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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
Absecon Approves Proposed Park
ABSECON APPROVES THE NEW
CEMETERY PARK PROJECT

On Friday evening the regular coun
cilmanic session was held when the ap-
pointment OF three members on the
Board of Health to succeed those whose
terms expired last January was made.
Since January last when the terms of
DIR. L. II. Madden, L. j. Hamilton and
Samuel Giberson expired, the board has
consisted of but two members. The
councilmen appointed DR.. g. G. Allen,
Louis Bonfield and Andrew j. Craven ~
successors. DR.. Samuel johnson and
Henry Alexander are also members
whose terms do not expire until another
year. The board met directly after
council meeting and organized. Mr.. Bon
field was made chairman; DIR. johnson,
clerk; and DIR. Allen, medical Inspector
They received a request from the
Seton Park Cemetery Association which
mas purchased the Pitney property and
Il portion of the Doughty tract, situated
between the Pitney and Shore Roads adj
joining the NJ. K. cemetery and, which
also extends diagonally across Pitney
avenue including the Cranshaw and form
er Leeds properties, petitioning the
Board to grant unto the association the
privilege to improve, lay out and develop
said lands for a cemetery. Mr.. Charles
Rice, representative of the associa
tion, present at the council meeting,
stated that it was the object of the
concern to build beautiful lake in the
region Of the marshes fanking each
side of Cranberry creek. He also ad-
vised that they would like to begin
work on these improvements, which EN-
brace $4,000 expenditure within a
weeks time providing the Board Of
Health regarded their project favorably.
Mr.. Rice announced that employment
for as many men in the community ss
desired it, would be furnished. After
taking vote on the project, the board
went on record as unanimously endors-
ing the plans.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09

Ahsecon-For Rent. Groom Cottage and
harm; five acres of land: good dry cell
ar. Apply Vim. Bowler 22lO Allan
tic avenue, Atlantic City.
Two Lots For Sale Woodland ave-, BOY
l5o each. ;bove School House. NJ.
Farris. I73: Atlantic ave-, Atlantic
City. 4c
Building Lot Tor Sale-Washington ave
nue.. west cemetery. Apply No. IL
North 4th ttreet.
Reliable whit woman wants washing at
at home, crday's work. Mrs. D. Pow
ell. Pleassltville.
sa7s Estey sano for sale-in good con
dition: cd be examined at No. 800
n. Main sreet, Pleasantville. &c
For Sale-Gjl's blue serge regulation
dress. IA var size, cheap. z. .. box
4O7. Pleasstville. &c
For Rent-ttt Park ave; s rooms; pure
spring W +. Apply A. p. Ryon, Park
avenue 9}Shore Road. If
Houses c-hle-two. Apply Lake &
Risley { ID Ofice, Shore Road and Rail
Dressmal Miss NJ. B. Mcguire, IL
Georsi fnue, Pleasantville.
Bicycle ed-Second hand; mans,
Addres shun, Weekly Press office.
Co-Lart stsale; first class order. P. o.
Box 7ut Pleasantville. i
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
MEMBER OF THE FAMOUS LAKE
FAMILY DIED IN THE WEST

From far-of Michigan, "The Hillsdale
Leader" has been handed The Press by
Capt. Lewis c. Lake, of Washington ave-
nue. The paper contains an account OF
the death on Sept. 10 Of one who was
well known in this vicinity, Mrs. Re
becca Lake Parkyn, in her 93d year. She
was the widow of the Rev. Joseph Park
yn, with whom she labored and shared
the hardships of minister's life m the
western State
Rebecca Lake was born at Northfield,
near the brickyard, on the farm now oc-
cupied by Daniel Price. She was "a sister
Of Mark and Joshua Lake and an aunt
of Lewis c. and Capt. Amariah Lake.
In 1885 she was married to Mr.. Parkyu,
leaving one year later for Michigan.
Later they removed to New York State,
thence to Wisconsin and Nebraska. She
was 4 communicant 81 the Free Baptist
zt...xf A. ~ r1rur, a. nx4rvivhA InE
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
BOARD OF FREEHOLDERS
APPROVE OF BRIDGE PLANS


