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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
The Borough Council.

The Borough Council met at the Coun-
Gil Chamber Monday evening at P. NJ.
The time it has previously adjourned
to-with Mayor Farr in the chair and
all the member present except Frank E.
Adams. The following bills were pre-
sented, audited and ordered paid. VIM.
Leach services on the election board ST.
10. John Sanders. services on election
board $11.62. Pleasantville Weekly
PRESS for publishing the Borough clerk
and collectors report. and for printing,
SITS.
Under the head of unfinished business,
the Committee appointed to consider the
purchase of a chemical fire engine report,
ed in favor of the Howe machine, after
having given their opinions that it met
the requirements at the test on Satur-
day. Several citizens not members OF
the Council were called upon by the
mayor to give their views upon the sub
iect, and all agreed that the engine was
given fair test. After reading the con-
tract with the Howe Company, it was
voted to transfer $4OO. from the Poll
Tax fined to that of Borough Purposes,
and also $50 "a of the Railroad Tax.
1t was then voted to pay the Company
$4OO. cash, and the balance by note
payable in one year from date.
At the conclusion of the business relat-
ing to the purchase of the fire engine, the
old Council adjourned sine die. and the
two new members, Samuel Price and
Charles Wagner, were sworn in Us the
successor of Ezra Mathis. and Pardon
Adams.
The new Council organized by electing
Michael Lutz as President to act. during
the absence of the mayor, and Japhet
Price as temporary clerk, and the rules
governing the old Council were adopted.
The following officers were elected
Road Supervisor-Etijah Adams. Mem
bers of the Board Of Health for three
vears-Dr. R. NJ. Sooy, Samuel Bartlett.
Marshal, Henry Reinar. During the
evening Dr. Sooy was sworn in as Asses
sor and Frank Reinar as Judicious Free
holder. Just before midnight the mayor
announced that he would appoint the
committees at the next meeting, after
which the Council adjourned to Monday
evening March %.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
SEA VIEW.

Mrs. Maggie Dilks and Miss Amanda
Dilks spent Sunday with Mrs. Rebecca
Robinson.
Capt. Thos. j. Steelman, who was
nearly shipwrecked between Cape Look
out and Cape Hatteras, returned home
from Baltimore Saturday evening.
Capt, John Fisher has returned home
on a visit to his family.
Mrs. J. C. Steelman is suffering with
the rheumatism.
Henry Clayton, Alonzo Vansant and
Fred Smith will take trip across the
broad Atlantic to spend a year with
friends on the other side.
John c. Ingersoll has gone to Atlantic
City for the remainder OF the winter.
VIM. English, local "bike" rider, tried
his speed from the W. j. r. R., Pleasant
vile, down to G. W. Hagertheys store,
one day last week and made the distance,
five and one-eighth miles, in twelve
minutes.
Next Saturday VIM. English and Wm.
Keates will have a bicycle race from
Somers Point to PleasantviJle and
return.
Sidney and Clarance Albertson spent
Sunday in this place.
Japhet Booye took spin Oh his wheel
to Atlantic City on Friday, remaining
until Monday.
Mrs. Hickman has been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John c. Steelman.
Leonard s. Robinson is about again
after suffering with the measles.
We have got sixteen bicycles in this
place, nearly all painted red and they
make quite show when put together
Joseph Clayton and Enoch Clayton had
race recently and Joseph came out
ahead.
James Haines spent q few days OF
last week in Swedesboro, \. j.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18

served the guests took their pencils and
cards and each wrote what thew thought
the Others represented. Mrs. Hates was
fortunate enough to win the first prizf
while a tie existed between Mrs. North
and Mr.. Hates for consolation prize,
which finally fell to Mr.. Hates. An
impromptu literary programme wound
up the evenings festivities which were
greatly enjoyed by DR.. and Mrs. J. Henry
North, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Luke Race,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Collins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ewalt Richman Hates, Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Ryon, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ.
Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin p. Risley and
Mr.. and Mrs. William |. Newell Jr.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
ENGLISH GREEK,

At the last meeting held at the Hunting
Grounds of Miami Tribe No. 80, Imp'd.
O. R. NJ. of this place, the following
resolutions were passed:
Whereas. The Great Spirit has seen fit
to remove from this home of our beloved
friend and brother, the husband and
father of the private wigwam, DR.. Sher-
man DeMill and
Whereas, DR.. DeNlill was respected
and honored citizen Of the community in
which he dwelt, we feel it our duty to
convey to the members of his family our
sincere sympathy in their hour Oftrouble.
Therefore be it
Resolved, that Miami Tribe, No. 80, l.
o. R. NJ chsrter be draped for period
of thirty suns and that we do hereby ten
der our heart felt sympathy and respect
to the bereaved family and that these
resolutions be spread on the records OF
the Tribe and a copy sent to the bereaved
family and also copy to the Pleasant
vile PRESS.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles l.. Smith
Henry Steelman Committee.
Lewis III. Smith
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
LiNWOOD.

