Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-01-01
CURRENT GOSSIP
AND Personal NOTES.
Items that mi11 Interest the
Home Circle.
REVIEW OF The PAST NEEK'S HAPPENINGS.
BRIEF NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST TO
PLEAsANTyLLE PEOPLE, WITH ODDS
AND ENDS TO ENTERTAIN OUR FRIENDS
AND VISITORS.

PLEAsANTvLLE PEOPLE, WITH ODDS
AND ENDS TO ENTERTAIN OUR FRIENDS
AND VISITORS.
Candies, fruit and nuts at Leech's.
Ezra D. johnson is home for the holi-
days. ~
Mixtures 10, Is and 25 cents lb. at
Leech's.
Miss Lille Naylor is spending the holi-
days out of town.
Largest assortment of shoes on the
shore at Leech's.
phia for few days.
H. L. Warner, undertaken, opposite W.
j. Depot, Pleasantville, n. J.
DR.. NJ. P. Shoemaker, dentist. Office
1414 Atlantic avenue over Post Office.
R. c. Warner, of Clayton, N. j.. spent
Monday with hisson Harley L. Warner
Curtis Adams, of Elizabeth, n. j F.,
spent Christmas with his mother at this
place.
Mr. and Mrs Levi Hewitt, entertained
a number of relatives and friends on
Christmas
Spectacles and eyeglasses to suit all
eyes. Repairing OF every description at
SuanQarQ Indrmacy.
Miss Mabel Adams, daughter of our
news agent, has one of the finest Xmas
trees on the Shore road.
Mrs J. Walter Martz, fashionable dress
maker, corner Washington avenue and
Shore road. Moderate prices.
WANTED-A settled woman to assist in
general houswork. Address, A. NJ.
Abbott, Box Al, Bakersvile, N. j.
Revival services will be held every even
ing this week except Saturday, in the
Mt. Pleasant church. All are invited.
Go to Charles HI. Stations for best
style of shoes at lowest prices. Our
shoes speak volumns for themselves.
Mr.. Martz, our popular restaurateur,
can frequently be heard eliciting the
most harmonious chords from his Or
gan.
The side walk below the mill on the
Shore Road will be dangerous spot for
pedestrians in the dark, unless shortly
repaired. Give us electric lights.
Fred Ruckrein, of Northansin, Germany,
has been looking at Mckee City property
with view to purchasing a large tract
for chicken raising in the near future.
C. W. Lewis, of Reynoldton, Pa, will
locate in "Bayview" as soon as his
family arrives. He is ain engineer, and
hopes to get position in Atlantic CITY
A letter Is held in the Pleasantville
postoffice addressed to Santa Claus,
that visited lola Fowler, Pleasantville,
N. j." Will somebody furnish the ad-
dress?
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ireland enter
teined at dinner Oh Friday last the fol
lowing friends Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Risley, Mr.. and Mrs John Ashmead, and
DR.. and Mrs. j. III. North.
Jos. 1. Matthias, of Philadelphia, was
q guest at the Scull Cottage for few
days last week. He came down on bust
ness, yes, very important, too-we saw
him in our sister city attending to it.
The Sewing Circle Of the N. j. c. Fl. S.
meets every Wednesday afternoon in the
social room, first floor, of the Red Mems
Hall. Friends of the cause are invited to
bring thimbles and scissors and assist
with the sewing.
MIR. and Mrs. D. S. Edwards entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Osborn Smith, of Lin
wood; Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Robson,
Bargaintown; Miss Clara Hoover, OF
Albine and Joseph Smith, of Longport,
on Christmas.
Chas. W. Ingersoll has in his cosy SIT
ting room very handsomely arranged
tree, covered with ravishing ornaments,
some, the most brilliant, being his own
handiwork. 1t has been appreciated by
q great number, we are sure, as we are
continually hearing it remarked about.
Miss Hannah Lake, daughter OF Capt.
Amariah Lake, OF Pleasantv!lle, was
married Christmas day to Robert Zane.
OF Atlantic City. Rev. G. D. Slnkinson OF
Atlantic City tied the nuptial knot. At
ter the wedding breakfast the happy
pair left for Washington and other south
ern cities.
On the day before Christmas the re-
mains of William Bell were buried in the
Pleasantville cemetery, the funeral tax
ing place from the residence of Louis
Reed, Il N. Delaware ave-, Atlantic City.
Mr.. Bell was about forty years of age,
and had many friends both here and in
other parts of the county.
James Brooks, son of James 5. and
Margaret Brooks, and husband OF Cath
arine Brooks of Atlantic City, died in
Philadelphia on the 23rd, and his remains
were inferred at Mt. Calvary cemetery,
Pleasantville, on last Friday. Mr..
Brooks was tifty-tive years of age, and
died quite suddenly, while eating his
lnneh in his Office in Philadelphia. He
leaves a widow and several children.
Harry Sheetz was rendered surprise
party on Friday evening last, by Miss
Jennie Steelman and Miss jennie FarOn.
A very enjoyable evening was spent by
all the guests, among whom were Mr.
and Mrs. Sheets, MIR. and Mrs. Heator,
Mr.. and Mrs. Station, Misses Jennie
Steelman Jenette Faron, Mertie Mason,
Lulu Parsells. Anna Parsells, Lila Fras.
more, Bertha Cameron, Lille Griseall,
Hattie Kinks, Carrie Rlsley and Mary
Powell.
The entertainment committee of the
New Jersey Children's Home Society Ii
arranging fer an elaborate production Of
Martha Russell Orne's three-act comedy
entitled 1.-The Donation Party, OF
THANKSGIVING Eve at the Parsonage y
The caste is being carefully selected and
it is believed the performance can bt
given in about three weeks in Red Mems
hall. A number of vocal and dramatic
specialties will be interpolated and al
who attend may safely expect very en-
ioyable production of very clever play
On Friday OF last week Mrs 0. }. Ham
nell gave Christmas party for hel
children. There was a beautiful tret
with a pretty garden, full OF objects o
interest, including q real little fountain
which afforded the little ones much de
LIGHT. Before the little ones left Mrs
Hammell served them refreshments which
tickled their palates as much as the pretty
toys had delighted them. The children
,,roaant; were Nav and Marguerite North