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' The Pleasantville Press
Volume 20. PLEASANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1912. Number 19. 1
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TOP BUGGY, Wagon, Good Harness, 2
Angora Goats and Rabbits for sale.
Call at 609 S. Shore Road, near Glen
dale avenue. 19c
, FOR SALE—New Parlor Stove, medium
size; also thoroughbred Rhode Island
Red and Black Orpington cockerels.
17 Merion avenue, Pleasantville. 19c
FOR SALE—Building Lot, 69x144 feet,
i corner Wright street and New Road.
John P. Enslie, 239 Doughty Road. 19c
COTTAGE FOR RENT—6 bedrooms,
good for boarders, close to trolley.
Inquire 32 Verona avenue.
FOR SALE—Two Horse Truck Shelving,
with springs. New. Wm. Hauenstein,
Farmington, N. J.
FOR SALE—A farm of four acres, lo
cated within the town of Pleasant
ville. Large quantities of fruite and
berries of all kinds. Would mske a
most desirable property for building
f lots. Address W. L. Turpin.
HALLSWORTH & SMEDLEY, Electri
cal Contractors. Estimates furnished.
Work guaranteed. Pleasantville, N. J.
P. O. Box 776.
SAVE MONEY on Lumber, Millwork,
Glass, Paint and Rubberoid Roofing,
by going to Lake & Bossier Co., 3rd St.
and W. J. & S. R. R., Pleasantville.
Phone 142.
W. L. TURPIN, Contractor and Builder.
£96 Doughty Road. Phone 85X. Real
Y Estate. Plans and specifications fur
nished. Estimates cheerfully furnish
ed.
Pleasantville Grange, No. 174, P. of R,
Adams Hall, Pleasantville, meets ev
ery Thursday at 7.30 p. m. Town
send D. Showell, secretary, Abseeon,
N. J.
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r GOT SOMEHING YOU WANT TO SELL
Most people have a piece of furniture,
r or a farm implement, or something else
which they have discarded and which
they no longer want.
These things are put in the attic, or
stored away in the barn, or left lying
about, getting of less value each year.
, WHY NOT SELL THEM?
Somebody wants those very things
which have become of no use to you.
Why not try to find that somebody by
putting an advertisement in the Pleaa
antville Press?
Probably some one or more of our
readers want that very thing far which
you have no further use!
HOW TO SELL THEM!
You can give a pretty good description
of the article in twenty words, and an
advertisement of twenty words will be
printed in The Press’s cent-a-word col
umn for 20 cents.
Any money you get for an article you
no longer need is that much dear gain.
Send the advertisement and the mon
ey (postage stamps will be accepted if
more convenient than coin), to the
Pleasantville Press, Pleasantville, N. J.,’
and we will do the rest.
When given as soon as the croupy
cough appears Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack of croup
anu prevent all danger and cause of an
xiety. Thousands of mothers use it
successfully. Sold by Thomas E. Craw
ford, Druggist.
MacMillan Studio
3 North Main St, Pleasantville, N. J.
Portraits of any size from Si.oo
per dozen up.
_ Enlarging and copying done at
■ reasonable prices,
r All kinds of Commercial and Out
side Work attended to promptly.
DENTIST
DR. L SHARPE
Pleasantville
In The Social World
Pieasantville Visitors and Other Items
of a Personal Natnre.
Miss Helen Weaver is on the sick list.
Miss Emma Ford is suffering from an
attack of “Grippe.”
Mrs. Wm. Turpin is seriously ill at her
home on Doughty Road.
Mn. Anthony Strang is recovering
from an attack of “Grippe.’
Charles Lake, of Pitman, was a visitor
to town relatives on Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Collins is still quite ill
at her home on Doughty Road.
Miss Carrie Sparks entered upon her
duties as teacher of 6th Grade on Mon
day morning.
We are sorry to note there is no im
provement in the condition of Mrs. C.
Warren Kean.
Master Tilton Lake, who has been
suffering from pneumonia, is recovering
in a satisfactory manner.
