The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-11
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Fire early Thursday morning de-
stroyed the home and contents of
: John Cooper of Absecon Highlands.
Loss $500, no insurance. Origin I'M
known.
John Hartwell was held under 500
bail by Judge Weeks yesterday morn
ing on the charge of taking a wagon
from the home of Charles Herbert.
The wagon is the property of Robert
Williams, who swore out the warrant.
Mrs. Jerry Carton will entertain at
"a six o'clock dinner on Saturday,
Dec. 18th. The guests will be Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh M. Collins, Miss Hell
en- Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Ry-
on, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams, Mr..
Rand Mrs. Daniel Collins.
~ Mrs. Clarence NJ. Johnston is spending a
week with her mother in Atlantic City.
The meetings have closed at Bayview
Chapel. Last Sunday there was a big ser
vice. several at the altar. Thus far twenty
I have professed conversion u~p-shore. Rev.
NJ. Johnston received a number into the
kArch last Sunday.
Mrs. j. d. Joslin left on Wednesday for
Bridgeport, where she is spending an indef-
mite sojourn with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Leeds, of Lindley ave-
nue., are receiving congratulations of friends
over the birth last week of a son.
Mr.. A. L, Hammell returned home on
Thursday from Trckerton, where he passed a
fortnight with relatives while on a cunning
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry v. Miller have been
sojourning at Collingswood for the benefit of
the health of Mr.. Miller, who has been i'll for
more than a month.
Under the auspices of the Methodist Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society a cake and
pastry sale will be held this Saturday after
noon, Dec. 18th, at 3 o'clock at the home of
F. G. Turner, for the benefit of the Bible wo-
man in India, who is being supported by the
Absecon auxiliary.
In the County Home Making Contest held
at Mays Landing last Saturday, Miss Marion
Price, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Price, of Absecon, received first prize for best
! bread in Baking Glass No. 1, and Miss Leona
Conover, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
PConover, also of this city, received third
l. prize for work exhibited in the Work Bag
\contest.
A largely attended meeting of the Absecon
w. c. T. U. was held last Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Charles Mason, superin-
tendent of the department of Mothers Meet
ings. A very instructive program was rem
dered and a combined devotional, business
and social session featured the meeting.
which was the most interesting one held for
a long time. The hostess served dainty re-
freshments.
Miss Hannah Madden entertained the Abb
secon Art Club on Wednesday afternoon.
Thomas Joslin, of Mays Landing, is here
for a week as the guest of his brother, Jona-
than Joslin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. sapp, of Tucker
ton, were guests last Sunday of the ~latter's
sister, Mrs. Ida Babcock.
Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin Conover, of Ocean
willie, were over Sunday guests of the family
of their son, Henry Conover.
The interior of the residence of Reuben l..
Babcock is being renovated with paint and
paper and the exterior is being beautified
with a coat of paint.
Mrs. Esther Shaw is seriously i'll at the
= ome of her daughter, Mrs. P. H. Boice.
She is suffering from a complication of dis
eases and only slight hope is entertained for
her recovery.
Cement cutters have been laid the
past week next to the curbing on both
sides of Station avenue between New
Jersey avenue and the railroad, the
expense of the work on the north side
icing borne by the owners of the
properties abutting the street and on
the south side by the railroad COM
pany.
November School Honor Roll.
Upper Grades, Miss Lareta Scheu-
rem, Teacher-Mabel Pennington, Ma
RE Schlachter, Blanche Hammell,
Margaretta Kesler, Viola Shovel, Eu-
nice Risley, Ella Shovel, Rose Price,
Mae Bell Hates, Helen Price, Robert
Strahan, Fred Carly, Theon White,
ENVISGG I1dluHiSIl, LCIOy HidCCoOHJ LIZ
' roy Hammell.
Grades Four and Five, Miss Viola
Boysen, Teacher-Violet Conover*,
Lillian Cattani, Helen Dobbins, Jose
phine Glowka, Edith Prescott, Marion
Price, Ruth Reeds, Carolyn Schoep-
fin, Edna Stellar*, Helen Wares, My
ra Kesler, Melissa Libby, Mary Doug
las, st. Clair Frye, Harry Conover*,
Ladow Hammell, Roland Hates, Ed
ward Mccarthy.
Third Grade, Miss Ada Logan,
'Teacher-Esther Boice, Dorothy Ham,
nell, Kathryn Miller, Ethel Price, Jes-
sic Shovel, Earl Dobbins.
First and Second Grades, Miss Car
RE Reed, Teacher-Virginia Babcock,
Kathryn Mccarthy, Ada DeHaven,
Bertram Hammell, Walter Hammell,
Jacob Reed, Mitchell Smith.
*Following a name indicates 100
cent. in spelling for the month.
Absecon Nj. E. Church.
Sunday 1880 a. m,' sermon by pastor.
7.30 p. M, special sermon, "Trailed by Con-
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