The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-09-25
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Political meetings galore have been
held among the voters of all classes
during the week.
Warren c. Marshall is wearing his
right arm in a sling. having broken it
while cranking his delivery car.
n. Ross has reopened the Union
Meat Market at 80 n. Main street.
See ad. elsewhere in this issue.
Mr~John Mathis. of 123 Doughty
Road, has recovered from an auto acct
dent, which happened on Labor Day.
News has reached Pleasantville that
Miss Emily H. Davis, formerly one of
u popular school teachers, oflciated
as umpire at a baseball game in Tren-
ton last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Devine, of
Ocean City, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Kathryn, to Mr..
Frank Sannino. The wedding will
take place October IS.
The home of Harry Hand, on Zion
Road, was completely destroyed by a
mysterious fire Tuesday afternoon. No
one was at home at the time. The au-
thorities will investigate the cause.
There will be a mass meeting held
at Butler Boyd's Hall, Turnpike Road,
on Monday evening. All candidates
will be present. All men and women.
white and colored, are invited to at
tend.
DR.. Henry Merle Mellen. pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church of At
lantic City, has been chosen as Moder-
ator of the local Presbyterian Session
until a successor to Rev. DR.. Jones is
elected.
Mrs. Helena Van SAINT, widow of the
late Capt. Harry H. Van SAINT, of Som
ers Point, died at the home of her son,
! Oscar Van SAINT, in Atlantic City, last
Tuesday night. She was well known
on the mainland.
The senior class of the Pleasantyille
High School will give a reception for
the teachers of the staff this Friday
evening in the auditorium. 1t will be
an opportunity for the pupils and
teachers to get acquainted.
j. c. Fowler, employee of the Gulf
Refining Co. was badly hurt in an ac-
seident at the Iatterss yard on Thurs
day. He was taken to the Office of a
physician, where two stitches were
put in his head and he was sent home.
The Women's League will hold a
meeting Monday evening for the u
pose of hearing local candidates and
to receive instructions from Mrs. R. D.
~Craighead. of Atlantic City, who will
illustrate by a mock election. The
meeting will be held in the High
School Auditorium at 3 o'clock.
AT the National Convention of the
Oil Men, held this past week at the
Traymore, Rev. J. L.. Surtees and wife
were delighted to meet DR.. Francis.
Chief Chemist of the CosdeR Oil Co.,
of Tulsa, Okla. From DR.. Francis they
learned of the well-being of their
youngest son Leyburn, who fills the
position of assistant chemist in the
Cosden Co.
The Democratic Association of
~Pleasantville have received their char
ter and have elected the following of
ficers to serve for one year: Edwin
Woolbert. president; Thomas Harris,
first v-ice-president; George W. Leech.
second vice-president; Walton Rfsley.
secretary; George S. Brooks, treasur-
er. The trustees named are Harry
Lovett. Edward R. Merrick and George
). Brooks.
The County Board of Elections held
a meeting last Monday evening at the
P~leasantville City Hall, in which they
took issue with Judge Ingersoll for
appointing Harry Hammell as a Demo
cratic election officer for the Second
Ward of Absecon, after the Board had
chosen Benjamin Conover and Lewis
Griffith. Secretary 1ovett was ap-
pointed to see the Judge and straight
en- out the matter.