At Tuesdays election the entire Repub-
Ian ticket was elected as follows: Coun-
cilmen, Reuben l.. Somers James Som
ers Chosen Freeholder for Egg HarbOr
Township, Lewis Ii. Smith; Justice of
the Peace, w. FL. Hawk; Commissioner
of Appeal, Willard Burroughs; Survey
ors of Highways, John d. Sanders,
Harry Clayton, Constable, Thomas
Samson; Overseer of Poor, Thomas
Samson; Poundkeeper, Thomas Samson.
Appropriations were authorized as fol-
lows Streets, $3.50; Borough ex-
penses, $3.50.
Those who attended the NJ. E. Con-
ference in Session at Bridgeton were Mr..
Lewis Steelman, Mr.. Elisha s. Smith
and Mr.. d. I. Steelman.
/ Miss .Tobie Risley is now on the sick
list. We are glad to learn she is improv-
ing at this writing.
The members OF Central NJ. Z. Church
rendered RECEPTION to their pastor Rev.
H. M. Smith on Tuesday evening of this
week. A very large crowd gathered,
and showed their appreciation of his re-
turn by carrying with them a large
amount OF eatables and other presents.
Rev. KILN, of Hammonton, the County
president of the Christian Endeavor
Societies OF Atlantic County will give a
lecture in Central NJ. E. Church Linwood
Wednesday evening March 18th, we
hope all the societies OF the County will
be represented.
We had the pleasure OF listening to
some very fine music, furnished by the
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
THE SHORE

Walk will be erected, will have full
authority to advertise for bids for fur
nishing the material and doing the work.
Law Judge Thompson was retained to
assist City Solicitor Endicott in securing
the ocean front for the Walk.
John J. Mahoney, of the Quaker City
Hotel, has secured q bag punching
match with Young Mitchell, of Philadel-
phia, for 5000 side. The contest will
take place soon after Easter and the
local enthusiasts are very confident of
Mahoney's victory.
Mr.. W. A. Bowen wishes to thank his
friends through the Press for their re-
membrance and pleasant surprise given
him on his birthday the past week in
presenting him with handsome large
cane rocker and hopes he may live long
to appreciate and enjoy the same.
Mayor Stoy was sworn in for the
second time as Chief Executive of Allan
tic City about 1915 O'Clock Tuesday
morning, prior to the organization of
the new Council. In order the other
officials took the oath of Office, as ad-
ministered by the Mayor. His Honor
was sworn in by the outgoing Recorder,
John Gnuldey. After roll call Alderman
James d. Southwick was elected Presi-
dent of Council by unanimous vote, and
Emery D Irelan as City CLERK. Other
offices filled were City Solicitor, Allen
B. Endicott Mercantile Appraiser,
John Parsons Building Inspector, s. L.
Wescoat Street Supervisor, B. Mathis ::
Members of Board of Education. s. R.
Morse and W. A. Bell Members of Board
of Health, John Bowen and David Bar
rett; Assessors, E. r. Donnelly, s. G..
Harris, Geo. B. Zane.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
BOOKS FOR SALE.

We have at the PRESS Office about $50
bound volumes of novels, a little shop
worn. that we are going to get rid of,
as we are about to make some changes
and repairs in the Office. The books are
standard stories printed in very clear
type and will average from $50 to 325
pages each. They can be had at q very
low figure for cash-Ten cents each, OF
tw elve for one dollar. Think of it,
Three thousand pages of reading mat
tor for only q dollar. Come in and set
them without delay.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
ATLANTIC CITY.

