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Intrepid Woman
First Settled
Orange County
MANY PROMINENT PERSONS SJNMAERING AT BAR FARBOR
IN TABLEAUX FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ARTS BUILDING
Sarah Wclls's Romantic Mar.
rage to William Bull There
Still! Celebrated.

TWO hundred years ago now,
lacking n year, at Dublin.
Ireland, a stone bridge, newly
constructed, collapsed through some
defect In the material used or some
error Of the artisan who had charge
Of the work. The artisan was a young
man who had just begun life as a
master In his trade. Feeling that his
usefulness in his native land wal de-
stroyed by this mishap ne embarked
on an emigrant vessel for America.
His name was William Bull.
In 1903 Christopher DEM was a
rich merchant in Whitehall. street,
New York. Under grant from Queen
Anne of England he held ownership
In a vast tract OF land lying in the
wilderness between the HufS5n and
the Delaware rivers, in Orange county,
New York, In l7l2 DEM had met
with financial reverses, and his title
20 the land in question was about to
lapse. He could only be saved by an
actual settlement somewhere on the
tract. $3.50.
With the exception OF New York
and the settlements at Kingston and
Albany along the Hudson River, what
Is now the State of New York was a
wilderness yet untrodden by the white
man, Living in the family Of DEM
was n girl, l6 years Old, named Sarah
Wells. Failing to induce any person
20 leave the town and become a
settler on his land in that wilderness,
u~npeoried save ny vas and wild
beasts, ch.'stopher DEM chose +
place upon the girl, Sarah Wells, IT,,
responsibility ~ saving to him his
landed estate.
In company with two carpenters
who were to put up a cabin on DEM.
wilderness tract, and three Indian,
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Wings Costing $780,
900 Planned Not to
Eliminate Historic
Building, Twice Re-
, constructed
constructed
By RENE

THIS day. 100 years ago. the
, White House-known up to
that time (for It was Of brown
Ssh gray sandstone) as the "Presi-
dents House. or the Presidents
Palace"-was in ruins as a result of
war.
1t had been literally ruined by the
fire which the British set. Everything
It cthtained wa utterly destroyed.
and the walls, though they still stood.
were damaged to such an extent that
eventually they had to be taken down
and rebuilt, the greater part Of them
above the first story being replaced
with new brick and fresh cut stone
from Virginia. Three years were
destined to elapse before the mansion
could be again occupied. its @
~struction costing nearly $500 0
Meanwhile Dolly Madison (who had
proved herself such a heroine on h
occasion OF the invasion) and that
great little man." her husband, went
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who were to net as guides. Indians
he had brought down with him from a
trip to the tract. he sent the girl as
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the Delaware. Projecting the putting
up OF a tavern along the line Of
travel. n 1915 Cromelinc went to New
York to get workmen TO build II. A
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party went up the Hudson in a slOop
II New Windsor, then about twenty
miles through the wilderness To Dennis
tract. The cabin was built and oc-
cupicd in time to a V the last of
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vessel load OF immigrants from Eng
land had just entered the harhor.
Among them Cromeline found a young
stone mason, William Bul'. whose bad
fortune in the Dublin bridge had
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sion Of the land. She was the first
white woman to set foot in that wild
region between the Hudson and the
Delaware-and she alone with savages
and white men, utter strangers. The
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Christopher Dennis fortune.
Settlers followed this first breaking
into the wilderness. among them one
Daniel Cromelinc, who bought a por-
ton of Dennis tract. Travel was
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02
Some Twenty Years Ago.

49, pbcto-
can Editors heilcctlona "h
n, hlnpIp cancellation
Read AZ IeNaa iteH a.
meeting at corpus Chrstl dNnt ''
TO H. 1913
The r = A. NJ ninety. four.
A ~ rra nno'S y, ~ Known yet stranrs
tfnon r,, desk IA lies
A NUT r.p,iras, ~ me mast
Thos. timesdimmed faces show
Tn. me, who rulsd ths Texas press
So ,,sn,, yesrs ayo
'oNo tN'"'l ''2''
Whole-souled, great-hearied tei''N'
Tn, knighthood Of the pen,
Right calamity they SaEe AZ NJ.
4 zoodly lot Of men,
Nor strange II should be- 20.
For wives were vatchful then as nos.
Some twenty years ag1.
.-.-
That now would make NJ stare
Mustnches and boards as well,
The stamp Of fashion bear,
Though whisksrI ebA and flow.
some twenty years ago.
rhere's GillilaHidd. WIG came from from h''ia'
with Lehman. cullom. CASTOR. too.
And Johnson. know to fame
The courtly colonel from the South
An these their smiles bestow
Among the men who pushed the pen
some twenty years ago,
There. Bui. In the topmott row.
lee Ronntres, handsofn. face.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

