Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-02-13
ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC ClT4.
The explosion of the water back in
the residence of Samuel Rothholz caused
damage of $780,
The Trinity Lodge Of Free and Accep-
ted Masons had abig banquet at the Ho-
tel Dennis Thursday evening.
The Fenton reIiet fund is gradually
growing.
The murcury dropped below zero We'd
nesday morning. Something phenome-
nal tor this latitude.
The Common Council knocked out the
proposed railway on South Carolina av-
enue. The petitioners will go to the
courts.
John Mountain, a carpenter, of Phila.,
was badly frozen in Chelsea Wednesday
morning.
The following officers were elected
President, DR.. H. C. James of this city;
Vice President, DR.. Marvel; Secretary
and Treasurer, DR.. Eugene D. Reed; Re
porter, DR.. Reilly.
The electric cars succumbed to the bliz-
zard, for want of proper track-cleaning
machinery. The walking was tough
and the swearing tougher.
Mark Caste had narrow escape frc m
freezing to death while out cunning
Thursday afternoon, but was rescued
by the crew of the U. S. Life Saving
Station.
John R. Young and Daniel Headly
went out on the ocean cunning in the
snowstorm Thursday. but alter drifting
down to South Atlantic City before they
could land, and missing the train, and
walking back seven miles in the teeth of
q furious 'blizzard' came to the con-
clusion it was high price to pay for
eight coOts.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Central
NJ. E. Church will give Martha Wash
ington course dinner at the Allendale, on
Pacific avenue, on February 22d. The
young ladies in charge of the tables will
adopt the costumes IN vogIe sat- that
period.
The new City charter, to be voted on
next Thursday, provides for the Comp
troller to be elected; reduces the number
of Councilmen to three from each ward
provides for Councilman at large to be
elected sr>swo years; abolishes the Off
ces of Aide Imam, Recorder and Marshal;
limits the ;hnount of bonded Indebtedness
to 8 per cert. of the assessed valuation
of the real estate; provides that Council
shall first obtain the consent of the cit
liens by vote before purchasing or con
demning any sewerage, electric light and
other plants; leaves the matter OF build
ing or improving the school buildings to
a vote of the people as heretofore, and
places the appointment and discharge OF
the police officers entirely in the hands of
the Mayor.
Company +. Sixth Regiment National
Guard, OF New Jersey, Capt. Samuel
Perry, attended st. PauIs NJ E. Church,
ON Sunday, and listened to an eloquent
address from the pastor in commemora-
ton of Lincoln's birthday. 2069 pupils
were enrolled in the public schools for
the month ending Jan. 25. There was a
decrease of average attendance, and an
increase of hardness.
The annual meeting of the Atlantic
County Medical Association was held
yesterday, at the Mansion House, with
about twenty members present, includ-
ing Drs. James, Boardman Reed, Pol
lard, Chew, Williams, Joy, Thompson,
Reilly, Bennett, Ella Reed, Pennington,
Wright, Ingram, E. l.. Reed and Marvel,
of this city; Drs. Madden and Waters OF
Absecon; DIR. Job Somers, OF Linwood;
and DR.. Theodore Boysen, OF Egg Har-
Dor City. The guests were Drs. Kyle
and Hoffman, of Philadelphia, and DR..
Todd, of st. Louis.