The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-27
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS


The body of John Phillips Downs
historian and former resident OF Had
donfield, who died at his Brooklyn
home, was buried in the Baptist Gem
etery, Haddonfield.
A new bus line was established be
tween Cuthbert avenue, Collingswood
Fairview and the Reading ferry. Hall
hour trips are made by independent
owners.
Steps have been taken to organize
the North Camden Trust Company
with a capital stock of 100000. Many
prominent men Of the city are back oi
the movement.
State Board of Health officials have
commended the Gloucester township
Board of Health for the manner in
which the smallpox epidemic at Erial
and Hickstown was successfully
checked.
The Bridgeton Ministerial Associa
ton has decided that there had been
too much doctrinal discussion in the
city pulpits and that the laity was
tired of the argument, which many In
the congregations consider "a scrap
among preachers"
Scarcity of patrolmen in North
Camden has prompted the business
association of that section to appoint
a committee to wait on Commissioner
Hitchner, seeking the appointment OF
additional men.
Diphtheria caused the deaths within
two days of the only two children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Blankenhorn
of Westville. Charles, Jr., two years
old, died Tuesday, and Ruth, five years
old, Wednesday.
Charged with attempted extortion
William F. Morgan, prohibition en-
forcement officer in charge of the
Trenton district,~Swa arrested and
held under $500 bail for the grand
fury. The complaint was. made by
Frank Klein, farmer living near Al
lentown, who was arrested by Morgan
accused of illicit manufacture of liq
.uor.
Forty thousand women of the Fed
Grated Clubs of New Jersey stand
ready and eager to respond to any
call of service in the Zine Of mosquito
determination work." declared Mrs
Bertha H. Boynton, chairman of the
mosquito determination committee oil
the federation, in an address before
the convention of the New jersey
MOSQUITO determination Association
at Atlantic City.
A marriage license was issued al
the Camden city hall to Miss Josephine
Marconi of 410 Cherry street and
Louis Denenicis, large company oi
relatives accompanying them. The
expectant bride is but fourteen years
old, while the prospective groom Is
twenty-six and lives at 912 Locust
street.
Four men were found guilty on
technical charge of obstructing traffic
at Newark on February 1 while at
tempting to hold Lenine memoria
citing on the street IN frodhs 81 the
Labor Lyceum after a permit for the
Meeting had been revoked. The men
we're Ludwig Lore, Alexander Trac-
tenberg, both of Brooklyn, and Con-
slant Chriss and David Kaplan of
Newark. They were fined $40 each.
The body of Leo Cronin, % years
Did, who had been missing for week,
was found in the attic of the home of
ais aunt, Mrs. Nellie Curry, Second
street, Bordentown, with whom he
lived. He had ended his life by hang
lng. Cronin, a traffic officer in the
employ of the State Highway Depart
nent, had been in i'll health, the re-
suit of having been gassed while serv-
ing in the army in France.
Charged with possessing a stolen
automobile, Herman Lee, 2S years
Did, of Scullville, was found guilty by
jury in court at Mays Landing. Lee,
who with his father and brother
George, was recently acquitted of
completely in the murder of Seymour
McKeague, Scullville farmer, was also
charged with selling stolen ma
chine, but was not convicted on this
count. Lee will be sentenced later.
DR.. Elmer D. Prickitt, county physi-
,ian, superintendent of the Burlington
County Hospital, former president of
the Burlington County Medical So
,iety and known in the medical pro-
iession throughout the county and
State, died at his home, Mount Holly,
after long Illness. He was former
official of Northampton township by
election of the people, and at the time
of his death was health inspector of
Mount Holly by appointment of the
Board of Health. He Is survived by a
widow.
Reported missing ten days ago,
Della and Nora Garrett, 16 and II
years old, and Margaret O'Hara, 16
years old, of Mount Holly, were locat-
Cooper streets, Camden, by Detec-
tives Smith and Kates. The girls stat
ed that they had left home to see the
world and that they run out Of funds.
They were glad to be sent back to
Mount Holly.
Gloucester City Council will pur-
chase a combination engine for the
fire department, as an additional one
Is needed.
Carpenters are at work at tie Sa-
lem court house constructing a room
that will be used by the judges and
as law library.
The Underwood Lighting Commits
sioners have signed a contract with
the New Jersey Electric Company for
the erection of 4S poles and lights.
The Oaklyn post Office sub station
has been moved to the store of