Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-05-22
REVIEW Of The past Weeks HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. Reeves who has been quite I'LL has
almost fully recovered her usual health.
All kinds of spectacle and eye-glass re-
pairing promptly done by Almon d. Pot-
ter.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Harry Collins spent Sun
day with friends in Atlantic City.
Love Feast was held at Salem M. E.
church on Sunday morning.
Quite a number of the friends OF MIR.
and Mrs. E. r. Adams took them sur
prise party Oh last Saturday night
Have your watches, clocks, and jewel
nv repaired by AlmoD j. Potter.
Death imposes proprieties that are
sometimes violated by the living
Mrs. Wright and family, of Atlantic
City spent Sunday with friends at this
pl. ece
A., Rogers, formerly, of this place
bnt now OF Alta ntic City. wasin the Bor-
ough on Sunday.
Mr.. aud M. =. Willard Ryon, OF Aose-
con, spent Sun Jay with their parents III
this place.
Wautel La middle aged woman for gen
eral housework. Ad, 1ress z. o. box l5o,
Peasantville.
The infant child of G, rge carmen oi
Atlantic City, was inter-, u ut oaieiii
Cemetery.
Mr.. Abram Oakley, formerly OF TINS
place bat now of Atlantic City, WIS
Saturday visitor.
Mr.. Nicholas Albertson and family, OF
New York, arc visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
May Humphries.
Miss Carrie Allen has gone for a two |
months visit with her sister in Burling-
ton, N. j.
Mr.. Harry johnson and family of
Philadelphia have opened their house Tor
the season.
Mr.. Isaac Risley aud Miss Sarah Ris-
lev were in the borough last week, called
here by the death of their brother.
Rev. Mr.. Harris, Presiding Elder of
this district, preached at Salem M. E.
church on Sunday evening last.
Do the people, own the sidewalks?
Or do the bicycle riders own them? 1t
seems the latter are in full force and re-
fuse to turn aside.
The many friends of Rev. and Mrs. G.
K Fleming were pleased to shake bands
and give them a hearty greeting while
they were in town tor q short time on
Sunday.
Quite large number from Atlantic
City came over on u special Sunday TO
accompany the remains of Mr. Frank
Glenn who was buried at Pleasantville
geinetery at 3p. III.
Look out for your lilac trees. The an
nual thieves from Atlantic City have
made their appearance, and not con-
tent with taking the blooms are even
pulling up the roots and taking them.
n. Mr.. E. p. Davis. of Bevier, Missouri,
has been in town for several days with
view to settling here. He is an Odd
Fellow and ioined the ranks of the pro-
cession that followed brother Josiah Ris-
ley to the grave.
+. 1t is not often that one listens to
funeral sermon SO full of eloquence, pa
rthos. religious fervOr, and sound philos-
opby as that delivered by Pastor Flem-
ing at the obsequics of the late j. E:
Risiey.
BoRN.-On Wednesday morning. May
Sth, to Mr.. and Mrs. David Fairbrothers
TWINS a girl and boy. Here's to their
very good healthl May they live long
and prosper
.isArtemus Ward" said there was two
things that a man was never fully pre-
pared for, in this world, and they were
twinsi' David Fairbrothers says he
fully agrees with Artemus.
The household effects of Mr. Nathaniel
Disbrow were sold at private sale last
Thursday. The fixtures of the black
smith, shop aud other articles can be
parchused of the Auctioneer VIM. d.
Adams, Esq.
The Press nsxt week will be largely
given over to literature appropriate to
Decoration Day. We also print in this
issue some war songs that will awaken
familiar memories in the minds OF our
veteran soldiers.
POSTMASTER Garwood wants the PRESS
ia ..mtch into the street repairers for
dumping b load of mud and filth right
where the patrons of Uncle Sans post
Office don't want it. The PRESS cheer
fully complies with the reasonable re-
quest. =
The annual report of the County Board
of Freeholders gives us just enough
figures to whet the appetite for more.
For instance the aggregate of the items
of the Aimshouse Steward at: l.. Nc
Connell, miscellaneous expenses, amount
to. $27O.13 and then it leaves us in the
delightful uncertainty as to what they
were.
Phe Philadelphia papers all insist that
a syndicate of monied men have pur-
chased the turnpike, and that they will
improve it, and put up electric lights.
Somers Lake, the president of the COM
pauy, and others who are heavy stock
holders say it has not been sold. They
ought to know, and the PRESS is willing
tn heliove that they do,