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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
.ABSECON GIRL
BADLY INJURED
Miss Alice Yinger, of Absecon
Highlands, in Critical Con-
dition at Hospital.
WILLIAM STEPHENS HURT

Alice Yinger, OF Absecon Highlands,
was seriously injured and four other
persons hurt in two automobile acct
dents on the White Horse Pike, on
Sunday night. The woman is in the
Atlantic City Hospital in a critical
condition from a fractured skull.
The others hurt are William B. Ste
phens, els N. Main street, Pleasant
vile, cuts; William S. Sutterly, %, of
207 Church road, Ardmore, Pa, bruis-
es; Thomas Lewis and Dorothy Lewis,
of Philadelphia, cuts and bruises.
In the first accident, on the Cologne
road, near Absecon, a car driven by
Stephens, and containing Miss Yinger,
collided with one driven by Herman
Allen, of 1905 West Dauphin street,
Philadelphia. and containing his wife,
mother-in-law and three children.
Neither Allen nor his relatives were
hurt. Stephens and Miss Yinger were
thrown to the road. The east was in
vestigated by State Trooper Rome.
The other accident occurred on the
White Horse pike near Pomona, when
a machine driven by Sutterly was
struck by one driven by a man said to
be John Jordan, OF 5431 Cedar avenue,
Philadelphia. According to State
Trooper Powers, Jordan was driving
at an excessive rate Of speed, winding
in and out of the line OF cars along
the pike. After the accident he got
into a passing machine and was taken
away before the police arrived. His
name was given by Thomas and Doro
thy Lewis, brother and sister, who
were in the machine with him, and
went to an Egg Harbor physicians
office for treatment.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
LINWOOD BOROUGH
PLANS SIDEWALKS
Last of Shore Road Municipalities
To Act in This Matter-Curbs
To be Laid Also.
TREES WAY REMAIN.

Linwood Borough, the last one of
the Shore road municipalities. is to
have a continuous cement sidewalk
laid the entire length of the Borough.
The ordinance to provide for the side
walks was recently passed by City
Council, providing hat in cases where
the abutting property owners do not
lay the required sidewalks themselves,
they will be put in by the Borough
and the cost charged against the prop
erty. The ordinance provides that all
sidewalks must be four feet wide and
three feet from the face Of the curb
line.
There was n objection TO the side
walk ordinance. In the upper end of
the borough there are some very
beautiful trees, which the sidewalk
would destroy. A suggestion was
made that the sidewalk be placed five
feet in for the purpose OF preserving
the trees, but this suggestion was re-
fused. The Council consulted the Dor
ough solicitor, and he said sidewalks
could be built around the trees, but if
any damage or injury was done the
borough would o be held RESPONSE
bic.
With the sidewalks laid in Linwood
there will be a continuous line of &C.
ment walk from Absecon to Somers
Point, where formerly, in many places,
there existed only a narrow path for
pedestrians and sometimes no path at
all, except the public roadway. With
the coming of SO many automobiles it
made walking along the highway dan
gerous, especially at night.
The constant influx of people to all
the mainland municipalities is bring.
ing about a cpmplate strange All al
ound. With fine sidewalks and curbs
electric lights and other improve
ments, the Shore road is fast becom
ing a beautiful place. with costly bun
galows and colonial houses dotting q
landscape that once was the home Of
only the farmer and bayman. The
farms have practically disappeared
and the baymen are becoming extinct
as the march of progress places all Of
them in the category of city jewellers
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
Golden Bros. Circus
Coming On Saturday
Will Exhibit on DR.. Sooy Tract
On South Main Street-Many
Big Animal Acts.

