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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
FIRE AT OAKHURST
DESTROYS BUNGALOW

An alarm of fire from Oakhurst
Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock
called out the fire company which
made. a rapid run, but upon arriving
at the scene found that a small frame
cottage on Oneida and Chalfonte ave-
nues was burning fiercely and that
there was little hopes of saving the
building. The nearest fire plug was
at the corner of Woodland and Oneida
avenues, over a square away, and a
line Of hose was speedily attached, but
despite the best efforts of the firemen
the house and its contents were a total
loss. Mrs. Lavina Farmer, wife of
Samuel Farmer, is the owner of the
property and from their story there
seems no question but that the fire
was the work of an ~incendiary. A
lock on the back door of the house had
been broken off and the fire evidently
had started from inside the building,
which was u%noccupied but had a guam
tity of furniture stored in it, inelud-
ing a valuable piano which alone was
worth more than the $500 insurance
carried on the whole lot. The house
itself was valued at $500, and was
insured for $1,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
JITNEY ORDINANCE
PASSED BY SOLONS
WILL SOON BECOME EFFECTIVE.
PRAISE BESTOWED UPON THE
KEEPER OF CITY PARK PLOT.

City Council met in recessed ses-
sion Wednesday evening with Presi-
dent Willis, Councilmen Adams, An
derson, Blackman and Derr, Mayor
Adams, Solicitor Weeks, Engineer
Clark and Clerk Andrews present.
A recommendation by the Light
Committee, that an arc light be plac-
ed at Glendale avenu and Shore Fast
Line Railroad, was adopted.
A resolution was passed p~referring
charges of conduct unbecoming an Of
fcer against Arthur Risley and Mon
day evening next was set for the time
when he is to appear before Council
and show cause why he shall not be
dismissed from the service.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the borrowing of $500 from the
Sinking Fund Commission for three
months.
Ordinance No. 179, known as the
"Jitney Ordinance" providing for the
regulation of auto buses, commonly
called jitneys, in the City of Pleas
antville, after several amendments,
was passed on final reading.
The City Engineer and Solicitor
were instructed to ascertain the pow
ers vested in the city to compel the
railroad to establish a grade crossing
at Glendale avenue and Shore Fast
Line.
A vote of thanks was rendered by
Council to Janitor Mark Fritsch for
the magnificent manner in which he
has cared for the City Park plot east
of the Fire House. This is one of
Personalities "beauty spots" and is
a great credit to the city. Mr.. Fritsch
has always taken commendable pride
in keeping both the Fire House and
grounds in perfect order and he un-
doubtedly is due the gratitude of the
whole citizenship for the success he
has attained.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Clarence Krewson, police, $40;
Robt. Marshall, police, $40; Arthur
Risley, police, $32; Geo. Adams, po-
lice, $32; T. Geo. Middleton, printing
tax certificates, SO; D. & A. Tel. &
Tel. Co., $4.05; Standard Oil Co., gas
oline, $500; Pleasantville Press, adv,
1924; Sinking Fund Commission, in
terest on note, S43.O6; Mark Bowen,
painting porticos of Fire House, ST.
rs; Mark Fritsch. %janitor, $3.50;
VIM. Biggs, driver, $50; Nehemiah
Andrews, recording tax sale certif-
Gates, 1925; ~Pleasantville Heat, Light
& Power Co., S818.34; Robt. Gross,
roads, $38.25; Jesse L. Risley, roads,
SIS; Samuel Price, S35; N. W. Cole
man, roads, S25; T. F. Crawford,
chemicals, 1882.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
COMPLETE LIST OF CANDIDATES
FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES.

