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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
A COMMUNIKAsHUN.
COnsarnin the KOunty BiIdins.

Mays Landing, May %, 1897.
Mr.. Editer-Deer Sur, the boys hav
bin ding dongin at me to rite sumthin
| for the papurs.
So mutch have bin sed about moovin
the cownty bildings, bord of freeholdrs
| and the egharbor sity rode, that the
boys think sumthin shood be writ in re-
buttle, severl hav ritten ON the subjec but
| finally, hoo shood appere on the seen but
| old Josire Wiseacor with his nonsensickle
communication.
shal just make menshun of him and
| notis MIN no more fur ennyboddy can
see at glance that he has no eddy
cashun.
shal make q determund effurt to be
! as brefe as possibul for wen git too
ritin giBerally becnm elokwant, my
mind becums lusid and ime led on til I
| get two long artickIe, my NOTICE is,
ito mutch, be it ever so good, spiles oil"
But to be brefe, first the freholders, in
my bizness with them | find them evry
one to man, to be intelligent, wei eddy
Gated, wide awake and in fur impruve-
ment, and if aloud to pursoo there corfe
peesabul, as they shood be, they wood
sune make atlantic County the gretna
green of new jersey; success too theyer
effurts!
But must be brefe, now for the bid
ings. We of Mayslandin at the present
time, Represent jobe, leading his peepul
threw the red see, with the GipShun
army in hot pursute, but like jobe, we
shal cum out on the other shore dry
shod.
That there is mutch trooth. indeed, in
what has bin sed no won will deny, but
shal endeever to Civ the peepul glance
into the fucher, that viii be a conclusiv
argument that the bildings shood not be
muved.
wether they are muved or not Mays
landin will liv on and extend her SUBJ
burbs, until shee vii becum the star aty
of south jersey in pint of popolashun and
bizness, and that is not oil for the latter
part of the next ginerashun vii see the
entire cuntry along the CRATE eghaE Ebor
river tbickly popolated, with 'TElssity
cars runnin the entire length Of the
boulevard in rapid transportashuH and
the river itself will be dotted with
steemers and sale craft Of evry deskrip-
shun, plyin theyer avokashun between
Mayslandln and the see.
But must check myself for my mind
has becum lusid, and cud rite on almost
infinitum.
fele as if would like to stand on the
houcetop, like Isick of old, and proclame
the good news to all the peepul but am
happy to no that when this apperer in
yure esteamed papur all the peepul in the
county and out vii hav the priblege OF
reedin. Peter McMuldoon.
P.S.-old woman don't carcolate this
will ever get into the papurs, but bub
says its oil rite. Mary jane says its sutch
offul poor spellin, but the boys says it's
these young whippersnappers.
Sutch bad grammer too, she says, but
got nothin to do with thise artickle
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
SOMERS POINT

A large number of visitors were here
Sunday last.
Mrs. Mabel Dare will spend the sum-
mer in Phila.
A. F. Kaffella has rented his cottage
on Annie Street.
Sterling Scott has opened light lunch
shop on Bay avenue.
Mayor Higbee was in Phila. on Friday
and purchased very fine horse.
Clinton Cook and VIM. Conover were
visitors to Egg Harbor Sunday last.
VIM. and Frank Copover were guests
of Clinton and Minnie Cook Sunday last.
W. R. Fox, Jesse Braddock, John
Strang, James G. Scull and VIM. Keates
rode to Gloucester on their wheels Sun
day last. Strang, Scull and Keates rode
the return trip making 122 miles.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
ABsECON.

Captain D. s. Tilton is the possessor of
a national curiosity. A white heifer
born on July 4th with red star on it's
side.
: Absecon W. C. T. U. was well repre-
sented at the County Convention held at
Bakersville. President with ten dele
gates being present. -.
On Friday evening Mrs. Ella Boole, of
New York, gave q very interesting lee
:ture in the NJ. E. Church; subject,
Deborah in the Battle" notwithstand-
ing the inclemency of the weather. a fine
audience gathered to hear her. At the
close an invitation to join the W. C. T. o.
was given and four persons gave their
names which was quite an inspiration
to the white ribboners. The church was
tastefully decorated with .white cut
flowers. Congregational singing was
heartily engaged in with Miss Corena
Frambes presiding at the organ. The
pastors wife at the close sang q solo
which added greatly to the occasion.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26


