News from Manahawkin, 1920

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TUCKERTON BEACON 5 Feb 1920:
Miss Margaret JOHNSON was home over Sunday from Barnegat to spend the time with her parents.
Mrs. Lydia MALSBURY is visiting friends in Barnegat.
The body of Milton CARR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter CARR, was brought here on Monday last for burial. He died in the Trenton Hospital with pneumonia. Milton was 16 years of age. He will be greatly missed by his young associates as well as the family.
Mrs. Alice SPRAGUE spent Monday in Barnegat.
Nathan M. LETTS, wife and son were Monday visitors in Barnegat.
Claude CRANMER, son of Mrs. Rachel CRANMER, was brought here for burial last week. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. He was buried from the home of his uncle, C.H. CRANMERr. The body was brought here from Boston. He was 28 years of age.
Mrs. Rachel CRANMER and children spent the week end and Sunday with the former's brother, C.H. CRANMER.
C.H. CRANMER was a Philadelphia visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Winters, who has been spending the winter at Manahawkin, has returned to her home in Staffordville.
Mrs. Rhoda CRANMER is ill at the home of her daughter Mrs. Lena Crane. We hope she may soon recover.
Benjamin BENNETT and wife of Philadelphia are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Angie BENNETT.
Al. LETTS, of Barnegat City, was a recent visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William ADAMS.
Charles ALLISON has charge of the pumping station and flagging since the death of Mr. George WARE.
Mrs. Ada CORLISS was a recent Barnegat visitor.
Mrs. Emma PAUL and daughter were visitors in Staffordville on Tuesday.
Mrs. Fannie BENNETT visited her daughter, Mrs. Estella MORRIS in Tuckerton on Tuesday.
Mrs. Fannie INMAN entertained her mother, Mrs. Mason PRICE also her daughter, Miss Frances INMAN, of Parkertown recently.
Mrs. Sarah WARE was a visitor in Tuckerton one day last week.
Mrs. Jos. W. OLIPHANT visited her parents in Tuckerton the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Exel HOLMES are rejoicing over the birth of a daughter.
Mrs. Fannie PAUL visited her sister, Mrs. Archie PHARO in Tuckerton on Tuesday.
Joseph BISHOP and Dr. Joshua HILLIARD celebrated their birthdays here on Sunday last. The former his 82nd and the latter his 47th.
Location: Manahawkin, Stafford Township, NJ 08050, USA

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