Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-10-20
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AI0HG THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
WHAT Is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR C0RREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

The Inlet fishermen have been making
some big catches of weakfish.
F. W. Hemsley, of "The Brighton"
Hotel has returned from visit to Hot
Springs, Va, much imnroved in health.
Miss Nelson, of Woodbury., the young
lady who was to have married the
alleged Camden murderer, Eli Shaw, is
here on visit at private boarding
house.
The Morris Guards serenaded one of
their members, James johnson, Monday
evening on his return from his honey
moon tour. The atmosphere was frac-
tured with discordant noises issuing
from fish horns, drums and other instru-
ments of torture.
The ordinance providing for the widen
ing of South Carolina avenue, north, to
the extent of ten feet, is to be certiOr-
been retained. 1t is probable that
papers will soon be served in the case
on the City Clerk and other officials.
The intention Of the "kickers," it is
said, is to make the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company pay the expense, which it
is estimated will be about $4,000.
A policemen's Beneficial Association
has recently been organized by the cleo
ton of the following officers:
Observation-Disclosures F. P. Stoy.
First Vice President-ThOmas Gu
sack.
Second Vice President William H.
Biddle.
Secretary-Henry B Garrison.
Treasurer-John r. Clement.
Trustees-George w. France, Joseph
Collins, Frank French.
A clever female swindler arrived here
last week and proceeded to "work" the
G. A. r. men on the sympathy racket.
She claimed to have attended the G. A.
R. Convention. at Troy, N. Y. as a re-
preventative from California. She told
q plau sible story about being robbed on
the train and wanted to collect money
enough to pay her fare to New York
where she expected to meet her husband.
Several OF the G. A. r. boys fished out
enough money from their weasel-skins,
to give the woman a start and she de-
parted after warmly thanking her
benefactors. Later on it was discovered
that the woman was a gay deceiver who
is going about on a swindling tour, and
that she sails under the name of "Mrs
Tracey" The comrades who parted
with their money with the best of
motives would like to hold about ten
dollars worth of conversation with her,
The Review says: "Atlantic City will
soon have all of its streets properly
labeled and numbered. The Property
Committee of City Council, Monday
night, met in special session and took
action on the matter of street signs re-
ferred to them by Council several weeks
ago, and awarded the contract for fur
nishing sigds and placing them at the
street corners to George Felker.
The signs will be but slightly different
from the specimen submitted to Council.
They will be of wood, about twenty -four
inches long and three inches high, the
names of the avenues being painted in
black and white letters in a very legible
style of lettering. In addition to the
name of the avenue, the avenues num-
Der, beginning with Maine avenue at the
Iulet, as number one, will also be upon
the sign to aid visitors in finding their
way about the city.
The cost of the signs will be twenty
cents each, there being decrease in the
estimated cost of three cents per sign.
There was appropriated $3.50 for this
purpose, but it is not known at present
just how many signs will be needed, the
contract requiring the painter to prepare
and place the signs in position wherever
they may be needed"