The Pleasantville press., 1912-10-23
soMERs POINT.

Mark Sanders, of Pleasantville, is
installing hot air heater in the home
of Miss Alice Campbell, Launch Ha-
ven.
James B. Reilley, contractor for the
Boulevard, has moved into the Steen
Cottage, and will occupy same until
the Shore Road Boulevard is complet-
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bell and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. H. Clark paid visit.
in Mr.. Bells new 1913 Chalmers-De-
troit automobile, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis B. Matthias, Launch Haven.
Mr.. Bell is in the automobile supply
business and brother to Attorney
General Bell, of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Clark is proprietor of large printing
establishment in Philadelphia, and a
member Of the Campaign Finance
Committee, of the Union League.
Miss Chrystine Orn, a professional
nurse, who has been a frequent Som
ers Point visitor, returned from va
cation through the New England
States. Miss Orn has nursed several
very difficult cases in Somers Point.
She is contemplating residing here
during the winter
Mr.. Jesse Braddock, who is visiting
his relatives at Homestead, Pennsyl-
vania, is having an enjoyable vaca-
ton. Last week Mr.. Braddock spent
the majority of his time visiting the
large manufacturing plants at Home
stead, and found much Of interest
there.
Mrs. George Hayday entertained
her daughter and grandson on an au-
tomobile trip, Tuesday last. Mrs.
Hayday is quite an enthusiastic. auto
ist and spends many of the pleasant
autumn days in jaunts throughout
beautiful South Jersey.
Mr.. Albert Cramer, son of Chief
Cramer, received the first consign-
ment of lumber for the construction
Of his new home, to be erected at 9TH
and Pennsylvania avenue. The lum-
Der was sent to him from Chicago.
Mrs. v. Stone has returned from
her trip through Pennsylvania and
New York. Mrs. Stone states that
she has had fine time, and paid a
flying visit to Niagara Falls, whose
scenery she proclaimed nearly as pic
turesque as Somers Point.
Mr.. G. S. Piercey returned Tuesday
from a weeks visit to New York.
Mr.. Piercey describes the inspiring
spectacle of such a great assembly Of
huge dreadnoughts as something ne
will always remember. He says it
was wondrous sight to see and hear
the sudden hush of the vast crowds
assembled for miles along the river
drive, when just at P. NJ, on Satur-
day, Oct. IL, the light was turned on
the thousands Of electric bulbs which
were strung in outline on each great
ship.
The largest catch of perch ever
brought into Somers Point was last
Thursday, when Captain Lewis Garri-
son, Willard Garrison and Frank
Pratt brought in a solid ton OF these
finny delicacies. Upon actual count
there were 1916 perch in the catch,
beside an assortment of weak, null
let's and king fish. The majority of
the perch weighed over half pound
apiece and many Of them would top
the scales at pound and half.
The fishermen captured their rich
haul in the vicinity of Corsons Inlet.
They left Somers Point Tuesday eve
ming in the power boat 'Tnna" and
returned early Thursday morning.
Mr.. Garrison stated that he could
have caught as many more if they
had had facilities to keep them fresh
for any time, but owing to the chan
gegable weather he thought it best to
take no chance and returned as soon
as possible to this port for shipment.
The fish were shipped to the regu-
lar Philadelphia and New York mar
kets and the fishermen expect to net
a sum of at least $4,000 for their
catch. 1t took eight barrels to hold
the heavy catch.