Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-07-15
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest From Hd-
joining Tomns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG The SHORE RESIDENTS
WHAT is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR roRREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC Clt'


| political club.
| At Coroner s inquest nelG Saturday
upon the body OF Michael Maiden, re-
Gently drowned, the irr. :'encered
verdict that the deceased cs.me to mis-
death accidentally and we exoronate
| the Life Guards from allbiSme."
WalteIMaharg, a ten-year-olG boy,
was drowned in the Thoroughfare on
Saturday. He and another little boy
named Charlie Fenton, were grabbing
in boat, and after awhile they con-
cluded to go in swimming. They Gis-
robed, and after swimming around
short time Maharg threw up mis- hands
and Grid for help Fenton went to the
rescue and for several minutes heroic
ally strove to save mis- drowning COM
panion, but in vain. In his efforts to
do so he received a scalp wound and
came near losing mis- own life
The bad weather was unfav oraDle
to the Boardwalk dedication ceremonies,
but there was a good crowd andlots
of enthusiasm. The wheelmen S parade
on Thursday evening was very attract
i've exhibition and drew an immense
crowd to witnessit. There were numerous
funny make-ups, and also many very
elaborate and costly decorations. The
procession contained over eco wheelmen
and women.
Richard Lee, who has made himself
notorious by his efforts to obstruct the
building of the new Boardwalk was
arrested on Thursday and putunder
$500 bonds Di-eep the peace for making
threats against William RidGleanG James
A. Cathcart. The trouble grew out OF
the location of pair of wooden steps
which Lee was alleged to have built
over the line upon Riddle and Cathcart S
property.
The body OF Michael Madden, OF Phil
adelphia, who was drowned while bath
ing week ago last Sunday, was found
Thursday afternoon where it had wash
ed ashore near the Excursion House,
on Chelsea Beach. The body wss but
little 6ecomposed arG was soon taken
to an undertaking establishment where
the Coroner viewed the body and sum-
moned Jury to take evidence in The
case,
daily, of persons who neglect proper
precautions for safety while bathing.
Mrs. Theresa Stutz, of Philadelphia,
was robbed in the St. Nicholas Chapel,
Monday afternoon, by VIM. McGuirk,
crook, who snatched her reticule con-
tanning money and other things. He
was captured later on and sent to jail
by Recorder Ingersoll.
On complaint OF H. r. Silcox, detect
i've in her husband s employ, Mrs Edith
Willetts, who is said to be socially
prominent in Germantown, and A. r.
Musselman, Philadelphian, was arrest
ed at Kentucky avenue hotel at o.
clock Monday morning by Constable
Tucker
The warrent sworn out by the detect
i've charges the couple with adultery.
Both WI occupying tr same room at
the hotel when Constable Tucker unex-
pectedly served the warrent upon them.
Mrs. Willetts, who, strange to say, is
not pretty, is, however, said to be a
member OF good faminy.
The couple were held under bail for
hearing on Tuesday. At the hotel
they posed, according to the register,
as "Mr and Mrs. C. r. Duff"
The mathematiciens of the Atlantic
City papers ought to "get together"
and fix up their figures concerning last
Sundays visitors. The Review puts
them at $4,000, the Union at 10000,
and the Press which got the railroad
official eshstimate, aysthere were 27,8 $50
brought down during Saturday and
Sun day.
The following transfers of Atlantic
County Clerk s office:
John c. Price ct ux to Mary l.. Reil-
ly, 50x110 it side I 5th avenue, 361
it OF Beach avenue, $15OO.
Daniel B. Ingersoll ct ux to George
H. Gaskill, 25x90 it side Florida ave-
nue., $50 n OF Atlantic avenue, $4,000.
William H. Petit, receiver, to Albert
Kim, 50x100 it cor Atlantic and
United States avenue, $13,5Q0O.
Martha A.. Akin ct al to Theresa Ges-
cheke, 25x60 it W side Riddle avenue,
PIP it n OF Atlantic avenue, $500.
Frances Townsend ct al to E. Angus
tus Parker, 40x1 90 it w cor OF Connec
ticut and Baltic avenue, $1,000.
James B. Reilly, ct ux to Frank s.
Smaw, 47x50 it side st. Charles Place,
307 of Pacific aven, $4,000.
JohnMcIlwaine etuxtoW WilliamCaemmer,
50x15O it side North Carolina avenue,
290 it of Atlantica lnue, $4,000.
Emma l.. Schafer ct al to William
T. Leek, 16 it 8 in. by SO it w side Michi-
gan avenue, 243 it in. south OF Baltic
avenue, $1,000.
Daniel B. Ingersoll ct ux to Martha
K. Crowley. 25x70 it e side Riddle ave-
nue., 100 it of Atlantic avenue, $500.
Daniel B. Ingersoll ct ux to Oliver
Pierce, 50x7O it side Riddle avenue,
205 OF Atlantic avenue, $1400.
John McClees to William Mclaughlin,
irregular, side Atlantic avenue, 149
tt W OF Maine avenue, SO it e OF New
Hampshire avenue, $4,000.
LONGPORT.
Joseph E. Sapp ct ais to Edward A.
Reilly ct al 5Gx11O it W side 18th ave-
nue., AL feet OF Beach avenue, $500.
Joseph E. Sapp ct ux to Mary Z. Reilly,
5Ox11O it w side 18th avenue, AL IT
OF Beach avenue. $500,