Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-04-29

There Is q rumOr OF u 1aSnlOnaDle Weu-
ding in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ryon, of Bakers
vile, were Sunday visitors.
The Philadelphia coaching club is
arranging for it's annual parade.
Mrs. Hugh Collins entertained the
Authors Club on Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Emory Ireland, city clerk of Allan
tic City, and wife were in town Sunday.
Miss Lizzie n. Risley spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. G. Martin, at the upper
end OF the borough.
The Semi-Annual convention of the
Epworth League will be held at Mays
Landing on May 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ryon and son spent
Sunday with Captain and Mrs. james
Ireland at Linwood.
The Duchess of Marlborough is to be
presented at Court when the next Draw
ing Room is held in London.
Mrs. Thomas Wanamaker belongs to
Philadelphia's smart set. She is the
daughter-in-law of Hon. John Wanna
maker.
Baron Hirsch, the great Hebrew mil
lionaire, and founder of the colony at
Woodbine, N. j., died at Presburg, Hun
gary, April 20.
A very pretty home wedding occurred
at Egg Harbor City on Sunday when
Mr.. George Karfer son of prominent
coal merchant, vas married to Miss Kate
Lower, one of Egg Harbor City's bellies.
The wedding took place in the Moravian
Church, and Rev. A. n. Schwarze Off
ciated. A reception was given imme-
diately after and with the evening train
the couple started on lengthy tour.
4 private letter from Washington, re-
ceived in New York last week. contained
news which women in the highest social
official circles at the Capital are whisper
ing to each other. 1t is that President
Cleveland is again looking forward with
happiness to an event expected in his
own family in the autumn. This infor
nation was verified by a telegram which
loI ! Ls,f I,O 1,r
the tenacious hope that is peculiar to
him and that has three times been disap-
pointed But the telegram added: 'The
wife of Cabinet officer said to-day: 1T
is most likely to be girl
Sam Jones says that marriage is be-
coming merchandise, clubs are substltu-
ted for homes, wives fast becoming
society ladies, children unavoidable
nuisances. and destruction of life habit.
The few children who enter the home
are given to milk bottles and nurses in
babyhood; fashionable colleges in youth
and given over to society, dress and
amusement in womanhood. Instead OF
reading the Bible and saying their
prayers at night, the girls plait their
hair in shuck for bangs, and the boys
plait their toes for toothpick shoes, and
both go to sleep with dime novel under
their pillow and Is cent head on top
of it,
The Postmaster at Philadelphia re-
ceived last week the following letter
which explains itself. If there are no
candidates in the Quaker City who desire
to fill the position perhaps Pleasantville
might be able to furnish one:
EAST Liverpool, o., April %, 1896.
"Post Mastre:
81 have taken the liberty of writing
you and ask you to kindly hand this to
some old bachlar or widower, must be
good looking and in high social standing,
with know bad habits whatever.
81 am a widow very good looking,
we'll respected and very religious and as
this is Leap Year have taken the advan-
tage trusting some good result may
follow.
Trusting this may reach you and b.
delivered in course of due mail, also an
swered.
''Yours sincereal,
"MRS. ANNA NEAL,
1916 Lincoln Avenue"
Mrs. &. Ill. Jenness, assisted by Mrs.
Hugh Collins, Mrs. Robert l.. Race, and
Miss Midie Collins, Miss Clara Garri-