Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-02-05
MISS JOHNSON FOUND
DEAD IN HER BED.
Man Dies From the Effects of
an assault.
A BRIEF DIGEST OF THE WEEKS HAPPENINGS

A COLUMN OF JOTTINGS CONDENSED Fol
QUICK READING, THAT READERS MAY
KEEP POSTED ON THE DOINGs IN THE
CITY BY-THE-sEA.
ATLANTIC Cry, Feb 3-Miss HANNAH
S. Johnson, aged so years, was found
dead in bed yesterday at her home
11S North Congress street, by her sister
Ida, who had been away from the house
visiting friends since Thursday morning
A postmortem examination by County
Physician Souder resulted in verdict OF
death from heart failure. 1t is thought
she died Friday night. Miss johnson
was the daughter of Mark johnson, OF
Port Republic. and was a relative OF
Sheriff Johnson.
William H. Collins former resident OF
Phladelphia, died suddenly this after
noon at Horizons hotel, Railroad ave.,
above South Carolina avenue, the direct
result of injuries inflicted by Henry H.
| Curriden, whose home is at 40 North
Eleventh street, Camden. The two men
met on Texas avenue early this morning
and got into an alteration over some
old grievance. Curriden blackened both
OfCollins' eyes, and, according to his
own acknowledgment, struck him over
the left temple with the handle of a
hammer. Collins returned to his hotel
about 9 O'Clock and went to his room.
His head was bandaged and his face
showed numerous bruises, but Davis L.
Horton, the keeper of the house, thought
the injuries were trifling DR.. W. Blair
Stewart was summoned later, but said
the injured mans wounds were not ser
| iOus. Curriden was arrested Monday
night by Sergeant Leeds. He said the
dispute started in the rear of No. 40
Texas avenne, opposite the house of a
woman named Lizzie Ireland, with whom
| Currie resided. He acknowledged hav-
| ing struck Collins with the hammer
handle. The woman who witnessed the
assault, was also arrested. Collins. who
has resided here for the past five years,
was a plasterer bv trade, and was en-
| gagged on one of the new cottages going
up on st. Charles place. He was ~
years of age and quiet, inoffensive dis
position. He was unmarried. His as
sailant is 32 years of age and a single
man.
O. H. Guttridge has gone to Florida
for awhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Beck, of Woot-
ton ave., gave musicale to their friends
last Tuesday evening. Among those
who added to the enjoyment of the even
ing were: Misses Jesse and Pauline
Carter, Agnes and Virginia Conover, Clara
Higbee, Abbie Ogden.
The Ascension church will hold a
bazaar shortly after Easter.
The annual meeting of the stock hold
ers of the Atlantic City Loan and Build
ing association, was held last week.
The twenty annual report show
ed it to be prOspering. and that during
the year $4,000 worth of stock had
been sold. The following officers were
elected President, Smith Conover: vice
president, c. J. Adams; treasurer, S. R.
Morse; secretary, Henry r. Albertson;
solicitor, S. D. Hoffman; directors, JOS
eph A. Barstow, John B. Champion.
Smith Conover, G. J. Adams, Thos. X.
Reed, NJ. D.. E. V. Corson, Silas R. Morse,
L. Evans, J. L. Baier, Jr. Committees
appointed were: Finance, T. X. Reed,
M. D., Lewis Evans, Smith Conover.
property, S. R. Morse, J. B. Champion,
G. Adams. On law and mortgages,
j. L. Baier, E. V. Corson, J. A. Barstow.
William Leinbach is in the hospital
suffering from contact with live wire.
A very pleasant party was given by
Miss Bertha Adams at her home, 11S S.
Carolina ave-, to which she invited q
number of her young friends. The en-
tertainment was called a "Carpet Sew
ing Party" During the evening num-
ber of games were played and refresh
ments were served. Among the guests
were: Mrs. Anna Ireland, Mrs. NJ. E.
Adams, Mrs. S. Ell. Sickler, Mrs. Hut
Crimson. Mrs Lottle Frambes, Mrs. Hat
tie Frambes, Stella Davis, Madge Bech-
tel, BERTHA Adams; and Messrs Valde-
mar Edwards, William Neavling, J. VIII
bur Price, Charles B. Evans, Harry
Sickler, Walter Clement and G. l.. Cake.
Mrs. Judith Robinson, of Sea View,
mother of Sergeant GeorgeW. Frambes' g
wife, is visiting the latter at 81 N. Mary
land ave. Mrs. Robinson is eighty-seven
years old.
A Leap Year party was given at the
| Hotel Dennis, last Friday night, and
| the conditions usual to social affairs
were completely reversed. The young
| ladies called in carriages for their friends
and took them to the ball room. There
! the girls asked, with program and pen
Gil in hand, for dances, and during the
intermissions, they led their partners to
secluded spots, and it is even hinted that
in more than one case, the question was
popped to their blushing male compan-
ions. The affair was quite successful.
The contract has been awarded to R
d. Wood & Co. for extending the water
works, they being the lowest bidders.
The Ushers union of the First Presby.
| terian church after prayer meeting the
other night, arranged for musicale or
next Monday evening, and sOciable al
the end of the month in the Hotel Irving
ton. The following were appointed
ushers for February: morning session
J. l.. Baier, Jr., Joseph L. Shaner, Pro
fessor H. P. Miller DR.. C. Raith, Harry
Fairbain, l.. d. Alger. Evening service
j. w. Woods. Vincent P. Merrell. R. P
Littlepage, Edward Wilbank, Howard
Staut and W. d. Clement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur knauer gave 9
progressive euchue party at their home
on Chalfonte avenue last Tuesday even
ing.
Matoca council, Daughters of Pocahon.
tas, had quite an enjoyable gathering
at the coffee sociable given at the Castl'
on New Jersey ave. for the benefit of tn,
Lady Red Men of Hammonton las
Tuesday night. Among those present
were: Misses Flemming, Malatesta
Name Miller, Eva Clark, Nellie France
L. Hyres, Emily Shovel, j. Wescoat
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