Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-05
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Item Of Interest from Hd-
joining Tomns.
HAPPENINGS lI0He THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
WHAT Is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EVERYBODY'B BUSINESS.

| StlCxT- NEWS 9ATHEREp HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBoDY's BUSINESS.
sOMERS POINT.
M. c. Fife has new wheel.
E. D. Sooy has new wheel.
Jesse Braddock is the owner of fine
wheel.
Boys don't forget the century and ten
better Sunday next.
A. L. Barber spent Saturday and Sun
day at the Treen Villa.
Miss Lorine Connolly is slowly improv-
ing from her recent illness.
Miss Marie Braddock will soon take
up her residence in Atlantic City.
A drama will be given by the Bay Side
Literary Society in the near future.
A straw party will be given soon by
some of our young people of this place.
Mrs. VIM. H. Keates and daughter,
Ethel, spent Saturday and Sunday in
Atlantic City.
Messrs. Fox, Scull. Keates and Brad
dock took spin to Egg Harbor City,
Sunday afternoon last.
Mrs. A. R. Somers celebrated her S4th
birthday. Saturday last, May LIST. All
her children, grandchildren and great
grandchild was present.
JAS Scull entertained the Misses Rena
Burroughs, Nina Turner, Julia Price,
Edna Ryon, Mertie Steelman, Hannie
Smith and Mr.. VIM. Risley at the Gus
tom House on Friday afternoon of last
week.
The S. P. W. will make a century run
next Sunday to Haddonteld and return.
Leaving Somers Point at 6 A. NJ, arriv-
ing at Haddonfield 11.O5 A. M; return
ing leave Haddonfeld at 13O P. NJ,
arriving at Somers Point P. M.
Somers Point School celebrated Arbor
Day by planting of trees. A fine pro-
gramme was given and many visitors
were present. Following is the pro-
gramme: Prayer by school; singing
''Stepping in the Light" reading by our
teacher, Rose Steelman; reading by Mary
Braddock; dialogue by George Halder-
man and Japhet Connolly; dialogue by
five girls and three boys; singing-"Tri-
butte to Natures" recitation by Hazel
Halderman; dialogue by four little girls;
recitation by Susie Dilks; dialogue by
Lizzie Keates, Ada Doughty, Milton
Clements and Ephraim Boice; singing
"We'n Never Say Good Bye" reading by
Olive Cook recitation by Elmar Lashley;
recitation by Eula Higbe&; recitation by
Edna Dilks; singing-Hymn, Farewell.
BAKERsVlLLE. N
The following programme was well
rendered by the pupils of the Bakersville
Public School on Arbor Day, April 3Otb:
Song-"Busy Bee" by school; Prayer;
recitation by Rena Kunkeley; song
"Apple Tree by primary pupils; recita-
tion by Albert Sutton; "Arbor Day
Acrostic" by Clara Fifield, Bertha Kears,
Jessie Vickers, Harry Vickers, Ella
Hackett, Seward Leeds, Charlie Kunke-
ley, Arthur Murray; song by school;
recitatioE-"C Choosing the Tree by
Florence Somers, Constant Steelman,
Lewis B. Leeds, Richie Burroughs, Mary
Adams; song by school; recitation by
Harry Adams; recitation by Mary
Adams; Arbor Day Exercise by Emma
Fifeld, Abbie Fifeld, Minnie Steelman,
Mark Kears, Wilbur Steelman, Winnie
Muffet; recitation by Lille Small; song
by primary pupils; recitation-"The
Four Winds by Clara Fifield, Walter
Sutton, Gertrude Leeds, Bertha Kears;
recitation-"Which Tree Shall l Plant"
by Edna RyoD, Cora Steelman, Hannah
Smith, Thomas Risley, Bertram Ireland,
Warner Risley; recitation by Lizzie
Small; closing song by primary pupils.
The school rooms were beautifully decor
ated with flowers, branches, and black
board drawings. A large number OF
visitors were present.
POMONA.
VIM, Meth has fine bed of asparagus,
Forest fires are again raging at this
place.
The berry outlook seems to be quite
promising.
Mr.. Kleiner, of New York, will spend
his summer vacation on his farm at this
place.
One of Pomonas bicycle novices, came
near uprOoting q tree of thirty years
standing. The damage done was light.
having an egg shaped wheel and bursted
tire.
Henry Filling, our present Township
Committeeman, is rendering good SER
vice by having the sign posts restored to
their former condition and seeing that
the appropriations are made in accord
ance to the condition of the roads.
LINWOOD.
Mr.. Samuel Clark spent Tuesday in
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Nurr Collins of Atlantic City was
in town on Tuesday.
DR.. Edmunds and daughter were At
lantic City visitors on Tuesday.
Mrs. DIR. Edmunds is just recovering
from severe attack of La Grippe.
Mrs. William Stone of Atlantic City
visited relatives here on Wednesday.
Mrs. John Ireland of Atlantic City
spent part oflast week at her old home
here.
Mrs. Smith the esteemed wife of our
pastor has been quite i'll for several
weeks.
Miss Laura Babcock Of Absecon was
the guest of Mrs. l. G. Adams a part
of last week.
At Central M. f. Church, on Friday
evening, April 80, Mrs. Ellis, State
lecturer of the W. C. T. U. gave an ex-
cellent address to large and attentive
audience. Her remarks were on the
.origin of the UniOn at Ailleboro, Ohio,
her personal call to the work while at
Almeda, Cal. the protection given to
the liquor business of the U. S. govern
| ment. mo other business being 80 well
protected" her visits to different prisons
and learning that ten ont ofevery twelve
prisoners were brought to their present
positions by use OfintOxicante; reference
| to the u. g. Senators who approved of
and those who protested against the
sLittle Bill'' to prevent the sale OF
| liquors at the National Capitol, were
fully appreciated. At the close several
gave their names to the pledge.