Mother may go to the state house and
help grandfather" asked the boy. eyes, in
deed, son, if thy grandfather needs thee"
Indeed | do, daughter. My old legs grow
weary trotting about these days and each day
the meetings are longer and longer while the
wise men are discussing our right of liberty"
"Dost thou think they will sign the letter
TO the king today, grandfather" asked the
boy eagerly.
"That no man can tell Truly tits bold
thing to do But the king hath brought it up
on himself and the time has come for us to
declare our independence.
"But some Of the men are against such n
step, are they not, father'' asked his daugh
ter anxlously.
ayes, that is why we have these long meet
ings, but some way ! feel today will decide
il all. "
Good" said the boy, "and will be there
TO hear. o, | do hope they will sign it. Dost
thou not hope so, too, motherl"
ono, my lad; thou knowest am no lover
of strife, and ! had hoped ere this that the
cruel war would be over and our king would
once more deal Justly with his people"
IT'S too late, daughter, said the old man.
king George I'll has shamefully wronged
u.s. and the time has come for us to assert
our rights.
ueHllNi Rtnlli lhlHeI, Salu lHe Olu
grandmother. Remember the words Of the
holy book to forgive our enemies We Quak
ers know all men are our brothers, and that
God the father, ruleth over ALL and this king
is Gods appointed ruler
eyes, yes" said the old man, "and il is
the Quarkers of PENNSYLVANIA and Delaware
who are holding congress back These dele
gates oppose the declaration of independence
and still say they must be loyal to the king.
Why, even the wise Franklin had to vote
against this action. But they will sec, they
will see tits bound to come, bound to come "
Eyes, and am glad of it, " said the boy.
"Thosc old 'redcoats of the king have made
MS suffer long enough, and it is time we told
the king how. we fell"
"Nay, nay, my child; thou art Quaker lad
and must not utter such free speech, " said the
old grandmother
"Well, come, grandfather ! will 20 with
thee TO the hall and help thee all ! can. " And
the old sexton and his grandson took their
way over ia fine statphouse
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02

Usually the city was quiet
and peaceful, II CITY Of Broth
erly Love" but today there
was confusion and noise.
Everywhere on the streets peo-
pie we're talking and talking
about the important paper.
"Will they sign it todayl DO
they dare ~ Although the hour
was early, crowds were press.
ing closely about the doors of
the great hall, and the old sex
ton and his grandson had diff
Guilty in reaching the ball.
The large room was opened
and aired. The young lad and
his grandfather busted The
great chairs aud the grand
father set things to rights on
the large table. Bring fresh
ink" he said to the boy. "They
will surely need it today. y
And soon the boy had filled
the great silver inkstand.
Grandfather, said the boy
"thou dost not agree with
mother that this decd is
wrongl" .
NAY, lad; | have listened
every day and have heard their
speeches, and | am sure God in
his wisdom is speaking now
through these, his servants.
Why, lad, it was only the 1th
of June when | heard Richard
Henry Lee, the delegate from
Virginia, first make this mo
ton: "That these united col
onies are and of a right ought
to be free and independent
states. Now, every since that
day these men have discussed
il. Some we're in favor, but
many felt like thy mother and
thy worthy grandmother, that
the king is Gods appointed
ruler, and they wished The diff
ferences could be adjusted,
rather than a break should
come with the mother country.
But lad. lad, it has come. We
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-02
Rankin & Schwartz

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS A AUDITORS
unlon National Bank nuilding.
HOUSTON. Texas.
City and County Work n Speciality. All
branches Of Commercial Work.
Fort worth Officc First Nntional Hank
nldEs A. n. Beck, See.
nalinn Offirc. southwestern Lite nidE.
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HILLS HIGHLAND PARK ADDITION

Violet Of
| n 2s20-s-E
/ w.
beg. ............ ............s L2s .ss Z.
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Local Improvement District No. 44O1.
Local Improvement

Second Annual Installment.
HUNTS PRAI RTE ADDITION.
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Local Improvement District No. 251.

