The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-02-18

Governor Edwards has sem to the
State Senate the name of Charles ].
Collins for the remainder of the term
he is now serving as a member of the
Atlantic County Board of Taxation
and the appointment was this week
confirmed by the Senate. Mr.. Collins
was appointed last year after the ad-
jonrnment of the Senate.
A concert extraordinary will be
given at Asbury M. E. Church, Pleas
a~ntyille, Rev. J. /. Peace pastor, on
Thursday evening. Feb. %, beginning
at 8 O'Clock. Elizabeth White Chris.
topher, soprano, and Collins w. Cham
bers. pianist. will appear. These we'll
known artists have never failed 10
please their audience. The admission
is zoe.
~pleasantville was visited by the
coolest weather of the winter on
Thursday evening when the Their
mometer descended to the zero mark.
Snow fell Wednesday night and
Thursday morning so that the earth
is now covered with several inches of
the white mantle. Travel was not in
terfered with, though the snow drifted
considerably.
Uncle Joe" Cannon, oldest mem.
Der of the House of Representatives,
ond who is completing his twenty.
third term as a member of that body,
announces that he is not a candidate
to succeed himself. He represents
the Eighteenth Illinois District. The
veteran Congressman is nearly Sc
years old, and served eight years as
Speaker of the House.
Morris Diamond, of Atlantic City
has purchased the produce business
of Jerry String and contemplates
greatly enlarging the same. Mr.. D1a,
mond recently purchased from the
Thompson Irwin estate the two stores
at 81 and 50 n. Main street, together
with the dwelling houses in the rear.
Mr.. String will conduct a merry-so-
round at Lily Lake Park.
Mckinley Council, No. so, Daueh-
ters of America, will have an enter.
tainment Feb. % in the NJ. p. Hall.
the old school house. Scullyille. Come
and bring your friends if you want 70
hear about "Uncle Hiram's Cold" and
other sketches, and enjoy a soO9
laugh. Good music and speaking
Admission, 25c. Sandwiches, coffee.
cake and ice cream for sale.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Salem
NJ. e. Church will hold a Martha
Washington social on Thursday, Feb.
%, in the church parlor. The enter.
tainment committee comprises Mrs.
Stanley zippler, Mrs. John F.. Ryon
and Mrs. Ferdinand Stadler, refresh
ment committee, Mrs. G. w. Smith.
Mrs. j. NJ. Hilton, Mrs. Chas. Bowen,
Mrs. II, ID. Brown. Admission, 22o
The meeting vi the Parent-Teaehef
Association of School No. >, which
was TO have been held on Thursday
afternoon, was postponed on account
OF the storm until next week. a
splendid program mas been prepared
by the President, Mrs. Howard Nc.
Council, and beside excellent talks, il
provides some vocal solos by promi
nent musicians. 1t is hoped that al
interested friends will be present.
Cline Wheeler and Richard Hilton,
the two ~Pleasantyille men who were
arrested recently in connection with
chicken robberies on the Mainland,
were both adjudged guilty of two
charges of grand larceny by Judge In
gersoll at Special Sessions Court IN
Mays Landing on Thursday morning
Sentence will be imposed later. The
men were convicted on Indictments
based ON charges made by Miss
Louise Price and William Stokes. both
of P~leasantville. Miss Price lost 60
hens and Mr.. Stokes Is, They We're
stolen on Feb. 5.