The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-18
--? And isn't that about the
only kind you care to follow?

And isn't that about the
only kind you care to follow?
If we could have Cupid as our COM
mander-in-chief and use his darts in
lieu of bullets, war would become a
popular pastime and every female in
this blessed town would be rushing off
to enlist.
"Women of the world are showing a
strong tendency toward returning to
the parb of Mother Eve" says a femi-
nine lecturer of note. Bully! We al
ways did believe in pushing a good
thing along.
A snake, a liar, a gossip and a loud
mouthed bully are among the most
delectable denominations this world has
ever produced-eXcept the cuss who
reads his home paper for five years
and then refuses to pay.
The time is coming when nearly ev-
cry church will have moving pictures
as a feature of the service, and it
wouldn't be a bad stunt at that. al
Illustrated sermons" would look good,
sound better, be best, and get the peo-
pie.
If only the good and pure in mind
go to heaven, what is to become of the
doctors, and the lawyers, and mer-
chants, and editors, and bankers, and
farmers, and the rest of the common
herd? And where, oh where, will the
politicians go?
On Sunday, Dec. 18th, at II o'clock,
Rev. NJ. J. 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 Steering Committee of the
House of Assembly allotted to Allan
tic County two positions, viz: assist
ant sergeant-at-arms and stenogra-
pher. Arthur H. Stiles, of Pleasant
vile, will be appointed to the former.
Mr.. Stiles held this position during
the last session of the Legislature.
A Chicago doctor charged a patient
$1,000 for stopping a case of nose
bleed. The patient refused to pay.
The doctor sued, and another doctor
testified in court that the fee was not
excessive, while yet another one
drought $500 was about right. And
to think that we are running a news
paper instead of being a nose bleed
specialist.
Two alarms of fire were sounded
Friday afternoon of last week, but in
both cases the damage done was only
slight. In n case it was a chimney
fire at 116 Adams avenue, while in
the other it was the kitchen of a house
on Wright street, near Chestnut, be-
longing to Lee Black. Another Chin
ney fire occurred Saturday night at
the home of Jacob Wenn.
Secretary of the Board of Health
Thomas F. Crawford on Tuesday is
sued a marriage license to Maggie
Cerruti and James Nell, both of
Pleasantville. The bride is a sister
of Peter Cerruti, the tonsorial artist,
while the groom is in the employ of
Mr.. Cerruti. The ceremony will be
performed Sunday morning by Father
Moran at the home of the bride, 10
W. Washington avenu
Rufus Holden Rankin died suddenly
at his home on Glendale Avenue. II
seems the deceased had arisen as was
his custom, about 6 o'clock, when he
was suddenly taken ill and getting
back into bed died almost instantly
Coroner Harley upon being summoned
pronounced it a case of apoplexy. Mr.
Rankin was born at Cleveland, o., or
September 18th, 1870. He was a mar
of unusually fine appearance. He is
survived by his wife. The remains
were taken to Newburgh, N. Y, fol-
interment.