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. . “,s 1 CENT A WORD [Minimum charge—20c first insertion; Mfc each additional insertion.] LOST—On Merion avenue, or between that point and Blake’s Hardware Store, pocketbook marked Hotel Rodney and containing $15 in bills. Return to Seth Cuff, Merion avenue. 18c FOR SALE—New Parlor Stove, medium size; also thoroughbred Rhode Island Red and Black Orpington cockerels. 17 Merion avenue, Pleasantville. 19c » FOR SALE—Two Horse Truck Shelving, with springs. New. Wm. Hauenstefin, Farmington, N. J. SMALL, refined, adult family wants house with some ground, suburbs of PleasantviUe, between Washington avenue, Noah’s and Devery Roads. State size and rent. Address L., 1402 Central avenue, Atlantic City. 18e MONET TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE.— On improved property. Must be dou ble extra first-class. John B. Fram bes, Abseoon. 18e FOR SALE, or will exchange for Chick pT ens, two Cyphers Incubators and Out r door Brooders. Address Box 494, PleasantviUe, N. J. 18c FOR SALE—Building Lot, 09x144 feet, corner Wright street and New Road. John P. Enslie, 239 Doughty Road. 19e COTTAGE FOR RENT—0 bedrooms, good for boarders, close to trolley. Inquire 32 Verona avenue. FOR SALE—A farm of four acres, lo | eated within the town of Pleasant L viUe. large quantities of fruits and * berries of all kinds. Would make a most desirable property for building lots. Address W. L. Turpin. HALLSWORTH & SMEDLEY, Electri [ cal Contractors. Estimates furnished. I Work guaranteed. PleasantviUe, N. J. I P. O. Box 776. |: SAVE MONEY on Lumber, MiUwork, S' Glass, Paint and Rubberoid Roofing, B by going to Lake & Bossier Co., 3rd St. E and W. J. & S. R. R., Pleasantville. i^Rv Phone 142. V W. L. TURPIN, Contractor and Builder. ml 298 Doughty Road. Phone 85X. Real ■ Estate. Plans and specifications fur B nished. Estimates cheerfully furnish ■M ed. ■ PleasantviUe Grange, No. 174, P- of H, ■ I Adams Hall, Pleasantville, meets ev ■ 1 ery Thursday at 7.30 p. m. Town B§t4 send D. SboweU, secretary, Absecon, Blf N. J. A New Year’s Surprise. •'■mtr .'IBtal^lMHprise was given Miss iwlr on uast "'.i«h ** New ajpgjHBnfkSftjfeiMh; - ■ MwriwnnMK H member oT^MR!i||BK.n Class in A. C. |B H. S. ' ’ ■ MgS The surprise was complete. She was BB/ invited out to dinner and upon her re HL turn home found all of the guests as semhled awaiting her, when they greet ed her with many Rah! Rahs!! W A merry evening was spent, everyone BBR departing with many wishes for "A Hap §|B py New Year” for their classmate, c&l&s* Those present were the Misses Ida BgB Stephenson, Keba Strang. Melba Smith, HB Agnes Risley. Adeline Myers, Dorcas 3§|B| R'inear, Violet Roser. Margaret Lott. Ed ■BB ith Strang, Adeline Ford and Emma MH Ford; Messrs. Elmer Strang. Jacob Cas 1«|B to, Robert Bartlett, Frank Williams, 9fl|^^^eiwi3 Adams, William Lott. John Ste VjjSif-’^Rienson. George Rinear. Delbert Adams, i'vi'r' nford Saunders. Wesley Ford and !|||||||||^Rharles Ford. FRIGHTFUL POLAR WINDS BBBHlow with terrific force at the tar north BBaHind play havoc with the skin, causing gRMRHred, rough or sore chapped hands and Blips, that need Buckle.T» Arnica Salve BBBBto heal them. It makes the skin soft BOB and smooth. Unrivaled for cold-sores, ■BMtOsc burns, boils, sores, ulcers, cuts, BHBHbruises and piles. Only 25 cents at all |||jjjUruggists. ■EJH It pays to patronize PleasantviUe In He Social World PleuutviOe Visitors and Other Items of a Personal Nature. Miss Violet Roser, of Wildwood, spent last week with Mi98 Dorcas Rinear. J. Al. McAnney left Monday for Lake Ross, Va., where he will spend a week in gunning. Robert C. Aliseh, of Philadelphia, paid his sister, Mrs. H. Kirscht, a short vis it one day last week. Mrs. Geo. M. Middleton, of Launch Haven, has been substituting in School No. 1 during this past week. Os New Year’s morning Mr. and Mrs. G. Q. Barnes went to Philadelphia on the 7 a. m. train to spend the day. Miss Ida Van Kirk and Miss Ida Wells, of Oamden, were holiday visitors of