The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-10-30
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Mainland Post, American Legion,
will hold a Masked Ball in Red Mems
Hall this Saturday evening.
The World Wide Needlework Guild
will hold their annual meeting Dec. 1
in the basement of st. Marks Epicopal
Church.
A District Meeting of Junior Order
Councils will be held with Excelsior
Council, No. 231, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, next
Friday evening, Nov. 5.
The P. o. of A, Camp 8, will give a
benefit at the Strand Theatre next
Monday evening. The feature picture
will be THE Valley of Doubt"
Republicans and Democrats held
meetings in P~leasantville this
week and now the voters are fully
equipped to- cast their ballots next
Tuesday.
An Assoc Novelty party was held at
the home of Miss Lucy Norton on
Thursday last, and a very enjoyable
evening was spent with dancing, sing
ing and games,
The heirs of Capt. Mark Wesley
Blake have entered suit against the
Reading Railroad for $751; 900 for caus-
luS LIS u6dlu dl Tie FRANKLIN VENUE
crossing on Sept. 18th.
Keystone Chapter, Order of the Eas-
tern Star, will hold a Masquerade Par
ty at the hall this Friday evening, Oct.
29th. All members are urged to come
and bring their friends.
Samuel Hecker has purchased the
two lots north of his property at 1873
$50 S. Main street, with a total front
age of 80 feet and a depth of 153 feet.
He contemplates building there at an
early date.
His many friends were sorry to learn
of the death of John McDevitt, of Idle
wood, which occurred Monday. Fun
eral services were conducted in the
lakewood Baptist Church on Thursday
afternoon at 2.30.
The Girls Friendly Society of st.
Marks Church will hold a Halloween
Party at so E. Washington Ave, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Whitman,
Ion Friday evening, Nov. 5. Kindly
NOTE THE DATE.
The Epworth League of Wesley M.
e. Church will hold a Masked Hallow-
cen Social in Clicks Storage House,
corner Pleasant avenue and Third
street, Monday evening, Nov. l.. Ad-
mission, Csc. Refreshments served.
Come masked and have a good time.
The Pleasantville members of the
Republican County Executive Commit
tee at their meeting ON Monday night,
endorsed both the Bridge bill and the
Soldiers bonus bill, and urge the sup
port of all Republicans for these meas
ures. Vote Eyes" or each proposition.
The suit of Mr.. and Mrs. M. K. Boy
ajian against the P~leasantville Gas Co.
was up for trial at Mays Landing ON
Wednesday, when it suddenly was ter
minated by. the attorney for the plain
tiffs accepting a non-suit- This leaves
the case open to be listed again for
trial.
Martin Lear is building a large ga
rage on E. Washington avenue for
George Houser at a cost of 5000. The
foundations have been laid and the
building, which is to be entirely of
brick, 50x50 feet with a 12.foot ceiling,
is being pushed forward to completion
as rapidly as possible.
Pastor Surtees breaches in the Bar
gaintown Methodist Church next Tues
day night, and the choir of Wesley
III L L " dCCOlllDd1lA 1llll
and conduct the singing during the SER
vice. Zion Church has beer entirely
renovated, and in honor of their COM
pletion a full week of services is being
conducted by Pastor Buck.
In order to save the Atlantic County
Water Company from another receiv-
ership and to give it sufficient revenue
to keep step with increased operating
costs, the Public Utility Commission
has granted the Company, which
serves Pleasantville Inc continuous
territory permission to put into effect
a minimum service charge of S12 a
year.
The Missionary Society of the Pres
byterian Church will give an apron
social and ~'playlet" in the chapel of
the church, Nov. IL, 8 O'Clock. Over
200 tiny aprons have been given out.
The pocket in the apron is for a spec
ial purpose. The program for the eve
ming is very good. There will also be
refreshments. Come, bring your apron,
and haye a good time.
Fosters illustrated lecture on Thurs
day night, Nov. 4, on Life AMONG
Cony1cts', is the first and only time it
will be given in Pleasantville. They
are the only pictures in the world of
this character. Mr.. Foster needs the
help of the organ, and requests that
children be accompanied by their pa
rents or some adult person. This is
his masterpiece, and he needs all the
help he can get from the audience.
The lecture is in the interests of the
choir.
Two large Republican mass meet
ings among the colored voters have
been held this week. The first was
on Thursday evening in Butler Boyd's
Hall, when the county candidates and
Frank Wimberly, Esq. the brilliant
young colored lawyer of Atlantic City,
addressed a packed house. On Friday
evening, an equally enthusiastic meet
ing was held in BurwelPs Hall at
Smiths Landing, which was also ad-
dressed by the county candidates, sew
eral speakers of note and several To-
cal candidates.