The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-05-29
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Arrival and Departure of Mails.

Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Mails arrive at Absecon Post Office as
follows
From Philadelphia and VESTS and 10
a. N. and Gas p. m.
Mails close as follows:
For Philadelphia-6.2o, 9.25 and 9.45 a.
m. $50 and 6.25 p. n.
For Atlantic City-9.45 a. M; 6.25 p. M.
The Office opens daily except Sunday at
CID a.. m. and closes 7.15 p. m.
Carrier leaves on Rural Delivery Route at
$40 a. m.
Mrs. Annie Indie, of Philadelphia,
spent Monday in Absecon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry V. Miller and
daughter motored to Collingswood last
Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Conover, of Cam
den, is occupying her home at Con-
overtown for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Reed and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reed
motored to Tuckerton last Sunday.
Miss Lena York is spending the
week end as the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. York, at
Port Republic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hartzell and
family entertained their cousin, Miss
Emma Mackey, of Philadelphia, on
Thursday and Friday.
Miss Leira Conover, of Hammonton,
sojourned at the home of her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Boice,
from Friday until Tuesday.
Mrs. Richard Morris is slowly re-
covering from a severe attack of i'll
ness.
Ira L. Giberson has purchased the
Parker Tilton property on New Jersey
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Giberson, Jr.,
were guests of relatives at Somers
Point over Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Hires. mother of Frank
and Charles Hires, died at the home of
the former in Atlantic City and was
buried in the Absecon Presbyterian
Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. The
family formerly lived here.
Prof. E. D. Riley and Mr.. and Mrs,
William B. Riley and son planned to
enjoy an automobile trip to Washing
ton, D. c., wei the week end. Their
intentions were to leave Absecon in
their Overland coupe on Friday, going
by way of Pennsgrove, Wilmington,
Newark, etc. They expect to return
home on Tuesday.
Franklin Mccarthy is suffering
from an attack of measles.
Mrs. M. Rogers has returned to
Camden after spending a fortnight
with the families of her son and dau-
ghter, Mr.. Wallace Rogers and Mrs
George V. Draper.
The local contestants in the County
Field Day Exercises held in Atlantic
City last Saturday were Stanley
Smith, Boyd Carrigan, Weldon Gas
kill, Alton Freas, Kenneth Lutz, Jo-
seph, Alfred, Ralph and David 1relan,
Those from here who witnessed the
exercises were Prof. E. D. Riley, Mrs.
A. L. Hammell and sons, Eunice Risley
and Gertrude Draper.
Miss Reba Conover entertained the
Observation-Disclosures Society at her home
on Thursday evening. Present were
Mrs Samuel johnson, Mrs. M. M.
Townsend, Miss Hannah Madden, Mrs.
Ida Risley, Misses Alma Shovel, Hell
en- Lutz, Laura Conover, May Adkis-
son, Gertrude Draper, Mamie Kendall,
Adelaide Carly, Marie and Catharine
Schoefflin, Mr.. David Paul and Messrs.
Leland Shovel and Edmund Town
send.
The members of the Absecon. ORA
matte club and a few invited friends
enjoyed an entertalnment consisting
of music, games and dancing in Sooy's
Hall last Thursday evening. Re-
freshments were served and a very
social evening was spent.
City Council at it's regular meeting
last Wednesday evening passed on fl
nal reading an ordinance granting a
50-year franchise to the Delaware and
Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone
Company for the use of any or all of
the streets, alleys, lanes and highways
of the City of Absecon for the extern
sion of its lines by means of either
overhead wires, or underground con-
duits or both.
An ordinance providing for the reg
ulation of iitney traffic was passed
on first reading.
In compliance with the request of
the Board of Trade, an appropriation
of about $100. will be made for city
advertising purposes.
AbsecOn M. E. Church.
Next Sunday, 1890 a. M, Rev.
Clarence M. Johnston will preach an
appropriate sermon. In the evening
a patriotic service will be held, when
the lodges of Absecon will attend. The
pastor will preach on: "The Corona
ton of the Common Soldier"