Monday
Is the day
Set apart by
The Nation to
Do honor to the
Memory ofits defenders.
Letit be becomingly celebrated,
And not made mere holiday for
Unseemly demonstrations that haveno
Place in the ceremonies that beit
The memory of the dead. 1t
Is time for patriotic
Tribute. 1t should
Not degenerate
Into an out
Ing for the
Hoodlum.
"Nor shall your memory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps,
Or Honor points the hallOwed spot
Where Valor proudly sleeps"
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
Mckee City sunday school.

Mckee City, n. j., May %, 1897.
Mr.. Editor:-By publishing the follow
ing lines in your valued paper you would
greatly oblige the officers of the First
Protestant Sunday School of Mckee
City: AS some people have spread the re-
port that the First Protestant Sunday
School of Mckee City, has gone to de-
struction, we feel compelled to tocontradist
this story. Our Sunday School is in a
fourishing condition and is steadily
growing in membership. We wish to ac-
quaint the public that we are going to
observe 'Children's Day." in the custom
ary way by recitations and singing and
all are cordially invited. We also wish
to express our sincere thanks for the
liberal contributions our friends made
towards the purchase of an organ. Our
Superintendent, Mr.. E. C. Duberson, has
ordered it and we hope to entertain our
visitors with some good music.
E. C. Duberson, Supt.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
Escort Them.

Arrangements are being perfected to
have the different civic organizations OF
Pleasantvile. headed by our band, escort
the G. A. R. Veterans, to the Cemetery,
upon their arrival from Atlantic City,
on Memorial Day, after a short
march through the village. We are
heartily in favor of the movement,
but we go to press too early in the
week to announce all the details. The
Mayor and Council, all the Lodges, the
Fire Department and the old soldiers
should take part. Let US make the affair
one worthy Of the day and the occasion.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
ACCIDENTTO A SHERIFF KIRBY
A Dispatch to the PhiIa. papers
from Egg Harbor dated Mon
day evening says.

"a spirited horse belonging to Sheriff
Samuel Kirby of this county while at
tached to q light road cart became
frightened at electric light wires this
afternoon. The vehicle was totally
demolished.
Edward Somers, the driver, was
thrown out and dragged between the
wheels for distance. When the animal
was brought to a standstill every part
of the vehicle was detached, but the
driver still pluckily held on to the reins.
Somers had his head badly lacerated
and his face and limbs are severely
bruised. His clothing was covered
with blood. Sheriff Kirby was not
seriOusly hurt -
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
STEELMANVILLE.

Strawberries are beginning to ripen.
early.
Capt. Robert Gaskill is improving the
appearance of his cottage by coat of
paint,
The attention of the people of this
locality has been called to the presenta-
ton of bill ''The mosquitoes"
Mr.. Bernard Godfrey and wife, OF
Tuckahoe, have been visiting the parents
of Mrs. Godfrey Mr.. and Mrs. David
Scull.
Two interesting sermons were preach
ed in this place Sunday 23rd inst. Rev
l. Mcdowell of Friendship M. P. Church
delivered discourse based on the pas
sage of scripture found in the IA verse OF
the II chapter of Kings. "Neither
shall the course of oil fail
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings Of this week, May 9th, 28th
and 29th, strawberry festival will be
held in Friendship Church. Ice cream,
cake and other refreshments will be
served. Come and have a good time.
The profits will be for the benefit of the
church.
In the afternoon Rev. H. M. Smith de.
livered very good sermon taking for
his text, the Sth verse of the 14th chapter
of 1st Corinthians: For if the trumpet
give an uncertain sound, who shall pre-
pare himself for the battle?" Drawing
from it in substance, the fact that those
who live an inconsistent Christian life
or fail to be devoted to the Lord, do not
weld proper influence over the un
godly, or cause the Indifferent ones to
seek the higher life.
Mr.. R. Ingersoll our Road overseer it
busily engaged at work on the roads
and quite busily engaged in seeking mer
to shovel in the gravel-pit. If the wages
were as much as they are in the Borough
be might not have SO much difficulty in
securing men for that purpose, We
hope that enough money will be appro.
priated another year so that the roaG
from Bethel Church to Somers Point car
receive some attention.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
SOME NEW FEATURES IN
cooperative Building and Loan
Associations.

