Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-09-23
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items of Interest from Ad-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBoDY's BUSINESS.
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There are some hall dozen club houses
there and while some of them have been
conducted with due regard to law and
order it has been notorious fact that
others, and notably the Ozone, have con-
Quoted themselves in the most fragrant
defiance OF the law and common decency.
The necessity for some step being taken
for the suppression of the spirit of
lawlessness which has had such q
prejudicial effect on the reputation of the
place has been felt by many citizens but
no one seemed disposed to take the
initiative until the past summer, when
the newly elected Mayor Higbee de-
termined to exert his full power to
suppress the nuisance. He was so well
supported that there were no less than
twenty of the most respectable residents
| in :. nee on the court prepared to
testify as to the character of the house.
1t was abundantly shown by the wit
nesses that scenes of drunkenness, prOfane
and ribald language were of daily occur
ance while night was made hideous by
the drunken orgies that were protracted
until past midnight. Their past i'm
munity had rendered them so bold that
when expostulated with they openly
dtfied both public sentiment and the
| law. There was feeble attempt at
defense on the ground that the defendant
Boyer should not be held accountable
for the whole club but the court ruled
| that in such case every member per-
sonally present was undoubtedly respon-
sible for any indictment for keeping q
disorderly house.
The jury very promptly found verdict
| of guilty and we congratulate the citi-
zeDs of Somers Point on their success in
| their first effort to redeem the character
| of their community to render it attrac-
| tive to respectable visitors and to teach
| tough and vicious characters that it is
a good place to avoid.
The Morris Guards have made this an
eventfnl week for Somers Point. Most
| of the girls of this quiet resort have be-
| come infatuated with the Guards hand
some faces and shapely forms. But
" hen these beautiful men in blue tried to
| hypnOtise the Somers Point baseball
nine their fascinating charms we're out of
working order and they were as unsuc-
cessful as was the other famous beauty,
Cleopatra, against the cold calculating
| Augustus Caesar. With military step
they. marched to the plate, grabbed the
bat, and as if welding machet against
some invading army, for they gave q
terrific ''swipe" at the ball, expecting to
hear noise as loud as the report of q
cannon and see the ball as if shot from
such gun tear great holes in some
cabbage patch away off in Cape May
County, but alas! the noise in nearly
every instance was like that heard in
grave yard when the rabbit with the
mascot hind feet comes out to play.
Only five men reached first base, and the
band played for this lucky quintet eve
wont 90 home until morning" Inc
| following is the score by innings:
| Morris Guards 90 3 s
Somcs Point o 0 0 51O-1512 /
Battery-Morris Guards, Kerr and
Wilson; Somers Point, Robinson and
Cavilleer; Umpirc-Mr. Rose.
The Atlantic City soldier boys have
put in lively week at Camp Daniel Nor
ris--ever so much more pleasantly than
if they had been in actual warfare
where nasty gunpowder is burned
risAt nnder your nose, and
where flying fragments of lead and
and iron are liable ito rip up your
anatomy at any moment. The arduous
| (?) duties of our own seaside warriors
have consisted partly of skirnishing for
calico, making raid on fish and CLAIMS,
and bombaring some susceptible female
heart. The camp was a model of neat
ness and discipline and very large
number of people visited it during the
week. The. music of the Ringgold Band
was pleasant feature and the concerts
were greatly enjoyed by the crowds as
sembled it listen to them. On "visitOrs
day" many friends and relatives came
over from Atlantic City and got a
glimpse Of military life in its most attrac-
tive form. The young men who COM
pose the company, while full of fun and
eager for amusement, were gentlemen,
and have made a favorable impression
upon all our citizens. On Sunday a
large crowd gathered to hear the music,
witness inspection and etc.
BAKERSyILLE.
Mr.. William Boice was in Atlantic City
| on Thursday.
Mr.. Edward Ryon and family spent
Sunday with relatives at Pleasantville.
| Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Steelman visited
Camp Morris, at Somers Point, on Sun
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Hezikiah ireland enter
tanned q party of friends at dinner on
Sunday.
| SCULLVILLE.
Mrs. George Jeffries spent Tuesday
with relatives in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. v. B. Scull of Allan
tic City were the CUES Is of relatives in
town on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Newell Jr. and
daughter of Pleasantville visited Mrs.
Newell's father Capt. Japhet Champion
several days the past week.
+ ABSECON.
Mrs. Peter Reed is slowly convalescing.
Mrs. DR.. Waters has had her property
enclosed with q neat fence.
The M. EsCemetcry is being beautified
by cutting the grass, laying out flower
beds etc.
Capt. Peter Reed and Miss Laura
Babcock were ut Camp Morris, Somert
Point on Sunday.
Editor Hall and wife Of the Daily Union
Atlantic GtY we're inrtpvR on Friday
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