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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
EVENTS.

Members of the Ladies' Aid of Sal
EN- M. E. Church held a regular meet
ing in the basement of the church
Wednesday evening, during which the
pastor, Rev. Thomas Hicks, brought
up several propositions to be given
later in the year. The ladies are
planning a number of affairs TO be
given during the fall and winter
months. Work on the "Old Home
Week. program will get under way in
a short time. This years affair is
expected to be bigger and better than
ever.
Serving on the entertainment com
mittee were Mrs. Charles Allen, Mrs.
James Lewis Risley, Mrs. w. H.. Ma
this, Mrs. John Weaver, Mrs. Mary
Ingersoll, Mrs. Matte Lake, Mrs,
Frank Beckett and Mrs. Rose Risley.
Those present at the meeting in
cluded Mrs. Harry Brown, Mrs. Rich
ard Bates, Mrs. Frank Beckett, Mrs.
Robert Race, Mrs. X. Shappell, Mrs.
John Thomas, Mrs. Lizzie Allen, Mrs,
Daniel Collins, Mrs. John Hilton, Mrs.
Howard Horton, Mrs. Alfred Fish,
Mrs. Blanche Wisham, Mrs. Frank
Parker, Mrs. w. II. Mathis, Mrs.
Thomas Tompkins, Mrs. Byron Mar
fin. Mrs. Charles Collins, Mrs. Charles
Hackney, Mrs. Fred Stadler, Mrs.
Fred Wiska, Mrs. Harry Brown, Mrs.
C. DeHayen and Mrs. John Walker.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
ENGLISH CREEK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ogburn Hewitt and
family of P~leasantyille, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harvey
on Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. 7. Taylor and
daughter Aurelia returned to their
home in Virginia on Sunday, after
spending two weeks with relatives in
this place.
Miss Irene Bailey, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her cousins, Mrs. Eva Lee,
Mrs. Angie w. Lee and Mrs. c. j.
Smith, of this place.
Mrs. Eva Lee was the guest OF Mrs.
Annie w. Lee on Tuesday.
Harold Ingersoll is spending some
time with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Ingersoll.
Mrs. Henry Smith and children were
the guests of her parents, MI. and
Mrs. J.. B. Willetts, on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter English, Mr..
and Mrs. Walker Tilton, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Ingersoll, Rev. and Mrs. A.. II.
Burr and Miss Dorcas Ingersoll visited
Fortescue on Saturday night and en-
ioyed a fish and oyster supper.
Charles l.. Smith and wife had as
their guests on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Smith and children and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Smith and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis S. Smith enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark, OF
Atlantic City, and Lewis Woolbert, OF
Pleasantville, on Sunday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05

embarked at ADSecOn, ana from tnere
took the old stage coach driven by
Mr.. Job Somers, who had driven the
stage for many years and carried the
mails. On arriving at Smiths Land
ing (now Pleasantville), at the John
b. Smith general store, the mail bag
was carried in and Post Master Smith
took out the mail belonging to his
people and then handed it back to the
stage driver, who put the bag on the
seat beside him and drove on TO the
next station, which was Bakersville
.lnoW Northfield). The anne thing
tk<rl8ce at the Bakersyille P. O..
X3purney was resumed. The
4Qntinued in the coach until
(now Linwood) was reach
ed, and the coach stopped at the old
Townsend store for dinner. Here it
was that the first ex-slave was seen
by the writer-a colored woman which
they called "old Luce" sat hulling a
bushel basket full of gooseberries.
One of the Townsend girls said some
thing and the little girl laughed. Then
"Old Luce" said, you little fool, what
you laughing att" | tell you right
here, | laughed no more. | a so
frightened. This old eX-slave lived to
be over 100 years of age. Another ex-
slave lived in the Jonathan Albertson
family. His name was Sampson. He
lived in a little one room house and
was a very respectable man. The
only thing | specially remember about
Sampson was that on Sunday he al
ways wore an old stove-pipe hat and
velvet pants. Another old ex-slave
was called "Dowshe". She was the
property of Enoch Champion, of Scull-
vile. This Enoch Champion was the
grandfather of Mrs. w. /. Newell, and
she told the writer that her grand
father was a Virginian and a big slave
He came with his bride to
Scullville and brought "Dowshe", his
wife's old colored nanny, with them.
Mrs. Newell says that 'Dowshe" lived
with her g~randfather's family until
she was over a hundred years old, and.
she remembered her well, although
she was a tiny girl of six years of age
at the time. This old ex-slave died in
Scullville and was buried in Palestine
cemetery, Scullville.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05

