The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-07-21
Absecon

The First National Bank of Absecon
has received information from the
Treasury Department at Washington
that it has been designated as a de-
pository for Government funds. This
is quite a compliment for an institu-
ton so young, and the officers and di-
rectors are receiving congratulations
from their patrons upon the wonderful
success thus far attained.
William S%choepfin, proprietor of
the Rockingham Hotel, had a narrow
escape from what might have been a
serious if not fatal accident. Mr..
Schoepfin was driving an auto deliv-
cry truck down New Road in Pleas
antville, and just as he crossed Wash
ington avenue a large touring car
coming from Philadelphia ran into
the truck, putting it out of commits
sion. Fortunately Mr.. Schoepfin es-
capped with a few slight injuries, caus-
ed by the shattering of his wind
shield. Two physicians were hurried
ly called to the scene of the accident
by the driver of the Philadelphia car,
but found that beyond plastering up
some slight cuts that their services
were not required.
Rev. C. M. Johnston enjoyed a call
on Wednesday from Rev. and Mrs.
Eugene L. Nixon, of Utica, N. Y.
The annual picnic of the M. E. Sun
day School and the Bayview S. S. was
held at Mays Landing on Thursday.
Sunday evenings is "Story-Hour" for
the children of the community. Send
the boys and girls out to the M. e.
Church, where there is a special part
of the service for them,
DR.. and Mrs. L.. A. Effron and chill
dren, of the Quaker City, are occupy
ing their cottage on FaunceS Landing
Road for the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Conover, Jr.,
have moved to Pennsgrove, where he
is employed at the powder works.
The sale of the former Zimmerman
property at Shore Road and Bolton
avenue to DR.. w. L. Zane, of Atlantic
City, has been reported the past week.
Master John Mason was the guest
of his grandparents and aunt in At;
lantic City from Friday until Tues
day.
Mrs. Alfred Warmer and children,
of Pleasantville, were guests of her
sister, Mrs. Charles Mason, last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Guenther, ST.,
returned home on Thursday from
Trenton, where they had been guests
of their son and family since the
Fourth.
Mrs. Hulda Tilton entertained last
week Miss Catherine Herbert, a Nor
NAL school friend, of Perth Amboy.
Mrs. Richard Morris entertained her
brother, Mr.. John Kellum, of Bridge
ton. last Saturday and Sunday. She
also received a visit from her grand
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Ranch, and
daughter, of Philadelphia, over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boice sold the
fiddle of last week their residence
and farm consisting of 100 acres on
Shore Road, two miles north of Abse-
con, where they have lived for more
than a half century, to purchasers
from Atlantic City, who expect to take
possession in about two months
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Truitt, of Abse-
con Heights, moved the middle of this
week into the apartment on the sec
ond floor of the Sooy building on
Station avenu
Mrs. Cora Conover, of Hammonton,
came down on Wednesday to stay a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boice. Her daughter, Miss
Leira, is spending the summer with
her cousin, Mrs. Floyd Simms, at
Ocean City.
Mrs. J. w. Tilton left on Wednesday
for New York, to spend the next five
weeks there with Mr.. Tilton, who is
taking a summer curse at Columbia
University. Z
Mr.. David H. Page has broken
ground on East California avenue for
II - I.. I@-- -1sA hn
and Mrs. Page expect to occupy.
The following teachers have been
elected by the Absecon Board of Edu-
cation, and nave made known their
desire of acceptance for the public
school term beginning next Septem-
Der: Principal, \Prof. E. D. Riley; tea
cher of grades six to eight inclusive,
Miss Lillian Hart, Mansfield, Pa;
grades four to five, Miss Leona Hart,
sister Of the former; grades two and
three, Mrs. Hulda Tilton; first grade,
primary department, Miss Carrie c..
Reed.
Chief Charles M. Kesler, of the Vol
unteer Fire Department, had so far
recovered last Wednesday from the
operations which he underwent sever
al weeks before that he was out of
doors and mingling with his friends
for the first.
Frank Conover and family moved
on Wednesday from Church street to
the dwelling across the tracks from
the hotel on Station avenue.
Mrs. Anna Ludlam left last week to
spend a lengthy s~ojourn with the fam
lily of her sister, Mrs. Robert Steel, at
Clark Summit, neal Scranton, Pa.
Mrs. William Buck, sister of Samuel
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