Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-01-06
ESTELLE COLONY.

lEstelle Colony embraces Mimay Risey tfor
| mery Estelle, and Dorothy railroad stations]
| Messrs. Ellison 4 Hesselbalch have planted
rhubarb.
near Mmay station.
Mrs Goldsack is conducting a private school
and as the colony is temporarily without fre.
educational facilities. she has her hands full
LEES Gillmose Of Canada, has purchased Iot
{. tract .. He will build a house at once
- mt he is boarding with Mr.. Hlingworth OF
11th avenue.
j. IIlingworth has erected a new stable on bis
place which looks very nice. 1t shows very plainly
what man with skill and energy can do with
cheap material.
Philip Bazler, 5 Of Paterson, \, =, was down to
look at his farms-s72 and S73., tract 9. last
week. and while here, contracted with George
Greller to clear and plough acres.
Joseph Potts has finished his blacksmith shop
and is open for business. Mr.. Potts came from
Plymouth, Pa He is well pleased with this part
of the country
What's the matter with the school commits
sioners Why don't they provide teacher for
our children We now have about IS eligible
scholars and the church building, where school
can be held, is finished and ready. There is no
possible reason why school cannot be held there
as it is heated and made comfortable. All we
want is the teacher; we will do the rest.
G Hasselbalch has met with great success in
his poultry venture Although but two months
in Estelle, he already has young brood eight
weeks old and will start another. He has a nice
house erected, stable built and over one and one
half acres cleared Mr. Hasselbalch has named
his farm Josie HILL and proposes to engage in
is practical gardner OF twenty-five years ex-
perience and and we have no doubt OF his success.
The Estelle Building Company is pushing along
rapidly 1t has its hands full of contracts for
building houses. c. Gill's house South Jersey
avenue. which is being built by this company,
will be a comfortable little home. 1t is staries
high, 14x2S feet. Mr.. Gill has been in the colony
now over two months and has decided to make
it his permanent residence. As he has served II
in IA N.lr ta h.lg Il lar rf
OF the world and he says the main thing needed
here is steady application; any man possessing
that, he thinks is sure OF success.
We are soon to have a lumber yard. The
organization with this end in view is complete
and the yard will be selected this week. 1t will
be first class in all its appointments. At least
200 900 feet will be started with as stock and it
will be placed sale at as low prices possible
Lumber may be bought In any quantities desired
1t is likely that the yard will be on fa1m lot No
1904, tract 8, near Dorthy station. This loca-
ton will be handy to Dorthy, Milmay and Risley
stations. We are not in a position at present to
give further particulars about this enterprise but
we hope to do so in our next weeks correspon
dence.
The Farmers & Mechanics Protective Assoca
tion Of NIlmay celebrated its first anniversary
and New Years at the same time. on New Years
night at Schmidt & MeDonald's s factory. verv
of Milmay, Estelle, Richland, besides dozen OF
more visitors from Philadelphia. The entertain
which B. N. Oakes, Z. j.. TreadwelI. David Me
Clure, J. Hill and E. J. Collins participated The
Jokes were very clever and elected much applause
Mr.. Treadwell then gave limitations of an old man
and old woman. Mr. Collins then recitated
1.-The Yankee Sleigh-rlde," Mcdonald gave a song
and dance, and his partner, Mr. Schmidt followed
him with recitation on The Merits and Dement'S
of Free Silver" The performance was inter
spersed with musical selections. and at its con
clusion refreshments wers served and then every
body danced until the wee sma' hours.
A Christmas festival was held at the church or
the last day OF Christmas week. Mr., BOehley on
behalf of the church, presented each child with o
large package of candy and q book. very
entertaining program had been arranged for the
occasion and it embraced singing by Miss Lottit
Greller who rendered very feelingly the song en-
titled 1.-The Poor Wandering Girl She also
recited Miss Hattie Berthold also took part in
the rectations and sang and Miss Katie McNally
contributed her efforts. A series of tableaux
exhibited, the most stricking of which were
THE Royal Family" which was mpersonated by
Mrs. Jennett BoIter and her family; and "a
Farmers Family by Mr.. Boehley and his
family. These were well gotten up and were
received with applause Master Harry Koon
recited Little Fishes in the Brook" which
pleased the little folks immensely The entertain
ment concluded with the representation OF
Daniels Band' by Katie McNally, Charles
Burgh, Hattie Berthold and Harry Koon. The
affair great success and will certainly be
repeated on grander scale next Christmas Mr..
Rausch, OF Brooklyn, who happened to be here at
the time to look at his farm on tract II with
Agent Brecht i'll the audience at the enter
tainment and enjoyed it very much