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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
CHARLES LEVIN is
HoNoRED BY COUNCIL
Energetic Lodge Gives Him
Birthday Party in Rcd
Mems Hall.

Charles Levin was rendered a
surprise birthday party Wednes'
day night in Red Mems hall by
members of Energetic lodge No.
102, Shepherds of Bethlehem.
He was presented with a beauti-
full mahogany smoking stand i'll
token of the occasion. Music and
dancing were enjoyed and delici-
Gus refreshments were served.
A birthday cake with fifty lighted
candles was the centerpiece of
the table. q
Those extending their good
wishes were: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mahon, of Atlantic City; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Farley, Mr.. and Mrs,
Joseph Conover, Mrs. Anna
Swank, ]. Swank, Mrs Amy
Price. Mrs. Lillian Jarman, Mrs
Estella Levin, Mrs. Anna Hip
pie, Mrs. Catherine Clakr, Mrs.
Helen Smith, Mrs. Nettie Leeds,
Mrs. Emma Hackett, Mrs. Annie
Adams. Mrs. Dorothy Bowen, Mrs.
Margaret Hilgert, Mrs. Anna
Brown, Mrs. Martha Collins ST.,
Mrs. Martha Collins, Jr., Mrs.
Mildred Pierce, Mrs. Eva Weeks,
Mrs. Barbara WINS, Mrs. Sadie
Murphy, Mrs Alice Herbert, Mrs.
Margaret Brown. j. Bleecher, T..
F. Barnes, Charles levin, Jr.,
and William Levin.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
Nir$ Jessie q Haekney has


been ill for several days at her
home on w Decatur avenue.
Mrs. Henry A. Martens has been
quite ill at her home on S. Shore
road. for the past two weeks.
Mrs. Margaret Brown, of LenoX
avenue, win entertain members of
her pinochle club Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Beckett, of
Chestnut street. entertained Mr..
and Mrs. c. R. Shinn. of Ceilings
wood, at their home this week.
Mrs. Edward Rossman, of Lin
den avenue. entertained the
Women's Foreign Missionary
society of Mt. Pleasant NJ. P.
church. at her home Tuesday
night
Mrs. Bessie Betterton is i'll at
her home on N. Main street.
Mrs. Carrie Stauffer entertained
the Indianola club at her home on
Linden avenue, last week. Bust
ness pertaining TO the club was
discussed and an hour of sewing
enjoyed. Refreshments We're ser.
we'd by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. JAMS
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Walter
G. Ulmer and their son, Walter
Jr.. of Philadelphia. While visit
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
MRS. WOOLBERT
IS GUILD HEAD
Officers Elected When Society
Meets at Mrs. Ragan's
Home

Officers were elected when
members of the World Wide guliu
met Monday night at the home oil
Mrs. Howard Raglan, Ryon avenue
The newly elected officers are:
Miss Lillian Woolbert, president;
Miss Jean Collins, vice-presldent'
Mrs. Anna May Leech, recording
secretary; Miss Elizabeth Hartley
corresponding secretary; MISS
Naomi Collins, treasurer.
The play, "Chee MODS Choice
which was presented some time
ago by the guild, will be repeated
April 16 in the recreation room OIL
the ch"-ch.
A social hour was enjoyed after
the close of business, and dainty
refreshments were served.
Those attending were: Miss
Anna May Post, Miss Winifred
St John, Miss Christina daTolu'
Miss Elizabeth Hartley, Miss
Naomi Collins, Miss Margaret Dix,
Miss Lillian Woolbert, Miss
Dorothy Thomas, Miss Miriam
Mosher, Miss Alberta Kitchen
Miss Myrtle Conover, Miss Betty
Thomas. Miss Stillman, Mrs. Mar
tin Heffer, Mrs. George H. Adams.
Mrs. Morton Leech, Mrs. Mosher,
Mrs. G.. w. Ball and Mrs. Howard
Raglan.
Mrs. Gertrude Mcconnell and
her daughter, Miss Elma, have join
ed the ranks Of enthusiastic Essex
car drivers
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
BARCAINTOWN NEWS
LADIES TREAT MEN
TO TURKEY SUPPER
Pay Forfeit For Losing Member
ship Contest at Zion.

