The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-02-16
CONCISE NEWSLETS
ABOUT THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
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Briefly Told
Last Wednesday was Ash Wednes-
day. the beginning of Lent. Easter
Day this year falls on the last day of
March.
st. Johns NJ. p. Church will give one
of their famous Variety Suppers on
Thursday evening, Feb, Dist, at $50
o'clock.
Find enclosed check for one years
subscription for The P%leasantville
Press. We find we cannot do without
it."-Mrs. James Barber.
A total of six German aliens regis
tered in the city of ~Pleasantville, and
Postmaster Obert believes this to be
the total number that are here.
The Board of Health of P~leasantville
at their meeting on Thursday evening
elected Edward &. Helfrich as plumb
ing inspector, and he has entered upon
his duties.
Charles H. Collins, editor of the
Somers Point Record. has passed the
physical examination and is expecting
to be called to Camp Dix for duty at
an early date.
Mrs. Risley extends thanks to all
who contributed to the success of the
Bazaar and Dance, for the Soldiers
and Sailors Relief League. About
$4,000 was realized.
If you are interested in the pranks
and whims of boyhood days, read the
Penrod stories, by Booth Harrington,
now being published in The Pleasant
vile Press. Each story is complete.
Orville e. Hoyt, veteran of the Civil
War, senior editor and publisher of
the South Jersey Republican of Ham
monitor and the dean of the newspa-
per fraternity of Atlantic City, is dead,
Owing to the shortage of coal the
Baptist Church are holding their pray
er meetings at the homes of the mem
bers. The meeting on Wednesday eve
ming was held at the home of Mrs. T.
Hubert Smith.
Because of continued inability to Sc
cure a supply of coal, there will be no
services at st. Marks Church during
the month of February. The regular
services will be resumed on Sunday,
March third.
Canned fruits and %jellies, stored in a
closet in the kitchen in the apartment
of Mrs. Frank Webb, located in the D.
M. Ingersoll Building, were found in a
perfect condition, despite the zero wea-
Their and no fire for six weeks.
In the absence of Director Samuel
Winterbottom in Florida, former Di-
rector F. Fraley Doughty was chosen
to preside owe the regular monthly
meeting of the Board of Freeholders
in Atlantic City last Wednesday.
Fire early Wednesday morning com
pletely destroyed a house at Somers
Point owned by B. R. Floyd, an old
soldier who is spending the winter in
the Soldiers Home at Kearny. The
loss is estimated at about $500, partly
covered by insurance. Incendiarism
is suspected.
The Suburban Trolley cars, which
for several weeks were unable to go
below Sea View, are now operating all
the way to Somers Point. The regular
schedule is again in force. The cars,
which stopped at Atlantic e in
Atlantic City, are also being operated
to the Boardwalk.
The Atlantic County Water Company
is busy repairing the break in the main
which occurred during the cold snap.
The work gang is nov engaged in Som
ers Point, where the greatest damage
seems to have occurred outside of
P~leasantville. AS yet many sections
supplied by the company are without
water.
Rev. Gregory Moran presided owe
the weekly gathering of the Rotary
Club at Schlitz Hotel last Monday.
He surprised the Rotarians in attend
ance by his assertion that woman's
suffrage had beer introduced in New
Jersey in 1776. The women voted for
80 years thereafter, he declared, and
then lost the privilege because they
~"debauched the ballot"