The Islesworth hotel has been greatly
enlarged and beautitifed, and was re-
opened on Saturday.
Our neighbors at South Atlantic City
elected the following officers at election
last week:
Mayor-H. F. Gertzen.
Council-(Two years) J. A. Mitchell,
Charles Boggs Zone year, A. Gertzen,
John Shovel.
Marshall. Gertzen, Jr.
Commissioner of Appeals G.
Lenning.
Overseer of the Poor-Nathan Thayer.
Pound Keeper-Bernard Gallagher.
Haddon Hall, now one of the most
elegant and costly hotels in the city was
reopened for the season on Saturday.
Two hundred thousand dollars has been
expended to make the house attractive
in every way. 1t has now accommoda.
tions for four hundred guests.
City Council passed the new Promen-
ade ordinance Friday night, by a unan-
imous vote, and Immediately after the
meeting Mayor Stoy approved it by
appending his signature. In two weeks
the measure will become law and the
Streets, Walks and Drives Committee o.
Council, under whose supervision thu
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18

The first editorial written for the
PRESS by its present and former editor.
Il little more than year ago, was one
calling attention to the fact that Pleas
antville, with it's large property interests,
had no representation on the Board of
County Freeholders. This injustice has
been remedied at last by the passage of
an act by the New Jersey Legislature
which became a law on Monday, March
9, 1896.
No one here knew that the Governor
had signed the bill until Wednesday, the
day after the borough election. So while
there was law to cover the case, it was,
too late to take advantage of it at tb.
election last week. 1t will now be in
order to call a special election, or have
the Council elect member of the County
Board of Freeholders. The bill was
originally introduced in the Assembly by
Mr.. Jackson, the Assemblyman from this
county, and engineered through the
Senate by Senator Hoffman, of Allan
tic City.
Following is the fnll text of the new
law:
An Act to amend an act entitled "An
act to organize the Board of Chosen
Freeholders in each of the counties in this
State, having within its territorial limits
population of not less than seventy
five thousand inhabitants or more than
two hundred thousand inhabitants,
passed May ninth, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly Of the State of New
Jersey:
1. Section one of an act entitled "An
act to organize the Board of Chosen
Freeholders in each of thecounties of this
State, having within Its territorial limits
a population of not less than seventy
five thousand inhabitants, or more than
two hundred thousand inhabitants"
passed May ninth, eighteen hundred and
ninety-four, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
/ /. Hereafter the Board of Chosen Free
holders in each county Of this State,
having within it's territorial limits a
population of not less than seventy-five
thousand inhabitants, or more than two
hundred thousand inhabitants, as ascer-
tanned by the last preceding federal cen
sus taken by the authority of the United
States, shall consist of one Chosen Free
holder from each ward of each city, one
Chosen Freeholder from each township,
and one Chosen Freeholder from each
borough possessing complete autonomy
of local government in such county
provided, such borough has a popula-
ton exceeding twelve hundred"
2. This act shall take effect imIHe
diately.
Approved March 8; 1896.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18

Pleasantville Cornet Band, last Saturday
evening, after which lunch was given
them by Mr.. S. and R. Risley. Come
again Boys.
The past election has made another
sore, which will take q year to heal. We
Democrats must fix our eyes on the
MARX of our high calling which is in
&C."
Miss Susie Lake of Pleasantville is
visiting Mrs. l.. A. Rose of this place.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18

We have received the Hammonton
Post, new semi-weekly paper to be
published at Hammonton on Wednes-
days and Saturdays by H. Sterning
Hand. 1t is a bright little sheet. well
filed with local news and ''ads,n and
we wish our new contemporary abun
dant success.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
PORT REPUBLIC.

For the first time in many years the
financial report of Galloway township
shows an indebtedness of $1,000, to
which $1,000 more will be added by the
time the delinquent tax list of 1895 is
disposed of. Notice of suit to recover
a part of this amount has been served
upon the Township Committee by the
Commercial Bank of Egg Harbor City.
"What method is best to liquidate this
Indebtedness, whether by direct taxa
ton or by bonding the township" and
GLOW to prevent future indebtedness"
are questions now agitating the minds
of the taxpayers.
The naming of farms and designating
places by mystic names is a pretty GUS
tom that should become popular in So
romantic town as the Port. Here are
few instances: Locust Point Farm"
Capt. French; "Rav1ne Terrace Farm,
Isaac Smallwood; "Moss Mill Farm"
Vincent Brewer; Dent Dale Terrace" :"
S. Vansant; 'Wayside Inn,' William
Clark; "Meadowlea," Capt. Charles
Blake, and Riverside Manor on the Ma
cut" W. II. Fenton.
Brown, Bartlett & Blake have their
operation. They will deal in all kinds
of lumber and do all kinds of mill work.
The Ladies Aid Society will give a
social at the parsonage on April 3rd.
Quite a pleasing programme is being
prepared.
The Sunday School will observe Easter
with an appropriate programme. From
previous Sunday School services we
know it will be good.
Miss Marette Frambes is spending a
short time with her mother, Mrs. E. W.
Huntly, who is on the sick list.
The new lumber mill of the Port Re-
public Lumber Co. is again running and
busy filling orders. Everything is COM
plete and in good shape and around the
mill all is life and commotion. These
three plucky fellows are in no way dis
couraged by their recent explosion.
Many of their friends have delayed their
orders until they could be filled.
Ralph Ashley, the electrician, has an
electric plant filled with all machinery
necessary for conducting his electrical
experiments. Port Republic takes great
pride in his efforts and wishes him every
success.
JOS Lippincott was elected committee
man at the recent election.
Our little town was deeply grieved to
hear of the death of Rev. c. W. Lively,
one of our former pastors. His influence
for good during the five years Of his min
istry here will long be felt.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
MCKEE CITY.

