The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-02-26
Absecon

conversions this week. The pastor
and his band of personal workers have
made 100 visits singing in the homes.
A big meeting is anticipated Sunday
night. All are urged to attend.
Where can you get SO much value
for your money as in a years sub
scription to The P~leasantville Press?
Only One Dollar.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Walter Borneman
entertained DR.. and Mrs. H. R. Nc
Clelland and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Simpson, of Pleasantville, at dinner
recently.
Mrs. John Ards, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ida Risley.
Miss Clatina Higbee, of Atlantic
City, visited relatives here a few days
ago.
Miss Carolyn Smith was the guest
of Margaretta Kesler in Atlantic City
last week.
Mr.. Hope Madden, of Trenton, is
here as the guest of the family of his
brother, DIR. E. H. Madden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Freas, nee Miss
Lena York, have taken up their abode
in Pleasantville.
Miss Mildred Smith is pursuing a
commercial course at the Atlantic
City Business College.
Mrs. Charles Mason attended a
Washington's Birthday Tea given by
a Mrs. Hamilton in Atlantic City on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Edna Ristine was the guest of
the family of her cousin, Mrs. Harry
B. Boice, last Wednesday.
Harry Mason left on Tuesday for
Schenectady, N. Y, to attend a Ma
sonic Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. David H. Page enter
tanned on Washington's Birthday his
mother, Mrs. Clara Page, of Pleasant
vile.
Miss Lucy Furman, of the w. c. T.
U. Settlement School at Hindman,
KY, sojourned last week at the villa
of Mrs. A. C. Fleming.
Mr.. John Hackett is nursing a pain
full right hand which was bitten in
several places one day last week by
an opossum which he was in the act
of capturing.
Mrs. Jacob F~rendlich, Master Roy
Frendlich, Miss Margie Wagner, of
Pleasantville; Mrs. M. E. Fowler and
Miss Florence Fowler, of Camden,
called on numerous relatives and
friends here on W~ashington's Birth
day.
Alfred Ireland has returned from
Bridgeport, Conn.,, where he passed
six weeks. His son, Hosea Ireland,
left on Sunday for the same place.
More than a hundred were present
at the anniversary exercises of the
Alletah Tribe, l. 0. R. NJ, in the lodge
hall last Friday evening. A fine mu-
steal and literary program was rem
dered. Addresses were made and di-
alogues and playlets were participated
in. A bountiful collation. was served.
Mrs. George Shovel has been i'll for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Harlan Boice and
children entertained at their home last
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Fish and
Miss Verna Fish, of ~Pleasantville; and
Mr.. Thomas Hill, of Pocomoke City,
Md.
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. 'Elwood cele-
brated their sixteenth wedding ami
versary at their Pitney avenue bunga-
low last Tuesday evening. Nh. Ell
wood came on from the South, arriv-
ing home Just in time for the celebra-
ton. Among those present were Nh.
and Mrs. Ambrose Hammell, Mrs.
May Townsend and son Allen, Misses
Hannah Madden, Ada Logan, Viola
Boysen, Lareta Scheuren, Ethel Ham
nell, Herman L. Madden and the host
and hostess.
Mrs. May Townsend entertained the
Absecon Art Club at her home on
Wednesday afternoon. Those who at
tended were: Mrs. Joseph Cheyney,
Mrs. Leland Madden, Mrs. Samuel
Johnson, Mrs. George Conover, Mrs.
r. l.. Babcock, Mrs. R. A. Elwood,
Miss Hannah Madden and the hostess.
ShOwell-Lucas Nuptials.
Miss Viola E. Lucas, daughter of
Mrs. Martha Lucas, of Florence, N.
j., and Mr.. Leland G.. Shovel, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shovel, of Alb
secon, were quietly married by Rev.
c. M. Johnston last Tuesday evening,
Washington's Birthday, at the home
of the groom's grandmother, Mrs.
Sylvia Johnson, just across the street
from the M. E. Church.
Although aware of the fact that
Tuesday was the day set for the nup-
tials, Mrs. Johnson did not know her
home was to be the scene of the hap
by event until the young couple
marched in, being soon followed by
the parson who let her into the secret,
which was a happy surprise to her.
Lie pIluS anu SIOOIl are SpeIullS
several days at his parents here, after
which they will go to Pennsgrove to
live. Mrs. Shovel is a sister of Mrs.
Oscar Dobbins, of North Absecon, at
whose home they first met several
months ago.
Absecon NJ. E. Church.
Next Sunday, 1890 A. NJ, sermon
by Rev. Clarence NJ. Johnston on "Do
We Want Christ In A~bsecon?" 7.45
P. NJ, Revival sermon: "The Judgment
Day." Ushers' chorus will sing.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Mails arrive at Absecon Post Office as
follows
From Philadelphia and West-7.8o and 10
a. m. and GAS p. m.
From Atlantic City-6.3o a. m. and 3.45
p. m.
Mails close as follows
For Philadelphia-6.2O 9.25 and 9.45 a