Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-09-04
RISLEY NOTES.
Items of Interest from the Jersey Bor-
ough, Formerly Estelle.


George E. Thayer, owner of lot 81,
has cleared about 2 acres and built q
log cabin. He has returned home for q
visit OF two weeks.
Mr.. ]. ID. Blewett, of Wheeling, W. Va,
has rented the house vacated by Mr..
Bennett. Mr.. Blewett will start at once
to improve his farms on Eleventh Ave.
Mr. Brecht paid us visit on Saturday
last. MIR. Brecht will soon be with us as
a resident. He ownes. three farms, and
is great believer in the future OF Risley.
Mr.. Blondell, on Fourth Ave-, has
made creditable progress on his farm.
He proposes to buy stump puller of
the latest pattern and contract to clear
land this Winter.
Mr.. Fair, our genial postmaster and
store manager, reports good business
from surrounding farms. Mr.. Fair keeps
a full line of groceries and says he will
increase his stock equal to the demand.
Mr.. Isaac F. Shaner, our former agent,
is missed very much. His through
knowledge of the place and it's needs and
wants made him valuable agent in
charge and his agreeable manner won
him many friends.
Mr.. Bennett has moved his store to the
corner OF South Jersey and Cumberland
Aves., he also moved into his new dwell
ing near the store. He dealsin general
line OF groceries, household utensils, lum-
Der, and everything needed.
Mr.. George Richart has sent for new
stump puller and will estimate on land
to clear, either cut to the ground, wood
piled up, stumps removed, plOwed and
replowed or narrowed. Send number of
farm and how much to be cleared. He
will send price,
= The agent in charge reports that fully
SO per cent OF all sales made in tract 8
will be opened and settled this fall.
There will be good opening for some
one to start q store at the Thirteenth
Avenue station. There are several build
ing lots for sale, for store or shop pur-
poses.
Few people who visit Risley know
how near they are to old cultivated
farms. Estellville is only 3 miles away,
surrounded by farmes by the mile; on
the other side of the Estelle tract, farms
extend clear to Vineland and Millville !;
| the stores at Estelle station derive half
of their trade from these farms.
The citizens of Risley regret the de-
parture of Thomas Harrison who passed
the Summer here for his health. Mr..
Harrison made many friends by his
taking ways and when leaving he was
accompanied to the depot by COM
mittee Of citizens Mr.. Hatch acting as
spokesman, wished him safe journey
and quick return.
Louis Weiman is driving well for Mr..
Bennett. Mr.. Weiman is a practical
pump driver and is prepared to estimate
on all work, either driven wells or tube
wells. He will furnish pumps and pipes
complete. Mr.. Weiman states the water
supply is pure and unlimited below the
clay beds. The cost of pumps complete,
ready for use, is $l5 up.
Mr.. Goff, the engineer in charge, has
received instructions from MIR. Kisley to
put on men to recut the roads and
remove all distractions in the roadway.
This will be great improvement to
Risley. Mr.. Goff, who is the owner of Z
farms and number Of lots, is deeply
| interested in Risley, and desires only to
employ actual residents Of the borough.
George Baker has taken possession Of
his Lot on Cumberland ave. and has
started his house. N. Baksr y ; prac-
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