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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
STATE BOARDS REPORT

The annual report Of the State
Board of Education has been is
sued. The pamphlet is complete
with statistical information: the
following excerpts pertaining to
Atlantic County should be Of in
terest: Total attendance for this
county, 1907-19OS was 1,437 ,839-
", a gain Of 116, 1917. Total
attendance for those years for
nearby towns: Absecon, 15,615B;
Egg Harbor Township, 2s,7931a;
Linwood, 12,O211a; Mortified,
10,935; Pleasantivlle, 928,85215;
Port Republic, 13,2731a; Somers
Point, 1,439.
Amounts expended for teachers
salaries: Atlantic City, $1O3, ,S99;
Absecon, $1,752.5O; Brigantine,
S405; Egg Harbor Township,
$4,555; Hammonton. $18,9s3.83;
Linwood, $1665; Mortified, ST..
$50; Pleasantville, S11,771.O6;
Port Republic, s1935; Somers
Point, $117O. Atlantic City ex-
pended for manual training, &c.
011.88, and not another cent was
spent for this course in this coun-
ty.
Total amounts available for
school year ending June 80, 1909,
we're: Absecon, $4654.29; Egg
Harbor Township, s957S.46;
Hammonton, $47,124.S9; Lin.
wood, S12,126; Mortified, $685.
54; Pleasantville, $28,331.93;
Somers Point, $3,243.76.
Contrasted with salaries paid
teachers, Hammonton had an en-
rollment Of 1854 as against Pleas
antville's 782. Pleasantville had
3772 cases of tardiness during the
year and only three pupils were
neither absent or tardy. In ten
other places there were no absen-
tees or cases of tardiness, Absecon,
Egg Harbor Township and Somers
Point were included in this col
umn.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
PAVILION WANTED

Editor Press:-Visitors complain of no
place to sit, Of no place to 60 in the eve
ming, of no amusement when the sun has
gone to bed. A public wharf with paw
ilion is much needed. The place is be-
coming so popular and as there is de-
mand for such a place, the city should
take immediate steps to provide neces-
sary diversion for its cottagers and visit
ors. A prominent resident has suggested
opening Bay avenue the entire length of
town and thus providing beautiful
promenade and, as the avenue would
cross the Oldest road in town, leading to
the bay it would facilitate eventually
building pavilion at that point. Har-
Dor Lane leads directly to the bay, is an
old landmark and wharf and pavilion
built there would be central point for all
parts of the town and Launch Haven
come in for its share of benefit.
The talk of a boardwalk being built
out over the channel is most practical,
but should not in any wise interfere with
this project of extending Bay avenue.
NEWCOMER.
Somers Point, n j.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24


the Board Of Education on We'd
nesday evening one was special,
the other an executive, by request
of H. I. Marsteller.
J Long before the witching hour,
Mr.. Adams was overcome with ia
tigue and nearly every one in the
room yawned his approval or dis
approval of the business in hand.
| While the transaction of busi-
ness Jagged considerably, at no
time was there a lack of interest.
for those who were looking for it.
District Clerk Doughty Turner
was in his new position. He dem
onstrated forcibly that business go
ing through his hands must be cut
to the exact mark, and if it is not
when it reaches the tips Of his
fingers he will do all in his power
to make it straight. Following the
Clerks reading of the report Of the
finance committee .(the. gentlemen
having recently audited former
Clerk Bates books, Mr.. Reed
made a statement. This seemed al
together necessary in view of the
state in which the books were
found, for they did not at all CON
form to the ideas of members of
the finance committee. From the
statement as read it was learned
that certain orders issued in pay
ment of bills are missing, but Mr..
Marsteller attempted to enlighten
the Board on several scores by read
ing from his privately kept record
the disposition Of one or two of the
twisted sums that have been paid
out by the custodian Of school mon
eys.
Finance committeeman were not
reticent regarding their views Of
the methods that have prevailed in
connection with disbursements of
money, and one member said that
he "does not know what will hap
pen when the State Board reaches
this Pleasantville report While
the committee audited the former
clerks accounts they left the entire
Board vote on approval or disap-
proval, the result was in the af-
fr1native.
Not one Board member even
breathed suspicion that the con-
duct Of the offices Of district clerk
and custodian have not been ex-
empt from reproach; but two or
three could not refrain from ex-
pressions of disapproval at the
methods in vogue.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
BOW WOW HOME