One little clown piggie in the Col
den Bros. Big Four Ring Trained Wild
Animal Circus goes at his bottle just
like a human youngster-and being a
piggie he goes after it as often as
Johnnie Young, his clown nurse, will
let him.
In the performance of the Golden
Bros. Big Four Ring Trained Wild
Animal Circus, which is to give two
exhibitions in Pleasantville on Satur-
day the piggie, his name is "Porkie,"
is one of the several funny little, pig
9ies that follow the clowns in one of
their %burlesque parades around the
track. The little pigs are always hun
cry. That is why it is easy to keep
them tagging the funmakers in their
antics, for sooner or later the Wee
piggie cut-ups know that they will be
fed. "Porkie" and his associate pig
gies are about the only animals in
the big wild animal circus that do not
appear in the parade that takes place
at 1890 a. m. the morning of the cir
Gus and prior to the two performances.
But they make up for it by fairly con
vulsing the kiddies in the big show at
each performance, to be given on the
DR.. Sooy tract on South Main street.
Golden Bros. Big Four Ring Train
ed Wild Animal Circus has been call
ed the most astounding exhibition ever
conceived as lots of thrilling animal
acts are promised for the grown-ups,
with its herds of performing elephants
trained to do anything but talk, and a
horde of women and men animal train
ers that take their life in their hands
twice daily working in the big cages
with fierce wild beasts.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Friends surprised Milton Thurlow
on his birthday Saturday night at his
home on the Shore Road, Somers
Point. Games and music were enjoy
ed and refreshments were served.
In the party We're: Miss Eva Hig-
bee, Miss Clara Higbee, Eulia Smith,
Viola Johnston. Harry Eckhardt, Mil
ton Thurlow, Isabel Scull, Anna Hew-
lit. Allen B~asenielder, Mrs. Harry
Eckhardt, Anna Thurlow, Sylvia
Thurlow, Mary Thurlow. Robert Thur
low, Emma Thurlow, Mrs. Edward
Mcguire. Mrs. William Chambers,
Thelma Chambers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
ARENT-TEACHERS
OCEAN CITY DAY
Many Mainland Members Attend
Annual Session and Enjoy
Addresses and Discussions.
GRADUATES ATTEND SCHOOL.

Monday was the annual Parent
Teachers Day al the Ocean City Sum
mel School, and many mainland resi-
dents took occasion TO enjoy the pro-
gram OF speeches and discussions on
the varied program. The day opened
with a session al the Wesley Avenue
School, followed by addresses by Mrs.
Milton Higgins and Mrs. Drury N.
Cooper, al the Methodist Church. 4
box luncheon vas enjoyed at the noon
hour.
4 round table was conducted by Dr..
William Alderman early in the after
noon, which was followed by address
es BY Assistants Commissioner OF Ed
ucation Roy Schaffer and c. J. Stra-
han.
Another Parent-Teachers Day will
be held at the new State Normal
School, al Glassboro. On Tuesday. July
cath.
Many graduates OF the Pleasantville
High School are attending the Sum
mer School at Ocean City this year.
Among the number are the following:
Miss Irene Terrell, Miss Ethel Sears,
Miss Nellie Collins, Miss RaeePrice,
Miss Jessie Brown. Miss ElaMu4E22w-
ell. Miss Juanita ChaIsRsrE Miss
Grace Bump. Miss Mare1eHE
Miss Jennie Steelman, MI14 j<rL4
Gordon, Miss Reba Higbee. La
ME Rubenhne, Miss Katheffne ee,
Miss Edythe Sampson, Miss Mar1Ef6l
Gordon, Miss Elizabeth Price. Nfrd
Ella Adams, Miss Eleanor Conoyefs
Miss Elizabeth Anderson, Miss Marion
Price Miss Dorothy Robinson. Miss
Anna Lorine Boice, Miss Mace Allen,
Miss Maybell Fenton, Miss Ruth Glen
Hdenning ami Miss Louise Draper
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
COLORED MAN
KILLED SUNDAY
Died When Automobile Struck
Post on Somers Point-O Ocean
City Meadow Boulevard.
OTHERS INJURED IN CRASH

As the result of automobile acct
dents on Sunday many people were
injured and n man, Samuel Governs,
a colored bod carrier, OF this city, was
killed. The accident in which he met
death occurred on the Somers Point
Ocean City Meadow Boulevard. Go
vens had been hired to take a party to
Ocean City early Sunday morning.
Shortly after leaving Somers Point
the car swerved from the road and
struck a guard post. This upset the
car and Governs vas pinned under
meath. Robert Davis and John Will
Jams were seriously injured, and Re
becca Turner and Blanche Newman
were slightly injured. All but Governs
were employed in Ocean City, they
having missed the last car and then
hired the dead man to transport them
in his automobile.
Philip S. WEIGH, of Philadelphia,
said to be the son of a wealthy mort
gage broker, has a fractured skull, his
right eye so badly injured that he
probably will lose it, and deep lacera-
lions of the head and face, as the re-
suit of an early Sunday morning col
lision on the Longport-Somers Point
Boulevard.
A Durant roadster, said to have been
driven by WEIGH, with whom were rid
ing Henry Gaige, Miss Gertrude
Shields and Miss Anna Marvel, all of
Philadelphia, was proceeding towards
Somers Point at a high rate of speed,
the four just having left the Ambassa-
dor, where they had been dancing.
George White, of Philadelphia, who
was driving a Durant touring IA com
ing from Ocean City, says he saw the
other machine approaching and that
he drove his machine as close to the
railing as possible. finally coming to a
stop Just as the other a crashed into
him.
With White were William Pecker
and Richard Ward, of Philadelphia.
The two ears locked together and
were practically demolished. Martin
Epstein, of Philadelphia, who was fish
ing close by, heard the crash. He
took the injured in his machine to the
Atlantic City Hospital. All were in
jured except Ward.
On their arrival at the hospital, the
occupants of the roadster were very
reticent as to the details of the affair,
neither man admitting that he was
driving. Upon being questioned by
the investigators sent from the Prose
cutor's office, they would say nothing,
and as a sequence, all were held pend
ing an investigation.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
STRUCK BY