me hrse s'ep "as eaNen -
days meeting OF the Board Oh ohoseh
Freeholders to bring about the linking
&C tl,;s aud cana Nav COMMITTEES. by a
pitt .,d poas-
priuse pe'"een ''one,s -, mn.
ley's Point The plans met with JOINT
approval cape May oouhty was IL ~
presented at the meeting by almost its
entire Board OF freeholders'
MIR. Rlsley OF Mays Landlhg prouSic
the Boards attention TO the pad ro'i-
dition of the bridge Just outside Mays
Landing on the ROAD 70 ESS nalpoi
City. tie SAID tnat quite recehliy !"
large auto-truck had Drokeh InrouSn'
and that nothing snort oi feeoiisliuo
ton VIII suffice. MI. Wliiets ohereu d
motion that the MATTER pe ieieiieu ~ "
the Bridge clmmittee WIN power " ae.
which brought Mr, irving 70 !me nooa
with the remark' thao tnls WI pioae
an expensive piece u 'wolh uiii1so ~. ),
are advertised lor ~ Ihe usual
MI. Wliietts promptly correcteu n,s
motion That the Committee inVes'isa'e
conditions.
captain Henry y flemihe sent
ietter OF cohiplaiiit laSaiu,nS 1',e ui""
oVer ateonS cieeN. ~ -" 80 H.
draw and the captain hau reason 70 pe
wroth; his letter was referred 10 MI.
Enderlin: ~ p,
petition was presented tne Doalu
from the County Board Oh Elections
ms 6ody asks that Ihey receive ~
creased pay owing ~ tne laTse alhouil'
OF business they are coilipeileu 70 pei
form these da!s. = resolution ,;as1 af s,o sas
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
SUPERVISOR THINKS WE ARE
UP AND AHEAD OF OTHERS

Street Supervisor Lewis 9. Lake has
returned from a two-weeks' cruise in
Southern towns, many of them of about
the same size as Pleasantville. While
going from place to place he carefully
observed conditions, noted improvements
or lack of them and il now armed with
comparisons to prove that this town is
not one whit behind the places he visited
in the point Of advanced utilities.
He is impressed with the idea that
Pleasantville is penny wise and pound
foolish by spending money to gravel
streets that receive light travel OF traf-
fc On such streets he favors heavy
layer Of crushed stones directly on the
soil. but he does not believe this treat
ment will suffice for streets used by the
heavier teams and automobiles. These.
he thinks, should have heroic treatment,
similar to that employed On east Wash
ingt0n avenue.
The Captain's record of details should
Az
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
A CLASS in SHAKESPEARE

Mrs. J. B. Westcott's Shakespearean
class will meet every Friday evening at
73O o'clock The following officers have
been elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Mr.. Stanley Zipler; lst Vice Presi-
dent, Miss Helen Collins, I'd vice-Presi
dent, Miss Hulda Newell; Recording Sec
retary, Miss Katherine Smith; Cores
ponding Secretary, Miss Maud Stebbins;
Treasurer, Miss Rena Smith
There are Is members Of this class
and for the first study they have taken
Romeo and Juliet. Mrs. Siefert, of Wash
ington, DC. win be the guest Of honor
this Friday evening and will read the
balcony scene from the play Of the eve
ming. The object qf this Club y n eivs
W. n A ff1
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
HE SAILED FIRST SHIP
INTO A GREENLAND PORT

Captain George Bartlett, of West Jer-
sey avenue, was the victim Of practical,
up-to-date newspaper men while in Phils-
delphia one day last week lie was the
central figure in group Of shipping men
at Maritime headquarters in the Bourse
building, and while he talked of his ex-
periences in the frozen North. discussed
the relative merits Of the Cook Peary
controversy, camera was pointed un-
known to him and his strong face was
took" for reproduction in daily Two
of the newspapers have printed the text
of his remarks, but they failed to tell
at least two most interesting points in
the grizzled captains career.
Captain Bartlett has sailed ships
around the world more than one time,
and he has a record Of navigating ships
Greenland on twenty different trips.
DIR. Cook" he says, may have been
the first white man to plant the Ameri-
can flag at the North Pole, but | was
the first man to sail square-rigged
vessel into Greenland harbor, which 1
did AZ years ago." Captain Bartlett has
a remnant of that flag in his possession
today. The Captain is in possession of
papers from the British government
which prove the accuracy of his claim
Captain Bartlett does not look upon DR..
Cook as an imposter, but he does think
the latter may have been mistaken when
taking observations, as he says it is
impossible for one man to do this on
account of the uncertainty connected
with ascertaining altitude. This is made
difficult by reason of the mountains of
ice, which are often piled up l50 feet
above sea level. In this way the Cap
tain believes it possible that DR..
Cook was mislcd and did not get within
l50 or 200 miles of the Pole.
When DR.. Cook speaks in Atlantic
City on Oct l4th, it is the intention of
Captain Bartlett to hear him. He
may also take the opportunity Of swap
| ping experiences with the explorer and
of telling him that he has been as far
North as the eighty y-tirst degree latitude.
Commander Peary was passenger on
Captain Bartlett's ship when he was
bound for Greenland's icy shores at one
time. On this trip the Commander was
seeking information preparatory to one
of his Polar trips.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
BASKET BALL