| PleasantvilIe will soon arrive at the
dignity of having home for friendless
dogs and cats.
| Prominent society ladies of Atlantic
City, who have been shocked by the in
humanity Of the practice of bringing
dogs and cats to the seashore and de-
serting them, have started a movement
to establish home for these friendless
animals.
The site for the home is to be in an
isolated section so that the barking and
noises incident to the animals will not
prove nuisance
There will be stations at Atlantic City
and Ocean City, where the animals will
be first taken after their rescue and
afterward transferred to the home No
animal will be bought or sold. and each
will be registered and numbered. and the
owner will be permitted to recover the
lost animal
Madam Yaeger is in charge of biz
musicale to be given for the benefit Of
the movement on the Steel Pier on Au
gust H.. Mrs. S. j. Cohen, 10Y South
Virginia avenue, is the treasurer for the
home.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
1 CENT A WORD

Two Parlor and Bedroom Suits for sale
reasonable; estate of the late Amer :
Babcock; call on or address Mrs. Peter
b. Reed, Absecon, N. ]. ~
Important to builders sale, two
double nine feet, walnut doors, newell
posts and inside blinds of same. Pres,
office.
LOST-Ladies' Open Faced Gold Watch
Initials on back. IN c." Return
Mrs. Charles I. Adams. Receive
reward 1Sc
For Sale-Elegant mahogany hall rack
leather seat, beveled mirror, copper bas-
relief in back Press office.
Yacht Rupert for sale; AZ feet over all
Hubbard engine; $500. G. B. Mathews
Jr., Pleasantville. 20
Houses for Sale-two. Apply Lake q
Risley Co.'s office, Shore Road and Rail
road. u
TWO MILCH COWS For Sale. Harry
Turner, Smiths Landing, Nj. zoe
WINDOW SASH For Sale, 5x6 it.,
lights; reasonable. Apply to M, Press
Office.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
TWO OUNCES MORE

1t is not the purpose Of The
Press to exploit the advantages to
be secured by customers Of baker
A. E. Danielson and those who
are notvbut fact is worthy Of
note, that there are loaves Of bread
sold weighing two ounces less than
those of the Homestead Bakery.
Danielson has been in business
over four years. In that time he
has built up a substantial trade, 50
much 50 that he finds hand mixing
too slow, and he will soon install a
power dough mixing machine
which will be run by a gas engine.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24

In the efforts to Christianize
the Chinese, get them to exchang'
their religion for another, the Sigel
family placed the innocent flower
of their home in the hands of thes(
yellow skins and the result should
have been intuitioned by the moth
er, at least. She was like too many
other public spirited workers, tot
much engrossed in pursuing hel
fad to scent danger close at hand
As a result of Christians trying
to make every one else adopt thei'
special religion, compelling other
to think as they do, follow theil
rules and only jump when they
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
At THE SIGN Of THE PRESS


No more do we hand out our
nickels on the trolley to college
boys, embryonic M.D.'s, DDS etc
The day is passing when the troll
ley line management employ other
than plain, homespun regulars.
Henceforth when the college boy
wants to get Whit of the sea, ne
must "put up" like other folks and
pay double for the privilege. They
are also barred from the beach as
life guards. Wha' will our pretty
girls do when in seafch Of romance
and adventure they can't cross the
hand of possible prince in dis
guise with trolley fare or blush
unseen at the thought that the fel-
low who rings up the fare may be a
budding ''saw and cross bones, or
60 out bathing and be rescued by a
red-shirted dominic from a theolo-
gical mill-or, well, the air is robb-
ed of pleasant possibilities and the
heart of sweet sixteen is sad.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
PERSONALS

Miss Alice Adams is visiting hel
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ad
ans, of Port Republic.
This is the year for the appearance ot
the .'seventeen-year locusts' Their last
appearance was in 1892, and they are
supposed to be nearing the top of the
ground throughout this section.
These are busy times for Walter At
kinson, who operates the auto stage line
from Absecon to Tuckerton. On Sunday
Mr.. Atkinson made five round trips witt
his buses well filled each time.
Miss Maud Lippincott, of Port Repub
lie, has been reappoixt5d - assistass
teacher in the pubic school of Bargain
town; and Miss Anora Leeds, of Leeds
Point, has Deen appointed at Brigantine
Beach.
Thirty public school teachers from
New Jersey and nearby States are at
tending the summer training school at
Vineland. They are fitting themselves
for positions in the public schools where
special attention is given to backward
and deficient pupils.
Miss Blanche Wischman, who is about
to resign as teacher in the Salem ME
Sunday school, has presented each of hel
pupils with beautiful hand-painted pin
cases as souvenirs. 1t is with much re-
gret that the pupils give up their teach
er, as Miss Wischman has endeared her
self to one and all.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24

