Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-09-30
Chicken Pox is epidemic at the Smith
Landing Schools.

Ifyou want the best management at
funerals, employ Undertaken Warner.
Mark A. Fritsch & Son have been
awarded the contract to paint Salem
church.
Mr.. D. Collins will retire from service
commencing Oct. 1. Mr.. Howard Heis-
ler relieving him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark A. Fritsch Jr. have
retnrned home after spending pleasant
week with friends and relatives in Phila.
1t is rumored that Webster Price, ol
the School Board is seriously consider
ing the property OF having regular office
hours to hear complaints.
Samuel Ireland is announced TO make
hunting and fishing trip to North
Carolina in company with a party OF
Atlantic City friends. ''Sam." will ship
fish and game by the carload to Pleasant
vile.
A big hay wagon, containing eXcur-
sionists from the Atlantic City Presby-
terian Church passed through the
Borough, Saturday, bound for Lily Lake
and it's picnic grounds.
Capt. C. Mathews, has been laid up at
Anglesea, for a month past with a very
sore hand the result of being bitten by
a buefish. He will return home to
Pleasantville the present week.
The Building and Loan Association
will erect new building 40 by 20 feet,
two stories high, near the Base Ball
grounds. The lower floor will be used
for business purposes and the upper
story for hall.
Among the ladies attending the Coun-
ty Convention of the w. C. T. e.. at
Hammonton on Wednesday last were
DR.. Eva Lake, Mrs. Alvin Risley. Mrs.
Lucas Lake, Mrs. Robert James, and
Mrs. Joshua Lake.
DR.. J. Ii. North stands on his office
piazza near the W. j. II. r. track, Q
portion of each day to take a mental
inventory of bicyclists. as they go past.
When the female 'scorchers" from A Atlan-
tic City fl by the modest DR.. looks the
other way,
The G. E. Society, of st. Johns Church
held lunch social last Saturday even
ing at the parsonage for the benefit of
sending delegate to the State Conven-
ton, which is to be held at Plainfeld, N.
j., Oct. Z. Their pastor was selected as
the delegate.
A straw ride party from Peasantville
attended the entertainment in Central
church. Among those present were the
Misses Gertie Ella and Matte Kisley,
Laura Adams, Carrie Allen, Bertha
Ryon, Howard and Logan Mcdonnell,
Harry Campbell, Clinton Alfred and VIM.
Risley.
Capt. Charles York of the schooner c.
r. Price has returned home from his
summer business. He has been carrying
brick to Ocean City from New York. He
reports peculiar incidents in relation
to the Political situation. Haverstraw
is quite solid for Mckinley, Greasey
Point town in close distance to Haver-
straw composed principally OF wealthy
and retired business men and formerly
republicans are solidly for Mr.. Bryan.
The time for arrival OF the morning
mail has changed and. as usual, was
delayed the first day. The early morn
ing mail has been a great convenience,
to all our business people and it can be
continued through the winter if the
citizens will pay three dollars month
to pay Peter Adams for bringing it from
Absecon when he gets the morning
papers This would land it here at
about clock earlier than ever before.
Postmaster Garwood agrees to pay one
third the expense il the Citizens will pay
the rest. Only two dollars a month for
all Pleasantvillel Chip in your dime at
the post office!
The change in effect on the Atlantic
City (Readiug) railroad commencing
Sept. 20 will be of interest to our readers.
A new train running between Atlantic
City and Brigantine beach connecting
with Pleasantville aud way stations
leaving Atlantic City Ills. returning
leave Pleasantville 3-07. The 2 O'Clock
express from Phila. stops at Pleasant
vile. The first aud only train for Phiia
leaves Pleasantville 8 20 n. m. AL p.
m. In addition 10 accommodation trains
on Sunday an express from Phila. at 8
n. m. will stop at Pleasantville returning
leave Atlantic City Z 80 p. M. stopping
at PIeasantville 80.
The motor service is disc ,ntinued for
the season to the regret Of all Mr..
Thomas Higgins goes as baggage mas
ter on GIassboro locals Mr.. Harry
TAYLOR is relieved from service of the
Penn. system. Jake Sovett will com
mence service as fireman on Newfield
Docal trains. Mr.. VIM. Bell cont lu' s
on the Branch for two weeks when he
will go as baggage master on Bridgeton
branch Mr.. W. L. Brown relieving him.
F. A. Eyer operator at Pleasantville
goes to Winslow Junction as operator
for Atlantic City Division. Mr.. William
Large has been retired as flagman at
the shore road crossing. Mr.. Scott
Long has been retired as mail carrier.
Mr.. Jonathan Martin succeeded to that
honorable position.
Mrs. Sallie Peterson, Familiarity known
as "Aunt Sallie', has the EDITORS thanks
for a big box of the handsomest flowers
ever received at the Press Office. There
were numerous bouquets of white and
red carnations, pinks, roses, dahlias,
sweet peas, and q dozen other varlet s
of beautiful and fragrant flowers OF
which the receiver does not even know
the name. Flowers are the most beau
tifui of all created objects, with their
delicate odors the idcomparable blending
of colors, and their wondrous harmony
of light and shade Blessings on all who
cultivate flowers, everywhere! And
| thrice blessed be woman who has got
sense enough to know that even an
editor can appreciate peck of lovely
boquets. No one need be afraid to send
| a bunch of handsome flowers to his
| table at any time. This is straight.
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