Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-01-26

DlQ, 0UU IeeI Oh U06 STRUCTURE muBD De
ready for the carpenters on March /. 1t
is probable that local mills will secure
the jpb of turning out the needed lumber.
all of them having bid upon it. Con-
tractor Souder says that be will employ
local carpenters almost exclusively upon
the work,
ABSECON.
Mr.. A. Fl. Butler has been quite i'll, but
is now improved.
Miss Madden was an Atlantic City
visitor on Saturday.
Captain Frank Babcock is home from
a prosperous trip.
Mrs, Annie Babcock who has been
quite i'll is slowly recovering.
j. W. Cordery and his charming wife
were Philadelphia visitors on Thursday
last.
New books for the scientific instruc-
ton of hygiene and temperance have
been pnt in the public schools.
An excellent collection of books of the
best authors have been procured for a
library by Prof. Dr. l. HilIiard.
A man in our town was known to ride
six miles on the metal rim of his wheel
having lost the tire from explosion.
Mrs. Edward J. Mehl, nee Miss Nettie
Willetts, now Of New York City, is
visiting her aunt, Miss Annie Devine.
We regret to lose the company of Mr..
and Mrs. Eastburn, who have made the
city of Newark, Ohio, their permanent
home.
This town claims to have the champion
Tax Collector of the County. More
money than the duplicates call for is col
lected every year.
Our accomplished schoolteacher, Miss
Emma Ward, has taken her bed and
board to Atlantic City, coming and
going on her safety when weather per-
mits.
Our young townsman, Mr.. Reuben
Babcock, is learning stenography and
type-writing. We shall soon see his sign
out reading, "Notes taken while you
wait"
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Doughty enter
tanned at dinner on Friday Mrs. John
Champion and Mrs. Slape of Atlantic
City and Mrs. Japhet Champion Of
Scullville.
Our invaIids, i. e. Captain Abel Bab-
cock, Captain W. E. Lee, Mrs. Peter b.
Reed and Master Crawford Townsend
are all convalescent. Speedy return to
good healthis hoped for, for all.
Our people are unanimously of the
opinion that Mr.. j. E. p. Abbott should
have had the Judgeship and think that
Atlantic City politicians are showing
their hog nature in freezing on to all the
county offices.
We now have q messenger, Mr.. Lewis
Clark, who for dime will do your
Philadelphia business for you. Our
fifteen commuters whose business takes
them to Philadelphia daily are thus
saved many annoying duties that these
good neighbors can now find no excuse
to impose on them.
Our Freeholder, Captain .BilI' Cor
derry is simply peaches and cream. He
proposes to give us the best'bridge in the
State, made of Vermont Granite cut
square, at the Shore Road over Absecon
Creek. Some folks are cruel enough to
say that thisis only anti-election talk.
And further, Captain "Bill" says, Alb
secon will be the only place considered
for the County Seat when it takes
French leave" of Mays Landing.
Quarterly meeting service in M. E.
Church next Sunday, January 80; Love
Feast, 8 45 q. m preaching, 1890 a. m.
7.30 p. m. the VIC. 7. y. will hold a
temperance service, Rev. D. B. Harris
will address the meeting.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening,
at I 80, "When and Where / Was Con-
verted.'
Quarterly Conference Friday evening,
I so.
The Juvenile Class Thursday after
noon, o'clock.
There was quite a surprise party given
at Captain W. E. Lees on Monday
evening, January IT. 1t was in honor
of his son Edwin. The company met at
the house Of Captain Frank Babcock's 3
and proceeded to Mr.. Lees. Some
twenty in all were present and INDUCED
in amusements and games of various
sorts. Some fine selections were rem
dered by Miss Julia and Josie Henderson
and recitation by Ethel Hammell. Re-
freshme4ts also were served. Those
present were Miss Flossie Babcock, Julia
and Josephine Henderson, Reuben Bah
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Ruth Mickle, Leland Madden, Charles II.
Dugan, Harold Clifford, Arthur Dugan,
Willie Smith.
A question in mathematics is sagitating
our town, Our Road 0verseer Mr.,
Samuel Smith obtained goods to the
value of $25 from Captain Daniel Waters
promising to pay in his town check and at
| the same tune requested Daniel Waters,
Jr., to tnrn the check over to Captain
Daniel, when young Daniel as Chairman
of Councils signed same which was
promptly done. The check was drawn
| to the order Of Samuel Smith who now
refuses to sign the same, and it now ap-
pears that the willy Samuel sold his right
to the proceeds of the check to MIR,
Richard Doughty for q cash consider
alton. OF course Samuel has both the
cash from Mr.. Doughty and the groceries
from Captain Daniel and is the gamer BY
q 100 per q Mt, That part is easy but
| where does the loss come in Captain
Daniel has the endorsed check and Mr.
Doughty has Samuel's promise. Th,
answer will appear in later issue.
OCEAN HEIGHTS.
/ Cant Georre n Smith and wife ar,