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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
DECKERS IN DIRT.
'z'r.s7ssserss Of Egeai Estate IL, Al
isaBtIc County last week

[~O Al.
Levi c. Albertson ct al Trustee to Harry L.
Smith one lot on plan Dock and Land Improve
ment Co. 5000.
Henry Barnett ct TX to Catharine E. Scott 25x
113 ft n side Atlantic ave 81 it W OF Montpelier.
S1.S00
Mary A. Tomlinson ct al to Malcomb n. Wood
ruff 25xlOo # II side Baltic ave 165 it OF Rhode
Island. SS25.
Anna r. Hutchinson to 7 izzie Rosenblatt 5Ox
$50 # side Atlantic ave so fte OF New Hampshire
S4.500
somers s. Lake ct ux to James L. Smith. 1o0x-
$50 feet n side Atlantic ave, 50 feet OF Daven-
port, $500.
Robert Il. Boyd ct ux to the Peoples Building
and Loan Association, 30xlO0 feet side Vermont
ave.. 80 feet OF Bait avenue. s2i00.
Elizabeth Gage to Thomas l. Gage. 30xS712
feet side Iowa ave. 70 feet of Arctic ave. s100
Elizabeth Gage to Thomas l.. Gage. 30xS712
fest side Iowa ave 10 it OF Arctic ave, sl.oO
Ralph A. johnson eft ais TO Julius Rothhoz 1ox
e5 SO it side Belmont ave $40 it OF Pacific ave.
$500.
Henry L. Elder to Maurice D Youngman 1O0x
117la 1T side Iowa ave 1879 it n OF Pacific ave,
$4,000.
Anna L. Hutchinson to Isaac Aikman 20xs0 IT
W side Deaw are ave. 1S0 tt OF Pacific ave. $3SO0
Levi {. AIbertson ct al to l. Whlden Moore .
lots on the Dock and Land Improvement 20.
Joseph II. Marvel ct ais to Ralph A. Johnson
ct oil 5.63X240 it W side Belmont ave 100 it OF
Pacific ave, @l4 800.
Philip O. Somers ct ux to John A. Jeffres 2jx60
it side Division st rs It OF Michigan ave, $780,
Ral,,h 4. johnson ct ais to Zeph S. Conover
IS. .6Sxs5 it side Belmont ave 100 it 5 OF Pacific
ave - 751
Clement j. Adams ct ais to Eva B. Clark S0xl25
it side Brighton ave 305 it of Atlantic ave.
$I400.
Walter c. Sooy eft al to James s. Irwin 25x50 TT
side Texas ave 100 it of Baltic $500
John Is Chambion ct ux to Florence Bagiey 65x
100 It W side Maryland ave l6O It OF Atlantic ave
$500.
John C. Baake ct TX to Hugo Garnick 50x10o it
& e cor Texas and Baltic aves~ss659.
Thomas L. French e TX to -aary ". Pharo 6
lots on philadelphia Dock and Land Improve
ment Co. s3225.
Catherine Buekbee to Mary S Fleming 34x115 It
side Arctic eve 150 fit side Vermont ave $4,000.
Levi G. Alhertson ct al trustee to A. E Mathis
. lots on Philadelphia Dock and Land Improve
In ent Co. $1,000.
Levi c. Albertson ct al trustee. to Louis
Krehnle. S lots on plan Dock & Land Improve
ment Company, 5000.
Isaac Bacharach ct ux to G. II. Fowler, 25xi5O
feet, side New Hampshire avenue, 15O feet
n OF Atlantic, S4 $50.
Frederick II. Roediger ct ux to Joseph Somers
25xlO4 feet, side Missouri ave-. 100 feet Of Bal
tic. lao.
Carrie B. Wilson ct ux TO James I. Bew ct al
irre2ular, AL feet OF Kentucky ave and 1853
feet of Pacific ave, $1,000.
Clement ]. Adams ct ais to Amanda urquhart
125x60 feet, side Brighton ave-, 2i5 feet OF
Atlantic, $500.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04