was held at the home OF Mrs, Edward
Nicholas, Absecon Highlands, last
Tuesday afternoon, one week later
than the regular time. The topic dis
cussed was the general subject OF
Home Missions, which provided
much food for thought. Following the
devotional period and business session
refreshments were served by the host
ess. Present were Mrs. Samuel John
son, Mrs. r. A. Elwood, Mrs. M. M.
Townsend, Miss Hannah Madden,
Miss Alice MacIntyre, Mrs. Lawrence
Beckley, Mrs. William Hunter, Mrs.
James Ballantine, Mrs. Wallace Rog-
ers, Miss Russell, Mrs. Fitzsimons,
Mrs. Ferdiott, and the hostess, oil Alb
secon; also Mrs. Peterson, of McKees-
port, Pa, a guest at the Nicholas
home.
w. b. Etris e Co. are having a me-
chanically operated coal conveyer in
stalled in their yard adjoining the
railroad siding, for the rapid unload
ing of cars filed with coal to be auto
matically shunted to the proper bins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason enter
tanned at dinner last Sunday 25 .rela-
tives and friends of Trenton.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
HEROIC ACT.

Lewis r. Wolfe. aged IA, of Eng
lish Greek, proved himself to be a
hero recently when he saved from
drowning, his cousin, Joseph Ogden
Collins, of P%leasantville.
The two boys were visiting their
aunt at Patcong Creek, Somers Point.
Eager to have a swim, they donned
their bathing suits and entered the
water, while their aunt watched them
from the shore. They disported about,
having a good time until suddenly
Joseph, who had gotten some distance
from his cousin, cried for help and
disappeared beneath the surface.
Lewis, without a moments hesitation,
struck out for the drowning lad, Sc
cured hold of him and pulled him to
shore. He had swallowed some water
but was 500 none the worse for his
experience.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
IT'S and charges thereon.

FRANKLIN G. TURNER,
ding District of Absecon, n. J..
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND FOR

The owners and occupants of the fol-
lowing parcels of real estate situated in
the taxing district of Port Republic City,
in the County of Atlantic and State of
New Jersey. and the public, are hereby
that the taxes severally assessed
for the year 1921 remain unpaid and that
the said parcels of real estate will be
offered for sale by public auction at the
l.. o. NJ. Hall, Port Republic, on Satur-
day, August 26, 1922, at 2 o'clock p. M,
for the payment of said taxes with costs
and charges ther con. unless the same
shall be previously paid:
VIM. II. Fenton, 10 acres.
l.. II. Ashley (Heirs), IL acres.
Ralph Ashley (Heirs), 20 acres.
Elisha Johnson (Heirs), 20 acres.
Ed. Strickland. 10 acres.
Ella Donohue, 80 acres.
Holde Emil. ~ acres.
John McMIullen, As acres.
Sooy Oyster Co. (~meadow), SO acres.
Alfred Seeds (Heirs), B acre.
Dated August LIST. 1922.
MAGGIE WILSON,
Collector of Taxes for Port Republic City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
r WILL PITCH.

"Wild Bill Pierson, the former AT
lantic City High School left handler,
will make his initial appearance OF the
at Atlantic City on Sunday
When he twirls one of the two games
Which Bris Lords Chester, Pa, club
Nil NAV with the original Bacharach
Giants at the Stadium.
Pierson. who joined Chester when
ha refused TO report to the Chatta-
nooga club of the Southern Assocla-
tion after he had been sold 10 that
taam nv Connie Mack, has been pitch
ing sensational ball for Chester 'nese
past several weeks. n,.o.
Pierson, who is a native of Pleas
a%ntville, will have seVefal locai r"n1'
on hand to give him a nearly WEI
come.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
A Remarkable Aggregation.
Monument to Hoo is Dedicated.

dwelling of a monument to a no,
at Blue Ball, O., was attended by hun.
dreds of stock breeders from all ovel
the country. The monument was tC
q log owned by the late w. G. Hankin
son, who wrote the first hog pedigre(
and established the Poland China
strain. The honored hog was the frsi
of that line.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05

The Girls Friendly Society will hold
a cake and candy sale at Crawford's
drug store on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 100
o'clock.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
CARDIFF SOCIAL CLUB.

