The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-08-30
CONCISE NEWSLETS
o THE CITY
Interesting Local Occurrences
Briefly Told

The public schools of P~1easantville
open a week from Monday-September
9Th.
Where can you get SO much value
for your money as In a years sub
scription to The Pleasantvi11e Press7
The Board of Education of Pleasant
vile has elected Miss Mary G. Yates
instructor of drawing and William B.
L. Drumm physical training instructor.
Monday next, September 1, being
Labor Day, the Pleasantville Public Lii
brary will be closed. 1t will be open
after that every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday afternoon from 8 until 5
O'Clock.
Frank Gillingham, aged 10 years,
had his right leg broken in two places
while playing in a lumber yard. He
started to climb upon a pile-o lumber
when a piece gave way, falling Upon
the %youngster and causing the frac-
ture.
One mar was killed and fourteen
other persons were injured early Sun
day morning when section ten of the
Washington and Baltimore excursion
crashed into the rear of the ninth sec
ton. The accident occurred near Ell
wood.
The Grand Army of the Republic
National Encampment will be held at
Columbus, Ohio, the week beginning
Sept. T.. A special rate of one cent
per mile has been granted by the rail
roads to the Veterans and their Allied
organizations.
Rebecca Creasey, of Mortified,
wishes to thank her many friends and
the different Societies of which she is
a member for kindnesses in her recent
sickness. Hardly a day passed without
flowers and fruit brought to her home,
which will never be forgotten.
Patrons OF the ple~asantville postof-
fee are reminded that Monday next,
Labor Day, being a legal holiday,
the office will be open in the morning
only, closing at noon for the day. The
general delivery window will not be
open in the evening. The banks of the
city viii be closed all day.
William Edge, endearingly called
Dad, died Saturday night at his
home in Atlantic City, nearly IA years
of age. He was the father of United
States Senator Walter E. Edge and of
Howard Edge, a manufacturer, of Con-
nectieut, both by his first wife. His
second wife, who was Wilhelmina
Soul of P-leasantville, also survives.
Hubin has just received 100, 900 more
Boost Envelopes boosting Pleasantville
which places the name of our city in
all parts of the world, as thousands
who come to Atlantic City make Hub
ms place their headquarters and send
out these envelopes, which are bring
ing great results to our booming and
progressive city. Hubin's one aim is
to boost P~leasantyille at all times.
When arraigned before Police JUS
tice Brown last Monday evening upon
the charge of making a forcible entry
into the home of Robert Thompson, of
First and Blenheim streets, this city,
William M. Haughey, a magistrate of
Atlantic City, was held under 5000 bail
for the action of the Grand Jury.
Thompson preferred a further charge
Of assault and battery against Haugh-
ey.
Francis Doherty and "Mungy' Boy
ajian are again at their respective
homes. The theory advanced in The
Pleasantville Press last week, when
their absence was first related, proved
to be true, viz. that they had gone to
join the Boy Scouts in camp at Pit
man. They, however, did not reach
their destination, but tired and hun
cry, they were picked up at Franklin
Vile by their parents. who brought
them home.