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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
The Band.

The VIM. Laning Cornet Band played
at New Gretna, Saturday afternoon and
evening, and speak in the highest terms
tained by the residents of the town.
They all report having had good time
and gave satisfaction to the society that
hired them to play. They did not arrive
home from their twenty-five-mile ride
until 6 O'Clock Sunday morning.
On Monday afternoon and evening the
band played at Linwood for Central
Church, and were greeted with good
sizad audience. The boys were pretty
well tired out when night came after
being banged around for nearly three
days.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
And How 1t Was Celebrated In
Pleasantville and vicinity.

The greatest day in American history
was celebrated in about the usual style
without any extraordinary demonstra-
ton ia this vicinity. As the Fourth of
July came on Sunday this year, it af-
forded an opportunity for patriotic citi-
zens to extend the time of it's celebration.
Those who celebrated on Saturday hada
chance to rest over Sunday, and get
ready to celebrate again on Monday.
Some commenced by seeing the circus at
Atlantic City on Saturday, attended the
exercises at st. Johns Church in the
evening, went to church on Sunday,
took in the Central Church celebration at
Linwood on Monday and wound up
with fire cracker and fire works display
in the evening. The festive fire cracker
and the hilarious small boy were in
evidence everywhere. There could be no
proper celebration of the Fourth with
out them. And some older boys, too,
were glad to fire off few crackers '.just
to please the children" although it
probably pleased themselves fully as
much.
The st. Johns people erected tenn
porary shelter from the heat of the sun,
adjoining the church, and served meals,
the afternoon and evening. Public exer-
clses were held in the vestry commencing
shortly before o'clock in the evening
and the room was well filed with an at
tentive audience. Mr.. John R. Price
acted as chairmBn, and the choir sang
the national airs. After prayer and
reading of the scriptures. the Declaration
of Independence was read by Webster
Price, and an address was delivered by
G. H. Jenness, of the PRESS. Miss Carrie
Miller recited a patriotic selection and
Miss Lulu Luffbarry sang "The Sword
of Bunker HILL" A large crowd was in
attendance on the grounds, and the
evening was made lively by a liberal use
of crackers and Roman candles.
Ga Monday the celebration was more
generally observed, and there was q
liberal display of the stars and stripes
and other appropriate decorations.
Quite q number of our citizens went to
Linwood in the afternoon or evening to
fill themselves with good feed, and hear
the band play.
The weather on Saturday was hot and
sultry, but on Sunday a cooling breeze
swept in from the ocean and made it
more comfortable.
On Monday the weather was hot and
sultry again in the forenoon, but the
afternoon brought a refreshing breeze.
A large number of cyclers were wheeling
in all directions, and few devoted
couples rode in carriages. There was
quite display of firew orks in the even
ing.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
Sunday Cyclers.

On Sunday 500 bicyclers passed the
Turnpike gate headed for Atlantic City.
They consisted, principally of members
of the Philadelphia clubs who took the
occasion to make a century run to the
seashore. They struggled along for
several hours and did not come in a
nearly solid body as did their comrades
of a month ago. The day, inland, was
very hot and the riders appeared to be
pretty well tired out when they reached
Pleasantville. The cool seabreeze that
blew across the Shore Road and along
the Turnpike was a one most welcome
after their long and dusty ride.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07

Brigantine had it's first fire Monday
noon, when the handsome residence of
Naval Constructor Hichborn was totally
destroyed. There is no fire department
and nothing could be done to stop the
flames. The furniture was nearly all
saved. The house was fully insured and
was originally built at cost of $1,000
for Congressman A. c. Harmer, of Phila-
delphia.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
ABSECON.

