The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-05-05
CONCISE NEWSLETS
BOU THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

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will hold their next meeting at Jean
Jarvis home on May 18th.
Shipments of new potatoes from
Florida are rapidly increasing and the
shortage in the 1916 crop is rapidly
being relieved.
The Free Public Library only three
afternoons in the week until further
notice-Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, from 3 until 5 o'clock.
Parties have moved into the Phebe
Meyers house ON South Main street,
while other parties are making repairs
to the Westcott property, before nov
ing in.
Prof. Robert D. Maltby has received
100 copies of the Food Garden Prim-
er, 1917 edition, which he will be
pleased to distribute among bona fide
gardeners who desire them.
The rosary society of St. Peters R.
C. Church will hold their euchre at the
residence of Mrs. Chas. Weisenberger,
122 No. 3rd street, on Wednesday,
May 9th, at 2.30 o'clock p. m.
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.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of Wesley M. E. Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. w. Claude
Bailey, E. Washington avenue, on
Wednesday afternoon, May 8, at 2.3O
o'clock. All are invited to attend.
E. D. Smith, who has been in charge
OF the Vocational School at Minotola,
has resigned his position to accept a
similar one at Atlantic Highlands,
Monmouth county. Director Maltby is
looking for a competent man to take
his place.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of Salem M. E. Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Arthur P.
Ryon on Monday evening, May 7th,
at 7.3O o'clock. All members will
please be present. Important bust
ness to be transacted.
Cleanup Day" in Pleasantville de-
veloped itself into Cleanup Week.,
and under the guidance of those in
charge, headed by "Pop" D%rinkwater,
president of the Board of Health,
many improvements are noted
throughout the town.
William Sharrock, of Linwood, has
sold his house adjoining the Hopf
property, in Somers Point, to Wilbert
Fenton. of Pleasantville, who moved
into the property last week, and will
make his permanent home there. Mr..
Shamrock is building a garage on the
rear of the premises for Mr.. Fenton.
Council Chambers were filled to
overlooking on Friday evening of last
week when a Red Cross meeting was
held and DR.. Quincy Williams, of At
lantic City. delivered an interesting
address. ~ new members were add
ed, and the Pleasantvile Chapter is
now well started upon its campaign
for a thousand membership.
AS will be seen by advertisement in
this issue, H. B. Smith, of 800 S. Main
street. has been appointed Pleasant
vile representative for Abbott's AL
derney Diaries, his territory extend
ing from Absecon to Somers Point.
Mr.. Smith proposes to give the main
land the same high-grade service the
COMPANY gives to Atlantic City.
The Woman's Section of the Navy
League will hold a meeting at the
Bargaintown schoolhouse at 2.30 p. m.
on Wednesday. May 9th. All mem
bers are requested to be present and
bring their friends. All those desir-
ing to become members will be fur
nished application blanks, upon re-
quest to Mrs. Arthur E. O'Neil, Lin
wood, N. J..
The vice-president of the Mt. Pleas
ant Ushers' Union and the pastor
asked the club to put off their meet
ing of Tuesday, May 9Th, for the Y.
P. S. c. E., who are to hold a Box
Social in the hall, back of the church,
on that evening. All are invited to
attend; the women to bring a nice
lunch packed for two, name enclosed;
the men to bring nice fat pocket
books. Don't forget, May 9Th. All
welcome.