The Pleasantville press., 1912-11-06
ABSECON.

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turned to their home Monday evening,
following q lengthy sojourn with rela-
tives at New Inlet Beach, Va.
Mrs. Sarah C. Henderson, who
spent the last six months in Paris, ar
rived in Philadelphia Tuesday morn
ing and on Wednesday visited her for
mer home here.
The John Showell homestead is be-
ing beautifed with coat of paint.
Bowman Tilton, of Camden, is visit
ing his brother, Warren P. Tilton.
Mrs. Harry Carton, who has been
very i'll several days, is slowly conva-
lescing.
Rev. John D. Webb, of Philadelphia,
former pastor of the Absecon M. E..
Church, visited the city several days
last week.
John Adkisson and family have
moved to Philadelphia, after spending
the summer in this city.
Miss Ella Showell entertained a
party of friends in honor of the tenth
anniversary of her birth at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Showell, Thursday afternoon. Her
guests were: Misses Eta and Myra
Kesler, Jennie and Idella Cramer,
Adelma Miller, Eunice Risley, Viola
Shovel and Charles Showell.
Mrs. Wallace Rogers has returned
from weeks visit with relatives in
Philadelphia.
The Methodist Sunday School has
purchased new song books entitled
Sunday School Voices"
Miss Amelia Doughty, of Linwood,
was the guest of her grandmother,
Mrs. Esther Doughty, and aunt, Miss
Joanna Doughty, on Sunday.
Mrs. Parker Tilton left on Satur-
day to visit her daughter, Mrs. John
Wadsworth, at Paoli, Pa.
Mrs. Elmira Adkisson and daugh-
ter May entertained at masquerade
party on Thursday evening, Hallow-
cen. The decorations were unusually
elaborate and attracted the attention
of all. About twenty were present.
A very pleasant birthday surprise
party was rendered Mrs. Annie Price
at the home Of her mother, Mrs. Clara
Page, Third and Washington ave-
nues, Pleasantville, by number of
Absecon friends, last Friday evening.
A number Of diversions were partici-
pated in, after which a tempting col
lation was served. Those present
were. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adkisson,
Mr.. and Mrs. David H. Page, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Adkisson, and Miss May
Adkisson, of Absecon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Barkoff, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hepherd,
Mrs. Clara Page, Mrs. Annie Price,
Miss Edith Price and Miss Ethel
Sands, of Pleasantville.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Turner gave. one
of the most entertaining and thor
oughly enjoyable masquerade parties
of the Halloween season Thursday
evening. The guests arrived at 8.15
o'clock, the men being garbed as
black cats and the women as ghosts.
The decorations consisted of autumn
leaves, corn stalks, etc., and were
placed at points of vantage both in
the rooms and on the porch. jacket
lanterns, candled pumpkin heads and
black asbestos cats over the gas fix
lures furnished the illumination and
lent an air of wierdness to the occa-
sion. In the fire place a huge cal
dron was suspended from a tripod,
out of which boiled the fortune of
each one present. Near midnight a
very appropriate collation. was served.
Those present were: Rev. and Mrs.
w. S. Ludlow, DIR. and Mrs. Samuel
johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Risley,
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Speakman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend D. Shovel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner, Mrs. A. G.
FLEMING, Mrs. M. M. Townsend, Mrs.
C. C. Allen, Mrs. A. L. Hammell, Mrs.
R. L. Babcock, Mrs. George Conover,
Misses Nina Smith, Carrie Steelman,
May Cordery, Ethel Hammell, Han
nah Madden, Flora Robinson, Lena
Robinson, Ruth Adams, Elsie Hamil-
ton, Helen Strang and Herman Mad
den, of Absecon; Mrs. E. w. Gosline,
of Trenton; Mrs. Milton Willets, Of
Camden, and Mrs. J. Harris Under
wood, of Woodbury..