Mrs. Edward J. Hazelton entertained a
number of the “Faculty of School No.
1 at dinner Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Snyder, who have
been residing in Pieasantville, have mov
ed to Atlantic City, where they will re
side in the future.
Mrs, Alson L. Stone, who has spent a
month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles W. Tngersoll, has returned to
her home in New Haven, Conn.
Miss Ida Champion has returned to
her home in Pieasantville, after a week’s
stay at the home of her grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Champion in Atlantic
City.
The Scullville Art Club were enter
tained Thursday afternoon and evening
by Mrs. Japhet Price. Those present
weTe: Mrs. George B. Jefferies, Mrs.
•Tames B. Scull.Mrs. Seymour McKeague.
Mrs. Burris Dennis, Mrs. Dr. Zillie, Mrs.
William Dennis. Jr., Mrs. William Den
nis, Sr., Mrs. S.' Smith, Mrs. S. Dare.
Mrs. C. B. Price.
Miss Mabel E. Hopkins, daughter of
Air. and Mrs. Mitchell Hopkins, of Mc
Kee City, was married to Mr. Oscar
Woodall, of Camden, on Tuesday eve
ning, January 2nd. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Thompson, of St.
Paul's Church, Smiths Landing. Mr. and
Mrs. Woodall will reside in their fur
-nished home in Smiths Landing. All
their many friends wish them showers
of blessings.
There was a meeting of the Authors'
Club Tuesday afternoon of last week at
the home of Mrs. Jerry Garton, on North
Main street. Ahseeon. Those that en
joyed the afternoon with Mrs. Garton
were: Mrs. Emma Ryon, Mrs. Flora Ry
on. Mrs. Mame Fifield, Mrs. Elizabeth
Collins. Mrs. Mame Ryon. Mrs. Lewis
Ryon, Mrs. Anna Stebbms, Mrs. Marga
ret Race, Mrs. I. G. Adams, Miss Mabel
Adams. Mrs. P. B. Reed, Mrs. W. S. Lud
low. Miss Mima Smith.
Do you Tcnow that fully nine out of
every ten cases of rheumatism are sim
ply rheumatism of the muscles due to
cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism,
and require no internal treatment what
ever? Apply Chamberlain’s Liniment
freely and see how quickly it gives re
lief. For sale by Thomas F. Crawford,
Druggist.
Again we wish to impress uppn our
friends and subscribers and the public
generally that The Press desires every
item of local interest that can be secur
ed. It is impossible for us to know ev
erything, and we urge you to assist us
in this matter by sending to the office
any news that you may happen to
know. Thus and thus only can the edi
tors hope to make The Press a true mir
ror of the doings of Pleasantville and
vicinity.
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bors. If you do not like it, tell us, and
we will try to remedy the defect.
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I Cluett Shirts, $1.50 values, $1.15
M 50c Neckwear 39c 25c Neckwear 19c
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SUBURBAN ROAD REFUSES
TO PAY PAVING SHARE.
Railway Tells Freeholders Shore Road
Contrary to Specifications — Reilly
$3,000 Bill Then Held Up.
s There was a complaint submitted to
the Board of Freeholders Thursday by
the Atlantic City and Suburban Trolley
Company that the Shore Road was not
being built according to contract and
specifications. This matter was discuss
ed at some length and finally the com
plaint was referred to the Road Commit
tee, the County Engineer and Solicitor
Higbee, with instructions to make an in
vestigation and report at the next
meeting of the Board.
At the time, the attention of the
Board was called to the -fact that the
trolley company had refused to pay any
part of its share of one-third the cost of
the building of the Shore Road. This
was quickly disposed of by referring the
matter to Solicitor Higbee with instruc
tions to make a demand for the payment
of the money from the company, and if
refusal was made, to take such legal
steps as might in his judgment be best
calculated to the accomplishment of the
desired end.
Reilly’s Bill Delayed.
