The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-03-10
Absecon

Rev. and Mrs. w. S. Ludlow, OF
Mays Landing, former residents, were
guests of Mrs. A. C. Fleming last Sat
urday. Mr.. Ludlow came to Absecor
to attend the funeral of Jesse S. Show.
ell held last Saturday afternoon in the
M. E. Church. He took part in the
services and told of the many pleasant
hours spent with Mr.. Shovel during
the latter's confinement to the house
while he was pastor of the Absecon M.
E. Church, March 1910 to 1913.
Don't forget Ye Olde Time Minstrel
Show to be presented in the school
auditorium next Thursday evening,
March 18th, 8 p. m., for the benefit of
the Mems Bible Class of the Absecon
NJ. E. Church. From every viewpoint
the show promises to be very enter
tanning and a perfect success. Do
your part by being present.
Mrs. Elmira Addison is in a very
serious condition, again suffering from
nerve and heart troubles.
About twenty properties have
changed hands in Absecon since the
first of the year. This is a record
worthy of the consideration of every
citizen and augurs well for the future
development of u city.
The Missionary Society of the Alb
secon Presbyterian Church met on
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Dayton Hendry on Reading I'VE
nue., Pleasantville. Mrs. Samuel
eracy of South America" and Miss
IJ,,,o,L AIoIlaa aa-+x,b-+oJ .uz
on "The Need of the Living Christ"
The meeting was a very interesting
one and was largely attended. Dainty
refreshments were served by the host
ess.
The monthly meeting of the Abse-
con w. c. T. U. was held on Tuesday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. A.
C. Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Fenton and
children have leased and taken occu-
pancy of the apartment in the post
office building.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Conover
entertained his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Conover, and Miss Clara Con-
over last Sunday at their home.
Mrs. Sarah Stout, of Berlin, has
been spending a month with her sis
tiers, Mrs. A. C. Fleming and Miss EN-
ma Collins, at the Pine View Villa.
Mrs. T. d. Shovel Given Surprise.
A surprise party was rendered Mrs.
Townsend Shovel last Saturday eve
ming by a number of mirthful friends
who assembled at Miss Clara Como
ver's at 8.15 o'clock, proceeded in a
body to the home of Mrs. Shovel on
Church street, where they made merry
until a late hour playing games, sing
ing, listening to instrumental selec-
tons and enjoying a general round of
entertaining events. Refreshments
were served. Present were: Misses
Clara Conover, Helen Lutz, Elsie
Hamilton, Mildred Smith, Sarah Ma
this, Elizabeth C%onover, Lena Robin
son, Elizabeth Lingelbach, Leona
Hart. Ruth Adams, Messrs. Carl Ad-
ans, Alva Smith, Percy Smith, Henry
Smith, Milton Parsels, Morris Parsels,
Weer, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Yelland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend D.. Shovel
and sons, Alfred and Emerson. I
February School Honor Roll.
Upper Grades, J. Warren Tilton,
teacher - Blanche Hammell, Viola
Shovel, Mae Bell Hates, Eunice Ris-
ley, Violet Conover, Louise Draper,
Fred Carly, Theon White, Walter Bor-
neman, Leroy Mattson, Leroy Ham
nell, Everett Hammell, Harry Como
yer, Emerson Irelan. Attendance
percentage, 90.
Grades Four and Five, Leona E.
Hart, teacher : Esther Boice, Helen
Dobbins, Thelma Giberson, Dorothy
Hammell, Kathryn Miller, Ethel Price,
Ruth Reed, Carolyn Smith, Russell
Elwood, Ladow Hammell, Eddie
Smith. Attendance percentage, IS.
Grades Two and Three. Hulda l..
Tilton, teacher-Ada DeHaven, Anna
Mccarthy, Virginia Babcock, Durham
Boice, Earl Dobbins, Jacob Reed, JOS
eph Price, Ferdinand Bruckler, Ber-
tram Hammell, Mitchell Smith. At
tendance percentage, IS.
First Grade, Carrie G. Reed, teach
er-Louetta Rider, Maude Rider, Clara
Miller, Charlotte l.. Hammell, Walter
Hammell, Harold Coon, Peter Bruck-
Ter, Matthias Bruckler. Attendance
percentage. 80.
Council Has Busy Session.
At the adjourned meeting of City
Council held last Wednesday evening,
Council on motion of Mr.. Henry in
structed the Clerk to send a suitable
communication of regrets to the fam
lily of the late Jesse S. Shovel, tax
collector of Absecon for the six years
preceding his death.
On motion of Mr.. Henry the Finance
Committee was directed to audit the
books of the late tax collector and if
necessary to procure the services of
an auditor.
Following the motion made by Mr..
Henry to that effect, Council unani-
mously elected George B. Conover tax
collector for the present year.
A communication signed by the res
idents of Church street, together with
the Board of Trustees of the M. E.
Church, was read by the clerk. 1t
called attention to the ~deplorable con-
dition and imperfect drainage of the