The Pleasantville Press
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Volume 20. PLEASANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY—BEST TOWN ON THE HAP—WEDNESDAY. MAY 8, 1912. Number 35.
i OLIVES, extra large bottle 25c
' — Good Corn.3 cans 25c
Borden’s or Sharp’s Milk, tall, Scans 25c
Pure Baking Powder.1 It), can 12c
Freihofer’s Macaroni . 11c pkg.
Vanilla ^Extract, 10c size.8c bottle
Lipton’s Jelly Tablets.9c each
>0'’ Jam, large bottle .:. 12c
/ Fancy Fled Salmon.’.... 20c- can
Fancy Pink Salmon . 12c can
Heinz Baked Beans, large can,
reg. 20c . lSe
Heinz Baked Beans, medium can,
reg. 15c . 13c
Heinz Baked Beans, small caff,... 9c can
Table Peaches . 15c can
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Seeded Raisins, ow'l brand.10c pkg.
Wilbur’s Cocoa, Vi ft tin. 9c
Wilbur's Cocoa, Vs ft tin. 17c
GOOD PRINT BUTTER - - 35c lb.
Y LUTZ’S QUALITY STORE
Main St. and Pleasant Ave.
C. S. LUTZ, Prop. Bell Phone 203
Seeley Turner Clark Adams
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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE OPEN COUNTRY
It’s at your door when you ride
The Indian Motocycle
Anybody who has ever ridden a bicycle
can master the Indian in five minutes.
You need no mechanical knowledge or
skill. You need only to become familiar
with the control devices, and in the Indian
they’re very simple. A twist cf the wrist
*- applies and releases the power, and
absolute control is assured at all times.
* 4 H.P., Single Cylinder, $200
7 H.P., Twin Cylinder, $250
Send today for free illustrated catalog de
scribing alt 1912 models and improvements.
TURNER & ADAMS, Agents,
__ Pleasantville, N. J.
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SHINN & ADAMS
Real Estate Exchange
Wanted.
A farm of about ten acres, price rea
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Money to Loan on Mortgage.
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Strongest Companies
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PLEASANTV1LLE, N. J.
Bell Phone 39-X.
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In The Social World
Pleasantville Visitors and Other Items
of a Personal Nature.
Lawyer S. W. Sparks, of Camden, was
in town last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ddughty C. Turner were
recent visitors to Camden.
Mfss Mary Linker visited friends in
Atlantic City on Saturday.
Mrs. Maurice Channey, of Sellersville,
l*a., visited relatives in town on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Bowen spent
the week end with friends in Philadel
phia. •
Samuel J. Clark and W. W. Connelly
are at Northampton, Mass., for a few
days.
Mrs. Elias Campbell is very sick with
pneumonia at her home on Washington
avenue.
Mrs. (Sarah Coli ns is very low at her
Main street home, suffering from a para
lytic stroke.
Walter iW. Whitman has returned
from a week’s visit with relatives in
Easton, Maryland.
Mrs. Richard -S. Collins, of Port Re
public, visited relatives in town on
Thursday and Friday.
While attending a lodge meeting at
Red Men’s Hall on Tuesday evening, Mrs.
•folm Risley fell and broke her left wrist
and sprained her right one.
A christening took place at the Presby
terian manse on Thursday evening, when
Dr. McClelland (baptized the infant chil
dren of Mrs. Claude lAlbor and Mrs. C.
A. Beitol.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Fox and son
Alton are enjoying a week’s vacation
in Pennsylvania, and will visit Tansdale,
Ohalfonte, Colmar, Collegeville, Norris
town, and other points.
Miss Ella, Price entertained over the
week -.end Miss Rae Oharlesworth, of
Chicago; Miss Marjorie Macdntire, of
Carl sle. Pa., and Miss Annie Hewitt, of
Cape May Court House.
A. E. Danielson accompanied his son
Edgar to St. Timothy's Hospital, Rox
borough, where the enlarged gland on
his neck was removed. He underwent
the operation very successfully and has
returned to .his home in Pleasantville.
On Tuesday evening of last week, Mrs.
Walton Risley, Miss Armenia Risley and
Mr. -Norman C. Ott attended the lttli
anniversary of the Local Circle of Lady
Shepherds, of (Atlantic City. A clarinet
solo by Mr. Ott and a piano duet by
Miss Risley and Mr. Ott were admirably
rendered.