The next meeting will be held
at Mrs. Shulz's home on Egg Harbor
Road on Monday evening, Aug. 7.
Everybody turn out for a good time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
COMMUNICATED.

(Our columns are open to our readers
for the discussion of matters OF puDllc
interest. Communications are, however.
the sentiments of the writer, and should
not be construed as the views of the
Publishers.)
OLD ROADS IN PLEASANTVlLLE.
Since the controversy over chang
ing the name of Main street back to
it's old name, "Shore Road" it recalls
TO my mind another historic road near
: : ! !
Mr.. Collins father, EXeSheffn is4ac
Collins, and before his time the prop
erty of the eX-sheriff's father, Daniel
Collins. This road is the oldest in
Atlantic County. 1t was the old Stage
Route from Philadelphia to Somers
Point, and was sandy from n end of
it to the other. 1t began at the Shore
Road and continued on up to Phila-
delphia by way of Mays Landing. Mr..
Collins in talking to the writer of this
article, told several interesting items
which occurred during his boyhood.
He said he frequently in the fall went
with the hired man to Mays Landing
to 'peddle" CLANS, as the hired man
called it. 1t took two days to go and
come, as the horse walked all the way
through the heavy sand. The old
homestead Of the Collins family is on
the Tilton Road, and is the property
of Hugh Collins. 1t is a wonderful old
mansion of 20 rooms. The old fire
places and chimneys are still in a good
state of preservation, although the
house is over a hundred years of age,
and for solid comfort and grand views
1t beats many of the homes of today.
MI. Collins a short time ago refused
to sell the property, although he was
offered a big sun for it.
Slaves Once Owned.
1t is not generally known that New
Jersey was once a Slave State. The
writer well remembers two slaves
owned here along the shore. When a
little girl of seven years of age, she
came down to the shore on the old
Camden & Atlantic Railroad and dis
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05

Often a Man Would Use a Pistol II
One Hand and a Rifle in the Other,
Each With Equal Ease-No Pro-
vision Whatever Was Made for the
Especial instruction of Men Who
Were Naturally Left-Handed-Pro-
portion About One in Twenty.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05
Notice of Sale of Land for Uupaid Taxes

The ownersan nd ccupants of the following described parcels of rele estate stu,
atd in The taxing district of Absecon City, in he County OF Auantc an State of
New Jersey. and The public are hereby notified that thu taxes severaly assessed for
year 1921 eman unpaid and hat the said parcels of real estate will b offered
for sale by public auction at the Tax Collectors ONCE, New Jersey Ave, ABOVE
49, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER s. 1922,
at 9 O'Clock = NJ, for the payment of said taxes with cofs and charges thereon
unless the nm shall be previously paid
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-05

If you want to improve your memo
ry try lending money to your friends.
The mirror., 1922-08-03
TURPENTINE AND ROSIN
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(Oontsnued from page ~
emptied into the tank and the top is fitted
down over it. Then the fire is started.
The fuel mostly used is dead pine with
few chunks of tar thrown in to make the
fire start easily. When the fire gets hot
enough the pitch melts and the turpentine
rises to the top and it is then conveyed of, u
while the rosin settles to the bottom. The
turpentine is run off into fifty gallon wood
barrels. Now the rosin owing to its sew
eral grades is drained just little at
time to get the best grades first. The
rosin at the top is always the clearest
while the darker rosin always settles to the
bottom. The grades run by letters; first
w. w., meaning "water white; then w.
H. and so on until the last which is black
and contains all the trash and settlements.
This is classed as tar-pitch and only fit to
burn in the cow and horse lots to draw
the mosquitoes and other insects from the
farmers home at night 1t is not fit for
commercial use at all. Many mornings, if
it is warm morning after the tar has
been burned in the lot, you can find bugs
and other insects an inch deep on the
ground that were killed by the fire. Tur-
pentine is used as medicine all over the
world. 1t is used in most all paints and
varnshes.
Rosin is used in medicines, paints var
nishes, soaps and many other manufact-
ured articles. 1t is used by the musicians,
boxers and wrestlers on their mats; by the
plumbers and timers in joint wiping and
soldering, and for many other purposes
too numerous to mention.
The mirror., 1922-08-03
VOLUME XXXVI

