Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-12-02
NEWS FROM CUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items of Interest from Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG The SHORE RESIDENTS.

WHAT is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EyERYBoDY's BUSINESS.
sOMERyPOINT.
Miss Leila Heisler has returned to her
home.
Miss Lena Babcock is often seen on her
wheel up the Shore road.
Miss Edna Davis, of Absecop, is visit
ing at Mrs Mark Doughty's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Ireland are the
proud possessors OF fine little girl.
Chas. D.. Steelman and wife have re-
moved to Ocean View, Cape May Go.
A. F. Kappella will soon commence the
erection of another cottsge on Somers
avenue.
Onr friend Diether is said to he great
sportsman, but his success lately has not
been phenomenal.
We are pleased to note the improved
condition of the child of our esteemed
Borough Clerk, Fox.
Some 25 or 30 of the young ladies and
| gents of Scnllville and English Greek Wis
tied us on Thanksgiving,
| A large party of our young gents and
| lassies enjoyed good old time hop at
Mr.. Vicker's on Thanksgiving evening.
What Summer houses we have to rent
| will soon be all taken. at an unusually
| early season, two having been rented the
past week.
Capt. Japbet Townsend and family
| were guests of Capt. Eph Connolly last
week. Capt. I. is delighted with his
new residence in Camden.
| Mr.. A. d. Barber and Anthony Hockey
of Phila.. also Mrs X. X. Thomas and
son, of Philadelpbia. spent the latter
part of the week with u.
The prcj ct Of trolley system bet weeD
Somers Point. PlessantviIle and Allan
| tic City is again talked of. We trust it
will go sure at The next venture.
| Mr.. Samuel Holmes, of Philadelphia,
has purchased the Atlee lot on Bay ave.
| and will erect fine Summer residence
for himself thereon before next Summer
Some M screant is causing havoc and
considerable expense to our wheelmen
by picking their tires with pins. Such
person or persons will be heavily dealt
with il caught.
A slight fire at the residence of Chas
W. Clement on Saturday evening. created
fntter of excitement. 1t was eYtin-
guished by the bucket brigade with
scarcely any damage.
Capt. Mark Townsend, wife and
daughter. Capt. Enoch Townsend, wife
and SONS and Mr.. Scott johnson and
wife, n LinwoOd, We're guests Of honor
at a dinner given by Mrs. VIM. keates on
Sunday.
Several of our youths invited to so-
cial party at Scullville, on Wednesday
evening last. kept their sisters busy in
making cakes for the party. They en-
deavored to carry them on their bikes to
that village. The cakes arrived hut in a
very bad condition; so much 80 that the
girls up there threaten to sack them for
carnlessness.
Fourteen Ocean City gentlemen mem.
bers OF Keystone Lodge, T. 4 A. M o.
Linwood, after lodge last week, took 3
midnight supper at Mrs. Treen's. and
were delighted Herewith. 1t is under.
stood that theee gentlemen will, within
the next two months, establish lodge
of this Order in Ocean City. We wish
them hearty success.
The bicycle club here will soon be 8
reality, some such thing being necessary
to get some improvement for our boys
in the way Of better roads. We would
first call their attention to the building
Of path to connect Somers point aud
Linwood boroughs through the short
stretch of Egg Harbor Township, ths
road there being disgrace to the Town
ship-and if any man of progressive ideas
in that part Of our County was at th'
helm in the affairs Of Egg Harbor Town
ship. t3ey could easily see the necessity
Of spending few dollars Of the funds ni
that miserable road. Will they do it?