The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-11-17
Absecon

The second sermon in the course on
"Dodging the Decalogue" will be
preached in the. M. e. Church Sunday
night. The theme will be "The Can
creme of Speech and The Souls Rest
Day" Come and have a good sing,
and zeal a live, vital talk on Profanity
and Sabbath Dissertation.
Mrs. Roger Williams has learned to
drive her new Ford touring car in
which she expects to make weekly
trips to Cape May to see her husband.
Mariner Smith has gone to Newport
News, Va, to begin his duties with the
machine works which constructed the
Absecon Sand Plant.
George A. Coon has secured a posi-
ton in a mechanical engineering de-
partment at Bristol, Pa.
Mrs. Elmer Weaver, of Pleasant
Vile, is staying at the home of her
sister, Mrs. C. M. Mason, during the
absence of her parents.
Miss Charlotte Rogers and Miss AL
ice Martin, of Hammonton, are spend
ing a few days as the guests Of Mrs.
L. R. Townsend, Atlantic City, and
Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers, North Abse-
con.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl F~airbrothers and
family enjoyed the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Fairbroth-
ers, at the st. Regis Apartments, At
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fairbrothers, Mrs.
L. R. Townsend and Mrs. L. Rogers
enjoyed a delightful automobile trip
to Wrightstown last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Harlan Boice enter
tanned at supper last Sunday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Warren Tilton and
Mrs. Anna Ludlam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Guenther, of
Philadelphia, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Mason, from Friday until
Sunday. They brought with them a
fine new gun for Master John, just the
kind he had been wanting. Their pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Guenther,
accompanied them home for an indefi-
mite sojOurn.
Miss Frances Shreeves, of the south
end, is touring Pennsylvania in the
interest of the Palm Olive Soap Co., of
New York. She is now in Wilkes
Barre, expecting to reach Pittsburgh
later on. Her letters to friends of
Pleasantville state she is having a fine
time and will return about Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Rogers have
-lSJul lltu IOllc at tuC SOlCluolOh VI
their absence of several weeks during
which Mrs. Rogers visited the families
of her sisters at Oak Lane, while Mr..
Rogers was engaged in carpentering
at Wrightstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mason and
daughter, Reba, of Atlantic City, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mason
from Saturday until Monday.
Relatives hero Wpr1 greatly SurDriS-
ed last Wednesday on receiving word
of the sudden death from paralysis Of
Mrs. Joel A. Tilton, at her home in
Washington, D. c., last Tuesday morn
ing at 3 o'clock. The funeral was held
on Thursday afternoon, interment in
Glenwood Cemetery, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Conover, of
Pennsgrove, came home last Monday
to spend a few days with relatives.
He enjoyed much of the time seaching
for the elusive cotton tail.
Thomas D. Carey, of the local pulpit,
had charge of the services in the Pres
byterian church, Mays Landing, last
Sunday.
Mr.. John Hates, manager of the To-
cal Childs store the last three years,
was transferred last week to the Am
erican Store at Newfield. At the same
time Augustus Young, of the store
there was shifted to their place here.
The Hates family had been living on
Ohio avenue until a month ago, when
the place was sold and they moved
down to Bolton avenue They expect
to move again before the end of this
week, and the same truck which will
take their house furnishings to New
field will bring back those of the New
field man and to the same house va
Gated by the Hates family.
Mrs. Bradley and two children, of
Philadelphia, are paying a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Charles Garrett, on Ne
yada venue.
Mrs. Mary McManus, of Camden and
Lakewood, school girl friend of Mrs.
Fannie Henry, sojourned here several
days as her guest.
William Wyand has gone to Wrights-
town. where he has secured an impor-
tant position.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaVelle, of Eighth
street, gave a party last Tuesday eve
ming at their bungalow in honor of
their daughters, Edith and Grace, each
of whom has a birthday anniversary
this month. Planned by the parents,
games and diversions dear to the
hearts of the little ones were greatly
enjoyed. Refreshments consisting of
ice cream. cake, fruit, candy and nuts
were served. These juveniles were
present: Ada DeHaven, Ruth Barker,
Elizabeth Booye, Ruth, Frances and
Dorothy Hartzell. Master Marvin De-
Haven and the guests of honor.
The monthly meeting of the Wo-
mans Foreign missionary Society of
the M. e. Church was held at the res
idence of Mrs. A. L. Hammell last