The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-07
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT H CITY
interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

, the home of Mrs. c. L. Taylor, All N
Main street, Thursday afternoon
I April II.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyter.
! ian Church will hold a cake sale al
Crawford's drugstore on Saturday af.
ternoon, April 18th.
An excellent entertainment has
been prepared by an efficient commit
!, tee and will be rendered on Sunday
!, evening at st. Johns M. P. Church.
There will be a District Meeting
held at Washington Camp, No. 126, P.
} O. S. of A. on April 10th. All. mem
bers of Camp 126 are requested to be
present.
The Equal Franchise League of
Pleasantville will hold a meeting
Wednesday afternoon next, April II,
at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. May
North Crist.
There was no meeting of the Clover
Club this week owing to the illness
| of the hostess, Mrs. Francis H. Budd.
the Club will meet next Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. Albert F. Bossler on
Washington avenue.
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.
General George w. Goethals, who
built the Panama Canal, has accepted
the position of New Jersey State En-
gineer, and will direct the building of
$4,000, 900 of permanent roads which
| +l1 Cfo4o &c about - ho~
Now that an appropriation of $780,
900 has been made by the Legislature
for a State Normal School in South
Jersey, the Pleasantville Chamber of
Commerce has increased it's activities
to have our city selected as the loca-
ton for the same.
The State Department of Markets
is conducting an egg and fowl ex-
hibit at 1911 Atlantic Ave-, Atlantic
City. Demonstrations in cooking will
be conducted at 2 p. m. daily and lee
lures on poultry at 8 p. m. daily.
Everybody welcome.
The Atlantic County Pomona
Grange will hold its second quarterly
meeting of the year at Absecon High
lands Grange hall this Saturday at
ternoon and evening. The evening
meeting will be opened in the fourth
degree. Good speakers will be in at
tendance.
A jury at Mt. Holly convicted Clio
vanni Iraca of numbering Henry D..
Rider, who was shot and killed at At
sion last fall when he and his brother,
Prof. A. J. Rider, the cranberry
king" and the latter's daughter were
hn1I IN Of An Iz T-1:-z1
presided.
The County Boards of Education,
at their meeting in the Atlantic City
High School, went on record as fav-
oring Pleasantville for the location of
the South Jersey Normal School.
Hammonton made an effort to secure
the endorsement, but the sentiment
was strongly in favor of our city.
The baseball season was opened in
this city Friday afternoon of last
week with a game between the Pleas
a~ntville and Vineland High School
teams, in which the latter won out by
the narrow margin of 7 to 6. Both
teams played well and the game was
hotly contested from start to finish.
Norman Jester, of Pleasantville, a
chauffeur employed in Atlantic City,
received decorations of the ear and
abrasions of the temple and forehead
just before midnight Wednesday night
when his machine which he was re-
pairing from underneath suddenly
started forward. Jester was taken to
the hospital where his injuries were
dressed.
Magistrate Martz has performed
two marriage ceremonies since receiy-
ing this authority by being appointed
Police Justice. The contracting par
ties we're: Giataro Maratta and Mary
Dianuezio, and Lawrence F. Manente
and Viola Fernando. The first couple
were married on March 9th and the
second on April 3D..
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of Salem M. E. Church held
an interesting meeting in the church
parlors on Monday evening after the
Lenten service in the main church
room. Tea and waters were served
and an. enjoyable season observed.
The next meeting will be held on the
first Monday afternoon in May at the
home of Mrs. Arthur P. Ryon.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of Wesley NJ. E. Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Job Wood
ruff on Wednesday afternoon, April
18th, 2.30< O'Clock. Mrs. Lester Tay-
lor will present the lessons. The
Enigmas in the March number of the
Woman's Home Missions will be used.
All members are cordially invited to
attend.
The Ladies Aid Society of Salem
M. E. Church held an interesting
meeting in the church parlors. A
large number was in attendance. A
Pipe Organ Fund was started and
Mrs. Thomas Tompkins was elected
treasurer. Anyone wishing to make
an Easter offering toward this fund
the same will be greatly appreciated
by the ladies.
The Atlantic County Suffrage Con-
v%ention will be held in Pleasantville
IN Tuesday, April II. There will be
two sessions-afternoon and evening
Tho aftarnoon cnScion will he held iT