The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-26
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT H CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

The appearance of the grounds of
School No. 2 is being greatly improv-
ed by a concrete sidewalk.
A successful Lawn Fete and Bazaar
was given by st. Peters Roman
Catholic Church on their church lawns
on Monday evening.
Rev. Duane Weevil, of Baltimore,
will preach at the First Presbyterian
Church next Sunday morning at 1890
o'clock. A full attendance of the
members is requested.
P~leasantville is to have a third drug
store, to be located in the Lutz build
ing at the corner of Main street and
Pleasant avenue. 1t is expected to be
ready for business at an early date.
The P"leasantville Philharmonic So
ciety will hold its next meeting in the
Chapel of the First Presbyterian
Church on Thursday evening, Sept.
18th. All members are urged to be
present.
The Boy Scouts will meet at the
W. C. T. U. Hall this friday we
ming to decide definitely whether or
not to go into camp next week, and
if so to make a selection between Pit
man and Somers Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hickok and
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little daughter, who have been living
in New York City for several years,
have returned and taken up their res
idence here to get away from the cpl
demic of infantile paralysis which is
prevailing in the former place.
The Atlantic County Historical So
ciety will meet at the home of Mrs.
Charles Collins on Friday evening,
August 25th, at 8 o'clock. Please
take notice that the date has been
changed from the last Thursday eve
ming in the month to the last Friday.
Robert NJ. Willis is doubtless the
champion fisherman of Pleasantville.
In a large catch the other day was a
weakfish which measured % inches
and weighed exactly 6 pounds, and
was as pretty a specimen of the inny
tribe as we have seen in many a day.
Rev. J. B. Westcott will have
charge of the services at the Atlantic
Rescue Mission Gospel Tent, North
Carolina and Arctic avenues, Atlantic
City, this Saturday evening. There
will be solos and other singing, and
several prominent speakers will also
address the assemblage.
John P. Ashmead has suffered this
week as the result of an accident
which occurred Tuesday afternoon. In
attempting to cross Main street he did
not see a bicyclist nor did the rider
see him, as a result one of the pedals
hit him a hard blow upon the leg,
causing a large swelling and much
pain.
During the present week some
twenty or more young ladies and gen
tlemen, members of the Absecon Am
icus Club of Pleasantville, spent their
time in Bridgeton, and enjoyed the
raceway and lakes. The Anxious Club
has been going to Bridgeton each sum-
mer for many years and they always
enjoy the trip.
Albert L. Rogers has received word
of the death of his cousin, Clarence
Rogers, who had been serving with
the French aviation corps for some
time and who had made quite a repu-
tation for himself as a daring and
successful aviator. Further than that
he was killed while in Conflict with a
German air machine; no information
was received.
George Titus, in default of a bond
to secure the Overseer of the Poor SIS
a week for the support of his family,
was taken to Mays Landing on Wed
nesday. Complaint was made before
the Mayor by the Overseer and Titus
was given a hearing with the result
that he was held under $500 bond for
performance of the specified support.
AS soon as he can furnish the bond he
will be released.