G. William Braun, former editor of
The Pleasantville Press, and who has
been in business in Philadelphia since
leaving here, has again embarked in the
newspaper business and has become sec
retary-treasurer and business manager
of the Pulaski Democrat Publishing Co..
of Pulaski, iN. Y.
Mr. and (Mrs. G. L. Carr and family
moved to Pleasant', ille Wednesday last,
in the hope that a change of air will be
beneficial to Mr. Carr. His condition is
very critical, but lie is hopeful of recov
ery. His many friends ’here extend sin
cere wishes that he wiil gain strength
and improve in his new surroundings.—
Mays Landing Rtcord.
The Ladies’ Aid Society of Wesley M.
E. Church met at the home of Mrs. Sam
uel Riley on North Main street, on
Thursday afternoon. Those present
were: Mrs. William f. Garrison.
Mrs. William Naglee, Mrs. Emmeline La
mar, Mrs. Porch, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs.
Frank Smith, Mrs. Woodruff, Mrs. Theo
dore R. Lore and Miss Ophelia S. 'Rose.
PROGRAM FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
Following *;s the program for the en
tertainment to be given next Thursday
evening. May 9th, at 8 o’clock, in Red
Men’s Hall, for the benefit of the W. C
A. W. Woman’s Bible Class of Salem
Church:
BART 1.
1. Selection—'Ladies’ Mandolin Club.
2. Reading—a. The Wind; b. Whisper
in’ foil—Margaret "Asay Hesse.
3. Soprano Solo—(Selected—Mrs. Carl
Gaskill.
4. Reading—Kehoe's Bar—Mrs. "Hesse.
5. Male Quartette — Selected —Salem
Male Quartette.
PART 2.
6. Contralto Solo—Solected—By Miss
Maud Bozeth.
7. Reading — Sally Ami —- By Mrs.
Hesse.
8. Duet—Selected—Miss Bozeth and
Mrs. Carl Gaskill.
9. Selection—Mandolin Cluib.
10. Salem Quartette.,
' PART 3.
11. Three scenes from ‘H'awatha,”
dressed in Indian costume—Airs. Hesse.
Scene I. "Hiawatha’s Childhood.”
This pictures the child “Hiawatha,” as
lovingly cared for and taught by his old
grandmother, "Nokomis,” after the death
of His*mother, "Wenonah”. His skill
with the how and arrow is shown fn his
killing and bringing into camp a fox as
big as himself.
Scene 2. “HIS Courtship.”
This represents Hiawatha” as going
to the land of the "Dacotaha” and woo
ing his bride, the beautiful “Alinneha
ha,” the daughter of the arrow-maker,
against the wishes of ANokomis,” and
his 'bringing her to his tent.
Scene 3. "The Famine.”
This scene is one otf sadness. It shows
the lovely bride of “Hiawatha” a vic
tim of famine and death.
12. Music—Selected—Ladies’ Mandolin
Club.
Reserved seat tickets for sale at The !
Weaver Store, .35c each.
Y. M. C. A. ANNOUNCEMENT.
Professor Glen C. (Heller, Principal of i
Grammar School of Atlantic City, will:
address the Pleasantiville Y. AI. C. A. |
Alen’s Aleeting in Red Afen’s Hall, next j
Sunday, Alay 12th, at 4 p. m. Subject: i
‘ffioibert Morris.” Special music by the
Pleasant vflle Alale Quartette.
WILL ENDEAVOR TO 1'
REQUIRE SAFETY GATES
IN PLEASANTVILLE.
Borough Council met Monday evening,
Mayor Adams presiding, Councilmen Mc
Anney, Leeds and Ryon and Clerk An
drews feeing present.
A petition signed fey eleven freehold
ers was received asking that .Second
street be improved between Adams and
Pleasant avenues. Ordered to fee tiled.
A number of bills were passed and or
dered to be paid.
The Mayor requested the committee j
appointed to draft a building ordinance
to get busy at once on this matter.
Mr. McAnney made a report of the
work that has been done on the streets !
to date. . ;
A communication- wa3 received from j
the Superintendent of the West Jersey !
and Seashore R. R. stating that the :
company does not think additional safe- j
tv gates necessary in .Pleasantville.
