Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-08-12
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest From Hd-
joining Touns.
HAppEHlHGs AMONG THE Shore RESIDENTS
WHAT IS GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CoRREsPON-
DENTS. EyERYBODY'S BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY.
John Duffy, of Philadelphia was
knocked down by trolley car Monday
and nearly killed.
Col. Daniel Morris has given $25, 900,
for the purpose OF erecting an industrial
school for orphan boys near Trenton.
The crowd of people that came down
on Saturday and Sunday reached about
the forty-ive thousand mark and the
city was crowded from end to end. The
day was extremely hot, and the bathers
were legion. The yachts all did a
thriving business and the Captains raked
in the quarters by the handful. The
Boardwalk wss denely crowded and
the pavilions were entirely too few and
and too small to accommodate half the
people who were tired enough to sit
down. All the amusement places who
wanted to, did holiday business and
were wide open'' for customers.
Rescues of imprudent or reckless bathers
by the Life Guards are SO numerous as
to not attract much attention nova
days. Considering the vast number who
go in bathing it is remarkable how few
lives are lost from year to year.
ABSECON.
Rev. R. Babcock's house is very prettily
painted
Mrs. Adams is lingering very low with
paralysis.
Henry Boice caught large sheephead
last week weighing IA lbs.
John B. Frambes and C. P. johnson
are visitors at Pitman Grove.
The sudden death of DR.. K. Pitney
casts gloom over the town.
Capt. Wesley Smith and family have
domiciled at their home here the past
week.
Mrs. Sarah Clark and Mrs. Baker
Doughty are improving. Mr.. Loomis is
still the same.
Mrs. Judge Cordery is entertaining a
number of Pennsylvania friends at her
pleasant home.
A large Schooner loaded with 10 tons
of hay for Capt. VIM. Lee is moOred
to our wharf.
The New Road is being pushed along
very rapidly. 1t is becoming fine and
hard by travel and use.
Quarterly meeting services all day in
the M. E Church next Sabbath. Love
feast 45 A. NJ, Rev. d. B. Harris, P E.
will preach ct 10 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Smith of West
Collingswood spent several days here
last week attendant on the funeral of
Mrs. Smiths beloved father Rev. C. X.
Fleming.
DR.. Jonathan K. Pitney, aged 50, a
well-known citizen and physician, died
Saturday afternoon after an illness of a
few days from Bright's disease. Deceased
was a son of the late J. Pitney, one of
the founders and promoters of the Cam
den and Atlantic railroad. DR.. Pitney.
the son, has always lived in Absecon and
vicinity. He has always been the pic
ture of good health. He married a
daughter of the late Judge Blackman, of
Port Republic. His wife and one
brother, Martin Pitney. survive him.
The services We're held at the Methodist
church for Rev. C. K. Fleming on Thurs
day last. A number OF prominent
ministers throughout the County were
present and paid some very high COM
pliments to the deceased. Mr.. Fleming
was beloved by everybody with whom
he came in contact and at the funeral the
aged, middle-aged, young people and
children mingled their tears together.
The family have the sympathy of the
community in their great bereavement.
The floral pieces were beautiful among
them An Anchor from the children of
the deceased, sickle from the grand
children, and a cross and crown from
some intimate friends of Salem Church
at Pleasantville The choir rendered
during the service Crock of Ages" and
Mr.. Fleming favorite hymn 81 have
Anchored My Soul in the haven of rest"
Interment took place that afternoon at
Glassboro, N. J.