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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23

Among the bills signed by Governor
Voorhees, last week and became lawsswas
one known as Senate bill No. 15 as
follows
Empowers governing bodies in cities,
towns and villages to have grade cross
ings protected by gates, fagman, etc.
and imposes fine of 500 day upon,
railroads neglecting to comply with the
ordinance.
If this Law applies to Boroughs the
legislature can be complimented by
Pleasantville citizens and the travelling
public for enacting one good law at this
session. 1t Is now suggested that our
Council take immediate action and take
the necessary steps to have the crossings
in our Borough protected especially the
more dangerous and most used ones.
Heretofore this matter has been grossly
neglected or overlooked to the great
danger of the public. The excuse was
given that there was not sufficient law
to compel the Railroad companies to
afford protection. What the excuse will
be now remains to be seen. Many yshar.
row escapes have been made sat the
Shore Road crossing Of the W. JssR. r.
Shall human lfe.continue TO be subjected
to the dangers Of an unprotected cross
ing in order to. save q few dollars fol
a aagman How many dollars is 8
life worth Who is going to appraist
the value There is no question o
more Importance, or needs the prompt
attention OF our honorable Councilmer
than this especially if the said law il
applicable. The Reading crossing il
protected and has been ever since Squirv
1ngersoll was killed. Perhaps simila
! accident is what the company has beei
waiting for ct The other crossing.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23

formed q prOcessiOn-all carrying
banners-representing the different
missionary fields. AS each one came
forward, they would stand facing
the congregation holding the banner
before them, as the pastor spoke
upon the country work, churches,
and SO on until every country repre-
sented was dwelt upon. They
formed semi-circle before the
chancel and the choir and congrega-
ton united singing, ''All hail the
power OF Jesus name," they marched
down the aisles and around the
church, making a very thrilling
effect and service long to beremem-
bered by those present. The follow
ing persons were the banner and flag
United States-Miss Julia and
Josephine Henderson.
Africa-Jane Harmon.
South America-Ida Westbrook
and Susie StillwelI.
China-Harold Dugan and Bennie
Conover.
Germany-Flossie Babcock and
Ethel Hammell.
Norway-Lucinda Conover and
Lena Hires.
Sweden-Stella Ireland and Lizzie
Smith.
Switzerland-Mamie Conover and
Emma Woodward.
India and Siam-Arthur Dugan
and George Lee.
Denmark-DOrothy Townsend and
Nora Lee.
Iurkey-Bertha Ireland and Fannie
Stillwell.
Italy-Arthur Butler and Freddie
Dugan.
Russia-Clara Conover and Mary
Kelsey.
Japan-Reuben Babcock and Chas
Dugan.
: Mexico-Amelia Ireland and Ida
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
SPRING OPENING.
something that Will Interest the
Ladies.


All the ladies along the Shore will be
interested TO know that Atlantic City is
to have first-class millinery and ladies'
tailoring establishment where the latest
creations of the milIiners' and dress
makers art can be purchased at very
reasonable prices. Mr.. G. B. Hitchcock
has opened spacious apartments, oppo-
site The Mansion House, at I'LL Attain
tic avenue, and all customers will receive
prompt and polite attention. There is
a dezzling display of Easter hats that
are handsome enough to make man
want to wear them-and of course every
woman will want to see them and order
somebody to buy one for her. At the
opening last week there were several
hundred ladies present and many orders
for hats and suits were given. The
prices were made to suit all purses, and
the goods embrace every ything from the
latest Partisan novelties to the
commoner grade of goods.
In connection with the millinery there
was display ofladies' tailor-made suits
waists, ribbons and novelties of the
latest fashion.
The windows contain an unusually at
tractive display of ladies' goods.
A special feature of the establishment
| is a ladies' parlor, handsomely ap
pointed, where customers may examine
goods at their convenience. Mr.. G. B
Hitchcock, the enterprising proprietor
makes speciality of millinery and iargt
number of pattern hats are on exhibition
| from the leading Paris milliners.
The proprietor believes in Printers
Ink, and will use the columns of The
Press to tell the soff-shore" people what
he-has to sell. He will tell new story
each week and it will be worth reading
Watch his double-column tad" 1t vii
| interest the ladies especially.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
NEWS FROM OUR
Correspondents.
Items Of Interest from Hd-
joining Tomns.
HAPPENINGS AI0HG The SHORE RESIDENTS.
WHAT rs GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CoRREsPoN-
DENTS. EyERYBoDY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTICCITY.

