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AUCTION SALES
Sale Tuesday, December 40
FURNITURE FOR THE HOME

We have bought the entire contents
Of two houses Must sell same with
out restriction, for cash. This viii
enable you TO purchase furniture at z
saving Of from % 70 40 per cent Full
line OF pianos and organs Bargains
in brass and iron beds, stoves, mat.
ting, in fact, everything necessary fol
the household Just received Orien.
tai rugs and draperies.
ROGER B. SMITH, Auctioneer,
633 La Ave Phone NJ CHA
We buy and sell everything.
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CARPET CLEANING

ALBERT KAHLERT CO.. Improved sissz
Csrpef Cleaners; cleaning. making and taT-
kzS car2ets aud rugs; mattress making. -
- 8. ". Phone u So3S
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INVESTMENT Pr 3PERTY

Gill EDGE INVESTNEN Esu YER
real estate Tor salaTied 1rr q ras-
monthly payments With .zrlrr--e fe--
cure. and q free trip TO L1ak - a1-
anime property For par =a--z c15-lss e.
Bond Bldg An fntervt can a- zz----l
altar Office hours b. tele 1r.ls E-a rs
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TO LOAN ON REAL estate

~ EUAN Uh nEHL ESiHIE
MONEY TO LOAN ON D G. REAL ESTATE
Lowest rates q interest Payms1ts %
principal IN amounts q 800 more re-
esived at any interest period The = Il
SMITH CO. Bond Bldg. 1405 n. Z. ava
MONEY TO LOAN-SzSo to 500. OO1 On D c
real estate Interest low. and all trans
actions conducted with economical co1stdaEA-
don tor borrowers
WI H SAUNDERS g. CO.
1907 st N W
MONEY TO LOAN on rea1 estate: fswsEs
rates; prior payment privileges; large
amounts TTLER s RUTHERFORD. 40 LSkk
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FOR SALE-F&RNS

TEXAS SCHOOL L-ANIJS--11erzrEe Of
acres coming On market month, as u 1ch-
mems leases expire. for sale By Sta1S, 81 80
70 IS per acre. terms oae-foTtisth down; bal
auce forty years. Send lee postage for CODY
q Journal containing LIST and letter OF IN
formation JOURNAL PUBLISHING Co.
Houston, Tex
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COAL and WOOD
WINDOW CLEANING

HOW ABOUT THOSE DIRTY WINDOWS1
white help and moderate prices LEON L
CAHOON. Acme Wiad0w Cleaning Co, r.
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rOR father, brother, husband. aod sos-
Fnsr1be-shfp 70 the Ls. Mode Pressing Club
re make minor repairs sponge and press
sne guIt OF overcoat per week foE SO
asonth 1soS I 81 Main z1s-
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FOR SALE
Fine home. front and back poTcheG. for
quick sale, 3. 0o0s also 6-rOorn brick. -
investment worth having. s. 3o1
HENRY W OFFUTT.
Wis ave. and y St
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
JOKERS FIXED AN ABSECON
COUNCILMAN; HE TUMBLED

On Saturday evening, the anniversary
OF his 26th birthday, Councilman Reuben
i. Babcock was the most agreeably sur
prised man in town. A banquet had been
provided by his folks and invitations
extended to several political friends here
and in Atlantic City. His friends in the
seashore resort aware of what was to
take place later III the evening debated
his automobile tires just prior to his
usual hour of departure for home, de-
laying him until everything was in read-
ness. At that time he lacked wisdom
concerning the mysterious condition Of
his tires but fully understood the joke
about IL pm. AT any rate, that ban
qnct was a swell affair." 1t consisted
of a dozen courses served by imported
caterers. The engraved menu cards bear
ing the names of the courses in French
was striking feature. About the ban
quet table We're noticed: Messrs. j. Tow
ers Townsend, Edward Harris, Council
man Harry J. Lee, Freeholder +. Fraley
Doughty, Z. c. Roop, George Conover,
Ambrose L. Hammell and others of this
city: Senator E. A. Wilson. Vaughan
Mathis, Clifton Shinn, Mr.. Fisher and
several other Atlantic City gentlemen.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
CENT A WORD

