The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-23

Dy taAes 10 xl,O9u,5l1.
The vineland Chamber Of Com
MERGE has organized a town arpitra-
ton board TO settle all differences
the citizens are inclined to bring De-
fore It. The members are e. q. KIM
ball, Maurice Wells, DR.. ]. A. Conweii,
Dr.. e. R. tombstone and H. P. Sayford.
Tho biggest downtown real estate
deal In years at Bridgeton was con-
summated when a syndicate OF New
York men leased the old Grosscup
property, In the heart OF the city, for
20 years at an aggregate rental OF
$3.50, 900. The owner, Max Feinstein,
bought the building December 80,
1916. for s32, 800.
A special half mill tax, yielding an
annual income of 50, 900, 900, to relieve
the over-crowded conditions OF New
Jerseys state institutions, was IA
vored at Orange by Governor Silzer,
who addressed a legislative confer
enc of 1900 women connected with
the League of Women Voters and
allied organizations.
Fifteen cases of smallpox have been
discovered in Erial, and a rigid quar-
antine has been put in force by the
health authorities. At first reported
as c~hickenpox, DR.. McWilliams, town.
ship physician, declared the victims
had developed the dreaded malady
and that every effort must be made
to check It's spread.
1t was a 1890 sledge-hammer blow
that Michael Manzo, of 532 Grand
street, Jersey City, struck on the
head of Joseph Shultz, Of 5S4 West
Side avenue, Jersey City. A jury In
the Supreme Court, Judge Willard w.
Cutler, presiding, get the value OF the
blow at that figure after five hours
OF elaboration.
V~enturing out on thin ice, Wendell
Giles Mulligan, aged four years, broke
through and was drowned In Slater's
pond, at iverdale. The body was re-
covered an hour later.
Trenton bank clearings during the
past year increased more than $685.
900, 900 over 1922, according to a re-
port by Hendrickson Franklin, man.
ager of the clearing house. Trans
actions during 1923 totaled s243,295,-
232.03, as compared with S20S,043 900
In 1922, which is considered as I'M
pressive evidence of the degree of
prosperity enjoyed by Trenton bust
ness during the year.
Business men and residents of
South Jersey are receiving their in
come tax blanks from the Internal
Revenue Department.
Miss Dora Collins. of New York
City, has been appointed visiting
nurse for ~Bordentown, taking the
place of Miss Elsie Henderson, of
Philadelphia. who resigned.
The National Park Home and
School League has elected Mrs.
George Densten, Sr., president, Mrs.
Alfred May treasurer, Mrs. George
Engle secretary and Miss N. Wick
trustee.
Mayor McNally and Chief of Police
Van Meter, OF Gloucester City, issued
notice to the police that all strangers
coming Yht5 peA,fdseryT
watched so that undersirables being
driven out Of Philadelphia will be
promptly moved on.
Losing her life as her father had,
media Lynons, seventeen years old, Of
Pennsy Place, Newark, was killed on
the Pennsylvania railroad as she tried
to cross with two pals of water. The
girls body was found at midnight
when her family became alarmed at
her failure to return. Her father was
killed a few feet from where she met
death.
The Pensauken Board of Trade com
pleted plans for a Good Roads Week"
throughout the township with a series
of meetings in various parts of the
township.
Under the direction of a committee
selected by the Camden Chamber Of
Commerce and headed by George c.
Baker q drive was started in Camden
county to raise the quota of $4,000
for the Harding memorial fund.
Mayor Stone announced the crea-
tion Of a new department In Barring
tor with the appointment of John
Fitzgerald as publicity agent.
Frank A. Ellender has been reap
pO4Aleu mdiSuhl VI "OotfhiO' AIN
Mayor Head selected 25 special as
sistants in case of emergency.
Trenton Ia to become the headquar-
terra OF the Real Estate League of New
Jersey.
All the mayors who nave served
Pitman since 1t was incorporated as a
borough In 1905 are living and a COM
mittee of council will undertake to OBJ
tain large framed photographs to
hang Ia the council chamber.
The Cape May Realtors have organ
lied with these officers: President,
William R. Sheppard; vice president.
]. Harry Hughes; secretary, Gilbert
C. Hughes; treasurer, Harry Mecray.
Coroner Adams buried the body OF
Nicholas Dionopio, shot and killed at
Paulsboro ten days go, In h Pot
ters' Field there. The county author.
tiles are still working on the case.
The WeBtyille Woman's Club has
purchased the parsonage building OF
the WestYille NJ. P. church. 1t will be
renovated and made the home OF the
club.
According to the annual report OF
Fire Chief Ludlam TO the Mllivlile
City Commission there were III
alarms last year, causing a loss OF
s59, 500.
Mayor Head of Westville has sug-
gested TO borough council thai the
entranCn IN the town be changed, a