the Shelburne, recently received from
Governor Griggs the pen with which he
signed the Boardwalk law, that enables
Atlantic City to construct steel Esplan-
ade on the ocean front. He highly prizes
the memento, and wrote the Governor a
letter Of appreciation.
1t is stated that $3.50. 900 was recently
offered for the Brighton Hotel property.
At the seventh annual meeting of the
Mutual Building and Loan Association,
general business was transacted and
officers elected as follows: President,
VIM. H. Pollard; Vice President, Warren
| Somers; Secretary, Carlton Godfrey
Treasurer, John F. Turner; Solicitor,
Carlton Godfrey. Directors-Wm. A.
Faunce real estate and insurance; War
rem Somers, lumber and mill work; Ed
win Silvers, grocer; William Lowry, ex-
press Leonard Young, contractor and
boat builder John f. Turner, brick yard
and contractor; Van Buren Giffin, hard
ware; Carlton Godfrey, lawyer; VIM. NJ.
Pollard, physician. The annual report
showed the association to be in a very
strong financial condition.
Miss Mary A. Leidy of Philadelphia,
was painfully injured a few days ago by
falling down stairs ut the residence ol
her daughter, Mrs. James E. Reeves, on
Arkansas avenue. Mrs. Beasley Scull,
of Scullville, also met with a similar
accident at the home of relatives on
Georgia avenue on Tuesday, and her
recovery is doubtful.
| Tilierman William Akin. of the (food
Will Hook and Ladder Company, met 9
painful accident Thursday afternoon
about three O'Clock. The employees had
the truck out on an exercise run. Ths
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
ATLANTIC CITY.

The new Music Hall on Atlantic avenue
near Kentucky, has been leased to Lewis
H. Donnelly, the theatrical manager,
who will make extensive alterations and
run it as O theatre all the year round.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is to widen
South Carolina avenue ten feet.
Over three hundred persons attended
the reception given by the Ushers Union
Of the First Presby yterian Church Thurs
day evening last.
George Loder had an arm badly
crushed one day last week while coupling
freight cars.
Letter carrier James Johnson was
badly bitten last week by large st.
Bernard dog belonging to James
Aikman.
Comrada julius. Coty last Tuesday
evening rendered a reception to Joe
Hooker Post, No. 80, at Taylor's restau-
rant, in. honor of his forty-eighth birth
day. 1t was a most enjoyable occasion,
and was participated in by thirty-three
members, who continued the festivities
till midnight.
Mr.. James D. Southwick. manager 81
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
ESTELLE.

Mir. Bjorling, Of South Jersey avenue.
is enlarging his house.
The little baby born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Weber, of this place, has been named
Daniel after thefounder of this settlement
1t is pretty safe to say that half of the
boys who are born in Estelle in the next
ten years will be called Daniel.
We are glad to see Richard BlundelI
has invested in a new horse, and we
hope Mr.. Blundell, Jr., will restrain his
steeple chasing proclivities with this new
animal his father has purchased.
The people of Estelle often pay a
visit to the City Of Brotherly Love.
Mrs. NcNally and daughter were in the
City last week.
Mr.. Russell is stopping with Mr.. Boeh
ley, on 9th avenue dairy farm, until be
gets his house built.
What we need in this place is q good
live man who will buy up all our pro-
duce. Gustave lanks says there is a
living for any man who will do this. Ii
does not pay the Colonist to go to the
City every time they have ten or twelve
dozen eggs for sale
John Dougherty is thinking about
putting bis cash in q mule.
Deacon Fair was in Philadelphia
looking after church matters last week.
Our friend. George Bercht, calls on US
once in a while aud we always know
when he arrives.
Meat wagons now make their trips
through our town.
We notice the merchants OF surround
ing villages, who speak OF US as being in
the woods, think this good field to sell
their goods.
Hotel DeHatch, of which the latch
string is always out is the head-quar-
ters for social amusements OF the place.
Mr.. Barringer, of Second avenue, has
his Incubator running.
Peter Connolly has his contract nearly
completed at 18th and Atlantic aves.
Richard Casseboone is out again after
his recent illness. Mr.. Casseboone has
the honor of being the first person sick
in Estelle, but he says he contracted his
illness before he moved here, so it was
concluded by the Estelle Improvement
Company that he should not be ordered
to leave the place.
UtOrSe peiCudfO lttS GtNSA up AuuliuS
and has gone to work clearing land.
George says he killed two rabbits, but
as the office did not receive any as was
promised, we cannot vouche for this.
Benjamin Palmer, of New York, is
pleased with his lots 14th and Cape May
avenues. He is painting while waiting
for the clearing of 5 acres on his three
| farms.
The church which was started on the
lot is 22x30 feet, and will be fine
little chapel for the use of any religious
bodies who may visit here.
Nathan E. Parke, William c. Weber
and Gustave Yanks are the Trustees of
the church.
Notice-Any person desiring to loan
the sum of $500, on good security, to
the property owners of Esteile who have
their land improved, and house built.
will do well to communicate with I. B.,
Risley p. O., Atlantic County, n. j.. A
first mortage on property worth $4,000
] will be given.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
SEA VIEW.

