Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-04-22
Doings Around Town
Local Happenings Gathered BY Huslling
Reporters

Hubin keeps on Booming Pleasantville.
Excelsior Council Band has been engag-
ed to furnish music for the Red Mems
parade at Millville on May 9th.
Smoke X. NJ. Willis Special "Roxo,n
for 25c. All popular brands Of cigars
kept on hand. 10 So. Main street.
The Sunday school of Wesley NJ. L.
Church cleared nearly $500 on the ice
cream social given on Thursday evening,
April 18th.
Rev. DIR. H. r. McClelland, pastor CT
the First Presbyterian Church, received
eleven people into church membership on
Easter Sunday.
We are pleased to note that the recent
session of the Delaware Conference re-
turned Rev. ]. A. Kiah to the pastorate
of the Methodist Episcopal Church (col-
ored in Pleasantville. Rev. Kiah is do
ing good work among his people.
The new steam roller recently leased
by the county arrived Oh Tuesday and
was given first trial on Washington
avenue, Pleasantville, in front of The
Press Office that day. 1t is fine look
ing piece of machinery and does its work
well.
When Elmer's ball and chain" plan
gets to working and Pleasantville's
stump -pullers get to work, there should
be something doing in the line of street
work unless the hobo fraternity decide
to give these towns the go-by.-Elmer
Times,
We are surprised that anyone should
think our own highly esteemed Chief of
Police, Capt John R. Lake, is under
l.00c bail for illegal voting. The party
happens to be named John Lake, but he
is Henry Lakes son, and is an entirely
different parsonage.
A fire occurred i'll the woods at the end
of Reading avenue on Tuesday about
noon. The greatest damage was done
to the fire-engine, which became clogged
with stones from recently installed
water main. The firemen removed from
the engine nearly peck of stones ON
Tuesday evening.
There is weeping and wailing among
the fair sex. One of our ladies has a
strained. eye, we will not say what it is
due to-; another is suffering with acute
pains around the heart because-well,
because of the departure from town of
certain young man. Surely these love
affairs do cause peculiar pranks.
Last Sunday was the birthday ami
versary of the pastor of Salem NJ Z.
Church, Rev. Herbert j. Betting, and in
honor of the event his parshioners pre-
sented him with handsome bouquet of
carnations and Easter lilies at the close
of the morning services. His former pa
rishioners at New Brunswick did not
overlook the event either, and gave him
a postcard shower to the number of l26
Pastor Wells and the Official Board of
Wesley church are arranging for their
annual observance of Memorial Day on
Sunday, May 2Sth. All old soldiers of
Pleasantville and vicinity are cordially
invited to be present at the service,
which will be held at 1890 a. M The
Sons Of Veterans, Sons of America, Jun
ior Mechanics and the w. c. T. U. are
cordially invited to attend. Further no.
tice will be given.
The County roads were never in better
condition for auto travel, with the excep-
tion of the Meadow Boulevard, which is
undergoing repairs. and even that is in
fair shape for travel. The roads through
out the county have been thoroughly
scraped and regravelled where worn, un-
der the direction of Road Supervisor
Japhet Price, of Pleasantville, who is
placing the boulevards in the best condi-
tion in their history.-Mays Landing
Record.
At the morning service in Salem NJ. Z.
Church last Sunday, the pastors father,
Rev. Henry Betting, who was pastor OF
the First NJ. E. Church at Atlantic City
and left there fourteen years ago. was
present and assisted in the services. He
will divide his time between the parson-
age and his other sons, DIR. A. W.. Belt
ing's, of Trenton. The choir of Salem,
under the leadership Of Mr.. John S. Wea-
yer, rendered excellent music at the Sun
day services.
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