Miss Eta Murray, who is teaching
school at Tuckahoe is visiting her family
here.
Pitts new stump-puller can clear an
acre day, with two men working it.
Charles Rodgers on lots 18 and 10 is
preparing for spring with several men
clearing up.
+. Hilderbrand has six men clearing
his new purchase where he will moove
from Pleasantville and enlarge his busi-
ness of hog raising.
Mr.. Fred Murray brought several
friends from Philadelphia last week, who
proceeded to have a general good time
Mr.. Murray is gentleman of energy and
takes considerable interest in our part
of the settlement. We certainly need a
few like him.
An investigation to inquire into the
way School affairs have been conducted
here the past year has been appointed
by the President of the board, Mr.. Price,
to begin March 18th.
We are looking anxiously forward to
the action of the gentlemen having our
new road question in hand. A timely
word from the PRESS on the subject
would be highly appreciated by those
who are compelled to use the road.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
CURRENT GOSSIP
and PERSONAL NOTES.
items that uii11 Interest the
Home Circle.
REVIEW OF THE PAST Weeks HAPPENINGS.

GRIEF NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST TO
PLEAsANTvaLLE PEOPLE, WITH ODDS
AND ENDS TO ENTERTAIN OUR FRIENDS
AND VISITORS.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
OCEAN CITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z. Cox have removed
to Philadelphia to remain permanently.
Mr.. q. p. Abbott, of Tuckahoe, has
begun the erection ofa handsome cottage
on Central ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frambes Smith spent last
week with their father, D. l.. Scull at
English Creek.
Able d. Scull has bought the Wesley
House.
James c. Scull has rented his cottage to
Mr.. Fox.
The body ofthe man that was drowned
at the inlet has not been found yet.
Communication is kept up with Somers
Point daily by S. B. Scull. Boat leaves
Somers Point at 80 A. NJ. and P. Nj.
Mr.. Ezra Lake is having another
artesian well sunk.
Mr.. Wilter Hoyt, OF Linwood, has
moved his family to our city by the sea.
1t is generally understood that Rev.
Manchester will return to the First NJ. E.
Church.
1t is reported that the W. j. Il. r. Co.
are to enlarge their wharf SO that the
electric cars can run directly to it.
Captain Wesley G. Smith has gone to
Boston to look after his schooner Sam
uel W. Tiltop, which was recently
in collision with the schooner Rhode
Island in Boston bay. The damage to
both vessels is estimated at $4,000.
Ex-mayor G. P. Moore. the independent
republican candidate for mayor was
elected by a SPLENDID msjority.
There is a move on foot to have the
channel buoyed out from the Inlet to
Ocean City. Several of the buoys have
been moved out Of place by the ice. The
sea buoy stands too far to the northward
There is ten feet of water on the bar at
high tide.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
PLEASANTWLLE ENTITLED
70 A CHOSEN FREEHOLDER.
The Legislature Passes an
Het to that Effect.
II WAS TOO LATE FOR THE LAST ELECTION.

PLEAsANTVILLE CAN NOW HAVE REPRE-
SENTATIVE TO LOOK AFTER ITS MA
TERIAL INTEREsTs.-FULL TEXT OF
THE NEW LAW.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18
LEEDS POINT.

