Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-08-11
CURRENT GOSSIP.
AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Items that wi11 Interest the
Home Circle.
REVIEW OF THE Weeks LOCAL HAPPENINGS
BRIEF NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST TO
PLEAsANTvILLE PEOPLE, WITH ODDS
AND ENDS TO ENTERTAIN OUR FRIENDS
AND VISITORS.
Alex Fish has a bicycle.

Alex Fish has bicycle.
Mrs. Edward Rein has new bicycle.
Miss Lizzie N. Risley is on the sick list
Mrs. Minus Allen has a handsome new
wheel.
Miss Ella Price gave birthday party
on Monday.
Miss Laura Hilton is visiting friends in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Ashmead passed Thursday
in Atlantic City.
Mr.. Richard Stebbins was a Phila,
visitor last week.
Miss Maud Adams is visiting Mrs.
Helm at Glassboro.
Miss Josephine Turner is an occasi onal
Atlantic City visitor.
A party of young people went to Lily
Lake on Thursday.
The new home of Mr.. A. L. Irwin is
nearing completion.
Mrs. Edward Rein visited relatives in
Phila. the past week.
Miss Alice Horton was an Atlantic
City visitor on Friday.
Mrs. Frederick Jewett and son passed
Friday in Atlantic City.
Miss Ray Scull was the guest of Mrs.
Gideon Scull last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hackney of Allan
City were Friday visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Adams have as their
gu, st Miss Mary Spain of Phila.
Mrs. Robert Race was the guest of
Atlantic City friends on Friday.
Mrs. C. X. Fleming was the guest of
Mrs. John z. Ashmead last week,
Miss Ella Ingersoll spent part of last
week with friends in Atlantic City.
Mr.. VIM. Lake and Daniel Lake were
among their brothers on Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie Peterson has some hand
some flowers surrounding her home.
Rev. Lewis Parcels of Pennsylvania
visited his old home here last week.
of Atlantic City friends on Wednesday.
Miss Clara Adams took spin on her
wheel to Atlantic City on Wednesday.
Mr.. J. E. Adams has had handsome
concrete walk laid around his property.
Miss Mary Sutton of Linwood was the
guest of Miss Hannah Smith last week.
Don't fail to attend Miss Banghards
concert Friday evening at Salem Church.
Mrs. John F. Ryon and son were the
guests of Atlantic City relatives on Fri
day.
Mr.. Byron Rogers and family COM
prised fishing party on the bay Fri
day.
Mr.. Joseph Helm of Glassboro was
visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. 3. Adams last
week.
Hon. W. l. Newell and son took trip,
last week, to TOwnsend's Iulet on their
yacht Edith.
Mr.. Wilbur Reed has had as his guests
the past week bis parents from theupper
part of the State.
Mr.. Preston Adams and daughter
took a run on their wheels to Atlantic
City on Wednesday.
Rev. Father Allen will say mass on
Sunday August 18th, at 9 O'Clock in the
house of DIR. Wallis.
Rev. F. L. Jewett and family are pass
ing 10 days vacation with relatives in
the upper part OF the State.
Miss Lizzie Homan has got new
wheel and she is happy girl. Now we
expect she will soon be in the races.
Mr.. and Mrs. Champion have returned
home to Camden where they have been
visiting their mother Mrs. Burroughs.
Sch. Wm X. Park sailed Friday for
Bangor Maine with cargo of coal
thence to Southern port with cargo
of ice.
Mrs. Richard 1. Risley, Miss Matte
Risley, Mrs. Wolf and Miss Banghart
spent Wednesday of last week in Attain
TIC City.
Among those who were taken in as
fulI members of Salem Church on Sunday
we've Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Horton, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. Cox, Mr.. Abram Irwin, Mrs.
letter.
Among the visitors to Pitman Grove
Camp Meeting over Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. w. l. Newell, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Will Newell and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh Collins and Mrs. 6. III. Jenness and
son.
Harry Jones, Stephen and Charlie
Mitchell, took run to Gloucester, Sun
day, and visited the different places of
interest, and on their return were ac-
companied by Thomas Ingersoll. They
made good time and enjoyed their cen
tury run.
Capt. L. C. Lake and wife have been
home for q week and we are glad to see
him safe and well, and enjoying his
wheel. The Capt. and Mrs. Lake have
both a wheel now. He says he shall
challenge Mr.. John Collins or Mr..
Burroughs Frambes to ride against him.
'Uriah Duckfarmer's article, in this
issue of the Press, was received too late
for publication last week, but it is an
article that will keep week without
spelling. Out of the good-natured ban
ter between our correspondents duck
farmer and 'Henfarmer," the readers
of the Press have had some forcible ar
guments presented upon both sides OF q
great public question. The Press ia al
ways liberal enough to hear all sides OF
every important issue, and then let's ITS
readers decide the merits of the argu-
ment.
Several persons were considerably
shocked by electricity during the shower
that passed over here shortly after
seven O'Clock Monday morning. The
lightning fell close to the West Jersey Il.
Il. Station, and ball of fire exploded on
the track. A portion of the current
passed into the office on the signal rods
and made a sharp report like the crack
of hundred rifles fired at the same
instant. Mrs. Reed, the mother of
Station Agent Reed, who was waiting
to take a train was badly frightened and
tainted and several Others standing in
and around the station felt the effects Of
the bolt