The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-12-04
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The father of John Klair died re-
Gently at Delaware City, Del.
Judge Repetto handed down a de-
cision of no cause for action in the
Clark-Goehler suit tried last week in
the District Court of Atlantic City.
The Women's Home Missionary So
ciety of Wesley Church, will meet at
the home of Mrs. Josephine Cox, treas
urer, next Wednesday afternoon at
2.30. Everyone welcome.
st. Elizabeth's Guild of ST. Peters
Church Withhold a bazaar in the near
future, when they will dispose of many
useful articles suitable for Christmas
Gifts, Notice of time and place will
be given later.
Word was received of the death of
Mrs. Haxton, of Galeton, Pa, who is a
sister of Mrs. Nina R. Winch and Miss
Pearl Prouty. The two latter persons
and Miss Hazel HaXton, the deceased's
daughter, attended the funeral.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Ladies' Aid held at the home of
Mrs. Tobias Mcconnell on Tuesday
evening, Dec. 7. Everyone is invited.
An appropriate program has been ar
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Rev. DR.. Henry Merle Mellen has
extended a cordial invitation to the
people of Pleasantville and vicinity to
attend the special services in the First
Presbyterian Church, Atlantic City,
next Tuesday evening, Dec. Z. Those
going will take the 7.30 Shore Fast
car.
The Aid Society of Wesley Church
met at the home of Mrs. Winfield
Adams. Reports of success in easing
the Indebtedness and success in the
different lines of work were brought
in. Adjourned to meet with Mrs. DR..
Chew, Reading Ave-, first Thursday in
January.
On Tuesday afternoon last the Coun-
ty Executive Committee of the W. C.
T. U. vas entertained al the home of
Mrs. R. ]. Frendlich. Most of the
Unions were represented. Plans for
winter work were made and a report
was received from State Convention
recently held in Asbury Park.
The mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters of all ~ex-service men in
Pleasantyille,A Absecon,M Mortified,
Lnwood and Somers Point are asked
to attend a meeting in Legion head
quarters over the Strand Theatre On
Tuesday, Dec. Z, at 8 p. m, for the
purpose of forming a Ladies' Auxiliary.
Don't forget the Bazaar to be held
in the basement of st. Marks Episco-
pal Church Friday and Saturday
nights of this week, December 8 and 4.
Pies, bread, cakes, candies, jellies, pre-
serves, aprons and fancy articles will
be on sale. Also ice cream and cake
will be served. The public is invited
to attend.
Union Lodge, No. 213, 1. o. o. F.,
has been very active within the past
few months. They plan to put degree
work on the floor every meeting night
this month. Next Thursday evening,
Dec. 9, the first degree will be put on.
Everybody come out. Large school of
one attending.
Mrs. Margaret Teck Hill will give
an address in Asbury NJ. E. Church
next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to ev-
erybody to hear this gifted woman
speaker who is sent out by the Nation
al w. c. T. U. Mrs. Hill is a colored
lady, a Methodist minister's wife, also
the daughter of a Methodist minister.
While attempting to cross the tracks
of the Shore Fast Line at Bakersville
station an auto truck owned by the
Somers Lumber Company, was struck
by a South bound car and thrown upon
the platform. The driver escaped in
juries although the truck vas almost
completely wrecked. The third rail
connections on the car were torn
away.
A meeting will be held at Farming
ton school house this Saturday eve
ming at s p. m. 1t has been called be-
cause the rural mail carrier has re-
fused to deliver mail in this locality
due to the bad condition of the roads.
A protest will be sent to the Township
Committee of Egg Harbor Township,
which it is hoped will result in having
the necessary repairs made. =
Mrs. Anna E. Martz, widow of
James P. Martz, died Saturday last at
her residence, % E. Washington We
nue.. She was in her seventy-fourth
year, had been sick but a short while,
and her death was a shock to her
friends. She was the mother of j.
Walter and David d. Martz. Funeral
was from the house at 1 o'clock Tues
day afternoon, Rev. J.. L. Surtees offic-
iating, and interment in Pleasantville
cemetery.
Suffering with a compound fracture
of the right ankle, Daniel Hunter, 9S,
colored, was admitted to the Atlantic
City hospital, after having been rush
ed there in an automobile from Pleas
a~ntville. While at work on a scaffold
the supports gave way and Hunter
was precipitated to the ground, a dis
lance of 20 feet. In addition to the
injured ankle Hunter also sustained
minor bruises and cuts as the result
of timbers falling upon him.