A bill for $3,000 offered by Contractor
Bryant Reilly, which had been approved
Iby the County Engineer, and recommen
ded paid by Mr. Willitts, of the Finance
Committee, was held up on motion of A. I
B. Smith, who moved that payment of
the bill be withheld until the committee
had investigated the charge of the trol
ley company that the road was not be
ing built accoraing to specifications. The
motion prevailed.
Collector’s Report.
County Collector Levi C. Albertson's
annual report shows that he received
from all sources last year $1,512,998.10.
This includes the balance he had on hand
on January 1, 1911, of $015,720.55. Of
this sum, $403,823.61 was from taxes.
In the way of liabilities there are
bonds outstanding to the amount of
$297,000, and money ,.ue the State Trea
surer for school tax to the amount of
$216,425.81, making a total liability of
$513,430.42.
The appropriations made by the Board
for the coming year show an increase of
$54,870.57 over last year, but in view of
the fact that a balance of $91,636.19 was
saved from last year’s appropriations
and carried over for this year, the in
crease will not be as great a strain on
the taxpayers as might appear at first
glance. The total appropriation for last
year was $261,768.62. while this it is
$316,639.19. The amount to be raised by
taxation was $214,000 last year, and this
year1 it will be $225,000. an increase of
$11,000.
County road maintenance is responsi
ble for an increase of $12,000; county
elections in compliance with the Geran
law is responsible for the increase of
$10,000 Vn that item, and cost of build
ing and maintaining county bridges will
be about $9,000 more than last year.
HAD TO USE LOCOMOTIVES
OH THIRD RAUL LINE.
Tt was found necessary to press loco
motives into service on the Third Rail
system and the Shore Fast Line Monday
morning because of a coating of ice fully
an inch thick, wh'ch covered the feed
rail and made it impossible to operate
the ears through the Third Rail device.
Reserve locomotives were pressed into
service for the moving of all trains be
tween Atlantic City and Camden up to
noon, and the same practice was resort
ed to in getting the Shore Fast Line pas
sengers over the meadows to Pleasant
v'llle.
HeTe connection was made with the
overhead wire, and traffic between this
point and Ocean City was continued with
hut little difficulty during the morning
hours.
BIG EVENT FOR ODD FELLOWS.
At a largely attended meeting of Un
ion Lodge, No. 213. 1. O. O. F.. Mr. Chas.
Allen was installed Noble Grand and Mr.
Tresider as Vice Grand, Mr. A. E. Dan
ielson Secretary, and Mr. H. W. Helfrich
Treasurer, for the ensuing year. Mr.
Paul VVootton took his seat as Junior
Past Grand. A delegation of about six
ty was present from American Star lodge
of Atlantic City, and Aurora Lodge, of
Absecon, and Leeds Point Lodge were
well represented. Following the business
meeting. Union lodge, assisted by oth
ers, conferred the first degree upon a
number of Aurora members. After an
enjoyable evening refreshments were
served and all departed at a late hour.
Union lodge is growing nicely and is ex
ceedingly popular on the mainland.
DOGS AT ABSECON
RAID BARNYARDS.
Vicious dogs liavp completely demoral
ized the chicken raising industry in Ab
secon, hundreds of splendid fowls having
been killed during the past few weeks
by a pair of “killers”. One chicken rais
er lost 85 Jiead of poultry on Friday last
and others have been heavy sufferers.
Armed with shot guns, loaded to the
muzzle, the farmers and residents of Ab
secon and vicinity have been patroling
the wilds of the country-side with every
evidence of vigilance, but somehow each
day fresh reports of the depredations of
the dogs are listed.
DIES FROM GRIEF OVER
DEATH OF HUSBAND.
Broken with grief over the death of
her husband, Captain Edward H. Turner,
who passed away a few months ago, Mrs.
Experience Turner, of Absecon, died on
Thursday last, a victim of her own un
happiness. Her advanced age, Mrs. Tur
ner was 71 at the time of her death, has
tened the end.
The funeral was held on Monday after
noon at 2 o’clock from the residence of
her son, Franklin G. Turner, the Rev.
W. S. Ludlow officiating, and interment
was in the Presbyterian cemetery.
WHICH WILL STAND?