words, "it's damned lie, if you
say / worked for candidates.
After several sentences were ex-
changed on the subject, relative
and otherwise, the janitor uttered
final threatening injunction as to
the possible danger that may come
to the becalmed reporter in case
anything more is printed about
me.
THAT PROPOSITION
In brief, Marsteller's attitude
was, do unto me as / would have
you, or you will get done. And
now it is question as to who is
really done-the Borough or some
other fellow. The answer is re-
ferred. At any rate, Pleasantville
is to lose Marsteller, who will have
as his successor G. w. Kean, a
former teacher in Mortified, and
with the former will 60 $500.
which is the salary difference be-
tween the amount he is to receive
at his Williamstown appointment
and the sum be should receive were
he to remain here until the expira-
tion Of the contract. two wears
hence.
Marsteller has served one year
of the three of his last appoint
ment, at the rate of $1,000 yearly,
and since the courts have decided
that his local contract can not be
broken, but that he must be re-
tanned, the former principal stands
as dictator of his ground. While
the Board as unit did not easily
swallow the proposition made by
Marsteller, majority Of the mem
bers felt that their agreement to it
would eventually lead to peace and
harmony in the schools, and furth-
er, that by voting affirmatively they
were making the best Of a bad mix
up. Mr.. Helfrich voted aye under
protest,
Marsteller's salary at Williams
town, according to the contract be
holds and which was read to the
Board, will be $1,000 yearly, the
same as that Of his successor, Mr..
Kean. Marsteller's new field Of
labor is not incorporated and has a
population Of about 1850 persons.
Considerable indignation has
been aroused in the anti-Marsteller
faction, those who led the fight
against him, over the outcome of
the executive session. One prom
inent borough official insists upon
issuing an injunction that will re-
strain the oBard Of Education
from paying Marsteller the sum
which he has forced the Board to
promise to disgorge.
Wednesday nights session was
somewhat more inspiring than pre-
ceding ones, for there was an in
clination to do things, chief among
these was resolution calling for a
special election to be held on Sat
urday evening, July 81, at school
No. |, when the people will have
an opportunity of voting for or
against issuing a note for $500.
This sum is needed for current ex-
penses and interest on the sinking
fund Of $13,5OO worth Of bonds.
Another result of the prevailing
good feeling was the instructions
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
JENKINS ON BOARD

TRENTON, July 2l.-The governor
named all the Republican members of the
county election boards not appointed last
week, except in the case of Cape May
county. The appointment to that board
will be made latter. All those named
today were appointments, as follows:
Atlantic, Harry Jenkins; Mays Landing.
Cumberland, William H. Ballinger, Brid-
geton; Monmouth, David d. Denise, Free
hold; Morris, Allanson A. Vance, Norris
town; Salem, firman H. Floyd; Somer-
set. Joseph Lambuskin, Somerville; Sus-
sex, John L. Armstrong.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
CAPT. STEELMAN is
BURIED AT ABSECON

Captain William Steelman, one of the
old time coasting captains, now fast pass
ing away, was laid to rest Wednesday
afternoon in the burying ground at Alb
secon. Services were held at l-30 at the
Absecon NJ. E. Church and were attend
ed by party of mourning relatives and
friends.
Captain Steelman was 72 years of age
and during his whole life was prom
inent figure in the County. For many
years after retiring from his seafaring
life he took an active interest in County
politics being for a long time postmaster
of Tuckerton.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
Wesley M. E. Church

Rev. E. A. Wells, Pastor
sunday services as follows:
$50 a.m.-Class Meeting.
1870 a.m.-Sermon by the Pastor.
2.30 p.m.-Sunday school,
7.30 to $50 pm Popular one hom
vesper service.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evening
I.45 o'clock
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
Marsteller is to Leave His Position,
With $500 of This Towns rIoney
News Of Boards Action Received With Indignation Of
Injunction Proceedings Money for MarsteIer,"
and "Hold Up," Heard on All Sides

given the clerk to advertise in these
columns for coal-150 and Is
tons OF stove and pea respectively.
Conditions for the proposals are
printed elsewhere.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
Olive Branch c. M. Church