Francis Champion. son Of Justice of
the Peace Celia Champion. OF Somers
Point, was struck by an automobile
last Thursday, while riding his bicycle
on the Shore road. George H. Cor
nish, of Philadelphia, the driver of the
car, came to a stop, inquired if the
boy was injured and then drove away.
Although his bicycle had been badly
damaged, the y%oungster was not seri-
ously injured. He was dazed and
shocked by the impact.
Mrs. Champion obtained the number
of the machine and communicated
with the State police, who brought
Cornish back from Egg Harbor. He
was taken before Magistrate Louis B.
Matthias, charged with failing to stop
and give his license number after an
accident, and fined $25 and costs.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
TROLLEY ASSESSM EMIT
SUSTAINED.

In the matter of the appeal OF the
Atlantic and Suburban Trolley Com
pany from the local assessment of its
property, on the ground that the com
pany pays a state tax, the Atlantic
County Board of Taxation decided
that the local assessment should
stand. The appeal was therefore dis
missed. The company's representa-
tives had asked to be relieved of mu-
nicipal assessment on the property
occupied by the car barn on the Old
Turnpike, and also the property occu-
pied by the station on West Jersey
avenue. 1t is understood. however,
that the case will be re-opened this
Tuesday by the County Board.
Superintendent Goldey, in a recent
communication to City Council, asked
Council to remit these taxes, but
Council decided to let the assessment
stand and advised the City Solicitor
and Collector to back up the local as
SCISSORS in the collection of this tax.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
VISIT PITMAN GROVE.

A new lodge of the order of shep-
herds of Bethlehem was organized on
Saturday evening at Pitman. A large
crowd was present, including new
candidates and visitors and a large
body OF the supreme officers. Mem
bers from PIeasantTille present were:
Mrs. Margaret Hilgert, Mrs. N. Brown.
Mrs. Sadie Murphy, Mr.. ]. Andrews,
Mrs. Andrews and Ira Brown. AnOth-
CT lodge viii be instituted next Satur-
day night in Millville. Supreme Com
mander Sir Chas. Rath would be
pleased 10 have a crowd from Pleas
antville present at that institution.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
SALEM CHURCH NOTES..

The Ladies Aid Society will meet
this Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock, in
the church. The meeting of the Off
cial Board will be held Wednesday
evening at the close of the weekly
prayer meeting.
On Sunday evening Harry LoVett,
Jr., was admitted to church fellowship
by letter, and Mrs. Elizabeth 5. Nc
Caughran and George Westcott were
admitted on profession of faith.
Next Sunday evening the Mems
Club will occupy the choir seats in a
song service and a full attendance OF
all members is desired at the Friday
evening meeting to prepare for this
event.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
ACTION WAS DEFERRED.

At the July meeting of the Linwood
Borough Council, the Chamber of
Commerce committee, consisting of D.
NJ. Resell, Charles Stuber and George
Smith, asked Council for adequate fire
protection, by extension OF water
mains and placing of fire plugs. This
discussion was deferred until next
meeting. Through the efforts of the
Chamber of Commerce a volunteer
fire company is soon to be organized
in Linwood.
Signs and merchant peddlers' taxes
were discussed and deferred until
next meeting. A public hearing OF the
curb ordinance will be given at the
next Council meeting in August.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
NEW GAS MAIN.

