The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-01-13
Absecon

uptown Scnool, Mays Landing, follow
ing her illness of two months.
Miss Chrissie Stellar has returned
to Wilmington, after spending several
days with her parents, MI. and Mrs.
Charles Stellar.
Mrs. Samuel johnson attended on
Tuesday a board meeting of the D. A.
r. at the residence of Miss Sarah N.
Doughty, in Atlantic City.
Mrs. William Davenport returned
the middle of this week to Brooklyn,
following a s~ojourn with the family
of her daughter, Mrs. Benjamin Val
ester.
Sheppard Keen, now of Berlin, view
ed last Friday the remains of his
home which was destroyed by fire the
preceding night at Cannon Heights.
Mrs. Wesley c.. Smith expects to
leave next Wednesday, Jan. 18th, for
Jacksonville, Fla, to spend an indef-
mite ~soiourn at the new home of her
niece. Mrs. A. l.. Brogden, who was
formerly Miss Edna Lee, of this city.
At a meeting of the Volunteer Fire
Company held on Monday evening in
the fire house the former officers were
reelected for another year as fol-
lows: Chief, Charles M. Kesler; pres
ident, Wesley C. Smith; secretary,
Franklin G.. Turner; treasurer, Ira l..
Giberson. The fire bell will be re-
moved soon from the tower on the
fire house and will be mounted on the
top of a windmill frame to be erected
close to the building.
Mr.. Obadiah Reed, who has been
confined to his home by illness since
the first of this week, is reported as
being somewhat improved.
Funeral services over the remains
of Catherine j., widow of William L..
Johnson, aged 83, of Camden, were
held in "Absecon M. E. Church last
Wednesday morning at II o'clock. In
terment took place in the M. E. Gem
etery. Deceased was an aunt of Mrs.
Edwin Robinson, Messrs. George and
Jesse Shovel, this CITY.
Mrs. Elmira Addison has suffered
a relapse and is very ill again at her
home on w. Bolton avenue
Peter Bird, who is employed by the
Hill Dredging Company at Stone
Harbor, s%oiourned over Sunday with
his family here. His brother-in-law,
Horace Miller, has secured employ
ment there also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Weyerman,
who recently returned from a s~ojourn
with relatives in Chicago, are making
their home at the Hotel Rockingham.
Mr.. Weyerman is employed in the
signal department here by the Rail
road company.
Chicken thieves are operating again
in Absecon. One night last week a
prominent resident on New Jersey av-
enue suffered the loss of four from a
flock of seven hens, while a well
known citizen of the Shore Road is
complaining because three from his
flock of five hens disappeared in a
similar manner. With chickens and
eggs commanding record prices it be-
hooves all poultry owners who have
not already done so to keep their
1ocks under lock and key every night.
An interesting meeting of the Ush-
ers' Union was held in the M. E. Cha
pei last Monday evening, at which
time the following officers were elect
ed for the next six months: Presi-
dent, Ambrose L. Hammell; v~ice-pres-
ident, Franklin G. Turner; secretary,
Miss Sara Mathis; treasurer, Mrs.
Townsend Shovel; warden, Fred H.
Henry. A social committee, consist
ing of Harry Weir, Miss Mildred
Smith and Miss Lizzie Lingelbach,
was appointed. Two new members
were received, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Weyerman. The members decided to
serve luncheon to the teachers in at
tendance at the school teachers con-
ference to be held in the public school
on Saturday. Feb. 3.
The quarterly meeting of the visit
ors of the M. E. S. S. Home Depart
ment will be held this Saturday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence
of the superintendent, Mrs. A. L.
Hammell.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Babcock and son
have been confined to their home with
la grippe the past week.
Mrs. Pitney Blackman has been So
journing for two weeks with relatives
at Germantown. Several days ago
she attended the funeral of an uncle
who died suddenly there from pneu-
monia, after being confined to his
home in an invalid condition for a
year.
Rev. Clarence M. Johnston accom-
panied his sister, Mrs. B. F. Fitzger-
aid and her two children to their home
in New York last Monday, following
their visit of three weeks at the M. b.
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to remain in the Metropolis until the
end of this week.
The January meeting of the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society of
the M. E. Church was held last Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Frank Babcock. Miss Florence Bah
cock, the vice-president, presided. Fol
lowing the study period refreshments
were served. The members decided
to hold a cake and pastry sale Satur-
day afternoon, Jan. 10th, at F. G.
Turner's for the benefit of the fund
supporting the Bible Woman in India,
Present at Tuesdays meeting were
Mrs. A. C. Fleming, Mrs. Steelman
Lee. Mrs. Emily Rosseter, Miss Cor
della Black, Mrs. Steelman Tilton.
Mrs. Edward Pennington, Mrs. James
Hamilton, Mrs. Carolus, Miss Florence
Carolus, Mrs. Fanny Burrough, Mrs.
Ambrose Hammell, Mrs. Frank Bah
cock and daughter, Miss Florence.
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