New Road above Woodland Avenue
Rev. Griffith Martin, Pastor.
building screened, cool and comfortable
sunday Services:-
Sunday school, morning at 1870.
Class Meeting, afternoons at 2.
Preaching, evenings, at 7.30.
Prayer and Glass Meeting, Tuesday
evening, 7.30.
sunday evening, July 25th, Juliabelle
Gerhart, teacher from the Georgia G. M
3ible school, will preach in the church.
Strangers will always receive cordial
welcome from pastor and members OF
Shis church.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24

Fads and fancies break out IN
epidemics and run out Of existence: ::
Several years ago the "Uneeda'
idea sprouted and Immediately
there was deluge of ''Uneedas. .
Then later the "Teddy Bear" ar
rived. Every pretty girl had one
to hug ugly girls know better
and the Teddies did your scrub
bing, baking, nearly everything but
love making, even then they were
suggestions and seeing the girls
blissfully hugging the bunch OF
cotton, caused the youths to take
pity on the maidens and get busy.
The Teddies are still before the
public, for they now eat Lowney's
chocolate and drink Betz's beer.
But when they reach this level We
may know that the end is near.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
QuRpif and Qee,
Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic
There will be Mass every Sunday
morning at the Italian mission, at .
o'clock. Instruction every Wednesday
and Friday afternoons at O'Clock foi
children, and at s pm. of the same eve
nings for adults.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
I'm MEMnRIAMr

Brown.-In sad and loving remem-
brance of my dear and only daughter,
Myrna g., who departed this life four
years ago, July l9g 1905. Loved in life;
in death remembered.
MOTHER AND BROTHER.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
YOUR COFFEE

Is an important part Of YOUR breakfast.
If it's poor the whole meal Is wrong.
Our coffees are the finest selection from
the worlds coffee crop They are always
perfectly matured ant, perfectly roasted.
Different grades It different prices,
and each the best for the money.
WM. ON! Ies Expert
and Only Coffe{ Roaster in Town
24o7 ATLANTIC AVENUE
Afleptt City, N 4
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
EDITOR, HISTORIAN & PHYSICIAN

We are indebted to ex-editor John
Hall, of Atlantic City, for a copy of hi,
History of Atlantic City and County
This handsome volume of 500 pages, will
many illustrations of local scenes ant
prominent faces, will be priced more ant
more as the years roll by by the de
scendants of the old time families, whose
family record it contains. The Leeds
Collins, Lakes, Boices, Albertsons, Som
ers, Frambes, Clark, Richards, Endicot1
and Pennington and others are given ii
careful detail. All the county official.
are given and many interesting facts il
the history of the county which wa.
created in 1887 from the ocean end o.
old Gloucester County, which then in
cluded what is now Camden County alst
and was noted for its iron industry ant
ship building from the heavy timber
which covered large estates. The ole
bog iron furnaces have been silent now
for sixty years-since anthracite Goa
and improved rolling mills entered into
the manufacture Of mineral iron ano
railroads have been used In place OF OLE
canals.
Mr.. Halls History will be read witt
interest by present and future genera
tions.
Mr.. Hall himself has laid down the
editorial pen and for several years has
been very successfully practicing Me
chano Theraphy, which is another namt
for scientific massage or the manipula
tion of the nerve centres and blood yes
sells, in such cases of debility as drug.
fail to reach.
This treatment is very gentle but effee
tive. There is no stripping or exposure
of the person nor rubbing of the flesh
Asthma, rheumatism, indigestion an,
nervous troubles respond wonderfully tc
such skillful tratment as friends ant
patients from all parts of the county
and State bear testimony. Mr.. Hall him
self, after years of suffering, is now free
from asthma by this system Of treat
ment.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
The First Presbyterian Church

Inc FlISI presbyterian CnurCn
Washington and Madison Avenues
H. R. McClelland, Phi. D., Pastor
Public worship with sermon, 1880 am
and 7.45 pm. Morning subject, "A Pre-
scription for Trouble; evening, Turn
ing the World Upside Down."
Sunday school, 2.30 pm
Christian Eendeavor, 700 pm.
Prayer service, Wednesday, 7.45 pm;
subject, Help and Hindrance to Forth.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24

