Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-29
1eigR6orRooa Rofe4 and 9erAonoRS

! The Wesley parsonage is being EN-
bcllished with fresh coat of paint.
Miss Ophelia Rose has been spending
La week with relatives i'll Port Republic.
Final tests in the schools began this
week. The term will close Friday, June
The Salem, Jr, Epworth League will
hold their annual picnic ON Wednesday
June 9.
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Adj
ans entertained Mr.. George Madara. of
Philadelphia.
Miss Reba Shourds, of Pennsgrove,
was the guest of Miss Lavinia Risley on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Ed Ingersoli is having a pretty
new house built on Pleasant avenue, rs
an investment.
On Monday Mrs. William |. Garrison
entertained Mrs. Herbert r. VOORHEES,
and son, of Chelsea
Messrs. Tillman johnson and Albert
Leeds, school teachers frem Leeds Point.
spent Monday in .Pleasantville.
Mr. J. Warren Clifford will close his
school at Cologne for the term, by hold
ing the annual school picnic, on May 2S
Miss Rosina Bruker has taken posi-
tion as teacher in the Pennsylvania ave.
school. in Atlantic City for the ensuing
year.
The Olive Branch church gave one Of
their pleasant social events on Wednes-
day i'll the form of baked bean supper.
Everyone has an enjoyable time at these
affairs.
The graduating class of the high
school this year consists of four mem
bers, Misses Florence Zippler. Ella Price.
Elizabeth Guenther and Mr.. Lynwood
Mintzer.
For the past week Mrs Wesley G.
McGonigle and Miss Florence Halsev
have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel McGonigle, Mr. W. C. McGonigle
joined the party Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Race attended
the closing concert Of the Crescendo
Club, at the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium, on
Monday evening The guests of honor
were the newly elected officers and the
Mendelssohn Glee Club.
The drawing and handiwork exhibit
of school buildings l., ?, and 3, will be
held at the high school on Friday.
June a. Don't fail to go and see the
interesting work that has been done in
this line during the past year.
The lecture at the First Baptist
church, by DIR. William Surgeon, of Lon
don, on Tuesday evening, was well at
tended and enjoyed by all. DIR. Spur
geon spoke on the life and works Of
illustrious cousin, Charles Haddon Spur
geon, England's greatest preacher.
Another sudden death occurred on
Wednesday morning, when the brother
in-law Of Mrs Householder, on N. Shore
Road. died after very short illness.
Mr.. Householder had Just recently come
from England to make his home in
Pleasantvile. He reached here only the
latter part of last week.
The engagement of Miss Ella May r.
win to Mr.. Edward Haines was announc-
ed last week. Miss Irwin formerly re-
sided in Pleasantville, and has a large
number of friends among the young peo-
pie. She was graduated from Temple,
College. Phila., at the head of her class
Mr.. Haines is well known in commercial
|circles of Camden.
The many local friends of Mrs. Maud
freas Morrison were shocked to learn Of
her sudden death in New York. on Mon
day of last week She was suddenly
stricken with heart failure. in the par
ior Of her home. She is survived by her
husband, John Morrison, and an infant
one year old. The funeral services were
held on Thursday at 2 o'clock. Interment
was made in Pleasantyille cemetery.
The funeral Of Mrs. Amariah Lake, an
last Sunday, was largely attended BY
the many relatives and friends, The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. H. S. Gas
coyne, pastor of Salem NJ E.. church. Of
which church Mrs. Lake had for MANY
years been member. Members Of the
Salem choir sang Lead Kindly Light"
The floral offerings were many and beau
tiful, the casket being nearly hidden by
the tender tributes. On account of the
terrific northeast storm, the interment
was deferred until Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock.
The following officers have been elected
in the Wesley Epworth League for the
ensuing year: President, g. c. Weeks;
first vice, Elias Campbell; second vice,
Mrs. Ethyl Blake: third vice. Mrs. Car
rie Smith: fourth vice, Mrs. Rachel
Wood; secretary, Humphrey Scull, as
sistant. 0sbornc Ware; treasurer. Miss
Alice Campbell, chorister. Mrs. Carrie
Smith; pianist. Miss Alice Campbell; as
sistant. l.. d. Champion; collector, Mrs.
u d. Champion. AT the business meet
ing on last Thursday evening, a dollar
social was held. Each member was sup
posed to earn dollar, and in an original
poem, tell how is was earned Some bak
ed ginger cakes and sold them, others
made soup, etc. The poems were witty.
and furnished endless jollity. The new
social superintendent, Mrs. Rae Wood.
llpdPrsts6ds making her department