Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-02-26

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weaver) new advertisement.
The Band boys cleared 81. at theil
entertainment Sat. evening.
A new, high fence is being erected
around the new Insane Asylum.
Walter Myers, of Philadelphia, son o
David Myers was Sunday visitor.
The choir at st. Paufs A. NJ Z. church
is led by Mrs. Strand of Philadelphia.
Miss Ina Clark. of Linwood, was the
guest of Hannah Smith the past week.
Frank, son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Collins
who has been very ill is now convalesent
Mr.. "Tony" Robinson made capital
colored gentleman in the Spy OF Gettys-
burg"
Maud Adams got cold bath by fall
| ling through the ice on Saturday while
! skating.
Messrs Arthur Ryon. Logan Mcconnell
| George Halsey and Charles Lutz did finely
Saturday night.
| Harley l.. Warner is a most careful and
| obliging undertaken. Furniture repaired
at reasonable prices.
| Peter Wescott, well known citizen OF
| atlantic City, was buriedin the Pleasant
vile cemetery yesterday.
Mrs. G. III. Jenness and son have re-
turned from d two weeks visit with
friends in Pittsburg, Pa.
Miss Hattie Risley daughter OF Ma
thaniel Risley was recently married to
Norris Ingersoll OF English Creek.
Harry, son OF Squire Lake, is at home
having met with quite a serious accident
while at his work III Camden last week.
Some OF the Generals in the Spy of
Gettysburg" forgot to make the military
salute when saluted by their rsubOrdinates.
Capt. Amariah Lake anticipates visit
ing a number OF cities in the West at an
early date in the intention ofhis patented
"IllusiOns.'
Lee ch your Grocer sells Chew's Rene
dies; try Chew's Luxative Bitters posi-
tive cure tor dyspepsia rheumatism and
nervous diseases.
Harry Conover showed his proficiency
as an actor by the fine manner in which
he play ed his part on Saturday night in
the Spy of Gettysburg"
Washipgton's Birthday was duly cele-
brated at the Smiths Landing school on
Friday afternoon but we have received
no authentic report of the proceedings.
Miss Agnes Collins daughter of Isaac
Collins ESQ. and Mr.. j ohm Andrews We're
united in marriage at the home of the
brides brother in Atlantic City on Tues
day last.
The Christian Endeavor social of the
Presby terian church which was to have
been held at G. P. Johnson's on Friday
evening next will be held at Geo. Frambes
at the time appointed.
Miss Lizzie Risley, Miss Eliza Risley
and Miss Ella Halsey were vivacious
young ladies at the play Saturday eve.
and acquitted themselves creditably in
the parts assigned them.
Mrs. Harley L. Warner and Mrs. Sam
uel Ireland attended the second annual
Martha Washington dinner OF the Ladies
AID Society OF Central NJ. E. Church OF
Atlantic City at Galen Hall, Thursday
evening, Feb. 20.
Mr.. Nicoll Macdonald and wife of Man
chester, England, were visitors here on
Tuesday. They have recently purchased
some of the land st Estelle and csme
here to look over some Pleasantville
properties of which they may possibly be-
come a purchaser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steelman Collins entertain
ed party OF friends at dinner on Sunday
last. Among those to accept were Mr..
and Mrs. Z. L. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas,
Adams, MIR. and Mrs. David Myers, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Collins, OF Pleasantville,
and Mr.. Hendrickson, of Philadelphia.
Mr. d. S. Edwards, our genial black
smith, has purchased fine pacing mare,
Emma E. record 2.27, OF W. Fox, Evans
Mills, Gloucester county, and now If you
| boys have any speed, trOt 'em out. Mr..
Edwards has the fastest double team on
the Shore Edward E. and Budd double.
1t will doubtless seem strange to some
of our readers, but it is fact, that the
Press has q regular weekly circulation
of more than 200 copies week in
England. The most OF these papers
reach their destination through the Lon
don office of MIR. ID. l.. Risley who uses
our columns freely to advertise his Real
Estate business. In doing this he also
| advertises our beautiful Borough and
| calls attention abroad to it's many ad-
vantages and attractions.
| A novel entertainment with very
| pleasing affect was given q Large COM
| pany OF friends last Thursday evening by
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh M. Collins at their
commodious home On the Shore Road.
| 1t took the form OF q Martha Washing
ton dinner with literary programme
| carefully prepared for later liz the even
| Ing. The ladies with powdered hair and
daInty linen caps and kerchieis and the
gentlemen with powdered hair and some
with ruffled shirt bosoms presented a
very pleasing picture to the eye as they
cnatted in merry groups about the
| parlOrs. At six-thirty O'Clock the
would be WashingtOns assembled in the
dining room which was study in vel
low. At each ladies place little wax
candles burned in dainty candesticks
and at each gentlemen's place the pro-
/ verbal hatchet tied with yellow ribbons
were the favors of the evening. The
menu cards were in exact harmony with
the sentiment of the occasion having
little men and women with powdered
wigs on one side OF each while. large
hatchet, gay in it's yellow ribbon was
suspended from the hanging lamp over
the centre OF the table. Cherries, oi
course formed one of the numbers of the
bill OF fare, for who could have Wash
ington fete, without batchets and
cherries! Instrumental and vocal music
charades jokes and recitatiOns filled up
the after dinner hours until the time ot
departure had arrived. One of the
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