Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-01-08
ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY.
Albert Griscom is quite i'll.
A special COMMITTEES of the Catholic club
IRE making preliminary arrangements for
he production of a p8y entitled 'Hick-
Try Farm, to be given at the Academy
,fMusic Feb. II.
While returning from the M4annerchor
ecaption Wednesday night Miss Minnie
Born, of North Maryland ave., stumbled
md fell on entering her home and broke
her right arm. She is suffering consider
IDLY from her injury.
Charles Idler. of Atlantic City, was
committed to the Camden county jail,
IN Tuesday night, by United States
Commissioner Cassidy, of Camden, for
further hearing, on a charge of violating
the United States postal laws, by de-
posting obscene circulars and other OBJ
scene literature.
The Penn Treaty New Years associa-
tion, of Philadelphia, who came as
rnests of the Neptune Hose company,
or 5ainly deserves compliments and con
.ratula,ions upon their magnificent ap-
pearance in the parade New Years day.
1t was the most splendid spectacle ever
witnessed in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Vanaman enter
tained with grand New Years dinner.
The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Mellow.
Wr. and Mrs. II. H l.. Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. J V. Cramer, Mr.. and Mrs. A. John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Cramer, Mrs.
Maru Johnson, Misses Mary Adams, Ra-
hel johnson, Maud johnson, MessIs.
Newton Cramer and Eugene Wahl.
We are to have a new hotel. 1t is to
cost S5OO,O0O and it will have $50
rooms There will be ten stories. Ground
will be broken in the spring, and it is ex-
pected that the building will be ready to
receive guestsin in July. Joseph NJ. Huston
ia the architect and as far as possible the
building will be fire proof.
Ex-senator and Mrs. W. l. Newell en-
tertained quite a number of their rela-
tives and friends at dinner on New Years
day at their cottage, on Mount Vernon
avenue. The table was beautifully de-
corated with cut flowers and the menu
Ambraced all the delicacies of the sea-
son. 1t was most enjoyable affair to
begin the new year.
O O. Barrett. representing Tichenor
Hardware Co., Philadelphia, is a most
accomplished pianist and entertained
select parry of friends at Stewart & Ma
honey's hotel Oh Saturday afternoon.
Among the notables were j. j. Mahoney,
The worlds champion bag puncher; Rob
ert Delaney, his hacker; J. B. Winter, ex-
City Clerk; George Long, councilman,
pr. Fernandez, an operate vocalist, and
Mr. Simmons.
The Ushers union of the First Presby-
torian church held a meeting I thursday
vening, and ell cted the following new
members: w. J. Kline, Harry o. Wilt,
Geo. H. Bailey. VIM. A. Edwards, Stan
ley AIthrop, R. B. Littlepsge, Harry
Townsend, Fl. C. Guest, Everett BIddle,
g. E. Railing, S. Cameron Hinkle, Henry
z abri-kie, Thos. Metz, Herbert Somers,
II North, Bert. Morse, John H. Baldwin,
!. R. Hackney, Edw. Wiltbank, Burton
Chase, WIN. Risley, Thos. Sheen, Harvey
Pennell.
Among those who attended the second
monthly social of the C. C. club on New
Years evening at the home of Mr.. and
Ms Fl. S. Scull, 165 South Virginia ave.
we're: Misses There-a Bartlett, Sallie
johnson, Angie and Mae Geer, Mae Scull,
Emily Dobbins, Cora Raith, Hattie Gut
fridge, and M-ssrs. Ralph Bouvinger,
Bewley, Walter and Harry Townsend.
Charles Haslett, Frank and Lewis Scull
and Harry Wolsieffer.
Miss Lottie B. Hawkins, of South
Pennsylvania ave-, and Mr.. Frank
Grussenmyer, also of this city, were
married at the home of Rev. Father
Petri, adjoining st. Monica's church, last
Wednesday. The bride was gowned in
white silk bengallne and wore veil and
$1,000 diamond pima gift from her
father. Miss Lucy McGlade, the maid OF
honor, wore striking costume of white
silk with pink trimmings. Harry Haines
was best man.
The Misses Retter's ''old maids -after-
noon" at their New Jersey avenue home,
On Saturday, was one of the most novel
as well as enjoyable entertainments Of
the season. Misses Margaret Ingham
and Laura 2 Using carried off the prizes.
The ''Old maids" participating were
Misses Jane Laura Connely, Margaret
and Augusta Thorpe Ingham, Emily
Manuel Mace, Martha Josephine Frank
lin, Laura q 'ising, the three charming
hostesses, Misses Lucie, Caroline and Ida
Retter. and three "married old maids,"
Mrs. Benade, Mrs. Carl Retter and Mrs.
John Glover Shreve.
The Brigantine Transit Company has
assigned and Judge Thompson was
named as receiver. The company owns
six and one-half miles of trolley railway,
a power plant and pavilions and wharves
at Brigantine Beach, wharf at Atlantic
City, which is said to have cost $50, 900.
and three small steamboats,. The CAPT.
tn1 OH seO OOE0 A00 nd
standing $25O,000 of per cent. bonds.
The company has not defaulted upon the
bonds, but an officer of the company
states that there are so many new d-bts
cropping up that it was deemed best to
appoint a receiver so as to protect all
interests.
The military ball given by the Morris
Guards Monday evening was the event
Of theseason here. Among the most bril-
liantly dressed of the fair sex present
were: Mrs. W. E. Edge, pink silk and
pearl ornaments; Miss Murray, pink silk
and blue velvet trimming; Mrs. William
Burkard, white silk, pearl ornaments;
Mrs. Lottie Hutchinson, black silk and
blue trimmings; Mrs. II. S. Scull, black
silk; MISS Laura Baker, white and blue
silk; Mss Florence Hayday. white silk;
Miss Lulu Marvel, pale yellow silk; Miss
Sara Marvel, gray silk with white chiffon;
Miss Maggie Somers. rink taffeta silk;
Miss Pinchon, black with white silk; Mrs
William Irwin, garnet silk; Miss Irwin,
red and black silk; Miss Retta Jordan,
white satin with pearl ornaments; Miss
Wills, white silk and lawn Miss Bsbcock,