The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-06-17
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

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Harry McDermott is acting as turn
key at the Mays Landing Jail during
the illness of Jacob Yearicks.
The Eighth Grade of School No. 2
of this town gave an enjoyable picnic
at Steelmanville on Tuesday.
The picnic of the Presbyterian sun
day School will be held at Mays Land
ing on next Thursday, June -.
The regular meeting of the Queen
Esthers will be held Monday evening
at the home of Miss Mary Penhollow,
W. Washington venue
Mrs. Sarah Adams, wife of Hezeki-
all Adams, tender at the Chestnut
Neck ~drawbridge, dropped dead of
heart disease at her home on Monday.
Children's Day exercises will be
held by the Sunday School of Bethany
NJ. E. Church on Sunday evening. An
interesting program has been arrang-
ed.
Mrs. Clinton Risley has rented her
apartments in Atlantic City for the
summer months, and left on Friday
for a visit with her parents in South
Gibson, Pa.
The Pleasantville fire department
has accepted an invitation from the
Wildwood department to participate
in the parade to be held by the Wild
wood firemen on July y.
The branch factory of the Taubel
Hosiery mill in this city has been so
successful that plans are now being
prepared for an attractive factory
building soon to be erected on the
Shore Road.
st. Margaret's Guild will hold one
of their delightful ~socials in the base
ment of st. Marks Church next We'd
nesday evening, June 21st. Every
body is invited to come and enjoy a
good time with them.
Mrs. Rosalie Neveling, widow of
William Neveling and mother of Isaac
Neveling, of Pleasantville, died in At
lantic City on Monday, aged 60 years.
Interment was made Thursday after
noon in Pleasantville.
Postal Clerk Frank Reitmeyer
will have charge of the service at the
Atlantic Rescue Mission this Saturday
evening. Meeting begins at 8 o'clock.
Pleasantville delegation will take the
7.30 car on the Shore Fast Line.
On account of sickness in the fami-
lies of some of the members, the meet
ing of the Philharmonic Society sched-
uled for Thursday evening was post
poned till Thursday evening, June 20.
The meeting will be held in the Pres
byterian chapel.
Mrs. David R. Lake this week as
sumed the management of the "Pleas-
ant Villa" of which hosiery she is
the owner and which she formerly
conducted personally. She will be
assisted in the management by her
sister, Mrs. Lore.
The semaphore at the intersection
of Washington avenue and Main street
has been replaced by a fixed signal
bearing the words "Keep to the
Right" This does away with the per-
manent establishment of an officer at
this point.
On Sunday, June 18, at II o'clock,
Rev. M. 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 Boy Scouts will meet at their
headquarters, 228 North Main street,
Friday evening of this week. 1t is
important that as many members of
the troop as possible be present to
arrange for getting the wireless pole
which has been offered by Mr.. Samuel
Ireland.
Hannah Scholes, aged about 81, a
widow living near ~Smithville, was
found lying dead at her home last
Friday evening by her o upon his
return from work. Mrs. Scholes was
alone at the time dea'h overlook her,
but same was evidently caused by
heart disease,
Capt. Mark Wesley Blake has pur-
chased from Charles S.. Adams,
through the agency of James C. Wick
ers, his half interest in the property
at 10 N. Main street, occupied by the
Acme Tea Co. and DR.. Leland Mad
den. Mrs. Charles A. Campbell owns
the other half.
The Salem Sunday School Picnic al
Nays Landing on Wednesday was
very largely attended. The school was