The time for filing petitions for
nominations for municipal offices has
expired, and the full list of those
whose names will appear upon the of
fetal primary ballots is as follows:
Republican.
Mayor-Charles J. Adams, Thomas
F. Crawford.
Councilman at Large-Burtis S.
Horner, Albert E. James.
Councilman, First Ward-Pardon
R. Adams, Charles W. Schmidt, ST..
Councilman, Second Ward-Ed-
ward N. Meloney, Charles NJ. Peck.
Freebooter, First Ward Clark
Adams, Lewis R. Smith.
Freebooter, Second Ward-John P.
Ashmead, Robert NJ. Willis.
County Committee, First Ward
Reuben E. Adams, Neil S. Campbell.
County Committee, Second Ward
David D. Martz, Japhet Price.
Justices of the Peace, First Ward
E. Leroy Adams, Schuyler Adams,
George w. Biggs, William Lechner,
Elmer B. Leeds, Herbert C. Test Sam
uel E. Whitman.
Justices of the Peace, Second Ward
Richard G. Brown, Abraham Free
man, Harry T. Jones, Harry B. Smith.
Constable, Second Ward-Charles
Donaway, Samuel C. Lawrence.
Democrats.
Mayor-Charles D. Thompson.
Councilman at Large = William
Clements.
Councilman, First Ward-Michael
Lutz.
Councilman, Second Ward-Warren
C. Marshall.
Freebooter, First Ward-George W.
Leech.
Freebooter, Second Ward-Edwin
Woolbert.
Justices of the Peace, First Ward
Oscar V. Boice, Max H. Kirscht, Peter
Mannery, E. R. Merrick.
County Committeemen-Edward H.
Ennis, Thomas Harris, George W.
Leech, Scott NJ. Long, Harry Lovett.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
CELEBRATED SIXTY-FIRST
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. D. D. Dawson, baggage agent
of the Pennsylvania Railroad at At
lantic City, celebrated the sixty-frst
anniversary of his birth this week at
his home, corner Wright and Chestnut
streets, Pleasantville, by giving a
birthday dinner. Covers were laid for
ten. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. H. D. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
Nichols, of Philadelphia, Miss Dorcas
Reinar, Mr.. Harry j. Dawson, Mr..
and Mrs. D. D. Dawson and others.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
LAKE FAMILY REUNION
HERE NEXT THURSDAY.

The Thirteenth Annual Reunion of
the Lake Family will be held in Yves
ley NJ. E. Church, Pleasantville, next
Thursday, Sept. IA, at 10 a. m.
The first hour will be for the re-
newal of old acquaintance, and the
forming of new ones; also the friend
ly greetings to those from a distance
General W. Oden Lake, National
Commander Army and Navy, U. S. A.
with a number of the Lake family
from the city of Washington, D. C.
are expected to be present.
Addresses on the early history OF
the different branches of the Lake
Family will be given by the members
of the family.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
ENDORSEMENT RALLY
FOR SENATOR EDGE.

A grand endorsement rally will be
rendered Hon. Walter E. Edge, candi-
date for Governor, at Norris Guards
Armory in Atlantic City next Wed
nesday evening, when the principal
speaker will be Senator McCran, of
Passaic County, a most eloquent ora
tor. Preceding this there will be a
parade by the Walter E. Edge March
ing Club, when 500 or more uniform
ed men are expected to be in line
This will be one of the greatest events
preceding the primaries, and republi-
cans of Pleasantville should be in at
tendance in large numbers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
ENJOY MOTOR TRIP UP
SHORE TO OCEAN GROVE.

Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN F. Ryon, Miss
Marion Wright and James S. Ryon
took a pleasant motor trip I'VE the
weekend to Ocean Grove. They took
the road up the coast, crossing the
new bridge at Toms River, thereby
saving six miles. The return trip
was made by L~awrenceville and Tren-
ton, where James Ryon renewed some
college friendships. While in Asbury
Park the party made their headquar-
tiers at the Columbia Hotel, and had
the pleasure of hearing Billy Sunday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
HELFRICH-FRINGS WEDDING.

Miss Bessie Frings, daughter Of
Chief of Police and Mrs. Frings, of
Ventnor, and Mr.. Harry Helfrich, of
Pleasantville, were married at Wes-
ley NJ. E. Parsonage by Rev. J. w.
Nicholson, at 8 a. M, Sept. 4th. There
were present: Mr.. Lester Helfrich,
Miss Adele Smith, Mr.. George Frings,
Mr.. Harry Frings and Nj. H. w. Hell
frich. They left on the 9 o'clock train
for a wedding trip to Niagara Falls,
n. Y. Upon their return they will
reside in their newly-furnished home,
1 Lorraine Ave-, Pl%easantville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
REGULARS DIVIDE
WITH ~BACHARACHS
EACH TEAM WINS ON HOME
GROUNDS ON LABOR DAY
EGG HARBOR BLANKED.

On Labor Day the Regulars split a
pair with the Bacharach Giants, each
team winning on its own grounds.
The morning engagement was stag
ed at Bacharach Park, Atlantic City,
when the Regulars appeared to be a
little off form. The main crush came
when Adams weakened in the fifth,
allowing his opponents to gather 7
runs. Outside of this inning, the
Giants were held pretty close.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09
Afternoon Game.

