The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-01-12

Mr.. Falivene hands The Pleasant
vile Press this item for publication;
"Mr. John Falivene, who was re-
ported married to Miss Lucy Stretch,
wishes to inform his jolly friends, who
reported the news, that he much pre-
fers to %nou n news of that
sort himself. He also extends his re-
grets to Miss Stretch for the incident"
An unusually fine service will be
held in the M. e. Church, Sunday
night. Since the British captured
Jerusalem, there has been profound
gratitude. Rev. c. M. Johnston will
have a stereopticon-service Sunday
night showing pictures of The Holy
Land. Everybody come out.
Raymond Stevenson, of Atlantic
City, has been elected acting Cashier
at the First National Bank of Absecon.
Rev. C. M. Johnston accompanied his
sister, Mrs. F. J. Fitzgerald, to New
York for a short visit.
Mrs. Emily Rosseter left on Tuesday
for Newark and the Oranges, where
she expects to s%ojOurn with friends for
several weeks.
John r. Steelman was the guest of
relatives in Atlantic City over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Conover and
sons, of Conovertown, returned home
the first of this week from Philadel-
phia, where they passed the holidays
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Hud-
son.
DECEMBER SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.
First Grade-Harlan Boice, Peter
Bruckler, Frederick Fox, Robert Pres
colt.
Room 2, Grades 2 and 3-Anthony
Bruckler, Durham Boice, Harold Coon,
Albert Chappell, Walter Hamme1l, ia
cob Reed, Rosie Bruckler, Martha Dob.
bins, Ada DeHaven, Charlotte Ham
nell, Kathryn Mccarthy, Clara Miller,
Virginia Babcock.
Grades 4 and 5-Ferdinand Bruck-
Ter, Peter Bruckler, Earl Dobbins, Rus.
sell Elwood, Clarence Moore, Emerson
Shovel, Haines Johnston, Esther
Boice, Emily Gaskill, Dorothy Ham
nell, Kathryn Miller, Edith Prescott,
Laura Sutton, Margaret Petri.
Grades 6, Z and 8-Ella Shovel, Eu'
nice Risley, Rose Price, Lillian Cat
TAM, Helen Dobbins, Ruth Reed, Thel'
ma Giberson, Myra Kesler, Marion
Price, Walter Borneman, Leroy Matt
son, Edward Mccarthy, Edmond Smith.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Miss Frances Forman, Domestic Sci.
ence Expert for Atlantic County, has
begun a series of classes in cooking
and sewing in the Absecon schools.
This course will continue for ten weeks
and is open to school girls and ladies
Of tho tnurn C1occoc in annIino on6
sewing, comprised of sixth, seventh
and eighth grade girls, convene Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday after
Moons at 8 o'clock. A class of ladies
meets at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon
Two evening classes are planned, and
it is hoped that a large number of la,
dies will join these.
Prof. E. D.. Riley Resigns AS
Principal OF Absecon School
Prof. E. ID. Riley, principal of the
Absecon Public School, has resigned
his position which took effect Dec. 81
1917. His resignation was rendered
Nov. 1st.
Mr.. Riley has been a teacher and
principal in the public schools of New
Jersey for fo%rty-three and one-hali
years. During all of this time he has
not been absent from his work on ac
count of sickness more than one day
at a time and never had a substitute
except at the time of the death of Mrs
Riley.
He began teaching in 1873 in a
country school in Salem County at a
salary of $50 for three months. His
second school was at Wing Lane, Sal
EN- County, at $40 per month. After
staying there two years he accepted
the school at Malaga and remained
eight years. The next appointment
was at Westville, where he remained
five years. In 1889 he was elected
Principal at Mays Landing, and held
this position sixteen years. One year
was spent at Port Norris.
For twelve years he has been at Alb
secon. The advancement of education
- AhaaaOn hac hoon wonderful He