New Cottage for Rent 6 rooms and en-
closed shed; nearly acre ground, shade,
lawn; large new poultry houses, all
fenced in, on Shore Road, Seaview.
Address, A. w. Durham, Linwood, n.
j. p
Lady's black and white shepherd plaid
coat lost, in going from Country Club
to Atlantic City. Reward if returned
to IA st. Charles Place, Atlantic City.
Wanted; Pleasantville mortgages from
500 up. Business with owners only.
S. w. Sparks, Pleasantville or l26
Market street, Camden 22c
For Sale-First class motor car, cheap.
Apply Mrs. A. r. Wilson, Ocean
Heights. 22
Land for sale in high state of cultiva-
lion; to 10 acres; 3 minutes from
8Atation. Apply William Hauenstein,
Pleasantville. If
Ife Cream, confectionery, cigar and to-
bacco business for sale. Bargain for
quick buyer Address G., Press office.tf
Jersey Red Hog Breeders for sale; thoro-
oughbreds. William Hauensten, Pleas
antville. If
Bedroom Suite for sale; also linen and
rugs. A. G. Judson, box 446, Pleasant
vile. Glc
Store and Dwelling for sale; centrally
located. Address box 1872, Pleasant
vile. 24c
Horse for sale; suitable for all round
work. Apply to Charles Vincent, Bar
gaintown. 2lc
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06

One OF your relatives may fall victim to
these greatest of all assistants to the
undertaken. Can you afford to sit idly
by and make no protest?
The company may in time, install these
safety gates, but how long, oh how long
will it be, and how many more innocent
citizens will be sacrificed before they
finally decide to make the Improvement |?
1t is no question of good intentions now
but matter of forcing immediate action.
If the company still delays, let's take it
up with our officers and see if We can
not enact laws compelling the immediate
building of gates at these grade cross
ings. Something must be done and done
at once III this matter,
Now is the time to act, before any
more innocents have been slaughtered.
Take It up at once with the city officers,
with the company's officers, and with the
state officers and let's force an immediate
building of safety. gates. at. these cross
ings. Call mass meeting of the citiz-
ems. appoint committees apd push the
matter to speedy and successful cuFrn-
nation. The lives of our citizens must
be protected and the railroad company
| must be forced to do their part toward
protecting those lives. Human life Is
too precious to be sacrificed at the rate
| of three a month, merely to save q soul
less railroad corporation few dollars
The gates must be bufit, and they vii
be built if the citizens Of PleasantvilI,
act unitedly and forcibly together a
lonce to see thet they are built.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
Can the People Of Peasantvie Afford to Remain Idle

would be responsible for three or four
deaths of employees of the company ii
month, that company would soon take
steps to have the machine abolished. And
il would be right that they should. But
at the same time, it is also right that
the people of Pleasantyille should take
steps to force the company to abolish
their death dealing grade crossings.
In all the larger cities, these grade
crossings are protected by safety gates
that are raised and lowered by men in
charge, thus protecting the users of the
crossings. If any are killed by crawling
through under the gates when they are
closed, of course the company is not to
blame, but with the crossings wide OPEN
no protection whatever, as they are now,
there can be no reasonable excuse for ex-
empting the company from blame, and
while the relatives of the murdered part
les may secure monetary damages from
the company, they cannot be compensated
for the loss of dear ones through the
negligence of this same railroad com
pany.
The cost of installation Of gates at all
four crossings would be but trifing to
the railroad company; and at the present
rate Of slaughter, it would be cheaper
for them in year, than the present UNI
protected state in which these crossings
are LETT, In all the recent deaths,
it has been shown that il was not care
lessness on the part Of the deceased VIC
Tins but was wholly due to the railroad
company. You may be the next victim.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
DO YOU KNOW "STEvE.
HAS BEEN MARRIED

Steve Mitchell has been married
La matter Of fact announcement, the
reader will say, but just the same this
marriage is worthy of more than a mere
formal proclama ton, and for this rea-
son the following is dedicated to the
bride and groom, with the hope that
when they become weary of life's strug-
giles they may read and be cheered:
4 know the arm you leaned upon
Has now no power to stay;
But just keep a-plodding onward
For the road'll turn some dayl'
One of sSteve'ss very good friends has
written the following account of the
wedding.
We'll of all the wonders, Steve Nit
chell has been tripped over the bond of
matrimony. The gladstone tidings were
heralded at the parsonage of St. PauFs
a. nj. Z. church and the bride and groom
were given a surprise and they retail
ated by holding reception one re
cent evening. The frieuds were many
and the congratulations vociferous APP
prorriate gifts We're presented by the
guests. Mrs. Steve, nee Miss Eva Allen,
was not to be caught mapping for she
had prepared one bountiful repast and
everybody partook of the feast with
zest. MIR. Mitchell has been an employee
| of the firm of Lake & Risley for the
past fifteen years and holds the esteem
of all who are acquainted with him. The
happy couple are now domiciled at the
recently completed home OF the groom
! on Wright street,
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
ELopED FROM soMERs POINT