Letters of Introduction are flying
from this place by the whole sale, but
no answers are given.
Leonard Robinson is on the measle
list. Frank Smith is recovering from
the same prevalent disease.
Mrs. Clayton is entertaining friends
from the city.
Mrs. Emma English has returned
home after spending q few weeks in
Philadelphia with her husband.
Harry Clayton is the proud owner
of fine mule.
Harry Clayton and Miss Cora Albert
son spent few days last week in Phil
adelphia.
Meetings are being held in Bethel NJ
Z. Church every night in tho week
Friends are Cordially invited to attend.
The young men OF this place are catch.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04

Collins at the home of r. |. Risley Esq
1t being Miss Collins birthday The eve
ing was pleasantly spent with playing
games aud music. After which refresh
ments were served in abundance
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Harrison Jenness en-
tcrtained few Of their friends at dinner
ou Sunday last emong those present
were: Hon. and Mrs. w. |. Newell, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Doughty, Mrs. Towel
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Adams, Mr..
and Mrs Charles Adams, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Collins, Mr.. and Mrs W. |. Newell
Jr. and Mr.. and Mrs. Preston B. Adams
and daughter.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
MfEMA Y.

During the past week quite q number
of purchasers have been on our tract.
At Mr.. Risley's Philadelphia office they
exceeding in prosperity any tract of land
that has been opened by them.
S. *. Moore and Bro, pioneer con-
tractors and proprietors of the saw mill
have received contracts for the erection
of several buildings to be located near
the town.
One of the most noticeable features
around Milmay is the pleasure with
which the older settlers welcome the new
people.
Among these new settlers we have a
class Of people who are ready for all i'm
provements, and coming as they do from
all sections of the country, as we have
had parties to purchase of us as far west
as Minnesota and the Dakotas, they bring
to us new ideas and new methods and
styles of farming, and one teaches the
other.
Mr.. John YOSt owns q fine farm on
South Jersey avenue, or the Stage Road
as it is called, and states that these
| people are not pioneers in any sense of
| the word. When he first came to the
Milmay section nine years ago, he had to
go nine miles to grocery store, and
being at that time in reduced circum-
| stances, he did not have a horse, and the
consequence was he had to walk nine
miles and return. Mr.. Yost now has one
of the finest farms in this section of New
Jersey. He has his land all clear and
under high state of cultivation, with
cows, horses and hogs, giving the place
the appearance Of a typical, and success
full Jersey farm. Mr.. Yoststates that the
soil responds readily to fertilizers, and il
a man will work there will be no doubt
as to his ability to succeed. The people
who come now and settle will not have
the Disadvantages to contend with that
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
MA VS. LANDING

