Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-10-30
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS
Items Of Interest From I'D
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG THE Shore RESIDENTS

WHAT Is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR coRREsPoN-
ATLANTIC CITY.
| Samuel Giberson aud S. t. Camp left
Atlantic City for Estelville in search OF
big game.
The members of Atlantic City Police
Department are up in arms because the
new trousers they have been ordered to
purchase from Philadelphia firm are to
cost them $3.50 a pair. Their oppos-
| ton is due to the fact that Backarach 4
| Sons, of this city, are ready to make the
clothes from the same goods for 50 less
| per pair.
A rumor has gained considerable
circulation that a large hotel would
| shortly be erected on st. Charles Place.
| The report had it that a contract had
| been signed with builder, named Haw-
kins, and that work would be begun
| about the first of January. The rumor
| was also to the effect that three millions
| vi UFlCk WOull Dt urtQ Ill tut COUclfuC-
| ton of the foundation alone, from which
fact it would appear that the building
ould be of unusually large size. When
called on, Mr.. Reilly stated that he was
at work on plans of hotel at present
and thet while it was probable .one
would be erected on st. Charles Place
some time soon, he had not fully deter
mined to do so. He might abandon the
plan altogether, he said Mr.. Reilly
owns LILO feet of property on st. Charles
| Place.
The Official Board of the Central NJ. E.
Church have received set of drawings
and specifications for q new church
building, which if accepted and erected
bv them, will give the central cOngrega-
tion the finest house OF wOrkship ON the
island. The plans call for a building OF
fine dressed stone, on the corner OF Pa
clfic and Chalfonte avenues, with a high
A front on either. A tall square tower.
will stand at either corner OF the front
of the structure. The interior is planned
with a lecture room to open off the main
auditorium with which it is connected
by glass partitions, which may be re-
moved at will. The usual class and sid.
rooms are not omitted, and the building
will be modern in every detail. The
plans have met the approval oil the
Board, and will probably be submitted
to congregational meeting soon. The
Church Building Fund has reached $3, ,5S3,
and when it amount to $4,000 work
will begin.
The police, it is believed, have put an
end to the reign of frobbery that has ex-
cited Atlantic City for the past week by
arresting Lewis S. Meavbins and James
Motley, both of New York, who, it is said.
have been concerned i'll all of the crimes
Meavbins, when taken into custody by
Detective Mahlon Edwards, Was wearing
full suit of clothes aud shoes, alleged t.,
have been stolen from Hirsch's store, and
Motley, when captured later by Officer
Woodruff, wore d coat which headmtted
had been stolen from William Eldrldge'-
store on Wednesday of last week. Ev,-
dence was also discovered which it il,
said, connects the prisoners with th,
latest robbery, that OF Compton's store.
Motley, the youngest, is but 15 years OF
age. His companion is five years his
senior.
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered
the construction of a government suppl,
depot at Long Bent Point (Rum Point)
to be known as the Absecon Buoy Depot
1t will be used for the storage OF supplies
ior all life-saving purposes. Thecontract
for the erection of the building has been
awarded to J. II. Hathaway & Co OF
Philadelphia, and will cost not less than
$1,000. A wharf 100 feet long and 20
feet wide will be built in connection with
the store house.
The contract for sinking the pliDg
has been given to Gilbert NJ. Vansant OF
this city. Nearly all of the material for
the structure has already arrived over
the Pennsylvania Railroad, and will b.
transferred to floats at the Inlet and
taken to it's destination. Some of the
piliDg are huge things, measuring more
than 2l inches in diameter and 35 feet
long, and are guaranteed to remain solid
for long term OF years.
The inspector OF buoy stations in this
district will arrive and superintend the
work of construction.
The City Union Executive Committee
held a meeting in the first Baptist
Church, when President Bailey announc-
ed the following superintendents of De-
partments and chairman of committees:
Missionary Department-Miss Kate
Morse.
Junior Dapartment-MissK Kate Baily
Good Citizenship Departmental. P.
Harris, Jr.
Evangelist Department-Harry Pow
ell.
Correspondence Department-Lizzie
Sharp.
Culture observation-disclosures Newell.
Music observation-disclosures Gitfin.
Press pepartment-MissE Eva Van Nest.
Scout Committee-Rev c. ID. Sinkin-
son.
Lookout ommittee-Herbert Somers.
Prayer Meeting Committee-Harry Pen
nell.
Program Committee
mber-Miss Minnie Morse.
February-Thomas Newell.
May-Hubert Somers.
August-Rev. G. D. SiBklnson.
Visiting Commttee-Miss Eva Homan.
The regular quarterly convention OF
the City Union will probably be held
November 18th, at " hich time an inter-
esting speaker will be present. 1t is
the intention of the Program Committees
to give to the people OF our city more in
teresting meetings by securing the best
speakers obtainable.
The Morris Guards last Thursday even
ing held the opening drill of the season
and there was b good company out
The boys" were q little rusty from nom
practice, but soon pick up.