Those who have watched with interest
the erection of the house at Shore Road
and Delaware avenue, the style of areh-
lecture OF WHICH is from thai of Penn
sylvania country hotel, will be further
interested to learn that the son of the
builder has eloped with the daughter Of
the proprietor. The family were just
ready to move into the dwelling house,
when on Sunday last Mr.. Charles Wolf,
of Pottsville, Pa, and Miss Esther
Piereey took the car for parts unknown.
Ocean City, Philadelphia and Whining
ton were visited, but there the trail was
lost. Miss, Piercey was to have been in
charge of fancy work and millinery
store on the corner Of the new house
She was quite an active member Of the
Baptist chapel on Ocean Boulevard, and
took prominent parts IN the young peo-
pies entertainments. Miss Piercey was
an adept in. Delsart movements and her
graceful poses We're much admired by
the audiences.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06

The people of Pleasantville cannot help
but feel indignant to think that four
death traps caIr be allowed to remain
within the limits Of this place with APP
parently no means of ridding the com
munity of their presence. If an individ-
ual should come into our town with a
machine or institution that was sup
pae uMol eql o. lyeu9q 90 o. posed
country, and that institution should be
the means of killing three or four of our
best citizens a month, every resident Of
Pleasantville would be up in arms de-
manding that the institution be removed
or some means of protection provided to
stop the wholesale slaughter of innocent
parties Yet the fatal grade crossings of
the railroad, four in number, have made
a record equal to that for fatalities dur
ing the past month. Three deaths with
in month, all due to delay of the rail
road in providing suitable protection for
the grade crossings, is enough to arouse
the ire Of the whole town,
These grade crossings perhaps, are
necessities, but the railroad company for
whom the people Of Pleasantyille did so
much and from whom they were expect.
ing something in return, should be com
PEELED to provide suitable means of pro
lection for the people of this and sur
rounding places who are compelled to
use these death traps in their daily
travel. Should our citizens construct
some sort Of machine Or contriyance that
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
BIG DELINQUENT LIST MAKES
{ NECESSARY ANOTHER LOAN OF $1,000
Councilmen Need Money for Current Expenses
In Anticipation Of Collectible Taxes
Mote Bears Per Cent.

trrocer Grimm, poor acct. ...-..., l2.Uu
DIR. A. X. Judson, salary as Board
of Health Inspector. ........ 1900
II. L. Race, burial OF John Tile. LOO
Pleasantville H., L. & z. Co.,. 363.2I
Councilman Price made known the re-
suit of his inspection of the claim OF
Mr. George Leeds. at the last meeting
this gentleman told the councilman that
by changing the grade of the street at
his property he had suffered TO the ex
tent of at least $1,000 In company with
engineer Clark Mr.. Price looked at the
seat of trouble and decided that Mr..
Leeds contention was unfounded, and
there the matter rests.
Solicitor Higbees letter to clerk An
drews relative to correspondence the
former has had with the railroad com
panies and which is in the nature OF a
demand for safety gates at crossings,
was read Representatives have called
on the Judge i'll instances, and when this
was not done the solicitor received writ
ten replies from the officials except i'll
one case, the West Jersey. This com
rany has so far ignored the Judges cor
respondence, but there is yet time for
response as the councilmen will meet
again IN two weeks for the express pur-
pose of hearing from their solicitor on
this subject.
Mr.. Ryon started the ball rolling that
was to bring results in a financial set
tlement between the finance committee
and J. f. Weeks. The latter has been
serving as delinquent tax collector and
was appointed in the North administra-
ton Weeks started his job with
great hurrah and he was looked upon as
the real thing as collector, but his
success was short lived, and for three
months MIR. Ryon has been trying 10
elect settlement. This was accom-
plished last Friday night and Weeks re-
ceived Sl06. In making his report Mr.
Ryon said the settlement was fairly
satisfactory but he didn't add, for
Mr.. Weeks.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
DEATH TAKES AWAY
FORMER BUSINESS MAN