Pay Forfeit For Losing Member
ship Contest at Zion.
Tho ladies' of Zion NJ. E, Sunday
School treated the men member
to delicious turkey supper with
all the fixings Tuesday.
Some time ago it was agreed
that The side to enroll the most
new members in the Sunday
School would be treated to a sup
per.
The men won by Il majority of
seventeen, so the ladies served
them with a fine supper.
An interesting program followed
which included humorous
trolley car sketch; an amusing
skit between Mrs. Mark English
and Mrs. Isiah Williams on how
the men folks worked to beat
them: a solo by Mrs E. Endicott;
and a duet by the Gordon sisters
About two hundred were present
Make your wants known thru
n-.n.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
FUN CLUB is FETEO
Mrs. Lawrence Wederwax Enter
tains Members in Her Home


Mrs. Lawrence WederwaX, of PIP
n. Texas avenue, entertained the
Full of Fun Social club Wednesday
night. A very enjoyable time was
had by all present. Mrs. Somers
Herr sang many pretty solos,
while Mrs. John Kelly gave an
exhibition of the Charleston. Mrs.
Walter Turner was the pianist. AT
late hour a very dainty repast
was served by the hostess.
The attendance prize was won
by Mrs. Milton Turner
Members present were: Mrs.
Milton Turner, Mrs. John Kelley,
Mrs. Powell Hudson, Mrs. Somers
Herr, Mrs. Lawrence Weiderwax
andMrs. Walter Turner. Mrs. ],
Gibson was a guest Of the club.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11

any Lutheran church when they
met Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Samuel c. Swenson, Oakland
avenue.
1t will be held March 10, Main
and Washington avenues.
Those attending were: Mrs. G..
Carlson of Northfield; Mrs. Axel
Olsen, Mrs. Harry Lochel. Mrs.
Mark Hears, Miss Elsie Steuber,
Mrs. S. c. Swenson, Mrs. Guy
Shappell, Mrs. Walter Ennis and
Miss Gladys Swenson
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
Personal Gossip of Interest -.
"a Folks on The Mainland
Ing baby Walter cut his frs

ing baby Walter cut his first
tooth
Mrs. Howard Moore, of North
field, and Mrs. Howard Weeks, of
Oakland avenue, attended a lunch
eon-bridge given by Mrs. Cameron
Hinkle, of Ventnor. recently
Mrs. Frank Reinar entertained
her cousin and nephew from
Glendora, Mrs. H. Honegger and
John Hensler the last two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher Of
Mount Airy, Pa, were visitors at
the home of Mrs. Frank Rcinar
They were stopping at Haddon
Hall, Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murfield
motored from Glendora and were
Sunday guests at the home of Mrs
Frank Rcinar
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
CLUB is FETED
Entertained by Miss CLARENCE Lilly
of Annapolis Avenue

The Bi-Monthly club spent a
delightful afternoon, Tuesday at
the home of Mrs, Clarence Lilly,
Annapolis avenue, Atlantic City.
Cards were the pastime, pgizes for
We're the pastime with prizes for
score being awarded to Mrs. G.
r Starr and Mrs Paul Powe1a
Mrs. Richard b. Allewelt, of Lin.
wood, substituted for Mrs. Henry
a. Martens who is i'll.
Mrs Lewis Spalding will enter
tain the club March - at her
home on Bayview avenue.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
AUXILIARY CAKE SALE
WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL
Session Held In First Street
HeadqLarters-Mrs. Candy
Presides.

