Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-10-14
Oscar Vansant, Edward Rothenberger,
Edward Robinson, Lewis Diether, James
Garfield Scull.
ABSECON.

Of Pleasantyille were in town on Tues
day.
Mr.. Wilson was an interested specta-
tor at the republican meeting in Red
Men 3 Hall, Pleasantville, on Saturday
evening.
Miss Laura Adams was Philadel-
phia visitor Friday last.
Rev. 2. T.. Dugan and DR.. johnson
were in Atlantic on Thursday attend
ant on the District Epworth League
Convention.
The W. C. T. u. held delightful par
lor meeting at the charming home OF
Mrs. C. P. johnson on Tuesday afternoon.
OnTuesday Oct. l 9th Miss Edythe
B. Hubert, a graduate OF Baltimore
School OF Oratory, assisted by the best
musical talent OF Absecon, will give
recital for the benefit OF the public school
at Walter g Hall.
Thewearingofv vulgar cigarette buttons
at school was promptly forbidden by
the principle last week.
The C. E. SOCIALIST stweek was decided
success, both socially and financially.
Many Of our townspeople viewed
the high tide here on Monday. 1t was
the highest known by the oldest resi-
dents.
No express ira ms have pa ssed through
here since Sunday last. Absecon is the
terminal for the accommodation trains.
Our jovial telegraph operator has
won many friends by his obliging man
ner.
The Port Republic stage now makes
trips to this place to meet trains.
Miss Lottie Babcock is visiting rela
tives in Pittsburg, Pa.
Huber Kane, of Leeds Point will
attend Temple College, Philadelphia.
The passengers who came down to
take the c. & A. r. r. train for Phila-
delphia, Tuesday morning were trans
ferred to Pleasantvill and taken up on
the West Jersey.
Frank Devine, of this place, who lett
here suddenly several months ago and
who was charged with forgery, was
arrested at Red Bank, n ]. where he
WAS working under an assumed name.
Deyine 8 alleged forgery was committed
last November. He came to this place
and had q note discounted at one OF
the Banks at Atlantic City. The endors-
ers on the note were his sister, Annie
L. Devine, Henrietta Sooy, J. M. Strang
and William C. Cordery, all OF this place.
Not long after it's being discounted, the
discovery was made that all the endorse
ments had been forged.
8; In speaking of his travels sine disap-
pearing last November, Devine said he
had been all over the country, going
first to Chicago and then to San Fran
cisco. He spent a while in Savannah
and Jersey City. He went from the lat
ter place to Camden and then to Ped
Bank, where he remained. He has tray
eled under the aliases of Claude, Cole
and Clark.
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SIS: Col. Hatch was visitor at Mr.. Valen-
tine g home last Sunday.
:; John A. Hartman, of Allegheny City,
Pa, who owns farms 24S and 249, tract
5 at this place, arrived last week with
his family. household goods, farming
implements and live stock. Mr.. Hart
man evidently means business and we
extend to him hearty welcome and
feel sure that he will prosper.
So: Col: Hatch says that he will give
half acre OF ground to any manufa ctur-
ing concern that will put up factory
and employ twenty hands. The Colonel s
land is very convenient to the railroad
station -
II. L. Norton, a prominent citizen of
Cleveland, Ohio, was here last week and
awarded the contract for building q
large poultry house on his farm on Thir
tenth avenue.
Ruchholtz K Co., on Quarry avenue,
are well pleased with their prospects,
and have named that section of Tract II
"FOrtuneville." This is not on the map
but they claim it will soon be improved
enough to place it there.
Mr.. Hasselbalch, of Sweden, has arrived
in Estelle with his family and made ar
rangements with the Estelle Building
Company to erect dwelling for him on
Tenth avenue. He and his folks will
board with the Bjorlings until his house
is completed.
Messrs. Mcdonald & Smith now have
their cane factory finished and running
with twenty men. In q little while they
expect to increase the number. They
are satisfied and say they can get all the
wood for canes, umbrella handles, etc.,
on the ground without bringing them
from adjoining counties.
Mr.. Ellison, of New York city, is hav-
ing cosy cottagr built on Twelfth ave-
nue., near the Grassy Pond station.
Last week saw Mr.. Ellison here for the
first time, though his wife came here
about two months ago and arranged
for the construction OF the house which
is being erected by the Estelle Building
Company.
The lumber has arrived for the new
station at Grassy Pond and men are
now engaged in putting in foundations.
The station will be 14x16 feet with all
improvements. The location of this
depot being about the center of the
colony, it is expected that it will soon
develop and do as much business per.
month as either of the other stations
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