cooperative Bu1lu1ng ana Loan
Associations.
For the purpose of affording greater
security to persons who are investing in
building and loan associations, OF buy
ing their homes through such associ-
ations, a number of the best known
association fnanciers in the State have
organized a cooperative movement with
extensive plans, but seemingly safe
methods. Among the organizers of this
movement are Judge Joseph II. Gaskill,
of Burlington county; Judge e. Amber
Armstrong, of Camden county; Judge Ii.
S, Douglass, and State Senator Edmund
L. Ross, of Cape May county; Congress-
man Henry G. Loudenslager; George
Forman, OF Newark, who is the Secretary
of the State Leage of Building Associ-
ations; ex-President Charles f. Hill, of
the Newark Board of Aldermen; Assem-
bIyman Bloomfield H. Minch, OF Cumber-
land county; Francis r. FithiaD, of
Bridgeton; City Treasurer George G..
Felton,, of Camden; Israel G. Adams, of
Atlantic City; T. Frank Appleby, of Az
bury Park; Alex. R. Fitbian, ex-Collector
of the Port of Bridgeton; Robert
Gwynne, Jr.. Superintendent of the
Schools of Salem county; S. Stanger
lizard, of the Law Department Of the
University of Pennsylvania; Edmund
Wilson, OF Red Bank; Charles M. Prior
and John p. Landrine, of Jersey City;
and City Counsel j. Willard Morgan, OF
Camden.
The methods of this cooperative Or
ganization embrace system of life in
surance at absolute cost, and cO-existent
with mortgage Indebtedness, or for
longer periods if desired, with provisions
for cash loans in the event of loss of en-
ployment or sickness making the home
buyer incapable of meeting his building
association payments and insurance
charges.
The organization will be controlled by
board of directors chosen by the policy
holders and it's surplus will be divided
equitably among policy holders.
That there is a promising field for CO.
operative work of this sort is evident
from the fact that there are, in this State,
no less than 322 Associations with
1855 stockholders, 26,492 of whom
are buying their homes through the
Associations. Last year, the Associ-
ations foreclosed 213 mortgages, involv-
ing an irretrievable loss of $527, ,S1S SO
to the wsge- earners of the State.
Harry Reeves, of 225 Market street,
Camden, N. j., is the secretary OF the
organic alton, and it's present representa-
tives in this county are: Israel G. Adams,
Atlantic City; J. W. Cordery, AbsecoD;
DR.. J. q. Elmer, Egg Harbor City; and
l.. W. Cramer, NAYS Landing.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26

Souvenir of Great Interest In
Addition to the Unr1valed
Newspaper.


Be sure to get the Decoration Day
issue of 'sThe Press" If you do not,
you will regret it. In keeping with the
Importance of the day. "The Press" will
issue on Sunday, May 80, an edition
which will be in all respects worthy of
the occasion it commemorates. But be-
yond all else, this days issue is to be
distinguished by a souvenir which will
be not only of great interest to all who
may secure it, by ordering their copies OF
the paper in advance, but will prove to
be, as well, a souvenir of permanent in
terest ana value.
1t will do more than furnish pleasure
for day, it will be thing of beauty to
be preserved for all time. in order to
make certain of securing this Memorial
Day gift, it is wise to order your copy OF
the paper from your newsdealer in time.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
decoration Day.

Messrs. David Myers & Co., florists of
Bakersville, will offer for sale, in the
Pleasantville Cemetery, commencing
Monday, May 24+h, and continuing
until Monday May 31st, choice assort-
ment OF plants and flowers for decorat-
ing the graves OF departed friends.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26

To accommodate visitors to Pleasant
vile Cemetery, on Decoration Day, May
31st, 1897, the Royal Reading Route
atlantic City Railroad) will run a
special train direct to and from the
Cemetery and Atlantic City depot, leav-
ing Atlantic City at P. M. and the
Cemetery at T. NJ. For rates, etc
consult Ticket Agent.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26

The members of the Atlantic City Turn
Verien are to hold a picnic at Egg
Harbor City. The 9 A. M. train on the
Reading Railroad from Atlantic City will
stop. Tickets for the round trip includ-
ing dinner one dollar.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26

M. R. Tage Wilson, Pleasantville. has
Just received large assortment of hats
of all the most recent styles. The prices
in every case are extremely low in
trimmed hats as well as untrimmed,
Call and see.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
Notice..

