Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-11-25
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AAOHG THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
WHAT is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS.
ESrELLE COLONY.

EEstelle Colony embraces Milmay, Risey dor
merly Estellel and Dorothy railroad stationsl
Rye is looking fine on most of the farms
John Graham, of Philadelphia, was a
visitor here last week.
John Hudson. of England, was here
last week, and bought 30 acres.
Eugene George Frederic Hasselbach
has started his incubator, and painted
his house.
Frank Kossc, of Philadelphia, was
here last Thursday and bought five
acre farm on tract II.
John IIlingworth is going to serve gro
colony as soon as he gets a horse and
wagon.
George Nicc'ls, prominent criminal
lawyer, of Williamsport, was here last
week. Mr.. Nicolls will have a $1,000
Summer residence built here.
Seventeen gunners were stopping at
Mrs. Bolter's house on the Tuckahoe
River last week. They were hunting for
rabbits and game was plentiful.
E. P. Davies. of England, who came
down here last week, is quite a literary
character. Mr.. Davies proposes to To-
cate Immediately, and will build hand
some residence.
Monte Newhard, of South Bethlehem,
came in a few DAYS ago to see about hav-
ing his farm No. $50 on tract 5 cleared
up. Oscar Newhard, his brother, came
with him, and selected farm No. 1035,
tract 8, for himself.
A. E. Long, of Philadelphia, one of the
travelling representatives OF ID. l.. Risley's
real estate Offices, was here last week.
Mr.. Long had not been here for year and
was much surprised at the improvements.
DR.. II. Il: Cooper, prominent physi-
clan of England, arrived in this country
last week. and Immediately came here.
He was very much pleased with the
place and bought l5 acres of ground
and will locate as soon as a house can
be built. We are very glad to welcomed
doctor into the colony.
The South Jersey Railroad company
has taken steps towards the erection of
q new station at Risley. The tiny octa-
gonal-shaped box which is now nsed as
a station will be moved to LIST ave-. The
new station will embrace accommoda-
tions for passengers and freight, and will
be quite an attractive structure.
There is man living here who is 70
years of age who is a florist and gard
ener, and who is as proud of his 5-acre
farm as any young man. He says the
land is splendidly adapted to thecultiva-
ton of small fruits. The first day after
his arrival be bought a grubbing hoe and
an axe and has cleared more than an acre,
and set out 10000 strawberry plants
on part OF it.
A certain Philadelphian, more versed
in the ways of the city than those of the
country, while sojourning at Estelle for
the benz fit of his health. discovered what
be thought was black rabbit. He i'm
mediately gave chase. and after killing
the animal and showing it to the ma
tives, it was found to be a pole cat.
When he went to bis boarding house on
10th ave., they refused him admission,
and he had to spend the night roosting
in a tree.
Curtis Packer, president of the Estelle
Building Co., is here, and pushing through
the work that his company has on hand.
Mr.. Packer evidently believes in Este'le,
rs he left very important and paying
position at Wanamaker's to come on
and push the work through. The Es-
telle Company has eleven contracts to
start with, and they may be able this
winter to give work to all the carpenters
on the tract. The address of the COM
pany is Risley, N.
Messrs. M. j. S 'ze, a prominent grocer,
VIM. Y. Kelly, wine merchant, and
James Britton, proprietor of the North
End Cash Store, all Of Scranton, Pa,
came to Estellelast Thursday and bought
100 acres of land. These gentlemen rep
resented about twenty-five other Scran-
tonians, who will be Influenced by the
committee of three. Mr.. Britton has
been a farmer all his life, and it is scarcely
necessary to say that he was highly
pleased with the land here. The com
mittee will carry very glowing reports
back to Scranton about Estelle.