Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-01-28
Doilgs Around Town
Local Happenings Gathered by Hustling
Reporters


joint.
How's your New Year resolution hold
ing out?
An oft-spoken order nowadays: "shut
that door,"
1911 promises to be big year for
Pleasantville.
Right in the midst of the hog ant
hominy season.
After % days Of it, 1911 seems Ike
Others we have known.
.'While doubt stands still, confidence
can erect a sky-scraper.'
Every little bit added to a little b,
more makes greater Pleasantville.
Pleasantville has plenty to do and
must waste no time in the doing Of it.
Howard J. Grimm has moved his gro
Gerry store to one Of the store-rooms be-
low Adams Hail.
The practice by some of the boys OF
throwing snowballs at passing pedestri-
ans is a bad one and should be discon-
tinued.
The signs in the millinery windows
Hats reduced one half" refer to the
prices and not to the diameter Of the
headgear.
Miss Mary Rodgers has rented the
Hugh Collins house at AZ L. Washington
avenue, and will soon take up her resi-
dence there.
The poultry season is practically over
and those who had good f1ocks to dis
6 C. !
prices received.
Not less than twenty houses are in
course of erection in Pleasantville at the
present time. Like mushrooms they
seem to spring up in a night.
The box of cigars awarded last Satur-
day night by R. NJ. Willis was won by c
A. Beitel, the jeweler So far they are
staying close at home, but it will not al
ways be thus.
A number of improvements are being
made at the Weaver store. New shelly
ing is being erected, and special de
partment will be devoted to collars, tie:
and gents furnishings goods.
When a citizen refuses to aid in The
progress of his home town, he immedi
ately becomes a stumbling block ovel
which progressive and thinking people
must climb to attain good results.
The Aid Society of Wesley NJ E
Church gave supper on Thursday eve
ming last from 800 to 7.30 o'clock. Most
Of the people remained to attend the re-
vival service which followed.
1t would seem time for the present
day citizen of Pleasantville to receive
some benefit from town improvements
and not wait for another generation to
accomplish that which should have beer
done before.
Don't discourage progressiveness in
the home town. The worst enemy the
town may have is the chronic kicker.
Don't let your own selfshness stand in
the way of permanent advancement of
local interests.
The next meeting Of st. Marks Club
will be held on Tuesday evening, Feb.
7th. A pleasant evening is anticipated
and all men are cordially invited. Mr..
Dorsey, the well-known chef, will be in
charge Of the kitchen.
There have been a number of seekers
at the altar during the past two weeks
in the revival services at Wesley church.
The congregations are unusually large
and enthusiastic The protracted meet
ings will continue during next week.
A glance into the calendar of the new
born year shows that Easter day comes
almost month later than last year.
Easter falls on April l6, Good Friday on
April ID, and Lent begins with Ash
Wednesday on the lst day of March.
When Wildwood's new automobile fire
engine is tested many fire companies of
South Jersey will send representatives
to see it. The question of fre-fighting
apparatus is now an important one, as
towns are looking for new equipment.
The large plate glass windows at The
Press office, which cracked in several
places about month ago from some
unknown cause, were replaced with new
ones ON Saturday by the firm of Camp
bell 4 Wootton, who held insurance on
them
Pleasantville and vicinity were visited
by a first-class snow storm on Sunday,
and Monday morning found the ground
laden with the beautiful white mantle.
The warm sun of Monday and the sue
ceeding days took it away nearly as rap
idly as it came.
Frank b. Hubin, the moving picture
parlor man, writes The Press that when
he opens here lie will be on the Job 70
boost and boom Pleasantville at all
times" Pleasantville needs many more
men just like Mr. Hubin, for those who
Mr.. Hubin know that he will do Just
what he says.
The funeral of Mrs. Ethel Gravelle
Haines occurred from the Salem NJ. E.
Church on Saturday. Mrs. Haines was
"a years of age, and since her marriage
had lived in Philadelphia Her death
was caused by appendicitis. She was
formerly one of the most popular girls
Of Pleasantville.
Mr.. Hugh Collins, in letter to Mr..
John s. Weaver, reports the party who
left here in December for Eustis, Flori
da, all in good health. He says the tenn
perature there runs from so to 80 in the
shade, fruits and flowers in abundance,
and about l50 guests in the hotel where
they are stopping.
During the year there will be two
eclipses, and both will be of the sun.
The moon doesn't get in on the shadow
business at all. The first eclipse, a total
one, is scheduled for April 2S. 1t will
be visible over most of the United States.
The annual eclipse of the sun, scheduled
for October p, will not be visible in the