The several civic lodges, of Pleasant
vile, are requested to appoint COM
mittee to meet at Ryon's Hall, Saturday
evening, May 20, 1897, to perfect ar
rangements for grand parade on Me-
mortal Day.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
Band Festival.

The Cornet Band will have a Straw
berry Festival next Saturday evening
May 30 in the Red White and Blue Social
room Red Mems Hall. Patronize the
boys by buying the refreshments that
will be offered for sale. Admission Free.
Music by the band.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
Atlantic City-1ts Pleasures and
Hotels.

Hotels.
We have received from the General
Passenger Department Of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway q, neatly
arranged Booklet descriptive ofAtlantic
City, containing q complete list~of the
Hotels. their location, rates, ETC., and
showing several illustrations Of seaside
scenes, and also telling some of the
manifold advantages which make "The
Royal Reading route" the favorite line
of travel to the sea.
Copies can be obtains by sending a
two-cent stamp to u, Edison j. Weeks,
General Passenger Agent, Reading Ter
minaI, Philadelphia.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
one way to be Happy

Is to attend to the comforts OF your family.
Should any one # them catch a cold or cough.
call on LAKES Pharmacy Pleasantville j. B.
Smith Smiths Landing and A s. Frsmbes son
Absecon sole agents and get a trial bottle OF
Ottos Cure. the great German remedy. free. We
give it away to prove that we have q sure cure
for coughs, Gods, asthma. consumption, and
all diseases OF the throat and lungs. Large she
6Oc and Tic
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
CURRENT GOSSIP
AND PERSONAL NOTES.
Items that uai11 Interest the
Home Circle.
REVIEW OF The Weeks LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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, 1897-05-26
From sIre to son.

AS family Medicine Baeon's Celery King for
the Nerves passes from sire to son a. legacy.
II you have Kidney. Liver OF Blood disorder get
free sample package of this remedy. II you
have Indigestion, Constipation, Headache.
Rheumatism, etc, this specific will cure you.
sale by Lakes Pharmacy. Pleosantv'lle. A.
8. Frambes and son, 4bsecon. j. B. Smit
Smith Landing. the leading druggist, are scle
agents and are distributing samples tres.
Large packages Soc. Gnd 25c.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
Observation-Disclosures
MEMORIAL Day
: PROGRAMME.
FORENOON.

: FORENOON
Details of G. A. r. veterans will visit the Mt.
Pleasant, Absecon Smithville, Leeds Point, Mays
Landing, Port Republic, Salem, Central, Asbury and
Zion Cemeteries, and decorate the graves OF fallen
!. comrades.
!. There will be appropriate exercises in the As.
!: bury Church at English Creek. .
: AFTERNOON.
!. Special services at Pleasantvile Cemetery at
!. 2:3O o'clock
!. EVENING.
= Special exercises at Salem Church at o'clock
. P NJ Singing Of the National Airs by the church
choirs patriotic recitations, and addresses by the
Pastors of the Churches and prominent citizens.
IS7lS zIS M ~ IN N ~ ~ M ~ n
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26
HACKETT'S PLUCKY RACE.
Too Heavily Handicapped, but
Made Fast Time.