Captain Abel Babcock is on the sick
list.
Mr.. James Hamilton has fine driving
horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Ryon were Phila.
visitors on Tuesday.
Mrs. Jerry Carton was an Atlantic
City visitor on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Lee, of Atlantic
City, were the guests of relatives here the
past week.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07

The horse belonging to Rev. 7. J..
Oliver became frightened at the train on
Monday while standing unhitched, ran
away, broke the wagon up nicely,
skinned himself badly and after separ-
ating himself from the wagon went
home.
Mr.. Lewis Lake, formerly of this place
and now of Camden, spent Sunday with
his sister Mrs. Edward RyOn at Bakers
vile.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest from Hd-
joining ToWns.
HAPPENINGS AIOHG THE SHORE RESIDENTS.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTICCITY.

There were no arrests on the Fourth.
Fire works were largely in evidence
Monday evening.
Several bathers are rescued from the
consequences of their own carelessnese
every day.
The annual meeting of the Society oi
Cincinnati was held at the Windsor, Mon
day afternoon.
The Fourth was celebrated quietly but
there was big crowd here and it was
an unusually orderly one.
Harry Gormley, one of Atlantic's crack
wheelmen, was seriously hurt at Tuck
erton on Monday by being thrown from
his wheel during a race.
The Castle Square Opera Company,
which will begin q aseason at the Academy
of Music, July IL, will open with Little
Tycoon. According to the Philadelphia
Press, there will be two companies play
ing at the Academy, furnishing first-class
opera.
supposed insane man is in the city
jail. He gave his name as Jacob E.
Paine. He believes himself to be in the
fish business. Paine went to several
PROMINENT uOIolb duu ulbpldyeu d DOOk
in which he claimed to have orders of de-
livery for whales and other deep sea
monsters. Recorder Ingersoll remanded
him for a further hearing.
People who are in Atlantic City for
pleasure will find The Empire one of the
best of the single factors that 60 to
make up the en- semble of summer re-
sort. When we did not have The Empire
we wanted it, and now that we have it
we support it because it is all that was
promised. Two hours of continuous
performance, bright, witty, artistic and
wonderful, for twenty-five cents, amazes
many people and delights all.
On appeal of Prosecutor S. E Perry, a
new trial in the case of the Firemen's
Association VS.. Lewis Croft, has been
ordered by the Court. Action is brought
by the Firemen's Relief Association to
recover amounts alleged to be due from
Croft as ex-treasurer. A verdict at the
last term was given in his favor. Ex-
ception was taken by Mr.. Perry to Judge
Ludlow's charge. In granting the new
trial, the Court held that there were pas
sages in the charge that could be miscon-
strued by the Jury.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
ocean city Reporter.

The first number of the fourth volume
of the Ocean City Reporter made it's ap-
pearance on Monday. 1t is well printed
with the interesting news of Ocean City.
Our editorial brother R. Curtis Robinson,
is at the head lit, and he always gets
out an excellent local newspaper.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
ENGLISH CREEK.