Mr.. Reuben VanGilder died Sunday
morning, July 3lst, after lingering i'll
ness. He WAS buried at the Pleasant
vile cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Stratton officiating. Mr.. VanGuilder
was a much loved and highly respected
citizen He had been a resident of Pleas
antville for some years, holding positions
of responsibility and trust in the Childs
grocery store, where he was at one time
manager and in the water works as book
keeper. The latter position was given
up when his health failed. Mr. Van
Guilder's early business career was be
gun at Tuckahoe where he had a store
of his own He leaves a wife to mourn
his loss and will be missed by many
friends.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06

Troubles and bubblez are incidents of
life. Sometimes the preponderencei on
on side. then on the other, but invari
ably bubbles will burst, and this is one
of the results of the recent Red Mems
hall mass meeting. At that time mems
passions We're aroused by the fiery ora
tory and they acted under impulse by
placing their names on subscription lists
to aid the Citizens League in their
fight for the restoration of five cent
fares between Pleasantville and Atlantic
City. Out of all the names pledged on
the night of May 30 less than six have
made payment of the sums opposite their
names in the adjoining column. And
this is the natural result Of excitement,
Of working men up to fever heat and
letting them drop. While the Execu-
tive Committee will eventually need
most of the pledged money, there Is
enough in the treasurer's hands for cur
rent needs, but debt is debt, if it
is or is not pledged on paper. Each man
is liable for the sum pledged himself to
give, and if he did not know what he
was doing at the time because of the
passionate way in which he was solici-
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
PROSPERITY FOR THE FIRST

The Atlantic City National Bank has
declared a dividend Of 7H per cent, or
80 per cent. annually. This is Of course
good news, but the First National Bank
of Pleasantville is able to make an in
teresting announcement, which is that
on Tuesday the deposits reached the
magnificent sum Of S2Sl,000 Directors
are pleased, and cashier Adams wears
one of his broadcast smiles when asked
if the bank expects to resume Saturday
half holidays. He is unable to figure
in any other direction. than that the
employees should have Saturday after
moons for recreation. Mr.. Adams is
just as sure of this as he is that the
First's deposits will reach 100000 be-
fore next Christmas Day.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
CAPT. WICKHAM'S SCHOONER
COONEY MAKES FAST RUN
Three -Masted Schooner Was Only Three
Hours Behind Steamer
Passing CapeS.

IdSoluS IdPSos
That Captain Wickham's big schooner
is a fast one is the testimony of The
Virginian Pilot, OF Norfolk, Va. Capt
Wickham is the well known skipper ano
a son-in- law of Capt. j. L. Blake. The
newspaper report Of his run as follows
That the three-mast schooner, Made.
line Cooney, Captain Wickham, is flyer
was shown by the record she made com
ing into port from Chisholms Island, neal
Charleston, S. 9.
Captain j. Davidson, master Of the
British steamer Elmsgarth, filed a re
port with the photographic office that OF.
July "A at 4 pm. he passed the Coone,
N lat $3.50, lon. 1890 west, and there
was little or no wind at the time. The
records show that within three hours
after the steamer passed in the capes
The schooner came in and those who OBJ
served her said she was fairly flying.
The Cooney brought 1,ll6 tons o
phosphate rock and is at the Pinners
Point pier of the Virginia Carolin;
Chemical Company.
1t is observed that the steamer sighteo
the schooner on Sunday afternoon. The
did not reach the Virgin;
capes until ll;20 o'clock Monday morn
ing. At 2:10 the same afternoon th
Cooney came in.
When Captain Dawson, of the steam
er, as informed OF the fact that the
Cooney had fairly chased him in from
the sea, remarked that he had never
known the wind to freshen SO quickly
nor a schooner to run SO fast as when
he sighted the schooner the previous day
it was next to a calm,
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS

Chief of Police Job Lake, Of Somers
Point, suffered two strokes Of paralysis
on Wednesday evening. One came on
him at o'clock and by Il another rend-
cred him helpless. He was taken home
and DR.. Cerson, Of Ocean City, was sent
for. The chief has been active and
about in good health and has served the
city for more than five years in efficient
manner. DR.. Corson hopes to relieve him
in time. The latest report states he il
resting easier and has been enabled to
secure some sleep.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
A KENTUCKY VISITOR