The team led by Captain Stephenson
defeated Captain Adams team by the
score Of 80 to l6. Both teams played
well for the first game Of the year. Not
much passing was done on either side,
which made the game very rough. Steph-
enson, Ware Brothers, Schmidt, L. Ad-
ans and Larned played exceptionally
good ball. The goals were made by
Moore, s.; L. Adams, 2; Carty, i, and
Stephenson, 2; Fenton, 8; Ware, 5; M.
Ware, 8; Larned, 2. Line up:
Stephenson Adams
Stephenson (McManus) f L. Adams
NJ. Ware( Fenton) F G. Moore lCartyl
E. Ware G C. Schmidt
Larned G r. Snyder (Sonders)
Austin (Stephenson) G r. Adams
80 l6
The LyaIl basket ball team defeated
the Midgets in Mt. Pleasant Hall, Mon
day evening by the score of p to 20.
The game was very exciting, very much
resembling foot ball. The shooting of
Fenton and the playing Of Stephenson
were features of the game. Mt. Pleas
ant viii open its season with an outside
team Saturday evening, playing the
Crescents of Atlantic City High School.
The boys will appear in. their. new uni
forms at this game.
Line up:
Lyall Midgets
Moore (McManus) T. Adams (Biggs)
Adams (Helfrich) G Ware tStepen.)
r. Snyder G M. Snyder
Schmidt (Austin) G Carly
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
CALIFORNIA LURES sHEwELLs

One of Pleasantville's most progres-
sive citizens, Mr. Chas. Shewell, with his
family, will leave for San Francisco on
Oct. IL. to remain about one year. Mr..
and Mrs. Shewell have married
daughter living in that city, and Miss
Florence. the other daughter, has been
there for several months. Mr.. Shewell
will not give up his local interests, as his
trip is to be one of recreation and in
cidentally profit. He will also inspect Los
Angeles and other places in Southern
California Mr.. Shewell was the first
man to build real California bungalows
of concrete blocks in this place. st.
Marks Episcopal church is also one Of
Mr. Shewell's concrete block structures
of note
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
QUAD BIRTHDAY PARTY

On Saturday last the birthdays OF
Hon. W. |. Newell, Mrs. Hugh Collins
Rev. J. B. Westcott and Master Hugl
Collins Westcott were celebrated at the
home of Rev and Mrs. J. B. Westcott
by handsomely appointed dinner party
Master Hugh Collins, aged 3 years
had the honor OF lighting the candles
and cutting his own birthday cake. Onl,
the immediate members of the families
Of those honored We're present.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
MARSHALL LAKE REPORTS

Captain John r. Lake has served the
Borough six years. During this period
he has driven out of town PA tramps,
who were sent out of Atlantic City, and
who arrived on night freight trains. The
lone Marshal serves notice on tramps
(who may happen to read thisl that, if
they are caught lettering or begging on
the streets they will be locked up and
made work in the Borough's gravel pits
and given a diet of dry bread, beans and
water.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
COOK AND CALENDARS

If Cook had found our sample line Of
Calendars at the Pole we would not
think of offering them to business mon,
because we do not sell out of date
stuff 1t has taken centuries to find
that Pole and our line of 1910 Calendars
was made up very recently. Send for
our solicitor and let him exhibit the
samples. Press Printing Co., Pleasant
vile.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
RALLY DAY

for the Sunday school at the Presby-
terian church next Sunday at 2.30 pm.
Exercises appropriate to the occasion
with addresses by the pastor and super
intendents. There will be Rally Day
Buttons for all.
Sermons appropriate to Rally Day by
the pastor both morning and evening.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
HANDY WITH HIS TOOLS