Rev. E. A. Wells and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Naglee and daugh ter, Miss Helen Naglee, spent the holi days with relatives at Bridgeton. Dr. Alson L. Stone, of New Haven, Conn., was a New Year’s guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Inger soll. Miss Mary Spain, who spent the holi lays with her aunt, Mrs. Joel E. Adams, has returned to her home in Philadel phia. Joseph B. Martin and Kate Hewitt ivere united in marriage by Isaac An Irews. Justice of the Peace, on Dec. :0th, 1911. Mrs. B. E. Whitman is the guest of the family of C. N. Robinson in Phila delphia and her parents and relatives in Easton, Maryland. Frank Gaskill left Wednesday for Lit tle Egg Harbor where he has accepted a position. The remainder of the family will join him in May. The Authors Club of Pleasantville met at the home of Mrs. C. A. Campbell, 10 N. Main street. The members had as their guests Mrs. McClelland and Mrs. Fish. Mr. and Mrs. James la-wis Risley leave on the 17th for Florida, making the trip via Washington and Asheville, and will spend about three months tour ing the “Land of Flowers”. Rev. 'E. A. Wells, pastor of Wesley M. E. Church, has been invited by his flock to return for the fifth year. He accept ed the invitation, subject to the approv al of the annual conference. Mr. Louis G. Krause, of Krause A Thompson, was on the 22nd inst. elected a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This is quite a distinc tion for our fellow-townsman, but one which we feel he thoroughly deserves. Capt. George M. Blackmail and crew of the Ocean City Life Saving Station, recently gave a ten course dinner to their families and friends. Among those present were: Harry Marsus, of Lin wood; Miss Nellie Ingersoll and Miss Ethel Conover, of Pleasantville. Rev. H. D. Speak man with Charles Speakman, his son, spent part of last week in Washington, D. C., and also vis ited Mt. Vernon, the home of General Washington, and other points of inter est. The zero weather was the only drawback to the pleasure of the trip. Mt_ and Mrs. Geo. Otis Barnes, of 23 S. Franklin avenue, gave a midnight supper on New Year’s eve, and had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Casto, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Praul, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Praul, Mr. Paulhames, Mr. John Weil, Mr. James W’oodhouse, Mr. P. 0. Maley, of Atlantic City and Pleasantville; also Mr. Barnes' father, of Glassboro, N. J. Charles F. Bowen entertained the members uf his Sunday School class of Salem M. E. Church, at his home on Edgewater .avenue, Tuesday evening of last week. The boys spent a very pleas ant evening 'Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Bowen, Helen and Charles Bowen, Jr., Stanley W. Zippier, Lester HeHrich, Leroy Collins, Leslie Stebbvna, Roger Williams and Thomas Wootton. Sherwood Rialey is quite ill at h home on Verona avenue. Rev. Herbert J. Belting is confined tu his home with a bad cold. Mrs. Scott Long entertained the Clov er Club last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Chas. S. Barnes and Mrs. Arthui Ryon spent Tuesday of last week in Ocean City. Rev. W. J. F. (Litsinger is critically il. at his home. The Press hopes he may speedily recover. Kirs. Georgia Collins announces the en gagement of her daughter, Miss Flijrence Collins, to Mr. Harry Beyer Smith, of Pleasantville. Mr. Arthur P. Ryon is spending a few days in New York City attending the Madison Square Garden and Grand Cen tral Palace auto shows. Mr. Frank Gaskill, who has been spending a few weeks at his residence on Second street, has taken a new posi tion with the McKeever Bros., in Little Egg Harbor inlet. Mr. and Mrs. Pardon Ryon gave a din ner yesterday to the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ryon and Mr. Warren Ryon, of Northfield; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Ryon and Mr. Lewis Ryon, Jr., of At lantic City; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Carton, of