The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-10-28
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

The Boy Scouts will meet this Fri
day evening at 228 N. Main street,
instead of at the residence of Mrs,
Lake, as previously announced.
Harvey, oldest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kennard Turpin, of Stone Harbor,
died Sunday morning at the home of
Mrs. Turpin's parents, in Pleasant
vile.
A Halloween Society will be given
by the Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety next Tuesday evening in the
Presbyterian Church. All persons
are requested to come masked.
At a meeting of the Wesley NJ. E.
Sunday School Board held last We'd
nesday night, it was decided to hold
their Christmas entertainment on
Christmas night, Monday, Dec. 25th.
William CHANNEL, who was injured
when an automobile in which he was
riding last Sunday afternoon over
turned, is improving at his home, and
we hope he will soon be able to be
about again.
Mrs. Wilmer Lake is suffering with
a broken wrist which she sustained
four weeks ago.. 1t is not improving
very rapidly. Her son, Clarence, also
has a broken wrist, and is improving
as we'll as can be expected.
The Fortnightly Bible Glass will re-
sumo their meeting next Friday, Nov.
Sd, 3 p. M, the first gathering to be
at the home of Mrs. Henry W. Lewis
on Verona avenue. Anyone desiring
to become a member will be welcomed.
Rev. H. F. Parker will have charge
of the services at the Atlantic Rescue
Mission this Saturday evening at $50
o'clock. He will be accompanied by
H. c.. Thomas, class leader of Salem
NJ. E. Church, and there will be spec
ial singing and addresses. Everybody
invited.
A number of friends of Rev. and
Mrs. R. Ashley Cake gave them a
house-warming on Wednesday we
ming. Many handsome gifts were
brought to replenish the ravages made
by the recent fire. Guests were pres
ent from Port Republic and New
Gretna.
All members of the w. C. T. U. are
especially urged to be present next
Thursday afternoon, Nov. 2nd,prompt-
ly at 2.30. Mrs. R. ]. Frendlich and
Miss Margie Wagner, who have re-
turned from the W. c. 7. U. State
convention held at Asbury Park, will
give their reports of the convention.
The members of Camp 81, P. o. of
A., were pleased to hear of the honor
the National President bestowed upon
their delegate, Mrs. V. W. Caldwell,
by appointing her one from New Jer-
-, ~ 49, o1oa+;oo hoord of tho Mo-
tional Convention held in Baltimore.
After the Convention, she visited
Washington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Kline, of No.
1877 Massachusetts, Ave., Atlantic City,
have leased the beautiful residence
situated at No. 513 Broad St. and will
occupy the same beginning next week.
Mrs. Kline is much pleased with her
new home, which she will furnish,
with her usual good taste, in a most
comfortable manner.
The degree of Pocohontas of the
Improved Order of Red Men have de-
cided to hold their 1917 convention at
Atlantic City in October. This will
mean that the Rodney Hotel of Pleas
a%ntville will have a full house for the
two days of this convention, taking
care of about so. This years con-
vention had 500 voting delegates.
City Clerk Nehemiah Andrews has
received from Congressman Bacha-
rach a number of copies of the Farm
ers Bulletin containing the Federal
Game Laws together with a large
quantity of valuable information con-
corning the Game laws of the several
States. Any interested person may
secure a copy upon application to Mr.,
Andrews.
The Atlantic County Historical So
ciety will give a colonial dinner at
the old homestead of Constance Smith,
at Scullville, on Saturday, Nov. 4, at
l p. m. Auto buses will meet trains
at Somers Point. The dinner will be
prepared by Mrs. Isaac Steelman in
the old fashioned way by using the
fireplace and old time cooking uten-