The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-07-31
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. Race are
having a large colonial porch added
to their home.
The Fifty-S Second Annual Camp
Meeting at Seaville is now on again
and will continue until August 9.
The Arbor Vitae Circle was enter
tanned yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. w. Claude Bailey, East
Washington avenue.
Warner Risley, of Ventnor, who is
spending the summer in u midst,
has ordered a new Paige car, and ex-
poets it to arrive in about two weeks.
The Clover Club held a pleasing
meeting on Tuesday afternoon by TAX
ing an outing on the Steel Pier.
These outings are quite popular with
the members. .
Little Bobbie Harley has been suf-
fering with an attack of typhoid fever,
but is now recovering greatly to the
Harley family.
Services at St. Marks Protestant
Episcopal Church, corner Verona and
Franklin avenues, Sunday morning,
Aug. 1, at II o'clock, to which the pub
lie is most cordially invited.
Atlantic County graduates of for
mer years at the Ocean City Summer
School to receive certificates this
year were Mrs. Maria C. Thomas, of
~Pleasantville, Sewing Glass; George
Collins, of Mortified, Manual Train
ing Glass.
While ~endeavoring to part two
fighting dogs Tuesday evening", Carl
Whitman, nine-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter w. Whitman, was
bitten about the right arm. DIR. Har-
ley dressed the wounds and the little
fellow is recovering satisfactorily.
A number of our young people en-
joyed the pleasures of the Hygeia
Swimming Pool on Tuesday evening.
From the great progress made in
swimming by Milton Parsels, it is
thought he will win the championship
in the events scheduled for the neal
future.
The Asbury NJ. E.,the Colored Bap-
fist, and the A. M. E. Churches of
P~leasantville united with the colored
churches of Atlantic City in giving a
Thursday. A large attendance from
CdCn IQlSu lllCQ OlC S1ONC w OfCI-
flowing.
The Salem Ushers' Union held a
unique meeting on Tuesday evening in
the form of an Ice Cream Soda So
cial. After the Social the meeting
adjourned to the home of Mr.. and
|. Mrs. Harry Umbrine on West Verona
avenue where a splendid musical pro-
gram vas enjoyed.
A number of dog tags have been
stolen from licensed dogs in Pleas
a%ntville, evidently for the purpose of
placing them upon unlicensed dogs.
The dog catcher has a complete list
of the missing tags, and when they
are located it is intended to make it
uncomfortable for the offenders.
The Annual Reception of the Ocean
City State Summer School for Teach
ers was held in the Auditorium on
Wednesday,. A number from Pleas
a~ntville were in attendance. Among
those of our local faculty who have
attended this summer are Prof. H.
W.. Schimer, our new Supervising
Principal, Prof. F. H. Budd and Miss
Davis.
"Doc" O~lberger, 80 years old,
charged a couple of months ago with
having started the forest fires in this
district, was arrested Tuesday by or
der of the Director of Forestry of the
State when a levy on his goods did
not amount to the fine of 5000. To
comply with the law he was jailed for
fifteen minutes or more at Mays
Landing by Magistrate Weeks. The
Jail alternative is in the courts dis
erection.