With this issue THE MIRROR enters on
its thirty-sixth year. We have completed
thirty-fve years of continuous publication,
and, so far as we know, are the oldest
prison publication in existence. A paper
was issued by the inmates of the Wiscon-
sin State Prison before THE MIRROR was
launched on its career but ceased publica-
ton in short time. The appearance of
prison published paper created consider
able comment throughout the United States
and it was received by number of Min
nesota publishers with rather adverse
criticism. However, time has changed all
that and our little paper is now accredited
with doing much good for our inmates
while here and in assisting them to travel
in the right path after taking their de-
The mirror., 1922-08-03

beginning of a printing department, we
feel justified in saying a word or two
about our department. We feel that it is
one of the best conducted as well as one of
the most profitable departments maintained
by this institution, invoiced value con-
sidered. Any institution, or any depart
ment in an institution that can show
profit each year that practically equals its
original cost is going some, we will say,
and that is what the printing department
is doing. The management of this institu-
ton and the Board of Control can look
with pride upon the showing made by this
department.. Our earnings naturally come
in the form of savings in printed matter,
that, were it not for this department., the
state would have to have done on the out
side. We shall illustrate this point by re-
ferring to one job regarding which the
following quotation was taken from
letter from one of the big St. Paul print
ing houses: Referring to our conversa-
ton, when the writer was last in Still
water, regarding the Twenty-frst Biennial
report, the writer has figured this care
fully and finds cost would be Sixteen
Hundred and Ten ($1,61O.oO) Dollars"
This office turned out the job at cost of
$277.OO or saving of $1,333.00. This is
a fair example of what we are continually
doing. During the past fiscal year we
bound 400 volumes of magazines and
added them to the library. In our printing
and ruling department we turned out
total of 6,2S4,079 pieces. The production
of this prodigious amount of work neces-
STATED running the cylinder press over
time for a number of weeks and our type
setting machine for several months. On
two occasions we purchased one ton of
book paper and several case lots of bonds
and flats were also purchased. The aver
age number of inmates employed in this
department is eleven. Our equipment is
modern and up to date. All presses and
machines are equipped and driven by in
dividual electric motors. Total equip
ment inventories 100000. Visitors to
this department are greatly surprised to
find that THE MIRROR is but a small part
of that which is turned out in this depart
ment. And invariably are astonished at
the great amount of work done here and
its high quality as shown by our samples.
The mirror., 1922-08-03
NOTICE TO INMATES

Each inmate is accorded the privilege Of one
subscription to The MIRROR, to be sent home
or to q friend free of charge. In order to
obtain this privilege you must write your own
name and register number and the name and
address of the person you wish to send the
paper to, and hand same to your officer. If
you wish to enter additional subscriptions, they
win be charged for at the rate Of so cents q
year for each subscription.
The paper delivered to your cell each week
must be kept clean, and should be folded in
the same manner as you receive it. placing it
at the foot Of your bed on the morning fol-
lowing the day on which it is delivered to
your cell.
The mirror., 1922-08-03

"Keep the telephone of your mind for
ever transmitting thoughts of love, purity,
joy and health; then, when disease, sor-
row, lust, and hate try to call you up they
will get the busy signal; after while
they will forget your number. Trans
seribed from Unity Magazine; contributed
BY C.. c.
The mirror., 1922-08-03

NOTICE-Inmates submitting contributions
to THE MIRROR for publication must sign their
name and register number. Original articles
preferred, il not original proper credit must be
given to the writer If known If writer's name
Is not known, it should be so specified by con-
tributor. Should contributor fail to comply
with this request he will be dropped from THE
MIRRORS contributing staff.
Approved by Warden. Editor.
The mirror., 1922-08-03

"He who Injuries any living creatures
does it unto God. The Deity is pleased
with him who does good to others, and
who is always desirous of the welfare of
all creatures"
The mirror., 1922-08-03

"The object of all religions is alike. All
men seek the object of their love, and all
the world is loves dwelling"
The mirror., 1922-08-03

"He who neglects to perform the duties
of this life is not fit for this world much
less for any higher world"
The mirror., 1922-08-03

LETTERS TO BOARD OF CONTROL
All inmates desiring to write to the State
Board Of Control will notify their officer, who
in turn is requested to send your notification
to the Duputy Warden's Office Friday noon in
order that special paper for that purpose may
be furnished you. Letters written on regula-
ton size paper will not be permitted to 60.
J. j. SULLIVAN,
Warden.
The mirror., 1922-08-03

"To be dumb for the remainder of life
is better than to speak falsely"
The mirror., 1922-08-03