session 7elo IN TiiSN SNSS'
HeadqLarters-Mrs. Candy
Prcsides.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Main
land Post No 81, met in the
Headquarters Monday night with
the president, Mrs. Any Candy
presiding. The committee on the
recent cake sale held in Spauld-
ing's drug store announced that
the results were very pleasing.
Mrs. Anna Adams, Mrs: Any
Candy and Mrs. Doreas Davidson
were appointed as hostesses for
the next meeting.
Following the business session
= delicious luncheon was served
by Mrs. Emma Biggs, Mrs Anna
Biggs and Mrs. Margaret Bassett.
Those attending were Mrs
Any Candy, president; Mrs. NJ.
Bassett, Mrs. E. Biggs Mrs. Yer
non Doney Mrs Krewson, Mrs.
Anna Biggs, Mis-. Osborne, Mrs
D. Davidson, Mrs, H. Thompson
Miss Catherin Adams, Mrs
La4lbert ;,Ira, 81 at~y,..l 'irta'l
Mrs. Robert Gazens. Mrs. Helen
Pole, Mrs. Schultz, Mrs. A. ]
Corio. Mrs. Linford Sanders, Miss
Catherine Lutz. Junior Biggs,
Bunny Goodwin and Doris
Sanders.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
BABY BOY ARRIVES

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Daugherty,
of N. First street, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
ten pound baby boy. Mrs. Daugh-
erty before her marriage was Miss
Leona McCullem, of Atlantic City
The new arrival has been named
Robert. Both mother and baby are
doing nicely
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11

as supper will be served from y
to 10 O'Clock. After the supper a
floor lamp donated by Nat c. kas-
kel of the Prosecutors office, in
the Guarantee Trust building
Atlantic City is to be CHANGED OF
and the proceeds placed in the
treasury of the club.
A delegation of twenty-five mem
bers of the Brands club of Attain
tic City will attend the supper.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
$500" CLUB MEETS

Entertained by Mrs. Daniel
Mefronible, of LinWood.
The 800" club spent delight
full afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Daniel Megronigle, LinWood,
Tuesday Cards were enjoyed with
prizes being awarded to Mrs.
Anna Gaskill' and Mrs. Clarence
Daugherty. Mrs. +. S. Gray OF
Elmira. New York, was guest OF
the club.
Next Tuesday night the ladies
N the club win entertain their
husbands at the home of Mrs. A.
r. Bateman, Lake Place.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
WIDOWS CLUB VISITS

Mrs. Phoebe Shaw Hostess Q
Members Following Illness
The Widows club visited Mrs.
Phoebe Shaw, member of the
club. Tuesday night. at her home
on Delilah road. Mrs. Shaw has
been confined to her home for
quite some time because of ill
ness.
After social evening dainty
refreshments were enjoyed by the
tadies. Those making the visit
were: Mrs. Cora Martin, Mrs
Arlinda Cramer, Mrs. Clara Smith
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11

A cake sale will be conducted
tomorrow morning by members of
Charles II. Mann Chapter No. 1879
in the store of II. w. Fenimorc,
III S. Main street Mrs. Mary
Hummel and Mrs. Walter Randall
will be in charge 49,.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
MRS. LEM HOSTESS
Entertains Sunshine .Club-Mrs.
Marhefka Prize Winner.

Mrs. Harry LEM, of Z. Floral
avenue, very pleasantly enter
tanned members of the Sunshine
club at her home, Tuesday. Mrs
Robert Montgomery, of Atlantic
City, was a special guest of the
club.
The usual attendance prize
donated by the hostess was won
by Mrs. J. A. Marhefka who will
entertain the club next week at
her home on Glendale avenue.
After a social hour of music and
sewing a dainty luncheon was
served by the hostess.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
BIBLE CLASS GATHERS
Mr.. William Sullivan to Entertain
Members at Next Meeting

Mr. william SULLIVAN ~ G't~ -
Members at Next Meeting.
The Ladies' Bible class of WeS'
lev NJ. E. church held social
meeting in the church parlor, FRI
day night. Mrs, William Sullivan
will entertain the class next time
at her home on N. Second street
Those enjoying the social were;
Mrs. Arthur Booth. Mrs. William
Sullivan, Mrs. Broomall, Mrs.
Franklin Smith, Mrs Kirkbride'
Mrs. Joe Woodruff, Mrs. Richard
Towers, Mrs. Gerbert and son.
Mrs. Rueben Adams. Mrs. Kate
Haley, Mrs. Dare, Mrs, Frank
Merrick, Mrs. OFT, Mrs. William
zulker. Mrs. Alice Conover, Mrs.
Horner.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
MISS POST A BRIDE.
Visitor Here United in Marriage
With Atlantic City Man.