In the afternoon game, staged at
Adams Park, Pleasantville, the Regu-
lars cams back at the Giants, with
Bob Mclean in the box and defeated
them, 8 to 7.
The locals started right after their
opponents in the first inning and
walked away with four runs, then in
the second they added another brace,
and another in the fourth. The main
scoring of the visitors was in the
eighth and ninth.
The score:
Bach. Giants ......001000123-7
Pleasantville ......42020O00x-8
The Egg Harbor ball artists did not
quite a up to expectations Sat
urday and as a result Pleasantville
scored an easy victory. The score
was Go. Some clever fielding vas
done on both sides which held the in
terest of the spectators.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-09-09

MI. Bennett X. Matlack, the popular
science teacher in our High School
b year, has accepted a position as
principal of the schools of Shiloh. 1t
is reported his salary is to be $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
COUNTY CLERK
Gets 1900
STATE BALLOTS

In anticipation of the largest vote
ever cast in Wayne county, County
Click Kelly went to Indianapolis today
to order several hundred more state
ballots. He will ask that 1900 state
ballots be sent here.
This exceeds greatly the number Of
votes that can be cast but the extras
are ordered for safety in case some
are destroyed accidentally.
In FIVE other precincts which were
reported to Auditor Bowman today,
the registrations numbered many more
than those in 1912 or 1914. The regis
tration in precinct 1, Franklin town
ship, this year was 121, in 1914 1t was
116; in precinct 2, the number was
ITO against 1854 in 1914. Precinct 6,
Jackson township, reported 179 regis
trations. Registrations at this pre-
cinct in 1914 numbered ia. Perry
township reported I'll registrations.
This Is three less than two years ago.
Precinct Is, Wayne township. turned
In 1911 registrations The number was
156 in 1914. The greatest increase,
however. was In precinct 26, Rich
mond. This year there were 374 regis
trations reported, while in 1914 there
were only 208.
Although there we're 1000 regis
trations in 1914, only 10,947 votes
were cast. This was the lowest num-
Der OF votes cast in Wayne county
since the presidential election of 1904
when there were 8,035 votes cast
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
ny" teams BATTLE
TO GAIN NE MIXERS

While the Red Sox and Dodgers
were battling for the world suprem
acy in baseball yesterday, Y. NJ C. A
membership teams were battling to
see which could get the most new
members.
The standing of the teams at the
end of yesterdays race follows: J.
c. Bockman, Main street, Eighth to
Tenth, sc points; Walter We'll, Main
street, Sixth to Eighth, 10; Smith
Grove, Pennsylvania, 16; Wilson Tag
CART, Starr piano company, S1a; A., w.
Rees, American Seeding Machine COM
pany, 20; Nat. Siegel, dormatory, 10;
w. O. Wissler, school membership, 20;
Harold Norris, high school, 10; Rob-
ert Bramcamp, Garfield, 10; R. R.
Buckley, Main street, First to Sixth,
Is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
MISSION SOCIETIES
HONOR REV.. TEBBETTS

Foreign Missionary societies of all
Richmond Friends churches gave un.
ion farewell reception to Charles E.
Tebbetts and family, who are soon to
move to California, at the South Eighth
Street Friends church last night
Mrs. Tebbetts, who has been con-
fined at the Reid Memorial hospital
with heart trouble for some time, was
able to attend the meeting.
Remarks we're made by Mrs. Essie
Hall, Rev. Milo s. Hinckle. East Main
Street church, and President Kelly,
Earlham college, praising Mr.. Teb-
belts work as general secretary of the
Board of Foreign missions ami as pas
tor of the West Richmond Friends
church.
At the close of the meeting, Mr.. Teb-
belts responded, expressing apprecia-
ton for the aid which Richmond peo-
pie have given him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
CLEAR HOTEL SITE

Work of clearing the lot on the
southwest corner of Eighth and Main
streets preparatory to the erection OF
the Martha Washington hotel for wo.
men was started in earnest this week
The old barn has been torn down
and the lumber is being removed. The
lot is being cleared of trees so that
the old brick house can be removed
A corps of surveyors started work
yesterday morning setting stakes and
laying of the grounds for excavation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
NAMES COMMITTEE

