Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-10-27
S 100 PERYEAR IN ADVANCE
Tie Country Club.

Several important meetings. nave Deen
held lately by the Board of Directors
and Committees of the Country Club.
Many improvements have been decided
upon and reported by Hon. Joseph ID.
Borton, Chairman of the Grounds Com
mittee and are as follows: The old
dwelling will be moved to front on Shore
road on line with and adjoining Mr.. D,
T. Steelmans cottage. The barns Will
be moved and located directly back of
the house, except the corn crib aud
oldest barn, W hich will be sold to the
party giving the most for them. Mr.
Edward P. Risley who has been appoint
ed Superintendent of the Grounds will
receive and report all offars for them to
the Grounds Committee. This will clear
the Grounds of all buildings and make
room for handsome new club house
where the other buildings now stand.
Many other improvements under con-
sideration will be reported as soon as
definitely agreed upon. Much interest
is being manifested and harmony reigns
supreme.
Mr.. William Rinchler of Linwood has
been employed to look after a very fine
team of horses just purchased.
Several thousand ct of Pennsylvania
sod have been ordered placed at North
field station opposite the grounds. Supt.
Eugelke of the Telephone Co. says he
has instructions to place poles along the
Shore road to the grounds. This will
be beneficial generally by providing an
opportunity for telephone connections
along the route. and it is to be metallic
or long distance wire. The improve
ments are so numerous we hesitate to
announce more at present for fear our
readers cannot bear them all at once.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers.
If the weather is at all favorable there
should be a large audience in Red Nj MS
Hall, this "Wednesday evening. The
original company of Fisk Jubilee Singers
will render one of their choice concerts
under the auspices and for the benefit of
the Presby terian Church, and those who
attend will enjoy a fine musical treat.
Professor Z. Krausse, Musical Critic of
the Hamburger Fremdenblatt, Ham
burg, Germany, in an article dated
J anuary 9th, 1896, says: "The greatest
point of interest in these concerts rests
with the rendering of the slave melodies;
the effect was simply overwhelming, not
only by their pathos but also by the
UldSteTlf uHHueT III WHiCu thOJ WC'O
sung. The crowniDg effect, however,
was produced by the pert, ct blending
and shading of voices. Although the
songs contain number of startling
/ contrasts, yet they were graduated in
such manner as to appear perfectly
natural and not exaggerated. The ren-
dsring of piauissimo passages was
simply exquisite; it is hard to believe
that these voices, which appeared to be
at a great distance, could be the same
voices which only a moment before had
rendered the m. III )-forte passages"
Hon. Joseph Thompson of Atlantic
City purchased the property of DIR Geh--
ring at Bakersville two weeks ago to-
morrow. Judge Thompson has for
some time been desirous of securing a
property along the shore for his family's
use resulting finally in the purchase OF
the property named. We regret of
course rot having him locate among
us, but are glad to welcome him at
Bakersvile There are several gentle
men like our Honorable Judge who real
il the advantages of country homes for
their families q; but heretofore the means
of transportation being reduced practi-
cally to none at all as soon as the Sum-
mer season was over has been an OBJ
stacle in the way. Since the summer
service has been continued inquiries
have been made for properties and we
believe this is only the commencement of
similar purchases