The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-12
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

Hubin says: "With Sewerage Pleas
antville will be one of the Best Cities
in the State"
The Boy Scouts will meet at 228 N,
Main street at 8 o'clock this friday
evening, Feb. II.
Revival services will begin in Salem
M. E. Church on Sunday evening and
continue every evening until further
notice.
David S. Robinson, of Scullville,
has been appointed tender at the Pat
cong Creek drawbridge at a salary OF
S24 a month.
Mark Hears, Jr., has been elected
Fire Warden of Mortified by the City
Council of that municipality for the
term of one year.
S. E. Lee has discontinued the flor
ist business at II w. West Jersey
avenue. and the store will be occupied
by Mason & Grau's grocery about
March first.
The ladies of st. Margaret's Guild
will hold a Bread, Cake and Pie sale
at C~rawford's Pharmacy this (Satur-
day) afternoon, the proceeds for the
benefit of st. Marks Church.
The Women's Bible Class of Salem
M. E. Church held an interesting cot
tage prayer meeting at the home OF
Mrs. Harry Collins on South Main
street on Thursday afternoon.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Salem M. E. Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Henry F.
Parker. So. Main St., on Monday, Feb.
Ia, at 2.3O p. m. Bring all mite box
es in.
The P~leasantville Press has received
from Congressman Bacharach a sup
ply of flower and vegetable seeds.
which we will be pleased to distribute
free of cost to any of u patrons
upon request.
On Sunday morning, Feb. 18th, at
IL o'clock, Rev. M. j. Hoffman will
~oficiate and preach at st. Marks
Protestant Episcopal Church, corner
Verona and Franklin Sun
day School at II o'clock. The pub
lic is cordially invited to attend.
The social given by the Epworth
League of Bethany M. E. Church last
SATURDAY. was a decided success, the
sum of $3.50 being taken in, netting
S1O.51 clear above all expenses.
Thanks are extended to all who as
sisted in making this result possible.
The Atlantic County Poultry Asso-
citation will hold a special session IN
Hubin's Theatre, Pleasantville, on
March twentieth, when speakers from
Washington, the State Department
and express companies, will address
the meeting on cooperative ship
ments and sales.
P. o. of A. Camp No. 81 held an
interesting meeting Thursday night.
There was a large attendance. There
were several propositions taken in and
six balloted for. They will be initial
ed next Thursday night when it is
hoped all members will come out and
give a helping hand. Refreshments
will be served.
A committee from the Pleasantyille
Fire Company has been appointed to
visit Ventnor to inspect the large 81
rem whistle used in that city to give
an alarm of fire. The bell in use
here is not heard by many firemen
when the wind is unfavorable, and it
is believed such a whistle will give
greater satisfaction.
The Freeholders at their regular
monthly meeting last Wednesday,
passed a resolution, authorizing Rob-
ert Proesch to act as Clerk of the
Board temporarily in place of the reg
ular Clerk, Fred Schuchardt, who is
seriously i'll in a sa~nitarium. His
first important act as Clerk will be to
execute $189,000 worth of bonds.
A box social will be held by the
Pleasantville Camp of the P. o. S. of
A. in their lodge room next Tuesday
evening. The committee in charge
consists of Joseph F. Weeks, Raymond
Ireland, William Dougherty, Russell
Shaw and George Shiblia. State Pres
ident Bew is expected to attend, as
well as representatives from each
camp in the county.