The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-23
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LaSb Ounuay was a Dig DAY IN AD-
secon NJ. E. Church. There were full
congregations all day observing Au-
tumnal Day. In the afternoon the
Sunday School held a Rally service
with a fine program. Mr.. Roberts,
Supt. of the First M. E. Sunday
School, Co~llingswood, spoke. In the
evening, Prof. E. Douglass and Prof.
H. NJ. Gresham spoke. A Mr.. Will
kinson, of Philadelphia, sang two So
t,los and the choir rendered an anthem.
Rev. Clarence M. Johnston had ar
ranged for a free-will offering. While
singing Marching To Zion" the peo-
pie marched around the altar and
placed on the open Bible, One Hundred
Dollars. 1t was a very successful
day throughout. The decorations
were beautiful. The Ushers' Union
had collected the vegetables, etc.
There were twenty-five baskets of po-
t%atoes, two baskets oysters, one bas-
ket clans, apples, cabbage, pump
kins, carrots, beets, pears, c~itrons,
= four live chickens, and one periwin-
kle. All of these were presented to
the pastor.
Next Sunday a. M, Rev. Clarence
M. Johnston will preach on: "The
Song Born At The Cross" In the
evening an evangelistic sermon on
watchers By the Cross"
Rev. Clarence M. Johnston is con-
Quoting cottage prayer meetings,
Tuesday night a meeting was held at
Obadiah Reeds.
Mrs. L. L. Johnston is visiting Mrs.
w. A. Cannon, of Philadelphia.
Next Monday night the M. E. Ush-
er's Union will hold a Halloween So-
cial in the Chapel. All are invited
to come wearing masks. Ten cents
admission will be charged. There
will be games and a general good time
Mr.. David Paul, of Princeton Semi
nary, occupied the pulpit in the Pres
byterian Church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kunkely have
/. taken occupancy of the Strang dwell
Z ing on New Jersey avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Kendall and
Miss Mamie Kendall entertained Mr..
John Shaw, of Pittsburgh, over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, Sr.,
entertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Showells and children, of At
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ards, of Phila-
delphia, were guests of the latter's
sister, Mrs. Ida Risley, over the week
: end.
Rev. Raymond Hittinger, a former
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
will have charge of the services on
Sunday, October 31st.
Mrs. Frank Mulligan, of Willow
Grove, Pa, is nursing her father, Mr..
John Suffers, who is seriously i'll at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Sci
ferman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mason and
daughter Reba, of Atlantic City, were
over Sunday guests of the family of
their son, Charles Mason.
Miss Nina Smith has been in a
very precarious condition for a week,
but latest reports were to the effect
that a slight improvement was no.
ticed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reed were
guests on Thursday of the family of
their son, Joseph Reed, in Atlantic
City.
IL, Reuben Ireland and family have
2 moved to Chester, Pa, where he will
engage in the automobile business.
Frank E. Hartzell, AGED AZ, died at
1890 o'clock last Saturday night at
his home on Nevada avenue. following
an illness of several weeks, during
which his strength gradually failed
by reason of pulmonary weakness I'M
til the end came. Deceased is surviv-
ed by his widow, Mrs. Susie H. Hart
zell, and four children, Heyl, Ruth,
Frances and Dorothy June; also by
his mother, Mrs. Davis, and one
brother, Edward Hartzell. Funeral
services were held at his late resi-
dence on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o.
D clock. and were conducted by Rev. c..
4 NJ. Johnston, of the Absecon NJ. E.
Church. Interment was made in the
P~leasantville cemetery.
Mrs. Oliver Johnson has been ill
several days, but is now convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver B. Johnson
had as their guests over Sunday the
~latter's sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred K. Roberts, of Col
linGswOod.
Teachers Association Meets.
The Public School Teachers Asso-
citation, comprising the teachers of
Absecon, Galloway Township and Port
Republic, held an important meeting
at Absecon last Saturday. Visitors
from Somers Point, Linwood, Ep"
Harbor and Weymouth Township
were present.
Pref, E. d. Riley opened the meet
ing with an account of his California
trip from an educational standpoint.
Miss Lareta Scheuren described the
sewing course recently adopted at
/Absecon. Miss Parker, of Pomera-
MIA, read a paper on the latest meth
ods of the Trenton Normal School.