The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-01-08
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS


Many Pleasantvillians witnessed the
Mummers Parade in Philadelphia on
New Years Day.
Louis Steuber, who for many years
had made his home at Somers Point,
died Thursday, Dec. 30, in Philadel-
phia. aged 62 years.
The Rosary Society will hold their
semi-monthly Euchre in the Parish
Hall next to church) on Wednesday
evening, Jan. L, at 8 o'clock. All are
invited to attend.
The P. o. S. of A. desire to correct
a report that they declined the use of
their hall to the American Legion.
This is a patriotic order which is will
ing to permit the boys to use their
headquarters whenever they desire.
The annual stockholders meetings
of the Pleasantville Trust Co., the
First National Bank of ~Pleasantville
and the First National Bank of Abse-
con, will be held on Tuesday next, Jan.
IL. See ads. on page 6 of this issue.
Regular monthly business meeting
of the w. c. T. U. will be held on
Thursday, Jan. 18th, at 2.30 P. NJ, at
the home of the President, Mrs. R. j.
Frendlich, III N. First ST. A large
attendance is desired to begin the
New Year.
Merchant Walter A. Ennis says The
~Pleasantyille Press is the greatest
newspaper in the country. And of
course We agree with him. One inser-
ton of a twenty-five cent advertise
ment in the last issue sold his farm in
Egg Harbor Township.
A number of colored capitalists from
Atlantic City and Philadelphia have
purchased the Repetto tract immedi-
ately opposite Douglass Park, and have
engaged Raymond P. Thompson and
Thomas G.. Drinkwater to survey the
plot and lay it out into building lots.
The Methodist Episcopal Churches
of Pleasantville and also Central at
Linwood, and Bethel, will hold Union
Evangelistic services during the month
of January, beginning the series with
services in Central Church the week
of Jan. 10. Each Church will be visit
ed in turn and the combined choirs
will furnish the music.
One of the prettiest Christmas trees
of the town was that of Miss Ruth
Blake and Master Bobbie Blake, little
children of Mr.. and Mrs. John E.
Blake, Jr. One of the unique features
Fof the tree and garden was an cleo
trically equipped house that had been
built by Mrs. Blake's father for the
Snyder children, many years ago.
David Fitzsimons, prominent Allan
tic City resident, died on Tuesday.
Scout officers in uniform, all men,
bers of the P~leasantville Boy Scouts
7 Council nnd 1napabarc 80 t1A ro,;o,,e
Troops are invited to attend the fun
eral at 10 O'Clock this Saturday morn
ing from st. James's P. E. Church,
North Carolina and Pacific
The Mems Club of Salem M. E.
Church entertained the congregation
of the church in the church parlors on
New Years Eve. A good musical
and literary program was given dur
ing the early part of the evening, fol
lowed by an abundance of good things
to eat. The last half hour of the old
year was spent in singing and prayer,
with joyful hymns after the New Year
had entered.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Salem
NJ. E. Church held an interesting
meeting at the parsonage on Tuesday
evening. An interesting business
meeting was conducted after which a
social hour was enjoyed, and a delic-
ious lunch served. Among those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Hill
ton, MI. and Mrs. George Zippler, Mr..
mad Mrs. Charles F. Bowen, Mrs.
Mayme Collins, Mrs. Ella Mathis, Mrs.
Emma Sharrock, Mrs. Richard Bates,
Mrs. Harry Brown, Miss Esther
Brown. Mrs. John Walker, Mrs.
Charles Stebbins, Mrs. Edward Weller,
Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Beckett, Mrs. Charles
Allen, Miss Sara Hicks. Rev. Thomas