The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-01
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
interesting Local Occurrence
Driehy Told.

The Atlantic County Historical So
ciety met al the home of Mrs. Geo. H.
Adams on Thursday evening, Dec. 30.
Robert Delaney, of 100 N. Franklin
avenue was on Wednesday last re-
%appointe5 specia' officer for Plsaa-
antville City by Mayor Adams.
Yes, eirl5e, your dear old grandma
they EaY lave smoked a clay pipe in
secret, but she didn't powder her nose
or show a yard Of her leg in public.
A small fire occurred at the home
of Burris Collins, 226 N. Main street,
when an oil stove upset Sunday. 1t
was extinguished without serious
damage.
The diamond ring given away on
Christmas eve by the Strand Theatre
was won by Harry Newlin, of Hamp-
ton Court, who held the lucky num-
Der, 1928.
The Civic Club will meet on Friday,
January 7th, at 3 P. NJ, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Roland Place, on South
Main street. All interested will re-
ceive d cordial welcome.
Services at st. Marks Protestant
Episcopal Church, corner Verona anu
Franklin avenues, Sunday morning,
Jan. 2, at II o'clock, to which the pub
lie is most cordially invited
On Saturday afternoon last the
West Side soccer eleven Travelled to
the mainland and defeated Pleasant
vile, score 10. The game was fur
iously contested and replete with spec
taculaF features.
Miss Reba Strang has removed her
Art Shop from % N. Main street to
her home, at Is N. Fourth street.
There she will continue to do stamp
ing, designing and embroidering of the
same high grade as before.
Owing to the illness of the pastor,
Rev. j. Wright Eckersley, the pulpit
of Salem M. E. Church will be filled
on Sunday morning by Rev. John w.
Nicholson, of Wesley Church, and in
the evening by Rev. Frank Parker.
The Republican Club of Pleasant
vile at its meeting on Wednesday
evening endorsed Joseph H. Bradley
for the position of member of the
County Tax Board and Franklin E..
Smith for Sinking Fund Commission
er Of the city.
The ffty-mile gale which swept
over Pl~easantville on Sunday morn
ing did comparatively little damage.
One of the huge stained glass win
dows of the Presbyterian Church was,
however, weakened, and had to be
braced to prevent it from.being blown
in.
Begin the new year by resolving to
be a better man, or woman, and then
act upon your resolve every day of
the year. And, while YOU are about
it, say a good word from time to time
for your home town. Above all don't
knock it. only foolish and ungrateful
people do that.
If delinquent subscribers of newspa-
pers would commence the year by paw
ing up all arrears and renewing their
subscriptions for another year, as
they ought to do, what clear conscien-
ces they would have for the whole
year, and what joy would reign in ev-
cry newspaper Office in the land.
The annual meeting of the Absecon
Building ard Loan Association will be
held on Monday night, January 3rd.
1916, at 7.30 o'clock. The election of
officers will take place and a new SER
les will be opened at that time. The
Association is in excellent condition
and anticipates a prosperout year.
At the Presbyterian Church or, Sun
ray, 1870 A. NJ, subject, "a Needed
! New Years Blessing" 7.3O P. NJ,
"Some Leaves That Should be Turned
: Over" 2.30 P. NJ, Sunday School.
6.45 P. M, Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY.. On account of Union Meetings,
there will be no Wednesday prayer
service.
Two bands of carolers, one from
the Presbyterian Church and the 9TH
er from the Baptist Church, followed
the old English custom of going to
various noints in P~leaSantVille early
Christmas morning and singing songs
announcing the birth of the Saviour
of the world. This practice is an an
nual one in our city, and has become
very popular among our people.