Miss Elva NJ. Post, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius L, Post, OF
Glendale, Calf. became the bride
OF Harry 7. Evans, Jr., son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Harry T. Evans. OF Fair
mount avenue, Atlantic City, Sat
urday. The ceremony was perform
ed at the home of the groom's par
ents by Rev. George d. Jones, OF
Trinity NJ. P. Church, Ventnor city.
Miss Post has been spending some
time as the guest of relatives in
this city.
The couple viii return to Allan
tic City after a honeymoon trip.
In the fall they will so to Califor-
mia, where they will reside.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11
WILL FETE PRESIDENT
Women's Democratic Club to Give
Party for Mrs. Sheldon

A meeting of the Women's
Democratic club was held at the
home of Mrs. Rudolph, S14 Daughty
road when plans were completed
for the masquerade and birthday
party to be given by the president,
Mrs. Fannie Q. Sheldon tomorrow
night at al Portland avenue. Adj
mission fee payable at the door.
An early attendance is desired
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11

Mrs. Nettie Leeds, Mrs. Alice
Herbert and Mrs. Margaret
Brown.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-03-11

PLAN CAKE SALE
\ cake sale was planned by the
Ladies' Aid society of the Epiph-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09
Linsuns ans Summary

Substitntions. Barragar for Berrgren. Naghel for Larson.
 Officials: referee. Mangan timers, Pegues and Keller; SCOT CT. Shattuck.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09
STARS 0F TURF
 RAGE IN SOUTH

NEW ORLEANS. La. Dec g. Racing fans Of the South will see many stars Of the turf in action daring the winter racing season, as richer purses and improved coursee have attracted ihe best stables of the country
 Black Maria. Pompey. Ierodt an. Black Gold, Gibbons, Pigeon Wing II. Sun Altos and Fred. Js. are a few of the fleet racers 10 be campaigned this winter
 The Jefferson arn rail meeting hesa opened Thank sgigmg Day and Will continue until December u, when the Far Grounds open The pompano Horse Club has an- nouncad the opening day of it's Flerida meeting as December 24. while the Hialeah season of the Miami jockey Club has been set rom January 15 10 March lo
 Black Gold and Fred,t Jre are attempting the comeback trail. Black Gold won the 1924 Ken lucky Derby and soon afterwards went 10 the stud. For many months. however he has been in training and is expected to maka his iniflal start in the Christina Handicap at Jefferson Park. Fre.i,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09

of the first quarter and leading by ona point al half tina, the score being 10 to 9.
 Camper and Holmquist started off in the first quarter. each sink ing one Ions shot and Camper making three additional points oH toul shots, giving the Alumni 8 two-point lead at quarter time In the second quarter tha Alum his were held to one field goal while the Hillteppers sank two from the floor and one on free throw.
 h the third quarter. McKlnnois playing for Lundsuom on the Alumni team the High School boys found the basket for three field goals and the same nun. bar Of foul shots, but the best the opposition could do was sink . single field goal and two free throws.
 Trying desperately 10 gel the ball into shooting distance the Alumni team lost the oval tima and again by poor passing in the closing canto, Camper sinking
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09

one long shot and one free throw, while the High School put in three from the field and one from the foul line on a called foul.
 Jim Orme of the Hilltoppefs was high point man for the game with total of II points and Camper was right behind hiia. making F of the Alumnis Ii points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09

old papers for ss,s at The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09
OLAF HANSEN.
&-o

