Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1892-09-28
ATLANTIC CITY NEWS
IN BRIEF MENTION.
What is Going On at the
Seashore.
SEAS0MADLE SEpTEkBER WEATHER AT LAST

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| CITY-BY-THE-sEA
| Those visitors who haye-extended theil
| sojourn into and through the present
month have had no occasion sto regret
| their decision, for nothing has been lack
ling to make this an ideal month. Al
| though it is the month in which an equi-
noctial storm is. expected there has as yet
, been n6 diiITsiiil disturbance of the sea-
However, the authorities have been ac-
| tive in causing the removal of parts OF
wrecks that have been washed ashore
during the Spring and Summer so as to
avoid damage to the boardwalk.
The glory of the Summer season is
surely gone, however. The streets have
seemingly given up their gala Summer
appearance and now appear in Winter
mantle of innocuous desuetude. Even
the approach of Sunday, the day of all
days to which the hotel proprietor
usually looks ahead with longing eyes,
Vas lOU SutilCltlll W IOuSt Tie LOW ii
from the apathetic state into which it
has fallen. In addition to the visitor
who failed to appear, large numbers OF
the regular residents left on Sunday to
attend the county fair, which is now i'll
progress at Egg Harbor City.
Quite a number of cOttagers still re-
main but they are keeping Wary eye
out to notice the first symptoms of the
dreaded equinoctiaI storm which is now
overdue, and upon whose approach they
will ignominiously turn their faces city
ward and flee.
Sunday could not, us whole, be called
quiet day, however, for about 3 A. NJ.
everybody in the city were awakened by
terrible peal of thunder, which came so
suddenly and unexpectedly that it
brought hundreds of people out ofbed and
to their windows in an instant. Almost
simultaneously the heavens appeared
riven asunder and Il Jagged fork Of light
ming darted down into the very heart of
the city One bolt struck the milk house
of Ed. Price, tearing a hole through the
roof and causing the milk cans to jump
and dance around like things OF life, but
doing little real damage. Another bolt
made connections with the tracks of the
Reading Railroad on Baltic avenue and
then ensued an electrical display, which
those who witnessed will never forget
Balls of fire rolled up and down the steel
rails from Kentucky avenue to Massachu-
setts, indulging in all sorts of vicious by
play. The telephone and telegraph wires
became charged with the deadly fluid
and gave out dull phosphorescent-lik
glow. The storm was of short dura ton
and daylight dawned as clear and nice as
, ~ I i-.s !, ..;:. 4: -. =
The political pot is beginning to brew
now with vigor that betokens a reso-
luton on the part of both parties to make
it a fight to a finish, and the local poll
ticians are running about like the pro-
verbal chicken with it's head off, button
holing one man here and another there
and plausibly exhorting them as to their
bounden duty at the polls, accompany
ing the exhortatiOn by an eulogistic dis
sertation Oh the many virtues, admir-
able qualities and public services of their
favorite candidate. They make many
converts, but the sensible voter calmly
listens to the voluble harangue, acquieses
in all the exponent says and goes to the
polls on election day and-votes as he
pleases. Things are getting very warm,
it is true, but nothing to what they will
be in a short time when campaign funds
will arrive and be placed in circulation.
Then the dogs of political war will beun-
leashed, and until the momentous No
vember day arrives, everything will be in
chaotic state of Unsurpassed ferment.
This month and next will go down in
the history of this city as productive of
more marriages than any previous ones
since the mighty sand hills of Absecon
Beach were attacked by man and con
verted from a bowling wilderness into
the famous resort it now is. Two OF
these interesting episodes took place dur
ing the past week.
Miss Sallie France, daughter of Police
Sergeant France, was welded to Mr..
Walter Furlong, on Wednesday evening
last, at her home and in the presence of a
large number of relatives and friends, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. John
France, of Wilmington, Del, an uncle OF
the bride. A handsome collation. was
laid and those present united in wishing
the young couple bon voyage.
OF less Importance but of more roman
tic interest were the nuptials of Albert
Davis and Miss May Fisher, which were
solemnized on the same day as the above,
by Rev. Mr.. Payran. Davis, it will be
remembered, was arrested some time ago
charged with assault and battery and
| highway robbery, and was incarcerated
in the county Jail to await trial.
Throughout his Imprisonment, Miss
Fisher, who was then his tiancee, stuck
to him with unalterable love and faith
| and was present when he was acquitted
and set free at the late term of court
On Wednesday night the happy sequel
took place in their marriage.
| Among the evests of this nature an
nounced as to be are those OF Dr. Eugene
Reed, the popular young allopath, and
Miss Sweigard, daughter of the Reading
| Railroad magnate. Another is that o1
Mr.. T. Stadler, the ice cream and confec-
| tionery man, to Miss Nellie Wootton.
THE sHal.PIE RACE.
Ten boats were entered and five were
awarded prizes at the Inlet on Wednes
ing event among the Inlet fishermen
The course was six miles from stake boat
off the Inlet up to Duck Thoroughfare
back around the first Inletfbuoy, and fin
ish off the Yachtsmen's wharf. The eboats
were each about fifteen feet long and fin
ished as follows; Ahsalom Leeds, Lewis
Conover, Paul Borden, Elmer Strickland
and Will Davis. The prizes We're $15
suit Of clothes, $12 suit Of clothes, sic
cash, $S and $3, respectively.
HEART FAILURE.
! A sad greeting met Samuel WardelI, al
employee of Thomas Oakley's garbage
boat, on his return home ON Thursday
morning. He had left home on the pre-
ceding day and at that time his wife was
seemingly in perfect health. On his re
turn he Immediately hastened home, only