Charles B. Newell, of Smith’s Landing,
Executed Three Documents Before
His Death.
With three wills of the late Charles
B. Newell, of Smith’s Landing, in exis
tence, the question as to which of the
instruments the deceased purposed hav
ing executed, was raised in the Orphans’
Court at Mays Landing last week before
Judge E. A. Higbee, when the third and
la3t will made was offered for probate.
Testimony of Rev. John B. Westcott,
brother-in-law of the deceased now in
Florida, will have to be taken before
the matter can be adjusted, and the case
was continued until his arrival in this
county.
Newell, who was the son of the late
Senator W. I. Newell, left an estate val
ued at about $100,000. In his first will,
made on November 2nd, 1906, he be
queathed all of his property to his niece,
Edith M. Jenness. The second will,
signed July 6, 1907, stated that the prop
erty should be left to ‘'my beloved wife
to-be, Victoria floldzworth.” But in the
third and last testament, made on Sep
tember 6, 1909, the deceased seemed to
have again changed his mind concerning
his estate and bequeathed the property
to his niece, and to his nephew, Hugh
Collins, Jr.
All of the documents were written on
ordinary note paper at home and were
duly signed and witnessed. Why Newell
did not destroy the first two wills, if he
purposed leaving the estate to his
youthful relatives, is not understood.
The only witness called was Charles
L. Jenness, who had traveled all the way
from Chicago to testify.
He witnessed the signature of Newell
to the last will. It was done in the
presence of Rev. John B. Westcott, at
the latter’s home in Smith’s Landing,
where Jenness was visiting at the time,
Mrs. Westcott being his step-mother.
He said he had known Newell for about
20 years. Garrison & Voorhees and
Charles C. Babcock are the lawyers n
the case.
A GOOD WOMAN GONE.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Stanton
was held Monday afternoon at 1.30 o’
clock in Wesley M. E. Church. Mrs.
Stanton was a life-long Methodist, she
having joined the church when a small
girl. She had been confined to her bed
for several months, during which time
her sufferings were intense. Some years
ago her daughter was burned to death
before her eyes, leaving two small boys.
As the daughter was then a widow, Mrs.
Stanton became the guardian of these
children, and was as faithful and devot
ed to them as any mother could have
keen. The deceased was a woman of
many afflictions, having survived thr?e
husbands and several children. The fun
eral services were conducted by Rev. E.
A. Wells, assisted by Rev. C. D. Sinkin
son, of Atlantic City. Both clergymen
paid high tributes of respect to the mem
ory of the deceased. The members of
the local W. C. T. U., of which the de
ceased was a faithful, active member,
attended the funeral in a body, and each
member of the Union dropped a little
white bow in the casket as she had re
quested several weeks ago. Interment
was made in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Talk of Changing Trolley Routes.
From the Atlantic City Press of Monday.
Talk of consolidating the meadow
trains of the Shore Fast Line and the
Suburban car traffic on one track for the
purpose of economizing in operating ex
penses is being talked about by railroad
men. but none of the Fast Line officials,
whose company controls the Suburban
line, were prepared to talk about the sub
ject yesterday.
Two plans are suggested. One is to
raise and rebuild the line of the Subur
ban from Florida avenue to Pleasant
ville and abandon the Fast Line track
over the meadows. At Pleasantville all
of the cars would go to Somers Point by
the Fast Line tracks, the Suburban
tracks on the Shore Road to be aban
doned.
fn such event the present cars from
Virginia avenue would pass down Atlan
tic avenue to Florida and there take the
meadow line.
Another plan suggested is to abandon
the Suburban meadow tracks, improve
the Fast Line tracks and run the Flori
da avenue ears up Atlantic avenue to
Virginia to the meadow line.
REPORT WORRIES
PLEASANTVILLIANS.
Friends and relatives of Captain Chas.
A. Wickman are very much worried be
cause of the report in a recent Phila
delphia paper of a wreck off Cape Hat
teras. which was supposedly, the vessel
“Madeline Cooney,’ bound from Balti
more to Savannah, of which Mr. Wick
man is captain. The paper reported that
nothing was known of the crew. Capt.