A rumor is current here that the
officials of the West Jersey Railroad
have decided to shorten their line to
Ocean City and that large force of men
viii soon be put to work to carry the
project through. 1t is Impossible to
learn the Details other than that the
company will leave the main line at
Newfeld and run their Ocean City travel
over the Atlantic City branch to this
place A junction will be made below
the Industrial Brick Company's plant
and the road continue to and across
Great Egg Harbor Bay. This would do
away with the Company's line from Sea
Isle CITY along the coast to Corson's
Iuiet. 1t is claimed that the proposed
new route will shorten the distance from
Philadelphia to Ocean City at least
twelve miles Some credence is placed in
the rumor from the fact that workmen
spanning Babcock's Greek and that
force of surveyors are now at work
running Enes.-Record, Feb. 90.
Mr. aud Mrs. William Ingram and
daughter, OF Philadelphia, are here as
the guests OF Mrs. Maria Ingram.
The West Jersey Railroad has force
Of men at work putting in n new bridge
over Babcoc1s Creek.
Mr.. Joseph C. Smith and Miss Sylvia A.
Smith, both of this place We're united in
marriage at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage Saturday Is inst. Rev. J. FL.
Boyd performed the ceremony.
Mrs Hannah Moore, 'propictress of
Riverside Villa, will conduct boarding
cottsge at Atlantic City the coming
Summer.
President Samuel Fulton, of the Iudus-
trial Brick Company, bears a strickiug
resemblance to the late Hon. James G.
Blaine.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04

he had They will find schools and
churches about mile away from their
land and in the near future they will be
at their doors.
D. L. Risley is preparing a system of
advertising that will bring to the notice
OF all this tract of land, which together
with Estelle, contains 54 square miles Of
territory.
Some day when we are strong enough
we will have borough government and
will be able to help control the politics of
South Jersey.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04

Where is our Township committee
that they don't see after our roads that
leads from English Creek to Sculville? I?
They are in very bad condition.
John p. Smith and wife who have
been at Scullville since Oct returned
home few days ago.
Alice austin and daughter Amanda
spent Friday with her daughter Clara
in Mays Landing.
Mr. Somers l.. Albertson met with an
accident IN Atlantic City few days ago.
His horse ran away throwing him from
his wagon hurting him slightly.
Miss Rena Smith is numbered with
the sick. We hope for her speedy re-
covery.
Mr.. John Ouch and wife visited this
place on their wheels a few days ago.
Miss May Barrett has purchased
new organ.
Owing to the storm on Saturday the
Ladies Aid Society of the N. E. Church
was postponed unjl next Saturday
evening.
Capt. Henry Lee has been home spend
ing few days with his wife.
SoMERS POINT.
At the citizens caucus held Saturday
night, the following ticket was placed in
nomination: For Mayor, Enoch A. Hig-
bee, Esq; Borough Clerk, Winfield r. Fox;
for Council. Henry Northaker, Elmer
Brown and Henry H. VanSant; Com
missioners of Appeal, Ephriam Connelley,
Job ". Steelman and Amos Lewis: Sur
veyors of Highway, Matthew Fife and
William B. SteelmaD; Pound Keeper.
Wilmer Burning. The nominee for Mayor
is practicing lawyer and Government
Customs Collector at this port OF entry
The well known Stuth's Excursion
House has been sold to a Philadelphia
party, who it is said will make some
desirable changes in it.
The Philadelphia and New York papers
published a half column article concern
ing the candidates for the nomination of
mayor of this borough which seemed to
interest the people very much SO we take
it for granted that an account Of the
nomination OF the successful candidate
will be easinteresting. Thepapers referred
to wrote that there were forty voters
and thirty-nine and ten-tenths of them
wanted to be mayor. Fourteen already
having declared their intentions to
attempt to secure the nominations.
When the chairman called the caucus to
order at P. M. Saturday evening, every
one of the fifty-four vo ters present seemed
to be supplied with an armload of note
paper to keep tally on the candidates;
for unless some voter bolted his ticket
they would each receive one vote Henry
Northaker was elected chairman and
when he announced that the nominations
for mayor were now in order, 107 eyes
went searching for ourfuture mayor, Zone
eye couldn't see under the brim of the
chairman's cap.) and finally 105 of those
eyes rested on Z. A. Higbeo, who was
nominated by acclamation. The caucus
then adjourned and the voters went home
satisfied that they had nominated for the
various offices men whose competency
and honesty are of the highest order and
that our borough will be well governed.
Wilfred Bunting received his cognomen
''Lochinvar" by carrying away a young
lady On bike rather than on horse
back. We are sorry that we have no
modern Sir Walter Scott to immortalize
Bunting name and success in a poem.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
SHORE PAPER OF ATLANTIC COUNTY.
THE BOROUGH ELECTION.