Mrs. p O. Godfrey spent Monday and
Tuesday in Atlantic City.
Measles are raging in this vicinity just
at present.
Mr.. Joseph Higbee of Atlantic City has
been visiting relatives in this place.
Mrs. Enoch Higbee is very ill.
Randolph Kane came from Brigantine
on Tuesday sick with measles.
Enoch Higbee Jr. is visiting relatives
in this place.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-18

THE CIRCULATION or
THE PLEAsAMTvtLlg
PRESS ~ LAnoEa THAN
AMY pAPEA IN ALLAN.
TIC CITY on COUNTY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
SUTRO IN FAVOR
OF BIMET ALL|SM
The Mayor Has Studied
the Subject for Many
Years.
OF WORLDWIDE MOMENT
Wrote Pamphlet on the Sub
ject More Than Thirty
Years Ago.
ENGLAND MUST BE BROUGHT IN
Bimetal1ism the Only Policy Under
Which the Commercial World
Can Prosper.

Mayor Sutro has announced that he will
take an active part in the coming cam
paign in the interest of sound money, and
that he will publish an address on the sub
ject in the near future.
As long ago as 1866 the Mayor published
an exhaustive pamphlet in relation to
bimetallism, and says that the conditions
and the necessity for sound money are
practically the same now as they were
then.
~ was bordering over this question
about as long ago as any other man in this
country" saio Mr.. Sutro yesterday, ''and
/ think know more about it than most
men. 1t is very difficult question, that
not one man in thousand fully under
stands, yet 1t is very simple if it is put
simply.
81 am bimetallist. believe that much
OF the prosperity of the world would come
from the restoration of bimetaIlism. Eng
land is a gold country because she is in
the hands of the money kings. The Eng
lish bankers and money lenders naturally
prefer the single standard. They profit
by lending money ana the greater its pur-
chasing power the greater the benefit to
them.
''But the English voters are bimetaliists
and If they had a chance to express their
sincere opinion the country would be
bimetallic. If / had enough money I
could bring England around TO bimetal-
ism within q year by circulating the
proper kind of literature among the voters.
England must be brought in, and the
bimetallists of this country must do it.
The money question is not merely nation
al. 1t concerns the whole world. Money
is in the hands of one nation to-day, in
the hands of another tomorrow. IL is
absurd to think that q nation can stand
alone in its financial policy. Money has
to circulate between the different countries
of the world, and without international
agreement one country profits at the
expense of another and there is a general
disturbance OF values.
AS for this l6 to agitation, l don't
know what will come of it, l am sure.
The people seem to have gone wild over
1t. 1t may be all right, but don't know.
1t makes no difference to the world ii the
ratio is 16 to l or 80 to l. 1t is the silver
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
A. P. A, TICKET
PUT IN THE FIELD.
Municipal and Legislative
Candidates Will Be
Nominated.
NO LACK OF CANDIDATES
A Clean Administration Said to
Be the Object of the
Movers.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ISSUE.
Some of the Boiling Delegates Rocon.
sidered Their Action and
Returned.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ISSUE.

The municipal and legislative conven-
ton now being held by the American
Protective Association will nominate an
entire ticket for the City, the Senate and
Assem- bly,.
The only qualification for aspirants to
Office by the convention is a promise to
give q good, clean administration to the
people, with the additional one of being
positively firm as regarde the principles
of the order on the public school question.
Former affiliations with existing poIiti-
cal parties neither gives preference nor
debars candidates from the support of the
convention if they otherwise meet with
the requirements of the pledge for good
government and the pubic school cues
ton.
The convention is composed OF $50, each
council being entitled to Its representa-.
ton according to it's numerical strength
in the order, wit an equal representation
for the lodges of the Junior Ord ~
American Mechanics.
The boiling delegates who were reported
TO have left the convention on last Thurs
day evening number only ten. some of
whom returned after second consider
alton.
The convention expects to conclude its
laoors by the early part of next week
when the names of the nominees will ha
made public, and then the necessary stems
will De taken to comply with the reouire-
ments OF the law to have tie names nIaced
on the ticket by the Registrar of Voters
II Is said that there is no difficulty in
nnolng citizens anxious and Willing to
suDmlt their names before the convention
The delegates and the members of the
american Protective Association through
out the City claim that their t, ket stands
as good show of coming out winner as
any any otner OF tie many now being launched
forth by the various parties.
:, solemn pledge from the nominees thar
1ney wlli. so far. as lies in their power
slVe 10 the people of this City an admins.
1raiion OF economy and good government
wlll, they claim, bring the voters to their
ebat irrespective of any objections
snat may be raised against the convention
setting itself up as an independent nartv-