The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-08-04
Absecon

AbSecOn
Mrs. Louise V. Yates delightfully."- en-
tertained the, Presbyterian Mite Socie-
ty at her residence last evening (Fri-
day..
Mrs. Yates recently entertained for
a week her sister, Mrs. e. B. Heneks,
of Prospect Park, Del. Last Saturday
her guest was a Mr.. William V. Mat
lack, who has held an Important po-
sition at the Chalfonte Hotel, Atlantic
City, for a number of years.
Miss Olive Hammell went to West
Hoboken on a business trip last Mon
day.
Miss Lena Lee has as her guest for
two weeks Miss Marsha Schoenberg,
of the Quaker City.
Martin Carly, of Camden, visited his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Spokesman; his sister, Miss Adelaide
Carly, and brother Fred from Thurs
:, day until Monday.
J Richard Giberson is recovering from
an illness of three weeks duration.
Mrs. Sylvia Johnson was very ill
last week, but is convalescent again.
She has been confined to her home
for a long time.
Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Elwood and son
Russell have been spending this week
at Wildwood.
Ezra Johnson, who recently celebra-
ted his 10th birthday, was retired by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
last Wednesday,, August LIST, on half
pay. He had been a faithful employee
for a half century, and for many years
prior to his retirement he had been
A. -. - H. 11af.Dr orn n m in ahoron
of the track on the meadows. Hosea
Kendall, local section boss, has been
transferred to the meadow division to
fill the vacancy. He in turn has been
succeeded by Edward Hackett, of Po-
mona.
At the meeting of City Council held
last Tuesday evening the resignation
of Norman Rose, who was appointed
Tax Collector two months ago to sue
coed the late Jesse S. Shovel, who
died early in the year, was received
and accepted. Thomas Draper, OF
Pitney avenue who recently applied
for the office, was elected to fill the
vacancy.
Lemuel F.. BROMLEY returned last
Sunday to Philadelphia, after spend
ing a week at his North Absecon
home. Mr.. Brownley is one of the
superintendents in the tent making
department at the Schuylkill Arsenal,
where hundreds of khaki tents are be-
ing made and shipped every day to
the various army headquarters. Mr..
BROMLEY is a past master in the art
of tent and awning making, having
beer an expert in that line when only
21 years of age. He is now in charge
of a force of workmen at the Arsenal,
and his long experience in that line
makes his services of especial value
to the government at this time.
Mrs. J. d. Joslin left on Wednesday
for Bridgeport, N. j., to attend the fu-
neral there ON Thursday of her cousin,
George H. Platt, aged SO, a veteran
business man of that place.
Because of the absence of the pas
tor there will be no service in the M.
E. Church tomorrow, Sunday, morn
ing.
James Conover lost a 125 10. pig n
day last week. The animal ate it's
noon meal as usual but died before
supper time.
The following Absecon people mo-
tored last Friday and Saturday to
wildwood and Wildwood Crest, where
Mrs. A. L. Hammell and children have
been spending two weeks with her
aunt, Mrs. Joseph Sapp, at the latter's
cottage: Messrs. A. L. Hammell and
Walter Borneman, Mr.. and Mrs. Reu-
ben l.. Babcock, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Fra
ley Doughty, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
Laughlin, Mr.. and Mrs. George b.
Conover and Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Will
Jams. On Sunday several of the party
continued their motor trip to Cape
May to see DR.. William Roop, brother
of Mrs. Babcock, who having volun-
teered his services as a physician and
surgeon to the government has been
in training there the last two months.
Monday morning Messrs. Hammell,
Rabcock and Mclaughlin brought the
party home in their respective ma
chimes.
The Board of Education has had the
school yard mown.
The cemetery of the Methodist
Church has been thoroughly cleaned.
~ William B. Riley, assessor, is max
ing his yearly visit among the people.
The new tax map is being strictly ad-
hered to. This will make many chan
ges in the tax notices. Each property
will be listed separately. In the place
of one bill covering several properties,
a separate bill will be made out for
each lot or parcel of land.
Both of the colored churches, Meth
odist and Baptist, of Absecon, have
been closed for a long time. In the
years past, large delegations from At
lantic City and P~leasantville worship
ped with the Absecon colored people
and spirited meetings were held, but
since the leaders have moved from
Absecon, the churches have been clos
ed.
In the absence of the pastor, Prof.
e. d. Riley will have charge of the