Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-04-06
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest," from Ad-
joining Towns.
Items Of Interest," from Hd
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS lI0HG THE Shore RESIDENTS.


SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AM
THERE BY OUR REGULAR coRREsPoN
DENTS. EvERYBoDY's BUSINESS.
{ ATLANTIC CITY.
1t is now Judge Endicott.
Mayor Joseph Thompson was choseI
president of the Police Beneficial Fund il
accordance with the rules of the asso
citation.
On account of the absence of Presiden1
Southwick and Clerk Ireland, City Coun
Gil was unable to hold session on Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Francis Hall, wife of Assembly
man James P. Hall, of Hudson County
died very suddenly of heart failure OF
Monday evening about 10 p. m.
The first report of the district court
was made on Monday by Clerk Babcocl
to City Treasurer Jeffries for two weeks
in March showing that eight cases hal
been tried by Judge Ingersoll,
At the election of officers last week O
Ul40 ID Os VI lJik6 L. m1TCu6 ". OdI
roll the popular manager of "The Lit
tie Brighton Buffet" was highly honor
ed. by being unanimously elected
Esteemed Loyal Knight" This being
the only offies that was hotly con.
tested for.
Mr.. Allen B. Endicott took the oath
of office of Judge of Atlantic County on
Friday last. County Clerk Scott per
formed the ceremony. Judge Endi-
colts commission arrived some days
ago from acting Governor VOORHEES,
fixing the beginning of the five years
term on April 1 1898.
The suit of the Phoenix Bridge Com
pany, of Phoenixyille, Pa, to recover
$1,000 claimed to be due for constructing
hand rails and electric light poles on the
new Boardwalk in this City was
begun in the United States Circuit Court
on Monday and was to have been com.
pleted Monday. Ex-Judge Pancoast ie
conducting the case for the company and
Atlantic City is represented by Burroughs
Z. Godfrey and Carlton Godfrey. The
city holds that the work was included in
the $780, 900 boardwalk contract.
Rev. William M. White, Pastor oi
Central NJ. +. Church died suddenly in
Camden, early Sunday morning after
an illness of only few hours. Mr.. White
had been taken ill while attending the
Conference on Friday, and was conveyed
to bis boarding place at about 3 D. m.
He was able to sit up Saturday but
suffered considerable distress from con-
gestion of the lungs. Shortly after mid
night he gave a short grasp and fell over
dead while sitting at table. Mr.. White
has been pastor of the Central church
here, and was man ofgreat ability and
universally beloved. In his personal ap-
pearance he bore marked resemblance
to the celebrated free thinker Col. Robert
G. Ingersoll.
ABSECON,
Mrs. A. c. Fleming spent Thursday in
Atlantic City.
Willard Ryon. E O., was a Pleasant
vile visitor Friday.
Frank Hammell, Esq was an Atlantic
City visitor Saturday. ~
Mrs, J 3hn Champion and daughter,
Mrs. Slape, were Saturday visitors.
The frost Of Sunday and Monday was
anticipated by our farmers and early
plants protected.
The Misses Lottie Babcock, Lizzie
Boice and Eva MAIDEN were Philadelphia
visitors last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Doughty have as
their guests Mr. and Mrs. Longworth
and son, of Cleveland, o.
Mr.. Wilson, of Wilson & Crawford, and
Mr.. Stetson, of ship-broker fame,
Absecon visitors on Monday.
The many friends of Mrs. Peter Reed
will be sorry to learn of her death which
event occurred on Thursday. She has
been great sufferer and sick for several
years. Her husband. Captain Reed, and
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Babcock have the sympathy of large
circle of friends,
The testimonial benefit to the popular
Jim Henry at Walters Hall on Monday
evening last, proved bowling success.
The hall was crowded, SO that the sign,
standing Room Only was hung out
early in the evening. Mr.. Henry's wife,
assisted by Dave Martz and Mr.. Reed, OF
Pieasantville, gave an entertaining
vaudeville show. The ability OF the
artists, and Mrs. Henry's personal
charms, went far to make up for The
horribly bad orchestra. Some of the
bachelor citizens who occupied front
seate, hope to see the Henry back atan
early date.
The death last Thursday of Mrs. Reed,
wife of Captain Peter B. Reed, comes to
many of us as q shock, although it was
known for some time past that she was
past recovery, but the end was not
looked for so soon. Captain Reed and
family have The sincere sympathy of all
our people, recognizing Gs we do that
their loss is an extremely severe one.
The deceased was much beloved by all
who knew her, and the large attendance
at the funeral on Monday was an ex-
preston Of sympathy from our town
people. The services were conducted at
the home of the decease0's parents. Inter-
ment in the new Reed vault in the M. E.
Cemetery at Abs con and the services by
the Rev. q. Dugan.
Captain Frank Babcock is home from
paying trip. The Captain like all true
mariners, is full of fight and wants to
turn the Abel E Babcock into fighting
ship and slick" Spain before the week is
out If Uncle Sam will accept the
ssAbel 4. as q man-of-war, it is said, the
Captain will ship his crew from here.
The Hobart CLUB will ship in body.
The personnel will be about as follows:
Commander-Frank Babcock; Captain
w. C. Cordery; First Lieutenant-Daniel
Waters, ST.; Second Lieutenant-J. Alton
Mitchell; Third Lieutenant - f. F.
Doughty; Chaplain Bishop" Ed. Will
son; Physicians OF and-Hosea Madden;
Gunners-Frank Hammell, Pit Hammell,
Tom Hutchinson and Samuel Slim, 1.-THE
gun that never came back); Signal Corps
and lectriciane- Clarence Nicholson,
Walter Adams and Jim Hamilton; Post
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