The Pleasantville Gas Company
started this week TO lay a new gas
main along New road from fremont
avenue down to Tub street, in Bakers
vile, thence out to the Shore road.
This new high power main will relieve
some OF the drain on the old mains
and give an additional supply OF gas
to consumers in Somers Point and
vicinity.
The company is now using its new
Office on East Washington avenue.
1t has installed a new street gas lamp
in front of the Office, which gives a
bright appearance to Washington ave-
nue. at night. The new lamp is SINH
lar to many in use in Philadelphia and
Chicago.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
ALL ENTRANTS
MAKING GAINS
Miss Bradley Still Keeps First
Place with Good Lead-Miss
Anna Lorine Boice Second
MISS LAWSON is THIRD

This week the contestants in the
Miss Pleasantville" contest made
more gains than at any other time
since the contest started. Numerous
subscriptions came in for the favorites
and more coupons than at any one
time before. Miss Ethel NJ. Bradley
increased her lead considerably and is
going strong for the winning place al
this time. Miss Anna Lorine Boice
keeps in second place with a good
gain this time. Miss Frances Lawson
has now taken third place and Miss
Eleanor Conover takes fourth place.
Miss Edythe Baker is in fifth place at
this time.
The Pageant Committee is now con-
stantly at work on the program for
the big event in September. Thurs
day, September 9Th, will be the big
day of the affair, at which time the
rolling chair parade takes place. Here
Is where Miss Pleasantville" and her
four aides will shine forth in all their
beauty.
Chairs empowered in flowers and
ribbons and bearing the most beauti-
full girls in the country will vie with
floats and the hundreds of bathing
beauties for the many valuable prizes.
These will include scores of trophies,
ranging from great cups for the best
decorated chairs. to jewels for the
charming occupants.
The evening of Thursday will be
given V TO a masquerade carnival
all over the city-on the Boardwalk,
beach and avenues which will be rop-
ed off. Bands and orchestras innum-
cradle will play throughout the night
and far into the morning, while on all
the great piers, thrown open for the
occasion, there will be balls of spec
tacular showing.
In the open spaces, thousands will
dance and fantastic costumes will
swirl about in a sea of colored, shift
ing light beams.
1t will be pageantry on a gigantic
scale, indeed, and a scene of indescrib-
able beauty. For this event, also, as
well as all the others, valuable prizes
will be awarded.
The STANDING af the oo1+asfa1+g - +b;-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
MANY BRIDAL COUPLES.

Charles Wolf, OF Somers Point, en-
~tertained three couples, all June hon
eymooners, during the past week.
Each couple came without knowing OF
the marriage of the others. and all
dropped in on Wolf with 2 surprise in
store for him.
The fun started when his brother
came down with his bride. followed by
a friend with his bride. When every
thing had been adjusted TO the salts
faction of all, another brother Of The
hosts decided that June was a good
month to get married, and the Point a
fine place to pass a honeymoon, and
came to visit Charles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
TO INSTALL OFFICERS.

Energetic Lodge. No. 102, S. of B.,
will install the following officers this
Wednesday evening:
Commander, Lady Levin; Past Com
mander, Lady Hilgert; Vice Com
mander, Lady Weisenberger; Marshal.
Lady Newman Chaplain, Lady
Barnes; Inside Guard, Lady Finkbein.
er. Outside Guard, Lady Collins;
Treasurer, Lady Brown; Mistress OF
Ceremonies. Lady Murphy.
Deputy Sir Pierce and a delegation
from Camden and Philadelphia will be
present. Refreshments viii be served
and it is hoped that We have a good
attendance of all members.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
HELD UNDER 5000 BAIL.

breaking and entering a Washington
avenue garage. was held under s206
bail for the grand jury when taken
before Magistrate George w. Biggs. in
police headquarters last Thursday
night. Chief of Police Marshall inyes-
tigated the case and obtained a search
warrant. Following a search, the po-
lice claim that they found garage
property in the hands of Murphy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
LADIES DONATE.

The ladies' bible class of Wesley
Sunday School met at the home of
Mrs. Harry E. Parsels last Friday
evening. The ladies having paid their
pledge on the building fund, donated
the Ladies Aid Society fifty dollars,
for which they received a letter of
thanks al this meeting, A pier party
was planned for the near future. At
ter the business was over a social
time was enjoyed.
Those present were: Mrs. Elias
Elias Campbell, Mrs. Herbert Bailey,
Mrs. Reuben Adams, Mrs. Preston
Leeds, Mrs. Martin Price, Mrs. Wini-
fred Blake, Miss Gladys Blake, Master
Roger Parsels, Mrs. Harry E. Parsels.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
THROWN FROM AUTOMOBILE.

Miss Burke, a thirteen year old res
ident OF Mays Landing, was injured on
Saturday morning, when thrown to
the street from a moving automobile.
She had attempted to alight before
the machine stopped. She was taken
TO the Office of DR.. C. H. Conover,
where it was ascertained she had con-
cussion of the brain. After treatment
she was taken to her home.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
NEW PHONE SWITCH BOARD.

