The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-06-16

Mrs. Warren Tilton, Miss Carrie Reed,
Miss Ethel Hammell, Miss Leona
Hart, Miss Flora Robinson, Mrs.
Enoch Adams, Mr.. A. L. Hammell,
Miss Ruth Reed. Masters Lewis and
Haines Johnston, Jacob Reed and
James Adams, MI. and Mrs. I. j.
Hamilton, Miss Elsie Hamilton.
P. r. r. Engine Breaks Axle. X
A possible serious railroad accident
was averted by the making of a spec
ial stop at the Absecon station last
Tuesday afternoon at 1.15 o'clock by
the New York-Atlantic City express
train, when in endeavoring to start
the axle connecting the second pair of
driving wheels on P. R. r. Engine No.
1880 snapped in two like a match
stick, flush with the hub of the sec
ond left hand driving wheel, which
was more than six feet in diameter.
Had this happened when the engine
was travelling at a high rate of speed
it probably would have derailed the
big Mogul, entailing a possible loss of
life. Traffic was tied up on the south
bound track for more than two hours
by the accident. Meanwhile south
bound traffic was diverted to the
northbound track. A wrecking train
was Immediately despatched to the
scene. 1t shunted the disabled loco
motive to the adjoining siding, the
train later being taken to the Atlantic
City terminal. The wrecking crew
worked until night on the bent and
damaged remaining part of the axle,
a half foot in diameter, the opposite
driver, the parts surrounding and con-
Meeting Herewith, before the ponder
Gus giant of steel, shorn of the deliv-
cry of its power could be drawn to
Atlantic City, where more parts will
be removed. after which it will be sent
to a Pennsy shop to have the replace
ments made.
Mock Wedding Wednesday Night.
An evenings pleasure and enter
talnment productive of more laughter
and ludicrous developments could not
be imagined than that which held
sway last Wednesday evening at the
home of Postmaster and Mrs. Town
send ID. Shovel during the progress
of a mock wedding held there for the
purpose of enjoying an evening of
innocent pleasure and pastime, and to
make a raid on the humdrum and
inonotony of the various commonplace
vicissltudes. The rooms were deco
rated with flags, bunting and flowers.
Those taking part in the ceremony ran
the gamut in providing themselves
with clothing and decorations of ex-
IRENE grotesqueness.
The characters were: Bride, Maud
Anastasia, Herman Madden; groom,
Percy Algeron, Mrs. Dayton Hendry;
best man, Miss Leona Hart; maid of
honor, L. ID. Showell; brides father,
Mrs. T. D. Shovel; brides mother,
Norman Rose; groom's mother, Fred
Henry; ring bearer. Ethel Giberson;
flower girl, Dayton Hendry; lady vio-
llnist, Thomas D. Carey; pianist, Mrs.
Yelland; violinist, Allen Townsend;
marrying parson, Albert Yelland;
usher, Alfred Shovel. The wedding
gifts filled a bath tub and more ride
ulous articles for the occasion were
inconceivable.
Present were Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Shovel. MI. and Mrs. Norman Rose,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Yelland, MI. and
Mrs. Charles H. Shovel, Mrs. Fred
b. Ardery, Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton Hen
CRY, Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Shovel and
sons, Alfred and Emerson, Misses
Leona Hart, Ethel Giberson, Hannah
Madden, Florence Draper, Flora Rob-
inson, Ethel Hammell, May Cordery,
Bessie Irons, Messrs. Herman l.. Mad
den. Allen Townsend, Fred Henry,
Waiter D. Conover, Thomas D. Carey.
M. E. Children's Day Exercises.
Children's Day exercises were held
in the NJ. E. Church last Sunday eve
ming by the Sunday School. The
church was profusely decorated with
flowers of the gardens, fields and
woods, and presented an attractive
appearance. The seating Capacity
was taxed to the limit. The program
follows:
Song, School. No. 1.
Responsive reading, led by Superin-
tendent DR.. Samuel Johnson.
Responsive song, School, No, 8.
Prayer, Rev. R. A. Elwood.
Prayer song, Junior Choir, No. II.
Baptism of Mildred Smith Freas,
Pastor Johnston.
Recitation, "Welcome," LIE Roy Tay-
lor.
Recitation, 8 children, Edith, Kath-
crime, Marie.
Song, Primary School.
Recitation, Samuel Smith.
Song. No. A..
Recitation, Helen Simpson.
Recitation, Carleton Giberson.
Recitation, A girls from Primary
School.
Song. No. 6.
Marching song, Miss Pennington's
class.
Recitation, Lizetta Taylor.
Song, Primary School.
Recitation, Elizabeth Booye.
Recitation, Maude Rider.
Solo, Dorothy Allen.
Recitation, Luetta Rider.
Duet. Virginia Babcock and Reuben