The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-04-15
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday.

ing mousse Oh CneSCef avenue, near
the Suburban tracks.
The Salem Ushers Union held an
interesting business meeting and So
cial on Tuesday evening.
Brazier Steelman is building a store
and dwelling on Railroad Avenue two
doors from the Suburban waiting
room.
Slough Tabernacle Workers will be
in charge of the services at the Sea-
view Baptist Church on Sunday eve
ming. 3.
Upon the recommendation of As
semblyman Whitman, James C. Wick
ers has been commissioned a Notary
Public by Governor Fielder.
Members of ~Pleasantville Fire Co.
No. 1 will pay a fraternal visit to
Ventnor City Fire Company, No. 1,
on Friday evening, April 21st.
Special services at the Presbyterian
church next week, beginning Tuesday
CNCllilS. Lit OIIlSIldl UOIhcIS
League of Atlantic City will have
charge.
Harry L. Lake and Floyd NJ. Smith
have been elected trustees for three
years and Gus Koehler for one year
by the congregation of the First
Presbyterian Church.
Frank P. Reitmeyer has just receiv-
ed from Washington a certificate of
appointment as a member of the
Board of Civil Service Examiners for
this, the Third District.
st. Margaret's Guild will meet at
st. Marks Church on Thursday,
April 10th, at $50 p. M, for the pur-
pose of thoroughly cleaning the
Church for Easter. All the ladies are
urged to be present.
The second trial of Judge Joseph F.
Weeks on statutory charges resulted
as did the first in a disagreement by
the jury, and the Prosecutor announc-
es that a third trial will be had as
speedily as possible.
Charles S. Lutz, who has conducted
a grocery store at the corner of Main
street and Pleasant avenue for more
than fourteen years, has concluded to
discontinue the business. His busi-
ness plans for the future are not yet
perfected.
On Sunday, Apr. 10th, at II o'clock,
Rev. NJ. ]. 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.
Miss Marie C. Brehm, representa-
tive of the Presbyterian Board of
Temperance, an orator of great repu-
t~ation, logical and popular, will speak
on the scientific side of temperance at
the First Presbyterian Church next
Wednesday, 7.30 p. m. All who wish
to hear a great address, come.
A large delegation from Camp 81,
P. O. of A., of Pleasantville, attended
a Union meeting held at Harmon
ton Camp, 55, P. o. of A. The dele
cation went by auto, returning at an
early hour in the morning. They all
had a good time and are planning to
visit them again in the neal fture.
Fire broke out in the pattern shop
of the Pleasantville Iron Foundry
about 11.30 o'clock Wednesday night.
1t was discovered before the flames
had made much Roadway and the fire.
men were quickly on the scene and the
blaze soon extinguished. 1t is said
the damage to the plant was about
$500.
The delivery team driven by Au-
gust Guenther, Jr., and belonging to
the Dunlap Company, was struck by
a Shore Fast car at Decatur avenue
last Saturday evening about 8 o'clock
demolishing the wagon and killing
the mule. Guenther was thrown off
bNe wagon W IHe elue Vi GHe rodu anu
escaped uninjured.
New Jersey automobile license tags
for 1917 will have a national blue
background with white letters. Chan
ges in color are required each year
under the automobile laws, and Com
missioner William L. Dill, of the De-
partment of Motor Vehicles, has
found that the white letters and nu-
merals are more satisfactory than
the co1ored.