The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-02-24

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night. All the men of the city are
cordially invited to come out; also the
women! Rev. Clarence M. Johnston
science On The Throne" The minis
ter will also tell the storysof Jean VAL
jean. There is connected with the
church a very fine male quartette;
these men will sing Sunday night.
They are worth hearing.
A committee consisting of A. l..
Hammell, S. w. Giberson and F. G..
Turner has been appointed to attend
the session of the N. J. Conference in
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Clarence M. Johnston returned
home to-day from a months stay in
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Ralph Lashley. of Port Repub-
lie, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Abbie
Alexander.
Miss Leona E. Hart has planned to
spend the weekend with friends in
Hammonton.
Albert Valester and family, of
Faunce avenue, have taken occupancy
of the Cannon bungalow at Cannon
Heights.
Mrs. Albert Yelland is expected
home this Saturday from Trenton,
| where she has passed a week with rel
atives.
William Macdonald and family, of
Atlantic City, have taken possession
of the Gruener property on Faunce
avenue.
w. w. Clark, of Pleasantville, has
purchased the feed and coal business
of the late Wesley G. Smith on Sta
ton avenue, Absecon, and on Monday
last assumed charge of the business.
Appropriate Washington's Birthday
exercises were rendered by pupils in
the school auditorium last Wednesday
afternoon, in the presence of their pa
rents and friends. Thursday, Wash
ington's Birthday, no school was held.
Miss Emma R. Conover, of Conover-
town, was the guest of her niece, Mrs.
George B. Conover, last Monday.
The family of George A. Coon soon
will occupy one-half of the residence
of Mrs. Wesley C. Smith on New Jer-
sey
Mrs. A. L. Brogden left last Tues
day morning for her home in Jackson
vile, Fla, after spending a month
with her aunt. Mrs. Caroline Smith.
She stopped off en- route at Washing
ton to spend a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. F. B. Biggs.
Joseph Mason, whose wife was
found dead in bed Sunday morning a
month ago, has gone to Millville.
Their children have been placed in the
Egg Harbor home for destitute chill
dren.
Warren Hornton has been nursing
a sore arm the past week as the result
of an incision made by a silver of steel
at the plant of the Atlantic City Gas
Company, where he is employed.
Isaac Sutton, of Port Republic,
whose wife died from pneumonia a
month ago, has come to Absecon to
live. He is making his home with his
brothers on New Jersey avenu for the
present.
Mrs. Fanny C. Henry has been en-
pertaining the past weeksher daughter,
Mrs. Mckinley; and granddaughter,
Miss Frances Shreves, of Philadelphia.
Harry v. Miller has two stores o
instead of one as formerly. He has
taken over the management of the
store formerly conducted by his broth
er-in-law, Philip Bowen, North Main
street, Pleasantville. He also will
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Jersey venue, Absecon.
the Mems Bible Class of the Absecon
M. E. Church will be staged in the
school auditorium on Thursday W.
ming, March Is. Rehearsals are being
held regularly and from the results
thus far accomplished, the show prom
Uses to be a glittering success All of
the song hits, sketches, jokes and hu-
morous anecdotes will be new and en-
tirely different from anything previ-
ously presented before a local audi
| ence.
Suddenly seized by an attack of i'll
ness last Friday morning, Mrs. John
Prumbaum, aged Al. of Absecon High
lands, was conveyed shortly after noon
in Henry H~ornbostel's delivery auto to
the Atlantic City Hospital, where she
died from internal complications at 5
o'clock that afternoon, before an ope-
ration could be performed. She is
said to have been a native of Connec-
ticut, but had lived at the Highlands
for several years. She is survived by
two sons and two daughters, all of
whom are non-residents here. Rev. G.
M. Johnston conducted the funeral at
the house last Tuesday afternoon.
Interment was made in the Absecon
Presbyterian Cemetery.
Mrs. Franklin G. Turner entertained
a number of friends at her home on
the afternoon of Thursday, Washing
tons Birthday. Appropriate pastimes
were INDUCED in, after which dainty
refreshments were served
AbsecOn M. E. Church.
Sunday services as follows:
1890 a. NJ, Sermon: "Kadesh-Bar-
nea-The Gateway to God"
2.30 p. M, Mems Bible Class.
7.30 p. M, Special Service to Men.
Give Minutes with the Little Folks"
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Mails arrive at Absecon Post Office as
follows:
From Philadelphia and est. 80 and 1c
a. m. and 6.45 p. m.
From Atlantic City-6.30 a. M. and 3.45
p. m.
Mails close as follows:
For Philadelphia-6.20 9.25 and 9.45 a
m, . On and q Ok n m