Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-12-10

Of the Guard, Joseph Smallwood: dele
gates to the department encampment,
John H. Adams and John G. Collins; al
ternates, Hiram Williams and Lewis
Robinson.
st. Marks Episcopal Church will hold
its annual fair in the basement of the
church Saturday afternoon and evening,
December 18th. This fair has always
been known for the number Of beautiful
articles for sale at remarkably low
prices There will BE- On sale some good
home made cakes and other eatables.
Ice cream and cake will be sold There
will also be entertainment furnished for
the children.
The reception to the teachers Of Pleas
antville given BY the ". G. T. T. at the
pleasant home Of Lawyer and Mrs. W.
/. Garrison on last Thursday evening,
was great success. over a hundred
We're in attendance and an excellent pro
gram was rendered. The receiving line
consisted OF Mrs. Nettie Adams, Miss
Elfreth, State President, Mrs. W. |. Gar
risOn, Mrs. Annie Steelman and Mrs.
Hover II. Marsteller. Excellent short
addresses were given BY Mrs. Nette
Adams, Miss Elfreth, Mrs. Annie Steel
man, Rev. +. A. Wells, Rev. McClelland
and Prof. Marsteller. Miss Ruby Cord
cry, Of Absecon, gave instrumental and
vocal musical numbers. Miss Alice
Ruttcr always popular, delighted her
hearers with ''Philips's Baby" Miss
Grenleigh. Of Absecon, gave discourse
OIL Apples" in manner to keep her
hearers from having an attack of the
blues for many days.
Wines are supposed to improve with
age. 50 does some music. The cantata
Queen Esther belongs to this class OF
music; and the rendition, for the bene-
lit OF the Presbyterian church, at Red
Mems hall, on last Friday evening was
conceded OH all sides to be the best yet
given. The audience was large and en-
thusastic, and gave their applause IN
such a generous manner as to show that
Pleasantville knows and appreciates
high class Of music. The costumes hired
from Il well known cOstumer OF Phla-
delphia. added much to the effect. The
large chorus of nearly sixty voices sang
with good attack and effect. Harry
Parsons, as King Ahasuerus, gave the
part as only one Of his wide experience
Lillian Davidson made an excellent
beautiful, gracious queen. Miss Edna
Maulck and Samuel Lawrence, as Ha-
man and Zeresh, drew tears to many
ewes in their farewell scene Mr.. Ed
ward Hazleton, portrayed Mordecal, in j
manner to surpass himself. His duet with
Mrs. John q. Thomas, as Nlordecai's sis
ter. excited much favorable comment.
Mrs Frank Smith. gave the Prophecies,
with expression, her higher notes being
given with beauty and clearness. Ar.
Thomas Hallam, as the Herald, and
Mr.. Mervyn Wilson. as Hegai, were good
also. Much credit is due to the untirlng
efforts OF Mrs. Edward Hazleton as
pianist and Mrs. G. b. Summerville,
violinist. The efforts of Mrs. Ezra Lake
in conducting this cantata are much ap-
preciated not only by the Presbyterian
church. but BY all lovers Of good music.
The backbone of every production IS a
rood orchestra and Max kirscht, D. u.
Bohlson and Mrs. q. L. Summerville
filed in the intermissons in a pleasur-
able manner.
Pleasantville was visited by heavy
snow and rain storm last Monday. On
Tuesday the streets We're very dlsa-
greeable to be upon, being extremely
slushv. A snow plow was sent down
by the Pennsylvania Railroad to keep
the tracks OPEN
It rained. it showed, and then, it
rained some more.
Marriage i always failure to those