Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-10-23
ATLANTIC CITY.

The Jesuite Fathers are holding ser
vices at ST. Monicas Church at A. NJ.
and P. M.
Ten persons united with the First
Presbyterian Church at the Communion
yesterday. This makes forty-two per-
sons who have united with this church
since DR.. Mundy began his pastorate
here, the first of the year.
At meeting of the Woman's Relief
Corps. g. A. r., the matter of the heavy
strain lately on Joe Hooker Post, No.
80, Relief Fund on account of many
deaths, it was resolved to hold an
oyster supper and impromptu hop on
the evening of October 9th, proceeds to
aid Post Relief Fund. Tickets for the
entertainment will be on sale in a few
days.
A Philadelphia paper said Saturday
morning that Professor Clark, who has
Charley McKeever in hand is ready with
$500 to match sThe Plow Boy" against
Horace Leeds at the lightweight limit
tor from $1,000 to $4,000 a side. Now
get together.
Leeds, OF this city, has been waiting
patiently for Prof. Clark to make up his
mind to get ready, and there should be
no difficulty in arranging match.
Taking advantages of the fine weather
the Crecent Wheelmen Sunday made an
afternoon club run over to SOmers'
Point. The party left the club head
quarters about halfpast O'Clock, and
made good time to their destination.
After refreshments at the Bradford
House and short stay in the village
the wheelm0n started for home, reaching
here shortly after dark.
Among the club members who made
the trip were, Captain Young, H. Hol-
mes, Frank K. Field, DR.. C. c. Raith,
A. H. Stiles, Arthur Wright, Emery d.
Irelan; Norris Gaskill, William Boese,
Harry Walsh, John Roberts, W. Web
Der, Stanley Maxwell and w. Moore.
The party was joined on the way over
by number Of riders unattached.
The City's attorneys and the solicitors
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have been notified taat Vice Cnancellors
Bird has set Tuesday, October Goth, as
the date Tor hearing argument at Tren-
ton on City's motion to dissolve the
injunction restraing the City from in
terierring with the work of laying the
new rails, which it will be claimed is not,
in accordance with the Company's or
dinance on Atlantic avenue. The City's
answer to the bill on which the injunc-
ton was granted has already been sent
Clerk in Chancery McDemott. The argu-
ment will be based on the points con
tanned in the answer.
Services in memOriam OF the late Jacob
H. Leedom were held at the First Bap-
tist Church, Sunday night, and the
auditorium was filled with friends and
acquaintance of the deceased. The SER
vice began shortly before 8 O'Clock, and
was conducted by the pastor, Rev. T. j.
Cross.
Special music was rendered by the
choir, and memorial addresses were
made by representatives of the various
church organizations, OF which Mr.. Lee
dom was member. Mr.. E. v. Corson
made an address on be halt of the Board
OF Deacons Of the church, of whom MIR.
Leedom was the senior, in life. DR.. A.
W. Baily spoke in behalf Of the Board
of Trustees; Superintendent Thomas
Newell for the Bible school; Mr.. II. Z.
Pennell for the G. E. Societies; Rev. F. T.
Walker on behalf Of the Mission Chapel,
and Mr.. w. A. Upham on behalf OF the
Building Committee, of which Mr.. Lee
dom was always an active member.
Rev. Mr.. Cross also made short ad-
dress, using as subject q text, Seeing
we are encOmpassed by so great cloud
of witnesses" The church was decorat-
ed with palms and draperies, as on the
occasion OF the funerals.