The Pleasantville press., 1914-03-14
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Mrs. Cora Conover, of Hammonton.
came down ON Thursday to spend a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boice
Mrs. Stewart Wiffen, of Hammon-
ton, was the guest of her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Joslin, on
Thursday.
Robert Mclaughlin has recovered
from illness which confined him to
his home last week.
Garfield Roser, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Roser, on Church street.
Reuben Ireland has gone to Asbury
Park, where he has secured a position
as mechanician.
Miss Carrie Reed has been the
guest of her brother and sister-in-
law, Rev. and Mrs. William l. Reed,
at Conshohocken, Pa, the past week.
T. Harlan Boice has been confined
to his home the past week by pain
full swelling on his left knee.
Miss Joanna Doughty returned to
the home of her brother, F. Fraley
Doughty last Tuesday, after having
spent the winter with relatives at
Palmyra, N. Y.
Funeral services over the remains
of George L. Dukes, young son of
William III. and Ina Lee Dukes, for
merly of Absecon, were held yester-
day, Friday, at the residence of the
lads parents at Wilmington, Del. In
terment was made in that city.
Mrs. Joseph Sapp and Miss Gather
inc Butler, of Tuckerton, were SUM-
day guests at the home of Mrs. Ida
Babcock.
Mrs. Robert A. Elwood and son
| Russell returned home last week from
ST. Augustine, Florida, following
six weeks itinerant sojourn in the
Southland
| Mrs Robert Mclaughlin entertain-
ed the Absecon Art Club members at
her Bolton avenue home last Wednes-
day afternoon. Present were Mrs. F.
Fraley Doughty, Miss Joanna Dough-
ty, Mrs. Ambrose Hammell, Mrs.
Reuben, L. Babcock, Mrs. George B.
Conover and Mrs. Peter B. Reed.
Samuel Adkisson left on Friday
morning for Mandarin, Florida, to en-
ter the employ of Rev. H. D. Speak
man, by whom he was employed when
the rector's family lived here.
Rev. Johnston at Conference.
Closing very successful year, spir-
itually, temporarily and financially in
the history of the Absecon M. E.
Church, the pastor, Rev. Clarence NJ.
Johnston, left on Tuesday for Asbury
Park to attend the sessions of the an
nual conference now being held there.
It is confidently expected that Mr..
Johnston will be returned to the local
pastorate, since he has been stationed
here only one year and, becaHse he
has been unanimously requested to re-
turn. 10
The popular pastor spent a very
pleasant year with the Absecon peo-
pie and declared Sunday morning it
to have been the most successful year
of his ministry. He asserted further
that he had labored more assiduous-
ly the past year than ever before be-
cause of the perfect unity of spirit
and purpose of both preacher and peo-
pie in every undertaking for the ad-
vancement and promotion of the work
of the church and thanked everyone
in the community for the many kind
nesses and expressions of hearty good
will received during the year.
AS the result of the recent revival
81 new members have been received
into the church. At the beginning of
the year it was decided to increase
the salary from $1,000 to $1,000, which
amount has been paid in full. Every
department of the church-Sunday
school, missionary societies, etc., have
sounded a clarion note of progress
thus enabling the Absecon pastor to
present to the conference very graf
flying report of the years work.