Gift Stationery all eolors. R. P Nelson's. -aax.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09

The game was hard-fousht from staft to finish. the High School leading } to al quarter time ana s to 6 at half time.
 The. Alumni forwards. krug- pess and Tripp. had little success in sinking their shots, the former making all of the points on siZ field goals. Burke was high SCOT .er for the High School, easing 5 of the pninis The game was de cided largely by fouls. as iae High School made 9 of it's r points on free throws.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09

h e srls contest the If.sa scl q 4e,er d the Gspa an5 t..a ae ia.nct eA t.issl s5t week Ccs. sis 1e tu.iz 13 to .12
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09
SCHOOL WINS
 D0UbL E:HE:ADER !:
ttilltopper Cagers Trim Al- unni in A. B.. Hall
 Last Evening

The Hilltoppers took the Alum nj outfits into camp twice last night when the second double header between the High School and the Has Beens was played in the A. E. Hall The score of the boys contest was 26 to 16. and of the girls game, F to 12
 Showing q marked improvement over their same a week ago. the High School boys ran away from the opposition in the last haf. scoring. 16 points to the Alumnis ', after trailing to } at the end
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09
BOWLING SCORES LOW LAST NIGHT

Teams l. and 2 nasea out teams ,. Q and last night in Che three games of the Elks Bowl ing Tournament played en the E!ks Alleys.
 Scores rar lower than usual DaTby's 212 being good fer high s-ofa for the match hstween teams 9 and as well as far the ieven.ns fia also had high aver .age ef The aatehes, with f92 In the erenins battie Br.ngdalc Of team was nigh game scorer with 200 and Cleveland ef team . had high average q ITS.
 Lagenik bowled 2o1 to wn individual honors in the S:so .tang,e Of teams , and 9 and also had high average of lS5. Following are the seores
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09
Lineups and Summary

Lundstrom; Lundstrom for Holm quist; Holmquist for Ellingen Officials: referee. Barragar. timers, Keller and Pegues; scorer, Shattuck.
 c.rI-l C,r.n
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09

Jr, winner of the 1926 Mardi Graz Handicap. was of Inc track II summer because q an injury bus is now said t3 bs in good eand 2 tion
 In addition to mo New oriesl } Handicap, carrying value at S51.0oo ret to tie winner ths Fair Grounds program includes eleven other stake races Of rq. usually good purses. The New Orleans Handicap will ba rtn February 2 Many juveniles win make their first start hare. aa loals Of 1926 beaome eligible for racing as two yeer olds January
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09

Average taken; did not bowl Average taken first game:
 bowled last two
 Games tonight. 7s30- teams , and 5; $780, teams 8 and = e;3Q-teams and IL
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-09
HANSEN N BUSINESS

an now working for myself. Will do papeThansing, kalsomin- ing. interior and exterior paint- ing. furniture reiinishing. ali work guaranteed CT no pay Phone 3703.
 adv. OLAF HANsEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

the series of rambles about Good
Hone. Igaac PIERCE, the miller Crust
ing to my memory and without turn
ing to the story written long ago.
came from Pennsylvania soon after
the American Revolution aud was
employed by .Abner Cloud in his grist
mill, which stood on the rocky iiaes OF
the Potomac between the river and
canal about half mile this side OF
CLAIM Bridge. Isaac married Betsy
Cloud the miller's daughter. and
about 1900 set up his own mill on
Rcek Creek. In extending Pennsyl.
vania avenue from the Eastern
Branch to Bowen road in 1880 the
United States took from John II.
Pierce. the florist, 25, 76S square 1eet
Of land and paid him SIG.
4 Il y
beading issues of The Star Of the
time Of the establishments of the
Geological Park, l chose a few bits Of
real estate news which may interest
you or help to cnliglten YOU. This is
from The Star MAY II. 1880:
''The Agricultural Department Col
ony: After considering various propos
sltions made by the land owners, the
committee representing the scientific
men Of the Depaatment Of Agriculture,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