Ninth Annual
SPINNINGS ADDITION.
Iohn w Gar, NaIk ...,..'.'.''.. 1880
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LEGAL NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICES

By VIRTUE OF WARRANTS of
CITY or
aoor OF City in
m
yng described estate unless the shall
sos ss7 and
4ef, s73. of
Local and
Ut SIS ash 46s and SIS the NTH annual insalmen
the
262 together with interest. penalty
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Local Improvement District No. 874.

AL SUPPLEMENTARY MAP MECHANICS ADDITION.
36 IGotteb Breb .................. AZ 81
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Local Improvement District No. 1922
al Improvement District No. 594,
Fourth Annual InstaiIment.


Michael Dowdso 800 of 20 1926 1911
Local Improvement District No. 1885,
ment
TRtVERs OAK GROVE ADDITION.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
THE REWARD OF LONG
PUBLIC SERVICE
From the Atlantic City Review.

From the Atlantic City Review.
AS a reward for long service in the
public's behalf the latter days of aget
Captain Lake, of Pleasantville, seen
to be so grievously weighted down
with hardships that his experience
may serve as a warning to younger
men to ~sedulously shun public life
and seek a career in more remunerat-
i've fields.
If any particular person were to be
voted for in the mainland city as the
most respected, best known and ad-
mired citizen, it would be the veteran
ex-chief of police of Pleasantville, who
also holds the undisputed claim of be-
ing the first chief of police of Allan
tic City.
Captain Lake is an old man now.
He has grown gray and grizzled in
protecting his fellows. Linked with
him are all the earlier "reminiscences
of P~leasantville and the surrounding
shore road towns. AS the Captain
has gradually passed over the divide
of middle age and entered upon the
decline of life the city that he has
childhood into the full manhood Of
a real municipality.
Cities owe debts of gratitude quite
as well as human beings. A certain
consideration for old servants is not
out of place, and the least that can be
accorded to them is respectful treat
ment and a generous support when
Time chokes the fount of activity.
Captain Lake confidently looked
forward to remaining in harness, and
he expected nothing more. Real ser
wants of the >eople are never avid
for fat pickings. All they seek is
the right to support themselves until
they can no longer give adequate re-
turns for the salaries paid.
So it came as a shock when he sud-
denly was deposed from his post. The
community over there was as much
concerned as the Captain and in the
stir that resulted those responsible
for the ex-chief's ousting decided to
allay the storm by reinstating him.
So Captain Lake was replaced on half
pay and given a position as ~janitor
of the jail and as guardian of the
school children who need protection
in crossing streets on the way to and
from school.
Now Mayor Adams has refused to
approve of the payroll, the explana-
ton being, as nearly as can be learned
that the mayor never had appointed
Captain Lake. Who will blame him
if he has resorted to seeking legal adj
vice, or who will fail to feel sympa-
thetic over counsel having advised
Captain Lake not to reliquish his star.
because in the end he would receive
all that is due him in pay.
Pleasantville has had considerable
experience with o~ficialdom, and she
bids fair to have much more. Some
extravagancies may be tolerated, but
they will not all be. The surest way
70 start something is to begin with
Captain Lake.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
DOINGS OF THE P. o. S. OF A.

The District Meeting, which was
held here on Tuesday evening, April
18th, was a grand success. There
were present 83 brothers, represent
ing the Camps from Atlantic City,
Hammonton, Mays Landing, Linwood,
Egg Harbor and Pleasantville. Mays
Landing had the largest number of
representatives of any visiting Camp.
District President, j. w. Sharp, was
the presiding officer.
The subject of the evening, "Condi-
tions of the District" was given over
three hours discussion and by the
Nime the meeting was over, the slate
was clear.
1t was decided that the next Dis
arict meeting would be held at Ham
monitor about the middle of May.
AT 11.22 a brother asked what time
6he last train leaves for Mays Land
ing and the answer was 11.09. We
are still wondering whether they
walked home or are they in Mays
landing yet?
Brother H. Willis Haas did not have
much to say, but what he did say
meant more than what all the others
said together.
A Parcel Lunch Social will be held
at the Camp Room on April 9th.
The members are requested to in
vite their mothers, fathers, brothers,
sisters and s~weethearts.
Conditions of the social:-Every
woman and young lady is requested to
bring a lunch for two persons. The
lunches will be auctioned off to the
highest bidder. Each lunch is to con-
tain the name of the lady that
brought it. The men will bid for the
lunches and will eat with the lady
whose nam he will find in the lunch.
On April 9th, William Daugherty
and A. A. Barkoff visited the Linwood
P. o. S. of A. ard were invited to par
take of the banquet they held on this
evening.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
Very truly yours,
FRANCIS H. ROWLEY,