All the trains came down in sections
Saturday afternoon.
Youug's ocean pier will be $500 feet
long when completed.
Schlatter the "Divine healer" is again
announced to come here.
Mayor Thompson's First official aei
was to inspect the Police force.
The tramps have arrived and are fat
and SASSY" after their winters hiber.
nation
The City has the largest crowd ol
visitors ever known at this season oil
the year.
Conrow & Slaeum are to build two.
story apartment house 50x100 feet, over
their store.
Atlantic City, March 20.-James H.
Catterson, for many years one of the
most eccentric characters of this city,
died here today. Catterson had been
in delicate health for a long time. He
momentarily expected his death, and
had made all preparations for burial.
About four years ago he purchased a
burial lot at Pleasantville. Here he
had grave dug and a fine monument
erected to himself. On 1t he had his
name and date of his birth carved, a
space being left for his age and date of
death. He also had an undertaken pre-
viously engaged to take care of his
body. Catterson was an inventor and
perfected machine for the improved
manufacture of playing cards. From
this he received an annuity of $500 as
long as he lived. He was go years old.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
Petit Jurors.

The panel of petit jurors for the
April term of the County Courts was
drawn Tuesday by Sheriff Kirby in
the presence OF Law Judge ThOmp-
son and County Clerk Scott. The
fifty-four good men and true" who
constitute the panel follow:
Atlantic Gty-HOwardM M. Bennett,
William A. Bell, Albert Clark,
Thomas Trenwith, Samuel Kears,
Charles G. Riley, Charles Il. Herring,
Smith Conover, Philip j. Leigh,
Eugene A. Mcclure, J. Estel Evans,
Walter Rauffenbart, l.. r. Adams,
Louis Lott, Emil j. Petroff, William
Parsons. Peter S. Corson.
Pleasantville-Cha G. Frambes,
John Clark, James l.. Risley, Isaac
Andrews.
Absecon-John r. Steelman, Will
liam C. Cordery, Peter B. Reed.
Hammonton-L. M. Westeott, VIII
liam A. Crawford, William Davidson,
Walter III. Andrews, Wayland De
Puy.
Buena Vista-Richard Benson.
Linwood-JaphetG Garwood.
Egg Harbor City-Henry Kuehnle,
Robert Ohnmeis.
Egg Harbor Township-Thomas
Ingersoll, Wilbur j. Price, Edward
Ireland.
Hamilton Township-John ".
Beckett, Christopher NJ Rape, Melvin
r. Morse, Thomas Simallwood.
Weymouth Township Andrew
CampbeIl,- Anthony Parker, Jr., Sey-
mour McKeague. =
Mullica Township-David Wescoat,
John Reynolds.
Galloway Township-August Fill
ling, Adolphus Johnson, William
Krebs, Frederick Somers, Jacob
Green, Ernest Dryer, Jr., Louis
FreidhQpper.
Somers' Point-Samue1 Yickers.
Brigantine-Frank p. Cordery.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
Whole Number, 422.

and gave them CHARGE to cultivate the
big head" Their schemes have
wrought mischief to the party, and they
have JeOpardized its chances OF success
until the outlook for victory In this
county, next fall, is not very fiattering
to those Republicans who carefully
watch the progress of political events.
The elections all over the State presage
danger, and nothing but good manage
ment and better and cleaner methods
can avert it. The "organs" that have
been ordered to lie and tell the peopIe
that no danger exists are only making
defeat more certain. The only effort to
stem the tide is the distribution of a few
petty offices, here and there, at the dicta-
ton of the "heelers" who have been
promised that they should "place' them.
Time will tell how much of q panacea
this Will prove to be for the restless politi-
cal dlscontent that now prevails. Once
more say that if our party leaders have
a gram OF sense left they will call a halt
and consult with people who have not
been consulted much heretofore. They
must dump overheard the professional
strikers who attend caucuses and CON
ventions and demand cash consider
alton for the support of any and all
candidates. The people of Atlantic
County are sick and tired of such per
formances, and they will follow in the
wake of this city in repudiating the
bosses who set up such jobs if something
is not done to prevent it. Read the
figures next November and see if am
not right in my predictions unless q re-
form ls had IN political methods.
The appointment of Carlton Godfrey
as City Solicitor was one of those things
so eminently proper that the taxpayers
have done enothiDg gbutcongratulate them
selves ever siDce it was announced as a
fact. Mr.. Godfrey will fill the bill to the
letter and dignity the Office to which his
appreciative friends have raised him. He
was faithful as Tax Collector and he will
be successful City Solicitor.
Three years is a long time between
hurrahs.
ARGUS.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, March II.


