Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-07-26
Doings Around Town
Local Happenings Gathered by Husiling
Reporters

William Channels has been appointed
Game Warden.
Hubin says: My theatre must be fin
ished complete before / open the doors. "
A large bungalow is being built for
Mr.. G. Coleman at Mortified, near Shore
Fast trolley line by Contractor Lechner.
Max Kirscht, in postal to the editor,
states that he is having delightful
time at Lewes, Del And why shouldn't
he?
E. c. Weeks, of Pleasantville, has just
been admitted to the bar of the Atlantic
County Court, and has opened an office
with Campbell & Wootton.
Capt. Lewis c. Lake is getting ready
for a sail, as he has taken new quarters
at Smiths Landing. A new coat of
paint has been applied to his boat.
The Press acknowledges receipt from
the faculty of an invitation to attend a
reception to be given by the Cape May
Summer School this Wednesday evening.
The advantages of home Portraiture
are convenience, comfort, natural
composure, that at home feeling. Max
H. Kirscht will gladly show you speci
mems.
A. H. Hoskins, of Wilmington, Del,
has rented the store and dwelling of HI.
Kirscht on Washington avenue adjoining
The Press office, and will Immediately
establish furniture store there.
A Fire Insurance policy does not in
sure against tornado ana wind storms.
Rates on Tornado Insurance per 800, 10
cents one year, 20 cents three years, and
80 cents five years. See H. w. Helfrich
for further information.
VIII the party who paid $l25 on sub
scription at The Press office last Satur-
day afternoon kindly send name to the
office, SO that PROPER credit may be Civ
en-, as the girl in receipting the bill fail
ed to take the name.-Editor.
The first of the weekly open-air con-
certs by Excelsior Council Band was Civ
en- last Wednesday evening and a large
crowd was present and thoroughly en-
joyed the music. The boys deserve ev-
cry praise and a liberal support for their
hberality in giving our citizens this plea
sure.
Mrs. Alex. R.Wilson, of Ocean Heights.
met with a serious accident last Wednes-
day afternoon, falling down flight Of
steps Her knee was wrenched and she
received a general shakir-, up. Mrs.
Wilson is constantly improving and
hopes are entertained for her early re-
covery.
While shopping at A. c. Halls store
recently -drs. Zentmayer lost very val
liable diamond sunburst Very fortu-
nately it fell in one of the pans on the
counter and was discovered by Mrs. NJ
o. Rohn, of Lancaster, Pa, who was Wis
iting her parents at the time, and re-
turned it to its owner.
The members of the Authors Club
spent pleasant afternoon as the guests
of Mrs Charles S. Adams Tuesday after
noon of last week at her home on North
Main street The members present
were: Mrs. John :. Ryon, Mrs Daniel
Collins, Mrs. Isaac Collins, Mrs. Charles
Collins, Mrs. R. L. Race, Mrs. Charles
Stebbins, Mrs. Samuel ireland, Mrs. Nc
Clelland, Mrs. G. A. Campbell, Mrs R.
NJ Fish, Mrs. Preston Adams
Smiths Landing was excited last Fri
day when Fred Gohler roamed about the
streets with his shoes and stockings in
his hands and leered at all the farmers
He's crazy and has escaped from the
Asylum" someone started, and then
there was general scurrying for cover.
Gohler finally asked to go to sleep on
some boxes in the Smiths Landing post
office, but Postmaster Smith had him ar
rested by our marshal, Capt j. R. Lake,
and it was found that he was only in
toxicated.
Two automobiles were wrecked last
Saturday on the New road, leading from
Pleasantville to Absecon, but neither ac-
eident resulted seriously. One car skid
ded and dshed rear wheel in the after
noon About o'clock in the evening,
a touring ear containing two men whose
names could not be learned, crashed into
the bridge on the New road at Absecon,
hufling itself into the ditch, together
with the men. One man received a bro
ken nose but there were no other casu-
alties. The car was hauled out by block
and fall
Of course the boys walloped the old
married men in .ne baseball game at
Salem Grove last Thursday evening.
Well the latter expected it and were not
surprised, and they felt equally as proud
of their one run as the youngsters did
of their nine. At any rate much enjoy
ment was had both by players and spec
tators-except that some OF the partici
pants not used to base running are still
sore-and The Press predicts that the
married men will improve with each
event and before the season is over will
be able to reverse the result.
Mrs e. G. Shreve, who is spending the
summer at Northfeld, is just recovering
from a serious accident to her right an
kle While the family was out driving,
the horse became temporarily overcome
and appeared to go crazy. In its antics
it kicked Mrs. Shreve on the ankle, sink
ing both it's hoofs into the flesh and
scraping the bone Mrs. Shreve has been
under the care of two physicians since
the accident occurred, and is now able
to 90 about on crutches She has not,
however, been outside of the house, but
has contented herself with sitting on