Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-05-13
ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY.
The construction of the new steel
walk and the laying OF new water
main along the Beach front keeps things
| pretty well torn up.
The iron pier has been leased by Min
strel Manager Cleveland who will run
a minstrel and variety show through
| the entire season.
The hauling OF the big fish-net daily
on Yung & McShea 8 Pier is beginning
to attract public attention again, espec-
tally among those who are not famil-
lar with the contents OF Old Ocean.
There was good crowd OF visitors
came down on Sunday to get cooled
OF, but they found the weather here
about as hot as it was in Philadelphia.
Atlantic with a westerly wind and the
mercury at "a in the shade is hotter
than the hinges of Tophet. There was
big crowd up at the Inlet, and the
yachtmen did good business.
The action OF City Council relative
to the purchase and condemnation OF
the Opera House lot has been certior-
aried to the Supreme Court for review
by Messrs. Wolf and Louchheim, the
owners OF the property. Copies OF the
certiorari were served on City Clerk Ire
Ian and the City Hall Commissioners
on Saturday. Council offered $4,000
for elot, nditbeingreiusedth the Comms
sioners recently commenced proceedings
to condemn the property at $4,000.
Unless the matter is speedily gotten
out OF the courts the new City Hall pro-
iect is likely to be indefinitely postponed.
City Solicitor Endicott on Saturday
gave notice to Supreme Court Justice
Ludlow that he would apply for the
appointment OF commissioners to con-
demn beach front property where the
right OF way for the new Walk is not
given voluntarily.
1t is expressly stated in the easement
deed which beach front owners sign
in giving the right OF way to the city
to construct the new Walk across their
property that the municipality shall
not give any railroad corporation at
present incorporated or to be incorporat-
ed the right to operate along the beach
front.
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LEEDS POINT.
Mr.. David Blackman is very low at
this writing.
Mrs. Absalom Higbee was in Phila-
delphia on Friday.
Mr.. Fred Strickland is at home again.
Mr.. Harry Smallwood OF Brigantine
is visiting relatives here.
At meeting OF the Epworth League
of the Smithville M. E. Church the fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, Our Heavenly Father, on
the fifth day of April, 1896, did remove
by death, at the age OF fourteen, our
much esteemed sister and member OF
our League, Miss Lille Bowen:
Therefore, beitresolved that we hereby
recognise theloss we sustainin theremov-
al OF one so exemplary in character,
80 diligent and faithful in the discharge
of duty, and also the lesson we should
learn to be more watchful and careful
in preparation for death, as we know
not at what hour the Son Of Man cometh.
Resolved, that we, as an association,
bow in humble submission to the Divine
will knowing that "He doeth all things
well"
Resolved, That we hereby extend
our heartfelt sympathy to the sorrowing
family in this their sore bereavement.
Resolved, That this action be publish
ed in the newspapers and entered on
the minutes OF the League, and copy
transmitted to the family OF the deceased.
Sarah Smith, 3
Adelia Cain, f
Richard S. Price, Committee.
The public school closed Wednesday
May 18th.
Mrs. Sarah Smith spent Monday
in Atlantic City.
The anniversary OF Viola Lodge, No.
2O3, /. 0. 0. F., was celebrated Satur-
day night.
Mrs. William Eldrige and family Of
Conshohocken are visiting relatives in
this place.
The anniversary services of the Ep-
worth League will be held May 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Kane, Mrs. Flor
ence TowneSnd and daughter and Mrs.
Leonard Smith spent Friday OF last
week at New Gretna..