Advisory committee directing the
carpentry class work of the night
school will meet with prospective stu
dents at the Union Hall in the Luken
building, next Wednesday evening.
Complete organization of the class will
be effected at that time Complete
personnel of the committee as an
nounced by Principal Pickell this
morning is: S. L. Ford and G. A. Grit
fly, union representatives; Oren Miller,
employees representative; Frank Burr,
instructor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
HUNT FOR GRAVES
OF EARLY VETERANS

Third degree" proceedings institut-
ed by high school authorities attempt
ing to apprehend the culprits guilty
of Tuesday nights act of vandalism
at the school building have as yet
been unproductive of visible results.
Justice, however, will out, intimates
Principal Pickell who is leading the
sleuthing expedition
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
RICHMOND BOOSTERS
VISIT HAGERSTOWN

1t will be impossible to send an or
ganized party to Hagerstown to rep
resent Richmond at the Hagerstown
horse show Friday and Saturday, &C.
cording to Secretary Haas Of the Com
mercial club, but many citizens will
leave here tomorrow at II o'clock and
return at 6 o'clock. Should the crowd
be large enough, arrangements will
be made to hold the parade at Hagers.
town until IL o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
$40 PUPILS ENROLL
!! FOR NIGHT SCHOOL

Enrolment of the night school has
now reached the total of $40, Principal
Pickell announced this morning. This
figure is slightly better than an aver
age one
Night session was on in earnest last
night when the students met for their
first regular classes of the term. The
next session will be held Monday eve
ming and Monday and Wednesday eve
nings each week thereafter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
ANXIOUS TO SERVE
AS EXTRA JURORS

"The old fashioned man whose win.
ter Job used to be sitting on juries
hasn't disappeared" Sheriff Steen said
today.
At the opening Of both the Teitsort
and Retz suits against the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, the lobby next to the
court room was filled with men want
ing to serve as extras in case any of
the Jurors were dismissed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
that was put on at tt
our Indiana State F,
wide attention whe1
No one can afford
which will bein one OF
be of special interest
and girl in Eastern !.
The Tennessee Cake Wake
Miscellaneous

$500 Camera to boy under Is years
old who is best judge of the live stocl
shown during the Festival.
Prize by F. NJ. Whitesell.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
PLAN HOME COMING

WILLIAMSBURG, Ind. Oct. H.
Special invitations have been sent out
to all former residents of this town
to return Sunday for the annual Home
Coming service of the M. E. church.
A special program of entertainment
has ben planned and large audiences
are expected at all services.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE

Schools OF the city will not be dis.
missed at any time during the Centen
rial festival, Superintendent of Schools
J. T. Giles said this morning. Accord
ing to Mr.. Giles the patrons of the
city schools have made no demand
that school be dismissed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
DECKER NOT RELATED

Ernest Decker, of this city, is not
a brother of Samuel NJ Decker, who
was killed Tuesday near Camden, his
home. Many friends who called Mr..
Decker to condole with him were told
that if any, the relationship is slight.
The mistake was caused by the fact
that Mr.. Deckers parents also live in
Camden.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

Prize by F. NJ Whitesell
$500 in merchandise for ten best
ears of white corn.
$3.50 in merchandise for second best
ten ears white corn.
$500 in merchandise for best ten
ears yellow corn.
$3.50 in merchandise for second best
ten ears in yellow corn.
Prizes by Stair Hardware Co.
$3.50 cash for the best male pie
farrowed in 1916, any breed.
s150 cash for second best male pig
farrowed in 1915, any breed.
Prizes by Elmer Crull.
$3.50 for the best gilt, any breed,
narrowed in 1916.
$3.50 for the second gilt, any breed,
narrowed in 1916.
Prizes by DR.. F. F. Brant.
$500 in merchandise for best trio
chickens, any breed.
$500 in merchandise for second trio
chickens, any breed.
ITlZSS NY Cu l. L VI ttl 0 Gull
$500 shotgun for the best heifer
calf, any breed dropped in 1916.
Prize by r. B. Worl.
$500 pair shoes for best male calf,
any breed, dropped in 1916.
Prize by Fouts & Stricken.
$500 sweater for best fancy work
shown by school girl.
Prize by Highly & Son.
$500 set tools for best piece OF wood
work shown by Manual Training Stu
dent
Prize by Henry w. Keagy.
$3.50 worth of merchandise for best
piece of crochet work.
S100 worth of merchandise for sec
ond best piece of crochet work.
$3.50 worth of merchandise for best
piece of needlewoTk.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

$500 set tools for best piece Of wood
work shown by Manual Training Stu
dent.
Prize by Henry w. Keagy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12
MOOSE STAGE MINSTREL.