In behalf of Assembly Bill $50, the
Audubon Society urges that the bobo-
link or reedbird has always been in
the north an insect and weed seed de-
vourer and a songster of great abil-
ity; that in the south, on account of
the shifting of the rice growing in
dustry out of the bobolink's line of
migration, the bird is no longer a
menace to the rice crop; that the So
called "reedbird" is lacking in all es-
sentials of a game bird and should no
more be shot as one than robin,
thrush or any other of our valuable
song and insectivorous birds; and fin
ally that such shooting is a disgrace
to the State and a loss to the agri-
cultural interests thereof.
AS this is the last week of the pres
emit legislature, the Audubon Society
is urging the people to make known
to their legislative representatives,
their attitude on these two measures,
without loss Of time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
DANISH THE FLY PLAGUE.

More than a score of giant fly traps
were placed on street corners in st.
Louis in order to educate the public
to a fuller realization of the benefits
to health that would result from a
vigorous anti-fy campaign. In ex-
planning the purpose of this object
lesson the health commissioner said;
These traps, with the disease
spreading flies they catch, will bring
home to people quicker than anything
else the full meaning of the early
spring fly campaign and will serve to
remind them constantly of what
means they should use in their homes
to exterminate the fly.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
I CENT A WORD

-
minimum charge-2oc first Insertion 1o'
each additional iusertion.)
FOR SALE one-horse moving ma.
chine, 1 one-horse hay rake, 40 bush
els corn On the ear. George S
Winner, Scullville. "a
FOR SALE-Tomato plants in paper
boxes, in bloom and ready to plant
r. H. Wallace, Jr., Blenheim, Pleas
antville. 36c
WANTED.-To borrow $4,000 on
property centrally located in Pleas
antville. No commission. P. o.
Box 623, Pleasantville.
FOR SALE-One gray mare, excel
lent farm horse, very gentle. Apply
c. l. Snyder, California avenue and
New Road, Pleasantville, N. j. 33c
LOTS FOR SALE.-Situated in
Mortified City. Apply to Wilmer
Lake, R. F. d. Linwood. 12c
MONEY TO LOAN on mortgages;
various amounts; placed promptly.
Campbell & Wootton, 10 N. Main
Street, Pleasantville, N. J..
FEW BARRELS CHOICE SWEET
POTATO SEED. both yellow and
red, for sale. VIM. Hauenstein.
FOR SALE.-Farm of 100 acres, To-
Gated near New Gretna, Burlington
county, about 40 acres cleared, bal
ance woodland, some fruit, build
ings in fair condition; no encum-
brances, would exchange for good
equities. Address E, P~leasantville
Press office.
FOR SALE.-A Bargain, Pleasant
vile, Broom Bungalow, 27x140;
$4,000; easy terms. r. P. Thomp-
son, Trust Bldg.
HOUSE FOR SALE-Edgewater ave-
nue.. No reasonable offer refused.
Address L, Pleasantville Press of
fee.
IF ITS CEDAR POSTS you're looking
for, we have them, SO to 25c each.
Also split oak wood by the load.
Rubberoid Roofing or anything you
need in the building line at reasona-
bic prices. Lake & Bossler Co.
HOUSE FOR RENTING. 2 Park ave-
nue., s rooms and all conveniences,
with unobstructed view of bay.
Ample space for garden and chick
ems. Inquire A. P. Ryon, Alb South
Main street.
FOR SALE ON EASY TERMS-A
three-room Bungalow in Conover-
town; half acre ground enclosed.
C. Hare, Absecon; Phone 246, Pleas
antville.
LIVE POULTRY WANTED.-Grang-
er's Market, 1920 Atlantic Ave., At
lantic City. C. M. Kesler, Manager.
FOR SALE-One or two horse ex-
press wagon, good as new. Same
can be seer at Fire House, Pleas
antville. Price and terms will be
quoted upon application at Fire
House or from the under signed.
Wilbur Reed, Secretary.
WANTED-Pleasantville Mortgages.
Address S. w. Sparks, Counsellor
at-Law, 126 Market Street, Cam
den, N. J.
FOR SALE.-Market Wagon in good
condition. VIM. H~auenstein, Farm
ington.
MADAME LAMBERT, Teacher of
Music and Singing. Has had many
years of successful teaching in both
systems, popular and classical, from
start to finish. Talent tested.
. Studio 103 Chestnut St., opposite
st. Peters Church.
A HALF DOZEN real bargains on
hand for quick sale. Box 254,
Pleasantville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
HUBIN'S NEW PLEASANTVILLE
THEATRE