Mrs. H. Foot and her mother, of Chi
cago, were guests of Mrs. Lizzie Stanton
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Place have re-
turned to this place after an extended
period spent in Bangor, Maine. They
have apartments on Shore Road
1t is not known why the Standard
Oil Company's wagon ran into County
Road Supervisor Prices auto, except that
perhaps water was needed. At any rate
the bump did take place on Monday, only
slightly damaging the new Mitchell car
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
Somers Point Baptist
Rev. G. G. Luther, Minister,

Sunday Services:-l0 am; Sunday
school, II am; preaching, theme, 'sOnce
in Lifetime;" 7.45 pm, preaching,
sheme, ''Fingertip Salvation;" midweek
meeting, Friday, 7.45 p. M, theme ''Prec-
.ous Promises" conducted by the pastor
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
Sea View Baptist

Rev. G. G. Luther, Pastor.
Sunday Services:- 8 p. m. Sunday
,chool; 745 p. m. song service; theme,
The Name Above Every Name" con
aucted by Mrs. Luther; mid=week meet
ng, Thursday, 7.45 pm, theme THE
5ook Above All Books" conducted by
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
HEB AND BROTHER.

WANTED-Wl & Girl or middle aged
Woman for raj house work; good
home to rig rty. Apply Pleasant
villa. oppo] Y. ). R.R-, PIesaant-
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24
FOREST FIRE LOSS CUT
BY PROTECTIVE WORK

TRENTON, July p Alfred Gaskill
State forester, has returned from a TRIP
in the burned sections Of Jersey forests
and reported that dspite the weather
conditions the loss by forest fires this
year promises to be far below the aver
age Of the last score of years. He SAYS
that the conditions for fires this year
exceed any the bureau has any record of,
yet there have been but two bad fires.
and they lasted only few days instead
of weeks, before the State adopted fire
precautions by advice and insistment
of Governor Stokes.
Perhaps the most destructive fire was
along Toms River, where 1.2O0 acres of
small timber was swept away. This
fire continued through Ocean, Burling-
ton and Atlantic counties over land
worth 81 an acre and lasted but three
days.
The second bad fire was in Sussex
County and consumed portion of the
State reservation of forest land. -Four
hundred acres were affected. but this
fire is also out and further loss not ex-
pected by reason Of the recent drench-
ing rains.
Mr.. Gaskiil says that the work of the
fire wardens has shown itself all over
the State by keeping down the fire losses
Yet despite this work in two or three of
the townships there is some opposition
to the bureau naming these fire wardens
The owners of cranberry bogs, however
now see the wisdom of the Stokes law.
it is said, and it is expected that all op-
position to the fire wardens will ulti
mately be wiped out. The railroads are
working hand-in- hand with the forestry
division of the State government.
Mr. Gaskill said that the forest fire
loss this year has reached $4,000, and
this under the worst possible climatic
conditions. In 1904 the loss was
Sl90,O0O; in 1903 it was $350,OO0; in
1895, 100000, and 81 ,O2s 900 in 1885,
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-07-24

The man who leavess wife on
the corner, in the bllng heat
while he goes into the to get 2
drink and the man whofter driv-
ing miles, leaves his ho to thirst
in the burning sun, wh he chas-
es quencher down hisroat, are
Of the same brand. i, variety
of cad would do bo with no
conjunction.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-21
PARIS DOES NOT LIKE BALK LINE
Louis Cure Says No Induccment
There TO Keep I'm Practice.

LOUIS tUrc says NO tnducCment
There to Keep I'm Practice.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Speaking of pro-
fessional billiards in France Louis Cure.
who comes here to participate in the 1872
bslk line tournament for the champion
ship. which begins at Madison Square
Garden Concert hall March % says there
is no inducement now for good balk line
players to keep i'm practice. Vignaux, Ba-
rutel and himself we're prohibited by the
authorities from playing in the academies
in games in which wagers are made, and
only inferior experts now figure in acad-
envy contests. which are chiefly at rouge
(red BALD. with three cushions as the sec
ondary attraction. Vignaux has temper
arily retired, Barutel is not looking well
and imsgines himself very III. and Gar
nier is suffering from a hardening of ar
teries. Marva, the famous Spanish three
cushion expert. is in his native country
and rarely heard from. Cure believes that
by next year an amnesty bill will be passed
relieving French and perhaps foreign ex-
perts Of the ban now enforced against
them, in which event academy play wiz
revive and flourish.