Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-07-12
Doings Around Town
Local Happenings Gathered by Hustling
Reporters

A Fraternal Picnic, in which the vari
GUS lodges of Pleasantville will unite
will be held at Mays Landing on Satur
day, July 22nd.
Miss Honora O'Grady, eighteen year,
of age, one of the most prominent youne
ladies of Mays Landing, met death by
drowning in Lake Lenape last Thursday
afternoon.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Socie-
ty of Mt Pleasant Church will have
ice cream and cake for sale in the hall
back Of the church, on Saturday, July
10, 1911, from 2 p. m. until 8 p. M
Union Lodge, No. 2l3, l. 0. o. F., has
elected Paul Wootton Noble Grand and
Charles T. Allen Vice-Grand for the en-
suing term. They will be installed this
Wednesday evening by Deputy Grand
Master Allen Higbee.
Someone stole from Vickers store on
North Main street last Monday night
the candy machine that was fastened on
the outside. Also from Hubin's theatre
wire lath These petty thieveries
should be stopped at once.
Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Betting moved
into their new parsonage home last
Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs Daniel
Collins went to Brielle, N. j., in their
automobile and brought the pastor and
his family back with them.
c. A. Beitel last week moved his Jew
elry store in his new quarters on Main
street just north of Heinzer's bakery
Mr.. Beitel has a very attractive store
and expects to be in a better position to
take care of his growing trade.
Justice Kalisch has named Freeholder
William L. Black, Democrat, of Ham
monton, and William NJ. Clavenger, ESQ.,
Republican, of Atlantic City, elisors to
draw the grand jury for the special term
of Court to be held at Mays Landing
beginning next Tuesday.
Manager Hubin, of Hubin's New Thea
tire, has been on the hustle the past
week. Being a prominent Elk and
known as such all over the U. S., and
being on the Reception Committee and
meeting all the high officers of the order
has kept him busy man, but it pays
to be popular.
Pleasantville is contributing its share
of decorations in honor of the reunion OF
the Elks at Atlantic City. The entrance
to the boulevard at Main street is espes.
tally attractive, and the Hotel Rodney
is literally beoecked, while others have
used flags, bunting, Elks heads, etc., ir
a smaller degree.
Pleasantville High School defeated
Linwood for the second time Saturday
July s. Those representing Pleasant
vile were: E. Glover, S., 2 runs; R
Bartlett, 3D., 2 runs; Pierce, 2b., run
G. Ingersoll, rf., 2 runs; I. Adams, p,
run; f. Schnierle, c., runs; r.. Snyder
IT,, and {. Snyder, cf Struck out BY
Adams, 13.
Mrs, Sarah Lafferty, beloved wife o.
James X. P. Lafferty, died at her home
on East Washington avenue, Pleasant
vile, after a lingering illness, last Wed
nesday, July 5th, aged 5S years. Fun
eral services were held from her lat,
residence at 2 O'Clock Saturday after
noon, and interment was in Mount Plea
SAINT cemetery.
Harry w. Atwood passed over Pleas
antville OIL his way from Atlantic City
to Washington about o'clock Monday
morning and was seen by many of oul
citizens. In fact he seemed to be fol
lowing the Reading Railroad and wa
so close to the ground that he coult
hear our people talking to him ant
waived in response.
Since there was not a quorum at tn,
special meeting of the Borough Counci
called for last Monday night, it had tt
be postponed. The principal question
which was to have been discussed wa:
regarding the purchase of the Fir.
House property. The fremen have tht
city fathers on the jump, and the latter
had hoped to settle the question Mon
day evening.
St Marks Club will give moonlight
sailing party ON Thursday evening Of
this week, leaving the home Of the rec.
tor, Rev Henry D. Speakman, at Abse
con, about 7.30 o'clock. Tickets will moi
be sold, but there will be charge of sc
cents. A pleasant evening is promised
all who 60 on the beautiful Absecor
Bay to the Atlantic City Inlet, and per
sons from Pleasantville will be able tt
catch the Ills car returning home. Ev,
erybody invited.
Kinnewaugha Tribe, No. 45, Imp. 0
R. NJ, has elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: Sachem-Frank
Blackman; Senior Sagamore-Josepf
Risley; Junior Sycamore Charles
Schmidt; Chief of Records-Franklin E
Smith; Keeper of Wampum-C Charles J
Adams; lst Lenap-Elmer Leeds; 2nd
Lenap-Isaac Adams; Warriors
Adams, Ellsworth Martin, j. Pierce, VIM
Biggs; Braves-John Parsels, Martin
Price, F. Adams, H. Boehm; Guard OF
Forest-John B. Adams; Guard of Wick.
et-Walter Biggs.