The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-09-06
SoMERS POINT DOINGs
BY r. Van syckel.

BOWueT ; IOl, ouuudy, aug. 81, IN
which Bethany M. p. and the Baptist
congregations participated, was well
attended. Solos were rendered in two
instances. accompanied by the organ.
The R-Band played several hymns,
while Rev. Phillips officiated.
Walter Johnson, the well-known
plumber, celebrated his forty-sixth
birthday with a party of friends at the
Old Point Hotel last week.
George Luckenbach was in Philadel-
phia several days on business recently.
Mrs. Elaine Roberts has closed the
restaurant at Shore road and Annie
avenue for the season
Silver Moon Council held a meeting
last Friday evening and a large atten-
dance was present.
Gil N. Robinson and Otto Champion
won several prizes at the Agricultural
Fair at Egg Harbor City last week.
The Athletic Association will con-
tinue their carnival, moving it to the
Sautter property on Bay venue this
week, making three weeks in success
sion. Good music every evening and
the proceeds for the benefit OF the
base ball club.
The Loyal Order of Moose held their
regular meeting Wednesday evening
and made final arrangements to be in
line OF march for Defense Day in full
dress costume, and the R-Band will
accompany them. Several other orga-
nizations will also parade.
With the unusual number of visitors
over the holidays there were no ar.
rests and no accidents were reported.
DR.. Frank II. Pond, of Philadelphia,
well-known here, motored to the Point
over the holidays.
Benjamin Joseph and wife, of Phila-
delphia, are stopping at the Champion
Cottage.
Miss Alice Hewitt, of Camden, and
Miss Caroline Sparks, of Pennsgrove,
were visitors of George Morris over
the weekend.
Misses Elsie Barker and Lillian
Vogt, of Philadelphia, are guests of
Frank Sautter and wife.
William Miller made a record catch
of croakers and founders in the Bay
here last Saturday, among them being
an eleven pound weakfish.
Robert Martin, of the Electrical Ap-
pliance Co., Philadelphia, spent the
past week at Kauffman's Hotel.
Daniel Lang, the well-known angler,
and wife took a trip with Ed. Robin
son in his motor boat, the Elf, and
after a pleasant days outing returned
with a large catch of fish. as all their
friends can testify.
Miss Madeline Spitz has returned
from her vacation, which she spent
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Sadie Hay, of Easton, Pa, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Edith Glass.
Leo Mazza and Richard Somers were
guests of honor at the Santa Monica
Hotel, Atlantic City. at a spaghetti
supper recently. Mr.. Mazza is going
to give dancing lessons in the near
future here.
Mrs. VIM. Robinson, who has been
spending several weeks visiting rela-
tives in Wilmington, has returned.
Mrs. VIM. Streep, Jr., is spending
her vacation with Walter Harrens, of
Philadelphia.
The city of Somers Point wants to
thank the people of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey who so generously donat-
ed on tag day to the soldiers memorial
to be erected here. The committee
report they went over the top
Irwin Zeluff, wife and son, of Long
Island, are stopping at Larry's Hotel,
formerly known as the Boulevard.
Joseph Devine, of the Old Point Ho-
tel, purchased a new Hudson a last
week and took a party of friends with
him to Atlantic City.
George Saar celebrated his sixty
second birthday at home, on the 31st
of August. May he have many more
happy birthdays.
Bernard Riggs and cousin, Miss Eliz-
abeth Clark, of Germantown, Pa, are
guests of Mrs. Tarbottom.
Mrs. L. Sweger, Mrs. ]. Sweger and
Mrs. H. Cufle, of Germantown, are
being entertained by Mrs. Fred. Bal
mer.
Jack Steelman and wife spent last
Sunday with Elmer Steelman and wife,
of Scullville.
Harrison Cramer, who has been Ill
with oak poisoning, which he got while
| gathering cedars, is recovering.
Joseph Timlin, formerly of Pleasant
Vile but now of Philadelphia, paid a
visit to relatives in the Point and Plea
santville over the weekend.
Jimmie Chenoweth returned home,
after spending his vacation at Camp
Marienfield in the White Mountains.
George Westly, wife and daughter
Jean, of Reading, visited Mrs. George
Sands.
Fred Arnold and wife enjoyed a trip
to Philadelphia last week
After a very successful season at
the Old Point Hotel, Eddie Galbreath
expects to payHollywood another visit.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Pitman, OF
Scranton, were entertained yer the
weekend by Gil. N. Robinson.
Matthias Muller has purchased the
restaurant business and building for
merly owned by James Boyle on Shore
road.
Eugene Conover, who conducted a
lbarbershop lately in the Matthias Bull
ding, moved back to P~leasantville.
Rube Doughty was pronounced the
champion corn on the cob eater on
Labor Day, at the Old Point Hotel
contest.
Mrs. George Fair and Mrs. Elizabeth
Fair. of Allentown, Pa, visited Lewis
B. Matthias and wife over the weekend.
Elwood Russell, of Frankfort, Pa,
visited Miss Ella May Davis over the
weekend.
Morris Collins spent the holidays
with his father, Charles Collins.
George and William Mickle, of Phil
adelphia, spent the weekend at Old
Point Hotel,
Lewis B. Matthias and wife entertain
ed their daughter, Mrs. William Hat
fert, and daughter Betty, of Sea Isle
City.
The Democratic nominating petit
lions fled for the coming primary are: