The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-04-07
Absecon

The Loyal Temperance Legion
meets on Friday afternoon.
Rev. Clarence M. Johnston will be
the speaker at the School Commence
ment in Minotola, June 1st.
The Ushers' Union will have a big
time on Monday night. All members
are cordially invited.
Go to church Easter Sunday! In
the M. E. Church, 1890 a. M, Easter
sermon: "The Miracle of The Garden"
Mems Bible Class, 2.30 p. m. Inter
esting service at 7.30 p. m. Address
by the pastor on: can Easter Lily"
The choir will render Easter anthems,
' a Sunday-School chorus will sing,
there will be a duet. etc. All are in
vited to come and spend the happy
day in church.
NJ. and Mrs. Harry Walk, of Con-
= overtown, are receiving congratula-
tions upon the birth last Sunday of a
daughter.
After spending the winter in Phila-
delphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. Chey-
ney have returned to their home at
West Absecon.
, Arthur Conover's home at Conover-
town is being enlarged and greatly
improved. New rooms are being add
ed and new porches are being built.
Mrs. Otto Erbacker returned last
Monday to her home in Newark, after
spending a week as the guest of her
grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Adams,
and aunt, Miss Laura Adams.
Charles M. Kesler and family have
ftmoved over from Atlantic City to their
residence at North Absecon. Mr..
Kesler motors back and forth to his
business every night and morning.
AS part of her final years course at
the Trenton Normal School, Miss AL
ma Shovel has been assigned to the
Texas venue school, Atlantic City,
for practice teaching for seven weeks.
Mrs. Edward Gosline, of Trenton,
spent the first of this week at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Franklin
G.. Turner.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the NJ. E. Church will be held Tues
day evening, April 10th, at the home
of Mrs. 7. j. Hamilton on Ohio ave-
nue.. The topic for discussion will be:
"The Two Americas" A full attend
ance is desired.
Mersrs. Gilbert Conover and Sam
uel1 1iberson left on Thursday morn
ing for Greenport, L. l., to purchase
seed oysters with which to cover their
planting grounds.
Miss Alice MacIntyre returned on
Thursday to her home in Wilmington,
after spending several days as the
guest of Miss Hannah Madden.
An evening of musical entertain
ment will be given by the Ushers I'M
ion in the M. E. Chapel on Thursday
evening, April 10Th.
Miss Sara Mathis was the guest of
friends in Camden from Friday until
Monday.
A clean. trim and attractive appear
ance is presented by the front of the
meat market building, Job A. Conover
proprietor, as the result of a coat of
paint applied by Mr.. Conover himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Nolan and
son, William, Jr., of Pleasantville,
were guests of Mrs. Anna Fleming at
the Pine View Villa last Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Massey, of Camden, has
come to Absecon to make her home
with the family of her sister, Mrs.
Gilbert Conover.
Joseph Reed, of Atlantic City, spent
Wednesday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Reed.
The feed mill has been r%epainted
the past week and a high paling fence
has been erected around the property.
The new firms name, Clark Lumber
Company, appears on the side of the
building in large bold letters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason and
son John and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Weaver motored to Egg Harbor and
Pomona last Sunday and were guests
of relatives at the latter place.
Mrs. Steelman R. Lee spent the first
of this week with friends in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Sara Mathis was the guest of
friends in Camden from Friday until
Monday.
Prof. E. D. Riley and William B..
Riley and family enjoyed an automo-
bile trip to Wildwood last Sunday.
= Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hamilton enter
tanned over Sunday their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch
Adams, and son James, of Atlantic
CITY.
Mayor and Mrs. Harry Mattson. Sr.,
have as their guests over Easter the
Mayors sister and brother-in-law Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Ashton, of Paulsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J.. Hamilton and
daughter, Miss Elsie, entertained last
Tuesday the formers uncle Mr.. JOS
enh Williams, of Cory, Ontario, Can
ada. Mr.. Williams has been visiting
numerous relatives in the East.
School Contest Results.
At the spelling bee held in the
school auditorium Tuesday evening of
last week the following pupils were
awarded prizes: Second Grade, Vir-