The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-12-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
~ ABSECON. II
Observation-Disclosures


Mrs. Sallie Smith, Rev. and Mrs. c.
M. Johnston made nearly n hundred
miles by auto with 7. j. Hamilton on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Minnie Ireland and son Russell,
of Collingswood, are spending the hol-
idays with Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fraley
Doughty
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w. Carton enter
tain on Christmas Day, Rev. and
Mrs. C. M. Johnston and boys, Mrs. l..
L.. Johnston and Gilbert Conover.
The Absecon Senior Department M.
E. Sunday School gave their cantata
entitled bill Fender, the Umbrella
Member" last evening friday. The
committee in charge were: Mrs. F. G.
Turner, Miss Florence Babcock, Miss
Ethel Hammell, Rev. C. M. Johnston.
One of the features was a bridal pro-
c~ession of small children in costume.
The Primary Department will render
their program on Tuesday evening.
The committee in charge are Mrs. A.
L. Hammell and Miss Carrie Reed.
Herman L. Madden returned home
Wednesday evening from a four days
visit with friends in Philadelphia.
The Bayview M. E. Sunday School
entertainment was held in the chapel
at Conovertown last Thursday eve
ming.
Miss Olive Hammell, of Chatham,
N. j., is spending the holiday vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. P. Hammell.
Misses Ruth Adams and Alma
School, returned on Thursday evening
- 4la., ,o.ooo+;xya bar,oc for +ha hp1i
days.
Instead of the usual Christmas en-
tertainment members of the Presby-
terrain Church and Sunday School will
meet at the home of Rev. and Mrs. r.
A. Elwood next Tuesday evening,
when and where a Christmas party
will be held.
The three Absecon school teachers
have gone to their respective homes
to spend the holidays as follows: Miss
Viola Boysen to Egg Harbor City;
Miss Lareta Scheuren to Collegeville,
Pa, and Miss Ada Logan, to Linwood,
N. Y.
Freebooter Edwin Robinson has re-
covered from a severe attack of the
grip with which he was confined to
his home for two weeks.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Kendall, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Ken
dali, this city, and Mr.. John Shaw,
Jr., were married last Saturday at
Pittsburgh, Pa, where the groom has
been in the employ of the Pennsylvan-
la Railroad as a civil engineer for
some time. The newly-weds will
make their home in Freeport, Pa, in
the near future. Mrs. Kendall, moth
err of the bride, witnessed the cere-
mony.~
Mrs. Frank C~onover and sons,
Ralph and Stanley, went to Philadel-
phia last Wednesday to spend the
holidays with her mother.
Howard w. Payne has a hen which
has made an enviable record for her
self by having laid an egg every day
except three since September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben l.. Babcock
are entertaining the latter's brother,
DR.. William Rock, of Dayton, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover
are spending the Christmas holidays
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Frymire, in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Gilbert Conover and Miss
Clara Conover, left on Thursday for
Barnegat, where they will be guests
over Christmas of the family of the
formers son, DIR. Howard Conover.
From there they will go to Camden
where Mr.. Conover will join them and
where they will be entertained over
New Years by their sister and broth
er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. James Mas
sey.
Miss Ethel Hammell will go to
Washingt~a, D. c., to spend her Holt
dav vacation with friends.
Mr.. David Paul, of Princeton,
preached in the Presbyterian Church
last Sunday.
Mrs. Martin Woodrich and daugh-
ter Edna, of Atco, were guests of
friends in town on Monday.
George Spokesman, of New York,
has been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Spokesman.
Mr.. Eben Mathis and Mrs. Hannah
Casio entertained last Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Stevens, of At
lantic City.
The Christian Endeavor social held
on Tuesday evening at the home of
Miss Hannah Madden was a very
pleasing affair and was much enjoy
ed by those present, among whom
were Mrs. M. M. Townsend, Mrs.
George V. Draper, Miss Gertrude
Draper, Adelaide Carly, Franklin Nc
Carthy, Herman Madden, Edmund
Townsend and the hostess.
Funeral services over the remains
of Edmund S. Smith, in his 41st year,
and the youngest son Of Captain and
Mrs. Wesley c. Smith, were ~co9ducted
by Rev. C. M. Johnston, pastor o. the
Absecon M. E. Church, assisted by
Rev. c. D.. S~inkinson, Of Att ntic
City, at the residence of his p9'ents
on New Jersey ven last M nday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment
was made in the family vault in the
M. E. Cemetery. The Masonic Lo'ge,
of which he was a member. was in at
tendance, as well as members IF the
AhSecon Fire ComnanN. of which he