ENGLISH CREEK.
Mrs. Jesse English is entertaining
from distance.
Mr.. Eugene Scull was recent visitor
to the Gty-by-the-Sea.
Captain Harry Ingersoll took sailing
party out on the bay Saturday last.
L. II. Smith entertained a number of
relatives at his residence on Sunday
last.
Freeholder Smith and Undertaken
IngersoH were visitors to the county
farm on Thursday last.
Mr. William Ireton, of Camden, rode
his wheel to this place on Sunday last,
via. the new County road.
The Myrtle Cycle Club is in a progress
sive circumstance. Each member is the
proud possessor of new bicycle suit.
Messrs. Milton Wickward, Eugene
Scull, Japhet Barrett. and Frank Lee
took spin on their wheels to Atlantic
City last Saturday.
Quite number of our young people
enjoyed a sail to Ocean City last Mon
day, where they spent the day, among
the different amusements of the city.
Rev. F. A. Howell, a former pastor,
Asbury Church on last Sunday morning.
He will visit his daughters here for few
days, then he will return to Forked
River.
SCULLVILLE.
The Indications are that Judge Scull
xxv;II h n ono IF tho 10 rnocf ornnc nf
oats in Atlantic County.
A sernade was given at the home of
Capt. William Davis on Tuesday night
last. The set out was strong one.
Everybody here are busy just now
all looking for thai gold standard which
was promised last fall. The trouble
with us is we don't know which way to
look.
Our road overseer has been placing
pity our township committee do not
purchase stip of gravel land so that
when needed on the roads it would last
for years.
We claim that we hold the champion
ship for picking peas. Caddie Lee and
Susan Barrett each picked basket of
peas last week in five minutes for Abel
Smith. II it can be beat tell us who the
pickers are and we will go one better
next time.
Frank Lee one of our enterprising
young men took to angling last week,
it is reported he captured so pounds of
weakfish then took to his wheel and
found ready market for them. Well,
Frank, keep it up and you may be a
millionaire some day.
Our mail carrier Charles Barrett has
given up carrying the mail from Lin
wood. Well the reason is a plain one.
His successor underbid him, and it seems
pity that Mr.. Barrett should loose the
mail as he is cripple and not able to
do hard work.
Mr.. Thomas McKintach Of this place
has started and enterprise at his own
home that has just put the flush on
mauy others, He has whitewashed his
house and it has 80 changed it's appear
ance that you just ought to see the
people singing lime at their homes.
Well they say that the New Branch
R. R. will be built this coming winter
from Mays Landing to the shore. Will it
benefit Scullville? Yes if it came to
Scullville; but to run it 2 miles back in
the woods no. What place Scullville
might be if some of our land holders
would give it boom by little sacrifice
on their part. Just say to the manu-
facturers we will give you s or 10 acres
of land to put plant on. We will get
the r. r. Co. to run their branch here or
we will give them the right Of way a
good water plant to ship to all parts
Of the world, that would boom Scull-
vile.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
Half Rates to Toronto via Penn
syIyania Railroad.


For the Epworth League International
Convention, to be held at Toronto,
Canada, July Is to Is, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell special
tickets from all peints on its line to
Toronto and Return at rate of single
fare for the round trip. These tickets
will be sold and good going July IA and
IS; good to return. leaving Toronto
not earlier than July 10 nor later than
July "a, 1897, and will be good only for
continuous passage from Toronto ON
date stamped.
For further information apply to
ticket agents. TIA.
The ColOred DeacOn's FiEurative
Prayer.
From The Roanoke News.
A white minister, after conducting
services at colored church, asked an
old deacon to lead in prayer. The
brother in black offered a fervent ap-
peal for the white brother and said:
40 Lord, glib him de eye OBJ de eagle dat
be spy out sin afar off. Way his hands
to de Gospel plough. Tie his tongue to
de line oh truth. Nail his ear to de Cos
pei pole. Bow his head way down be-
tween his knees, and his knees way
down in some lonesome, dark and narer
valley where prayer is much wanted to
be made. 'Noint him wild de kerosene
lie of salvashon and sot him on fire"
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07

BRIEF NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST TO
PLEAsANTvILLE PEOPLE, WITH ODDS
AND ENDS TO ENTERTAIN OUR FRIENDS
AND VISITORS.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07
should soak Them.

A camel was baptized in the "Streets
of Cairo" show at Atlantic City Satur-
day evening, according to the sacred
rites of the Mohammedan religion. Now
if somebody would only baptise dozen
or two of the camels' attendants, OF
soak them in the ocean over night, it
would be sanitary movement Of great
value.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-07-07

EDglish-Curtis. On Wednesday June
23rd 1897. By Rev. W. A, Massey,
Clark English and Anna H. Curtis. Both
of Camden.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-07
Public Concerts.

On this Saturday afternoon at 4:30,
at Emma Square:
MaTch-The Gladiators ~ Sousa
observation-disclosures in AIgiers. ROssini
Fantasia-Liliputian ...... Kottaun
SelectiOn-Robin Hood 80. De Koven
Waltz-LOve's Old Sweet Song. 49,.
Observation-Disclosures. Bucalossi
Galop-Street Cars " Arndt
Hawaii Ponoi.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-07

You wouldn't eat peanuts
or drink coffee that were not
freshroasted, but you keep
on drinking stale tea roasted
in Japan or China one or
two years ago when you
can get SCHILLING'S BEST
fresh roasted tea in San
Francisco every day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-07
Painter VS.. Bluejacket.