Absecon; Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Collins, Mr. James Ryon, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ryon, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ryon and Mr. Frank Ryon. f _ Board of Education' Holds Meeting, Accepts Mr. Champion’s Resignation and Elects Mr. Wells District C er . The Pleasantville Board of Education held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, January 2. There were present Messrs. Nelson, Helfrich, Reed, Leeds, Champion and Wells. Principals Kean and Hazelton and Attendance Offi cer Winch were also present. There was a large volume of routine business trans act ed. It was decided to grade the play grounds at School No. 1, so as to do away with water standing in puddles about the school yard. The Bennett system, of penmanship was adopted, and I supplies were ordered to carry on the work. Jt was decided that the Principals should conduct mid-year examinations in all grades during January, for the purpose of ascertaining the progress of the pupils. The mid-year examinations will count in the final tests at the close of the school year. The Board also pass ed a resolution instructing the Principal of School No. 1 to arrange for Eighth Grade graduation exercises, and all grad uates from the grammar school will re ceive appropriate certificates at the commencement. The several principals were constitut ed a commission to prepare a temporary course of study, in anticipation of the fact that the State will probably de mand a uniform course for all schools, beginning with next September. Miss Churton. the Supervisor of Mu sic. reported for duty, and she was di rected to confer with the several Prin cipals and arrange to give instruction in vocal music in all grades. A number of minor repairs were or dered to be matte under the direction of the Building and Repair Committee, and some needed supplies were ordered. Mr. L. D. Champion tendered his res ignation as District Clerk, on account of (he press of his stenography and law business. After expressions of regret by the members of the Board, the resigna tion was accepted. Mr. Wells was plac ed in nomination anti unanimously elect ed to fill the vacancy. The teacher elected to take the plaee of Miss Fulton, resigned, failed to re port for duty, and Mr. Kean was order ed to place the substitute in charge of the Sixth Grade until other arrange ments could be made. The CleTk was ordered to supply the Attendance Officer with proper creden tials, and the officer was given some verbal instructions pending the forma tion of rules by the Truancy Committee who had been previous meeting. may be had rk, and they will him without cost if per claims will appear before him. He will be at the office of the Board in School No. 1 at 7.15 o’clock on regular meeting nights for this purpose, or appointments may be made at his home. 140 North First street. SOMETHING ABOUT MIAMI. In a letteT to the editor of The Pleas antville Press, Mrs. George Bartlett writes as follows: The Captain and myself have spent a very pleasant time in Miami. We were located in a very fine neighborhood, near the bay. Miami is certainly a pretty place. The foliage is beautiful. The Royal Palm Hotel gardens, with their avenues of cocoanut and other fine palms overlook ing the bay, is a very pleasing sight to look upon. I shall call it the White City, as the roods are of pure white rock, which glistens in the sunshine, and the white houses make a pretty background to the green of the many trees, palms and flowers, the Royal Poinciana Tree completing the picture. A visit to the fish market is also entertaining, to see the boats unload their many hundreds of Spanish Mackerel and King Fish, to be salted for the Cuban market. The season is now open, the trains are bring ing many visitors and the yachts are ar riving in the bay. r We say good-bye td Miami tomorrow and go on to West Palm Beach, but shall have pleasant recollections of what we saw here. • • *\.t, --Ir T..ij building a.