The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-11-25

Thursday evening, Dec. 7th, at 7.30 o.
clock. under the auspices of the patriotic
fraternal organizations of the city.
Charles A. Luxembourg has filed a petit
ton in the Chancery Court for a divorce
from his wife, charging a statutory Of
Tense. and names three prominent citi-
zens, one a leasantvillian. The LuZen-
burgs formerly lived in Pleasantville-on
Edgewater avenue.
The Seniors of our local High School
gave a pleasant Box Social in gymnasium
The affair was a success financially as
well as socially. The lucky winner of
the five dollar gold piece CHANGED off was
Miss Evelyn Peacock.
Mrs. Eva Lounsbury, insane, of Salem,
killed her husband by beating him over
the head with a Ratchet. She fled to
local authorities until the arrival of the
Sheriff of Salem county,, who took her
back Wednesday night.
The w. C. T. U. will attend and take
sion in Atlantic City, this Saturday eve
ming, Nov. 25th. Enoch c. Martin and
others will speak. Special singing. All
at the Shore Fast Line Station to take
7.55 car for Atlantic City.
Tony Pellegi, gatekeeper for the West
Jersey Railroad. was run into by an au-
O~ceanville. about 7 o'clock Thursday
evening. Tony was riding his bicycle on
the Shore Road in front of School No. l
oiAo was AAOb S1Oi Ny Ii FOI-
~tunately his injuries were only slight.
William Nolan, agent for the Adams
Express Company, has received a license
to drive a n automobile in anticipation of
an auto delivery wagon soon to be sup
piled by the company for service here.
The express business at this point under
the efficient management of Mr.. Nolan
has so greatly increased that horse
drawn wagons can no longer care for it.
For the benefit of the inmates of the
Atlantic County Asylum and Almshouse.
the Pleasantville Minstrel Troupe jour-
neyed to these buildings Tuesday night
at the request of Superintendent Henry
c.. Munro and gave a full performance,
complete with costume, songs, jokes and
choruses. 1t was a rare treat for the oc-
cupants of the two buildings and they
received much enjoyment from the en-
t~ertainment.
Through the efforts of Scout Master
Clarence B.. Davis, the Drum and Bugle
Corps of the ~Pleasantville Boy Scouts is
rapidly rounding into shape and may be
near future. The services of Messrs.
Fenton and Simpson have been secured
in giving the boys instruction on the var
have rewarded the efforts of their in
structors by diligent practice.
With his customary generosity, Frank
Hubin has granted the free use of his
Theatre for Saturday. Dec. End, to the
~Pleasantvill Boy Scouts, who will pre-
sent Captain A. J. Roser's first and only
authentic Motion Pictures of The Euro
pcdn war. Inc Recently organized Drum
and Bugle Corps will also make it's first
public appearance at this time. 1t is hop
ed the public will patronize this effort
of our home boys to help themselves.
The sermon preached last Sunday evening
by Rev. Lisle w. Morton to the w. C.. t. U.
was highly appreciated by a large delegation
of the ladies and the Y. P. B. and number
of the temperance men of the town. Rev.
dragon drink and his overthrow throughout
the South and West that one of the gentle
men who heard the sermon went home and
would be glad to attend the funeral Of King
Alcohol in New Jersey.
The knights of Pythias celebrated
their fortieth anniversary at their hall on
Saturday. A splendid program was rem
Rev. S. r. Stratton and Rev. John B.
Mcguire, Piano solos were rendered by
Mrs. Allen and Miss Elizabeth Simpson
rendered vocal solos, Arthur Stiles beau
tifully recited one of his own compost
tons. After the program a ~bounteous
charge.
The Y. P. B. of the W. C. t. U. of
.Pleasantville, which was organized two
weeks Ago., held a pleasant social on Fri
day evening at the home of Mrs. Dorothy
Eldridge. The social was called AN Ev-
erybody Do Something Evening"" so that
contributing some pleasing part to the
program. The officers of this new Branch
are: President, Miss Marguerite Lake;
Recording Secretary, Miss Armenia Ris-
ley; Cor. Secretary, William Zulker;
Treasurer, Miss Marjorie Wagner.
The Gammi Pi Sigma Sorority was
charmingly entertained at the home of
Miss Gertrude Torrens, on South Massa-
avenue, on Tuesday afternoon.
After a pleasing social hour the hostess
served delicious refreshments. A marsh
mallow toast is planned for the near flu
ture to be held at the home of Miss
Addie Ford, where the marshmallows
will be toasted over the open fire. Those
present We're: Misses Mida c.: Blake.
Edna Morris, Addie Ford, Marjorie
Thomas, Elizabeth Gray, Mae Gaskill,
Gertrude Torrens, Hilda Smith and Mil
dred Boyer.
Mrs. Louisa Coombs, wife of James K.
Coombs, of English Creek, was taken to
the Atlantic City Hospital suffering from
severe injuries about the face and head
as the result of an automobile accident
on the Albany avenue bridge. Coombs,
his wife and two daughters, Isabella and
Anna. were on their way home in an
auto truck, when without warning the
steering gear of the machine broke,
causing the truck to plunge headlong into
a pole. Mrs. Coombs was thrown over
the front of the car, suffering severe
abrasions of the head and face. Other
occupants of the machine escaped with a
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