Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-02-06
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest From Hd.
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG THE Shore RESIDENTS
WHAT Is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CoRREsPON-
DENTS. EyERYBODIEs BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

l.. Steuber, the grocer, has been fined
$500 for selling rabbits out of season.
He claims they are Western Dummies, .
and has appealed the case.
The savings bank system is to be in
troduced in the schools Of the city.
Prof C. A. Young, of Princeton, gave
the first of a course of lectures on astron-
omy Thursday evening. He ranks as
one of the greatest astronomers in the
world, especially in regard to the sun.
Jacob Schick has newly-imported st.
Bernard dog that weighs 1872 pounds
and cost $162. Expensive dog meat,
that
The First Baptist Church will celebrate
their Fifteenth Anniversary by giving a
supper Tuesday evening, February -.
The Junior Epworth League of the
First NJ. Z. Church, held social at the
residence of Z. S. Reed, Thursday even
ing.
Three fine steamers. similar to the cleo
tris launches used at Chicago during the
Columbian Exposition, will be put in ser
vice between Longport, Somers' Point
and Ocean City, the coming Summer, by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Mrs. Mardon Wilson, of 1873 States
avenue, gave dinner of eight covers on
Saturday evening, in honor of her daugh-
ter's friend, Miss Lincoln, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Ingersoll will
give a progressive euchre party at their
home, St. Charles Place, next Friday
evening.
The young ladies in charge of the sup
per at the Hygeia yesterday, were attired
In gowns representing differents epochs
from the early Greek maidens to the fin
de steele young lady.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry w. Lehman, of the Lehman House,
announcing the marriage Of their grand
daughter, Clara Eleanor, to Mr.. Theo-
dore Wilson Cook, of Philadelphia, on
st. Valentines Day, at the Church Of the
Ascension. The wedding will be at high
noon, and will be the first choral we'd
ding celebrated in Atlantic City.
Miss Frances Champion, of Camden, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Adams, onnorth
New Jersey avenue.
Miss Gertrude MacDane, Of Hatboro,
Pennsylvania, is the guest of Mrs. jim
Glover Shreve.
The Morris Guards Will attend service
at the Ghur2fhTo Of the Ascension, next Sun
day morning, at halfpast ten.
The examination for teachers grade
certificates was held on Saturday in the
High School building. But three candi-
dates were examined.
Evangelist Hyde, who conducted SER
les of services at ST. PauIs Church about
year ago, will begin revival services at
the Central Church i'll a few weeks.
Six new members Joined Christ's M. P.
Church Sunday morning and four in the
evening. A number have Joined each
Sunday since the first OF the year, and
more will follow in the near future.
Nearly all the big hotels opened for
business on Feb. L. A great season is
expected both Winter and Summer.
The G. A. r. and invited guests of
civic organization, are to celebrate Wash
ington's birthday.
An unknown brig, bound north, mar
rowly escaped being wrecked on the Inlet
bar Monday afternoon. Thecaptain ap-
peared to be out of his reckoning and
was steering directly for the dangerous
shoal when the life saving crew set warn
ing signals and fred gun to inform him
OF his danger. The brig struck, but the
big wind forced it over the end of the
bar, and it was then steered for the open
sea.
Governor Werts signed the new city
charter bill on Monday, and the City
Council has ordered a special election for
February IA.
While friends were engaged Monday
in preparing for burial the body of Alfred
Conover, who died Saturday and was
supposed to be penniless, they found
strapped around his waist money belt
which contained nearly $1,000 in green
backs and gold coin. Conover was 40
years old, aud was a son of Captain
Isaiah Conover, the fisherman who was
found dead in floating boat last Fall.
How he managed to save the money
found on his person is unknown.