-vj l e Others—Good Work of Firemen. r tes utted the apartment house a. ore building owned by Merritt J. re ’ a, on Shore road, Thursday after niaTing a loss of about $1,000. Th fife destroyed the roof of the three story frame structure, which is but some forty feet from the Hotel Rodney. Both this cottage and the hotel were only sav ed from destruction by the heroic efforts of the Pleasantville firemen and a num ber of neighbors. A few moments after the fire broke out the Pleasantville firemen telephoned to Atlantic City Fire Department ask ing them to be ready to send assistance if the fire got beyond their control. The Pennsylvania Railroad officials backed a freight and flat car up to the South Car olina depot ready to ship the fire appa ratus to Pleasantville and Chief Black had a score of firemenn and two engines ready to send when a second telephone message was sent stating that the fire was under control. The fire started, it is supposed from an overheated gas engine, used to keep u.p heat in a hot water boiler. The flames first appeared in the second story of the building. In one of the store rooms in the first story a pool-room is kept by Mark Lake. He discovered the flames in the story above the pool-room, ana rushed up-stairs and turned off the gas supply, and with several neighbors turned on a number of fire extinguish ers. An alarm was sent to the town’s fire department and soon thereafter a half dozen streams of water were turned on the burning building. The flames, however, swept upward to the third sto ry of the building and burned almost completely the inner roof and partly through the outer roof, sending showers of sparks over the roofs of the adjoining buildings. Two streams of water, which came from half-frozen fire plugs, were sent up through thdQnside of the house, and for an hour the firemen had the hardest kind of work, facing the cold weather for the spray from the water streams froze al most as soon as it touched their clothing. There was a high west wind blowing at the time, but the firemen and the voluu teeT brigade stopped the progress of the flames inside of an hour. While the fire tvas in progress Edward Powell and Henry Fulmer went to the roof of the Hotel Rodney and turned on a stream of water, which saved the hotel from burning. Powell nearly slipped from the roof on the ice which formed from the spray of the hose line, and Ful mer had to be pulled from the porch roof with his clothing frozen to his body. The building was recently erected by Mr. Tatum, and the loss is fully covered by insurance. One of tne apartments in the upper story of the burned building was occupied by Mr. Tatum, and the oth er was vacant. John Yinger occupied the other store on the first floor. Both stores were damaged by the water injur ed in the apartments above. Considering the high wind and the cold weather prevailing at the time, the saving of the nuilding is a big feather in the caps of the Pleasantville firemen. |They certainly deserve the highest praisp for their excellent work, which could not have been surpassed by any others. Two alarms of fire were sounded again on Saturday morning, but in each case the fire was extinguished before the com pany arrived and witn but slight dam age. Bullet Crashed Through Window. The careless handling of firearms al most resulted seriously Sunday a week ago. when a rifle in the hands of George Biggs, of I’leasantville. was discharged, the bullet entering the home of Mrs. Joseph Woodruff, crashing through the window pane and tearing a hole in the wall. The home of Mr. Biggs is in the rear of the Woodruff home, which is on Th'rd street, near the Baptist Church. The young' son of Biggs, George, Jr., had been presented with a rifle and af ter amusing himself for sometime asked try the rifle, which was but a real agent of bullet of .32 calibre, outside of his door in range of the bed Mrs. Woodruff, who she being in poor I she could not go storm. raised her hand to throw off the bed clothing when the bullet came crashing through the window and em bedded itself in the wall opposite. Had Mrs. Woodruff