Mr. McAnney made a motion that the j
Solicitor fee instructed to proceed to !
compej the company to place gates at j
| Franklin avenue and New Road. Carried, j
The matter of sprinkling the Shore
Road and Washington avenue was pre
sented, but Mr. McAnney thought it a
matter for the county to take care of,
and the Borough Clerk was ordered to
communicate with the Freeholders, ask
ing them to sprinkle these streets when
ever necessary.
The property committee was authoriz
ed to have the tire bell removed .and
erected on the rear of the new lire house
when completed.
The Borough Clerk was instructed to
notify the Atlantic and Suburban Rv.
Co. to raise their track where it crosses
Washington avenue and improve the
condition of Franklin avenue where they
use it.
The subject of putting a name cn the
fire house was presented by Paul Woot
tan, the matter feeing left in the hands
of the property committee.
Alvin P. Risley complained that the
drains in Sear Swamp had been tilled in j
preventing the water from running oil?
Referred to street committee.
A recess was taken until next Monday
night, May 13th.
D. A. R. MEETING.
The May meeting of the Gen. Lafay
ette Chapter X. S. D. A. R. ovas held at
the Marlborough-Blenheim on last Sat
urday.
The program, which was rendered in
the feeaut ful Solarium of the hotel, was
as follows:
Devotional Exercises, conducted fey
Mrs. Charles iH. Shivers.
Song—Ode to New Jersey, led by Mrs.
A. B. Eudicoft, Sr.
Roll call. ^
Annual Report of the Regent, Miss
Sarah N. Doughty.
Report of Delegate to 21st Continental
Congress at Washington, D. C., Miss Jo
sephine S. Gardner.
Five-Minute Addresses by Guests:—
Miss Ellen Leapiing Matlack, New Jer
sey State Vice-Regent, and Mrs. True
man H. Clayton, New Jersey State Sec
retary, and others.
Reception to Regents, Officers and
Guests.
Luncheon.
Among the shore members and guests
were: Mrs. Peter B. Reed, Misses W-lan
na and -Lorene Boiee, Mrs. David B. Fair
brothers. Miss La-inia T. Risley, Mrs.
John God'baw Thomas. Mrs. Samuel Ire
land, Mrs. F. iFralev Doughtv, Mrs. John
F. Ryon, Mrs. Hugh M» Collins, Mrs. El
mira Westeoat, Mrs. Charles Adams,
Mrs. Charles A. Campbell. Mrs. Daniel
Collins, Mrs. Flora Ryon, Miss Edna Ry
an, Mrs. Elva Fitield. Mrs. John B.
Smith, Mrs. I. G. Adams, .Mrs. John
Pence, Mrs. J. Byron Rogers, Mrs. Mary
M. F sh. Mrs. Samuel Johnson, Miss Mae
Cordery, Mig^-Wm. Lippiucott, Miss Lau
ra Adams.
BOY SCOUTS.
A rousing meeting of the Bov Scouts
was held Monday night in the Chapel of
the Presbyterian Church. Scout Master
Clarence Davis put tile boys through a
stiff drill, being assisted by Elmer Wea
ver. [Later they had a street drill.
The 'Local Council of the Scouts, con
sisting of the following gentlemen:—
Preston B. Adams, Ezra Lake, Raymond
P. Thompson, Thomas W. Clements,
Rollin A. Cale, Mayor Charles -J. Adams,
J. Norman (Shinn, Edwin Woolbert, Dan
iel >W. MacMillan, Bertram E. Whitman,
Andrew E. Danielson, Wilbur Reed, Eli
hu Reed. .James L. Risley and Dorsey S.
l^eCompte—organized by electing the
following officers:
President—Raymond P. Thompson.
First Vice-President— Rollin A. Cale.
Second Vice-President—Thomas W.
Clements*,
Secretary;—J. Norman Shinn.
Treasurer—Dorsey S. LeCompte.
Chief Scout—Daniel W. MacMillan.
The organization will be known as
Pleasantville P&trol, No. 1, Boy .Scouts
of America. 47 members are now en
rolled and the number for Patrol No. 1
is limited to 54 members. There will
be another raeetiijg next Monday night.
NEW DRUG STORE OPENED.
