The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-20

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TDYRally service will be conducted by
- ". c. M. Johnston in Oceanville next
7 dnday afternoon.
, The Loyal Temperance Legion is
holding interesting meetings. A spir-
tied contest was held this week, trying
to get the most words out of "Tem-
p%efance."
A special meeting of the Ushers'
Union will be held in the M. E. Chap
ell next Monday night. All members
are urged to attend.
Revival meetings will be held in
Bayview M. E. Chapel next week.
Rev. Clarence M. Johnston will speak
there next Sunday afternoon at 2.45,
and every night next week but Satur-
day.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church
will hold a Bazaar and Oyster Supper
in the Chapel on Thursday night, Dec.
2.
Edmund Smith, youngest son of
Captain and Mrs. Wesley c. Smith,
was suddenly stricken with illness of
a serious nature last Saturday noon
and was removed the same evening
to the Atlantic City Hospital, where
he has been in a very ~precarious con-
dition ever since, although latest re-
ports were to the effect that a slight
improvement was noticed.
Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson and chill
dren moved on Wednesday to Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kunkely have
taken occupancy of DR.. Madden's cot
tage on Mill Road.
Mrs. Samuel Johnson was the guest
last week of Miss Mary B. McMullen
at West Philadelphia.
William B. Smith, of Pennsgrove,
moved his family and household goods
last week to their home on Ohio ave
nue., this city.
Joseph Price and family, of Pleas
antville, have taken possession of the
Strang dwelling on New Jersey ave-
nue., for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Reed and chill
dren, of Atlantic City, are spending
a f%ortnight's vacation with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Reed.
The fourth and final quarterly con-
ference of the Absecon M. E. Church
for the conference year will be held
this Saturday evening in the chapel.
Mrs. Emily Rosseter is recovering
from an attack of pleurisy at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Joslin, where
she has been confined for a week.
Mrs. Martha Clark is the guest of
the family of her son Walter in At
lantic City.
An oyster supper and bazaar will
be held by the Ladies Aid Society in
the M. E. Chapel on Thursday eve
ming, Dec. End for the benefit of the
Official Board.
Funeral services over the remains
of John Suffers, aged SO, were held in
the Presbyterian Church last Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock. Interment
was made in the Presbyterian Gene
terry. Mr.. Suffers died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Frank M~ulligan,
at Woodmount, Pa, whittier he had
been taken ten days before. The
aged citizen was seized with illness
several weeks ago at the home of ia
cob Seiferman, where he had lived for
several years, and being notified, his
daughter came at once to take care of
him and as soon as his condition
would permit she took him to her
home, where he died. Deceased had
been a successful farmer here for the
last quarter century. For several
years he was ~janitor of the public
school and was marshal of the local
fire company at the time of his death.
Mrs. Suffers died suddenly three years
ago.
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held in the Presbyterian church,
Thanksgiving morning, Rev. G. M.
Johnston preaching the sermon.
Special are being preached
in the M. E. Church on Sunday nights
upon Dramas of the Soul". The
subjects follow:
Sunday Evening, Nov. 21-"The
Barter of the Soul" (Goethe's
"Faust").
Sunday Evening, Nov. 28-"Reap-
ing Sins Harvest" George Eliot's
"Romola").
Sunday Evening, Dec. 5-"Angel or
Brute ?" ~(Stevenson's CDR. Jekyl and
Mr.. Hyde").
Sunday Evening, Dec. 12-"Trailed
by Conscience" (Hawthorne's "Scarlet
Letter").
Sunday Evening, Dec. 19-"Temp-
tation of Jesus"
Sunday Evening, Dec. 26-"The
Sweet Story of Christmas" Dickens
"Christmas Carol").
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membership.
Absecon NJ. E. Church.
Sunday: 1890 a. M. sermon by pas
tor on: "Peter's Call to Christi: 7.30
D.. M, ermon "The Barter of The
Soul" (Story of "Faust").
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