A fight occurred between a painter
of the town and a man from the Phila-
delphia, on the corner of Fort and Ho-
tel streets, between and last night,
the encounter being the result of dis
pute. The painter rushed at the sailor
man, and, getting a good grip, attempt
ed to throw him, but the latter re-
manned calmly standing. Then he be-
gan to punch him in the stomach, but
the sailor man just slapped one side
and then the other of the now infuri-
ated painters face, who, after he had
became exhausted, shouted: Time.
The bluejacket is too big" Then he
broke away, and the crowd jeered and
hooted him because he had been the
one to make the boasts before the fight
started. So angered did the painter be-
come that he chased his man into the
saloon, but firm hand pushed him out,
and all further efforts proved useless.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-28
Empire-Merry Maids.

The Merry Maidens Burlesque Company,
which opened at the Empire yesterday aft
ernoon, gives a clean and clever show on
the usual lines of burlesque and vaudeville.
The two burlesques present the usual
amount of songs and dances, the usual
amount of horsepiay and the usual tights
with the usual amount of filling. The olio,
which runs rather better than the custom
airy vaudeville programme, presents Gladys
Van chic singing soubrette, comparative
~ new to Indianapolis audiences, and in
addition these familiar favorites: Bryant
and Saviile, musical act; James Lowry and
Nellie Hanley, comic sketch; Madden and
Curran, Irish sidewalk sketch, in connec-
ton with which it may be mentioned that
Mr. Curran still has his smile. and Ben
Williams and Sam Rice, parodists. These
young men openly confess in print on the
programme that they are the authors of all
the stuff they singer it may be that the
statement is meant as an apology. as the
only genuine applause they gained last
night was brought out by some verse of a
suggestive sort. Taken as whole the per-
Torrance is well worth seeing through. The
company will remain all week, to be fol-
lowed by Rose SydelPs London Bellies next
week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-28

Hundreds of people were turned away
from the Park yesterday afternoon, when
Katie Emmett opened her engagement,
and there was another crowded house last
Right In fact, the theater was packed
at both performances. The Waits of New
York" must be called a comedy-drama, be-
cause. while the play is very much like the
old-fashioned melodrama, without any pre-
fix, 1t has a good deal more of the humor-
Gus and less of the thrilling. 1t tells a
story of love and crime. and, III the most
comfortable and wholesome style. pats vir-
tue on the back and literally ties the vii
liam up in most unpleasant knots Willie
Rufus Is the good fairy of this pleasant
tale. He 1t is who undoes the evil the vii
Ian plots, and whenever virtue, male or
female. is in danger, up bobs this good lit
tie gnome of the pavements, newsboy in
rags, but millionaire in heart, and vice
has to take back seat. Miss Emmett has
Deen playing this sort of a character for
a number of years, but her boyish virtue
is just as spontaneous ever, and it would
be a cold-blooded audience, indeed, which
did not enthuse over her. The audiences
yesterday laughed and applauded almost
without cessation. In the second act spe-
clalties are introduced by Harry West. the
German dialect comedian; Jennie Engle,
formerly with Tony Pastor; Katie Emmett
herself and Little Josephine. The scenic
effects of THE Waits of New York are
good. the company fully equal TO the re-
quirements and the performance one that
invaria bly, pleaseS the audience. The en-
gagement continues to-day and tomorrow,
with daily matinees. "McFadden's Row of
Flats" follows Thursday. with a company
of twenty-five such well-knoWn people as
Richard Mullen, Charles A. Loder, Lizzie
Conway. Estelle Wellington, George Leslie
Annie Dunn. the Speck brothers, Hilda
Hawthorne and others. The comedy is by
Z. w Townsend, author of "Chimmie Fad
dem
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-28
Notes of the Stage.

