The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-02
Q ABSECON. .
Arrival and Denarfure of Mails.

Mails close as follows:
For Philadelphia-6.2o 9.25 and s.45 a.
M. $50 and 6.25 p. m.
For Atlantic City-9s45 a. m. 6.25 p. m.
The ONCE opens, daily except Sunday al
6.15 a. m. and closes It's p. m.
Carrier leaves on Rural Delivery Route al
800 a. m.
Mrs. Minnie Ireland and son Russell,
of Collingswood, have been guests this
week of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fraley
Doughty.
Percy Smith and Edmund Townsend
have been s%ojourning with Raymond,
Ludlow at Millville the past week.
Mr.. Koontz, of Princeton Seminary.
was the minister of the morning in
the Presbyterian Church last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Smith. Jr.,
I'M children were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kunkely at the White
Villa last Sunday.
Miss Bertha Irelan and Harry Ire
Ian. of Philadelphia, were guests of
their parents, Nh. and Mrs. Charles
lrelan, over Christmas.
George Veal has returned to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Mccarthy
following a prolonged visit with rela-
tives in Virginia.
Nh. and Mrs. Charles Mason and
son John were the guests over Christ
mas of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mason, in Atlantic CITY.
Master Nevin Wike, of Oak Lane.
Pa, is visiting his uncle and aunt. Mr.,
and Mrs. Wallace Rogers.
Miss Hannah Madden is entertain
ing Miss Alice M~acIntyre, of vii
mlngton, Del, during the HOLIDAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alexander enter
tanned the latter's daughter and SON
in-law, MI. and Mrs. John Siblev. of
Haddonfield, Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover
have been the guests of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Fry
mlre, In Philadelphia, since Friday
last.
Mrs. Lavinia Johnston and Rev. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Johnston and sons are
spending a fortnight's sojourn with
the formers daughter, Mrs. Fitzger-
aid, in New York.
Mrs. Ruth Conover is i'll at the home
of her son, John Conover.
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of the Bayview M. E. Sunday
School was held in the Conovertown
chapel on Tuesday evening, Dec. %.
Mrs. Olive Smith and Miss Nina
Conover, of Philadelphia, have been
spending their vacations at the homes
OF their parents at C~onovertown.
Mrs. William Sixsmith and daugh
ter Elizabeth, of Philadelphia, are
guests for several days of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darius Smith.
Mrs. Ida Babcock and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Hammell entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Sapp and Miss Catherine
Butler, of Tuckerton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. R. L. Babcock and children. New
Years Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Ardrev are
s%oJourning with relatives in Philadel-
phia.
Joseph Sheets, of Bridgeport. N. J..
IS visiting at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Jonathan Joslin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J. Smith and
daughter Helen, of Cedarbrook. were
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
JOSIAH Smith, at North Absecon, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Adams and son.
OF Atlantic City, spent Christmas Dav
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hamilton and Miss Elsie Hamilton.
DR.. E. H. Madden and Miss Hannah
Madden entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Hosea Madden, of Tuckahoe: Rev. and
Mrs. R. A. Elwood and son Russell.
Mrs. M. NJ. Townsend and sons Ed,
mund and Allen, and Mr.. H. L. Mad
den. OF Absecon, on Christmas Day.
Miss Olive Hammell, of Chatham,
N. j. is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Z. 2. Hammell, during the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin G. Turner
entertained the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Gosline, of Trenton,
over Christmas.
Miss Ruth Adams, of the Trenton
Normal School, is spending the holt
days with her grandmother, Mrs. Jo-
sephlne Adams and aunt, Miss Laura
Adams.
Miss Eleanor Robson, of Mays Lam
ding, and Mr.. Walter Bates, son of
Mayor and Mrs. Elmer c.. Bates. of
Absecon, were married by Rev. New
ton Nelson, pastor of the Mays Land
ing Methodist Church, on Saturday
evening, Dec. II. The newlyweds are
residing at the home of his parents
on Ohio avenue, Absecon.
The Absecon Art Club met at Mrs.
T., l.. Babcock's last Thursday after
noon.
Job G. Babcoek, of Atlantic CITY.
spent Christmas with his mother. Mrs.
Elizabeth Babcock, and sister, Miss
Florence .Babcock.
Mrs. r. L. Babcock entertained Mrs.
Minnie Ireland and son Russell, of Col
lingswood, and Misses Ethel and Olive
Hammell at luncheon last Wednesday.
Residents. of the James Lee home
stead on Ohio avenue, now owned by
Mrs. FrB. Biggs, attempted to fell the
large tree in the yard on the avenue
side last Saturday. They adjusted a
rope atNthe top to prevent it from fall
ing. toward the house, but the rope
broke and the tree crashed onto the
building tearing down a corner of the
porch roof and several parts of the
roof of the building.
Miss Joanna Doughty, of Atlantic
City, has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Fraley Doughty the past week.
The regular monthly meeting of the