Big crowds go every afternoon and
night to Hubin's Theatre. The pic
lures are fine, all shown on the Day
and Night Screen, and this coming
week, starting Monday afternoon,
April 10Th, Manager Fox has a big
bill of the newest, latest and best in
high-class Photo Play Dramas. At
the afternoon shows, a nice audience
of ladies and children are always in
attendance. The pictures r great.
Hubin's Theatre is nicely conducted,
clean and catering to ladies, gentle
men and children. There are always
two shows daily, afternoon and eve
ming, at Hubin's New Pleasantville
Theatre.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
LICENSE CATS: PROTECT THE
BOBOLINK" CRIES AUDUBON
SOCIETY

The New Jersey Audubon Society,
with a strenuous legislative campaign
on it's hands, is just now concentrating
its attention on two bills, Assembly
294 by Mr.. O. H. Hammond, of Ber-
nardsville, to license cats and Assem-
bly, $50 by Mr.. Thomas F. Martin of
Weehawken, to take the bobolink or
reedbird out of the game bird class
and give it protection throughout the
year.
In behalf of the former measure
and in contraXention of the claim
that the license measure involves
cruelty to cats, the Audubon Society,
from the Secretary's office at Dam
Arrest, is making public a letter re-
ceived from DR.. Francis H. Rowley,
of Boston, President of the Massa-
chusetts Society for the Protection of
Animals and of the American Humane
Education Society, which is as fol
lows:
"Mr. B. S. Bowdish,
Demarest, N. j.
My dear Sir: l have given the mat
ter of licensing cats no little consid-
Grafton. Leaving the birds out of
the consideration altogether, if you
will, and considering only the welfare
of the cat, it seems to me that some
practical measure that would provide
for the licensing of the cat would save
an almost inestimable amount of pain
and suffering that is endured every
year by the stray and homeless cats
of our cities and towns. | have not
the exact figures, but if l am not
mistaken, between twenty and thirty
thousand cats are destroyed in and
about Boston every year. The major
ity of these suffer all the pangs of
hunger, are subject to much cruelty
and disease, and ought never to have
been born. My belief has been that
by licensing them this enormous re-
production, year by year, which means
only misery to these many thousands
of unowned creatures, could be stop
ped.
The two objections that | know are
raised are, that the first year many OF
them would be destroyed by inhumane
methods and a great deal of unneces-
sary suffering caused. | am afraid
that is true, but would not the suffer
ing of that first year be Offset by the
diminution of suffering made possible
, through all the future years by q
measure that would so greatly lesser
the reproduction of cats? Again, il
the cat is licensed it will have te
wear a collar, and it is claimed thai
a cat would hang herself in trees OF
shrubs. To this objection | can only
say hat | have lived for sixteen years
beside two neighbors whose cats have
always worn collars and bells, ant
none of them during this period ha:
ever got into trouble because of wear
ing the collar. / have asked a goot
many people who have cats that wear
collars and have never yet found any
one who had any personal experience
that would prove the collar a sourcl
of danger.
AS a friend of all animals, and
lover of birds, | take the position tina
I do, and whether it is the wise one
or not. l assure you it is prompted
only from motives Of humanity.
ON
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
MOST FEARsoME THING is

Microscopic examination has shown
that millions of bacteria may some
times be found on the body Of a sin
gle fly. Often these are. of more OF
less innocuous species of bacteria, but
typhoid, tuberculosis, bubonic plague
(this germ is, as Professor INITIAL
mas shown, often fatal to the fly it.
self, diphtheria, cholera and dysen-
terry make it anything but a desirable
house pet.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
THE TIME TO SWAT THE
FLY is NOW

During a few warm DAYS anv rub-
Dlsh heap in or out of the dwelling
becomes a hatchery for myriads Of
young flies not only to be condemned
as a nuisance, but exterminated utter
ly, if possible, when we consider
that they may and often do carry into
the household the disease germs of
infantile paralysis and typhoid fever
and no food in the house is safe from
their attack.