Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-12-18
ESTELLE "EPH" REPLIES
70 MCKEE CITY JED"
Thinks There are Jealous
Feelings.
MEN WHO'S 5 WIVES DID NOT LIKE THE COUNTRY

NENT PROPERTY OwNER-FIRsT HE VAS
AFRAID TO TELL HIS WIFE OF HIS PUR-
CHASE.
Mr.. Editor-I see our sister or brother
district, Mckee City, has at last woke up
rom her sluiubrrs, aud has become a lil-
I'D. b.t Jealous OF our beautiful and tascl-
Mating EsielIe. am glad to hear that
Mckee C.Uy has some one to take her
part | am also glad to know that we
IT Esttlle and MIimay, our young sister,
have lots of defenders among her people.
Now, do It blame Jed's wife bit for
aot wanting to live III II wilderness, be-
ore seeing 1t, but do know that .ied's
way of bringing her around was the
only way to do, aud | admire his good
sense in SO doug.
| had IL siuIilar experience, only my
way of bringing my better half around
differed suTneW hat.
In the first pace, bought 10 acres
lud had lots vi curtain lectures for doing
80. After they were paid for l helped my
TWO boys to ) acres each (more curtain
.ect ure-) J, aisu my girl r.c ,Iyed d building
rot near the station (mOre curtain iec-
lures of longer duratlup). Then to cap
,Iie climax | invested Tor my better halt
[ did not al first make this known to her,
,eariug little earthquake tor what
.ruuule | had gone to unul last summer
[ persuaded her to come and see our
arms and our beautiful Esteile (Which Is
rot ,ing half enough for iD. Well, 1t
was like transformation scelie. All last
[ approached the sut,j CT about her buy
,ng 10 acres (nU lecture. only mud
remonstrance about not being able to
pay for iD. When L told her | mad
bought 10 acres for her, she 10 more
roid me would have to go there myself,
out sne is rs anXluilS AS am and more
50 to get there and settle. We are simply
waiting Tor Grover Z. to Raise a llttle
surplus Tor Us and we are off to the
prettiest, healthlest, and most fertile
PORTION OF New Jersey. Why, we even
nave d poet among our people, also "a
>on ot Erin called Ike" Gracious NE, if
ne ever gets hold Of that poet, won't
there be iun? We would have to go to
ruckahoe for the coroner, sure.
| don't know how It Is That our church
fund don get larger. 1t may be Gro
ver's" fault and IL may not be, but if each
-
aud there are 1900 owners it would build
Il very neat CHAPEL. There Is where
NJ kee BEATS us. | was always under
ne IMPRESSION that the township built
the school house | thInk with 30 or 40
children to educate, and L believe there
ire that many at Estele, the township
commit tee OF Weymouth township might
10 something for us. just walt = or
yedrS, uutil we are u borough, Estelle
md Midway together will show some vi
those sleepy towns how to do thugs to
perfection.
| was surprised to see the improve
meuts at the depot on our last excursion.
The stores sttm to make out all right.
They tell me butcher is wanted there;
also a shoe store and hardware store.
With 80 many cheap building lots ami
farms for safe, there certainly will be all
this before spiIug Then let Jed's district
,uok out for Its luufels.
Some one tells NE Mr.. Piper is trying
TO buy new lot tor d church. Why,
brother, what is the matter with MIR.
tisley's gIit to the people? Its in as tiue
u spot as there is i'll kstelle. Brother
Piper, don't go to kicking II things don't
20 all one way. You know the majority
rules, and that is to be union church.
We contributors have all got say, even
Us to the kiud of church to be- built.
Besides IT'S All Insult to the gIver. Or |
AIN mlsiufurmed l beg your pardOh). L
'ope some day to be one of you, and
remember, an attractive chapel. Help
the cause along.
Now, about that poet. Can any one
tell me who be is, or where he lives? l
would hike to make his acquaintance
when | get to Estelle again.
That xcursiun to Mnmay was great
Well, | never saw sU much land sold
without having an auction ia my liltl
Why, the people were falling over each
other to get chOIce lots. As far as |
could see everyone was happy, and for
my part am like 1kt-one every week
would just suit me. So good bye, and
don't forget dollar a week secures you
q home aud Independence.