The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-14
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

The Philharmonic Society will meet
Friday evening, Oct. goth, at the
home of Mrs. Macmillan, 228 N. MAR
street.
The Pleasantville Republican Club,
at its regular meeting IN Tuesday
evening, voted to support the ticket
nominated by the party at the pri-
maries of Sept. 26th.
The first meeting of the Fortnightly
Bible Glass will be held at the home
of Mrs. Henry w. Lewis on Verona
avenue on Friday, Nov. Sd. All per
sons desiring to become members will
be welcomed.
Enoch Martin will be in charge of
the services at the Atlantic Rescue
Mission, 1909 Arctic avenue, this Sat-
urday evening. There will be special
solos and addresses by prominent
Christian workers.
The Boy Scouts meet this Friday
evening at 228 N. Main street. All
! are requested to bring in their collec-
tions for the Bugle and Drum Corps
Fund, as the Scout Master will go to
Philadelphia this Saturday to make
the purchase.
Last friday evening was a big
event for Excelsior Council, No. 231,
Jr. o. U. A. M, Of this city, being the
occasion of a fraternal visit from
Lakeside Council, Of Tuckerton. In
teresting addresses were Of the pro-
gram, special singing, music by the
band, and eats in abundance.
The national convention of the P. o.
of A. opens in Baltimore, on Tuesday,
Oct. 10th. Quite a number of men,
bers from different camps in Atlantic
county will attend. Camp No. 9 will
send two representatives, Mrs. Villa
Merritt and Mrs. Margaret Brown,
who leave here on Monday afternoon
for Baltimore.
Hannibal Hawkins died at the At
lantic City Hospital at s o'clock Fri
day night, Oct. 6, as the result of the
injuries which he sustained in the
morning of that day while %endeavor-
ing to adjust a king bolt. He was
underneath a heavily loaded wagon,
when the bolt slipped and the body of
the wagon fell upon his face and head.
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The Office of the Atlantic County
Vocational Schools announces the
opening of a six weeks course in
Domestic Science in Pleasantville on
November first under the direction of
Miss Frances R. Forman. The work
is given for the benefit of all those
who desire to attend in this commun-
ity. Courses in cooking, sewing and
general housekeeping will be given.
While working on a dredge at
Pleasantville for the Hill Dredging
Company on Wednesday, Frank Read,
aged 81, of 237 North Third street,
Pleasantville, had his right hand
fingers were pulled beneath the heavy
iron cable and so badly mutilated that
it was necessary for physicians at the
them. He is now at home.
Mr.. VIM. Clements, Mr.. Mervyn
Wilson, Mr.. Norris Somers, Mr.. Geo.
H. Dix and Mr.. J. o. Conover, all of
Pleasantville, are the latest additions
to the Ford ranks. Mr.. Piercey states
he still has twenty untitled orders on
hand but expects several carloads
within the next two weeks to take
care of them. In this connection he
strongly advises all intending pur-
chasers desiring cars for the early fall
to make a small deposit now, and
they may take their car anytime be-
fore the first of the year.
The Board of Freeholders at their
meeting on Wednesday appropriated
an additional $4,000 for the County
tuberculosis Hospital at Mortified.
This was made necessary because of
an oversight in the matter of heating
when the hospital was constructed.
No provision was made for heating
the outside sleeping corridors and
there was insufficient radiation in
some other parts of the building.
The appropriation will also enable the
management of the institution to fur
nish heavy sleeping garments to the
INDECENT patients.