7. D. Hackett, who entered the Hol-
brook 1O-mile road race at Jenkintown
on Saturday failed to secure prize. He
did some excellent riding, and none OF
the ten men in his class passed him. He
caught up to and passed forty-two men,
and was only short distance from the
tape when the winning bunch crossed.
He made the distance in the remarkable
time of 81 minutes and 10 seconds. The
best time made was 21O5. Hackett fell
against q fence in turning one of the
corners, and this accident cost him sew
eral seconds. He will try for prizes at
HammOnton next SATURDAY..
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-05-26

To Him Who waits.
All things may come to him who learns
to wait,
But oh the pity when they come too
lateI Carrie Blake Morgan, in June
Lippincott's.
The Lamar register., 1897-09-25

Among a score of street arabs sent
TO Indiana some thirty years ago By
Children's Aid Society of New York.
the "ugliest. raggedest and mUas
friendiess OF them ALL was taken
home by kindly Judge and given. ons
by one. all the opportunities Of which
he chose to make use. As Gov. John
Brady OF Alaska. this boy has recently
been appointed executive of terri
tory larger than Germany, France and
Great Britain combined. No boy who
reads this paragraph can have SO un-
propitious a beginning. How many
will climb a. hiSh2
The Lamar register., 1897-09-25
THE YELLOW FEVER.
slx GASES Ar Ngw oRLEANs.
Situation Not Much Changed Report
From Ocean springs.

New Orleans. Sept. 19-The local
fever situation has undergone little
change since yesterday. At q o'clock
tonight the record book in the Board
of Health office showed n Total of six
new cases and one death. The official
bulletin to be issued tonight. however,
VIII show two deaths. that OF the wom-
an, Santa Gratfiato, who died In the
hospital last night. not having been In
cluded In the official bulletin, although
reported In the Associated Press dis
patches.
The first TWO cases are in the extreme
upper portion OF the city. one In the
Fourth district, one Is in the 81. Claude
Street house. where the original six
cases were reported and one is in the
Williams house, where two cases al
ready exist
There are three cases under investi-
CATION and the health authorities to-
night still view the situation with some
complacency.
The detention camp at Fountaine
bleau was to-day declared TO have
been practically completed and TO be
ready for the reception OF guests
4 special train to-day went TO Biloxi
and Ocean Springs and from there
carried about forty people 10 the camp
Tomorrow the camp VIII be thrown
open TO all comers. Those who are not
immunes will have to stay in the camp
ten days, according TO the rules laid
down by Surgeon Murray. these rules
being simply the federal law which the
surgeon. as commander OF the camp. l.
bound to enforce There was no new
cases reported al Ocean Springs up &c
noon. hut the weather was heavy and
sultry and one OF the patients was not
expected 90 live, She Is Miss Laura
Atkins.
The Lamar register., 1897-09-25
yellow FsveR AT cAIRo.
Two mia Case. Discovered and oosr.ntia.
Declared


Cairo. III. sept. le--Dr. Guiteras
the yellow fever expert. who arrived
here from Mobile to-day, has pro
uounced the TWO suspicious eases nj
the marine hospital 10 be yellow fever
Of a mild form. Owing TO ;he prompt
measures taken. there is no danger of
lis spreading. The hospital building l.
well guarded.
There are several cases Of sickness
ON the government boat Alpha Ling, at
East Cairo. Kentucky. and Drs. Gutter
as and Egnn will investigate them to
morrow. One OF the men IN the hospl,
tai came from this boat and the other
from Point Pleasant eighty five miles
below here. The Boand OF Health has
Instituted strict quarantine against
Easi Cairo.
Tonight Dr. Egan issued an order
addressed 10 every railroad snIertug
the stnte from the south. instructtnE
quarantine against the states OF Ala
hama. Louisiana and Mississippi
There Is no excitement here. the psNo-
ole feeling confident thr corps OF the
Board of Health physicians are masters
of the situation,
The Lamar register., 1897-09-25
Jimmy Michael Again.

Boston. Sent. ls.-Iimmy Michael to-
day won the greatest cycling event ever
run on any New England track. II
was the International twenty-five mile
race on Charles River park, and gax
run in the fastest cycling time the
world ever saw MichAel's competitors
We're Lucien Lesnn OF France and Ed
die Duffee OF Cambridge, II was a
superb day and 1900 people witnessed
the race. The time was 45slS IL.
Up 60 this time Lesna has held prac-
tically all records from three miles TO
twenty-five. excepting the sixteen and
twenty mile records which were brok-
en- ON Thursday last by Michael in his
twenty mile contest against L.sua at
Springfield. Every American and
worlds rUcorI IrOLt issr -
tive miles. inclusive. j. nuU CretAiclt gE
Michael