Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-06-26
ATLANTIC CITY.

| ALLAN ~ VI l..
The new census is about completed
and will show population of about
1S,500.
Forty wheelmen are to make the run
from Philad, lphia to this city next Sat
urday.
The subscriptions for the new church
of st. Pauls congregation have reached
$1,000
Eight more policemen and twelve more
life guards are to be appointed by the
Mayor.
Congressman Gardner's youngest son
underwent a serious surgical operation
recently.
Daniel Donahue Jr. of Philadelphia, fell
from a bicycle on Thursday and broke
two ribs.
Sacred Concerts are to be given Sunday
afternoons and evenings in Myers new
Music Hall.
The concerts given daily on the Ocean
| Pier are greatly enjoyed by the thous-
| ands of visitors.
| Some of the boardwalk merchants and
fakirs complain that visitors do not
spend much money.
There is an immense amount of money
being invested in gigantic amusement
schemes. Three of the largest are yet
unfinished.
Atlantic City,s Post Office has been
rated as first-class by the p. o. Dept,
| and the salary of the Z, NJ increased from
| $2SO0 to $3100.
AT meeting of the City Council Mon
day evening the ordinance apprppriating
| 100000 for the erection of a new CITY
hall was passed.
Mr.. Thomas Binker and Mr.. Eugene
Zeigler of Philadelphia, were the guests
of Hon. W. |. Newill on Friday at his
Illinois Ave. Cottage.
| One of the notorious "dives" that are
the resort of the depraved of all nation
| alities, was raided late Sunday night
and several of the colored inmates rOun-
ded up for the Police Court.
Miss Francis Hemsley, daughter of the
proprietor Of Hotel Brighton is the envy
of the little ones when she drives out in
her dog-cart with her beautiful white
pony "Merrylegs" as the motive power.
The first game of baseball for the
season was played at the Inlet Park
Saturday afternoon between the Allan
tic Cities and a nine from the Crescent
A. A. The Atlantic City nine won by a
score of II to 4.
A large sea-turtle that was liberated
from the Aquarium on the Ocean Pier
| last October, was again caught in the
big net last Saturday morning. He was
| recognized by the letters carved ON his
shell when he was turned loose eight
months ago.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of tuesday
| has the picture of a monster hotel that
syndicate of wealthy New York capital
lists propose to erect atChelsea in the
vicinity of the Excursion House. 1t is to
be tir&proof structure of iron and terra
Gotta, ten stories high, containing one
thousand rooms and costiug two million
dollars.
The brigant1ne Transit Company has
purchased three hundred and twenty-five
| feet OF water front on Gardner's canal,
at Rhode Island and Magellan avenues.
1t is the purpose of the company to build
| large wharf where boats can tie up
and unload. One of the company's
boats will haye a tug License, and tow
vesaels in and out the Inlet.
Thomas Ardeil, all actor, was arrestea
at his home Monday morning, chargoJ
with an atrocious assault on his W.T.
who is now IN the hospital. Ardel ~
turning home early in the morning
found his wife absent, aud when she
came in be ACCUSED her of being out with
another man. A violent quarrel ensued.
| Officer Matthias. some time later.
fo3nd the woman going to a drug store
| with her arm and shoulder frightfuIy
gashed, He rang for patrol wagon
and sent her to the hospital. Ardell de-
| clares that his wife received her injuries
by falling over a water pitcher. Mrs
Ardell would not make A charge against
her husband. He was held for further
hearing.
John +. Hall, editor Of the Daily Union
preferred a charge OF assault and battery
| against Life Guard Peak ON Sunday.
Editor Hall was in bathing near the
Bew Jetty, and was ordered out by
| Peak. Mr.. Hall, who is an expert
swimmer, felt able to look out for him
self and did not obey orders. When he
did come ashore he Waa seised by the
Life auard, roughly handled, and
handed over to police officer to put
him under arrest. The officer acting
under the advice of those who witnessed
the outrage, declined to act, and Mr..
Hall was allowed to go home without
further trouble. Have hathers any
right which o Life Guard is bound to
respect:
Mr.. Hall preferred charges before the
City Council against Peak, and he was
suspended from duty. He was also
brought before Justice Heater and held
in $500 bail for assault.
The attorneys at law of Atlantic
county have organized the Atlantic
| County Bar Association. Articles of in
corporation have been filed with the Sec
retary of State by w. NJ. Clavenger.
The purposes of the organization are
similar to those of other bar associations
which include the establishments law
library, the cultivation Of aloaer social
relations among lawyers, etc.
The certificate of incorporation was
signed by the applicants in the order of
their admission to the Atlantic county
bar, as follows:
]. Z. P. Abbot, Joseph Thompson, s. D..