We vacated our old quarters at San
Diego March 9Th. stopped a day at Los
Angeles to see some old friends, and
came here via Southern Pacific. Since
we left California that State has been
blest with two days rain, and the
people are rejoicing. And well they may,
for the drouth would affect every busi-
ness. The reservoirs at San Diego had
only half q supply, and the parched
plains and hill sides afforded poor pas
turerage for the many cattle and sheep.
We read in the papers that the storm
c. vered the state, and know it rained in
the extreme South eastern part, for after
passing San Felipe sink, and when near
ing Yuma, our train was stopped three
times on the desert, for fear the culverts
under the track were weakened. The
hard rain dash in the mountains, miles
away, had sent young rivers of water
across the parched plains, in places well
up to the track. We were not favorably
impressed with Phoenix for we had read
glowing accounts, and naturally formed
an opinion. The streets, are not paved,
and the principal one is only built up
about four blocks. Ip all other parts of
the city the houses are well scattered.
Many of the lots between are in bad
shape. There is not q sufficiency OF
shade trees. There is about 1.200 in
habitants and citizens, say that two
thirds are Americans. The balance are
mostly M. xicans some Chinese, a few
Negroes and some Indians. Many of
the Mexicans are as black as the negroes.
Indians (mostly women) come in from
the country to sell their wares. They do
not go to the restaurants to get their
food but pick it up in the back alleys.
They " ill eat decayed bananas, oranges,
and other garbage. We are much inter-
ested in them and hope to give The
Press readers some interesting facts con-
cerning them in our next letter. Gambl-
openly and have singing and music to
entice custom. There are seldom any
fights and only one murder in five years.
Three police keep the town quiet. Some
of the cutters are used for irrigating
bitches, where clean flow ofwater runs
continually. The weather is pleasant
now, but later on, from June LIST to
October LIST, the thermometer registers
as high as liz in the shade. An egg
placed in the sand that is exposed to
the sun will cook. People from the east
claim they can work in the sun with the
thermometer. at liz and not feel it
worse than at IS east. Sun strokes are
unknown, but rum soaks succumb to
the heat. Lumber is high The most oi
it comes from Flagestaff about $3.50
miles away. 1t retails here from $27 to
SAT per thousa14. Lath sells from $5 to
So per thousand and brick Sc to 81 per
thousand. A. LAKE.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
WASHINGTON.
PersOnaIly-COnd Tour via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

PersOnaIly-C0ndu Tour via
pennsylvania Railroad.
The next three-day personally-con-
Quoted tour to Washington via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will leave New York
and Philadelphia on Thursday, March 81.
Opportunity viii be afforded to visit,
under the intelligent direction of an ex-
perienced Tourist Agent, all the
principal points of interest, the Capitol,
Executive Mansion, Congressional Libra
ry, the Monument, National Museum,
&c. An experienced Chaperon will also
accompany the party as companion for
the unescorted lady tourists.
The rate, $14 so from New York,
$11 so from Philadelphia, and proper
tionate rates from other points, includes
all necessary expenses during the entire
trip-transportation, hotel accommc da-
tions, and guides.
Persons desiring to return via Gettys-
burg may do SO by purchasing tickets at
$500 extra, which include this privilege.
An opportunity will also be afforded to
visit Mt. Vernon and Arlington at
slight additional expense.
For itineraries, tickets, and full infor-
nation apply to ticket agents; Tourist
Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York; or
address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
BusIness PersonaIs.

