Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-04-28
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AI0HG THE SHORE RESIDENTS
WHIT IS GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBODY's BUSINESS,
ATLANTIC CITY.

A four hundred pound sturgeon was
captured in the big net on the pier Fri
day morning and speedily transferred to
the aquarium.
Capt, Perry. in command of Company
F. Sixth Regiment with So men took
part in the Grand me- memorial parade in
N. Y. City on Tuesday,
An astronomical observer. otherwise
known as ''stargaz r." was arrested
under the Boardwalk on Monday, for
taking too many ''observations."
Harry Pennell, while strolling along
the Esplanade Sunday, was bitten by a
dog on one of his lower limbs. The in
juries are not thought to be dangerous.
Leslie Pearce. the pugilist, was acquit-
ted, at Media, Pa. on Monday upon the
charge of having caused the death of
"Billy" Vernon in boxing match few
days ago.
The wedding of Miss Kate Passman, of
this city, to Henry Muenzenberger, of
Philadelphia, is announced to occur in
st. Monica Church, on Wednesday morn
ing, May 18th.
Rev. Thomas J. Cross, of this city,
will take prominent part in the State
Convention of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union, to be held at Borden
town on May 14th.
The schooner J. C. McNaughton, Capt.
Garwood, grounded near the drawbridge
Saturday. She has a cargo of brick for
E. S. Lee, which will have to be removed
before she can again be fOated.
William F. Smith, the well-known
bicycle dealer was thrown from his
wheel Friday evening-and had his col
lar=bone broken, besides being other
wise shaken up and badly bruised.
The hotel proprietors have been in
vited to entertain the old soldiers, who
will come here in June at the G.. A. R.
annual encampment, at reduced rates
and a favorable reply is expected from
many of them.
A merry party of cyclers who enjoyed
spin Sunday from this city to Egg
Harbor was composed of Miss Josephine
O'Brien, DIR. Sinner, Miss Carrie Keates,
Mr.. Barrett, DR.. Chew, Dr.. Shoemaker
and Mr.. Maulick.
Schauf .r's famous concert garden will
reopen this year on July Sd, with full
band in attendance as usual. The
famous garden this year will be under
the management of Mr.. Carl Voelker,
now the lessee of the hotel as well.
The bodies of Frank Lovatt aud Nor
man White, the two fishermen who were
drow in Reeds Bay more than two
weeks ago, were recovered by a search
ing party, near Oceanville, Thursday
morning. The position of the boat and
the bodies indicate that White first fell
overheard and that Lovatt was drown
ed in the attempt to save him.
Mayor Stoy has appointed the follow
ing committee of Citizens to go tn WASH
ington, May 5, to officially invite Presi-
dent Mckinley to attend the coming
State Encampment OF Veterans, The
committee appointed is as follows:
James D. Southwick, Clement ]. Adams,
G. Jason Waters, c. B. Young, L. T.
Bryant, James Riley, E. F, Ham,
Charles Evans, T. j. Dickerson, L. C
Albertson, H. W. Leeds, Joseph Thomp-
son, Joseph H. Borton, Edward S. Lee,
D. S. White, Jr.. A. B. Endicott, J. G.
Shreve, W. A. Upham, John F. Hall, R.
c. Ivory, W. E. Edge, F. W. Hemsley,
William Mclaughlin, Lewis Evans, j.
E. Mehrer, II. s. Scull,