According to "announcement made
through the advertising columns of The
Pleasantville Press, Bricker’s Drug Store
opened its doors for public patronage on
Wednesday morning, May first. The
store is exceedingly attractive in ap
pearance, up-to-date in its appointments,
and a great credit to the borough. The
opening was' marked by a concert by the
Junior Order Band, which caused a huge
crowd to assemble in and around the
store. FJoral designs added to the at
tractiveness on this occasion. ^ Lady
visitors were presented a box of deli
cious chocolates. Dr. Brieker certainly
has a 3tore of which he may justly he
proud.
Fire, supposed to he caused bv a spark
fi-onj. a passing locomotive, destroyed
the Reading freight station at Elwood
last Thursday afternoon, together with
about $7,000 worth of freight.
THE WEAVER STORE | THE WEAVER STORE
Spring Underwear for Men & Boys
THE ROXFORD for
Men has proven itself
in the last year or two
to be the most satis
factory and best wear
ing line of Balbriggan j
Underwear at the pop- 5
ular price, 50c a gar
ment. This year we
will have it in long and
short sleeved shirts,
knee and ankle draw
ers, in Egyptian color,
and in long sleeved
shirts and ankle draw
|*5 ers in a gray mixed col
f or—splendid for men
who work in dirt or oil.
THE IMPERIAL, n the athletic style, sleeveless cost shirts
and loose knee drawers, is made of a fine grade of white
madras. Fine for hot weather. 50c a garment.
THE POROSKNIT, the best mesh underwear made. Long
and short sleeved shirts, knee and ankle drawers—two colors
—white and tan. 50c a garment.
UNION SUITS in Balbriggan $1.00 and in Mesh 50c.
25 CENT UNDERWEAR
BALBRIGGAN—Long and short sleeved shirts and ankle I
drawers.
MESH—Short sleeves, ankle drawers.
ATHLETIC—Shirts only. Sleeveless and seamless. Boys’
Sizes 10c.
Also Medium Weights of Underwear for those who do not
wish the thin summer garments.
FOR THE LADIES
Children’s Wash Dresses. A neat line of Chambrays, Lin
ens, Lawns and Ginghams from 6 to 1 4 years. Prices from
50c to $2.00.
Underwear. Full line of summer weight Underwear for
Ladies and Misses in both gauze and muslin. Gauze 10c,
121/2c> 15c, 25c and 50c. Muslin 25c, 39c and 50c a gar
ment.
Waists Marquisettes and Lawns at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50
• and $2.00 The $1.50 and $2 grades are exeptionaily fine
SAVE YOUR CASH REGISTER CHECKS.
WE REDEEM YOUR YELLOW STAMP BOOKS.
THE WEAVER STORfT
Good Goods : : Good Service : : Good Measure : : Square Deal
Don’t Get Frightened
by High Prices
of Meats
There is Always
Something Doing
at Coffey’S
Special for Friday and
Saturday:
Boneless Rump
Corned Beef 12c lb
COFFEY’S
57 N. MAIN ST.
Keep your eye on for
specials.
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Our way of doing Dusiness has made
quite a hit* with the public. What is
it? Simply this: givifig them the best
ITEA AND COFFEE that can he had for
prices that inferior goods are often sold
for.
In a word, giving them what they
want, when they want it, without mis
representation. Giving them freshly
ground coffee from our own roaster.
ORR COFFEE CO.,
1407 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City
THE LATEST BOOKS
All Kinds of Photo Supplies and
Cameras
THE FINEST STATIONERY
can be had at the
MacMillan Studio
26 South Main St.
All kinds of Photograph Work,
including Developing, Printing,
Enlarging and Home Portrait
ure at
MacMillan Studio
3 North Main street.
J. NORMAN SHINN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
5 Burkard Building
Pleasantville, N. J.
Phones: Office, 39-X
Home, 18-Y
I DO YOUR EYES PAIN YOU? I
Need Glasses. Consult an Experi
enced Optician. j
n *i 1 13 South Main Street
Deiiei Pleasantville, N. J.
“Does your wife ask you for things
she knows you cannot afford?”
‘"She hasn’t asked me for a thing since
we were married.”
“Great heavens! How do you manage
it?”
‘“When she wants a thing-she does not
isk mej she tells me.”