Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-12-22
Seventh Year.
CURRENT GOSSIP
AND Personal NOTES.
Items that uai11 Interest the
Home Circle.
aEyTEH OF TIE xEErs LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
BRIEF NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST TO
PLEAsANTvILLE PEOPLE, WITH ODDS
AND ENDS TO ENTERTAIN OUR FRIENDS
AND VISITORS.

PLEASANTVILLE PEOPLE, WITH Odds
AND ENDS TO ENTERTAIN OUR FRIENDS
AND VISITORS.
Mrs. Ed. Rein has a new bicycle.
1t will be Postmaster Samuel Bartlett.
Capt. William Risley has been quite
i'll.
Mr.. H. Thomas passed Monday in At
lantic City.
Mrs. Alvin Risley passed Thursday in
Atlantic City.
The new house of Peter B. Risley is a
handsome one.
Miss Myrtle Collins is spending the
winter in Camden.
J.E. Ashmead visited Atlantic City
relatives on Friday.
Mrs. Annie Fish was an Atlantic City
visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Gideon Scull was an A tlantic City
visitor on Thursday.
Elijah Adams was in Atlantic City on
business Wednesday.
phia visitor on Friday.
Miss Lizzie N. Rlsley was Phlladel-
phia visitor last week.
Mrs. John Ashmead was an Atlantic
City visitor on Thursday.
Hon. and Mrs. W. l. Newell passed
Saturday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Roxy Risley passed Wednesday
with Atlantic City friends.
Mrs. Robert Risley passed Saturday
with Atlantic City friends.
Miss Abbie Shaw was the guest of At
lantic City friends on Monday.
Mrs. Nettie Race is visiting her sister
Mrs. Gaskill in Mays Landing.
The frogs were croaking on Thursday,
which is sign of mild winter.
Everybody is busy with church and
house decorations for Christmas.
Mrs. May Humphries was the guest of
Atlantic City relatives on Monday.
Mr.. Lacy has returned from pleasant
visit with his son in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amariah Lake were At
lantic City visitors on Wednesday.
Miss Jennie Risley was a Mays Land
ing visitor on Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. DOT Lake was the guest of her
parents at Steelmanville on Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Jewett entertain
ed friends from Camden the past week.
Mr.. John Krimmel of Philadelphia was
the guest of Mrs. Jeffries on Wednesday.
Samuel Smith Esq of Euglish Greek
was q caller at the PRESS Office Satur-
day.
Mrs. McIlvain and Mrs Albert Lake
were among the Philadelphia visitors on
Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Craig of the Mt. Pleasant
Church was an Atlantic City visitor on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Curtis Risley and Miss Carrie
Allen were Atlantic City visitors on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Webb and daugh-
ter will spend the holidays with Phila-
delphia friends.
The next number of The Press will be
q "stunner" so far as it relates to Plea
santviIle-See if it isn't.
Mr.. Sheldon of the Philadelphia In
quirer was a visitor to our pretty
Borough on Wednesday.
The Misses Matte ard Marcella Ris-
ley visited their sister Mrs. Arthur
Wright in Atlantic City last week.
Sunday Yves cool but delightful day,
and many wheelmen were out for lit
tie spin in the bracing atmosphere.
Don't forget that The PRESS next
week will be of special interest to every
person who ever lived in Pleasantville.
The Christmas Entertainment at st.
Johns Church will he held on Friday
evening December Oath. A welcome to
all.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Andrews, of At
lantic City, are receiving congratulations
on the birth of bouncing nine pound
boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Andrews, of Allan
tic City, (nee Miss Agnes Colline) are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth of a
son.
Atlantic City hucksters reap quite q
revenue cutting down Christmas trees OFF
Shore and selling them to their patrons
at home.
st. Johns Sunday School will
celebrate Christmas by their usual
exercises on Friday evening. All are
cordially invited.
Mr.. Edward Strickland of Ham,
monitor, who was awarded the con-
tract for building the new barn for
the County, broke ground on Monday.
The Y. P. S. G. f. will have charge
of praise service on Sunday evening
at st. Johns Church followed by
three minute papers on weekly read,
ings.
The Baptist Sunday School will hold
o. Thursday
evening. An interesting program has
been arranged. A cordial welcome is ex-
tended to all.
The Y. p. S. C. E. annual meeting
will be held in the Presbyterian
Church at this place on Thursday
evening December 80. All societies
are specially invited to participate.
Rev. James Luffbarry was appointed q
committee to go to Philadelphia to pur-
chase the treat for the Sunday school.
It will take two hundred and fifteen
boxes of candies and the same number of
oranges.
1t is rumored that DIR. J. Fl. North
seriously contemplates joining the SALIVA
tion Army. He has not yet decided
whether he will lead the singing, or
play q solo upon the bass drum by
mauling the sheepskin with malice afore-
thought.
This cold weather ought to put an
end to the stories about people being
chased by blacksnakes down in Cape
May County. Ifnot it will be in order
to in quire what kind of rum is being
served out in that part of the State.
Larger Edition.
Look out for The PRESS next week.
Everybody ought to have some extra
COPIES to send away to absent friends.
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