pleasant ones of Boston and other
northern cities.
In The Star. May il. 1890 was this
advertisement by Washington Danen.
hover, Ills + street:
Eighty thousand dollars worth Of
lots have been sold this week. It is
with great deal Of pleasure we in
vite you TO join my excursion to
Riverdale Park Two trains each day,
beginning on Monday the 10th inst.
ut 1910 and the second at 5 pm, and
continuing until all lots are sold,
Prices range from $500 upward No
small lots. All so feet or more front
and from 100 To $50 feet deep. This is
the largest and finest suburban sub
division ever put on the market, The
train service Ii complete, Stores,
markets schools and churches are
near at hand, The streets are all laid
oft and graveled anu rolled, aud trees
planted. asxerythlng Is In readiness
Tor immaaiate building. DO not buy
lots In any ether subdivision until you
have seeiK this property. Terms $40
cash una3halanee VII and $40 monthly
naymentA without interest CO out on
the kAoon train and take time g ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10

cut avenue is the site OF homes. Joshua
PIERCE transformed his part of the
Isaac PIERCE tract into a nursery for
trees, shrubs and flowers. and he gave
the name Linnean Hill TO the place
named, of course, for Carl Won Lime,
the Swedish botanist, whose name was
, Latinized as L,nnaeus. Joshua PIERCE
chose to give the name in an Angli-
cized adjectival form to his nursery.
/ The Rambler wrote the story of the
| Peirces and Clouds 10 or Is years ago,
and his recollection is that Joshua
PIERCE Klingle was adopted by Joshua
PIERCE In the meadow south of
Peirces Mill is group of plum-leaf or
purple.leaf beeches, which are surFiv-
ors of the Linnean Hill Nursery.
1t turks in The Rambler's mind that
he wrote of beautiful daughter Of
! the klingles who used to play among
| the flowers Of the nursery and who
| had some sort of a romance which
| women delight in.
! A few yards north of l<lngle road
on the west side Of the creek. an easy
| bow shot from the bridge that crosses
! at old khngle Ford, is the spot where
| Elsie Kregio was killed. Off hand, /
would say that was in 1896, but it Is
/ easy 10 be two or three years off in
/ guessing. The I<reglo family lived in
| small frame house on hillock
! where pines grow a few yards north
/ OF the road and on the west side OF
| the creek. I seem 40 remember that
/ her murderer's name was Ford; that
/ mt: was taken near Harpers Ferry
and hanged at the District jail.
Another Zoo deed is from Everette
/ Hayden and his wife. Kate V. Hayden,
] August 10, 1890. for part Of a lot in
/ Elizabeth l.. Dunns subdivision of
parts Of Jackson Hill and Mount
| Pleasant, NOW known tsays the decd
as Lanier Heights" There Is mention
| Of Quarry road Ontario avenue and
Summit avenue. a small piece of land
belonging to Elizabeth L. Dunn,
widow, of Washington city" was also
taken for the Zoo Park There was
deed TO land for the Zoo by Herman ID.
I Wallbridge, which | have no doubt,
was the land between Twentieth street
! adams Mill road and Rock Creek and
, the Harvard street gate and Park
road. Part OF it was The elk paddock
last time ] was down that way.
In going over the deeds to the
United States in 1890 TO trace the land
| that was taken for the Geological
! Park | found number of deeds to
/ land for the extension of Pennsylvania
| avenue southeast from the Eastern
| Branch Bridge TO Bowen road. one
/ Of those deeds was from John II.
| Pierce and his wife, Margaret r.
! Pierce. That Pierce family was not
| related. so far as its members know.
| to the Peirces Of Rock Creek. You no
I tice the different spelling of the name,
but that is NOT significant. The
Bowen road Pierces came to the East
/ eIn Branch country from southern
! Maryland, where the family was long
settled, and for two or three genera
| tons have been florists south OF the
Eastern Branch. The Rambler wrote
their story three or four years ago in