The Pleasantville press., 1924-02-20


of the owner.
Bridgeton.-The City Council has
another application for a bus line to
operate between this city and Cam
den. Every previous request for a
permit over this route has been re-
fused.
Paulsboro.-Plans are being drawn
for $4,000 building for the use of
the lodges here.
Palmyra. At mass meeting to
consider better streets here the prof.
ect was turned down by an almost
unanimous vote of the citizens, who
feel that they cannot stand for any
increase their taxes.
Greloch.-The fire company decided
to solicit funds from property owners
to build suitable hall L. s. Rainer
donated land for the proposed hall.
Clayton.-A telephone gang has so
far had little difficulty with frozen.
earth or frost in digging holes for the
new line between Clayton and Glass
boro.
Observation-Disclosures Post, Ameri.
can Legion, has started membership
drive, offering paid-up membership for
various periods as prizes. The con-
test will close April 1 with a BANQUET.
Collins.-Owing to the growth of the
township, it has become necessary to
have additional voting places, and the
/ Board Of Education established two,
besides the one at the Collins Tract
School.
Brfdgeton.-City council has passed
on two readings an ordinance which
would provide for an additional pump
er and new ladder truck for the fire
department.
Chester. = The report of Building
Inspector Cramer shows that 275 per.
mits were issued for building opera.
tions, totaling $611, ,235, last year.
Trenton. = Representatives of the
internal revenue department are tour
Ing south Jersey, sitting at the banks
to instruct the business men and 9TH
ers on filling income tax returns
Camden.-Tiglio Piarenilli, twenty
five years old. of Third and Division
streets was fined $50 by Police Judge
Cleary for violating the dry law. His
hiObhoo "ao " oCii cup Ol COHe6
with dash of moonshine to give 1t
pep"
Woodbury.-LIissM Mary Lamson of
Repaupo, winner of beauty contest
at the Halloween celebration here
last fall, has become the bride of Mel
vim Kirkbride of Barnsboro, an at
tache of the Gloucester county clerks
Office.
Camden. = The county board of
taxation has served notice on ]. Sum.
merrill Chew, assessor of Gloucester
township, that penalty of $40 day
/, will be imposed from January 81 be-
cause the tax books have not been
| filed.
| Camden. = Reports made by the
nsportation Bureau show that dur.
| ing the last month $22,029.11 was re-
| ceived in licenses, fees, franchise
taxes and fines in the operation of the
various bus lines.
| Trenton. = Trial of Leroy Davis,
John F. Downs, Jacob Klein and Louis
Stack, formerly c0nTf6ted VIII fn9
federal enforcement bureau of north
Jersey, who are charged with
bribery scheme, was postponed by
Judge Bodine until February 20. They
face several indictments as the result
of an alleged scheme to shake down"
north Jersey saloonkeepers. Bribes
as high as $4,000 are alleged to have
been obtained.
Pensauken. The Board of Trade
heard discussion of the proposed
Crescent boulevard, to link up county
roads with the Delaware river bridge
approaches.
Camden.-George Grob, Jr., an en-
ployee of the highway department,
was released by Police Judge Cleary
on the plea of Mrs. Geneva Grob, who
says she is his wife. He is charged
with shooting at Dominick Geneva Of
531 North Ninth street. The woman
said she was to blame.
Camden.-Co-operati between the
Camden county Board of Freeholders
and Pensauken township in the flnanc-
ing of concrete road construction for
Park avenue is being sought by Hor-
ace Citizens and Maurice B. B.>Ruddorow,
Pensauken and Merchantville free
holders respectively. The plan is to
have the county pay for the center Of
the road and the township furnish the
funds for the concreting of the sides.
Trenton.-Samuel d. Oliphant, ref
cree in bankruptcy, granted permis-
sion to William e. Green, trustee for
w. Henry Elfreth and William ]. YER
non, alleged bankrupt theatre opera
tors, to lease the South Broad theatre.
The playhouse was seized with other
property of Vernon and Elfreth when
bankruptcy proceedings were institut-
ed against them more than year ago.
New Brunswick.-The body of a
young woman found in the Delaware
and Raritan canal here has been iden-
titled as that Of Miss Josephine Har-
rison, student nurse at the Middle
sex General Hospital for the past two
years. Because of the fact that the
coat and hat of the young woman
were found on the bank of the canal
the police are working on the theory
of suicide, although no reason for self
destruction has been discovered.
Ocean City.-Permits for buildings
valued at 100000 were issued by
Building Inspector Smith during Jam
uary.
Trenton. = The John A. Roebling
Sons Company has just acquired from
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
tract of 20 acres Of land just below