The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-08-19

give an address in the afternoon and
will deliver one of his object lectures
in the evening. The Ladies Aid Soci-
ETY. of the entertaining church will
provide entertainment.
Prof Riley Returns Home.
Prof. E. D. Riley has returned from
his Niagara trip. He went On the
special excursion from Atlantic City,
Washington and intermediate points.
About 1900 miles were traversed for
S12. Mr.. Riley included side trips to
Canada, a steamship trip on Lake Erie
and a two days stay in Buffalo.
The sights of Niagara were impress
sive and beyond description. He found
Canada under martial patrol. Rigid
examinations were enforced upon
those entering and leaving the Do
minion. The quarantine law applying
to children under 16 was enforced on
both sides of the border.
. He visited the manufacturing dis
trict and learned that out of a popu-
lation of 10000, 10000 of the Niagara
residents work in mills and factories.
Several immense factories are under
course of construction, some of which
excel the public school buildings of
New Jersey in architecture, being built
of iron, brick and marble. The Shred
ded Wheat Biscuit Company hold re-
ceptions daily for visitors and serve
free luncheon to all who call.
Everywhere the open carriages so
popular in Atlantic City fifteen years
ago ear be seen carrying tourists. All
of these old carriages had been re-
painted and shipped to Niagara, where
they are in great demand.
The State of New York owns all of
the sight seeing district. The State
maintains the roads, sidewalks, lawns,
police patrol, electric lights, water
fountains, rest stations and every
where comfortable benches can be
found. The place has no burdens of
taxation to meet these expenses as
Atlantic City has.
Nothing is sold in the reservation.
The crowds were Intensely large, but
the best of order prevailed. The town
is built up to the line of the reserva-
ton.
There are many large and comfort
able hotels with moderate rates. The
street car lines afford pleasant means
of transportation through Niagara to
Buffalo and to various points of in
terest in Canada.
City Council Grants License.
Following a heated debate the Alb
secon Council at its adjourned meet
ing last Wednesday evening granted
the renewal of the wholesale and re-
tail liquor license to William Schoep-
fin, proprietor of the Hotel Rocking
ham, for another year.
Rev. Robert A. Elwood spoke in be-
half of the remonstrants of whom
quite a number were present and for
mer Judge Enoch A. Higbee, of Som
ers Point, represented the applicant.
Mr.. Elwood submitted two PROPOSE
tons. The first was that a weeks
extension of time for granting the Ii
cense be allowed for the purpose of
obtaining the names of the voters of
the community on a petition to be pre-
scented to Council at the end of one
week. If the anne of a majority of
the towns voters could be secured on
a petition opposing the granting of
the license he declared Council should
abide by the will of the majority and
not grant the license, but if at the
end of the week it were impossible to
secure the names of a majority of
the voters that Council should then
abide by the will of the majority and
grant the license.
Mr.. Elwood's second proposition was
that in lieu of the loss of the $500
liquor license fee sustained by the
closing up of the saloon he would be-
come personally responsible for that
amount and for its payment to the
city in ten days and that hereafter the
amount be provided for in the annual
tax levy.
Former Judge Higbee bitterly OPP
posed the propositions as being unfair
to his client, saying that if the propo-
sitions were favored the applicants
interests would suffer, the hotel would
have to close in the interim and that
to close it entirely would mean a vir-
tual confiscation of the hotel property.
On motion of Mr.. Cheyeny, vote on
the question was taken with the fol
lowing result: Barton, "Yes"; Pitney,
yes; Hackett, yes; Craven, No;
Henry, Passed; Cheyney, "Yes".
Four in favor. one opposed and one
neutral.
Mr.. Schoepfin's bondsmen are Ell
mer c. Bates and Harry Mattson, Jr.,
who are bound in the sum of 500.
Council heard a partial report from
Tax Collector Shovel concerning de-
AllAfdCII ldACS anu dShCu nliI W nave
a full report of tax matters ready for
the regular meeting of Council to be
held on Aug. 80 when it is planned to
appoint a deputy tax collector to as
sist in the collection of delinquent
taxes.
Townsend D. Shovel and Samuel
W. Giberson were elected members of
the Board of Health. The other men,
bers are DR.. Samuel Johnson, DIR. c..
c. Allen and DR.. E. H. Madden.
AbsecOn NJ. E. Church.
Sunday services:-
1870 a. M, Sermon: "Songs at the
Prison-Gate."
$50 p. M, Mems Class.
$50 p. M, Twilight Service. Ser
NOR on ''The Devils Booth"
Special musical features by the chill
dren's "Go-To-C Church Band"
Arrival and Denartura of Mails