Insure with A. Fl. Phillip & Co., 1916
Atlantic avenue, Atlantic Gty,yN. j.
Strawberry Plants for Sale. Cheap,
VIM. Howenstine, Pennington, N. j.
2-23 SO st
DIR. Samuel johnson, dentist, Absecon.
Examination free. Prices reasonable,
1857 tt
Or. j. F. Crandall, Dentist, Union Bank
Building, Atlantic City, assisted by W.
f. Seeds,
DR.. M. P. Shoemaker, dentist. Office
1414 Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City,
over post office. tt
For Rent.-5 room house on Shore
Road, adjoining P. o. Apply for terms
p. NJ, Pleasantville. N. j.
Miss Emma C. Collins, Mrs. Anna G.
Fleming, fashionable dress makers.
Absecon, satisfaction guaranteed.
W.T.. Chase, Baggage, freight, express,
piano, etc., removed. Stand at West
Jersey Railroad Station, P. O. Box. 136,
Pleasautville, N. j. ll-l7-97 tt
For Sale-7 room house, y acre OF
land fruited, splendid water, posses
sion at once. Price $500. j. F.
Abbott, Pleasantville, N. j.
For Sale.-One fine solid walnut bed
stead, one fue wire spring, one hair and
cotton mattress. Inquire of W. IL
Green, DR.. Wallace's House, Chestnut st.
Mrs. Richard l. Risley will be pleased
to accommodate applicants for board,
either by meal, day or week. 25c per
meal or 81. so per week. fremont ave,
and Shore Road. If
A. L. Fammell, graduate Optician.
Office at the residence of Geo. Frambes,
Consultation and examination free
ALI glasses guaranteed satisfactory
9-1-97.
For Sale-Lowest prices-All kinds o.
Fertilizers, Crude-Acid and Dry Ground
Fish Guanes a speciality. Apply to A
Connolly, Farmers Union, Pennington
N. J. 2-23-9S 3 mos.
Mr.. J. C. Clark of 813 Atlantic avenue
Atlantic City, is the general agent fol
the renowned "CIarks'' o. N. J.. spoo
cotton, and will be pleased to sell stores
at wholesale prices. 2-2-90 tt.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23

At the Chestnut Dale Baptist Church,
of WilIiamstown, great revival out
break is in progress. 1t started on
Sunday evening, March Is, under the
direction of Rev. John Phillip Snyder,
the assistant pastor of the Philadelphia
East Baptist Church. The membership
was unusually blessed and d rousing
time manifested. SOME shouted for joy,
and others clappiug their hands and
praised God. MaHy were melted to
tears as their friends came to the altar.
Seven souls professed conversion and
many more were at the altar. The
meetings promise to bear much fruit in
the salvation of the people.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23

New LAWS
Gov. VOORHEES, signed the following
bills Thursday and they are now law.
Senate No. S3. Recognizing the exist
eBce and rights aud duties of churches,
religious societies and denominations OF
Christians, and providing for the en-
| forcement of their civil rights.
Senate No. 81. Exempts from tax
alton donations and legacies to religious
societies.
Senate No. %. Asupplement A to an act
of February 1S, 1887, authorizing the
towns of the State to renew matured and
maturing bonds.
Senate No. 80. Allows the Fire Com
missioners in the first-class cities to pay
the Superintendent of Telegraph 50, 500
a year.
Borough of Garfield, in Bergen County.
Senate No. 179. Provides for the reg
istration of labels, trade marks, &C., OF
corporations adopting the same. The
act is intended to cure the cOnstitu tional
defects found by the State in the trades
unions label law. Filled without the
Governors signature.)
Assembly No. "a. Authorizes assess
ments to pay the costs OF the construc-
ton of drains, sewers, &c., when former
proceedings have been detective.
Assembly No. %. Requires all theatres
and other places of amusement to have
proper fire alarms, &c, and take all pre-
cautions against fire, keeping the aisles
free from distractions, &c.
Assembly No. So. Gives property
holders five years after the annual tax is
payable to pay for paving, curbing,
grading, &c.
Assembly No. 55. Authorizes the Cir
cult Court Judges in Essex and Hudson
to appoint sargeant-at.arm
Assembly No. 81. Extends the time of
making payments for street improve
ments for five years.
Assembly No. 6S. Legalizes certain
deeds,
Assembly No. II. Incorporates the
Borough of Totowa, in Passaic County.
Assembly No. 101. Amends the act
relative to idiots, lunatics and drunk
ards, SO that those having estates may
have their property applied to the ex-
pense of caring for them in pnblic lnsti-
tutions.
Assembly No. LA. Authorizes third
class cities to construct and maintain
general system of sewerage and drains.
Senate No. Is. Empowers governing
bodies in cities, towns and villages to
have grade crossings protected by gates,
fagmen, etc., and imposes a fine Of 500
day upon railroads neglecting to COM
ply with the ordinance.
Senate No. %. Validates the sale of
the mortgsged premises of railroad
where the road lies partly within the
the State and the sale has been ordered
by the Fedral Court or the Courts of
another State.
Senate No. IT, Makes it the duty of
the State Board of Taxation, on com
plaint, to Investigate the valuation and
assessment OF any county accused of
receiving an excess share of school
moneys.
Senate No. 1O2. requires the law and
Chancery reporters to print at the be-
ginning of each case the date of argu-
ment or submission and the date OF the
decision.
Senate No. 124 Makes the bouadry
between adjoining municipalities the
middle of the public road or street along
which boundry line Iuns.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
street Lighting.

