Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-02-19
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest From Hd-
joining Touns.
HppEAIHGs Ll0HG THE Shore RESIDENTS
WHAT Is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
sPIcY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CoRREsPoN-
DENTS. EvERYBoDY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY.
| Justice and Mrs. Henry Williams cele
brated the 22nd anniversary Of theil
marriage last week.
The Columbia Hotel is to he enlarged
at an estimated cost of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gregson very
pleasantly celebrated the twentieth anni.
versary of their wedding, last Friday at
their home Delaware and Atlantic aves
Thomas H. McGuigan was badly
stabbed and cnt by George MARITIME, an
| Italian, while the latter was under the
influence of liquor
The testament of Mrs. Bertha Fleish.
man. widow of the late Manager Israel
Fleishman, who died on the 9th instant,
was probated Friday by Register Smith
era. The property, amounting to $780,
900, is devised to the brothers. sisters
and other relatives of the deceased, ex-
pect 81 900 which is bequeathed to Mt.
Sinai Cemetery to keep the burial lot in
good repair.
The ladies of the Cynthia Home Com
munion, B. of u, celebrated st. Valen-
tines with Valentine Supper in Odd
Fellows Hall, last Friday night.
The Review says: William Oswald
has again come to the front with Rae
ing Toboggan Chute a combination OF
the toboggan slide and the shooting the
chutes ideas. 1t will be located on the
Promenade at Florida avenue. A tobog-
gon structure 60 feet high at the highest
point, surrounds a lake 16O by 26O feet
in size. There are two tObOggan slides,
one running in one direction, the other
in the opposite direction. Two cars are
loaded with eight passengers and boat
men each and hauled to the top of the
slide by machinery. The cars are re-
leased on reaching the top and speed
down the slide, each car dashiDg down a
sppara te slide aud in opposite directions
around the lake. At the bottom the
cars shoot out on the lake, the car that
il loaded the heaviest reaching the end
OF the trip first. A ride OF 1000 feet is
given. Walks and pavilions will sur
round the lake, and the entire structure
will be of steel. A stock company will
shortly be formed, capitalized at $685.
600 A captive balloon, with an ascent
ot 1000 feet, will also be an attraction" !"
The Seaside Hotel, greatly enlarged
and superbIy decorated, was formally
reopened Saturday evening. A very
large number of people were present
including many persons from Phlladt +
phia and other cities.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Central
Church will give Martha Washington
Iul course dinner on the night OF Thurs
day, February Goth, at Galen Hall.
On February 27th the Great State
Council of the Improved Order OF Rod
Men will be held in the city OF Trenton.
The annual election of ficers will take
place and stroDg fort is being made
to bring two of the offices to South Jer-
sey. Frank K. Field and Arthur ii.
Stiles have the support of the lodges Ill
this section of the State for the offices OF
Great representative to the Great Coun-
ell of the United States, and Great Junior
Sycamore uf New jersey, respectively.
Pastor 7. ]. Cross preached a very able
and eloquent sermon on Lincoln Sunday
evening.
Nothing has yet been done toward
saving the schooner A. A. Shaw which
stranded on Brigantine Beach nearly
two weeks ago. The wreckipg tug
North America still lies off Brigantiue
Beach about two miles to sea, her cap
tain being unwilling to venture closer to
the shore on account of the shoals. The
tug has on board two heavy sea anchors
to be used in working the schooner into
deep water.
Monday Captain II. Bowen went out
in his fi-hing smack to the tug to get the
anchors aud sink them in the surf a few
hundred yards from the shore, SO that by
attaching cables from them to the
stranded schooner the vessel might be
worked off the beach by her wlndlasses
at the next favorable high tide. On ac-
count of the rough sea and high wind
Captain Bowen returned without accom-
plisbiDg bis purpose. A further attempt
wilflikeIy be made today if the sea is
smooth enough.-Review.
The parents of Frank Lee Pierce who
was drowned at LongpOrt last week,
have offered $50 reward for the recovery
of their sous body. The beach is being
closely watched by the crews of all life
saving station.
Prot. John W. Tufts, of Boston, and
Mr.. Jnhnson, OF Minneapolis, visited the
schools Monday, accompanied by
Superintendent Pollard and Mr.. S. K.
Morse. During their visit to the Penn
sylvania avenue school, the Junior and
Senior class pupils rendered several
songs under the direction of Miss Rispah
Potter. Prof. Tufts was especially in
terpsted in the exercises, he being the
author of the system of singing used in
this city. Mr.. johnson is also closely
connected with the musical world. Prof.
Miller in brief SPEECH introduced Prof.
Tufts, who in q very complimentary
manner spoke of the work done by the
pupils. Prof. Miller then introduced Mr..
johnson who told of the pleasant Incl
dents in the life of a person living in the
world Of music.-Press.
The residents on north Connecticut
avenue were startled bv an explosion,
| followed by the sound OF crashing glass,
Monday morning, when the hot water
boiler in the house occupied by Fred
Hogan, 25 North Connecticut av5nue
blew up and wrecked the interior OF the
kitchen.
The Windsor Hotel, which has 8
| patronage all the year around from The
most fashionable and exclusive class O
tourists, was reopened on Tuesday aftel
having been closed several weeks il
order to make extensive improvements
The dtcorpt tors art has been lavishly
drawn upon, and the parlors, dining
room and exchange are luxuriOusly fur
nished and embellished.
At the meeting of the Council Monday
| it was voted to AK the legislature K