The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-18
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Andy has sailed. Long live Andyi!!
Let's not use modesty as a cloak to
hide merit.
A pessimist is a man who has back
ed an optimist.
Thrift is the scientific management
of ones time and money.
Optimism doesn't mean anything un-
less it is tempered with judgment,
Every likes to boast that she
had her husband trained before she
married him.
Because of other pressing duties, J..
e. Zecher has been obliged to relin-
quish his interest in the Mainland
Damp Wash.
Since the city shows it means bust
ness about the parking of cars on Main
street, it is much easier to get across
this busy thoroughfare.
Making a good cake is not pure luck.
The careful cook will always have
measuring cups and spoons ready for
service, and will use them.
George Brendel has purchased the
Wagner property on N. Main street
and c%ontemplates moving there at an
early date and making it his future
home.
If a man comes to you for advice tell
him what he wants to hear, and he
will like you; if you tell him what you
really think, he will hate you and do
as he pleases anyhow.
The quarantine is about to be lifted
in Pleasantville, and the Public Libra
ry will be re-opened next Friday, June
"a. There will be nc charge on over
due books if returned that day.
Excelsior Council, No. 231, Jr. o. u.
A. NJ, will give a dance at Lily Lake
Park on Wednesday evening, June 20.
Music will be furnished by Daugher-
TVS Famous Twentieth Century Or
chestra.
Mayor Crawford gives notice that an
official dog catcher will begin duty in
~Pleasantville next Monday and that all
unmuzzled dogs will be taken. If o
prize your canine, vol had better muz-
zle him.
The candidates for membership in
the degree Of Pocahontas are request
ed to be at Red Mems Hall, second
floor, on Tuesday evening, June 81, at
8 o'clock. Also Chiefs and others who
are interested in the formation of this
splendid Order.
A social will be given to the mem
bers of the Home Department of the
Presbyterian Sunday School on Thurs
Gday ey9aingA June %, at the me of
80 MSsn
Yes, it's easy to pile trash around
the yard, but aside from being un-
slightly, it may become a fire menace
a breeding place for mosquitoes and
vermin, a harbor for rats and mice, q
source of odors and perhaps of dis
ease.
A branch office of the Postal Tele-
graph Company has been opened in
Crawford's Pharmacy, where kilograms
are received and whence they are deliv-
cred. This is quite an accommodation
to our people, who are showing their
appreciation by a liberal support.
A most delightful and largely attend
ed strawberry festival was held in the
basement of st. Marks Church by the
members of ST. Margaret's Guild on
Thursday evening. The new rector,
Rev. Charles w. Colt, was in attend
ance and received a cordial welcome
from the members of his flock.
~Pleasantville firemen were called to
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storage warehouse of Edward Doughty
was afire. The building and contents
were too far gone to save when the
local boys arrived. although a hurried
trip was made. The origin of the fire
is unknown and the loss is quite
heavy.
Big ideas can be expressed in few
words: The Ten Commandments con
tain 297 words; Lincoln's speech at
Gettysburg, 266 words; st. Matthew's
description of the CrucifiXion. 1900
words; the Declaration of Independ-
ence, 1921 words; the Sermon on the
Mount, 2435 words; the Constitution
of the United States. 2294 words.
The American flag is henceforth to
be draped about the caskets of all ex-
service men dying in hospitals in this
country, as a result of conferences be-
tween members of the American Leg
ions national legislative committee
and the Surgeon General of the U. S.
Public Health Service and Director of
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. A
Treasury Department ruling has now
been obtained whereby the purchase
of a flag for this purpose will be per-
mitted as a part of the funeral expens-
oc dafravad nv the Government