Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-05-06
ATLANTIC CITY.

day afternoon at the Gazette office IN
regular sess on. Messrs G. H. Jenness
and Hugh Collins OF the Plea santville
Press, were elected to active member
ship. A total of seventy honorary mem
bers have been added to the Club.
The Streets, Walks and Drives Com
mittee OF City Council held special meet
ing Thursday evening in Judge Thomp-
son S office, and ordered the removal
OF all electric wire poles from the beach
front wherever the same interferes with
the line OF the new ocean Walk.
P eter Kavanagh, plumber OF Phila
delphia, was scalded Thursday by
pot OF molten solder being spilled over
his head. The scalding contents OF the
pot poured down his back and only
the mans thick underclothing saved
him from fatal injury.
A large gang OF men were at work
yesterday digging a deep trench along
the beach front for the rter main. AS
soon as the trench is inished the big
twelve-inch pipes will be laid, and it
is expected that water will be flowing
through the main in a month or so.
For the greater part OF the distance
the main will be on the outside OF the
present and on the inside OF the new
Walk.
Early on Saturday morning theJapan
ese store OF Yohoya & Co., at States
avenue and the Promenade, was broken
into and robbed, probably by the same
gang who last week robbed the Bohem-
ian glass store.
A rear entrance was forced open, the
thieves wrenching off staple and hasp
to effect an entrance.
A quantity OF glassware valued at
over $100 had been placed on the floor
and crushed perhaps by the feet OF the
robbers. Other articles to the value
OF about SO. arenissing. No clue has
yet been obtained as to the identity
of the burglars.
Otto Joatz, OF S21 Atlantic avenue,
met with a painful accident Sunday,
by taking header while riding his bicy-
Gle on Atlantic Avenue His arm was
badly bruised and it was necessary for
him to go to the City Hospital for treat
ment.
Capt. and MIS- Ben Sooy returned
to their home in this city Saturday,
after nearly six months absence in Flori-
da, where they went in company with
Senator M. S. Quay, OF Pennsylvania.
Exo-Councilman Albert E. Moerk
has resigned as Director OF the Atlantic
City Maennerchor. Mr.. Moerk contem-
plates the organization of an American
chorous in this city.
About forty teachers attended the
first, second and third grade teachers
examna tions attheHigh School on
Friday and Saturday. County Superin-
tendent S. D. Holman and City Super
intendent Pollard conducted the examin-
alton. This is the largest number known
to have attended in many years.
Colonel Eyre Pile, OF this city, has
presented to Commander B. l.. Stevens,
OF Joe Hooker Post piece OF the Amer
ican flag that floated over Fort .McHen-
ry at the time OF the bombardment,
and when Francis Scott Key wrote the
"Star-Spangled Banner"
Quietly and in it's usual conservative
fashion the Pennsylvania Railroad man
agement is at work on plans for the
summer travel to Atlantic City. The
old standard will be fully maintained
and where the public safety or comfort
demands or prudence warrants, improve
ments will be added.
1t is not an easy thing to obtain from
those connected with this company any
thing relating to their plans, but it is
known that three OF the finest locomo-
| ho W. 6o
called into service on the Atlantic City
line this summer to maintain the record
for speed.
Professor" G. H. Walters, the eccen-
trio character who has freQuented this
city for several years past, and who
was reported dead last year, has turned
up alive and well after long sojurn
in an insane asylum in Washington,
Prof. Walters went to the Capital with
iewto occupying President Cleveland s
seat in the White House, but finally
concluded not to oust Grover just at
present. He will be welcomed back to
Atlantic City as enthusiastically as a
mother with big family would welcome
the appearace OF he whooping cough.
Oscar Smith, a five year old son Of
Henry Smith, was accidentally shot
on Monday while playing with his faith
er s loaded revolver. The bullet penetra-
ted the head and lodged under the ear
in a position that made it dangerous
to probe for it. The doctor thinks there
is chance for the little fellow to live
if blood poisoning does not set in.
The six-year old son and only child
OF Edward Baker was run over by q
heavy truck and instantly killed on
Monday. '<@ =
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ESTELLE.
Hotel DeHatch is prospecting and
| the latch string is always out.
Peter Rotskie, on 9Th avenue, has
| one acre under cultivation.
Our farmers are making good progress.
Many of them have crops planted on
ground which was year ago prime
| val forest.
Mr.. Boehly has six acres planted and
is preparing six more; he also has two
acres laid out in an orchard and has
planted apples, pears and peaches.
Mr.. Yanks, on 11th avenue, has four
acres planted and is working four acres
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