The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-06-18

fifth grades, MIS-. VI. turner,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades, Miss
Alexander and Miss Blanche l. Acker-
a The board is ~endeavoring to pro-
vide an additional teacher for next
year. The new teacher will have
charge of the regular fourth and fifth
grades.
En- route from Philadelphia to At
lantic City a Chevrolet "Four-Ninety"
sedan displaying Pennsylvania License
No. 3S9-S96 collided with the electric
light pole at Church street and Pitney
road at Z o'clock last Monday evening
with disastrous results to the machine
which was badly wrecked by the i'm
pact. The Chevrolet contained four
passengers, M of whom was injured,
but all were victims of fright. Both
right wheels were completely demol-
ished by contact with the curbing,
while the top and body uprights were
bent, broken and STAYED backward by
the violent impact of the right front
corner of the machine with the pole.
The machine was in such rapid mo-
ton the driver was unable to nego-
tiate the turn. His excuse was that
the steering gear locked. A car was
approaching from the opposite direc-
ton at the time of the accident. The
Sedan was lacked up and was towed to
TOwnsend's Garage. 1t carried acct
dent insurance.
Mrs. Jane Smith SuccumbS to
IntrmitieS from General Bredkd0Wn.
Aged SO years and nine months,
Mrs. Jane Smith, widow of Captain
Josiah Smith who died more than a
year ago, succumbed to general mfr
mites at 2 o'clock last Monday morn.
ing at her North Absecon home. Mrs
Smith had been enfeebled for several
months as the result of a general
breakdown. She is survived by two
sons, Harry w, of this city, and Syl
v%ester, of the ocean-going tug "Eure-
ka", which he has commanded the last
decade. He was notified last Saturday
by wireless of the %precarious condition
of his mother and came home as quick
ly as possible, arriving here on Mon
day. The funeral service was con
Quoted by Rev. j. w. Wainwright at
the home of the deceased at 2 o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon. Interment
was in Pleasantville Cemetery.
httctub IItOC 10 GtDe DdHce,
Scores in Pin0chle Tourndm ent.
A grand dance will be given for the
benefit of the Degree Team of Alletah
Tribe, No. 1913, 1. o. r. NJ, of Absecon,
at Lily Lake Park On Monday evening,
June 20, at 8 o'clock. Proceeds will be
used to buy new uniforms for the de-
gree team, which is exerting a great
influence in the promotion of Red
Men activities here. Palefaces are still
being adopted. A big time is antici-
pated at Monday nights dance.
In the PinochIe Tournament recent
ly inaugurated by Alletah Tribe to run
for six weeks, the following scores
have been made to date: Irwin Rider,
80 points; Leroy Madison, so; Alton
Freas, rs; Jos. S. Smith, Jr., IA; Har-
ry Conover, 70; Stanley Bach, 70;
Frank Brooks, 65; Edward Mccarthy,
SO; Stanley Smith, 81.
Grammar Grades Present "Dedcon
DubbS" in Very Creditable Manner.
The humorous play, Deacon Dubbs',
given by the grammar grades of the
AbsecOn school in the school audito-
rum last Friday evening, for the ben
eft of the 1921 graduating class, was
a marked success from every stand
point.
For an amateur performance the
play was very cleverly presented. 1t
reflected careful training and great
preparation. Talent in that line of
work was literally displayed through
out the entire play by thes principals,
who enacted the roles assumed in tru-
ly professional n Following is
the cast of characters: Miss Philipena
Popover, Typical Yankee Old Maid,
Mary Kenderski; Yennie Yensen. Swe.
dish maid in love with Deuteronomy
Jones, Dorothy Hammell; Deuterono-
my Jones, a gawky, awkward Country
Boy, Russell Elwood; Emily Dale, a
friend of Rose. Ruth Hartzell; Rose
Raleigh, the little Schoolma'am, Abel
ma Miller; Amos Coleman, Roses Low.
er, Emerson Shovel; Trixie Coleman,
Amos little sister, Francis Hartzell;
Deacon Dubbs, widower from Sorghum
Center, State of West Virginia. James
Bal1entlne; Major McNutt, the auction
eer, John Gilbride; Rawden Crawley,
the Villain of Play, John Beckley.
Children'S Day Exercises Were Held
In N. b. Church Sunday EUening
The annual Children's Day exercises
were rendered by members of the M.
e.. Sunday School last Sunday evening
in the church, which was profusely
decorated with summers buds and
blossoms by the Ladies' Bible Glass.
The program:
Opening Song, Steadily On" School.
Concert Bible Reading led by Rev.
j. w. Wainwright.
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