1E DUkUUdH EHEOIlUN.
whom printed another column So all
the
that that believe that the
accountability
of the borough We the the citizens Pleasantvi
last and the and that end will whatever contribute
that and will advocate the election who by their ability
and education best qualified render the best public service The Press has
for believed
and against what believed will still continue do that and
invites who believes that still possible
III tne mas tne knowing nat mas
awakened public opinion and thus far accomplished mission
local traightahead they
let things drift aloug the loose old fashioned that will
exactly powers that be
exceeding
purpose printing expenditures
Borough
tell why7 Not This
that should attended by Council We
formed that acon this particular oversight We hope this the
Legislature passed
which approved by the Governor March 7t 1896 providing follows
"a supplement entitled for the formation of borough
after be elected to serve for the term two years.
another The that provides for for the Mayor also
contains the following section:
boughs INCORPORATED under
the act which this supplement shall have the right by vo designate
annually the ballots used voting borough
be deemed advisable all
connected with said boroughs.'
That effect the seventh last March, and think the
has violated by its refusal mildly print
you trading sorekeper dollars
twelve hundred dollars eaeh asked him
think he refused Borough
The
tanacng the public business If the
by voting
money
be the Councils the demand the
borough expenses.
peoples demand for information in one
thing another The members of the Council have right
thirty they
hundred times that amount involved The
Mr. Ezra Mathis our candidate or council the southern the borough
the member that district and
bidding thoroughly independent
making fully understand the always voting
support gained larger support
that class citizens who are not confined strictly TO narty nmna
his honorable his experience
believe he will make candidate and think
Mr. E. R. Rates. the gentleman nominated for Justice the Peace
bright intelligent and honorable There
elected one Of which that his location The convenience to the public
this particular Office should be considered wisely by ALL 1t
parties living may
printing department steady
mistake thew
thoroughly honest upright
and well qualified the position for which has nominated Tme
applies him. His
the West Jersey depot Shore
central location We believe that candidate
the PRESS earnestly expects his election
Mark the candidate
known to everybody the borough He is familiar with values and
personal and upright character who
nation of his fellow citizens Give him VOTE
to
introduction readers Ripe Judgment
required of him
declined
he
the Charles
intelligent fully capable performing the duties of the
For Constable Mr. Ezra
the PRESS hopes him elected by good majority
Poundkper West nominated on both tickets likely will
be reelected.
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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
NEWS FROM Our
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items of Interest From Hd-
Joining Touns,
HAPPENINGS AA0HG The Shore RESIDENTS

WHAT Is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EyERYBODY's BUSINESS.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
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ENGLISH GREEK.

ing oysters by the whole sale twenty to
thirty bushels day.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04

Where is our Township committee
that they don't see after our roads that
leads from English Creek to ScuIlville? I?
They are in very bad condition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
POSTAL REPORT.

Washington, Sept. OR. A. Max
well, fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral, has made his annual report to the
postmaster general for the year ending
June 30. 1886. The principal divisions
of the department under his care are
appointments and inspectors. The re,
port shows that the total number. of
postofiices in operation in the United
States is 70,360. OF these 66, 120 are
fourth class offices and 3635 prcsiden.
tal, being an increase over the last fiscal
year of 296. During the year 2046
postoflices were established and 100 dis
continued. The total appointments for
the year were 1880 and the total
number of cases acted on 1928. Mr..
Maxwell points out that there has been
a decrease in the number of postoilice
and mail burglaries, owing to the killing
and arrest of many desperadOcs engaged
in the business. During the year There
were 2016 arrests, of which number 15e
were postmasters. During the yeal
there were 1868 complaints treated
affecting foreign matters. OF these
$50 related to registered matters and
5JI4 to ordinary matter.