The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-14
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT H CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

ian Church will hold a cake sale at
C~rawford's drugstore on Saturday af-
ternoon, April 18th.
The Free Public Library only three
afternoons in the week until further
notice-Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, from 3 until 5 o'clock.
st. Margaret's Guild desires to ex-
press thanks to the public in general
for its patronage at the concert given
in Hubin's Theatre on Wednesday
evening last.
The Fortnightly Bible Class meets
Friday. April 10th, at 3 p. m. with
Mrs. Mcconnell at the Almshouse.
Subject, Jesus welcomed as King"
All ladies invited.
Senator Edmund Burke Osborne, of
Essex County, died Thursday at his
home in Montclair from pneumonia,
which he contracted during the recent
session of the Legislature.
Charles E. Betterton, proprietor of
the bakery at 55 N. Main street, has
discontinued business because of the
high cost of materials and has remov-
ed with his family to Atlantic City.
Governor Edge has designated the
week commencing April 21st as
planting Week., and urges all New
Jerseyites to plant as many seed as
they can in order to cut down the cost
of living.
Building Inspector Paul Wootton
can be located at the office of Thomas
B. Wootton, 10 N. Main street, every
day, where permits can be obtained,
and he may be consulted on matters
pertaining to his Office.
Atlantic City's Easter fashion pa
rade on the Boardwalk last Sunday
morning and afternoon surpassed
anything before in the history of the
resort, and according to conservative
estimates between 24O, 900 and 100000
visitors took part in the pageant.
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument
at Chelsea Park, Atlantic City, was
dedicated with appropriate exercises
on Monday afternoon. The monu-
ment is the work of the o. J. Hammell
Co., of Pleasantville, and is another
magnificent testimonial to their skill
in this line.
The Seventh Day Adventist Church
on Lake Place will hold their Sabbath
School this Saturday morning at 10
o'clock and church services from II
to IL. On Sunday night at 7.3O, Song
Service followed at 8 o'clock by church
services. Elder Perez, of Atlantic
City, will preside at these services.
An explosion occurred at the Eddy
stone, Pa, munitions plant last Tues
day morning, when 200 persons lost
their lives and about so others were
injured. They were principally girls
and women. Government officials be-
lieve that the explosion is the result
of a plot, and they are thoroughly in
vestigating the matter.
The many Pleasantville friends of
Rev. E. F. Morris, popular pastor of
Asbury NJ. E. Church, will be pleased
to learn that at the Delaware Confer
ence just adjourned, he was returned
to this charge for another years
work. Rev. Morris is highly esteem
ed by his own people and the white
people of the city are all his friends.
The Atlantic County Suffrage Con-
v%ention will be held in Wesley M. E.
Church on Tuesday evening, April
18th, at 8 o'clock. The speakers for
the evening will be Mrs. Feickert, the
State President, and Mrs. Mary North
C~henoweth, of Atlantic City. A bus
mess session will be held in w. C. T.
U. Hall at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Presbyterian Church
will meet on Wednesday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. Wesley Ford on
Chester avenue, at 3 p. m. The topic,
"Latin America as a Mission Field,
will be discussed by Mrs. Relyea, of
Mortified. All interested are cor
daily invited to be present.
Miss Matte Higbee has opened a
Kindergarten Class in Music. The
class meets at her home on First
street at 9 o'clock on Saturday morn
ings. Miss Higbee had already form
ed two classes, but has room for a
few more pupils to fill the last class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Thomas en-
t~ertained their grandson, Edwin Pus-
ey, over Sunday.
The Queen Esther Circle of Wesley
M. E. Church was invited to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Job H. Woodruff, 60
Brighton Place, on Thursday evening,
April 9Th, in honor of the sixteenth
birthday anniversary of their grand
son, Fred Woodruff. A number of
the boy friends of Fred were also
invited. Delicious refreshments were
served, and all present pronounced it
a most delightful occasion.
The Missionary Circle of the First
Baptist Church met at the home of
Mrs. Joseph B. Thomas on Monday
afternoon. An interesting paper was
read by Mrs. S.. R. Stratton on The
Telegus. Those present were: Mrs.
James Barber, Mrs. Charles Harvey,
Mrs. Phoebe Adams, Miss Elsie
Adams, Mrs. George H. Adams, Mrs.
S. R. Stratton, Mrs. A. F. Bossler,
Mrs. Sarah Harris, Mrs. Joseph B.
Thomas. The meeting next month
will be at the home of Mrs. Sarah
Harris.