been sitting or standing she would probably have been killed. Mrs. Woodruff is very deaf and felt the shock but heard no sound, but heT dau ghter, Mrs. T. Hubert Smith, was pass ing her partly open door and heard the report and crash. She ran screaming to her mother’s side, then hastened to the window and called out to her husband to stop the man and not let him shoot again. Mr. Biggs immediately entered his home and when Mr. Smith went in to see him explained it was an accident. Mrs. Woodruff is suffering from a malady which seriously effects her heart) and the family have been cautious to guard her from sudden ■hock or sur-' prise. The effect on her severe and she suffered considerably perience. .EASE S LARIES AND FIX BUDGET. Borough Council met Wednesday eve ning, present Mayor Adams, Couneilmen Ryon, Leeds, Zentmayer, Willis, Mc Anney and Cojiover, and Clerk Andrews. Harry Conover was elected president of Council. The Clerk was instructed to confer with the Solicitor and have prepared an ordinance calling for the curbing and paving of Second street, from Washing ton avenue to the right of way of the West Jersey and Seashore R. R. ■A resolution was passed fixing the sal ary of the Clerk at $500 per annum, pay able quarterly, and of the Collector at $900 per annum, payable semi-annually. The Mayor named Nehemiah Andrews for Borough Clerk, and the appointment was confirmed. A resolution was passed fixing monies to' be raised for borough purposes by taxation as follows: Borough account .$4,000 Roads . 3,000 Board of Health . 400 Fire Company . 1,000 Poor . 500 Street Lighting . 5,000 Water . 800 $14,700 The following balances were transfer red from 1911 to 1912: Borough account .$2,335.21 Roads . 1,012.32 Board of Health . 130.44 Fire Company . 627.47 Poor . 344.00 Light . 1,395.93 Water . 740.30 $6,585.67 The Clerk was instructed to procure necessary stationery for the Overseer of the Poor. The salary of the Overseer was fixed at $100 per year, payable semi annually. AS ATLANTIC CITY PAPERS SEE THE PLEASANTVILLE TRUST CO. From the Review. When a new trust company, after but nine days existence, can show a healthy growth of business, and prove it by a fine report, it is a notable achievement. That is what the Pleasantville Trust Company, which began business Decem ber 21, has been able to do, and its pros pects of increasing prosperity are the highest. That the promoters estimated wisely the need of such an institution is proven by the statement, which covers business done up to December 30. From the Press. After nine days of business the Pleas antville Trust Company, which opened its doors on December 21st, issued its first statement of business on December 30th. The report shows that even the most sanguine expectations of the pro moters of the mainland financial insti tution have been exceeded, the hank im mediately taking its place as an estab lishment of strength and stability de spite its tender age. OFFICERS P. 0. S. OF A. Washington Camp, No. 120, P. 0. S. i of A., held their election of officers Dec. 20th, at Adams Hall, when the follow ing were chosen for the ensuing year: Past President—H. A. Krause. •President—J. M. Hilyard. Vice President—Isaac Powell. -Master of Forms—Ralph Powell. Recording Secretary—Horace Conover. Financial Secretary—JFloyd Somers. Treasurer—P. J. Leeds. Conductor—Jos. R. Peterson. Inspector—Lawrence Carman. Guard—S. S. Conover. Trustees—H. A. Krause. S. S. Conover and 0. W. Nash. Chaplain—A. Whitson. RED MEN’S OFFICERS. Kinewaugha Tribe. No. 45, I. O. R. M., will install officers for the next six months on Thursday night, as follows: Prophet—Frank Blackman. Sachem—Job I. Risley. Sr. Sagamore—Charles Schmidt. Jr. Sagamore—'Fred. Adams. Keeper of Wampum—(Charles J. Ad ams. Chief of Record*—Franklin E. Smith. Trustee. 18 months—Nathaniel Mar tin. A PLEASANT SURPRISE. 