The rapid growth of Somers Point
and Linwood is causing the Delaware
and Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone
Co. to install another operating board
in the home of Mrs. Mary Seaman,
Linwood.
over a year and a half ago. when
the station was established in its pres
ent quarters. only 102 subscribers
were connected. Now there are more
than 200, with the number steadily in
creasing. The new switch board,
which is expected to be ready in the
next few weeks, will take care of 200
lines. At the present time there are
10 lines in the station.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
CONTEST RULES.

l. ANY girl over Is years of age is ell
gible 10 enter this contest.
2. Votes will be by ballot only. This
ballot TO be cut from The P-leasantyille
Press.
8. The nominating ballot will count 100
votes, each ballot thereafter counting 10
votes. Additional votes may be secured
by securing paid up subscriptions to The
P~leasantville Press; Six months sub
scription costing S1.00 win count 500
votes. yearly subscription costing $500
will count 1000 votes.
4. The five securing the highest num-
Der of votes at the close of the contest,
will appear before a jury Of five disinter-
ested persons, who will select from the
number Miss P~leasantville". The re-
naming -four viii be aids to Miss Pleas
antville".
5. AL entrants must personally register
at the Office of The ~Pleasantville Press,
and if possible leave photograph with
their entry. This photograph viii be re-
turned at a later date.
Saturday. August 18th.
I. Ali names must be written in a legi-
bic amer and the committee reserve
the right To- reject any entry.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
HAGERTHY INJURED.

Gene Hagerthy. OF Linwood, was hit
by an automobile in front OF his home
last Thursday afternoon and badly
hurt. The car was a large Cadillac
driven by a colored preacher, who
stopped and brought Mr.. Hagerthy to
DR.. Conover's Office here, where his
wounds We're dressed. His head was
cut and he suffered brush burns of the
arms and legs.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
TOM THUMB WEDDING
POSTPONED.

The Tom Thumb wedding which
was TO be held Tuesday evening, July
10, at the First Presbyterian Church,
has been postponed until fall, because
so many of the children / going
away during the summer months The
date upon which II VIII be given viii
be announced later.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
P. o. OF A.

The following officers of Camp 9,
P. o. of A., were installed last Friday
night: Mrs. Anna Shappell, president;
Mrs. Annabel Leek. assistant presi-
dent; Mrs. Arlinda Cramer, v~ice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Evelyn Fox, assistant vice
president; Mrs. Mccain, conductor;
Mrs. Mary Hommel, assistant conduc-
tor; Mrs. Matte Miller, guard; Mrs.
Arlinda Cramer, trustee.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
COUNTY FlREMEN's MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting OF The
Atlantic County Firenen.s Ass0cia-
ton viii be held at Somers Point on
july 18th. when the hremen viii BE-
the guests OF the Somers Point Fire
department. Pleasantville and Abse-
con will send a large delegation 70
this meaTinE.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-07-11
REGULARS ARE
LOSING AGAIN
Defeated by Hammonton on Sat-
urday and Melrose on Sunday
Both Games One-Sided.
REMNANT CHANCE FADING

The chances for bringing the cham
pionship pennant Of The Atlantic
County Baseball League to Pleasant
vile for this year are rapidly fading
away now, as the result OF Saturdays
and Sundays games, in both OF which
the ~Pleasantville Regulars We're badly
defeated. Up 10 that time the Regu-
lars had four games won and five lost.
Now they have lost seven and only
won the four. This puts Somers
Point and Melrose way in the lead for
the championship.
In Saturdays game, at Hammonton,
the home team outbatted the Regu-
lars. Both pitchers were wild. fash
succeeded in making a home IN.
Wrangling with the umpire featured
this game. The score was 16-9 fav-
oring Hammonton.
In Atlantic City, on Sunday, it vas
a game for the batters, and the apple
was pounded numerically. Neither
team scored until the second inning,
when the M~ainlanders came along
with three runs to the Melrose teams
one In the next inning things were
changed a little. for Melrose pushed
across Two t~allies, while it was the
turn Of the Regulars to get but one.
From then on the scoring was about
even on both sides. Melrose having a
slight edge. But in the eighth inning
Melrose just went wild, and when the
losers finally succeeded in tanning
them down, they had spiked the plate
for five runs.
Dump Adams did the twirling for
the Regulars, and Melrose nicked him
for sixteen safeties. Dixie Davis, who
attended to the slab position for Mel
rose, was found for thirteen safeties.
The fielding of both teams was not OF
the best. The Regulars had four mis-
cues, TO the three of the victors.
The box scores:
SATURDAY.