Clay Clement will be at the Grand the
last half of next week for return engage
ment in this city. In addition to THE New
Dominion" he will appear In his new play,
"A Southern Gentleman
Mr. Ned Wayburn. ar, actor in May IT.
wirs swell Miss Fitzwell Company" at
the Bijou Theater in New York, was mar
ried at the Little Church Around the Cor
ner Christmas morning to Miss Agnes Sage.
an actress formerly with "A Milk White
Flag Company.
Julia MarIowe, with her manager Charles
b. Dillingham;, has arrived in New York and
does not appear to be much the worse for
her reported illness in Cincinnati. according
70 items u. the New York papers. She will
open her New York engagement next Mon
day at the Knickerbocker Theater
The little thirteen-year-old violinist, Car
iotta Stubenrauch, with the Banda Rossa,
has received notices from Eastern cities that
seasoned virtnosos might be proud to have
vertiSed to appear at bath concerts to be
given by the hand at English's on Thursday.
Anna Belmont and Kathryn Osterman
have come intoI prominence with d rush
since the opening of What Happened to
Jones'" They are not only pretty women,
but capital actresses as WELL two qualifca-
tons that are seldom found together. and
are able 10 do their part in the comedy
along with George Boniface. who will be
seen as Jones at English's on Friday night.
The last act of THE Master of Cere-
monies" is courtroom scene and shows
Stuart Denvlie Lewis Morrison) on trial
for the murder of Lady Teigne The act
is particularly strong and dramatic effect,
and portrays the scene represented in a
faithful manner This act was written by
H. j. o. Bfien. a leading criminal LAWYER of
Denver, Col. and has been added to the
play as the scene is not in the novel of that
name. nor had it place In the plot when
submitted by the authors. The effect of a
trial by jury, the cross-examination by the
attorneys for the defense and the prosecu-
ton, and the summing up by the Judge to
Mr.. Morrisons work in THE Master of
Ceremonies" is said TO be in keeping with
his success In Faust" His enga cement
is at the Grand the last half of the present
week
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-28
LOVE FEAST CROWDS.
Concluded from First Page.)

While thoroughly in earnest and absolutely
untiring in the work. he does not make a
fad of 1t nor go about it like a crank: but
with a full sense of the enormous difficult
tie~sn the way he goes about his work
like dignified business man. and applies
TO 1t the widest kind of knowledge of men
and affairs"
Charles l.. Henry, representative of the
Eighth district, arrived in the city at noon
to attend the conference. Mr. Henry ex-
pressed the belief that there would be cur
rency legislation at this session of Con-
gress. The situation" said he, lis such
that / do not regard the prospect of cur
rency legislation hopeless even in the SEN
ate. The President has made a declaration
upon the subject, the secretary of the treas
ury has taken strong position. and
believe that the House should make a no
less bold and straightforward declaration
of the purposes Of the Republican party to
redeem its pledges to the people upon the
question of currency with the same prompt
ness and fidelity that it has on the tariff
question. The matter will then rest with
the Senate and there is now reason to be-
lieve that the Senate will respond, in a
measure, to the demand for sound cur
the full length that is desirable
What is going to be the fate of the civil
service" was asked.
u think it will be modified somewhat in
various particulars" replied Mr.. Henry,
but it will not be repealed. 1t was never
intended that the law should give life
tenure or that 1t should require a collegiate
education of an elevator conductor and
there are some absurdities and Inequalities
In the manner in which it has been admin
basic principle of the law is right, and it
will be sustained. Rather than see it adj
ministered Just as 1t is administered |
trim tree 1t is better to cut it down, but
there will be no trouble in trimming this
one. The law is founded upon ample bust
ness principles, and the question Of prop
erly modifying 1t is a simple business prop
osition. 1t does not require any radical
modification and, in my Judgment, there