John E. Blake, Captain Wickman’s fa
ther-in-law, is endeavoring to ascertain
definitely whether the vessel was the
Cooney, and as to the whereabouts of
its Captain and crew. Captain Wick
man's residence is in Pleasantville.
COUNTY’S HOG-KILLING.
Joseph Ridgeway, Steward of Glouces
ter County’s “Home for the Indigent,”
at Clarksboro, killed hogs the other day.
At the home much of the necessary pro
visions for the table are directly raised
on the farm connected with the institu
tion. After the killing the meat was
stored in immaculately clean vaults,
awaiting further disposition. There
were eleven hogs, averaging 461% lbs.
•ico PER PLATE
was paid at a banquet to Henry day,
in New Orleans in 1842. Mighty costly
for those with stomach trouble or indi
gestion. Today people everywhere use
Dr. King’s Nerw Life Pills for these
troubles as well as liver, kidney and
bowel disorders. Easy, safe, sure. On
ly 25 cts. at all Druggists.
MOORE IS HELD IN $750 BAIL.
“Millionaire Barber” Brought Back To
Earth After Flight Into Philadel
phia Sportdom.
Brought back to earth from bis flight
into Philadelphia sportdom, where he cut
a wide swath on Saturday by the expen
diture of funds secured by pawning a
ring alleged to be owned by the wife of
a Pleasantville man, William Moore, al
ias the "Millionaire Barber,” was ar
raigned before Magistrate Jagmetty on
the commonplace charge of the wrong
ful conversion of an overcoat owned by
William Magill, proprietor of a cafe at
Georgia and Atlantic avenues, and was
held in $750 bail for a further hearing
on Thursday morning of this week.
Moore has retained James H. Hayes,
Jr., as his counsel in the action, and a
postponement of the case was secured
because of business which called Mr.
Hayes away.
While no definite information could
be secured from the police regarding the
ring valued at $1,000, it was rumored
about police headquarters that the wo
man in the case had sworn out a second
warrant against Moore, charging theft
in connection with the ring, and it was
said that this charge would also be
brought against him on Thursday, un
less the diamonds were restored to their
original owner prior to that time.
Moore appeared to take his arrest and
arraignment as a matter of course, and
when he had been returned to th§ cell,
at the conclusion of the hearing, he ad
dressed the turnkey, saying:
“Butch McOevitt, of Wilkes-Barre,
that 'Millionaire for a day,’ had nothing
on me, did he?”
Moore was employed in the barber
shop of R. M. Willis, and is one of the
best tonsorial artists that has ever
worked in Pleasantville.
HULA HULA DANCER
HEADS BIG PIER BILL.
Ever on the lookout for the best there
is in the greater varieties Manager Flynn
has secured for the head-liner of another
mammoth bill of high class vaudeville
at the Ocean Pier Theatre this week the
world famous Toots Paka and her Ha
waiians, introducing native singing and
instrumental music, and featuring Toots
Paka in her famous Hula Hula dance,
being late features of Klaw A Erlanger’s
productions, “The Young Turk”, and
Charles Dillingham’s “The Echo.”
A vocal treat is given by the Arion
Quartette, four disciples of song who
graduated from New York’s greatest
singing society.
Humor and pathos are delightfully in
termingled in '“A Broken Heart,” a most
interesting sketch in which Charles Howe
and a clever company appear.
Marie Yuill and Bobbie Boyd entertain
with songs and dances.
The popular Mahoney Brothers are co
medians and dancers and offer abundant
entertainment, but they also introduce
something that is at once a novelty and
delightfully entertaining.
De Fra, the popular novelty juggler,
introduces his latest stunts.
Lucy Tonge, the little girl w'th the big
voice, wins great favor.
Feats apparently impossible of perfor
mance are offered by Paul Braehard. the
noted contortionist.
AL. H. WILSON COMING FRI. & SAT.
Even the titles of the characters in Al.