Mr.. J. Allen Griggs spent a vacation
period in Atlantic City. He hailed
from Middlebero, Ky, and is all that a
hail fellow need be- The Press office
received visit from the blue grass state
man on Monday evening and breeze
swept through the plant the minute the
door opened. Mr. Griggs is most refresh
ing and is true. blue specimen Of the
type OF men that nave made his state
famous. He owns ground at Pleasant
vile Terrace and is optimistic regard
ing the future of that place, believing
that trolley line should connect the
Terrace with Atlantic City. If the
theory holds out that satisfied pur-
chasers is good advertising the Terrace
agents should do regular camp meeting
business.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
BIDS ARE WANTED

In another column the Pleasantville
Board Of Education advertise for bids
for two jobs. One of them, a wire fence,
is wanted around the lot at school No.
3. The fence must be five feet high, with
cedar posts eight feet apart The second
resolution calls for bids for repointing
the brick work of school No. l with
Portland cement. District clerk d. g.
Turner will receive the bids and they
will be opened at the Board meeting
Monday evening, Aug. %. One of the
requirements of the Board is that this
work shall be done not later than Sept.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06

1
bach. Mayor Wittpenn assured his con
ferences that he would come down to the
State convention with a solid delegation
from Hudson County behind his candi-
dacy.
| The story circulated to the effect that
former Senator James Smith, Jr., who is
the chief man behind the Wilson Guber-
material boom, will be able to engineer a
deal by which Surrogate Peter DAILY, Of
New Brunswick, will throw his influence
to split up the Middlesex County Demo
Gratis against the candidacy of Senator
George Silzer, is declared by both the
latter and his friends as idle gossip.
Middlesex County, the ysay, vii lbe solid
for Senator Silzer in the State conven-
ton. 1t is pointed out that he has twice
carried the county against the wishes
OF both the Democratic and Republican
old-time bosses; that he is a skillful
politician while at the same time out
spoken in his views of principles and
men, and that with himself as the issue
he could, if necessary, easily defeat any
opposition in his county.
William P. Martin, the choice of the
hioSiesoNe hePupilcdhs LOT the OuDef-
material nomination by their party, and
the only espirant for the honor who has
frankly avowed himself i candidate, all
the Others apparently resting content tc
be in the hands OF friends is vigorous
ly seeking aid in South Jersey counties
section of the State that has hereto.
fore frowned on all efforts to rally sup
port in opposition to the regular lead
ership OF David Baird. Accompanied by
peorge L. Record, OF Jersey City, and
Latnfop Anderson, OF Newark, Mr.. Mar
W mas recently made several trips into
hufilhstoh, Camden and Gloucester co.n-
lies, where they have had quiet confer
ences Win ReplOlicans q Progressive
tendencies whom they are anxious to in
duce TO come out III the open in favor OF
the latter Tor the Gubernatorial nomina
tlon' MI, Martin also expects to rally
some support m Mercer county.
beeause o1 ms duties as chairman Of
lns hePuolican oIaie committee, which
wiz require good deal OF attention dur
my tne next lew weeks, former Governor
rankiih Murphy mas declined the ap-
poiiiclhehc mace Dy PRESIDENT 1aft as
special commissioner OF the United States
70 attend tne ceremonies incident to the
nfse centennial oi the Republic OF Mexico
-,
he eandidacy Of Pierre Z, Garven, the
nuason teunty prosecutor OF pleas, who
made " not tor the Beef Trust last
winter ana spring, and who has ayowed
nlmse1 Gupernatorlal candidate on
Progressive declaration OF political prime
iPles. i not taken seriously BY the new
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
COUNTY BONDS SALE

Atlantic City banks are expected TO
compete in bidding for 100000 issue Of
Atlantic County bonds for which pro
posals will be received by the Finance
Committee of the County Board of Free
holders at Mays Landing next Wednes
day at ii am. The bonds are to be in
denominations of $1,000 each and draw
four per cent. interest per anium.
The proceeds will be used i'll building
residence for Sheriff johnson and Ell.
larging the overcrowded office OF County
Clerk Kirby. Ereeholder Lewis I. INLAY
is chairman of the Finance Committee.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-08-06
HIPPODROME is INSOLvENT

Frank Falhey, bandmaster. has been
granted rule to show cause in the
Court OF Chancery why an injunction
should not be issued and receiver ap-
pointed for the Atlantic City Hippo
drome Company. The rule is return
able on August 8
Falbey claims that Ss75 is due him
for work to July Is when he was told
that some one else was engaged to pro
vide the music for the hippodrome. He
charges that the company is insolvent,
an dthat the enterprise has been un-
profitable from It's start