The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-12-23
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
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A bunch of Merry Christmases to you
Pass along the Christmas cheer. Only
pigs hog it ALL for themselves.
We tender you our good viii and best
wishes. Our purse isn't worth having.
The ways of some women are past under
standing, and some have no ways at all.
That Christmas turkey will taste fine
for those who have the price of the tur-
key.
Mrs. William Jackson, formerly of
P~leasantville, is spending a few days in
Mrs. w. Fennell and daughter Nellie
spent Monday in Philadelphia, Christmas
shopping.
The principal activity of many public Off
cials consists of passing the buck to the
other fellow.
It's an easy matter for some men to love
their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS they are young
and beautiful.
The Christmas entertainment of st. Johns
NJ. P. Church will be held Tuesday, Dec. 20.
All are welcome.
The Christmas holidays in the Pleasant
vile schools start today Saturday and
end Monday, Jan. 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Job c.. Stebbins left on
Wednesday for st. Petersburg, Florida,
to spend the winter.
Middleton. of P~leasantville. is the only
printer whose advertisement appears in
the telephone directory.
d. S. LeCompte leaves today (Satur-
day) to spend the holidays will his par
ents at Cambridge. Maryland.
We've crowded a whole lot into this
sinful old year 1916, most of which
should be crowded out again.
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Penhollow and
family will spend the Christmas holidays
visiting relatives in Westville, n. j.
Nearly all the teachers in our public
schools left yesterday (Friday) afternoon
to spend the holidays at their respective
homes.
The Epworth League of Wesley NJ. E.
Church will hold a Christmas service on
Christmas morning from 6 to Z O'Clock.
Everybody welcome.
Emanuel C. Shaner, Surrogate of At
lantic County, died of uremia at the At
lantic City Hospital last Saturday morn
ing, aged 81 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis H. Budd and
daughter are spending the holidays with
Mrs: Budd's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Hoffman, at Tyrone. Pa.
Mrs. Alvin Risley entertained at dinner
on Friday. The guests We're: Miss Bessie
Reynolds, Mrs. Mary Risley of Atlantic
City, and Miss Frances Forman.
The Sunday School of Bethany NJ. E.
Church will give their Christmas enter
tainment, entitled, ''Grandpa's Christmas
Guards, on Monday evening, Dec. %.
Governor Fielder has commissioned
Daniel II. v. Bell, of Atlantic City, as
Surrogate for Atlantic County to fill the
uneXpired term of the late Emanuel C.
Shaner.
st. Margaret's Guild will meet at the home
of Mrs. Sherwood Risley on Thursday after
noon, Dec. %, at 2.30 o'clock, for their
annual meeting, when election of officers will
occur. All members are urged to attend.
Miss Frances Forman closed her popu-
lar series of cooking classes this week,
and after spending the holidays at her
home in Elsmere, Delaware, will open a
six weeks series of classes in Minotola.
The fremen of ~Pleasantville are ar
ranging for a masked ball to be held in
the Fire House on the evening of January
first. ID. S. LeCompte is chairman of the
committee which is arranging for the
same.
The Billy Sunday Gospel Team from
Philadelphia and Beverly were entertained
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Howell, after
which they went to st. Johns M. p. Church
and had the service for the evening. The
music was enjoyed by all who heard it
Mrs. NJ. w. Eldridge has returned home
after a three weeks visit to her niece.
While absent. she also spent three days
with the family of Mr.. James Hunsburg-
er, the treasurer of the J~enkintown, Pa,
Trust Company.
Judge \. b.. Endicott, Of Atlantic City,
will address the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the First Presbyterian Church at
6;45 o'clock Sunday evening. There will
cordially invited to attend.
Announcement of the engagement of
Miss Mildred Smith, daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. Edwin Smith, who spend much
of their time at Linwood. to DR.. Rae
Lockwood, formerly of Freehold, n. j.,
has been made. The wedding will take
place sometime early in the new year.
The Boy Scouts are requested to call at
22S n. Main street to obtain copies of the
telephone directories for delivery
throughout the city. In addition to a
monetary consideration. each boy p%artic-
ipating in the work will nave his picture
taken to appear in the Telephone News.
The Authors Club was delightfully."- en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Charles
Stebbins on Tuesday afternoon. In spite
of the inclement weather a number
were present, Among those present were:
Mrs. H. Frank Parker. Miss Lydia Magee.
Mrs. Charles Wesley Blake. Mrs. Charles
T. Collins, Mrs. Job C. Stebbins, n the
hostess.
Miss Kathryn H. Steelman was tender
ed a party by her parents or Saturday
afternoon, in honor of her sixth birthday
anniversary. After playing games, re-
freshments We're served. Those present
We're: Misses Ruth Warmer, Esther
Warmer, Ruth Siewell, Elizabeth Hal
lam, Edythe Pomelear, Masters William
Crawford, Walter Warmer and Calvin
Bowen.