The Pleasantville press., 1913-11-05

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The Pennsylvania Railroad station
has been newly painted the past week.
Postmaster T. D. Showell's Church
street residence is being beautified
with paint.
Mrs. John Praster left on Thursday
to spend two weeks with relatives at
Burlington.
Miss Emily Snelbaker, of Philadel-
phia, has been spending brief season
at her summer home on Leeds avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mattson, Sr.,
spent a part of last week at Auburn,
where his mother, Mrs. Harriet Matt
son, was quite i'll.
Freeholder Charles NJ. Kesler killed
a 130-tb. deer at Tuckahoe on Satur-
day, the first day of the season, and
returning with same, had it placed on
exhibition in Constable Hutchinson's
Meat Market.
Fire of a mysterious origin COM
pletely destroyed the frame dwelling,
practically new, belonging to Consta-
BILE Thomas Hutchinson and located
half-mile up New Jersey avenue last
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
The building was valued at 81 800, but
was insured for only 500. The cot
tage was tenanted by the family of
Edward Montgomery, part of whose
furniture was also destroyed. The
fire burned with surprising rapidity
and not stick the size of a lead pen
Gil remained.
Raymond Carton, rural mail car
rier, received on Saturday his new
Ford runabout which will be put into
daily use in weeks time.
Miss Lena Robinson entertained the
Laetus Club at typical Halloween
gathering at her home last Friday
evening. The decorations consisted of
autumn leaves, cornstalks, candled
pumpkins and black and yellow crepe
paper. The refreshments were also
of the Halloween kind. The guests
were:Misses Ruth Adams, Elsie Ham
ilton, Helen Strang, Beatrice Conover,
Mildred Smith, Lena Robinson; Percy
Smith, Henry Smith, Gilbert Rawley,
Harry Weer and Leonard Showell.
One hundred and twenty-five people
attended the masquerade social given
under the auspices of the Epworth
League Society in the chapel last
Thursday evening. The costumes
ranged from the ridiculous to the
sublime and evoked an unusual am
cunt of mirthfuI comment. A partic-
ular feature of the social was the for
tune telling booth located in the wit
ches' camp in charge of Mrs. George
Conover, whose information was boil
ed out of burning cauldron suspend
ed from a tripod in the den. A varie-
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loween celebration were served.
An afternoon party was given IN
honor of the seventh birthday anniver-
sary of Miss Elizabeth Smith at her
home last Friday. The afternoon was
spent in games and songs; refresh
ments were served and all voted hav-
inc had royal good time. Present
were Misses Elizabeth Smith, Ger
trude Draper, Rose Price, Marion
Price, Lillian Smith, Eunice Risley,
Idella Cramer, Jennie Cramer, Gladys
Cramer, Dorothy Hammell, Edna
Steller, Master Gordon Draper, Mrs.
Richard Price and Mrs. Oscar Smith.
A masquerade surprise party was
rendered Mr. Edward Risley last Fri
day evening. The costumes were both
fancy and comic and Mr.. Risley had
difficult task figuring out who his
guests were until the masks were re-
moved. Games were indulged in until
late hour when refreshments were
served after which all returned to
their homes, singing and wishing for
many more such happy occasions.
Present were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Risley, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Smith,
Jr., Mrs. Samuel Smith, Sr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin G. Turner, Mr.. and
Mrs. George V. Draper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. Steel
man Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar w.
Smith, DR.. and Mrs. Samuel johnson,
dali, Mrs. Louise Yates, Mrs. Mary
Bates, Miss Reba Conover, Miss Alma
Showell, Misses Gertrude Draper, Lii
liam and Elizabeth Smith, Eunice Ris-
ley, Edmund Townsend and Gordon
Draper.
Council Proceedings.
The October meeting of City Coun-
Gil was held last Friday evening, pres
ent Mayor Bates, Councilmen Sooy,
l. L. Giberson, Mitchell and Lutz and
Clerk Johnson.
A communication was received from
New York autoist requesting the
moving of the electric street light in
front of Giberson's barn on New Jer-
sey avenue because of its alignment
with the lights on the New York road
which, as declared, is likely to confuse
anyone not familiar with the turn in
the street at that point. The COM
munication was accompanied by dia-
gram of the streets and lights, both of
which were referred to the proper
committees to confer with the light
company relative to relocating the
light nearer the bridge.
The Clerk was instructed to COM
municate with the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company in relation to decision
concerning their approval of the route
of the proposed boulevard from here
to Atlantic City insofar as touching
their property is concerned.
The Clerk was also instructed to
communicate with Assessor Pretty