The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-06-28
SOMERS POINT OING
By R. Van Syckel.

NAP4A
carniv~n nd bazaar from Jhne 80 t.
July 5.
The turn around, the silent police
man at the foot of Shore road. ha.
caused more Observation-Disclosures
day there being two in the one day il
which some were sem to the Atlantic
City hospital with broken legs OF
arms-this making three smash-ups al
this point since Sunday. Less speed
is the only solution for careless dri
vers.
The Athletic Club met on Monday
evening at the Beach House, instead
OF Wednesday, as heretofore, and will.
be held hereafter on every Monday
evening.
The City Fire Department held its
regular meeting in the hall on Wed.
! nesday evening.
The storm which swept over this
city on Wednesday evening did much
damage TO property around this vicin.
ity. Wesley Shields, of Hickory Point
had his garage hurled two hundred
feet from its foundation and landed or
the lawn in Isaac Stiles side yard
Trees were uprotted, especially along
the Mays Landing road-some being
old landmarks. One big hickory tree
in the old Somers graveyard fell and
destroyed some of the tombstones in
its path. Other large pines neal the
new golf course in construction
were blown across the roads. AT the
home OF j. j.. Arnold, at the foot OF
the Shore road, the fence and outbuil-
dings were lifted by the wind and
thrown down the hill on the Shore
Fast Line tracks, stopping traffic until
they could be removed.
Leo MaZZa, former soft shoe dancer
of Geo. Whites Scandals of New York
City and late of Ell Principe, Atlantic
City, had Richard Somers as a recent
guest. He has returned to Hotel Wa
verify for the summer.
Ex-Mayor Charles Steelman, along
with Mate Fox, took a large number
of people outside fishing on the sloop
yacht Helen" last Sunday, and
caught over 800 fish, mostly sea bass.
They always come back satisfied after
a trip with Charley.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Volun-
teer Fire Co. held a meeting Monday
evening in the hall and afterwards a
social and good time was had, refresh
ments being served.
Milton Late, proprietor of the Home
of the Baby Broiled Lobster, opened
for the season last week, and the new
dance hall is one of the many attrac-
tons.
Hewitt, the bridge tender of the
Shore Fast Line, was almost knocked
overheard by the hydroplane which
finally landed in Great Egg Harbof
Bay, last Sunday afternoon. 1t was
learned that the machine made a land
ing in the bay for repairs, and was
last seen IN Monday morning heading
towards the Quaker City, without her
identity being known.
Another special meeting was called
last Monday evening in Volunteer Fire
Co. No. l hall and final arrangements
made for the new building were COM
pleted.
The Junior Choir of the NJ. P.
Church held their monthly meeting at
the home of Edith and Charles Fulton
last Monday evening. Singing was in
dulged in, after which refreshments
served. Those who participated
were: Carmen Harris, Cinderella John
son, Edith Fulton, Florence Shaw, Mil
bred Shaw, Ethel Johnson, Lillian Nc
Daniel, Anna Thurlow, Sylvia Thur
low, Lydia Hopkins, Lena Wright,
Marguerite G%olbright, Catherine Van
Fulton, Warren Fulton, Jr., Mrs. Mar
tina Kruger, Rev. R. c. Phillips, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Fulton, Sr.
The strawberry festival held at New
York and Shore road last Saturday