Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-10-12
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest from Ad-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AI0HG THE Shore RESIDENTS.
WHAT is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EvERYBoDY'S BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

Mr.. Edward Lee passed Friday in
Phila.
Mr.. Edwards the well known florist
was Phila. visitor Friday.
The Daughters of the Revolution gave
Luncheon at the Roman" on Satur-
day.
The City Council on Monday evening
transacted considerable business of pub
lie Importance. An ordinance was pass
ed authorizing the Atlantic City Street
Railway Co. to construct cross-town
trolley road down South Carolina aven
ue; The contract for q new Crematory
was awarded to M. V. Smith, of Phila.
for $27 500, and steps taken toward
the purchase of another steam fire engine
and 5000 feet of new hose. Resolutions
of thanks were also passed to the Fire
Depts. of Camden and Phila. for their
prompt response to call for assistance
at the great fire Saturday morning.
ABSECON.
Quarterly meeting, Sunday Oct. %.
Autumn Day in M. E. Church, Sunday.
Capt. Peter Reed has. moved to Phila.
for the winter.
Mr.. Edward Wilson was a Pleasant
vile visitor Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid Society are arranging
to paint the Parsonage.
There was good attendance at Lea
que meeting on Sunday at the Chapel.
A Clipping Party will be held in Walt
er's Hall on Thursday Eve, admission
and a clip, 10c. IceCream in abundance.
Mrs. Peter Roser has returned home
from her visit and is now occupying her
own home on Walter st.
Mr. Japhet Adams, T. j. Hamilton and
E. A. Wilson are painting their house
white, the adapted color for AbsecOn's
best residences.
Trustee and prayer meeting this WED
nesday evening. The Pastor invites
everybody to send or bring some article
for the Harvest Service-vegetable
fruit &c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson and mother
have closed their Absecon home and re-
turned to Phila. The many friends of
Mrs. Hutchinson regret that she is in
such i'll bealth and sincerely hope that
she will be restored to health ere long.
10 cur primary school the pupils have
Increased to such an extent, during the
past year, it has been necessary, by the
School Trustees, to employ an addition
al teacher, and divide the eighty scholars
in the first grade, The services of Miss
G. Gosline, Normal School graduate,
have been secured. The new class began
last Monday.
Our Democratic workers are highly
pleased over a statement reported to
have been made by ex-sheriff, Smith
johnson, last Wedne sday, when on an
electioneering visit to this town. 1t is
reported the sheriff said that had he
known the Democrats were going to
put s. Dsughty on the ticket, he (the
sheriff would have run against Doughty
himself. Such a ''break," the Democrats
claim, is an acknowledgements of ASH. US
weakness.
That the Democrats of Absecon think
there is something to fight for, is GER
tainty. On Saturday, October 1sU, the
two factions of the town lined up at the
Democratic caucus in great force. The
J. W. Coriery faction elected their side
of the delegates, dcfe6 ting road-overseer,
Mr.. Smith and his frieads by majority
running from l to votes. Plenty of
wire-pulliDg took place, and the success
ful candidates were j. W. C,rdery, E.
Robinson and E. Bates. The defeated
ones were s. Smith, Jos. Conover and
John l.. Clark. The three latter have de-
cded to leave the party of VIM. j. Bryan
and join the Magullion order of Min
compOOpS.