During the last week six street
lamps have been put up on West
Washington avenue, between the
Shore Road and Georgia avenue,
under the supervision OF Mr.. Frank
Koenig, to give our citizens an idea
of the kind of light that can be fur
nished by the company he represents:
1t is produced by the vaporization OF
gasoline which drips down from a
small horizontal tank in the top OF
the lamp, and gives d clear pleasant
light.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
sCULLvILLE.

The Pentecostal Services at Friend
ship and Palestine M. P. Churches in
Egg HarbOr Circuit, were attended
by marked demonstrations OF Divine
power. The preaching by Rev. G. w.
Powell was enjoyed by all present.
His sermons on 1.-THE fullness of
the Gospel" and 'The entire sancti-
fication of the believer" were fol
lowed by other appropriate ones. A
number were converted, and sancti-
fed. The revival services will con-
tinue this week at Palestine Church.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23

the removal of the county buildings to
this city, Pleasantville or some other
place more readily accessible than Mays
Landing, and the provision for special
election to be held on June 7 will give
the County people the option of deciding
whether the change shall be made or
not, and if SO where the buildings shall
go.
This is the only fair and proper way of
disposing of the question which has been
agitated for years. Atlantic City Re-
view. March II.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Job Stebbins gave six
O'Clock dinner on Friday evening last to
the following: Rev. and Mrs. F. l..
Jewett and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Collins and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stebbins and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
L Risley and son, Mr., and Mrs. Peter B.
Risley.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
THE FLORIDA LIMITED.
The Southern Railways New
Train to Florida.

1t is magnificent solid vestibuled
train, carrying a club car, sleeper,
dining and observation cars. Its
schedule is the most convenient ever
in effect between Philadelphia and
the resorts of Florida. Communicate
with John M. Beall, District Passen-
ger Agent, S2S Chestnut Street, Phila-
delphia, for further information.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
Easf FsIorida Traius.

The Southern Railway is now oper-
ating three trains on week days and two
on Sundays on the fastest and most
Convenient schedules ever in effect be-
tween Philadelphia and the resorts OF
Florida. Call on CT address John IA.
Beali, District Passenger Agent, 02S
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, for illus
4rated matter and all Information.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23

DIR. and Mrs. J. FL. North gave de-
lightful dinner on Friday night at their
beautiful home on the Shore Road. The
host and hostess received their guests
and at the hour set for the dinner
ushered them into them into the dining
room which was veritable garden
spot with it's cut flowers and growing
plants. At each guests plate were
placed lovely boutonieres of carnations
and maiden hair fern. The menu was
beautifully served and consisted of ten
courses. Among the guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin P. Risley, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. JeDness and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Tobias Nc
Connell, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ryon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Race, Rev. Mr.. Steckel, and the
Misses Underwood and Nelson. The
guests were pleasantly entertained after
dinner by music and games. Miss May
and Marjorie North played a duet upon
the piano, while Mr.. Howard North and
Miss Maud Adams sang duet.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
IndIa,s vfcerov Nav Ras,r,,

London March 22.-The Standard
says IT has reason to believe that the
Ean o1 Eisin and Kincardine. viceroy
of India since 1893 desires to resign
MS post, and that the government; is
considering the appointment Of e new
yieeroy.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
Town Topics
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Collins entertained
friends at dinner on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ryon entertained
friends at dinner on Sunday,
The Authors Club was entertained by
Mrs. Arthur Douglass on Monday.
Town ropics

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ireland gave a
charming dinner on Thursday night last
to the following guests: Mr.. and Mrs.
Pardon Ryon, Mr.. and Mrs. james
Ryon, Mr.. and Mrs. May Humphreys, Mr..
and Mrs. r. l. Risley.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
w. c. II. u.

The topic for the Mothers Meeting OR
Friday afternoon will be "Woman's
Purity" Services to be held in the
Presbyterian Church at O'Clock.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-03-23
Tne RECORD Broken.

By E. G. RNOn, of BakersvilIe, N. j ],
and J F.. Ryop, of PleasaDtville, N.
T., who are selling Lion Coffee at 8
cents aspOund.