Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-09-13
,Doings Around Town
Local Happenings Gathered by Hustling
Reporters

The Macmillan Studio is now open
and ready for business.
Workmen are digging the cellar for
T. J. C.. Youse's store building, which he
expects to occupy by December lst.
Capt John r. Lake will be officer in
charge Of Hubin's Theatre, and will see
that good order prevails at all times.
Gus johnson, well known resident
of Pennington, died ON Monday morn
ing, aged A. He is survived by six
children.
Christ Church is being newly painted,
and when completed will add greatly TO
its appearance. n ID. Martin is doing
the work.
Excelsior Council Band has been en-
gagged by the Tall Cedars of Atlantic
City to accompany them to Camden on
October 9th.
The steam shovel equipment used in
unloading paving materials at Absecon
depot was moved to Pleasantville We'd
nesday morning.
The Atlantic City High School opened
on Thursday, when high school pupils
from Pleasantville and the other Shore
towns began their years work.
Now that cooler weather is about to
set in, members of the church choirs are
requested to attend rehearsals regularly
in order that the music may be more
perfectly rendered.
Strawbridge & Clothier have concluded
to discontinue their wagon delivery SER
vice at Pleasantville, and have trans
ferred their representative here to a
point in Pennsylvania.
The Sunday School Of Christ Church
will hold a Bazaar in the Church Hall,
beginning Wednesday, September 18th,
and continuing until the 18th. The
public is cordially invited.
The ladies of Christ Church desire to
extend their thanks to their friends and
the public in general for liberal support
of the various suppers and entertain
ments given by them during the sum
mer.
James L. Risley has had the old brick
building on the Shore Road adjoining his
residence and number of the unsightly
trees removed, making a decided i'm
provement. This was one of the Oldest
buildings in Pleasantville, part of the
house is said to have been $50 years old.
Excelsior Council Band, Of Pleasant
vile, acquitted themselves admirably in
the parade at Asbury Park last Thurs
day and received the plaudits of all
In fact, with number of bands in line
it is said that but one could in any way
keep pace with our boys. Congratula-
tions.
There is much comment upon the
streets regarding the failure of the
Board of Education to open the schools
of Pleasantville, some favorable but
mostly adverse A mass meeting was
scheduled to be held in Red Mems Hall
last evening (Tuesday), when it was
expected that general protest would
be registered.
Jacob H. Yearicks, aged IS years, s
months and days, died at his home in
Woodbury., on Monday, Sept. 4, at ii a.
Wednesday. Interment Green's Gene
terry, East Woodbury.. He is survived
by seven children, four boys and three
girls, among whom is Marshal Jacob
Yearicks, of Pleasantville.
The list of struck jurors from which
juries for the trials of Thomas McDev-
lit and George Amole will be selected
includes the names of Charles Adams,
John p Ashmead and Joseph Mendel of
Pleasantville; Jas. Parish, of Linwood; |;
E. Philip Allen, Of Northfiela, and Fred
erick Boice, of Absecon. Among those
excused by the defense was j. AL Nc
Annav of plaa rantuil1o
The ball game last Saturday between
the Pleasantville Regulars and Mays
Landing resulted in walkover for our
boys, the visitors not being in it at any
stage of the game. Our boys covered
the bases 13 times and could have gone
many more, but did not care to tire
themselves, whereas the visitors were
allowed to cross the home plate three
times in order to make things somewhat
interesting. Vineland is expected next
Saturday.