Officials OF the Moose lodge an
nounced today that arrangements had
been made to present minstrel show
at the Washington theatre on the
evenings of Oct 20 and Il.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-12

$500 sweater for best fancy work
shown by school girl.
Prize by Highly & Son.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-03
Honest Efforts.

Moses was fated never to enter the
Land Of Promise he SO longingly
viewed affair; and Columbus never
found-who can now wish that he
had?-that unimpeded sea route west
ward to India that he sought so wisely
and so daringly. Yet still the world
moves on, and by mysterious and I'M
expected ways the great, brave soul is
permitted to subserve the benignant
purposes Of God contemplating the
elevation and blessing of man. And
SO, cannot doubt, the unselfish efforts
in our day for the amelioration Of So
cial hardships, though their methods
may be rejected as mistaken or defec-
tive, will yet signally conduce to their
contemplated ends. Fail not, then,
humble hopper for "the good time COM
ing" to lend your feeble sigh, to swell
the sails of whatever bark is freighted
with earnest efforts fer the mitigation
Of human woes, nor doubt that the
Divine breath shall watt it at last to
its prayer-for haven Horace Greeley.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-03
Prosecutors.

One Of the magazines has been re-
telling the romantic story of the pros
pector. He goes forth, loaded. with
flour, beans and high hopes. There
are a thousand chances against his
finding a thing worth while. But he
may, and that is what comforts him for
his hardships, happen upon a bonanza
and be entitled to end his days as one
of the sudden rich.
In the Midwest and the East we have
our prospectors. They are known as
deer hunters. Every year at this sea-
son they hasten into the woods, the
mountains and the neglected waste
places. They have guns, tents, long
knives, cooking utensils of highly ex-
pensive design, strange costumes, field
glasses, cough medicine and stuff in
cans. Also they have what the pros
pector does not have to carry, namely,
licenses. They may not bag particle
of game. But, again-hurrah they
may bring down a settlers COW, valu-
able friend, a guide-even deer.
AS between being a prospector of
the western type or of that of the East,
the far Westerner seems to have adj
vantages. He doesn't have to mourn
at so many funerals.-Toledo Blade.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-03
Poetry and MAGAZINES.

Not long ago a cheap weekly mad
vertently printed some imagist verse
backwards, without impairing either
the sense or the movement! He who
would gather an anthology of meaning
less, meterless, rhymeless poetry
should, however, confine his quest to
the periodicals for which the news
stand receives % cents or more. The
gods have reserved for the library
tables of the cultured few the beauties
of our new poetry. The reading pub
lie which enjoys the pseudo-scientific
instruction and the thrObbing fiction of
the 10-cent magazine still labors I'M
der the childish impression that rag
time rhythm is the first essential of
true poetry. A red-blooded westerner
of this second class wrote to the ed
itor of a magazine of the first class
withdrawing his name from the SUBJ
scription list. "Your poetry" he re-
marked, 'is rotten. If you would only
listen to reason and try to learn how
to make a magazine, but you eastern
ers know it all so -! what's the
use?-Atlantic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-03
SAYS he KILLED GIRL IN 1914.
Chicago Youth Admits Pushing Sweet
heart Into Lake.

Chicago, Oct 3O.-That murder will
out" was given forcible illustration
here. On the night of July a, 1914, Miss
Frances Bloom, seventeen years old. a
telephone operator, was drowned in
the lake off Diversey beach break
water. On Friday in Maria, Tex,
little barracks town, her sweetheart,
George Arndt, at the time of her death
youth of nineteen, confessed he
pushed her off the breakwater, accord
ing to word received by the Chicago
police.
Arndt is in the custody Of the fed
eralized Texas militia, stationed at
Fort Texas, which is at Maria.
The message received by the Chica-
go police was signed by Capt. Claude
A. Adams, captain First Texas in
fantry. Maria.
Arndt and the girl had been sweet
hearts. Arndt admitted she repeated
ly pleaded with him to marry her and
he\had put her off each time.
Arndt, after his arrest, was charged
with her death by the police, but later
was exonerated by a coroner's jury.