Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-05-29
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annie" named for his wife, out in the
bay fully equipped with fishing tackle
and all necessary paraphernalia for haul
ing i'll the Ilnwary fish. Captain Mark
Doughty has charge of the boat and put
il in prime condition for summer work
and pleasure.
Carlo" the black spaniel always
boards the boat with his master nd over
sees matters while balancing himself in
the PROV. He is expert at balancing.
He stands in the rocking boat, waving
his tail in a most Interested and intelli
gent manner, never making misstep,
but gracefully keeping his place He
is necessary part Of the boat and fish
ing. His antics, when boat is talked.
provoke much mirth among the sum
mer colony, who all know Carlo
DIR. Roe is expected from Philadelphia
this week and will occupy one Of his
newly built cottages, next to the rail
road station
William Henry Holmes and family will
| occupy his summer cottage next week.
Charles I. Murray will no longer be
ne OF our summer cottagers His cot
'a"e is. now empty. He will take up his
residence in Virginia, his native state.
~. Murray was the Washington CORE
spondent for the New York Herald when
Grover Cleveland was president. He
served in the Union army. enlisting when
fifteen years of age and was shot through
the body, from which wound he has suf-
fered at various times. Friends in this
icinity will miss him.
7. Y. SickIer spent last Sunday in
Pennsgrove.
Rev. Lufbarry will address the old
soldiers next Sunday
On Monday evening, Memorial ser
vices will be held in the NJ e. church.
Recitations, singing and other appropria-
ate forms of entertainment will be in
order.
Last Sunday evening |. t. Woolson
preached The church was well filed
and the speaker was full of zeal
Captain Widdifeld, who will open his
cottage for Memorial Day, was drum
mer boy in the same regiment in which
Rev. Lufbarry was engaged. They have
never seen each other since that time.
1t is hoped that the Captin will be pre-
vailed upon to address the audience next
Monday night 1t is doubtful because
the Captain is very modest and does
not readily refer to his excellent work in
the army
The Grand View hotel is being consid-
arably improved. The porches will be
widened and an>addition to the dining
room is now in course Of building. 1t is
l5x32 and overlooking the bay Mr..
,teuber has engaged 2 expert hotel men
10 manage the house this summer. Mr..
Pickles, from Wildcat on the Susquehan
ia river. Pa. is one of the manager.
Thirty tons Of ice was packed away in
the ice house Monday. That insures
coolers" for the weary when mercury is
flirting up in the Tooth degree with
caloric.
Harry H. Keen, of Camden, has his
little cottage on New York and Second
avenue, under roof and while not nearly
completed, his family are ON deck and
making things comfortable for the lord
and master Mr.. Keen is doing the build
ing and the design is unique and very
attractive. The original plan was taken
from an Illustration in a magazine, with
notifications and additions to suit the
taste of the builder. There are five
rooms at present, two will be added to
the rear in the fall, bath and gas are in
and a porch i in progress Of building
Mr.. Keen is boat builder and has the
contracts for two now on hand. He is
also building shop for this class Of
work.
George d. Vickers, Of Gloucester City,
and his family viii occupy his nearly
completed bungalow by the middle of
June. 1t is one of the many over on the
Frazier tract.
Boniface c. Collins was deep in the
mysteries of gardening last week, making
the green grass about his hotel, less con
spicious and giving a general festive air
to the surrounding land.
Captain Steelman has recovered the en-
gine from his wrecked boat and that is
ALL The remainder o fthe wreckage has
gone beyond rescue.
T. Westphal was laboring with paint
and brush last Tuesday to put the prop
er shading to the frescoing Of his boat.
He is not painting any name on it, but
he says That's It. When people ask
him where his boat il he can say with
pride. That's IT, ITS the only one
Of its kind in the Somers PointHeet.
Last week there were great doings
when Captain Farum launched his boat,
Barbara" Everybody was welcome to
a sail and nearly everybody and his wife /
sailed sail in it. Saturday the Captain
starts for his summer work of pleasure
sailing for patrons at Anglesea. 1
The Philadelphia delegation of the
Meisle family were down over Sunday. |
DR.. Fred, Harry Charles I. and George.
the chef. Matthew is always on hand to |
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