Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-02-04
Doings Around Town
Local Happenings Gathered by HusiIing
Reporters

BIenheim and Oakhurst building lot
viii give profitable returns. See Mr..
Golf.
Floyd AI Smith. bookkeeper at the
First National Bank, is enjoying his an
nual vacation.
Thursday was ground hog day. Did
he see his shadow If so, it was surely
iii the afternoon
May February emulate the example oi
moderation and discretion set by its sis
ter month, January.
The Ladies Aid Society of Salem VI.
Il. Church met at the home OF Mrs John
S. Weaver on Wednesday afternoon
Rev.W J. Litsinger, of PleasantviTe
was the preacher at Christ NJ. P. Church.
Atlantic City, where a revival is in pro-
gress, on Tuesday evening
The Ladies Aid of Salem NJ. L. Church
will give musical entertainment, en-
titled. The New Minister" at Red Mems
Hall. the latter part Of March.
y Raymond 5. Leeds, of Pleasantsillr
and Miss Emma L. Headly. of Atlantic
City. were married on Saturday evening
Jan. q, 1911, at St. Johns NJ P. Par
sonage, by the Rev. II. Hampton.
Among the indictments presented to
Judge Higbee by the Grand Jury last
Monday were eight for election frauds,
including the Review Publishing Co, and
Harvey Thomas, editor, for libel.
In the report in our last issue it was
stated that there was dancing at the
birthday anniversary of the venerable
Lewis Adams. This was an error Mr..
Adams being opposed to dancing and
there was no dancing.
Married on Saturday evening. Jan. 2l.
1911, by Rev. H. Hampton, Allen E.
Leeds, of Atlantic City, and Miss Naomi
Lafferty, of Pleasantville. Ceremony vas
performed at the home Of the brides pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Laferty.
The box of cigars awarded at r. NJ
Willis store last Saturday night was
won by Ralph Cox. The third time
proved lucky for those in no way eonect-
ed with Mr.. Willis and The Press pre-
diets that the fourth will carry the box
still further away from home.
Thieves stole from the house being
erected BY Contractor Brasier Steelman
on Wright street about $40 worth Of
piping. 1t is believed that the thieves
are known, and as soon as some addit-
ional facts are secured the guilty ones
will be brought to Justice An end
should be put to this petty theiyery at
once.
AT the annual meeting Of the Official
Board of Wesley NJ. E. Church on Mon
day evening. January 30th, the Pastor,
Rev. E. A. Wells, was unanimously invit-
ed to return to the Church for another
year, and the Pulpit Committee was IN
structed to notify the District Superin-
tendent OF the Boards action, and also
to ask the Conference, which meets in
Ocean City in March, to return Mr..
Wells to his present charge.
The "Philo'' Club held a meeting at the
home of Miss Fannie Shappell, Tuesdly
evening, Jan. 80 A very pleasant eve
ming was spent. Miss Dorothy Rudolph
being awarded the first prize for pinning
an arrow nearest the centre of heart
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Shap-
pell, Mr. and Mrs. Hubhs, Misses Fannie
Shappeli, Laura Barnett. Dorothy Ru-
dolph, Edith and Esther Turpin and
Phoebe Shappell, and Misses Della and
Edith Willitts Of Atlantic City, Messrs
Wm- Biggs, John Barkoif, Wallace
shappell and Hennard Turpin, Of Pleas
antville, and Mr.. Russell Fenton, OF Alb
sseeon.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Home Building and Loan
Association held ii Red Mems Hall.
Pleasantville, on Saturday evening last,
directors for the ensuing year were el-
ected as folloows: James T. Risley, T. L.
Mcconnell. Alvin z. Risley, John p Ash
mead. Charles s. Adams, Hugh Collins.
JaPhet Price, H. W. Ilelfrich. d. c. Tur-
ner, G. A. Campbell, Samuel j. Clark
and George I'll. Adams; auditors, L. h.
Smith. S NJ. Long and Wilbur Reed
The directors organized by re-electing
James L. Risley president, r. r. Neon
nell viee-president, George H. Adams
secretary, Alvin P. Risley treasurer.
John 7. Ashmead attorney. and James
L. Risley, Alvin p. kisley, Charles s.
Adams. G. A. Campbell and George H.
Adams executive committee.