Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-02-11
Doings Around Town
Local Happenings Gathered by Hustling
Reporters

| Our Mayor ana NOullcil are On VIC
right track Be sure not to get on the
side switch.
| The Receivers Sale at the Globe De-
partment store is now on. For full par
ticulars see adj on first page.
The drawing for the gun at r. NJ Will
lis store took place on Monday evening,
the winner being ]. w Martz
On account Of inability to get the heat
mo apparatus at the High School to work
last Monday, it was necessary to close
school that day.
our citizens were aroused again on
Saturday morning by the ringing OF the
fire bell We are glad to report that the
damage was very slight
Owing to the inclement weather the
first meeting Of the Mendelssohn Choral
Society was postponed until next Mon-
day night at Red Mems Hall.
! There was baptism at st. Mark ;
Church last Sunday, morning and eve
ming. one person being baptized by Rev.
IT, D. Speakman at each service.
Excelsior Council, Jr 0. U. A. NJ, has
appropriated money to buy the required
| instruments for the brass band being or
eanized by members of the lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert j. Worth, Of At
lantic City, have moved into the house
on Oakland avenue, which they recently
purchased from Mrs. Mary Bennett. Mr..
Worth conducts barber shop at Young 5
Hotel.
Samuel Myers won the $3.50 Nicer
schaum pipe at r. NJ. Willis. Sam had
| but one Glance. while some Others had
many He is lucky fellow, anyhow,
and at Christmas came near winning all
the turkeys in town.
A recital will be given by Miss Lillian
/ Van Leer Dawson, assisted by Miss Ida
iTaylor Bolte, contralto; Evelyn Tyson,
laccompanist; Albert J. Feyl, tenor; Har-
| ~ Parsons. basso, on Tuesday evening,
February 2l, in Red Mems Hall.
DR.. Frank II. Walker. of Vineland, in
stalled the officers OF South Jersey
Council, No. sl2, Royal Arcanum, on
Monday evening, as follows: Regent,
Capt. j. e. Blake; Secretary, G. ". In
gersoll; Treasurer, r. NJ. Willis; Orator,
Mark Sanders.
PleasantviIle Grange is making a
strenuous effort to secure the regula-
/ tion of standard basket and other car
riers for vegetables and fruits in Allan
tic CITY. Mr. Fred Henry has been APP
pointed to wait on Mayor Stoy to Sc
cure his official cooperation. The
Grange is making active progress IN
new membership and interest.
The winner of the box of cigars at
R. NJ. Willis barber shop last Saturday
was Max Smith, who signed himself as
residing at Boulevard cottage He has
not vet come forward to claim his prize,
and Mr.. Willis would like for him to do
so at once, otherwise The Press staff
may receive treat from MIR. Willis at
Mr.. Smiths expense.
Provision should be made by the Leg
islatue to carry on the work of mosquito
determination during the current year,
a work that has not been prosecuted with
ANYTHING like the vigor it demands. if
Jersey is to rid itself of TIE odium Of
breeding the pests. A mosquitoless -leF-
sey is Just as possible as smokeless pow
der or horsecss vehicles, and the State
will be far behind the times until it abol-
shes the vast swamps and lowlands that
breed the bothersome birds. - Mays
Landing Record.
The members Of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the First National Bank of
Pleasantville.. now soiourning in Elistis,
Florida. showed thier remembrance for
the members of the board at home by
sending them large box Of choice Flo
rida oranges. Among the directors OF
the Bank that are spending their time
in Eustis at present are John f. Ryon
Hugh Collins and Charles S. Adams. The
wives of the latter gentlemen have also
sent large box of the same fruit to the
Authors Club. of which they are mem
bers, and which is made up of Pleasant
vile women.
The Pleasantville Regular Baseball
Club has been reorganized for the year
1911 by the election of Edwin Woolbert,
Democratic candidate for Coroner last
election, as manager. Gerald Smith, the
Secretary and Treasurer, was reinstated
in this position until future meeting
when other officers for 1911 will be Sc
lected Following the business meeting
the members present We're rendered a
banquet by Mrs Mark Sanders, at whose
house they met, and an enjoyable time
was had. Short speeches We're made by
G. Smith and w Adams. members Of the
! GLIB On account of the successful sea
son the team had last year, the club may
try to get home grounds for 1911, there
having been much interest taken in the
team by the Pleasantville fans and busi-
ness men, the details of which may be
gone through at later meeting.