Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-12-07
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest," from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AIoHG THE SHORE RESIDENTS
WHAT is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR ooRREsPoN-
DENTS. EvERYBoDY's BUSINESS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY.
The Morris Guards Bazaar is a grand
affair.
The new City Hospital was formally
opened last Wednesday.
Mayor Thompson has appointed two
new police officers,-William Wright and
Charles Holmes.
Nassano Brothers are to build another
new and handsome store, adjoining the
one they now occupy.
Some of the cunning parties that were
caught out in the bays and thorough
fares had a rough time of it.
George Renoff, bartender, formerly of
Chester, Pa, died suddenly of acute man.
la at the city Jail, one day last week,
Mrs. Caroline Wilson, of the Hotel
We,heriIl, Kentucky Avenue, was nearly
suffocated by Illuminating gaslast Wed
nesday night.
Mrs. II. Leedom, the County President
of the W. G. r. u held an executive meet
ing ather charming home, The Leedom"
on Ocean Avenue, on Tuesday last. At
the close of the business meeting Mrs.
Leedom entertained her guests at lunch
con. The folio wing ladies were present
Mrs. H. Leedom, Mrs. Laughlap, Mrs.
Dr. Muuson. Mrs, Wright and Miss Ell
mira SculI, of Atlantic City: DR.. Eva
Lake, Mrs. Hugh Collins, Mrs. G.. Fl.
Jenness and Mrs. Elias Campbell, of
Pleasantville Mrs. Cheney, Mrs. Hester
Tilton and Miss Lizzie Boice. of Atsecon:
Mrs. Maurer, of Elwood and Mrs. Smith,
of Hammonton.
Weather Observer Brands meteorolo-
gical summary for November shows that
the mean temperature was A degrees,
one degree below the average for the
past twenty-four years. The highest
tempera ture was 50. on the I'd, ard the
lowest "a, on the 28th. The prevailing
direction of the wind was Northwest.
and the highest velocity during the
month was 43 miles, ou the 9th. The
total precipitation was 81 inches,
which exceeds the record for every
November since 1889. The average pre-
cipitation for November during The past
twenty-fonr years was but 3 46 inches
The number of clear DAYS last month
were nine; partly cloudy, nire, and
cloudy twelve. Light frost occurred on
the 1st. and killing frost on the 18th.
ABSECON.
Miss Johanna Doughty was in Phila.
Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Boice passed Tuesday in
Atlantic City.
Daniel Waters is bedfast, suff ring from
a severe cold.
Mrs. Cheney was an Atlantic City visit
or on Tuesday.
A few braved the storm on Sunday and
attended Church.
Mrs. Hester Tilton was an Atlantic
City visitor Tuesday.
Rev o. T. Dugan was a Philadelphia
visitor on Thursday.
Mr.. john Hackett's new enterprise
promises to be success.
PRAYER and Trustees Meeting viii be
held Wednesday evening.
A Pumpkin Missionary exercise will be
held next Sunday afternoon.
The sad loss of the Abel +. Babcock and
crew casts gloom over our town.
Miss Lottie Babcock visits Philadel-
-phia weekly, for special studies in classi-
cal music.
Mr.. F. f. Doughty spent Sunday last
in Pbila. 1t is presumed he left town to
rest up after his late election labors.
The M. E. Sabbath School will hold
Christmas exercises on Friday evening,
December %, and fine program is being
prepared.
Mrs. Edward 4. Rhinhart and infant
daughter Virginia, returned home Friday
last, after fortnight's visit to Miss
Lottie Babcock.
The late revival meetings at the Pres
byterian Church, under Rev. Dr., Cell, has
done our townspeople great good. Ten
conversions in addition the general good
obtained is already noticed. May DR..
Cell soon retu n. Our people appreciate
his manly ways and Christian advice.
A number of our townepsople Mr..
Richard Doughty, Mr.. VIM Z. Lee and
Mr.. N. Cheney are circulating. petition
to have the people agree to extend Char
lotte Avenue over Absecon Creek. This
is much needed improvement, ard will
doubtless add much to the town in taxes
and advantages, and it will also save
many of tOwnspe0ple from crossing the
railroad tracks twice in order to get out
of town, SO at least portion of our citi-
gems will escape the great danger of these
tracks.
The loss of the four-masted schooner A.
f. Babcock ard her crew off of Point
Allerton. Boston Harbor, during the
storm on Sunday, November 27tb, has
shed gloom and sorrow over our entire
town. While the loss Of such money
making craft as the Babcock is in itself
sufficient to create sorrow, yet the loss of
the vessel is nothing as compared to the
loss Of the crew. The vessel was officer
ed by three Absecon citizens, all of whom
were lost. Master Capt. Francis 81.
Babcock. was the nephew Of Capt. Abel
e BabcOck. after whom the vessel was
named. Captain Frank will be missed
by all tre townspeople end bis many
friends Throughout the county. He was
ofthat disposition thatinvited friendship
which, xI1en once obtained, lasted for
ever. No truer friend was it possible to
find. Honest, generous and manly, when
opplied to such character, told in few
words what kind of q man the Storm
King claimed for its victim in Captain
Frank Babcock. He leaves widow and
three children who have 8ll our sorrow
and sympathy, and well wishes for their
future welfare.
First Mate, Henry L. Smith who acted
ia this capacity for five years on the
Babcock, was born sailor who knew the
boat well. No bravsr nor truer seaman
ever trod q vessels deck, aud while First
Mate Smith has been unfortunate enough
to be caught In several wrecks and