The other morning curtain on
Suburban car would not stay where the
passenger wanted it SO as to keep out
the suns glare.
After few unsuccessful trials, he
took out his hatchet and produced a
six penny nail and drove it home, say
ing There, now you'll stayl"
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
COURT BEGINS WEDNESDAY

The October term of the County Court
will open Wednesday instead of Tues
day next, because of the fact that the
former date falls on Columbus Day. On
Tuesday as usual the officials will meet
in the Court House and adjourn till the
next day.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
RISLEY AND ADAMS THREW
UP BOROUGH CONTRACT

At Wednesday nights adjourned Coun-
ell meeting, the paving partners, A. Z.
Rishy and P. B. Adams virtually re-
pudiated their contract with the Bor-
ough in relation to the curbing OF Shore
Road from end to end. Bryant Reilly.
of Atlantic City, who has the job oil
paving the roadway, being the next
lowest bidder. was awarded the con-
tract for setting stone ctlrbs also.
AT Thursday evenings session the
Mayor and Clerk Andrews affixed their
names. as did contractor Reilly, to the
new paper. which includes in its pro-
visions the setting of curbs OH Washing
ton avenue from Franklin to New Road
ON both sides of the street, and Shore
Road from Absecon's line to that OF
Northfield City. The contract stlpulates
that blue stone shall be used III all
cases where property owners have faiied
to comply with the Borough's previous
notices, and the Councilmen further Or
dained that no delays shall be tolerated
The curbs must be placed at once Of,
when Reilly comes marching down the
street, he will jab curbstones into the
ground to the right and to the lett oil
him. and the cost will be assessed
against property owners as taxes.
Mr.. Reilly hopes to have blue stone
on hand to begin work in about ten
days. Following are his quotations Tor
Borough work:
lineal fl.
Blue stone, 3xl4 inches .........S -
Corners radius of 2 feet. ...... 4.0O
Corners radius of 10 feet ...... SO
Concrete. SKIS inches ............ .5o
Corners radius of , feet ~
Corners radius of 10 feet .5o
Each party to the contract has signed
$1,000 bonds. Reilly's bondsmen are his
father. J. B. Reilly and William Riddle.
The contractor will receive instalment
payments as each designated section Is
completed.
The street committee was authorized
to provide inlets and pipes at all cross
streets where drains must be placed and
at other places where needed. Engineer
Clark suggested that in a majority OF
instances l0-inch iron pipes will be sui
ficient.
Prior to establishing new curb line
between Pleasant and Adams avenues,
the street committee will make an i'll
spection, to determine, if possible. where
it shall be placed. The Councilmen are
placed in quandary regarding this sec
ton, partly because Of the position OF
few shade trees. which are beyond the
proper line. If they are left where they
are the space from curb to curb must
be narrowed would be impractic-
able; hence the logical thing seems to
be either remove them or reset them.
The last expedient was at the suggestion
of Mr.. Price.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
st. Marks Church

ST. Marks Church
Rev. H. D. Speakman, Rector
The services at st. Marks Episcopal
Church, Verona and Franklin avenues,
tomorrow, the Eighteenth Sunday after
Trinity, will be Morning Prayer and ser
mon at 1890, and Sunday school at $50.
The rector will take as his subject,
The Barren Fig Tree" He officiates at
Holy Trinity Church, Ocean City, on
Sunday evenings.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
BASE BALL

The Northficld base ball team journey
ed to Somers Point on Saturday to meet
the local team OH their own grounds.
The game started at $50 and it was not
long before the visitors showed strength
enough to down thelocals. The line up:
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
Qu9pif and Qee,
Wesley N. E. Church

Wesley NJ. E. Church
Rev. L. A. Wells, Pastor.
The regular services for Sunday will be
$50 am-Class Meeting.
1870 a.m.-Sermon by the Pastor.
230 p.m.-Sunday School.
6.45 p.m.-Epworth League devotion
al meeting.
7.3O pm.-Song service and sermon.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09

The S. P.'s made six bad errors in the
first inning. which gave the opponents a
lead that they could not cover.
The S. P's vii ltry it again with
Northfeld next Saturday at Northfeld.
This will be the last game of the sea
son.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that taxes for
the year 1909 are now due and payable
at the office of the Collector.
.------~~- WILLIAM Y. ADAMS,
Collector.
pleasantville. n. j., Oct. l, 1909.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09

