Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-05-06
Doings Around Town
Local Happenings Gathered by Hustling
Reporters

Many new and attractive residences
are in course of erection in all sections
Of the borough.
Oscar Boice has discontinued the bar
Der business and has moved his family
to Greenway avenue.
A chicken pot pie supper was given
in the basement of Wesley VI. E. Church
on Thursday evening.
Gilbert Bolton. of Atlantic City. has
rented dwelling owned by E. {. Me-
gronigle OH Reading avenue
There should be no delay in starting
the work on the Shore Road. Let it
begin at the earliest possible moment.
At the annual meeting of the Attain
tic County Board of Taxation, held
Monday. Franklin Z. Smith, of Pleas
antviile, was reelected secretary.
c. A. Beitel will occcpy the store now
being erected on Main street by *.
Heinzer and the dwelling to the rear OF
same as soon as the former is completed.
A machine and repair shop is being
erected on the automobile Boulevard,
near Pleasantville, by Hammonton
man. who intends to repair wrecked
autos this summer.
! The Sunday School children of St.
Marks church will give an entertain
ment in the basement of the church on
Thursday evening, May llth. 1t will
consist of Mother Goose tableaux. Ad-
lnission-a,iults, l5c: children, l0c.
Mr.. Edwin c. Stafford, General Mana
| Ger of the United Cut Price Dry Goods
Stores Company, wishes to thank the
public in general for their kind patro-
nization. as the stores have done a
| successful business since the Opening
| A continuance is solicited.
A number of the friends and patrons
of The Pleasantville Press have urged
the editors to change the day of publi-
cation from Saturday to the middle OF
the week Notice is therefore given
that beginning May 10th, the paper will
be printed on Tuesday afternoon of each
week
/ The Press is pleased to announce to
its readers that the play The New Mln-
/ ister.. which made such a hit at Red
Mems Hall on April goth, will at the
urgent request of many of our citizens
be repeated on Thursday evening, May
/ 18th. We bespeak another crowded
| house for the entertainment.
/ Mr.. S. Il. Whitman has been appoint
/ ed bv Bishop Scarborough, at the re-
/ quest Of Rev. Henry d. Speakman, rec
| tor of st. Marks church. a lay reader
| to assist in the service of the church.
Mr.. Whitman has held the same position
! for many wears in the Diocese OF Eas-
| ton Md. where he was the close friend
/ and active co-worker of Bishop Adams
/ of that Diocese.
A stubborn forest fire for severa
hours Wednesday afternoon threatened
the city of Absecon on the mainland
1t started in swamp and famed by
strong northwesterly wind came neal
destroying the pretty cottage OF Chris
topher Hare on Ohio avenue. The blaz'
was conquered by backfiring. but not
until after the whole town had beer
given bad scare.
Main street has been the scene Of
much activity this week. At the site
of the proposed Trust Company, r. NJ
Willis was busy moving trees ane
plants, while directly opposite K. Helm
zer has begun the erection of store
| building. Work on NJ j. Tatem's apart
ment house and Hubin's Theatre ha:
been very active, large force of mel
| being employed on each, and dirt-haul
ers continuing their labors on the Camp
bell lot. Surely these are prosperous
days for Pleasantville-
| The Board of Education met at tht
Pleasantville High School building OF
Tuesday evening. present Messrs. Long
Reed. Helfrich, Leeds and Turner, Mr.
Long presiding Upon motion, thu
names of three children were ordered
| stricken from the roll. A committee OF
commencement was named as follows
Wilbur Reed, Fl. W. Helfrich and w
ivy. Connolly The supervising principa
reported that through Mrs. Matlack AM
some other ladies about $40 was raised
| for the purchase Of flag, and it wa
expected to raise same on Friday after
noon. A letter from Miss Alice F. Swy
melar was received desiring to with
draw her resignation as teacher. Nj
Reed made motion that her request b
granted The vote was taken, twl
members voting aye and one nay. Up