewer system in Collingswood at
a rate of $3.50 a house.
Gloucester council, Stonemen Eel
iowship, accompanied by the Ladies'
Auxiliary, went to Verga Sunday
evening and attended services in the
Union Welfare church and presented
a flag.
National Park Democrats are be-
coming active. Frank Dick has no
opposition for nomination for mayor.
while the candidates for council are
Robert Souders, Walter Buch and
William Roselle.
There are about 1000 pupils enroll
ed in the Fairview schools, a much
larger number than last year.
Five prohibition agents raided five
saloons at New Brunswick and OBJ
tanned a 120 gallon still at the saloon
Of Nicholas Bennett. Liquor and
mash were seized an dconfiscated at
another. No arrests were made. but
complaints are expected to be en-
tered.
Politicians of both parties from
Camden and Gloucester counties took
Lart in a clambake at Grenloch.
A flower show is being arranged for
Pitman by the Woman's Club for Sep
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Edward Sisonglif, of Pennsgrove,
was fined S15 and costs in the Glouces-
ter City police court for running his
car into the rear of the truck of Null
ford Hitchner, of Elmer.
Shearers in the Millville glass
plants have withdrawn their demand
for wage increases and will return to
work on last seasons scale.
Roy Patrick, of Q%uinton, entered his
Hampshire hogs at the Delaware
state fair and won eight blue ribbons,
seven championships and $75 in cash.
Charles Mick is the new borough
marshal at Glassboro, having been ap-
pointed by Mayor Stanger to fill the
cacancy caused by the resignation Of
Albert F. White.
The appearance of a small water
snake in Newton Greek at the Fair
view bathing beach so frightened
boys and girls that in ten seconds
there was not a bather in the creek.
A youngster finally killed the make.
New Jersey postmasters met at At
lantic City and listened to an address
by U. S.. Civil Service Commissioner
Wales, who advocated civil service
appointment for postmasters. Harry
Corwin Paterson, was chosen presi-
dent.
Taking a short walk from her home
Mrs. Elizabeth Samanni, widow OF
Thomas Samanni, one-time restaurant
proprietor in Camden, dropped dead
She had been i'll with pneumonia. Mrs
Samanni was go years old and lived
At No. 222 Arch street. Coroner Pratt
gave a certificate.
The pumpage at the Gloucester City
water works the past month averaged
about $780, 900 gallons a day, which is
about 500, 900 gallons more than dur
ing the same period last year.
Gloucester Council, Knights of Co
lumbus, elected John M. Carrigan
grand knight; John Mccain, CORE
sponding secretary, and Edward Hark
ms, treasurer.
Detective Captain Doran and hi
men il camden county have had thu
oa u,aaL in tbair eYppripncp in