Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-04-29
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest From ADJ
Joining Toruns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG THE Shore RESIDENTS
WHAT IS GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EVERYBODY s BUSINESS.
lMnlMAY

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A large foree ,,da od men arsee'ri ring the
Mrs. S. x. Moore was visitor to
| the city last week on shopping tour.
Thomas Ophus is erecting stable
| on his lot.
Jesse Pratt, of Ohio, will DreaI round
| soon for his residence on plot No. lO.
| Farmer Yost is kept busy breaking
| up new ground.
| Two carloads OF bricks arrived for
| Moore & Co.; they also nave men Gig
| ging stone in their quarry. Eumor has
| it that this firm has the contratc for
| building the station and platform.
| 1r. s. K. Moore, proprietor OF hotel
| Milmay, bought another horse for his
| livery recently.
| That is a fine black colt that MIR.
| M. E. Moore, man ager OF the mill, drives
| r. S. McMair mas his henery about
completed and his farm partly cleared
and plowed ready for seeding.
We sympathise with Mt. and EArs.
Larson in the loss OF their sweet baby
boy last week, ne died OF Group.
| James Hyatt, OF Norwalk, conn,
likes his position with Moore 4 Co.
! very much; he is now getting the lum-
Der on mis- 0 acre plot to build.
DR.. Benia min Morris, OF Union Co.,
NJ. ". Lundstrom. W. D. Rice, Oscar
Anderson and EEr. Wheat, DIN. York,
George Brecht, Rutherford, N. j. David
Maxwell, r. II. A4essenger, D. j. t1lll.
=. D. Snyder and VIM. 6. II. Rlach OF
r. Palmer OF Philadelphia MI. ant
| Mrs. 2. A. Fuller, OF Wilmington, Del
were recent visitors here
Thee families have arrived this week
with their household goods and are
| rOinE rie-Et TO work.
h. oore 3 Co. nave a large force o
| men emuloyeG in the mill and in build
ing houses for the following: Z. c. Bailey
r. S. hlCNair, P. Larsen, c. Washington,
| John haldeman, store building 1or
themselves. They are also about closing
contracts for three Others. BY the way
| iianyone cOntemDlateS building or want
material they are the ones TO write to
as tney are right on the ground and
are opliging and courteous.
There is a good chance here for wheel
| rignt and blacksmith, also for tin
smith and stove dealer
Mr.. knease, surveyor, is very busy
| running off lots for those who are wanting
to build.
| now need in this settlement is board
| ing house. Hotel NEilmay is al occu-
| pied. Settlers are coming mere all the
time with their families, and coming
| from a distance are obliged to stay some
| where while their houses are being erect
! ed. There are also mechanics, teamsters,
| roaC builders working on the tract VINO
| desire Accommodations. we VIII nave
| TO have house large enough to accomo-
date quite number OF people. The sur
| veyors grumble very much at not being
| able TO secure Accommodations 1Or tnelr
| corps OF assistants.
Moore Bros & Co. are building eigl-
| houses at present, an0 nave contracts
for several more. They have been unable
to secure men to do the work. They
| 90 not desire to hire men unless they
are actual settlers, as they are interested
| in seeing the place builC up and give
| the WORK TO those living ohere neeClng
| the nelp. They nave been successful in
securing two or three men which enables
them TO push on their work much more
| rapidly.
%
| ESTELLE.
| LII. 6onley on 9Th Avenue purchased
| d carload OF fertilizers 20 improve his
| farm. He is determ ined tC get some result
| for the WORK mat ne has done this Wlnt-
| er. After living in This place siG months
| he mas Is acres OF mis- iarm cleared and
| ready for cultivation, large buildings
erected and ne claims that is the best
| Sll- 1llOUlHS WOrk INA ne mas ever UOkG
| in mis- life.
Gustav Yanl,s has not much OF mis-
| land cleared by reason tnaJ he has been
| carrying on tne building business, but
ne says ne mas no reason TO regret NOV
| ing down TO this section OF the country.
| many new settlers are arriving and
| clearingS are being made throughout
| the entire place. There will be in the
| near future number OF buildings put
| up in the vicinity OF 18th Avenue. This
| section OF the country OF which the prop
erty has been somewhat backward in
| developing, we expect will make quite
| q start. -5tn Avenue is situated direct
ly in the vicinity OF the tract, and it
| is proposed TO name the station there
Central Station. There is talk OF large
| store, so ieet long, being erected and
being well stocked with groceries, cloth
| ing anC larm implements. This is 8
sten in the right direction.
| the SoutnJ Jersey company are prepaTa
ed to purchase wood at the price OF 81. ~
uer cord and deliver it at the station.
| This is for green wood. Ii however the
! settlers wish to lind a market for 1t IN
Philadelphia, they may do so independ-
ent of the company The market price
for nine wood raised in this section is
S4. Der cord: oak $3.50 delivered in
Philadelphia. The sum derived from
the clearing OF each property, If well
| covered with timber, should average
from S2o. to $40. per acre. The price
| OF lumber delivered in Milmay, which
NAV be purchased from the mill is as
follows: cedar siding ST.; pine 81 and
flooring $40 per thousand; sheathing
boards SIS; pine flooring, rough $3.50
per thousand; cedar shingles, AXIS,
S4. per thousand and all white pine
lumber, doors, frames, sashes, moulding,
etc at Philadelphia prices. They are
sold subject to special credits ranging
from ST. to So. per week., to lot own
ers who have paid 10 the value Of their
farm or lot. he will sell them lum ter
for 10 cash and the balance to be work
ed out at the convenience OF the settler
at the order of the improvement Com
pany.
Merchandise andcommodites can
be purchased at the following prices :
muslin, sc. a yard ;granlated sugar,
sc. pound coffee, Ar buckle s No. ],
26c. pound; teas, SOC. g poun men s
shoes, 81. 25 up; women s Shoes 81. so
| uD, and all other goods in proportion.
| Persons are under no o litigation to buy
in A1ilmay, although it is well to Dear
in mind that money left in the settle
ment is TO the advantage OF the town
and certain percentage of the benefit
is found to be shared by all in common.
ATLANTIC CITY.
The drug store of DR.. C. *. Harris, Oh
the Promenade near South Caroline