The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-16
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told.

Marshall P. Wilder, the well-knowr
entertainer and humorist, died in St
Paul, Mimi, on Jan. 10, after a two
days illness of heart trouble.
James Mitchell is very fond of the
sport of skating. He believes in COM
bining the pleasures of skating and
bathing. We suggest he should adopt
a bathing suit as a skating uniform.
Revival services are being held ev-
cry night at Wesley Church. Next
Tuesday, Jan. 10, the Queen Esthers
will have charge of the services. All
young people are especially invited to
be present.
A chimney fire occurred Tuesday
evening at the house owned by Charles
&C. Wynne and occupied by o. F. Dav-
is on w. Washington avenue. The
fire department responded promptly
and soon extinguished it.
The death of Bunch, a valuable
P%omeranian puppy belonging to Ger
aid Tompkins, occurred on Sunday.
Bunch" was a gift that Santa Claus
brought to the Tompkins house at
Christmas time, at the same time
bringing a beautiful white toy poodle
to Master Everett Smith.
Congratulations are being extended
to Rev. Herbert J. Betting, pastor of
Central Methodist Episcopal Church,
Atlantic City, and former pastor of
Salem Church, Pleasantville, upon the
birth of another daughter. Little
Miss Betting and her mother are pro-
OrpScinO VnrV Enthusiastically
Saturday last was the formal open
ing of the handsome Seaview Golf
Club above Absecon. and fully seven
hundred people of prominence from
various parts of the country were in
attendance. Many came by special
train from New York and Philadel-
phia, while others arrived in motor
cars.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Wesley
M. E. Church met at the home of Mrs.
Samuel E. Reilly and elected officers
as follows: President, Mrs. Mary B.
Campbell; First Vice-President, Mrs.
Elias Campbell; Second Vice-Presi-
dent, Mrs. William |. Garrison; Secre-
tary, Mrs. Winfield Adams; Treasurer,
Mrs. Samuel E. Reilly.
The Ushers Union of Salem M. E..
Church has appointed for the month of
January four young men ushers for
the morning church service and four
young ladies for the evening service.
The young ladies are: Misses Maud
Stebbins, Adele Smith, Gladys Steb-
bins, Margie Thomas. Miss Elizabeth
Ang has given able assistance.
The lecture by Thomas Whiting Su-
rette at the Atlantic City High School
on Saturday evening was largely at
tended from this locality. The series
of lectures is on Modern Song Com
posers" with illustrations by Miss
Emma Rihl, a noted soloist of Phila-
delphia. The first lecture was "Schu-
bert" and the rendition of both Surette
and Miss Rihl was superb.
The Ladies' Aid Society of st.
Johns NJ. P. Church met at the par
sonage and elected their officers for
the year as follows: President, Mrs.
Clark; Vice-President, Mrs. Shoe
maker; Secretary, Mrs. M. Somers;
Treasurer, Mrs. Hackney, Sr.; Collec-
tors, Mrs. Mamie Arland and Mrs.
Stebbins. After a very pleasant time
they adjourned to meet next month
at Mrs. Hackney's home.
Mrs. Laura Wilson died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Krewson,
on East Washington avenue, last Mon
day. Her death was due to a compli-
cation of diseases attendant upon old
age. Mrs. Wilson was for many years
a resident of Camden, but for some
time had been making her home here.
Funeral services were held at her late
residence Wednesday morning and the
remains were taken to Camden for in
torment in Arlington cemetery.
A resident of Pleasantville after
imbibing too freely at the Hotel Rock
ingham in Absecon on Monday eve
ming, while crossing the railroad
bridge, found that Bacchus had been
a treacherous God to worship, and did
not guide his footsteps Alright, for he
stepped between the ties and took an
icy plunge into Absecon Creek. But
for the timely arrival of Mr.. Frank
Hammel, who was passing by and
rescued the now sobered gentleman
from the water, a drowning would
have occurred.