The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-09
SoMERS POINT N
By RYAN Syckel.

open meeting in City Hall on Monday
evening, at which time the public was
invited to attend and take part in the
coming pageant. They appointed a
committee to go before Council this
Friday evening, TO seek their views
and aid in the matter. Doings of the
old pageant were discussed and a mo-
ton prevailed that the secretary ap-
point a committee before next meet
ing, which will be Monday evening.
They did not decide whether a float
will be entered or not.
The third anniversary of Silver
Moon Council. D. OF p, will be held
Friday, Aug. 10, when each member is
asked to bring a friend to enjoy the
festivities.
Frank Birch and James Curtis, with
three other men, all colored, OF Pleas
a~ntville. while returning from their
work, about noon hour Wednesday,
ran into John Saylor's Maxwell car at
New Jersey and Shore road. Their
Ford sedan was damaged and axle
broken. Taken before a magistrate,
Curtis was fined for not having his dri-
ver's license with him.
Lewis B. Matthias has rented his
New Jersey avenu bungalow to Her
bert Sines for the season.
Mrs. Fl. France, of South Carolina,
and Mrs. F. Shaw, of Baltimore, Md,
are house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
King.
Last Sunday broke all records at
the hotels, boarding houses, and room
ing houses over the weekend. The
bathing beach was well ~patronized and
a few of those who registered at the
hotels are given below:
Waverly: Edward Korb, c.. w.
Payne, Geo. Kline, NJ. l.. Arbuckle and
son, DIR. William Harrison. wife and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Helstern,
Miss Rita Smiley. Miss Isabel Ward,
James Cozens, William Johnson and
wife, Frederick Black and wife, of
Philadelphia; Bedford Medcalf and
wife. Vineland; J. w. Rice and wife,
Pittsburgh, Pa; Miss Eucloria Dill
worth, Bethayne, Pa; Miss Eta Mark
ley, Frank p. Dilworth, Bethayne, Pa;
Miss Clara Long, Holland, Pa; z. L.
Mickey and wife. Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Beach House: Mr.. and Mrs. B. Mill
gan, John ]. Scheuler. John J. Powers,
w. A. Wynn, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Woo
ba, Joseph A. McEwan, Blanch B. Nor
ton, John Quinn. George Stewart, Mary
Boyle, Mae Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
S. Cummings, Miss Edith Mccain,
William Cane, Philadelphia; Nh. and
Mrs. G. Keehan, vineland; James
Boyle, Arlington; A. Levin, Glendale,
Long Island; Thomas Jeffrey, Amern,
Far Rockaway; George L. Boyle, Nut
ley; H. G. Paul and wife, Camden
Breakers: Mrs. c. T. Hole, George
Richardson, Dorothy Hole, Mrs. M. F.
Briscoe, julius H. Hertzog. DR.. E. H.
Ingram, C. B. Shaw and family, ]. B.
Bum and family, Philadelphia; Miss
Lucille Madeira, Oxford, N. c.; w. H.
Briscoe, Gisela Fisher, Camden; Miss
Marian Schenck, California.
Mrs. Schipps, of Philadelphia. is Wis
iting Mrs. Walter Ford.
One of last years aides to the pa
geant held in Atlantic City, was seen
on the beach mere in a very neat one
| piece bathing suit-all white in the
person of Miss Sadie Braun.
Mayor George Coll is making ar
rangements to move into his new
home. at the corner of Gibbs avenue
and Shore Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Lawson
have rented a bungalow on Bethel
Road for me season
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, OF West
Philadelphia, are spending a week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles HI. Lawson.
John J. Shut, proprietor of the
Breakers, has a new paved driveway
for automobiles, as an improvement
to his property.
William Dillon and wife, of German
town, are spending the week as guests
of Robert Seigel, at Bayview Hotel.
j. Sage, of Camden, is staying with
Charles H. Lawson and wife.
The Athletic Association report the
base ball nine is improving, and we
say, go to it, boys. Don't forget the
Carnival starts Aug. Is and ends Aug.
90, on Bowder's lot, between Annie
avenue and Somers venue, on Shore
Road. This Saturday, Aug. 9, the
home team VS.. Melrose, at Vineland,
and on Sunday, Aug. 10, the home
team at Melrose.
Fred. Dittus, who is connected with
the Baltimore, Nd, Sun, is s%ojourning
with Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Lang. He
spends most of his time in the Bay
fishing with Mr.. Lang, the wellknown
fisherman of the summer colony.
Mrs. Charles Somers, of Steelman-
vile, has returned home after visiting
at E. NJ. Saylor's.
The ladies of st. Joseph's Parish
are to award some handsome prizes TO
those attending the euchre to be held
in Pocahontas Hall on Main street,
Saturday evening, Aug. is. There will
be an orchestra in attendance
The home of Russell G.. Smith, we'll
known poultry and fish market dealer,
whose place of business is in Ventnor,
was frightened Thursday morning,
July 81, by the arrival of a bouncing
baby boy.
B. Peterman, of Philadelphia. who
has been spending his week-ends here,
expects TO retire from business soon
in the Quaker City. and make this his
permanent home.
John Warren, janitor of the public
school and an old fisherman, caught
the largest weak fish OF the season
here, and many other varieties, re
Gently, of Harbor Lane.
Charles Price, of Philadelphia, who
is stopping at Edward Cooks, caught
a founder weighing 81 lbs. on a
small hook at the mouth of the Har.
Dor.
Councilman Fr~anklinfeld, of Phila.
delphia, was a visitor to Bayview Ho-
tel last Sunday. He is spending the
summer season at Ocean City.
John Mckinley and wife, of Phila.
delphia. have ben visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Cook, who have a summer home
here on Harbor Lane.