'Pleasant indeed was the time spent at the home of Mr. Grey Laughlin, on Wednesday evening, December 27th, when a few friends banded together and surprised him by a visit. Those present were: The Misses Laughlin, Mae Ste vens, Helen Douglass, Dorcas Reinar. Violet Roser, Edith Turpin, Agnes Ris ley, Melba Smith; and Messrs. Grey Laughlin, Hobart Irelan, Morris Parsels, Orville Ketch urn, James Cavalier, Clar ence Krietz, George Reinar and Frank Williams. W. C. T. U. NOTES. The meeting this week will be conduct ed by Mrs. Anna Frenlich, the topic be ing Anti-Narcotics—Is the use of tobac co on the increase? Mrs. Frenlich will have some interesting facta to tell about this subject, and will be pleased to greet a large number of ladies at the Union in W. C. T. U. Hall. Thursday afternoon at 2.30. _ QUOIT TOURNAMENT There was a quoit tournament held by the Y.’ M. C. A. on Monday evening, Webb and Stafford being victors in six straight games. Their opponents were: Ingersoll and Gilkey, Naglee and Lamar, Anderson and Pile, Ingersoll and Long, Snyder and Ingersoll. When buying a children bear in mind BANK OFFICIALS ELECTED. At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the First National Bank of Pleasantvllle held yesterday afternoon, directors for the ensuing year were elec ted as follows: Charles A. Campbell, John F. Ryon, Alvin P. Risley, .Job C. Stebbins, Charles S. Adams, Lewis B. Ryon, Geo. W. Leech, Hugh Collins, Geo. B. .Jeffers. The directors organized by electing Mr. Campbell president, Mr. Ry on vice-president, George H. Adams cash ier, Osborne Ware assistant cashier. Floyd M. Smith bookkeeper and Horace tngersoll assistant bookkeeper. At the annual meeting of the Pleas antville Trust Company, held yesterday afternoon, directors for the ensuing year were elected as follows: James L. Risley, I Samuel Ireland, John P. Ashmead, Tobi as L. McConnell, Japhet Price, Bertram E. Whitman, Robert M. Willis, George A. Elvins, Reuben L. Babcock, F. Fralev Doughty, J. Al. McAnney, John P. Tomp kins, Philip G. Hannum, Abram J. An derson, Lewis R. Sm-ith, Chas. I. Burk ard. The directors organized by electing Mr. Risley president. Mr. Ireland first vice-president, Mr. Ashmead second vice president, Dorsey S. LeCompte treasurer and Mervyn Wilson assistant treasurer. y > a SMOTHERED FIRE WITH SALT. Presence of mind on the part of Miss Edith Strickland, daughter of Captain t Elmer Strickland, of Leeds Point, prob j ably saved the Strickland residence from destruction by fire a few days ago. Not ing the odor of smoke, Miss Strickland wrenched a chimney plate from its posi tion and with the aid of salt smothered the fire. Miss Strickland, who is an in valid, is suffering from the shock of he: experience, she being badly frightened by the danger of fire. -» ♦ ■* The one sure way to have money is to save it. The one sure way to save it by depositing it in a responsible bank. Call and see us—PLEASANTVTLT.F. TRUST COMPANY. | FOR Stationery & Candies Cigars & Tobaccos And Novelties of All Kinds i Visit ; Lear’s Novelty Shop 35 S. Main St. Pleasantville. MacMillan Studio 3 North Main St., Pleasantville, N. J. Portraits of any size from Ji.oo per dozen up. Enlarging and copying done at reasonable prices. All kinds of Commercial and Out side Work attended to promptly. DENTIST DR. L SHARPE PleasantTtlle Wood, Iron, Paper Muslin and Electric Gold Work on &as< A Specialty M. A. FKITSCH, Hampden Ave Phone 216-x A GOOD THING. This will be the verdict if you use Dixie or Aurora Coffees. You will them rich, invigorating, and pleasing the palate. .They are always f re shiv roasted on our own premises, and » have the only coffee roaster in tow At 25c and 30c a pound, they are best value obtainable. OfIR COFFEE CO. 2407ATLANTIC AVENUE, ATLANTIC CITY. .... . Wednesday Only, Jan. io—Matinee at a.30; Evening at 8.30. TWO HOURS O*' LIFE MOTION PICTURES. AIX SEATS TEN CENTS. « . • Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Jen, 11, i», 13, Matinee Daily ax a.30. RoUnd R Clifford Offer the Sensations 1 Round-Up, the COWBOY AND THE THIEF, A Story of Every Hay Life Beyond the Rockies. Evening. 15 to 50c; Matinee. 15 to 25*. ... : Every Sun. Eva. aft A 30, GRAND CONCERT. Me »> ffio < .; J • • •