Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-11-27

Frederick Hogan, Mrs. Clara Herbert
Mrs. Driscoll, Mrs. H. K. Smith, Miss Up
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith, Mrs
William Groves, Miss Aldricb, Mr.. ant
Mrs. J. G. Clark, Mrs. Brown, Mr.. ant
Mrs Isaac Leeds.
MAYS LANDING.
Mr.. A. A. Killey, for over nine year,
station agent for the West Jersey rail
road at this point, has rendered his re-
signation to that corporation to take
effect next Tuesday, 26th inst. Mr.
KilIey will be succeeded by A. T. Pea
cock, late of Woodbine, N. j.
Daniel Marshallee, aged 10 years, O
this place, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Mar
shalee, was accidentally shot Friday
last by the premature discharge of 8
gun in the hands of Simeon Erie. The
wounded lad, in company with Martin
Moore, Jr. was driving by in carriage
Mr.. Erie, who was hunting for rabbits
was letting down the hammer of his gun
when it slipped from his grasp and ex.
ploded. The carriage and it's occupants
were about twenty yards distant and
face, neck and right shoulder. Strange
to relate, the wounded lads companion
was not struck by single shot. DR..
II. c. James was summoned and extract
ed the shot. The shooting was purely
accidental and the wounds, though pain
ful, will not prove serious.
LEEDS POINT.
Miss Jennie Anderson has gone away
again.
Mrs. John Shinn spent Thursday in
Philadelphia.
Somers 7. Higbee spent Thursday
in Philadelphia.
C. P. English spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. B. Strickland has returned home
after spending few days in Atlantic.
C. P. English and daughter spent
Sunday with his mother at Smith Land
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Cartwright and
daughter spent Sunday of last week in
Camden.
Mrs. Larner Higbee and Mrs. A. H..
Higbee have returned home after spend
ing few days in Philadelphia.
A large number of people from this
place attended the commencement exer-
cises at Pleasantville on Friday evening
FARMlMGToM.
The Farmers Union, of this place, is
progressing finely. They hold meetings
every other Saturday night, and at the
last meeting they took the necessary
steps towards building store house for
fertilizer. The building will be cOmmenc-
ed at once.
The many friends Of Samuel A. Martin
rendered him surprise party. Nov. %,
it being his 6Sth birthday. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Risley, Mr.. and Mrs:
Jess Poly, Mr.. and Mrs. James Poly and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Martin
and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. William R.
Lake, OF English Creek; Mr.. and Mrs.
Weiss; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Martin and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark, Miss
Emily Snellenburg, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
V. Martin and daughter, Mrs. Charles
Thorton, Mrs. Willis Thorton, Mrs. Ella
Adams, daughter and son; John Mar
tin, Nat Martin, Mrs. Louisa Casio, Bak-
ersville, Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Risley,
Charles Lake of English Creek, and Miss
Ella IngersOll.
MCKEE CITY.
The West Jersey R. R. company has
placed crossing eight feet wide at
fremont ave., on tract 4, d. l.. Risleys
Mckee City property.
OCEAN CITy.
DR.. Randolph Marshall, of Tuckahoe,
was here last week on business.
Mrs. Mark Lake and three children are
enjoying q visit with relatives at Nor
ton, Pa.
Miss Vetta Risley; daughter of Daniel
Risley, of this city,.was married to Ed
gar Stone, of Philadelphia, about three
weeks ago.
Mrs. William West, of Morton, Pa,
returned to her home Saturday after en-
ioying an extended visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mark Lake, in this city.
John Chappell. of Centre Square, Mont
gomery county, Pa, a brother of Mrs.
James Donaldson, who spent some time
here last season as the guest of Samuel
Carhart, died at his home last week.