The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-16
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told.

The Republican Club of Pleasant
vile will entertain their friends at
an open meeting tomorrow Saturday,
night.
The Bazaar at the Presbyterian
Church Thursday evening was a very
pleasant and successful affair IN spite
of the rain.
The Ladies' Aid of Bethany M. E.
Church will hold a Halloween Social
on Thursday evening, October 18th.
All are welcome.
The popular ailment at the present
time seems to be "mumps." One OF
the most recent victims is little Adolf
plus Czakert, Jr.
Rev. Wright Eckersley, who was
seriously i'll on Sunday with an at
tack of acute indigestion, is again in
his usual state of health.
A cake, pie and bread sale will be
held for the benefit of st. Marks
Church, Saturday afternoon, Oct. %,
at Crawford's Drug Store.
At the home of the bride in Alb
secon Heights, Miss Violet c. Conover
was married to Mr.. Frederick w.
S%chrepper, of Oceanville, by Rev. DR..
II. II. N1COIclldIlu'
That the citizens of Pleasantville
appreciate the services of their police
officers was demonstrated Wednesday
night, when the benefit at the Strand
Theatre netted them S95.
Fire completely destroyed a small
dwelling house on fremont avenue
owned by Mrs. Henry Gouldy last
Saturday night. 1t was unoccupfed
and the origin is unknown.
Frank Dickson, of Estelville, was
killed last Wednesday while deer
hunting. The shot vas fired by a
lifelong friend and neighbor, and the
tragedy vas purely accidental.
At the Presbyterian Church, Sum
day morning subject, eff Ye Love
Me-; Evening, dig bitches" Sun
day School, 2.3O p. M; Christian En-
deavor, GAS p. m. Prayer service,
Wednesday, 7.30 p. m.
At the annual conference of the
Methodist Protestant Church just adj
iourned, Rev. Claude NJ. Severance
was returned to Mt. Pleasant Church
and Rev. w. 1. Shoemaker to st.
Johns for another year.
Earle Champion desires US to state
that the item appearing in the last
issue of The ~Pleasantville Press which
stated that he was to be married last
Sunday is an error, and that he is not
contemplating matrimony at this time.
On Sunday, Oct. 18th, at II o'clock,
Rev. M. ]. Hoffman will preach and
administer the Holy Communion in
ST. Marks Protestant Episcopal
Church. Sunday School Immediately
following. A most cordial invitation
to attend is extended the public.
The handsome new brick school
building at Scullville will be dedicat-
ed with appropriate exercises on the
afternoon of Saturday, Oct. Both, at
2 o'clock. Addresses will be deliver
ed by County School Superintendent
Gresham, Senator Edge and Assem-
blyman Whitman.
Invitations have been issued by
Miss Sarah N. Doughty, Regent of
the Gen. Lafayette Chapter, N. S.
D. A. R., for a musical tea to be held
at the Atlantic City Yacht Club on
Saturday afternoon, Oct. %, at 2.30
o'clock. Mrs. Hugh Collins is the
chairman of the Committee on Deco
r~ations.
Mrs. l. L. Miles has sold her houses
at % and 81 S. Third street, to an
Atlantic City party, and co~ntemplates
removing from P~leasantville next
week. She will go to Montgomery
county, Pa, to visit relatives, after
which she will board for the remain
der of the winter, and probably will
locate permanently in the spring.
Her many friends here regret her de-
parture.
The regular meeting of st. Marga-
ret's Guild was held Thursday af-
ternoon, Oct. 18th, at the home of
Mrs. Walter Whitman. The annual
election Of the officers was held. The
newly elected officers are: President,
Mrs. j.. H. Troeller; Vice-Presidents.
Mrs. Henry Crawford and Mrs. Ar
thur Kingston; Secretary, Mrs. Cliff
ton Lake; Treasurer, Mrs. Walter
Whitman.
Rt. Rev. Paul Matthews, Bishop of
the Diocese of New Jersey, contem-
plates visiting st. Marks Protestant
Episcopal Church, Pleasantville, on
Sunday morning, Oct. 31st, when he
will preach and administer the APP
ostolic rite of confirmation. This will
be the Bishops first visitation to
IledSdHCVllle, anu II Is HOpeu CndC our
citizens generally, regardless of creed,
will attend this service.
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Sharp, of
Chester avenue, received the sad
news of the death of their grand
son, William Collins Larimore, of
Huntingdon, West Virginia, who was
accidentally killed while engaged IN
his duties as yard master of the G..
and O. R. R. at that place. His mo-
Their, Mrs. Larimore, spent several
weeks last summer with her parents
and made many friends during her
stay here.
Samuel S.. Mervine, of North Main
street, was compelled to cut short his
western trip. His cousin, George w.
Apple, of Philadelphia, who was with
him, was taken sick at San Francisco