Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-30
OTTENS TRACT NOTES

II negotiations now pending with
Albert Hart, OF Ne=r York, are success
ful, next season will sae a model two
story Garage with ele, tator and show
room erected on the esfne of 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue. The garage
will be modelled after the New York
style. Tires and auto supplies of every
kind at city prices will be a special fea-
ture, and skilled mechanics will do re-
pairing work In all Its branches. It
will be the intention of the new COM
pany to bid for the trade of the entire
county by mea of giving skilled SER
vice combined with city charges. The
negotiators control several large garages
in New York as well as the agency Of
q moderate priced well known car, the
latter to be exhibited in the show room.
Tentative plans are now being drawn,
the building to be in operation by
Decoration day should the plans go
through, which at present looks favor
able.
Mrs. w. Bassford and her daughter,
Mrs. j. Lydell. spent Sunday in the
formers 18th avenue cottage.
Edwin Bradway returned to his
work in the city on Sunday, whichNhe
left to attend the funeral of his step
father, Peter Eurran, who was buried
at Vineland last week. Mrs. VIM.
Winters, of Bayonne, another step
child, returned to her home on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. J.. Wagner is spending a few
weeks with her niece, Mrs. E. Zwirner,
on east 18th avenue.
j. Simpson and family returned to
the city on Sunday, closing the st.
Clair apartments on east 10Th avenue.
N. Kirk who spent Sunday at the st.
Clair returned with the Simpsons.
James McMullen returned to the
city last Sunday after a pleasant week
spent in his bungalow at Ottens Canal.
Mrs. VIM. Harper who spent the
summer In the st. Clair apartments
returned to the city on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Stoneley and
daughter Ruth Edna, five weeks old,
spent Sunday In their l4th.avenue COT
tsge. Ruth Edna apparently enjoyed
her first visit TO the island.
Mrs. Mccullough and family who
have been spending the month of Octo-
Der in the Brown cottage on Pennsyl-
vania avenue returned to the city ON
Wednesday.
J. Lane and family, Of Gloucester,
spent a week with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pew on west 18th avenue.
Mrs. F. Larcombe, of west 18th ave-
nue., is spending q week in Vineland,
visiting relatives and friends.
VIM. Ernshaw visited his mother In
her west 18th avenue cottage on Sun
day.
A party Of ghosts proceeded to the
abode OF spirits Miss Annie Larcombe's
home at 18th and New York avenue,(
Tuesday evening to revel in mystic
rites. The gentlemen ghosts were given
tickets to correspond with the numbers
worn by the lady ghosts. The tickets
directed the couple to the witches tent
or to the different tests of the future.
An auction Of ghosts then took place,
the lady ghosts being bought by the
gentlemen with beans. After the aucf
ton everyone unmarked and proceed
ed to the dining room to feast on the
good things provided by the hostess.
The table was decorated with black
cats and jack-o'lsnterns. The house
represented q veritable cornfield lit up
by jack-o'lanterns. Those present were
the Misses Anne and Georgeanna Lar
combe, Emma Kraus, Emma Glenn,
Marion, Dorothy and Mildred Griffith,
Verna Kidd and Olga Webb, Messrs.
Harry Hill, John Hill, Russell Wright,
CORTLAND steelman, William Glenn.
John Duffy, Charles Hughes, Harold
Hughes, Harold Larcombe, Clarence
Mckinley and Frank Petit; Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Larcombe add Richard, Jr.,
MI. and Mrs. III. NJ. Liddell and
daughter Bernice, ND and Mrs. w.
Gsllaher and and little son, and Mrs.
F. M. Todd. The corr pany was favor
ed by several violin Belections by Mr..
Gallaher, also vocal Polos by Mr.. John
Duffy. A greatdes9 Of fun was furnish
ed by bobbing for Abples and q pump
kin seed game. fhe guests went to
their homes In rs wee small hours Of
the morning, hobing to come back
again next daitosFe'en.
Harold Larcom be has just finished q
series OF trips g Philadelphia In the
Interest OF ADpokks diaries. He left the
island IN the sHAAil hours of the morn