H. Wilson's new singing comedy, “A Ger
man Prince,” which will be presented at
Nixon’s Apollo next Friday and Satur
day evenings and Saturday matinee, fla
vor of good wholesome fun. Al. II. Wil
son will be Prince Von Ahrmien, whose
wonderful singing voice permits him to
successfully impersonate a Tyrolian
guide, that he may pilot a party of
American tourists, a member of which is
the girl of his dreams, through the Aus
trian Tyrol. Other characters in this
latest Wilson offering are Dennis Spotts,
an ex-bankrupt; J. Cool Dragon, a Chi
cago lawyer, and Mrs. Daphine Lowell,
mother-in-law to a young and pretty
widow. During the performance Mr.
Wilson, in the character of the guide,
will render several new songs of his own
composing, which will no doubt meet
with great favor.
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE
THE PLEASANTVILLE PRESS
BECAUSE it gives you the neighbor
hood news.
BECAUSE it gives you up to date
pointers on your business.
BECAUSE it furnishes entertainmeat
for you and your family.
BECAUSE it tells you where to get
the best bargains.
BECAUSE it helps you to be a good
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and helps the community.
BECAUSE it stands fer better streets,
better homes, better business, and all
progressive movements.
BECAUSE your patronage will help
to make it a better paper and one more
able to promote these and other desira
ble things.
LEAP YEAR.
This is the year.
When she can without fear,
Leap across the room,
And slam him with a broom.
For ’tis Leap Year,
And lads many an ear
Will be pulled to the altar.
By maids with “Strength of Gibraltar.”
So look sharp young man
And crawl in the ash can,
For ’tis Leap Year,
The year all we men fear.
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most effectual. Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy acta on thjs plan. It allays the
cough, relieves the lungs, opens the se
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system to a healthy condition. Thous
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lence. Sold by Thomas F. Crawford,
Druggist.
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Special Notice to the
People of Pleasantville
and Vicinity
That the L. M. NELSON store has
moved from Main St. to 11 N. Delaware
Ave., Atlantic Oitv, where we have larg
er quarters, and two telephones to the
store, and you can do all your shop
ping by telephone this kind of weather.
Our representative will call here every
week. You can mail or ’phone your or
ders in direct to us. Open a charge ac
count to-day, and you will see what a
square deal means, if you deal with
L. M. NELSON
11 N. Delaware Aye., Atlantic City, N. J.
The MacMillan Studio '
Expect to open up a Store in
connection with their Photo
graphic Work, to carry a full
line of Photographic Supplies
(both amateur and profes
sional), Cameras of various
kinds, Fine Stationery, Lea- '
ther and Brass Novelties.
Also a
Circulating Library
which will contain all the
latest and best books publish
ed.
FOR
Stationery & Candies ;
Cigars & Tobaccos
And Novelties of All Kinds
Visit
Lears Novelty Shop j
35 S. Main St.
PleasantviUe. .* ■ \ \
Wood, Iron, Paper
Muslin and Cedric
Gold Work on Glass
A Specialty
M. A. FRITSCH, Hampden Ave
Phone 216-x
I DO YOUR EYES PAIN YOU? I
Have Headaches? Perhaps You
Need (Hasses. Consult an Experi
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Deiiei Pleaaantville, N. J.
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This will be the verdict if you use our
Dixie or Aurora Coffees. You will find
them rich, invigorating, and pleasing to
the palate. ThdV are always freshly
roasted on our own premises, and we
have the only coffee roaster in town.
At 25c and 30c a pound, they are the
best value obtainable.
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TWO HOURS OF LIFE '
MOTION PICTURES ■ 1
Change of Pictures Daily.
10c—ADMISSION TO ALL—10c
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Fri. & Sat. Eves., Jan. 19, 20, at 8.30. j
Pop. Matinee Sat. at 2.30.
SIDNEY R ELLIS Presents
The German Dialect Comedian
AL. H. WILSON
in the New Singing Comedy
GERMAN PRINCE t
Eve., 25c to $1.50; Mat., 25c to $1.
Every Sun. Eve. at 8.30,
GRAND CONCERT.
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