Kidnapped small stove that
stood in the Suburban's office about
two weeks ago. Motormen and conduc-
tors will be thankful for its prompt re-
turn
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09

in Missouri; daughter in Nebraska /;
another in Wisconsin, and one son in
Michigan.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09
SECRET SOCIETIES

Lewis Parker Encampment No 50
will meet next Monday evening in Ad-
ans Hall. Nomination of Grand En-
campment officers will be part of the
evenings program.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-10-09

Next Thursday evening will be the
regular meeting of Pleasantville Grange
in Adams Hall. A number of candi-
dates will be received and pleasant eve-
ning's program is looked for.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-22
ROOSEVELT TO PUSH LIBEL


washington.-A story In afloat in the
capital tonight that President Roose'
Welt In on tho eve Of abandoning, or at
least p%ostponing indefinitely, his Airi-
can hunting trip.
The chief renson liz the proceeding
which hns been started to punish Joseph
Pulitzer Of the New York World, for
criminal libel In connection with the
Panama canal scandal. sensational de-
velopments In this case Monday-the mr.
rival in Washington of Charles J.. TAFT
and Douglas Robinson to appear before
the grand jury; n challenge OF the prcsi-
dents right to proceed in the proposed
suit by Senator Raynor OF Maryland;
use of the name of Vicc-Presidcnt Fair
banks IA one of the inspirers of the ori9I'
nal publication of the scandal-alI these
served to throw doubt upon the posi-
bility of the presidents going to Al
RIGA and seeing the action through.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-22
MOONSHINING ON INCREASE
Georgia Revenue Officers Never Had
Such a Busy Season.

Atlanta, Ga.-All the records for
"moonshining" have been broken in
Georgia during the past year, accord
ing to reports of government revenue of
ficers. During six months revenue Of
ficers estimate 10000 gallons of moon
shine whisky were made in Georgia. OF
these 10000 gallons, 5000 were cap
tured by the revenue department. Three
hundred and ninety-seven distilleries
were captured. To right and left dis
t~illeries were found. They were on all
sides, and the revenue force kicked them
up like so many rabbits. Never, how
ever, for an instant was the number ap-
probably decreased. In the place of
those taken others sprang up, and they
being in turn captured only gave place
to others. Without let-up, the matter
of raiding went on and the revenue
force is now looking back to the six
busiest months in its history.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-22
JACKSON.
Education Statistics.

A pamphlet recently issued under the
auspices Of the conference for education
In Mississippi contains considerable in
formation i'm the way of statistics, tab
ulated and collected with much care and
after painstaking research. Among
other contents is a table showing what
has been done in the counties in regard
to the special county and rural district
Icvics. This table shows that of the
s~eventy-eight counties, forty-seyen OF
them, or slightly less than two-thIrds
of the number, have levied a special
tax with which to supplement the State
appropriation, and SO lengthen the exist
ing terms for the rural schools. 1his
special levy ranged from one-half to )
mills, and the length of term was in
creased thereby an average of SO per
cent.
As to municipal separate school dis
tricts, the report of the State superln-
tendent for 1907 is quoted from, show
ing that there were at the time of that
report 119 of these in the State, which
| employ 913 white teachers at an av-
erage monthly salary of $3.50, and
enroll SO, 767 white children, the schools
being run on an average of 1916 days in
each year. They expended the sum of
S842,5S5 on their schools, nearly one
half of it being raised by local levy. In
the same year these districts spent an
aggregate of $239,O71 for school build,
ings alone, while in the rural districts
there was similarly invested only $96,
OS3.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-22
No Shelter for WHISKY Boats.

The judiciary committee of the house
reported favorably the Humphreys res
o%lution, authorizing the States of Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Arkansas to en-
ter into a compact or agreement as to
the jurisdiction of o~ffenses committed
on the Mississippi river. Heretofore
there has been considerable trouble in
dealing with whisky boats on the Mis-
sissippi river, because of the difficulty Of
proving whether the sale was made on
the one or the other side of the thread
of the stream, and i'll consequence con-
v~ictions in either State have been rare.
Under the terms of this resolution these
States can 10Y appoint commissioners,
who may negotiate an agreement by
which all three States can exercise con-
current jurisdiction over all O~ffenses
committed on the Mississippi river, and
SO make the further operation OF whisky
boats impossible.