THE MIRROR is Q weekly paper published in
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and
managed by them. 1t aims to be home news
paper; to encourage moral and intellectual i'm.
the public with the true status Of the prisoner,
to disseminate penologcal information and to
aid in dispelling that prejudice which has ever
been the bar sinister to fallen mans self
redemption.
The mirror., 1922-08-03
CHURCH NOTICE

Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock
every Sunday morning, Protestant and Catho
lie service every alternate Sunday. Rev. @. E.
Benson and Rev. FIR. Corcoran, Chaplains.
The mirror., 1922-08-03

NOTICE-An inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring more detailed information to
reference books in our library to be had on
request. The Intern ational Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
technical subjects. Consult the Reference, USE
full Arts, Literature, Chemistry, Biography and
Science divisions Of our library catalogue for
diversified subjects.
The mirror., 1922-08-03

Q:-What animal is considered the
greatest eater, or glutton &C. w. D.
A:-Naturalists tell us that bird will
eat twice its weight in "a hours, which is
evidently the prize record.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-07

shows By spesches you made on the
door al the House. youf 6dslity snd
loyalty 10 Muscle Shoals has been
without q bsest .ssd pear sosh las
been without csasins
Altogether. knowing ~ do ~ha.
you have done and feeling grateful
4. al times los your able assistancs.
! expect The oaly wosble h that
you have gone along quietly and
effectively supporting Muscle
Shoals. and maybe you have not
made enough noise. an 10 %
.sitios to say. however, that shosa
Who have dons most tof Muscle
Shoals haye made the least tuss
about It. Anyone in your district
OF out Of IL who Gays you have been
unisithtul to MuscIe Shoals 1t any
time since 1918 missepfesen.s you.
and / Wish 10 add In conclusion
that your inAseutial position snd
aosusinsancs, 10 Congress 6ts you
to do valuable work 10 The future
ios Muscle shoals ~ you have 10
the past
Sincerely You're.
(sisnedl J ". wORTHINGTON
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-07-07

Committee. and advised you that
the farmers Of Virginia Who uss
iertiliser appealed 10 you 70 nee
your influence with Prtsidsat VII
con 70 a., him to locate Nitrate
Plant No. | Al Muscle Shoals. I
bad the opportunity and the pleas.
ure to read thu letter you wrote 10
President Wilson. and your sssu'
mena 10 favor OF Muscle Shoals ~
the best location TOT the 6rst nitrate
plan. vsrs 90 convincing and COO.
elusive that, ~ ~ learned la.ss.
the President vas % Impressed With
your letter that he did locate NJ.
|uase Plant No. ! st Muscle Soosls.
l recall also v.ry clearly that
when the Nitrate supply Com unit.
tee, appointed B, the Secretary d
War. made isy r~post you war not
sstisAed with the report and you
wrote . letter 10 Dr. Leo II. Baske.
land. . member n the Nitrate Sup
| My Commit,ee and Who Vas also .
member oi tbe Naval Advisory
Board end your letter to d..
DAe Ireland vas ~ insistesi that he
eivs you bis views about Muscle
Sboals With 10 watsrpoww ~ 10
cation 10, the mira . plant thst d.,
Baekeland came iroe bis home 10
Youkera n. r.. TO rec you and be
told ycu. and | remember il very
veil. tha, be tslt that a. q member
oi the Nitrate Supply COMMITTEE hs
should treat its stedies aud c,n.
clusions - con0dsutisl. but you
pressed Dr.. Baekelana "a hard add
mistakenly until yoa got him 10
vr,ss q letter which | very Clearly
remember. advising yoa toat he
vas Of the opinion thsi Muscle
Shoals was .he most favorable
usterpoves site ios Piac, No 10
:he DATED States and thi. letter
IRON d.. basselasd sas very vala.
able.
II 10 lair 10 you TO say. Nd |
take plsssase In doing 10, thst 700
never could have gotten d. Baet~
land to write the letter b did ex.
csps Tor yous courageous and Do.
ternised stand 10 iavs N Msecie
ShoAlA
Since Mf. Ford signed bic oeu
sw Assels Shoals July 9Th last
yssr | take great pride 10 sayi,a
that yoa have eooetausly and To-
|Aseas.ally worried 10 get IN fehi's
poss sccevssd, and siaes the ssfiy
port 81 1917. and ind~-d. sincs
DN, - Tie ConpessioaAl Record