Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-22

Mr. Joseph G. Brown, of Port Republic
visited friends in town on Wednesday.
Prof. Charles b. Boyer has rented the
home of Mr. Charles Allen, on Wright
street, for the summer.
Miss Bertha Mason, of Belle PLANES.
n. j.. who has been visiting Miss Rather
inc Adams for the past week, returned
to her. home Thursday.
Miss Sarah B. Rose, who has been
spending some time with friends in Glou-
cester, has returned to the home Of Mr..
and Mrs Mark Fritsch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Asugherty, OF
Atlantic City, are having a pretty home
erected on North Shore Road near Mrs.
Dougherty's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Adon-
iiah Leeds.
The members of the GAR. in this
vicinity will attend in IA body the Wesley
NJ. 4. church on Sunday morning, May
30 Memorial Day exercises i'll the public
schools will be held ON Friday afternoon.
May rs.
The annual camp meeting to be held
in the Salem church grove will begin
early in June The Rev. E. l.. Hyde. the
noted evangelist, who is well known to
many i'll this vicinity, will assist in
these meetings.
Mr. Jethro Adams is greatly improv-
ing the appearance Of his grounds, by
the addition of fish and lily pond
Another fish and lily pond is owned by
Robt. L. Race. The pond lilies now in
bloom are beautiful.
The children have been very much in
terested in the gypsy camp that have
been encamped on a clearing near Ad-
ans avenue They made their arrival
in town in six large wagons, and proved
quite an attraction by their primitive
modes of living.
The Salem NJ E. church celebrated it,
Fifty eighth anniversary with impressive
Exercises on last Sunday. The e"ngrs
cation showed large number of former
members and friepds. The church was
beautifully decorated with palms aaa
cut flowers.
On Friday evening, May 2lst, DR.
William Spurgeon will again lecture IN
Wesley church. His subject will be the
-Welch Revival" Those who heard his
former lecture, advice to Married Peo-
pie" will be delighted with the oppor
tunity Of again hearing this noted lee
turer.
A number OF guests were delightfully."-
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs Peter =
RisIey last Sunday. They We're: Mr.
and Mrs. William Lewis and family. M.
and Mrs. John w. Risley, OF Atlantic
CITY; Misses Wilanna and Lorine Boice.
of Absecon Mr. j. S. Townsend, of Long
port and Mr. Edmund B. Tiltcn, OF Cam
den.
Announcement has been made OF the
marriage of Capt Mark Wesley Blake-
of this palce, and Miss Winnifred De
Wolf, of Bridgeport, Conn.,, on April ~
Capt. and Mrs. Black are now on Their
way to Florida on the schooner Perry w
Setter. On their return they will spent
some time at Capt Blake's residence on
Verona avenue.
Former Senator Samuel y. Hoffman
| for ten years superintendent OF the
schools of Atlantic County. has announr-
| ed that the pressure Of business Interests
will not permit him to be q candidate
| for appointment His term expired
| in October. but he has been continuing
| in Office pending the selection OF a sue
| cessor. There are several candidates iol
the office It pays $1,000 year.
Mrs. Robert J.. Race entertained the
| Crescendo Club at her south Main street
| home on Tuesday evening. An Interest
ling program was arranged by Miss Lewis
| chairman, which included sketch OF tht
| life of the modern composer Debussy. by
| Miss Zimmerman; his works, Miss
Croker; illustration by an Arabesque, by
Mrs. A. w. Westney; song, The BLESSED
Mamosel.v by Mrs Gale; Romance, by
Miss CroasdaIe. Mrs. Tucker. sketcl
of D'Indy, another French writer, ane
his valse ''Verlangen.'
The members of the Gen. Lafayette
Chapter, OAR, have received invita-
tions from the AIlnis Stockton Chapter
| to attend their annual spring meeting Al
Old st. Mary's church, Burlington, O
| Nav %. at III o'clock. There will b.
an address by Mr.. Henry Haines q
"Historic Spots Around Burlington.
Among these historic places are the Oh
st. Mary's church, built in 1903, who's
communion service was presented D,
Queen Anne; the birthplace of james
Fenimore Cooper. the Shippen House
grave of William Bradford, Atty Sen
of the United States under Washington
and many other places.
Are YOU wearing Hosbach's trousers
You ought to-
Pleasamtville Heat, Light Power peo
pie have something of value to say OF
the back page.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Lear. Of SeavieN
recently gave a birthday dinner in homo
Of Mr.. Lear's hall f-century birthday, sun
| l,,, Nav 9th Mr. Gar received seyPra